Archaeology : the science of once and future things / Brian Hayden.
Publication details: New York : W.H. Freeman and Co., c1993.Description: x, 484 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:- 0716723077
- 9780716723073
- 930.1 20 HAY
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CONTENTS
Archaeology: the science of once and future things
the lure of the past
Artifacts in their
contexts
archaeology emerges
Governments discover archaeology
e.tc
Preparing to use the Archaeological mirror: basic symbols
artifacts and features act as symbols
stones have special properties
stone edges were the foundation of technology
e.tc
Understanding images
the components of a model
the characteristics of a good theory
three good theories
e.tc
The first evocation: hunter-gatherers
hunter gatherers in fancy and infact
humans appear on the savanna
the engine of change
e.tc
Changes in hunter-gatherer societies
in the lower Palaeolithic advances occurred at snails' pace
changes in the middle Palaeolithic: increasing technological activity
e.tc
The second evocation: gardens, gods and great leaps forward
food production begins to replace natural selection
the great man theory: who needs geniuses
e.tc
The third evocation: chiefs and monument builders
Magi and Megaliths
The arrival of civilization
Life in early cities and states
Nuclear archaeology and culture
Archaeology, the science of once and future things
Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-478) and index.
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