Historical Archaeology

by Charles E. Orser Jr.

Significantly revised and expanded, the second edition of this popular book provides a short, readable introduction to historical archaeology. Stressing a global perspective, it shows that this subject has real importance to understanding the world in which we live today. This comprehensive book also includes a look at career prospects in the field for interested readers. The overall approach is descriptive and explanatory: it describes fundamental principles, the history of the field, and basic definitions; moves through methods and discusses topics such as time and space, historical artifacts, survey, and excavation; and then presents basic archaeological theories and research. For readers interested in historical archaeology, a rapidly expanding field that has been recently conducted on every continent in the world.

Genres: Archaeology, History, Nonfiction, Anthropology

384 pages, Paperback

First published January 7, 1997

Reviews

[Laura · Rating 2 out of 5]

I read this for my class but didn't feel I gained much from it. The author didn't so much teach as talk jargon at me. Not a fan.

[Steph · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, it's a textbook. Some interesting case studies.