Archaeology: Down to Earth

by David Hurst Thomas

A brief synopsis, distilled from Thomas' Archaeology (1989), of contemporary archaeology as taught and practiced in American universities. Pivots on the work of eight archaeologists to present a highly personal account of the field. Acidic paper. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

Genres: Archaeology, Anthropology, School, Nonfiction, Textbooks, Science, Read For School

250 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1992

About the author

David Hurst Thomas (born 1945) is the curator of North American Archaeology in the Division of Anthropology at the American Museum of Natural History and a professor at Richard Gilder Graduate School. He was previously a chairman of the American Museum of Natural History's Anthropology Division.

Reviews

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

SLAYYYYY WE READ THIS WHOLE BOOK FOR CLASS AND NOW ITS DONEEEEE
(I felt like rating it a 4 was too high but a 3 too low)

[Valerie · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a great text book. I read it for my Archaeology certificate.