Encyclopedic dictionary of archaeology / Barbara Ann Kipfer.
Kipfer, Barbara Ann, author.
2021
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Title Encyclopedic dictionary of archaeology / Barbara Ann Kipfer.
Author Kipfer, Barbara Ann, author.
Edition Second edition.
ISBN 9783030582920 (electronic bk.)
3030582922 (electronic bk.)
9783030582937
3030582930
9783030582913
3030582914
DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-58292-0
Published Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2021]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (1 volume)
Other Standard Identifiers 10.1007/978-3-030-58292-0 doi
Call Number CC70
Dewey Decimal Classification 930.103
Summary This second edition of the Encyclopedic Dictionary of Archaeology gathers all the terms and techniques in current use in the field of archaeology, more than 9,700 total, up from the original 7,000. The original publication compiled a comprehensive dictionary that addressed both traditional and applied archaeology, the data gathered in the dictionary serves as a resource guide for both the amateur and the professional. Clustered into 20 categories of archaeological data, this dictionary defines the terms and techniques of archaeology. It describes major premises, important concepts, and scientific methods used in the field. There is a balance of New World and Old World coverage, theory, method, and practice. The original editions 7,000 entries was the largest and most comprehensive dictionary of its kind which has now been updated to reflect the evolution of the field. Authored by a professional archaeologist and lexicographer, this work compiles technical knowledge of the field in a user-friendly format.
Note Previous edition: New York: Kluwer Academic, 2000.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references.
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