Dug to Death: A Tale of Archaeological Method and Mayhem

Adrian Praetzellis

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Lingua: inglese

Editore: AltaMira Press, 2003

0759104077 / 9780759104075

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246 pages. Dr. Hannah Green?heroine of Praetzellis's textbook-as-novel Death by Theory?h as really gotten herself into trouble this time. The spunky archaeologist has be en asked to manage the contract archaeology project at a historic site in New Ze aland when the regular archaeological staff of University of Invercargill abrupt ly dies off. On the scene, Hannah discovers she needs to teach her team about re search design, survey methods, archival research, professional ethics, curation, and especially field safety, if they are to complete the contract before young Mr. Wallace levels the site in favor of a golf course. With a cast of characters that includes Missy-Jojo-the-Dog-Faced-Girl as lab supervisor, erotic romance w riter and field volunteer Elena Solara, the ghost of socialite Bunny Wallace, an d shovelbum Rusty Spittle, Praetzellis' brief textbook-as-novel introduces stude nts to the hows and whys of field methodology in an entertaining but informative way. Ideal for your introductory archaeology classes and probably the only text book you'll enjoy reading yourself. Editorial Reviews Review In Adrian Praetze llis' book Dug to Death.he describes in deeply affecting fashion some of the m yriad things that go horribly awry on an archaeological dig.If you want to be an archaeologist, if you really want to know what being an archaeologist is all about, go on a field school. And take this book with you. -- K. Kris Hirst ? Arc haeology.About.Com Praetzellis has succeeded in doing what many other archaeolo gical writers have attempted and fallen short. In Dug to Death, he has found a w ay to present archaeology that is education and truly entertaining at the same t ime. By presenting serious archaeological concepts and issues in methodology in.…

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Titolo
Dug to Death: A Tale of Archaeological Method and Mayhem
Autore
Adrian Praetzellis
Editore
AltaMira Press
Anno di pubblicazione
2003
Condizione
Very Good
Rilegatura
Paperback
Lingua
inglese
ISBN 10
0759104077
ISBN 13
9780759104075
Dimensioni
15.5cm x 1.4cm x 23.2cm
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