The concise Oxford dictionary of archaeology / Timothy Darvill.

By: Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: 547 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780199534050
  • 0199534055
  • 9780199534043
  • 0199534047
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • REF CC 70 .D37 2008
Contents:
The dictionary -- Quick reference -- 1. Principal international conventions and recommendations concerning the preservation of archaeological and historic sites and artefacts -- 2. Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Cenozoic era -- 3. Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Quaternary System in northwest Europe -- 4. Principal geostratigraphic and biostratigraphic subdivisions of the late Devensian and Flandrian stages in the British Isles -- 5. Correlation of the principal geostratigraphic stages of the Pleistocene series in Europe and North America -- 6. Principal periods, industrial stages, and traditions of the British Bronze Age -- 7. Principal cultural phases in the Americas -- 8. Egyptian rulers and dynasties -- 9. Roman emperors -- 10. Leaders, rulers, kings, and queens of England to ad 1066 -- 11. Selected archaeological websites and portals.
Summary: A useful ready-reference archaeological resource with more than 4000 entries arranged alphabetically and coded by type, e.g., artifact; biographical; cultural phase or period; deity; document; equipment; general term; legal term; material; monument class or category; site, monument, or area of archaeological importance; and technique.
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Reference Storms Research Center Reference Collection - Does Not Circulate REF CC 70 .D37 2008 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Not for loan 98650401

Includes bibliographical references.

The dictionary -- Quick reference -- 1. Principal international conventions and recommendations concerning the preservation of archaeological and historic sites and artefacts -- 2. Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Cenozoic era -- 3. Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Quaternary System in northwest Europe -- 4. Principal geostratigraphic and biostratigraphic subdivisions of the late Devensian and Flandrian stages in the British Isles -- 5. Correlation of the principal geostratigraphic stages of the Pleistocene series in Europe and North America -- 6. Principal periods, industrial stages, and traditions of the British Bronze Age -- 7. Principal cultural phases in the Americas -- 8. Egyptian rulers and dynasties -- 9. Roman emperors -- 10. Leaders, rulers, kings, and queens of England to ad 1066 -- 11. Selected archaeological websites and portals.

A useful ready-reference archaeological resource with more than 4000 entries arranged alphabetically and coded by type, e.g., artifact; biographical; cultural phase or period; deity; document; equipment; general term; legal term; material; monument class or category; site, monument, or area of archaeological importance; and technique.

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