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基本説明
4,000 authoritative entries on archaeological terms, from people and artefacts to monuments and legislation, will make this an essential reference source for amateurs and professionals.
Full Description
This dictionary covers the essential vocabulary for everyday archaeological work in the English language, focusing especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas. It is specially designed for students, tourists, reporters, journalists, and anyone with an amateur or professional interest in archaeology. With over 5,000 entries, it provides comprehensive and up-to-date coverage of theory and methods; people and places; artefacts and materials; and sites and monuments. Legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA is also covered, and the archaeology of a selection of key sites from around the world described. A quick reference section provides tables showing the main chronological periods and traditions for various parts of the Old World and the Americas.
Contents
PREFACE; ABBREVIATIONS; DICTIONARY; 1. PRINCIPLE INTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS CONCERNING THE PRESERVATION OF ARCHAEOLOGICAL AND HISTORIC SITES AND ARTEFACTS; 2. Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Cenozoic area; 3. Principal stratigraphic subdivisions of the Quaternary system; 4. Principal geostratigraphic and biostratigraphic subdivisions of the late Devensian and Flandrian stages in the British Isles; 5. Correlation of the principal geostratigraphic subdivisions of the Pleistocene series in Europe and North America; 6. Principal phases, industrial traditions and stages of the British Bronze Age; 7. Principal North American cultural phases; 8. Egyptian rulers and dynasties; 9. Roman emperors; 10. Leaders, rulers, kings, and queens of England to AD1066