Traces - An Open Introduction to Archaeology

by Isabel M. Scarborough, Jennifer M. Johnson Zovar, Ian S. Ray, and John A. Donahue

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Welcome! Traces: An Open Invitation to Archaeology is part of a series of no cost high quality anthropology textbooks including the award-winning Perspectives introducing cultural anthropology and Explorations for introductory courses in Biological Anthropology.

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Publisher
Society for Anthropology in Community Colleges
Subjects
Social Sciences, Anthropology
Licence
CC BY-NC 4.0, as LibreTexts states it. Non-commercial use only.
Who can read
Teens profiles and older, judged from its title and subjects

Contents

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  1. Front Matter
  2. TitlePage
  3. InfoPage
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Licensing
  6. Preface
  7. 1: What's the Point?- Why do we do archaeology?
  8. 1.1: Introducing Archaeology- Traces of the Past
  9. 1.2: Social Impact- Archaeology Isn't Just About the Past
  10. 1.3: Understanding Ancient Mysteries- Archaeology, Pseudoarchaeology, and the Importance of Archaeological Heritage
  11. 1.4: Public Outreach and Archaeology
  12. 1.5: Descendant Community Voices
  13. 1.6: Archaeological Ethics and World Heritage- Protecting and Preserving Cultural Resources
  14. 1.7: Cultural Resource Management and Archaeology- Conserving Heritage
  15. 2: Getting in the Dirt- How do we do archaeology?
  16. 2.1: The Archaeological Process
  17. 2.2: Archaeological Surveys and Remote Sensing
  18. 2.3: Digging In- Excavating Archaeological Sites
  19. 2.4: Dating Methods in Archaeology
  20. 2.5: Ancient Technologies- Analyzing the Artifacts of the Past
  21. 2.6: Ancient Foodways- Zooarchaeology and Paleoethnobotany
  22. 2.7: Bioarchaeology - Interpreting Human Behavior From Skeletal Remains
  23. 2.8: Historical Archaeology
  24. 3: A Tour Through Time - Case Studies of World Archaeology
  25. 3.1: The Colony of Avalon, Ferryland, Newfoundland, Canada
  26. 3.2: Archaeological Data Literacy and Cattle Bones from Neolithic and Bronze Age Switzerland
  27. Back Matter
  28. Index
  29. Glossary
  30. Detailed Licensing
  31. Detailed Licensing