An Introduction to Archaeology

PART ONE: The Archaeological Process. 1. What is archaeology? 2. The scientific underpinnings. 3. Historians, treasure-hunters, and antiquarians. 4. The fathers of scientific excavation. 5. Preservation of archaeological remains. 6. Stratigraphic and sequence dating. 7. Seriation, ancient sources and sediments. 8. Dating using flora and fauna. 9. Radiocarbon and potassium-argon dating. 10. Other scientific dating methods. 11. Archaeological survey. 12. Excavation. PART TWO: Interpreting Archaeological Finds. 13. Interpreting finds. 14. Stone tools. 15. Pottery. 16. Bones. 17. Features and structures. 18. Reconstructing ancient cultures. 19. Archaeological theories about change. 20. Paleolithic art. 21. The neolithic revolution. 22. Çatal Hüyük. 23. The rise of civilizations. 24. Archaeology and ethics