A Brief History of Archaeology details early digs and covers the development of archaeology as a multidisciplinary science, the modernization of meticulous excavation methods during the twentieth century, and the important discoveries that led to new ideas about the evolution of human societies.
* Includes a major revision of archaeological theory coverage to provide the latest thinking to students
* Written in a lively and engaging style to connect with students and encourage them into the discipline
* Details the great advances in archaeological techniques in recent times to bring the book up-to-date and enable students to look not just at the past but the future of the discipline.
Nadia Durrani is a Cambridge University-trained archaeologist and writer, with a Ph.D. from University College London. She is the editor and founder of Past Worlds magazine, former editor of two of Britain's leading archaeology magazines, and author and editor of many books and articles on world archaeology.
Brian M. Fagan is one of the world's leading archaeological writers and an internationally recognized authority on world prehistory. He is Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
1. The Backward Looking Curiosity 2. The Antiquity of Humankind 3. Pharaohs and Assyrians 4. Human Progress and the Three Ages 5. Early American Archaeology 6. Scriptures and Civilizations
7. The Birth of Culture History 8. Egypt, Iraq, and Beyond 9. Archaeology Coming of Age, 1920 to 1940 10. Culture History and Beyond 11. Radiocarbon Dating and World Prehistory 12. The New Archaeology? 13. After Processualism 14. The Future
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