World Prehistory and Archaeology by Michael Chazan

World Prehistory and Archaeology by Michael Chazan

World Prehistory and Archaeology: Pathways throughTime integrates world prehistory with a discussion of archaeological methods and techniques—emphasizing the relevance of how we know what we know about our human prehistory, providing the tools to allow for a lifelong engagement with archaeology and drawing students into the process of archaeological research and discovery.    Chazan brings students right up to the cutting edge of archaeological research by presenting the most recent discoveries and theoretical perspectives.  How we know the past is inseparable fromwhat we know of the past. This new text allows students to see that archaeology is a dynamic field in which knowledge is continuously refined through scientific inquiry while providing a sense of the relevance of archaeology in the contemporary world.    As the cornerstone of this book is to present an integrated picture of prehistory as an active process of discovery, we cannot relegate methodological issues to the opening chapters alone.  While the introduction to archaeological method in the first two chapters is necessary, the questions of how we know the past cannot be abandoned at that point.  A number of features have been developed to draw together an integrated presentation of prehistory throughout the entire text.

“This is clearly written by a scholar with experience” –Timothy R. Pauketat, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

“I was impressed with the geographical breadth in the table of contents. This makes the book quite unique and attractive…The integration of method and interpretation is excellent, and the Toolboxes are terrific. They are well-placed, well-written, and very appropriate and helpful. Students will like them. [The book] doesn’t pull too many punches on the various key debates, which is refreshing.” –Elizabeth Chilton, University of Massachusetts-Amherst

“The overall approach of this book is a very good one, as integrating methods with the study of human prehistory is an excellent way to teach students about how archaeologists do what they do. It would [be] easier to teach World Prehistory with a text like this.” –Barbara Roth, University of Nevada, Las Vegas

“[The text] is well-written and highly accessible, succinct, and balanced…an excellent textbook for world prehistory [that] makes difficult material highly accessible.” –Mark A. Rees, University of Louisiana, Lafayette

“…The consistency of style and structure throughout the text is an obvious strength… even the casual student will obtain a heightened sense of an active past… The excellent use of real cases will attract students….” –Steven R. Simms, Utah State University

• Michael Chazan is an associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Toronto.
• He earned his Ph.D. in anthropology at Yale University.
• Before coming to Toronto, Dr. Chazan was a postdoctoral fellow with the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique in Paris and at the Hebrew University in Jerusalem.
• Among his field experience are excavations in New Jersey, France, Israel, Jordan, Egypt, and South Africa.
• Dr. Chazan’s publications include a monograph on the Lower Paleolithic site of Holon, Israel, coauthored with Liora Horwitz.
• Dr. Chazan is currently engaged in a project on the Earlier Stone Age of South Africa:
  • The project pulls together an international team of researchers to study a series of spectacular sites located in the Northern Cape Province.

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ISBN 13	9780205406210
ISBN 10	0205406211
Titel	World Prehistory and Archaeology
Autor	Michael Chazan
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Taylor & Francis Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2007-04-26
Seitenanzahl	544
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