Archaeology Essentials Theories Methods and Practice 3rd by Colin Renfrew

Archaeology Essentials Theories Methods and Practice 3rd by Colin RenfrewISBN 9780500291597Archaeology Essentials is designed for college students taking an introductorycourse in archaeology. It aims to convey some of the excitement of archaeologyin the 21st century and to give students a concise and readable account of theways in which modern archaeologists investigate and understand our remotepast. Archaeologists usually make the headlines when they find somethingspectacular: in 2013, for example, the discovery of the skeleton of the EnglishKing Richard III, buried in what remained of the former church of Greyfriarsin Leicester, now a parking lot, created a sensation. Here were the remainsof Richard ?Crouchback? (the deformity in the spine clearly visible), the lastEnglish monarch to die in battle, at Bosworth Field in 1485. However, mostarchaeologists spend their time engaged in research that rarely makes the news,but is nevertheless vitally important for our understanding of the past.