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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology

Timothy Darvill

over 4,000 entries

From amphora to ziggurat, and Beaker Culture to molluscan analysis, this comprehensive dictionary, covers the essential vocabulary for archaeological work, including principles, theories, techniques, artefacts, materials, people, places, monuments, equipment, and descriptive terms. The dictionary focuses especially on Europe, the Old World, and the Americas, and covers legislation relating to the United Kingdom and the USA.

Timothy Darvill is Professor of Archaeology at Bournemouth University, and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquities.

ISBN: 0192800051

TIMOTHY DARVILL

Published: 2002

Copyright © Oxford University Press 2002, 2003

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