{"product_id":"9781405149792","title":"A Companion to Archaeology","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Bintliff, John\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eReference, information \u0026amp; interdisciplinary subjects\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished on 13 April 2006 by John Wiley and Sons Ltd (Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley \u0026amp; Sons L).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaperback \/ softback | 572 pages\u003cbr\u003e252 x 180 x 31 | 1106g\u003cp\u003eA Companion to Archaeology features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology that aim to define the field and describe what it means to be an archaeologist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Shows that contemporary archaeology is an astonishingly broad activity, with many contrasting specializations and ways of approaching the material record of past societies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncludes essays by experts in reading the past through art, linguistics, or the built environment, and by professionals who present the past through heritage management and museums.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduces the reader to a range of archaeologists: those who devote themselves to the philosophy of archaeology, those who see archaeology as politics or anthropology, and those who contend that the essence of the discipline is a hard science.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bintliff, John","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50665486352568,"sku":"9781405149792","price":43.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0509\/1953\/8872\/files\/9781405149792.jpg?v=1734699200","url":"https:\/\/octoberbooks.org\/products\/9781405149792","provider":"October Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}