Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy - Hardcover

Harris, Edward C.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0123266513 ISBN 13: 9780123266514

Publisher: Academic Press, 1989

Synopsis

This book is the only text devoted entirely to archaeological stratigraphy, a subject of fundamental importance to most studies in archaeology. The first edition appeared in 1979 as a result of the invention, by the author, of the Harris Matrix-a method for analyzing and presenting the stratigraphic sequences of archaeological sites. The method is now widely used in archaeology all over the world. The opening chapters of this edition discuss the historical development of the ideas of archaeological stratigraphy. The central chapters examine the laws and basic concepts of the subject, and the last few chapters look at methods of recording stratification, constructing stratigraphic sequences, and the analysis of stratification and artifacts. The final chapter, which is followed by a glossary of stratigraphic terms, gives an outline of a modern system for recording stratification on archaeological sites. This book is written in a simple style suitable for the student or amateur. The radical ideas set out should also give the professional archaeologist food for thought.

Edition details

• Publisher: Academic Press
• Publication date: 1989
• ISBN 10: 0123266513
• ISBN 13: 9780123266514
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 170