Reviews
"The volume is undoubtedly comprehensive in its coverage. It has entries that cover not only the expected topics, major sites, cultures, countries, and archaeologists, and key methods and techniques, but also much that is not found in most "encyclopaedic" books on archaeology....Backed up by24 pages of close-set index, the volume provides a readily accessible source of information on just about anything archaeological that the reader might wish to pursue."--AJA Book Reviews "This is an important reference, an absolutely wonderful browsing book, and an extremely good starting point forthose beginning to research almost any of the fascinating topics associated with archaeology."--Richard B. Lane, Science Books and Films, "Authoritative, well written, and the only recent work of its kind. Thiscompanion fills a gap in the reference literature for archaeology and should bepurchased for all reference collections."--Library Journal, "The volume is undoubtedly comprehensive in its coverage. It has entries that cover not only the expected topics, major sites, cultures, countries, and archaeologists, and key methods and techniques, but also much that is not found in most "encyclopaedic" books on archaeology....Backed up by 24 pages of close-set index, the volume provides a readily accessible source of information on just about anything archaeological that the reader might wish to pursue."--AJA Book Reviews "This is an important reference, an absolutely wonderful browsing book, and an extremely good starting point for those beginning to research almost any of the fascinating topics associated with archaeology."--Richard B. Lane, Science Books & Films"Authoritative, well written, and the only recent work of its kind. This companion fills a gap in the reference literature for archaeology and should be purchased for all reference collections."--Library Journal, "The volume is undoubtedly comprehensive in its coverage. It has entries that cover not only the expected topics, major sites, cultures, countries, and archaeologists, and key methods and techniques, but also much that is not found in most "encyclopaedic" books on archaeology....Backed up by 24 pages of close-set index, the volume provides a readily accessible source of information on just about anything archaeological that the reader might wish topursue."--AJA Book Reviews "This is an important reference, an absolutely wonderful browsing book, and an extremely good starting point for those beginning to research almost any of the fascinating topicsassociated with archaeology."--Richard B. Lane, Science Books & Films"Authoritative, well written, and the only recent work of its kind. This companion fills a gap in the reference literature for archaeology and should be purchased for all reference collections."--Library Journal, "Authoritative, well written, and the only recent work of its kind. This companion fills a gap in the reference literature for archaeology and should be purchased for all reference collections."--Library Journal, "The volume is undoubtedly comprehensive in its coverage. It has entriesthat cover not only the expected topics, major sites, cultures, countries, andarchaeologists, and key methods and techniques, but also much that is not foundin most "encyclopaedic" books on archaeology....Backed up by 24 pages ofclose-set index, the volume provides a readily accessible source of informationon just about anything archaeological that the reader might wish topursue."--AJA Book Reviews "This is an important reference, an absolutelywonderful browsing book, and an extremely good starting point for thosebeginning to research almost any of the fascinating topics associated witharchaeology."--Richard B. Lane, Science Books and Films, "The volume is undoubtedly comprehensive in its coverage. It has entries that cover not only the expected topics, major sites, cultures, countries, and archaeologists, and key methods and techniques, but also much that is not found in most "encyclopaedic" books on archaeology....Backed up by 24 pages of close-set index, the volume provides a readily accessible source of information on just about anything archaeological that the reader might wish to pursue."--AJA Book Reviews"This is an important reference, an absolutely wonderful browsing book, and an extremely good starting point for those beginning to research almost any of the fascinating topics associated with archaeology."--Richard B. Lane,Science Books & Films "Authoritative, well written, and the only recent work of its kind. This companion fills a gap in the reference literature for archaeology and should be purchased for all reference collections."--Library Journal, "The volume is undoubtedly comprehensive in its coverage. It has entries that cover not only the expected topics, major sites, cultures, countries, and archaeologists, and key methods and techniques, but also much that is not found in most "encyclopaedic" books on archaeology....Backed up by 24 pages of close-set index, the volume provides a readily accessible source of information on just about anything archaeological that the reader might wish to pursue."--AJA Book Reviews "This is an important reference, an absolutely wonderful browsing book, and an extremely good starting point for those beginning to research almost any of the fascinating topics associated with archaeology."--Richard B. Lane, Science Books & Films "Authoritative, well written, and the only recent work of its kind. This companion fills a gap in the reference literature for archaeology and should be purchased for all reference collections."--Library Journal, "This is an important reference, an absolutely wonderful browsing book,and an extremely good starting point for those beginning to research almost anyof the fascinating topics associated with archaeology."--Richard B. Lane,Science Books and Films