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Digging, recording, and writing are the three main processes
that archaeologists undertake to analyze a site, yet the
relationships between these processes is rarely considered
critically."Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork"asserts that
each of these processes involves at least a bit of subjective
interpretation. As a group of archaeologists work together to
reconstruct an objective view of the past, at a particular time, at
a particular site, their field methods and subjective
interpretations affect the final analysis.
Thisvolume explores the important nature of the relationship
between fieldwork, analysis, and interpretation.Containing
contributions froma diverse group of archaeologists, both academic
and professional, from Europe and the Americas, it critically
analyzes accepted practices in field archaeology, and provide
thoughtful and innovative analysis of these procedures. By
combining the experiences of both academic and professional
archaeologists, "Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork" highlights
key differences "and"key similarities in their concerns, theories,
and techniques. This volume will incite discussion on fundamental
questions for all archaeologists, both old and new to the
field."
Digging, recording, and writing are the three main processes that
archaeologists undertake to analyze a site, yet the relationships
between these processes is rarely considered critically.
Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork asserts that each of these
processes involves at least a bit of subjective interpretation. As
a group of archaeologists work together to reconstruct an objective
view of the past, at a particular time, at a particular site, their
field methods and subjective interpretations affect the final
analysis. This volume explores the important nature of the
relationship between fieldwork, analysis, and interpretation.
Containing contributions from a diverse group of archaeologists,
both academic and professional, from Europe and the Americas, it
critically analyzes accepted practices in field archaeology, and
provide thoughtful and innovative analysis of these procedures. By
combining the experiences of both academic and professional
archaeologists, Reconsidering Archaeological Fieldwork highlights
key differences and key similarities in their concerns, theories,
and techniques. This volume will incite discussion on fundamental
questions for all archaeologists, both old and new to the field.
The production of food is a major contributor to greenhouse gas
emissions. Unprecedented human demand for food, particularly for
meat and milk, presents a huge challenge to farmers who, at the
same time face increasing pressure to conserve the environment.
This book explains how farmers across the world must learn to cope
with increasing climatic change and mounting environmental and
economic stresses over the next few decades. Time is desperately
short to make the necessary changes and without clear signals from
governments and society, farmers will struggle to do so. The author
points out how governments are generally slow to develop coherent
long-term strategies to maintain viable farm businesses and
emphasises the importance of more research and practical
innovation, and the need for governments to encourage consumers to
adjust their current diets toward healthier and less
environmentally damaging alternatives. The book underlines the
importance of achieving much wider global understanding of the
complex and interlinked issues which must be addressed. The main
issues, such as soil degradation, water availability, environmental
damage and food waste are all addressed individually, whilst
highlighting the links between them. There is a plea for greater
cooperation both within and between governments and for changes to
the economic system to enable proper account to be taken of social
and environmental costs. The millions of farmers across the world
on whom we all depend for food, face an increasingly uncertain
future if understanding of their problems is too limited and if
responses by governments and businesses are short-term,
uncoordinated and self interested. Written by a farmer for a
non-academic audience this book explores whether the current
generation really has a sufficient `appetite for change' to offer
future generations the chance of a good life
This 1999 book provides a concise introduction to the economic
history of one of the major world powers. China is probably the
only major economy for which it is still not certain whether modern
economic growth at the aggregate level had taken hold by the middle
of the twentieth century. This introductory analysis of the process
of economic change in China from the end of the eighteenth century
to the middle of the twentieth looks at the nature of the
traditional economy, covers the pressure it came under from both
internal and external sources during the nineteenth century and
assesses the evolution of modern features in the twentieth. With
maps, tables and bibliography to guide the student, this concise
study will provide an invaluable introduction to crucial aspects of
Chinese history.
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