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《考古学:发现我们的过去》将用系统的阐述、丰富的案例和生动的图片给出回答。“发现我们的过去并重建它”，全书围绕这个主题展开。全书系统地讨论了考古学的定义、学术渊源、研究对象、研究流程；介绍了获取、整理、分析和解释考古资料的技术、方法和理论模式，并附有个案说明；分析了考古学理论的来龙去脉；更提出了考古学所面临的挑战。这是一本经典的考古学入门书，既反映了美国考古学的现状，也折射了中国考古学的前景。
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总目录
中译本序·········································1
前言·········································1
第1章 观察古代·········································9
第2章 考古学的起源·········································33
第3章 考古学理论的变迁·········································51
第4章 范畴：考古遗存的性质·········································91
第5章 考古学研究·········································117
第6章 考古调查与勘探·········································149
第7章 发掘·········································191
第8章 室内整理和分类·········································225
第9章 时间框架·········································243
第10章 人类遗物分析·········································279
第11章 自然遗物分析·········································307
第12章 遗迹分析·········································325
第13章 类比与解释·········································341
第14章 技术与环境·········································359
第15章 社会系统·········································377
第16章 意识形态与象征系统·········································407
第17章 历史重建的理论·········································429
第18章 考古学面临的挑战·········································457
词汇表·········································479
参考书目·········································513
译后记·········································562
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