Second edition. xx, 648pp, illustrated throughout. Glazed pictorial boards. Illustrated endpapers. 4to. Boards slightly rounded at corners and spine ends, a little shelf worn. The first few leaves have a tiny bump on lower leading corners else neat, clean, bright and tight.
A thorough overview of the discipline of archaeology, covering the use of emerging scientific methods, traditional digging, archaeology and pseudoarchaeology, the origins of archaeology, etc.