Gives advice on how to get involved in local research projects, restoration initiatives and actual excavations in the field --

A hands-on resource for the amateur, student or volunteer as well as a reference for those interested in the world's greatest archaeological finds and the people who discovered them.

Learn about how the great archaeological discoveries were made, and the remarkable characters who made them, in this fully illustrated account of the world's greatest archaeologists and archaeological sites.

An inclusive as possible collection of citations and characteristics of the Native American mounds in the continental United States.

This comprehensive, fully illustrated Companion answers the need for an in-depth archaeology reference that provides authoritative coverage of this complex and interdisciplinary field. The work brings together the myriad strands and the great temporal and spatial breadth of the field into two thematically organized volumes. In twenty-six authoritative and clearly-written essays, this Companion explores the origins, aims, methods and problems of archaeology. Each essay is written by a scholar of international standing and illustrations complement the text.