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A must have!	Customer Rating:
If your an archaeologist or a student of archaeology then dont go anywhere without your copy, trust me you wont regret it!

Excellent

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Cannot recommend this book too highly, really superb. Unfortunately, for reasons best known to themselves, the Open University did not choose this as their set book for the 1st year of their Classics MA but chose the Kevin Greene book instead, about which the less said the better. If you are a first year archaeology student or just interested in archaeology and you have a choice please buy this book before any other on archaeology, you won't regret it.

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If you are considering studying archaeology or if you have a serious interest in it then this book will never leave your side. It is recommended reading by many teachers of the subject. The clear index means that you do not have to read the book from cover to cover, instead you can use the considered overview as a starting point for your further research. I have used this book from undergrad to postgrad work, it is still my first port of call.

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I have been to Egypt, the first time was in 1993, and I made my mind up that I'd like to study Egyptology. Although in my second year of studying Egyptology, during my first year this was one of my study books. This book cover ever aspect of Theories, Methods and Practice you can think of, it's a very in-depth read, sometimes you may have to read a chapter twice for the information to sink in, (I know I did). But I must warn you this book is pretty heavy to pick up, don't do what I did, I got hold of it the wrong way with just one hand and I sprained my wrist,(I'm NOT kidding), so mind how you pick up this heavy book up. It makes an excellent edition to my little Egyptian library, which now stands at nearly 1000 books on this subject. :-)

Essential University Reading	Customer Rating:
If you are studying (or plan to study) archaeology at university, this book is a must. It gives a great overview of contemporary archaeological practice and uses excellent case studies throughout. It is basically the first book you turn to if you want to know about Anything archaeological, and will guide you to the right places to go for more in-depth coverage of subjects. It is a great book.