Description
Down to Earth Archaeology collects sixteen archaeological papers by Professor William Y. Adams chosen by the author, who added introductory commentary to each. These articles were written at various times during his lengthy and productive academic career for different purposes and for different audiences. Most of those selected had been previously published only in a limited way, either as conference proceedings or contributions to various Festschriften, and as such he wanted to enable them to reach a wider readership than they had originally. He described this collection as his 'dernieres pensees'.
The essays encompass a wide range of topics, from reflections upon the successes, failures and lessons learned from the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia in the 1960s, in which Bill was very much a leading figure and which he was uniquely positioned to critique, to discussions and criticisms of the theoretical framework of 'New' or 'Processual Archaeology' and its application of 'scientific' methods. Other papers included here are seminal works discussing the ideological concepts of typology and classification and their practical application to archaeological excavations, notably his own major excavations conducted at the large Nubian cityscapes of Meinarti, Kulubnarti and Qasr Ibrim, and the ceramic kilns at Faras.
About the Author
William Y. Adams (1927-2019) was emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky and President of the Sudan Archaeological Research Society.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803272290
Author William Y. Adams
Format Hardback
Page Count 244
Imprint Archaeopress Archaeology
Publisher Archaeopress
Weight(grams) 1068g
The essays encompass a wide range of topics, from reflections upon the successes, failures and lessons learned from the UNESCO International Campaign to Save the Monuments of Nubia in the 1960s, in which Bill was very much a leading figure and which he was uniquely positioned to critique, to discussions and criticisms of the theoretical framework of 'New' or 'Processual Archaeology' and its application of 'scientific' methods. Other papers included here are seminal works discussing the ideological concepts of typology and classification and their practical application to archaeological excavations, notably his own major excavations conducted at the large Nubian cityscapes of Meinarti, Kulubnarti and Qasr Ibrim, and the ceramic kilns at Faras.
About the Author
William Y. Adams (1927-2019) was emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of Kentucky and President of the Sudan Archaeological Research Society.
Book Information
ISBN 9781803272290
Author William Y. Adams
Format Hardback
Page Count 244
Imprint Archaeopress Archaeology
Publisher Archaeopress
Weight(grams) 1068g
