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Welcome to the Routledge Resources for Archaeology website. Here you will find extra resources for some of our best-selling textbooks, including Archaeological Investigation, The Archaeology of Britain: Second Edition and The Archaeology of Human Bones: Second Edition. Visit the Resources tab to click through to the features available for individual books.

Look out for more resources being added in 2010!

Archaeological Investigation Book Cover

"This is the best book in the English language…for fifty years or more on the practice of field archaeology." Richard Hodges, Director of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

Features:

  • Overviews
  • Text extracts
  • Colour Images
The Archaeology of Britain Book Cover

"Written by the leading experts in their field, this well-illustrated and accessible book is a must-have for anybody interested in learning about the archaeology of Britain." Dr Rachel Pope,  University of Liverpool, UK

Features:

  • Colour Images
The Archaeology of Human Bones Cover

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the scientific analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites. This completely revised edition reflects the latest developments in scientific techniques for studying human skeletons and the latest applications of those techniques in archaeology.

Features:

  • Images
Archaeology: An introduction 5th Edition Cover

The Archaeology: An Introduction, 5th Editon looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and ‘heritage’ displays, and reveals the methods used by archaeologists.

Features:

  • Updated links
  • Archives and documents
  • Online glossary
  • Multiple choice questions
  • Time Team game
  • Powerpoints
  • Discussion questions
  • Image bank
  • Model courses
Prehistoric Britain Cover Image

Prehistoric Britain, now in its second edition, examines the development of human societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman conquest of AD 43, as revealed by archaeological evidence. Special attention is given to six themes which are traced through prehistory: subsistence, technology, ritual, trade, society, and population.

Features:

  • Images
  • Downloadable tables