AltaMira Press
Pages: 176
Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7591-0025-1 • Paperback • March 2003 • $44.00 • (£35.00)
978-0-585-45775-8 • eBook • March 2003 • $41.50 • (£35.00)
Larry J. Zimmerman is Professor of Anthropology and Museum Studies at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis.
Chapter 1 Out of Site, Out of Mind?
Chapter 2 Reocgnizing Our Audiences
Chapter 3 Choosing the Right Medium
Chapter 4 Developing Needed Skills and Tools
Chapter 5 Computers and Presenting the Past
Chapter 6 Visual Archaeology
Chapter 7 Lone Ranger or Team Player
Chapter 8 Publish or Perish? Communicating with Colleagues
Chapter 9 From Presented to Printed
Chapter 10 Bringing the Past to Life and Presenting It with Style
Chapter 11 Media Method or Media Madness
Chapter 12 The Future of PResenting the Past
Chapter 13 References Cited
14 Appendix: Some Archaeology Journals on the Web
15 Index
Students, practicing archaeologists and all those avocational individuals faithfully volunteering time to advance archaeological interests will be well served by this volume.
— Trelle Morrow; The Midden
Archaeologist's Toolkit 7: Presenting the Past is one of seven volumes designed to teach novice archaeologists and students the basics of doing archaeology. Written by experienced professionals, its clear and concise format includes practical advice, tips and case studies.
— Dig, "Dig Facts"
This guide represents an especially beneficial resource for students. It covers the basics in archaeological presentation from writing abstracts to the preparation and delivery of papers. It offers practrical advice, tips and case studies aimed to help the reader with particular focus on problem solving in cultural resource archaeology. Even so, the book has something for everyone. It represents a ready reference to the latest information on archaeological methods and techniques and provides strategies for presenting the past with style for archaeologists of all ranges of skill and speciality. It serves as an excellent introductory for how to best present archaeology to a diverse range of audiences.
— Archaeology In New Zealand