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《考古学:发现我们的过去》将用系统的阐述、丰富的案例和生动的图片给出回答。“发现我们的过去并重建它”，全书围绕这个主题展开。全书系统地讨论了考古学的定义、学术渊源、研究对象、研究流程；介绍了获取、整理、分析和解释考古资料的技术、方法和理论模式，并附有个案说明；分析了考古学理论的来龙去脉；更提出了考古学所面临的挑战。这是一本经典的考古学入门书，既反映了美国考古学的现状，也折射了中国考古学的前景。

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中译本序·········································1

前言·········································1

第1章 观察古代·········································9

第2章 考古学的起源·········································33

第3章 考古学理论的变迁·········································51

第4章 范畴：考古遗存的性质·········································91

第5章 考古学研究·········································117

第6章 考古调查与勘探·········································149

第7章 发掘·········································191

第8章 室内整理和分类·········································225

第9章 时间框架·········································243

第10章 人类遗物分析·········································279

第11章 自然遗物分析·········································307

第12章 遗迹分析·········································325

第13章 类比与解释·········································341

第14章 技术与环境·········································359

第15章 社会系统·········································377

第16章 意识形态与象征系统·········································407

第17章 历史重建的理论·········································429

第18章 考古学面临的挑战·········································457

词汇表·········································479

参考书目·········································513

译后记·········································562