Principles of Archaeological Stratigraphy

by Edward C. Harris

This book is the only text devoted entirely to archaeological stratigraphy, a subject of fundamental importance to most studies in archaeology. The first edition appeared in 1979 as a result of the invention, by the author, of the Harris Matrix--a method for analyzing and presenting the stratigraphic sequences of archaeological sites. The method is now widely used in archaeology all over the world.The opening chapters of this edition discuss the historical...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0123266513
• ISBN13: 9780123266514
• Release Date: February 1989
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.