A review by mairiairi
Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice by Colin Renfrew

4.0

Spring semester textbook for my arch class, good textbook, super interesting and great presentation of scientific developments and dating techniques. However, the 6th edition is behind in some of the advances we've made since 2012, so I'm giving it four stars (for example: the mask that Heinrich Schliemann thought was that of King Agamemnon has now been dated to about 300-400 years before Agamemnon's rule, but the book doesn't say this. It lists the mask as "possibly" the king's, because it was written before we could get an accurate date). Would definitely recommend reading the current edition, as it's a well-written and engaging textbook.