concur with the "Idiot's Guide" and Renfrew/Bahn suggestions; also definitely check out WWW.SAA.ORG and...

Posted by Inbanana Jones from ppp11.nwnetwork.net on October 17, 2000 at 02:13:53:

In Reply to: Archeology 101: Help! posted by New Jersey Hughes on October 16, 2000 at 11:53:37:

Try David Hurst Thomas' book "Archaeology: Down to Earth", too.
Basically many good introductory texts from recent years should have the info you're after. The Bruce Trigger book (History of Archaeological Thought) is more of a history of theories and key players, and somewhat dense for the beginner, but give it a go.
"Archaeology" magazine is ok, but somewhat limited.
Best thing to do, if you're just getting into this, is to go to the Society For American Archaeology website (www.saa.org); it's full of basic info and links to answers to the kind of questions you're asking.
Good luck, and if you don't find the info at first, keep diggin'!

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BTW, depending where you're at in Jersey, Inby 02:20:22 10/17/2000 (0)
here's the SAA link itself; what service, eh? Inby 02:15:36 10/17/2000 (0)

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