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The American Archaeologist. A Profile.
Melinda A. Zeder
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Description for The American Archaeologist. A Profile.
Paperback. Series: Society for American Archaeology. Num Pages: 250 pages, charts, tables, bibliography. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HD; JFSJ; JHBL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 276 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 680.
Where are the highest-paying jobs in archaeology? How are women faring in the discipline? Does graduate training properly prepare students for the job market? The Society for American Archaeology recently surveyed its entire membership and other American archaeologists to assess the state of the profession. The results were startling, tracking a discipline rapidly expanding beyond its academic roots through the explosive growth of government and private sector archaeology. Gender inequality has become more subtle, though it is still evident. These and other important insights form the core of the first sytematic attempt to capture the state of the discipline in ... Read more
Where are the highest-paying jobs in archaeology? How are women faring in the discipline? Does graduate training properly prepare students for the job market? The Society for American Archaeology recently surveyed its entire membership and other American archaeologists to assess the state of the profession. The results were startling, tracking a discipline rapidly expanding beyond its academic roots through the explosive growth of government and private sector archaeology. Gender inequality has become more subtle, though it is still evident. These and other important insights form the core of the first sytematic attempt to capture the state of the discipline in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
AltaMira Press,U.S. United States
Number of pages
250
Condition
New
Series
Society for American Archaeology
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
California, United States
ISBN
9780761991946
SKU
V9780761991946
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99-15
About Melinda A. Zeder
Melinda A. Zeder is an Associate Curator of Old World Archaeology and Zooarchaeology at the Center for Archaeobiological Research, Smithsonian Institute.
Reviews for The American Archaeologist. A Profile.
A lot of fascinating information to be found in this account, with many interesting parallels for British archaeology.
Current Archaeology
A veritable mine of information, recording the results of a survey commissioned by the Society for American Archaeology of more than 1600 archaeologists.
Antiquity
Zeder's book is valuable in showing how archaeologists now view themselves and ... Read more
Current Archaeology
A veritable mine of information, recording the results of a survey commissioned by the Society for American Archaeology of more than 1600 archaeologists.
Antiquity
Zeder's book is valuable in showing how archaeologists now view themselves and ... Read more