"A very original approach to introducing the science of archaeology is taken by Johannes H. N. Loubser
in Archaeology: The Comic....Loubser draws upon his considerable expertise to provide readers with a graphic novel
approach to explaining archaeology in terms of what it is and how it's done....Ideal for school classroom curriculums,
Archaeology: The Comic would also serve as an ideal template for presenting other sciences disciplines!"
--Midwest Book Review, April 2003
"A powerful teaching tool for budding young archaeologists."
--American Archaeology
Publisher Web Site, September, 2003
Summary
It's a different kind of archaeology textbook. Call it, "archaeology lite." But make no mistake, Archaeology:
The Comic is something to seriously consider when deciding on what to use for your introductory archaeology class
or for introducing archaeology to any beginner. In a brief 150 pages, Johannes Loubser takes the reader through
every major topic in contemporary archaeology from the processual/post-processual debate to how to properly lay
out a site grid all done visually through the magic of cartooning. Follow Squizee as she discovers the inner workings
of archaeology after pothunting is discovered on her family farm. Squizee is taught how to survey, excavate, analyze,
interpret, and preserve archaeological sites and their material remains. She learns about site protection laws,
consultation, museum exhibition and a variety of other public archaeology topics. She visits experts who explain
the complexities of carbon dating, ground-penetrating radar, flotation, and thermoluminescence, among other analytical
methods. And she develops an understanding of how all these tools allow archaeologists to make confident interpretations
of the past. Presented visually, the complex workings of archaeology become transparent to the beginning student
or the general reader. Try using Archaeology: The Comic next semester--it may not contain superheroes, but your
students will think of you as one.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1: Of Pothunters and Pots
Chapter 2: A Peek Through the Keyhole
Chapter 3: Peeling Off the Layers
Chapter 4: The Dating Game
Chapter 5: Order from Chaos
Chapter 6: Spreading the Word
For Further Reading
Glossary
Index
About the Author