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Lightweight and unsatisfactory

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I agree with the reviewers "Not Great" and "A Waste of Money". This is a set book for the 1st year of the Open University Classics MA, which I am currently taking, and I find it very lightweight and frustrating. There is nothing to get your teeth into - no case studies (unlike the Renfrew and Bahn book) and nothing to get you thinking and working at the subject. Cannot understand why the OU chose this as their set book rather than Renfrew and Bahn. To be fair to Greene I suspect that the OU course designers didn't even read this book as they refer in their course notes to a 'case study' of the Roman fort at Corbridge which simply isn't in the book - as I said there are no case studies. To any budding archaeology students, if you have a choice go for the Renfrew and Bahn book and give this one a miss.

A good all round synopsis	Customer Rating:
This book does not go to deeply into the subject in most instances but it does cover a wide range of subjects and works well with the accompanying website. Yes the Renfrew and Bahn book is much more comprehensive but nowhere near as easy to read. Get it, it has to be one of the core books along with Renfrew and Bahn

Damn good book, by a damn good lecturer

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Contrary, to the belief of most of the reviewers it is a good book and very useful to theose studying Archaeology, it is especially useful if you happen to study at Newcatle Uni where Kevin Greene himself works and lectures, especially if he takes all of your Archaeology Lectures, as he does with us, as the book ties in with the scheme of work. Even so i bought this book long before i decided to go to Newcastle and it helped me to understand the subject better. Personally this has to be on every archaeology students bookshelf, a winner.

Not great	Customer Rating:
I felt this book was actually quite poor. If you would like to read a good general introduction to archaeology, or you are a first year archaeology student, the Renfrew & Bahn's 'Archaeology' is far superior, has a global perpective (as a book on archaeology should) and represents better value for money.

Review of ''Archaeology: an Introduction''

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This is a fantastic book, which can be best described as the bible for all lovers of archaeology. As an archaeology student at university I found this book full to the brim with essential information that every budding archaeologist must have. The book is well planned out and each chapter leads well into the other. When reading the book you can feel your knowledge of the subject build after every page is turned. The book covers every thing from techniques needed in the field to detailed coverage of previous excavations. One of the highlights of the book is the superb drawings and sketches that break up the book into easy digestible pieces. In all this is a must book for all that love the subject.