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RR 2015/036 Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology Edited by Claire Smith Springer Reference New York, NY 2014 ISBN 978 1 4419 0465 2 URL: www.springer.com/social+sciences/anthropology+ %26+archaeology/book/978-1-4419-0426-3 Last visited August 2014 £4,498.20 $5,700 Also available as a 11 vol. printed set (ISBN 978 1 4419 0426 3 £3,780 $5,700) or as a print and electronic bundle (ISBN 978 1 4419 0466 9 £4,725 $7,100)
Keywords Archaeology, Encyclopedias
Review DOI 10.1108/RR-08-2014-0238
Accessed and reviewed here via the website Springer Link, the Encyclopaedia of Global Archaeology is a fully comprehensive work, running to 11 volumes in its print edition, with an international and interdisciplinary focus. Sections within the work come from contributors from the whole scope of archaeological study including areas such as anthropology and marine archaeology. What makes this work stand out as being different from other encyclopaedias is not only its range and coverage, but also its use of multimedia and linking that allows users to swap quickly between articles, follow-up references and...