Main entry:

Connah, Graham.

Title & Author:

Writing about archaeology / Graham Connah.

Publication:

New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

Description:

xiii, 210 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Creating the canon : the integral role of writing in archaeology -- Learning from others : archaeological writers past and present -- Readership determines form : for whom are we writing? -- Turning data into text : images of the past -- The process of writing : 10 percent inspiration, 90 percent perspiration -- Visual explanation : pictures that should talk -- Pleasing everyone : writing for different types of publication -- Publishers, editors and referees : devils incarnate or guardian angels? -- The publication process : creating a quality product -- The aftermath : reviewers and readers.

Summary:

In this book, Graham Connah offers an overview of archaeological authorship: its diversity, its challenges, and its methodology.

ISBN:

9780521868501 (hbk.)
0521868505 (hbk.)
9780521688512 (pbk.)
0521688515 (pbk.)

Subject:

Archaeology Authorship.
Written communication.
Archaeological literature Publishing.
Communication écrite.
Archéologie Documentation Édition.
Arkeologi.
Kommunikation skriftlig.
Författarskap Vetenskapligt.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 270117
Call No.: BIB 202790
Status: Available