Writing about archaeology /

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Main Author: Connah, Graham (Author)

Format: Book

Language: English

Published: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2010.

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Call Number: CC82 .C66 2010

Table of Contents:
  • 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.