I have been using Orser and Deetz and supplementing with a few articles.
Also like Barbara Little's intro book.  This is for undergraduates.

Linda

On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 12:45 PM, William White <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> Orser's Historical Archaeology came to mind right away
>
> Bill White
>
> > On Oct 16, 2014, at 8:33 AM, "ian Burrow" <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
> >
> > I like Charles Orser's Historical Archaeology.  I think it's a
> thoughtful approach to the subject and complements Deetz very well because
> it's a little more theoretical but still very readable with good case
> studies.
> >
> >
> > Ian Burrow, Ph.D. ,  Registered Professional Archaeologist
> > Vice President,
> > Hunter Research Inc.
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> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: HISTORICAL ARCHAEOLOGY [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Anna Agbe-Davies
> > Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 10:47 AM
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: "the one [other] book I can't do without"
> >
> > Hello HistArchers,
> >
> > I'm building a new course (undergrad historical archaeology) for next
> year and I thought this might make an interesting topic for conversation,
> so after consulting the syllabi on the SHA webpage, I'm
> > wondering:
> >
> > What is the one book (besides In Small Things Forgotten--which is pretty
> much ubiquitous) that you like best for teaching an undergraduate course in
> historical archaeology? And, even more crucially, why?
> >
> > I'll go first.  For me, there's no book like Uncommon Ground for the
> clarity and unfussiness of the writing, the balance between text and
> artifact data in the argument, and the clear social message of the entire
> project.
> >
> > (Then again, I use it every year for another class, so I'm going to
> resist my impulse to include it on this syllabus, too!)
> >
> > Happy Thursday, all,
> >
> > Anna
> >
> > --
> > Anna S. Agbe-Davies, Ph.D.
> > Assistant Professor
> > Department of Anthropology
> > UNC-Chapel Hill
> > CB # 3115 / 301 Alumni Building
> > Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3115
> >
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