The Archaeologist's Laboratory The Analysis of Archaeological Evidence

“Ted Banning is awarded the Binford Family Award for Teaching Scientific Reasoning in Archaeology for his outstanding advocacy of scientific reasoning and practices in the classroom, diverse and vertically integrated teaching of scientific principles and critical thinking in textbooks, leadership in fostering basic scientific training in design and revision of undergraduate curricula including Specialist and Major programs, mentoring of graduates students, contributions to training in peer-reviewed scientific papers, and pedagogical outreach through diverse media. His sterling accomplishments over a lengthy teaching career are worthy model for teaching scientific reasoning in archaeology.” (SAA  Society for American Archaeology, 2024)

“I expect this new edition to become a key textbook for my archaeological lab sciences courses, and I recommend it to others who are teaching similar classes. … this book should age better than others and remain a valuable teaching resource for many years to come.” (Ellery Frahm, American Antiquity, February 23, 2021)