Archaeology

As the study of Palaeolithic technologies moves towards a more analytical approach, it is necessary to determine a consistent procedural framework. The contributions to this timely and comprehensive volume do just that. This volume incorporates a broad...

On Location: Heritage Cities and Sites merges the material and the social perspectives of preservation and historical interpretation in urban landscapes. The essays in this volume focus on the social life of historic cities and large-scale sites. They...

Since its very beginning, archaeology has in many senses always related to a much wider constituency than just archaeologists. This relationship between archaeology and the public has often been overlooked and constantly changes. Public archaeology, as a...

The Archaeology of Capitalism in Colonial Contexts: Postcolonial Historical Archaeologies explores the complex interplay of colonial and capital formations throughout the modern world. The authors present a critical approach to this topic, trying to...

Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social...

Between Dirt and Discussion advocates recentering the materials that make archaeology archaeology, in the hope of reinvigorating dialogues about the historic past, and archaeological contributions to its understanding. The cases presented in this volume...

This book describes the emergent nature of human culture, based on the human ability to create and pass on social codes through instruction and example. It proposes hypotheses to explain how a phenomenon that is potentially maladaptive for individuals...

Archaeological research has long focused on studying tangible artifacts to build a picture of the cultures it examines. Equally important to understanding a culture, however, are the intangible elements that become part of its heritage. In 2003, UNESCO...

Tayma' II is a Catalogue which contains all the inscriptions discovered during the 24 seasons of the Saudi- German excavations at Tayma' from 2004-15 which were funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG). The 113 objects carry inscriptions in...

This bookassesses why, what should be a redundant form of representation, remains a rich and treasured way of archaeological storytelling.Explores what is it about pictorial depiction and its association with art, aestheticism, subjectivity and the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884024996Author Richard L. BurgerFormat HardbackPage Count 432Imprint Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionPublisher Dumbarton Oaks Research...

What is the earliest temple complex on Earth? Who built it? Is it really 7000 years older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids How did such a sophisticated civilisation evade detection for so long? In this groundbreaking little book, packed with original...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788779343733Author Soren Fredslund AndersenFormat HardbackPage Count 262Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University Press

The prehistory and early history of northern societies -- from the Palaeo-eskimo pioneers to the Viking Norse Settlers -- is unfolding through archaeological and historical research and through interdisciplinary studies including natural sciences. The...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788772887340Author Jacob IsagerFormat PaperbackPage Count 277Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788772884127Author Klavs RandsborgFormat PaperbackPage Count 104Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788771240788Author Peder MortensenFormat HardbackPage Count 146Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University Press

Throughout history, a large portion of the world's population has lived under imperial rule. Although scholars do not always agree on when and where the roots of imperialism lie, most would agree that imperial configurations have affected human history...

Zooarchaeology has emerged as a powerful way of reconstructing the lives of past societies. Through the analysis of animal bones found on a site, zooarchaeologists can uncover important information on the economy, trade, industry, diet, and other...

A comprehensive re-evaluation of the objects discovered in the 1886 excavation at Tell Dafana and a new assessment of the site’s significance from the seventh to the fifth century BC.Book InformationISBN 9780861591992Author Francois LeclereFormat...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788779342590Author Dagfinn SkreFormat HardbackPage Count 502Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University Press

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788779340855Author Pia Guldager BildeFormat HardbackPage Count 397Imprint Aarhus University PressPublisher Aarhus University PressWeight(grams) 953g

A comprehensive series of reconstructed views rendered in colors approximating the original finishes of polished plaster and paint, with 42 different stages of development in three-dimensional form, show what the Acropolis looked like at various times...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783700138808Author Peter M FischerFormat PaperbackPage Count 415Imprint Austrian Academy of Sciences PressPublisher Austrian Academy of Sciences...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780873655378Author Harvey M. BrickerFormat PaperbackPage Count 124Imprint Peabody Museum of Archaeology & Ethnology,U.S.Publisher Peabody Museum of...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780500843185Author Joy McCorristonPage Count 476Imprint Thames & HudsonPublisher Thames & HudsonWeight(grams) 964g

Moche civilization flourished on the north coast of Peru from AD 200 to 800. Although the Moche had no writing system, they left a vivid artistic record of their beliefs and activities on intricately painted ceramic vessels, several thousand of which are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788086124285Author Jan KlapsteFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Brepols PublishersPublisher Brepols PublishersWeight(grams) 662g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788323504917Author ArcheobooksFormat PaperbackPage Count 587Imprint ArcheobooksPublisher ArcheobooksWeight(grams) 1012g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783895005411Author Penelope MountjoyFormat HardbackPage Count 198Imprint Dr Ludwig ReichertPublisher Dr Ludwig ReichertWeight(grams) 712g

Siberia's Lake Baikal region is an archaeologically unique and emerging area of hunter-gatherer research, offering insights into the complexity, variability, and dynamics of long-term culture change. The exceptional quality of archaeological materials...

The Great Maya center of Tikal in Guatemala is famous for its well-preserved architecture. This book presents detailed descriptions of a selection of unexcavated standing structures in the forests around the site center that complement the Museum's...

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Excavation is traditionally considered the heart of the archaeological enterprise. But it is an activity transformed over the past two decades of increasingly contract-based work. Carmichael and Lafferty lay out the basics of this brand of excavation for...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780900416798Author D. SteinFormat PaperbackPage Count 421Imprint Griffith InstitutePublisher Griffith Institute

How can we find alternative, sensorially rich and affective ways of engaging with the material past in the present? How can photography play a central role in archaeological narratives, beyond representation and documentation? This photo-book engages...

Archaeologists seldom study ancient art, even though art is fundamental to the human experience. The Archaeology of Art in the American Southwest argues that archaeologists should study ancient artifacts as artwork, as applying the term "art" to the past...

Before California is the first comprehensive look at the history of the Golden State prior to the arrival of European settlers. Written by America's best known archaeological trade and textbook author, the book describes the process of settlement of the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781846825675Author Sean DuffyFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Four Courts Press LtdPublisher Four Courts Press LtdWeight(grams) 368g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783515108775Author Sebastian HommFormat PaperbackPage Count 219Imprint Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden GmbHPublisher Franz Steiner Verlag Wiesbaden...