Archaeology category: 3529 books
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Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Over the last thirty years issues of culture, identity and meaning have moved out of the academic sphere to become central to politics and society at all levels from the local to the global. Archaeology has been at the forefront of these moves towards a greater engagement with the non-academic world,...
The Archaeology and Anthropology of Landscape
Shaping Your Landscape
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
The Archaeology and Anthropology of Landscape contributes to the development of theory in archaeology and anthropology, provides new and varied case studies of landscape and environment from five continents, and raises important policy issues concerning development and the management of heritage.
by Paul Bahn
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: August 30, 2012
This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools...
Archaeology in Practice
A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses
Language: English
Release Date: January 14, 2014
This much-enhanced new edition of the highly accessible guide to practical archaeology is a vital resource for students. It features the latest methodologies, a wealth of case studies from around the world, and contributions from leading specialists in archaeological materials analysis.
New edition...
The Discovery of Ancient India
Early Archaeologists and the Beginnings of Archaeology
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
This book is written as much for the general reader interested in India's antiquity and its pioneering archaeologists, as for students of the history of archaeology, colonialism, and constructions of the past. It breaks colonial archaeology down into its specific constituents and examines the ideas,...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2018
This book presents selected academic papers addressing five key research areas – archaeology, history, language, culture and arts – related to the Malay Civilisation. It outlines new findings, interpretations, policies, methodologies and theories that were presented at the International Seminar...
by Charles E. Orser, Jr.
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 19, 2013
Scholars who investigate race—a label based upon real or perceived physical differences—realize that they face a formidable task. The concept has been contested and condoned, debated and denied throughout modern history. Presented with the full understanding of the complexity of the issue, Race...
Discovering the City of Sodom
The Fascinating, True Account of the Discovery of the Old Testament's Most Infamous City
Language: English
Release Date: April 2, 2013
The fascinating, true account of the quest for one of the Old Testament’s most infamous cities.
Like many Christians today in the academic world, Dr. Steven Collins felt pulled in different directions when it came to apparent conflicts between the Bible and scholarly research and theory—an...
Archaeology Under Fire
Nationalism, Politics and Heritage in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2002
Archaeology Under Fire addresses archaeology's role in current political issues, whether it be the ethnic cleansing in the Balkans, the division of Cyprus, or the continued destruction of Beirut.
Place, Memory, and Healing
An Archaeology of Anatolian Rock Monuments
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2014
Place, Memory, and Healing: An Archaeology of Anatolian Rock Monuments investigates the complex and deep histories of places, how they served as sites of memory and belonging for local communities over the centuries, and how they were appropriated and monumentalized in the hands of the political elites....
by Victor Buchli
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: August 27, 2015
An Archaeology of the Immaterial examines a highly significant but poorly understood aspect of material culture studies: the active rejection of the material world. Buchli argues that this is evident in a number of cultural projects, including anti-consumerism and asceticism, as well as other attempts...
In Pursuit of Gender
Worldwide Archaeological Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: December 22, 2001
Written by a distinguished group of feminist archaeologists, In Pursuit of Gender examines the role of gender in archaeology, an area that has long been neglected. The chapters in this volume represent sites and cultures that have been interpreted or reinterpreted from the perspective of gender, exploding...
Historical Archaeology
Back from the Edge
Language: English
Release Date: March 7, 2013
Historical Archaeology demonstrates the potential of adopting a flexible, encompassing definition of historical archaeology which involves the study of all societies with documentary evidence. It encourages research that goes beyond the boundaries between prehistory and history.
Ranging in subject...
Archaeology and Created Memory
Public History in a National Park
Language: English
Release Date: April 11, 2006
Archaeology can either bolster memory and tradition, or contradict the status quo and provide an alternative view of the past. An archaeology of Harpers Ferry's wartime and Victorian eras confronts time-honored historical interpretations of the past (created and perpetuated by such interest groups...