Archaeology category: 3529 books
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Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2010
Since the 1960s, x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (XRF), both wavelength and energy-dispersive have served as the workhorse for non-destructive and destructive analyses of archaeological materials. Recently eclipsed by other instrumentation such as LA-ICP-MS, XRF remains the mainstay of non-destructive...
by Simon J. M. Davis
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2012
Ever since the discovery of fossil remains of extinct animals associated with flint implements, bones and other animal remains have been providing invaluable information to the archaeologist. In the last 20 years many archaeologists and zoologists have taken to studying such "archaeofaunal"...
Entangled
An Archaeology of the Relationships between Humans and Things
Language: English
Release Date: March 19, 2012
A powerful and innovative argument that explores the complexity of the human relationship with material things, demonstrating how humans and societies are entrapped into the maintenance and sustaining of material worlds
Argues that the interrelationship of humans and things is a defining characteristic...
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Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: May 16, 2018
Comprising 17 chapters and with a wide geographic reach stretching from the Florida Keys in the north to the Guianas in the south, this volume places a well-needed academic spotlight on what is generally considered an integral topic in Caribbean and circum-Caribbean archaeology.
The book explores...
Archaeology and Geoinformatics
Case Studies from the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2009
Addressing the use of geoinformatics in Caribbean archaeology, this volume is based on case studies drawn from specific island territories, namely, Barbados, St. John, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, Nevis, St. Eustatius, and Trinidad and Tobago, as well as inter-island interaction and landscape conceptualization...
Ancient Lives
An Introduction to Archaeology and Prehistory
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
Focusing on sites of key significance and the world’s first civilizations, Ancient Lives is an accessible and engaging textbook which introduces complete beginners to the fascinating worlds of archaeology and prehistory. Drawing on their impressive combined experience of the field and the classroom,...
Archaeology, Anthropology and Cult
The Sanctuary at Gilat,Israel
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2016
The Chalcolithic period was formative in Near Eastern prehistory, being a time of fundamental social change in craft specialization, horticulture and temple life. Gilat - a low mound, semi-communal farming settlement in the Negev desert - is one of the few Chalcolithic sanctuary sites in the Southern...
Maritime Archaeology
A Technical Handbook, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: December 5, 2016
Jeremy Green's systematic overview of maritime archaeology offers a step-by-step description of this fast-growing field. With new information about the use of computers and Global Positioning Systems, the second edition of this handbook shows how to extract as much information as possible from a site,...
The Archaeology of Mesopotamia
Theories and Approaches
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
The only critical guide to the theory and method of Mesopotamian archaeology, this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of Mesopotamian archaeology from its origins in the nineteenth century up to the present day.
Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), was the...
The Archaeology of Prehistoric Arabia
Adaptation and Social Formation from the Neolithic to the Iron Age
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2014
Encompassing a landmass greater than the rest of the Near East and Eastern Mediterranean combined, the Arabian peninsula remains one of the last great unexplored regions of the ancient world. This book provides the first extensive coverage of the archaeology of this region from c.9000 to 800 BC. Peter...
by K Kris Hirst
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2016
“Hell, I don't break the soil periodically to 'reaffirm my status'. I do it because archeology is still the most fun you can have with your pants on.” - Kent V. Flannery. In her quest to make archaeology available to the public, Kris Hirst has put together a collection of over 400 pithy quotes...
The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes
A Comparative Study of Empires in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean World
Language: English
Release Date: March 29, 2018
The Archaeology of Imperial Landscapes examines the transformation of rural landscapes and societies that formed the backbone of ancient empires in the Near East and Mediterranean. Through a comparative approach to archaeological data, it analyses the patterns of transformation in widely differing...
by Patricia A. Baker
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2013
This book teaches students and scholars of Greco-Roman medical history how to use and critically assess archaeological materials. Ancient medicine is a subject dominated by textual sources, yet there is a wealth of archaeological remains that can be used to broaden our understanding of medicine in...
Industrial Archaeology
Principles and Practice
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2012
Industrial Archaeology uses the techniques of mainstream archaeological excavation, analysis and interpretation to present an enlightening picture of industrial society.
Technology and heritage have, until recently, been the focal points of study in industrialization. Industrial Archaeology sets out...