Archaeology category: 3529 books
St Paul's Cathedral
archaeology and history
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
This is the first volume concerned solely with the archaeology of a major late 17th century building in London, and the major changes it has undergone. St Paul’s Cathedral in the City of London was built in 1675–1711 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren and has been described as an iconic building...
Archaeology and Urban Settlement in Late Roman and Byzantine Anatolia
Euchaïa-Avkat-Beyözü and its Environment
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2018
The site of medieval Euchaïta, on the northern edge of the central Anatolian plateau, was the centre of the cult of St Theodore Tiro ('the Recruit'). Unlike most excavated or surveyed urban centres of the Byzantine period, Euchaïta was never a major metropolis, cultural centre or extensive urban...
Strategies for Quantitative Research
Archaeology by Numbers
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2018
It is little secret that most archaeologists are uneasy with statistics. Thankfully, in the modern world, quantitative analysis has been made immensely easier by statistical software packages. Software now does virtually all our statistical calculations, removing a great burden for researchers. At...
Empowering Communities through Archaeology and Heritage
The Role of Local Governance in Economic Development
Language: English
Release Date: January 25, 2018
Peter G. Gould seeks to identify the success factors associated with economic development projects within communities adjacent to archaeological or heritage sites, a growing interest among archaeologists and heritage managers. Typically, the success of site museums, tourism businesses, or crafts cooperatives...
by James Conolly, Mark Lake
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2006
Language: English
Release Date: May 4, 2006
Geographical Information Systems has moved from the domain of the computer specialist into the wider archaeological community, providing it with an exciting new research method. This clearly written but rigorous book provides a comprehensive guide to that use. Topics covered include: the theoretical...
Trypillia Mega-Sites and European Prehistory
4100-3400 BCE
Language: English
Release Date: January 22, 2016
In European prehistory population agglomerations of more than 10,000 inhabitants per site are a seldom phenomenon. A big surprise to the archaeological community was the discovery of Trypillia mega-sites of more than 250 hectares and with remains of more than 2000 houses by a multidisciplinary approach...
by Jim Grant, Sam Gorin, Neil Fleming
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2001
Language: English
Release Date: September 20, 2001
First published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Cipières
Landscape and Community in Alpes-Maritimes, France
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Cipières, in the Alpes-Maritimes, is a French upland landscape rich in archaeology and distinctive in its topography. Cipières: Community and Landscape in the Alpes-Maritimes is a unique exploration which brings together a wealth of documentary sources retained in the village with material evidence...
Maritime Heritage in Crisis
Indigenous Landscapes and Global Ecological Breakdown
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2016
Grounded in critical heritage studies and drawing on a Pacific Northwest Coast case study, Maritime Heritage in Crisis explores the causes and consequences of the contemporary destruction of Indigenous heritage sites in maritime settings. Maritime heritage landscapes are undergoing a period of unprecedented...
Inner Asia and the Spatial Politics of Empire
Archaeology, Mobility, and Culture Contact
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
This monograph uses the latest archaeological results from Mongolia and the surrounding areas of Inner Asia to propose a novel understanding of nomadic statehood, political economy, and the nature of interaction with ancient China. In contrast to the common view of the Eurasian steppe as a dependent...
Radiocarbon Dating
An Archaeological Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: June 3, 2016
This volume is a major revision and expansion of Taylor’s seminal book Radiocarbon Dating: An Archaeological Perspective. It covers the major advances and accomplishments of the 14C method in archaeology and analyzes factors that affect the accuracy and precision of 14C-based age estimates. In addition...
Prehistoric Archaeology on the Continental Shelf
A Global Review
Language: English
Release Date: May 5, 2014
The chapters in this edited volume present multi-disciplinary case studies of prehistoric archaeological sites located on now-submerged portions of the continental shelf. Each chapter represents an extension of the known prehistoric record beyond the modern shoreline. Case studies represent central...
TRAC 2011
Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference
Language: English
Release Date: March 30, 2012
This volume was derived from the twenty-first annual Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference, which took place at the University of Newcastle (14-17 April 2011).
The Archaeology of Colonialism
Intimate Encounters and Sexual Effects
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2011
This volume examines human sexuality as an intrinsic element in the interpretation of complex colonial societies. While archaeological studies of the historic past have explored the dynamics of European colonialism, such work has largely ignored broader issues of sexuality, embodiment, commemoration,...