Archaeology category: 3529 books
Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity
Small Time Agents in a Global Arena
Language: English
Release Date: February 20, 2013
In Scandinavian Colonialism and the Rise of Modernity: Small Time Agents in a Global Arena, archaeologists, anthropologists, and historians present case studies that focus on the scope and impact of Scandinavian colonial expansion in the North, Africa,...
Eastern Turkey
An Architectural & Archaeological Survey, Volume I
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 1989
Civilizations of great diversity have succeeded each other or co-existed in Eastern Turkey, and most of them have left monuments of high quality. Hittite, Urartian, Hellenistic, Roman, Syrian, Byzantine, Armenian, Arab, Seljuk and Ottoman, their remains are all represented in the region. These include...
The Presented Past
Heritage, Museums and Education
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
The Presented Past is concerned with the differences between the comparatively static, well-understood way in which the past is presented in schools, museums and at historic sites compared to the approaches currently being explored in contemporary archaeology. It challenges the all-too-frequent representation...
Soils, Climate and Society
Archaeological Investigations in Ancient America
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2013
Much recent archaeological research focuses on social forces as the impetus for cultural change. Soils, Climate and Society, however, focuses on the complex relationship between human populations and the physical environment, particularly the land--the foundation of agricultural production and, by...
A Prehistory of South America
Ancient Cultural Diversity on the Least Known Continent
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2014
A Prehistory of South America is an overview of the ancient and historic native cultures of the entire continent of South America based on the most recent archaeological investigations. This accessible, clearly written text is designed to engage undergraduate and beginning graduate students in anthropology.
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by Jeffrey Quilter
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: December 17, 2013
The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and...
Beardmore
The Viking Hoax That Rewrote History
Language: English
Release Date: August 21, 2018
In 1936, long before the discovery of the Viking settlement at L'Anse aux Meadows, the Royal Ontario Museum made a sensational acquisition: the contents of a Viking grave that prospector Eddy Dodd said he had found on his mining claim east of Lake Nipigon. The relics remained on display for two decades,...
by Christopher B. Donnan, Carol J. Mackey
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
Archaeologists working in the Moche Valley of Peru have uncovered a number of tombs representing various cultures that flourished there prior to European contact. This book provides a full description of 103 such burials, spanning a period of more than 3,500 years. Each burial is documented with an accurate...
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Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2015
Paquimé, the great multistoried pre-Hispanic settlement also known as Casas Grandes, was the center of an ancient region with hundreds of related neighbors. It also participated in massive networks that stretched their fingers through northwestern Mexico and the U.S. Southwest. Paquimé is widely...
Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos
Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2011
Mixtecs, Zapotecs, and Chatinos: Ancient Peoples of Southern Mexico examines the origins, history, and interrelationships of the civilizations that arose and flourished in Oaxaca.
Provides an up-to-date summary of the current state of research findings and archaeological evidence
Uses contemporary...
Sacrifice, Violence, and Ideology Among the Moche
The Rise of Social Complexity in Ancient Peru
Language: English
Release Date: May 3, 2016
In a special precinct dedicated to ritual sacrifice at Huaca de la Luna on the north coast of Peru, about seventy-five men were killed and dismembered, their remains and body parts then carefully rearranged and left on the ground with numerous offerings. The discovery of this large sacrificial site—one...
Early Civilizations of the Old World
The Formative Histories of Egypt, The Levant, Mesopotamia, India and China
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2003
In this new paperback edition of Early Civilizations of the Old World, Charles Keith Maisels traces the development of some of the earliest and key civilizations in history. In each case the ecological and economic background to growth, geographical factors, cross-cultural intersection and the rise...
Contesting Antiquity in Egypt
Archaeologies, Museums, and the Struggle for Identities from World War I to Nasser
Language: English
Release Date: November 20, 2015
The sensational discovery in 1922 of Tutankhamun's tomb, close on the heels of Britain's declaration of Egyptian independence, accelerated the growth in Egypt of both Egyptology as a formal discipline and of 'pharaonism'-popular interest in ancient Egypt-as an inspiration in the struggle for full...
by Stefanie Hoss, Alissa Whitmaore
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2016
Small finds – the stuff of everyday life – offer archaeologists a fascinating glimpse into the material lives of the ancient Romans. These objects hold great promise for unravelling the ins and outs of daily life, especially for the social groups, activities, and regions for which few written...