Archaeology category: 3529 books
Historical and Archaeological Perspectives on Gender Transformations
From Private to Public
Language: English
Release Date: December 9, 2012
In many facets of Western culture, including archaeology, there remains a legacy of perceiving gender divisions as natural, innate, and biological in origin. This belief follows that men are naturally pre-disposed to public, intellectual pursuits, while women are innately designed to care for the...
Case Studies in Paleoethnobotany
Understanding Ancient Lifeways through the Study of Phytoliths, Starch, Macroremains, and Pollen
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2018
Case Studies in Paleoethnobotany focuses on interpretation in paleoethnobotany. In it the reader is guided through the process of analyzing archaeobotanical data and of using that data to address research questions. Part I introduces archaeobotanical remains and how they are deposited, preserved,...
Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire
Pits, Posts and Cereals: Archaeological Investigations 2006–2009
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2018
Between 2006 and 2009 Worcestershire Archaeology completed a series of investigations in advance of quarrying at Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire revealing one of the most important sequences of prehistoric to early medieval activity discovered to date from the Central Severn Valley. Well-preserved...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: December 6, 2012
American things, American material culture, and American archaeology are the themes of this book. The authors use goods used or made in America to illuminate issues such as tenancy, racism, sexism, and regional bias. Contributors utilize data about everyday objects - from tin cans and bottles to namebrand...
Plants from the Past
Works Of Leonard W. Blake & Hugh C. Cutler
Language: English
Release Date: September 22, 2009
Plants from the Past is a fascinating, comprehensive record of the work of two dedicated plant scientists who were instrumental in the establishment of archaeobotany and paleoethnobotany as vigorous subdisciplines within American archaeology. Hugh Carson Cutler and Leonard Watson Blake worked together...
The Monastic Landscape of Late Antique Egypt
An Archaeological Reconstruction
Language: English
Release Date: November 23, 2017
Darlene L. Brooks Hedstrom offers a new history of the field of Egyptian monastic archaeology. It is the first study in English to trace how scholars identified a space or site as monastic within the Egyptian landscape and how such identifications impacted perceptions of monasticism. Brooks Hedstrom...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: June 16, 2016
A collection of key articles on Syro-Palestinian archaeology of the Bronze and Iron Ages compiled in honor of archaeologist Olga Tufnell, excavator of the biblical city of Lachish, including contributions by Amiran, Callaway, Dever, Stager, and Ussishkin.
by Yosef Garfinkel, Saar Ganor, Michael G. Hasel
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2018
The remarkable excavation of a previously unidentified city in Israel from the time of King David, shedding new light on the link between the bible and history
King David is a pivotal figure in the Bible, which tells his life story in detail and gives stirring accounts of his deeds, including...
Travels with an Archaeologist
Finding a Sense of Place
Language: English
Release Date: April 20, 2017
'You must be very patient', most everyone asserts admiringly on encountering an archaeologist. Patience in the pursuit of history instantly earns consideration. Patience to sift through the soil to discover treasure, from gold to unidentifiable knick-knacks – an educated beachcomber. But, patience...
Ironwork in Medieval Britain: An Archaeological Study: v. 31
An Archaeological Study
Language: English
Release Date: December 2, 2017
"This monograph is the definitive survey of iron tools and other fittings in use during the period c1066 to 1540AD. Exceptional in a north-western European context for its range and coverage of artefacts from both rural and urban excavations, much of the material described here was recovered during...
by Robert B. Faltermeier
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2014
This book is a concise guide on how to preserve, protect and analyse cultural heritage in private and public collections. Its focus is on three-dimensional works of art and archaeology crafted from materials like ceramics, glass, stone, metals, wood etc. It briefly explains the most important aspects...
by C.F.C. Hawkes
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 24, 2014
First published in 1940, this is a classic work by one of the most well-regarded archaeological scholars. European archaeology had made remarkable progress in the early twentieth century and this volume offers a clear impression of the understanding of European prehistory as a whole. Broken into six...
Violence and Civilization
Studies of Social Violence in History and Prehistory
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2013
This collection of essays begins with the premise that violence, in its relationship to order, is a central element of history. Taking a broad definition of violence, including structural and symbolic violence, the contributions move beyond the problematic of civilization’s mitigating or foundational...
Carmarthen Castle
The Archaeology of Government
Language: English
Release Date: June 10, 2014
Carmarthen Castle was one of the largest castles in medieval Wales. It was also one of the most important, in its role as a centre of government and as a Crown possession in a region dominated by Welsh lands and Marcher lordships. Largely demolished during the seventeenth century, it was subsequently...