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This volume focuses on the analysis of materials, from the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age periods of Britain and Ireland, in the study of prehistoric artefacts. Challenging the assumption that materials are inert and shaped by past societies, it argues that it is rather the mate…
"This book brings together archaeological investigations of Eurasian regimes and revolutions ranging from the Bronze Age to the modern day." "For thousands of years, the geography of Eurasia has facilitated travel, conquest, and colonization by various groups, from the Huns in …
A collection of 19 reprinted papers by distinguished scholars, 'Histories of Archaeology' reflects the growing interest in the historiography of this discipline. A general introduction orients readers by outlining core themes and issues in the field.
A collection of 19 reprinted papers by distinguished scholars, Histories of Archaeology reflects the growing interest in the historiography of this discipline. A general introduction orients readers by outlining core themes and issues in the field. - ;In recent years there has b…
Modes of production and archaeology
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This volume challenges the historical materialistic, non-capitalist modes that are used by archaeologists as not all that useful and instead considers how social labor is organized to transform nature into culturally refined and useful resources and how this can either maintain …
In this book, Graham Connah offers an overview of archaeological authorship: its diversity, its challenges, and its methodology.
Ancient Technologies and Archaeological Materials presents solutions to questions of dating, composition, provenience, and technology through the application of instrumental techniques to archaeological materials. The book also examines the reconstruction of early environments t…
"The Living Goddesses crowns a lifetime of innovative, influential work by one of the twentieth century's most remarkable scholars. Marija Gimbutas wrote and taught with rare clarity her original - and originally shocking - interpretation of prehistoric European civilization. Gi…
Computer-generated images (CGIs) are used and accepted in the world of entertainment but the use of visualization techniques in research in the arts and humanities is controversial. This volume explores the challenges of providing intellectual transparency and accountability in …
'A Companion to the Archaeology of Religion in the Ancient World' presents a comprehensive overview of a wide range of topics relating to the practices, expressions, and interactions of religion in antiquity, primarily in the Greco-Roman world.