"Ants for Breakfast is about the adventure of modern archaeology. Seeking insight into prehistoric pottery manufacture and use, archaeologist James Skibo traveled to the remote Philippine highlands to live with the Kalinga people, once headhunters and one of the few groups in th…
"Ethnographic archaeology has emerged as a form of inquiry into archaeological dilemmas that arise as scholars question older, more positivistic paradigms. Ethnographic Archaeologies describes diverse methods, objectives, and rationalities currently employed in the making of eng…
"Ethnographic archaeology has emerged as a form of inquiry into archaeological dilemmas that arise as scholars question older, more positivistic paradigms. Ethnographic Archaeologies describes diverse methods, objectives, and rationalities currently employed in the making of eng…
"Human violence is an inescapable aspect of our society and culture. As the archaeological record clearly shows, this has always been true. What is its origin? What role does it play in shaping our behavior? How do ritual acts and cultural sanctions make violence acceptable? The…
During the Many Decades of slavery in North America, people of African descent sought to protect their human rights, escape from bondage, and combat exploitation. Their actions varied across different settings and times and included accommodation, collaboration, autonomy, and mi…
"Across the social sciences, gradualist evolutionary models of historical dynamics are giving way to explanations focused on the punctuated and contingent 'events' through which history is actually experienced. The Archaeology of Events is the first book-length work that systema…
Introduction -- The rise of the concept of race -- Social evolution and race -- Human evolution and the concept of culture(s) -- Archaeology and evolution -- Archaeology and the question of national identity : Gustav Kossinna -- Archaeology and culture : v. Gordon Childe -- Arch…
"Bradley Ensor shows how kinship can be a valuable tool for archaeologists. The Archaeology of Kinship explains how kinship is relevant to contemporary archaeological theory, detailing methods appropriate for archaeological analysis, and provides long-overdue solutions to proble…