Archaeology category: 3529 books
Archaeological Theory
An Introduction
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2019
A lively and accessible introduction to themes and debates in archaeological theory for students of all levels
Archaeological Theory is a relatable, accessible, reader-friendly first step into the world of theory for archaeology students. Recognizing that many students shy away from the study...
Using Computers in Archaeology
Towards Virtual Pasts
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2003
Today, archaeologists are spending more and more time examining the past with the aid of computers. How does this increased dependence on technology affect the theory and practice of archaeology?
Using Computers in Archaeology is a comprehensive review of computer applications in archaeology from...
by Marie Louise Stig Sørensen
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 24, 2013
This major new textbook explores the relations between gender and archaeology, providing an innovative and important account of how material culture is used in the construction of gender. Throughout this lively and accessible text, Sorensen engages with the question of how gender is materially constituted,...
Community Archaeology
Themes, Methods and Practices
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2011
Community Archaeology is an assessment of the aims, results and validity of the broad spectrum of community archaeology initiatives taking place today. The project arose from a shared belief in cooperation between professional and non-professional archaeologists and the belief that archaeology does...
From Antiquarian to Archaeologist
The History and Philosophy of Archaeology
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
This volume forms a collection of papers tracking the emergence of the history of archaeology from a subject of marginal status in the 1980s to the mainstream subject which it is today. Professor Timothy Murray's essays have been widely cited and track over 20 years in the development of the subject....
London Under Ground
the archaeology of a city
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
London's archaeology is as complex and varied as the city is today. These seventeen papers survey twenty-five years of London archaeology in the city and its environs from prehistory to 1800. Contents: Introduction ( H Sheldon and I Haynes ); Towards the development of a settled landscape in London...
Archaeology and Language II
Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses
Language: English
Release Date: September 2, 2003
Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging...
Archaeology in the 'Land of Tells and Ruins'
A History of Excavations in the Holy Land Inspired by the Photographs and Accounts of Leo Boer
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2014
Recently, a travel account and 700 photographs came to light by the hand of Leo Boer, a former student of the École Biblique et Archéologique Française in Jerusalem who, at the age of 26 in 1953–4 visited many archaeological sites in the area of present-day Israel and the Palestinian Territories....
by Simon Mays
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: April 21, 2010
The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the scientific analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites. This completely revised edition reflects the latest developments in scientific techniques for studying human skeletons and the latest applications of those...
Boats, Ships and Shipyards
Proceedings of the Ninth International Symposium on Boat and Ship Archaeology, Venice 2000
Language: English
Release Date: October 3, 2016
From sewn planked boats in Early Dynastic Egypt to Late Roman wrecks in Italy, and the design of Venetian Merchant Galleys, this huge volume gathers together fifty-three papers presenting new research on the archaeology and history of ancient ships and shipbuilding traditions. The papers have been...
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Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 20, 2018
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology brings together expert work by leading scholars of the archaeology of Early Christianity and the Roman world in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. The thirty-four contributions to this volume survey Christian material culture and ground the...
Island Shores, Distant Pasts
Archaeological and Biological Approaches to the Pre-Columbian Settlement of the Caribbean
Language: English
Release Date: May 9, 2017
"An excellent compilation of new methods and theories in Caribbean archaeology. . . . Not only materialize[s] the methodological advance in Caribbean archaeology, but also signif[ies] the strong theoretical progression that this discipline is experiencing."--Journal of Caribbean Archaeology...
Re-Mapping Archaeology
Critical Perspectives, Alternative Mappings
Language: English
Release Date: July 27, 2018
Maps have always been a fundamental tool in archaeological practice, and their prominence and variety have increased along with a growing range of digital technologies used to collect, visualise, query and analyse spatial data. However, unlike in other disciplines, the development of archaeological...
Archaeology from Space
How the Future Shapes Our Past
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2019
National Geographic Explorer and TED Prize-winner Dr. Sarah Parcak welcomes you to the exciting new world of space archaeology, a growing field that is sparking extraordinary discoveries from ancient civilizations across the globe.
In Archaeology from Space, Sarah Parcak shows the evolution,...