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  • Archaeology For Dummiesby Nancy Marie White

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2009; US$ 21.99

    An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000 years ago. Archaeology For Dummies offers a fascinating look at this intriguing field, taking readers on-site and revealing little-known details about some of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries. It explores how archaeology attempts to uncover the lives of our ancestors, examining historical dig sites around the world and explaining theories about ancient human societies. The guide also offers helpful information for readers who want to participate in an excavation themselves,... more...

  • Gender and Archaeologyby Roberta Gilchrist

    Routledge 1999; US$ 39.95

    Gender and Archaeology is the first volume to critically review the development of what is now a key topic internationally, looking across a range of periods and material culture. more...

  • Manifesting Powerby Tracy L. Sweely

    Routledge 1999; US$ 42.95

    Power relations among humans have likely been a topic of interest since long before any historical claims to its nature were proffered. This book recognizes that power and gender may be rooted in the experience of power in western society. more...

  • Archaeological Approaches to Cultural Identityby S. J. Shennan

    Routledge 1994; US$ 64.95

    Examines the critical implications of cultural identity from a variety of perspectives. Questions the nature and limits of archaeological knowledge of the past and the relationship of material culture to cultural identity. more...

  • Historical Archaeologyby Pedro Paulo A. Funari; Martin Hall; Sian Jones

    Routledge 1998; US$ 225.00

    Will be a welcome contribution to recent debates in historical archaeology. It will be of interest to students and scholars working in the fields of history and archaeology. more...

  • Archaeologies of the Contemporary Pastby Victor Buchli; Gavin Lucas

    Routledge 2001; US$ 43.95

    The Contributors to this volume represent the most recent research in this exciting new field. This new archaeology gives a crucial understanding of the experience of modernity and the communities it continues to affect. more...

  • Time and Archaeologyby Tim Murray

    Routledge 1999; US$ 140.00

    This pioneering collection illustrates and explores the diversity of archaeological approaches to time. The contributors contrast a scientific understanding with social, cultural and religious ideas of time. more...

  • Field Archaeologyby Peter L. Drewett

    Routledge 1999; US$ 38.95

    The dig is the face of archaeology most immediately recognised by the general public, and is often what attracts both students and amateurs to the discipline. Yet there is much more to working in the field than digging alone. Peter Drewett's comprehensive survey explores every stage of the process, from the core work of discovery and excavation to the final product, the published archaeological report. more...

  • Time, Culture and Identityby Julian Thomas

    Routledge 1996; US$ 47.95

    Drawing on the work of Heidegger, Thomas develops a way of writing about the past in which time is seen as central to the emerging identities of people and things, and the temporal structures of humans, places and artefacts as radically similar. more...

  • Archaeology of Household Activitiesby Penelope Allison

    Routledge 1999; US$ 45.95

    The Archaeology of Household Objects provides a comprehensive and accessible study for undergraduates and postgraduates into the material record of past households, aiding wider understanding of our own domestic development. more...