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Prehistoric archaeology

  • Ancient Warfareby John Carman; Anthony Harding

    The History Press 2013; US$ 21.86

    This ambitious and innovative book sets out to establish a new understanding of human aggression and conflict in the distant past. Examining the evidence of warfare in prehistoric times and in the early historical period, John Carman and Anthony Harding throw fresh light on the motives and methods of the combatants. This study marks a significant... more...

  • Rough and Tumbleby Travis Rayne Pickering

    University of California Press 2013; US$ 29.95

    Travis Rayne Pickering argues that the advent of ambush hunting approximately two million years ago marked a milestone in human evolution, one that established the social dynamic that allowed our ancestors to expand their range and diet. He challenges the traditional link between aggression and human predation, however, claiming that while aggressive... more...

  • The Prehistory of Iberia: Debating Early Social Stratification and the Stateby María Cruz Berrocal; Leonardo García Sanjuán; Antonio Gilman

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 125.00

    The origin and early development of social stratification is essentially an archaeological problem. The impressive advance of archaeological research has revealed that, first and foremost, the pre-eminence of stratified or class society in today?s world is the result of a long social struggle. This volume advances the archaeological study of social... more...

  • The Origins of the Civilization of Angkorby Charles Higham

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 69.99

    The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor reflects the results of a research programme conducted by Charles Higham over the last twenty years, highlighting much entirely new, and occasionally surprising, information and providing a distinct perspective on cultural change over two millennia. The book covers the background of environmental change, the... more...

  • The Origins of the Civilization of Angkorby Charles Higham

    Bloomsbury Publishing 2013; US$ 69.99

    The Origins of the Civilization of Angkor reflects the results of a research programme conducted by Charles Higham over the last twenty years, highlighting much entirely new, and occasionally surprising, information and providing a distinct perspective on cultural change over two millennia. The book covers the background of environmental change, the... more...

  • From Primitives to Primatesby David von Reybrouck

    Sidestone Press 2013; US$ 29.35

    Where do our images about early hominids come from? In this fascinating in-depth study, David Van Reybrouck demonstrates how input from ethnography and primatology has deeply influenced our visions about the past from the 19th century to this day – often far beyond the available evidence. Victorian scholars were keen to look at contemporary Australian... more...

  • Bones for Tools - Tools for Bonesby Krish Seetah; Brad Gravina

    McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research 2012; US$ 45.00

    This volume examines the interplay between animal procurement and tool production with the aim of understanding the scope of past interactions between humans and the world around them. more...

  • Image, Memory & Monumentalityby Andrew Meirion Jones; Julie Gardiner

    Oxbow Books 2012; US$ 32.50

    Leading scholars in these 29 commissioned papers in honour of Richard Bradley discuss key themes in prehistoric archaeology that have defined his career, such as monumentality, memory, rock art, landscape, material worlds and field practice. The scope is broad, covering both Britain and Europe, and while the focus is very much on the archaeology of... more...

  • Exchange Networks and Local Transformationsby Maria Emanuela Alberti; Serena Sabatini

    Oxbow Books 2012; US$ 38.00

    Throughout the local Bronze and Iron Age, European and Mediterranean societies appear to have been involved in complex systems of exchange networks which invariably affected local customs and historical developments. Archaeological evidence suggests social and economic phenomena, cultural expressions and technological skills stemmed from multifaceted... more...

  • Origins of Human Innovation and Creativityby Scott Elias

    Elsevier Science 2012; US$ 225.00

    Innovation and creativity are two of the key characteristics that distinguish cultural transmission from biological transmission. This book explores a number of questions concerning the nature and timing of the origins of human creativity. What were the driving factors in the development of new technologies? What caused the stasis in stone tool technological... more...