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Environmental Archaeology
The History Press 2008; US$ 38.23What environmental remains can tell us about the past more...
Body Parts and Bodies Whole
Oxbow Books 2010; US$ 30.00This volume grew out of an interdisciplinary discussion held in the context of the Leverhulme-funded project 'Changing Beliefs in the Human Body', through which the image of the body in pieces soon emerged as a potent site of attitudes about the body and associated practices in many periods. Archaeologists routinely encounter parts of human... more...
Experimentation and Interpretation
Oxbow Books 2010; US$ 30.00In December 2008, a session on Experimental Archaeology was held at TAG in Southampton. Although at first it seemed out-of-place to discuss a topic stemming from science at a theory conference, the contributions demonstrated that many of the best archaeological projects today are those which use methodology and interpretation from both the sciences... more...
The Archaeology of Animal Bones
The History Press 2013; US$ 24.78Animal bones are one of the most abundant types of evidence found in archaeological sites dating from pre-historic times to the Middle Ages, and they can reveal a startling amount about the economy and way of life of people in the past. This is a fascinating introduction for anyone seeking to understand how these bones can shed light on our knowledge... more...
Critical Approaches to Fieldwork
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 42.95This work takes as its starting point the role of fieldwork and how this has changed over the past 150 years. The author argues against progressive accounts of fieldwork and instead places it in its broader intellectual context to critically examine the relationship between theoretical paradigms and everyday archaeological practice. In providing a... more...
Techniques of Archaeological Excavation
Routledge 1993; US$ 57.95Immediately hailed as the standard work and one of the most widely used archaeological field manuals, Philip Barker's survey of current excavation techniques, now in its third edition, remains an indispensible guide for archaeologists. more...
Amateur Archaeologist
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 80.00This informed and practical guide shows how anyone with an interest can take part in archaeology at many different levels, whether through fieldwork undertaken individually or by joining an excavation. more...
Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 51.95Presenting a wide variety of case studies, ranging from the early Palaeolithic to Post-modernity, and from Europe to the Andes, West and East Africa, and the USA, Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order deals with both the theory and method of environmental archaeology. Including significant sections on Neanderthals, Palaeolithic mobiliary... more...
Archaeology of Ethnicity
Routledge 1997; US$ 44.95The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology. The author responds to the need for a reassessment of the ways in which social groups are identified in the archeological record. more...
The Archaeology of Time
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 31.95It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we take it very much for granted, our understanding of time affects the way we do archaeology. This book is an introduction not just to the issues of chronology and dating,... more...









