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The Museum Educator's Manual
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 89.99This all-in-one book provides information, strategies, and tips on museum education in the areas of volunteer management, docent training, tour development, teacher training, web technology, exhibits, working with families, programs and events, evaluation, collaboration with other institutions, and funding. more...
The Archaeologist's Field Handbook
AltaMira Press 2008; US$ 53.99This comprehensive handbook provides step-by-step instructions on how to do archaeological fieldwork in North America. The wealth of diagrams, photos, maps and checklists clearly illustrate how to design, fund, research, map, record, interpret, photograph, and present archaeological surveys and excavations. more...
Planning Successful Museum Building Projects
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 33.99Planning Successful Museum Building Projects provides comprehensive, practical guidance on planning, financing, implementing, managing, and evaluating all kinds of museum construction projects. more...
Revolutionary Economies
AltaMira Press 2008; US$ 31.99The roots of capitalism in America can be found in the archaeology and history of urban craftsmen and production in the Chesapeake regions of Annapolis and Alexandria.Revolutionary Economies examines archaeological sites in these early American cities in order to explore the country's economic history, charting the stages of production from household... more...
Practical Evaluation Guide
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 31.99Practical Evaluation Guide provides the necessary tools to evaluate the effectiveness of programs and exhibits in informal educational settings_museums, science centers, zoos, aquariums, botanical gardens, and parks. more...
War Paths, Peace Paths
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 26.99Focusing on four major issues in prehistoric warfare studies: settlement data, skeletal trauma, weaponry, and iconography, David H. Dye presents a new interpretation of prehistoric warfare in the eastern United States. more...
Cross-Cultural Research Methods
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 28.99Cross-Cultural Research Methods is an introductory teaching tool that shows students and potential researchers how to describe, compare, and analyze patterns that occur in different cultures. This text explains how to form and test hypotheses about cultural variation, whether it be anthropological, sociological, psychological, medical, or political. more...
Free-Choice Learning and the Environment
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 25.99Free-Choice Learning and the Environment explores the theoretical, practical, and policy aspects of free-choice environmental education for learners of all ages. more...
Assessing Site Significance
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 31.99Hardesty and Little provide the most up-to-date guide for assessing the historical significance of archaeological sites that may be eligible to be listed in the National Register of Historic Places. In this second edition, all laws, regulations, and references have been entirely updated. New material on landfills, Japanese internment camps, landscapes,... more...
Dwelling, Identity, and the Maya
AltaMira Press 2009; US$ 74.99This book offers a new perspective on the ancient Maya that emphasizes the importance of dwelling as a social practice. Using excavations of ancient Chunchucmil as a case study, it investigates how Maya personhood was structured and transformed in and beyond the domestic sphere and examines the role of the past in the production of contemporary Maya... more...









