Archaeological methodology & techniques books

Rethinking Migrations in Late Prehistoric Eurasia rethinks the role of migrations in late prehistoric Eurasia, integrating...  Read More >>

Presents an overview of recent archaeological discoveries made from Viking Age and Norse Scotland, showing how advances...  Read More >>

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Investigates deliberate fragmentation and damaging of figurines across a range of societies and periods.  Read More >>

An in-depth and illustrated analysis of the entire corpus of cartonnage found at Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt.  Read More >>

What can a cemetery tell us about the social and cultural dynamics of a place and time? Anthropologist Alison Bell...  Read More >>

The books is exploring trade routes in Upper Egypt. It is using satellite photos, archaeological data and written...  Read More >>

Over the last few years, 'media archaeology' has evolved from a marginal topic to an academic approach en vogue....  Read More >>

The effects of tectonic processes on archaeological sites are evidenced by earthquake damage, volcanic eruptions,...  Read More >>

This document provides guidelines for good practice in the use of radiocarbon dating and chronological modelling...  Read More >>

This Element is about some of the largest sites known in prehistoric Europe – sites so vast that they often remain...  Read More >>

This book presents an interdisciplinary study of the El Mirador cave located on the Atapuerca karstic system, one...  Read More >>

Through the 19th century, as archaeology started to emerge as a systematic discipline, plaster casting became a...  Read More >>

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This volume discusses the implications of the adoption of new tools used in the humanities, specifically archaeology,...  Read More >>

"Why did ancient autocrats patronise theatre? How could ancient theatre – rightly supposed to be an artform that...  Read More >>

This Handbook provides a transnational reference point for critical engagements with the legacies of, and futures...  Read More >>

Ancient Art Revisited develops new perspectives on ancient art by weaving together diverse strands within archaeology...  Read More >>

Explores the impact of human activity on soils in different climatic and vegetational zones.  Read More >>

This is the extraordinary story of the engagement between 250 young Australians, who enlisted in 1915 and died in...  Read More >>

Pottery analysis is a crucial component of excavating an archaeological site. Organic residues in pottery are made...  Read More >>

Describing the meaning of artifact spatial patterning can be highly subjective, yet many patterns can be quantified...  Read More >>

This book traces archaeological exploration and discoveries as early as 2012 and reveals Liangzhu culture by reviewing...  Read More >>

This Element was written to meet the theoretical and methodological challenge raised by the third science revolution...  Read More >>

Petrification is a process, but it also can be understood as a concept. This volume takes the first steps to manifest,...  Read More >>