Archaeological theory books

Popular culture has often presented a mythologised version of archaeology that at times misinforms the general public...  Read More >>

New approaches to both cultural landscapes and historic urban landscapes increasingly recognize the need to guide...  Read More >>

Every large nation in the world was directly or indirectly affected by the impact of war during the course of the...  Read More >>

This volume presents proceedings from sessions A15a, A15b, A15c of the XVII UISPP World Congress (1–7 September...  Read More >>

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This book combines findings from archaeology and anthropology on the making, use and distribution of hand-made pottery,...  Read More >>

The volume will provide, for the first time in forty years, a global overview of Late Middle Pleistocene archaeology....  Read More >>

This pioneering volume brings together specialists from contemporary craft and industry and from archaeology to...  Read More >>

How people produced or acquired their food in the past is one of the main questions in archaeology. Everyone needs...  Read More >>

This book introduces the concept of 'ritual failure' to archaeology. With a foreword by Timothy Insoll and a discussion...  Read More >>

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The human cost in any conflict is of course the first care in terms of the reduction, if not the elimination of...  Read More >>

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The articles in this volume provide examples of different approaches currently being developed on Prehistoric collective...  Read More >>

This volume sets out the results of a detailed programme of non-intrusive geophysical survey conducted across hillforts...  Read More >>

This volume takes stock of the empirical evidence, theoretical orientations, and historical reconstructions of archaeology...  Read More >>

Drawing on love studies and research in material cultures, this book seeks to re-examine love through materiality...  Read More >>

This book presents papers written by colleagues of Professor Gregory E. Areshian on the occasion his 65th birthday....  Read More >>

With new chapters on healing objects in East Africa and the shopping trolley, this edition examines material sources...  Read More >>

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The first cultural history of early modern cryptography, this book joins scholars who study ciphering and deciphering...  Read More >>

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This book unravels specific cultural moments in well-documented historical periods across the modern world. These...  Read More >>

The Proceedings of 12th International Conference of Archaeological Prospection draws together over 100 papers addressing...  Read More >>