Archaeological theory books

Things travel around the globe: they are shipped as mass consumer goods, or transported as souvenirs or gifts. There...  Read More >>

There are about 300 archaeological open-air museums in Europe. Their history goes from Romanticism up to modern-day...  Read More >>

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The importance of cultural contacts in the East Mediterranean has long been recognized and is the focus of ongoing...  Read More >>

This book focuses on material culture as a subject of philosophical inquiry and promotes the philosophical study...  Read More >>

Widely regarded as major visible field monuments of the Iron Age, hillforts are central to an understanding of later...  Read More >>

In this book the concept of mobility is explored for the archaeology of the Amazonian and Caribbean region. As a...  Read More >>

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Interpretive archaeology – meaning the interpretation (social science as opposed to hard science) of archaeology...  Read More >>

Animal procurement and tool production form two of the most tightly connected components of human behaviour. They...  Read More >>

Famous Russian rchaeologist Leo S. Klejn looks at the phenomenon that is Soviet archaeology and, even though under...  Read More >>

Charts a new understanding of the materiality of religion, by drawing on the field of archaeological theory and...  Read More >>

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Homoerotic Sensibilities in Late Imperial China combines literary and historical analysis to identify the modes...  Read More >>

The body is the main forum for learning about how to do, think and believe and it is a starting point for the granting...  Read More >>

Using the example of prehistoric paintings discovered in the late 19th century in Spain and France Cave Art, Perception...  Read More >>

Ancient Alterity in the Andes is the first major treatment on ancient alterity: how people in the past regarded...  Read More >>

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An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first...  Read More >>

An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first...  Read More >>

The destruction by fire of a reconstruction of a Sunken-Featured Building (SFB or Grubenhaus) at West Stow in Suffolk,...  Read More >>

An international and multidisciplinary team addresses significant ethical questions about the rights to access,...  Read More >>

Bradley's volume uses archaeological evidence to investigate the creation, use, and ultimate demise of circular...  Read More >>