Archaeological theory books

International contributors examine the way in which modern technology is revolutionising arch- aeological knowledge....  Read More >>

The Archaeology and Anthropology of Landscape contributes to the development of theory in archaeology and anthropology,...  Read More >>

A unique volume that brings together contributors from all over the world to provide the first truly global perspective...  Read More >>

"How does ""heritage"" become objectified within public institutions and representative of a national past? This...  Read More >>

Demonstrates the critical role of cosmology, values, and perceptions in the archaeological histories of hunter-fisher-gatherers....  Read More >>

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Exploring the notion of community identity in an archaeological context  Read More >>

This volume investigates smaller and larger networks of contacts within and across the Aegean and nearby regions,...  Read More >>

This book examines the material and physical environment of the British soldiers on the Western Front (1914-1918)...  Read More >>

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Brown outlines best practice for the preservation of monuments and architectural and natural beauty. The second...  Read More >>

This 1996 volume uses analytical methods to approach architecture and its relationship to culture, politics, and...  Read More >>

Drawing particularly on the rich material culture from the Bronze Age of Greece, Knappett foregrounds the network...  Read More >>

The Death of Archaeological Theory? addresses the provocative subject of whether it is time to discount the burden...  Read More >>

This report aims to improve the effectiveness of Field Evaluation as part of the English planning system by applying...  Read More >>

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Whitney Battle-Baptiste outlines the basic tenets of Black feminist thought for archaeologists and shows how it...  Read More >>

A critically acute summary of the main theories about the 'State', from Greek antiquity to the present. The authors...  Read More >>

Grounded in case studies from individual objects and museum collections from North America, Europe, Africa, the...  Read More >>

Sandra Wallace argues that archaeological theory has become mired as a result of logical and ontological contradictions....  Read More >>

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Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth...  Read More >>

Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth...  Read More >>

The archaeological past exists for us through intermediaries. Some are written works, descriptions, narratives and...  Read More >>

A collection of the papers presented at the Twentieth Anniversary Southwest Symposium. It looks back at the issues...  Read More >>