Physical anthropology & ethnography books

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Figurines in Hellenistic Babylonia: Miniaturization and Cultural Hybridity

Figurines in Hellenistic Babylonia: Miniaturization...

Author: Stephanie M. Langin-Hooper (Southern Methodist University, Texas)
ISBN: 9781108488143
Format: Hardback
$217.32

This volume investigates the impact of Greek art, particularly Hellenistic sculpture motifs and styles on the figurines...  Read More >>

Human Remains: Curation, Reburial and Repatriation

Human Remains: Curation, Reburial and Repatriation

Author: Margaret Clegg (University College London)
ISBN: 9781107098381
Format: Hardback
$191.48

A practical and informative guide to caring for human remains in museums. Discusses key legal and ethical issues,...  Read More >>

Estimation of the Time since Death: Current Research and Future Trends

Estimation of the Time since Death: Current Research...

Author: Jarvis Hayman (Visiting Fellow, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia) ,  Marc Oxenham (Australian National University, Canberra, Australia)
ISBN: 9780128157312
Format: Paperback
$263.87

Estimation of the Time Since Death is a current comprehensive work on the methods and research advances into the...  Read More >>

Blueberries: essays concerning understanding

Blueberries: essays concerning understanding

Author: Ellena Savage (Sessional tutor and lecturer, RMIT University / PhD Candidate, Monash University)
ISBN: 9781912854677
Format: Paperback
$28.44

‘I mean who cares about opinions, gossip, whatever, when bodies are so vulnerable, in search only of love and breath.’...  Read More >>

Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos Islands: A Legacy of Human Occupation

Historical Ecology and Archaeology in the Galápagos...

Author: Peter W. Stahl ,  Fernando J. Astudillo
ISBN: 9780813066271
Format: Hardback
$237.60

The Galßpagos Islands are one of the world's premiere nature attractions, home to unique ecosystems widely thought...  Read More >>

Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China: Incense Is Kept Burning

Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in...

Author: Ziying You
ISBN: 9780253046369
Format: Paperback
$62.95

"In this important ethnography Ziying You explores the role of the ""folk literati"" in negotiating, defining, and...  Read More >>

Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in Contemporary China: Incense Is Kept Burning

Folk Literati, Contested Tradition, and Heritage in...

Author: Ziying You
ISBN: 9780253046352
Format: Hardback
$150.95

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The Bipoint in the Settlement of North America: Trans-Oceanic Migrations and Settlement of Prehistoric Americas

The Bipoint in the Settlement of North America: Trans-Oceanic...

Author: Wm Jack Hranicky
ISBN: 9781627342889
Format: Paperback
$93.02

This 378 page archaeological publication covers the development, definition, classification, and world-wide deployment...  Read More >>

In the Name of the Nation: India and Its Northeast

In the Name of the Nation: India and Its Northeast

Author: Sanjib Baruah
ISBN: 9781503611283
Format: Paperback
$57.95

In the Name of the Nation offers a much-needed contemporary history of India's troubled Northeastern region.  Read More >>

In the Name of the Nation: India and Its Northeast

In the Name of the Nation: India and Its Northeast

Author: Sanjib Baruah
ISBN: 9781503610705
Format: Hardback
$180.95

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Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes

Maritime Communities of the Ancient Andes

Author: Gabriel Prieto ,  Daniel H. Sandweiss
ISBN: 9780813066141
Format: Hardback
$330.00

Examines how settlements along South America's Pacific coastline played a role in the emergence, consolidation,...  Read More >>

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Author: Donald C Johanson ,  Maitland Edey
ISBN: 9781094102627
Format: Audio
$277.20

The story of the discovery of Lucy --the oldest, best-preserved skeleton of any erect-walking human ancestor ever...  Read More >>

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Author: Donald C Johanson ,  Maitland Edey
ISBN: 9781094102641
Format: Audio
$79.07

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Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind

Author: Donald C Johanson ,  Maitland Edey
ISBN: 9781094102634
Format: Audio
$92.27

"The story of the discovery of ""Lucy""--the oldest, best-preserved skeleton of any erect-walking human ancestor...  Read More >>

This Is Your Brain On Parasites: How Tiny Creatures Manipulate Our Behavior and Shape Society

This Is Your Brain On Parasites: How Tiny Creatures...

Author: Kathleen McAuliffe
ISBN: 9780544947252
Format: Paperback
$42.99

A riveting investigation of the myriad ways that parasites control how creatures--including humans--act, feel, and...  Read More >>

The Secret Lives of Anthropologists: Lessons from the Field

The Secret Lives of Anthropologists: Lessons from the...

Author: Bonnie L. Hewlett
ISBN: 9781138501867
Format: Paperback
$79.99

This book addresses the difficult conditions researchers may face in the field and provides lessons in how to navigate...  Read More >>

The Anthropology of Precious Minerals

The Anthropology of Precious Minerals

Author: Elizabeth Ferry ,  Annabel Vallard
ISBN: 9781487503178
Format: Hardback
$99.99

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The Secret Lives of Anthropologists: Lessons from the Field

The Secret Lives of Anthropologists: Lessons from the...

Author: Bonnie L. Hewlett
ISBN: 9781138501850
Format: Hardback
$284.00

This book addresses the difficult conditions researchers may face in the field and provides lessons in how to navigate...  Read More >>

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in...

Author: Emanuela Grama
ISBN: 9780253044808
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Focusing on Romania from 1945 to 2016, Socialist Heritage explores the socialist state's attempt to create its own...  Read More >>

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in Romania

Socialist Heritage: The Politics of Past and Place in...

Author: Emanuela Grama
ISBN: 9780253044792
Format: Hardback
$120.95

Focusing on Romania from 1945 to 2016, Socialist Heritage explores the socialist state's attempt to create its own...  Read More >>

The Archaeology of Human-Environmental Dynamics on the North American Atlantic Coast

The Archaeology of Human-Environmental Dynamics on the...

Author: Leslie Reeder-Myers ,  John A. Turck
ISBN: 9780813066134
Format: Hardback
$264.00

Using archaeology as a tool for understanding long-term ecological and climatic change, this volume synthesizes...  Read More >>

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