Archaeological theory

The concept of time is salient to all human affairs and can be understood in a variety of different ways.

The contributors to this volume provide an accessible and jargon-free insight into the notion of the Roman city; what shaped it, and how it both structured and reflected Roman society.

The contributors to this volume provide an accessible and jargon-free insight into the notion of the Roman city; what shaped it, and how it both structured and reflected Roman society.

Historical Archaeology demonstrates the potential of adopting a flexible, encompassing definition of historical archaeology which involves the study of all societies with documentary evidence.

Historical Archaeology demonstrates the potential of adopting a flexible, encompassing definition of historical archaeology which involves the study of all societies with documentary evidence.

There has recently been much interest among geographers, historians and political theorists in concepts of centre and periphery.

There has recently been much interest among geographers, historians and political theorists in concepts of centre and periphery.

The nature of power - one of the central concerns in social science - is the main theme of this wide-ranging book.

Islands in Time explores the ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies.

Islands in Time explores the ecological and cultural development of prehistoric island societies.

In this latest collection of his articles, of which seven are written especially for this volume, Ian Hodder captures and continues the lively controversy of the 1980s over symbolic and structural approaches to archaeology.

In this latest collection of his articles, of which seven are written especially for this volume, Ian Hodder captures and continues the lively controversy of the 1980s over symbolic and structural approaches to archaeology.

This provocative and often controversial volume examines concepts of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood, to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire.

This provocative and often controversial volume examines concepts of ethnicity, citizenship and nationhood, to determine what constituted cultural identity in the Roman Empire.

The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology.

The question of ethnicity is highly controversial in contemporary archaeology.

Over the last twenty-five years archaeology has revolutionised our knowledge of the early history of British towns.

Over the last twenty-five years archaeology has revolutionised our knowledge of the early history of British towns.

Power relations among humans have likely been a topic of interest since long before any historical claims to its nature were proffered.

Power relations among humans have likely been a topic of interest since long before any historical claims to its nature were proffered.

Examine the questions of how, what, and why associated with religiousness and spirituality in the lives of older adults!

Examine the questions of how, what, and why associated with religiousness and spirituality in the lives of older adults!

Architecture is a powerful medium for representing, ordering and classifying the world, and understanding the use of space is fundamental to archaeological inquiry.

Architecture is a powerful medium for representing, ordering and classifying the world, and understanding the use of space is fundamental to archaeological inquiry.

First published in 1998.

First published in 1998.

We live in a world surrounded by remarkable cultural achievements of human kind.

We live in a world surrounded by remarkable cultural achievements of human kind.

Archaeology and the Modern World advances a new controversial theory of historical archaeology.

Archaeology and the Modern World advances a new controversial theory of historical archaeology.

Archaeologists do not discover the past but take the fragmentary remains which they recover and make something of them.

Archaeologists do not discover the past but take the fragmentary remains which they recover and make something of them.

Time, Tradition and Society in Greek Archaeology is an innovative volume which examines the relevance of archaeological theory to classical archaeology.

Time, Tradition and Society in Greek Archaeology is an innovative volume which examines the relevance of archaeological theory to classical archaeology.

Cultural identity is a key area of debate in contemporary Europe.

The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean are some of the most politically charged regions in which archaeology is implicated.

The Middle East and Eastern Mediterranean are some of the most politically charged regions in which archaeology is implicated.

Time, Culture and Identity questions the modern western distinctions between: * nature and culture * mind and body * object and subject.

Time, Culture and Identity questions the modern western distinctions between: * nature and culture * mind and body * object and subject.

Archaeology and Folklore explores the complex relationship between the two disciplines to demonstrate what they might learn from each other.

Archaeology and Folklore explores the complex relationship between the two disciplines to demonstrate what they might learn from each other.

Archaeological evidence suggests that Neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survives.

Archaeological evidence suggests that Neolithic sites had many different, frequently contradictory functions, and there may have been other uses for which no evidence survives.

This book employs contemporary theoretical perspectives to investigate the Neolithic period in southern britain.

This book employs contemporary theoretical perspectives to investigate the Neolithic period in southern britain.

Environments, landscapes, and ecological systems are often seen as fundamental by archaeologists, but how they relate to society is understood in very different ways.

Environments, landscapes, and ecological systems are often seen as fundamental by archaeologists, but how they relate to society is understood in very different ways.

Archaeology and World Religion is an important new work, being the first to examine these two vast topics together.

Archaeology and World Religion is an important new work, being the first to examine these two vast topics together.

This pioneering and comprehensive survey is the first overview of current themes in Latin American archaeology written solely by academics native to the region, and it makes their collected expertise available to an English-speaking audience for the first time.