Archaeology

New data from the past 25 years of research at animportant pre-Hispanic siteThesacred Andean site of Pachacamac, inhabited for over a thousand years beforethe Spanish Conquest, has an enduring presence in Peruvian history and plays apivotal role in the formation of current views about religion and thought inthe pre-Hispanic period.

A full-color examination of 50 fascinating and important archaeological discoveries from prehistoric Europe.

Society for Historical Archaeology James Deetz Book AwardThe first synthesis of the archaeologicalheritage of BaltimoreBelow Baltimore provides the first detailed overview of the rich archaeologicalheritage of the people and city of Baltimore.

With the widest catchment area of any river in Britain, the Tay drains much of the lower Highlands of Scotland.

A full-color examination of 50 fascinating and important archaeological discoveries from prehistoric Europe.

The role of place-making and architecturein mobile culturesTherelationship of hunter-gatherer societies to the built environment is oftenoverlooked or characterized as strictly utilitarian in archaeological research.

This book centres on the transformation of landscapes, focusing on the Western Mediterranean during the end of the Roman Republic and the Early Roman Empire.

North American Society for Oceanic History John R.

Examining the meaning of the Ohio Hopewell monumental earthworks within the societies that built themWere the builders of the famous earthworks and mounds of the Middle Ohio Valley, people we today call Ohio Hopewell, residentially mobile or sedentary populations?

From the early colonial period to the close of World War II, life in North America was predominantly agrarian and rural.

This book centres on the transformation of landscapes, focusing on the Western Mediterranean during the end of the Roman Republic and the Early Roman Empire.

In Ancient Andean Houses, Jerry Moore offers an extensive survey of vernacular architecture from across the entire length of the Andes, drawing on ethnographic and archaeological information from Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in Colombia to the Patagonia region of Argentina and Chile.

Counteringdominant narratives of conflict through attention to memory and traumaThisvolume presents approaches to the archaeology of war that move beyond the forensicanalysis of battlefields, fortifications, and other sites of conflict toconsider the historical memory, commemoration, and social experience of war.

Varied approaches to an overlooked timeperiod in the history and archaeology of the MediterraneanThisbook presents multidisciplinary perspectives on Greece, Corsica, Malta, andSicily from the fourth to the thirteenth centuries, an often-overlooked time inthe history of the central Mediterranean.

Bisher hat die hohe Zahl archäologischer Unternehmungen in Griechenland und Kleinasien um 1900 dafür gesorgt, dass deren wissenschaftsgeschichtliche Untersuchung sich auf wenige "große" Ausgrabungen wie Pergamon und Olympia konzentrierte.

Wagering the Land: Ritual, Capital, and Environmental Degradation in the Cordillera of Northern Luzon, 19001986 by Martin W.

Catastrophes are on the rise due to climate change, as is their toll in terms of lives and livelihoods as world populations rise and people settle into hazardous places.

Wagering the Land: Ritual, Capital, and Environmental Degradation in the Cordillera of Northern Luzon, 19001986 by Martin W.

In einer Zeit, in der sich Klimastreiks auf der ganzen Welt ausbreiten, entwirrt dieses Buch die Fäden eines Konzepts, das in hohem Maße mobilisiert und entsprechende Medienaufmerksamkeit erfährt.

Thundering Zeus uses an innovative, interdisciplinary approach to resolve one of the greatest puzzles in all of Hellenistic history.

Examines how the media reported a bulge on the San Andreas Fault in 1976, describes the impact on public opinion, and suggests ways to encourage earthquake preparednessMany titles in the Voices Revived program are also newly available as ebooks, offered at a discounted price to support wider access to scholarly work.

This title combines archaeology and linguistics to explore Africa's early history, especially where written records are scarce or absent.

Examines how the media reported a bulge on the San Andreas Fault in 1976, describes the impact on public opinion, and suggests ways to encourage earthquake preparednessMany titles in the Voices Revived program are also newly available as ebooks, offered at a discounted price to support wider access to scholarly work.

Gathers letters, written by the influential American paleontologist, which share his thoughts on science, art, literature, and travel.

Gathers letters, written by the influential American paleontologist, which share his thoughts on science, art, literature, and travel.

In Rooting in a Useless Land, Chelsea Fisher examines the deep histories of environmental-justice conflicts in Mexicos Yucatn Peninsula.

Christina MacDonald MacQueen (1884–1959) was born on St Kilda and grew up there at the close of the 19th century.

This title was originally published in 1985.

This title was originally published in 1985.

This title was originally published in 1965.

This title was originally published in 1965.

Basil of Caesarea is thought of most often as an opponent of heresy and a pioneer of monastic life in the eastern church.

Alec Miller's Stone and Marble Carving: A Manual for the Student Sculptor is a rare blend of workshop craft and lived wisdom, distilling a lifetime at the bench into clear, practical guidance.

This title was originally published in 1938.

This title was originally published in 1938.

Heritage is all around us, not just in monuments and museums, but in places that matter, in the countryside and in collections and stories.

Alec Miller's Stone and Marble Carving: A Manual for the Student Sculptor is a rare blend of workshop craft and lived wisdom, distilling a lifetime at the bench into clear, practical guidance.

The use of computation in archaeology is a kind of magic, a way of heightening the archaeological imagination.