Archaeology

A must for exhibit developers, researchers, educators, and other museum professionals looking for ways to engage visitors more deeply with interactive science exhibits, this book documents the exploration and findings of the Exploratorium's Active Prolonged Engagement project, funded by the National Science Foundation.

A must for exhibit developers, researchers, educators, and other museum professionals looking for ways to engage visitors more deeply with interactive science exhibits, this book documents the exploration and findings of the Exploratorium's Active Prolonged Engagement project, funded by the National Science Foundation.

The original research papers in this volume represent the first attempt to address issues of gender in the archaeology of Italy.

The original research papers in this volume represent the first attempt to address issues of gender in the archaeology of Italy.

This brief volume describes an innovative activity that can be used by museum professionals to foster two key inquiry skills-asking a good question and articulating discoveries.

This brief volume describes an innovative activity that can be used by museum professionals to foster two key inquiry skills-asking a good question and articulating discoveries.

This volume reports on the excavation of Guila Naquitz cave in Oaxaca, a site that provides important evidence for the earliest plant domestication in the New World.

This volume reports on the excavation of Guila Naquitz cave in Oaxaca, a site that provides important evidence for the earliest plant domestication in the New World.

Over the past three decades, "e;landscape"e; has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology.

Over the past three decades, "e;landscape"e; has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology.

This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism.

This essential handbook explores the relationship between the postcolonial critique and the field of archaeology, a discipline that developed historically in conjunction with European colonialism and imperialism.

Haunted Heritage is a fascinating scholarly examination of the dynamics of ghost or paranormal tourism.

Haunted Heritage is a fascinating scholarly examination of the dynamics of ghost or paranormal tourism.

Memorial sites, sites of "e;dark tourism,"e; are vernacular spaces that are continuously negotiated, constructed, and reconstructed into meaningful places.

Memorial sites, sites of "e;dark tourism,"e; are vernacular spaces that are continuously negotiated, constructed, and reconstructed into meaningful places.

What do we value about the past?

What do we value about the past?

This book presents a much-needed review of commercial closures for bottles and jars used in America prior to World War II.

This book presents a much-needed review of commercial closures for bottles and jars used in America prior to World War II.

What is historical archaeology and why is it important?

What is historical archaeology and why is it important?

Maize has been described as a primary catalyst to complex sociocultural development in the Americas.

This volume reprints 20 chapters from the editors' comprehensive Histories of Maize (2006) that are relevant to Mesoamerican specialists and students.

This volume reprints 20 chapters from the editors' comprehensive Histories of Maize (2006) that are relevant to Mesoamerican specialists and students.

Hunter-Gatherer Archaeobotany shows how archaeobotanical investigations can broaden our understanding of the much wider range of plants that have been of use to people in the recent and more distant past.

Hunter-Gatherer Archaeobotany shows how archaeobotanical investigations can broaden our understanding of the much wider range of plants that have been of use to people in the recent and more distant past.

A major global climate event called the Younger Dryas dramatically affected local environments and human populations at the end of the Pleistocene.

A major global climate event called the Younger Dryas dramatically affected local environments and human populations at the end of the Pleistocene.

Archaeobotanical studies constantly encounter the carbonized grains of grasses, cultivated and wild, but the vast diversity of wild species that are potentially present has made identification of archaeological material fraught with difficulties.

Archaeobotanical studies constantly encounter the carbonized grains of grasses, cultivated and wild, but the vast diversity of wild species that are potentially present has made identification of archaeological material fraught with difficulties.

Understanding the visitor experience provides essential insights into how museums can affect people's lives.

Understanding the visitor experience provides essential insights into how museums can affect people's lives.

This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times.

This book presents and analyses the results of the use and adaptation of ancient Egyptian architecture in modern times.

First Published in 2017.

First Published in 2017.

Archaeology has an impact on the public far beyond what any archaeologist would imagine.

Archaeology has an impact on the public far beyond what any archaeologist would imagine.

The major international recognition of a World Heritage Site designation can bring important preservation efforts and a wealth of tourist dollars to an impoverished area-but it can also have destructive side effects.

The major international recognition of a World Heritage Site designation can bring important preservation efforts and a wealth of tourist dollars to an impoverished area-but it can also have destructive side effects.

This book is the first to describe indigenous archaeology in Latin America for an English speaking audience.

This book is the first to describe indigenous archaeology in Latin America for an English speaking audience.

This volume comprises the authoritative work from the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage - the international group dedicated to industrial archaeology and heritage - detailing the latest approaches to the conservation of the global industrial heritage.

This volume comprises the authoritative work from the International Committee for the Conservation of the Industrial Heritage - the international group dedicated to industrial archaeology and heritage - detailing the latest approaches to the conservation of the global industrial heritage.

Sponsored by the Museum Education Roundtable

Sponsored by the Museum Education Roundtable

In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept of "e;intangible heritage.

In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept of "e;intangible heritage.

Ground-penetrating radar (GPR) has become one of the standard tools in the archaeologist's array of methods, but users still struggle to understand what the images tell us.