Archaeology

This book explores the relationship between prehistoric people and their food.

In this powerful study the distinguished social anthropologist Alan Barnard addresses the fundamental questions surrounding the evolution of human society.

This book explores the relationship between the city of Rome and the Aurelian Wall during the six centuries following its construction.

In this book, Adam Rogers examines the late Roman phases of towns in Britain.

This book explores the relationship between the city of Rome and the Aurelian Wall during the six centuries following its construction.

In this powerful study the distinguished social anthropologist Alan Barnard addresses the fundamental questions surrounding the evolution of human society.

This book explores the relationship between prehistoric people and their food.

This book examines the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped representations of the universe.

This book examines the design process of classical architecture, exploring how the techniques of drawing developed for architecture subsequently shaped representations of the universe.

This book examines the process of animal domestication in an ethnographic account of herders and their animals in the mountains of Mongolia.

This book examines the process of animal domestication in an ethnographic account of herders and their animals in the mountains of Mongolia.

In this book, the authors examine manifestations of transmedia storytelling in different historical periods and countries, spanning the UK, the US and Argentina.

Using the example of prehistoric paintings discovered in the late 19th century in Spain and France Cave Art, Perception and Knowledge inquires into epistemic questions related to images, depicting and perception that this rich material has given rise to.

This is the first in-depth historical study of Byzantine Cappadocia.

Britain has been inhabited by humans for over half a million years, during which time there were a great many changes in lifestyles and in the surrounding landscape.

Britain has been inhabited by humans for over half a million years, during which time there were a great many changes in lifestyles and in the surrounding landscape.

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the scientific analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites.

The Archaeology of Human Bones provides an up to date account of the scientific analysis of human skeletal remains from archaeological sites.

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant.

During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant.

Is current archaeological theory stuck at an impasse?

Is current archaeological theory stuck at an impasse?

Material Connections eschews outdated theory, tainted by colonialist attitudes, and develops a new cultural and historical understanding of how factors such as mobility, materiality, conflict and co-presence impacted on the formation of identity in the ancient Mediterranean.

Material Connections eschews outdated theory, tainted by colonialist attitudes, and develops a new cultural and historical understanding of how factors such as mobility, materiality, conflict and co-presence impacted on the formation of identity in the ancient Mediterranean.

Graffiti are ubiquitous within the ancient world, but remain underexploited as a form of archaeological or historical evidence.

Graffiti are ubiquitous within the ancient world, but remain underexploited as a form of archaeological or historical evidence.

When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century A.

When the Maya kings of Tikal dedicated their first carved monuments in the third century A.

Methodologies and legislative frameworks regarding the archaeological excavation, retrieval, analysis, curation and potential reburial of human skeletal remains differ throughout the world.

Methodologies and legislative frameworks regarding the archaeological excavation, retrieval, analysis, curation and potential reburial of human skeletal remains differ throughout the world.

Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and 'heritage' displays, and reveals the methods used by archaeologists.

Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and 'heritage' displays, and reveals the methods used by archaeologists.

An Archaeology of Materials sets out a new approach to the study of raw materials.

An Archaeology of Materials sets out a new approach to the study of raw materials.

Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on their first excavation.

Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on their first excavation.

Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the European Migrations up until the coming of Christianity.

Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the European Migrations up until the coming of Christianity.

This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach.

This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach.

Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors in Archaeology of the British examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales, regional England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka.

The roots of our modern world lie in the civilization of Mesopotamia, which saw the development of the first urban society and the invention of writing.

The roots of our modern world lie in the civilization of Mesopotamia, which saw the development of the first urban society and the invention of writing.

The archaeological remnants of the first Americans tell a story of advanced civilization and culture.

The archaeological remnants of the first Americans tell a story of advanced civilization and culture.

The streets of Roman cities have received surprisingly little attention until recently.

The streets of Roman cities have received surprisingly little attention until recently.

Making creates knowledge, builds environments and transforms lives.

Making creates knowledge, builds environments and transforms lives.

This book provides the first truly comprehensive multi-period study of the archaeology of Ethiopia, surveying the country's history, detailing the discoveries from the late Stone Age, including the famous 'Lucy' and moving onto the emergence of food production, prehistoric rock art and an analysis of the increasing social complexity that can be obs