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History of Archaeology

Loot Legitimacy and Ownership
by Colin Renfrew
Here Colin Renfrew engages on a forthright moral crusade against those who are de-valuing and destroying our archaeological heritage, and rightly so. The unpublished, unprovenanced objects which are part of a growing illicit antiquities market add nothing to our knowledge of past societies and this lucrative trading encourages further clandestine looting from sites. Rather than merely outlining the problems and issues, Renfrew admirably states ...
Paperback. Price GB £11.99

Archives and Excavations: Essays on the History of Archaeological Excavations in Rome and Southern Italy from the Renaissance to the Nineteenth Century
edited by Ilaria Bignamini
Archives and Excavations aims to stimulate a new approach to the history of excavation by drawing attention to a vast and important area of research that has been neglected for almost a century. 308p, 151 b/w illus (Archaeological Monograph 14, British School at Rome 2004)
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £49.50, Our Price GB £22.50

William Gowland: The Father of Japanese Archaeology
edited by Victor Harris and Kazuo Goto
During his stay in Japan as one of the foreign technicians employed to aid the Westernization and industrialization of Japan, William Gowland (1842-1922) conducted the first truly accurate scientific surveys of burial mounds (kofun) of the 3rd-7th centuries, including a number of imperial mausolea. Illustrated with many photographs, mainly taken by himself, this book introduces, describes and evaluates his achievements, now highly regarded ...
Hardback. Price GB £50.00

Living Archaeology
by Philip Rahtz
An entertaining autobiography of one of the best known and most highly regarded archaeologists of recent times. In this book, Philip Rahtz recounts his early life, family, childhood, education and his early career both within and outside of archaeology. He has excavated many important sites, including Bordesley Abbey, Glastonbury Tor, Cannington Cemetery, the church at Deerhurst St Mary and the Iron Age hillfort at Cadbury Congresbury, and gained ...
Paperback. Price GB £17.99

A History of Central European Archaeology
edited by Alexander Gramsch and Ulrike Sommer
Is Central European archaeology atheoretical? If so, is this because it was (and is?) influenced heavily by German archaeology? Is there such a thing as a Central European archaeology at all? This volume approaches these questions from a number of angles. Deriving from a session organised by the German Theoretical Archaeology Group the papers assembled here reveal how universalist thought can be used for nationalist purposes, discuss ...
Paperback. Price GB £30.00

Dennis Jackson: A Northamptonshire Archaeologist
by Dennis Jackson
In the mid-1960s Dennis Jackson became one of the few full-time field archaeologists attempting to keep pace with the increasing rate of destruction caused by all aspects of modern development, particularly stone quarrying around Corby and gravel quarrying along the Nene valley. Much of value would have been lost without record if he had not been there to see it before it was machined away. His autobiography covers work on Neolithic and Bronze ...
Price GB £14.50

Foundations of Anthropological Theory: From Classical Antiquity to Early Modern Europe
edited by Robert Launay
This book presents a selection of key texts that reflect the broad scope of writings on human behaviour across cultures that are the basis for the modern study of anthropology. Editor Robert Launay reveals how the concerns of contemporary anthropology were first formulated by early thinkers, from observations by Herodotus and Ibn Battuta to the works of Adam Smith and Adam Ferguson. The readings explore the origins and nature of different social ...
Paperback. Price GB £23.99
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

John Aubrey and Stone Circles
by Aubrey Burl
This engaging biography tells the story of John Aubreys colourful life, with a definite focus on his pioneering archaeological work. Although in his own day he was better known for his often scurrillous Brief Lives, Aubrey (1626-97) was responsible for the first systematic study of Britains stone circles, surveying monuments up and down the country. It was this innovation of fieldwork, Burl argues which made Aubreys work so important, as well as ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £25.00, Our Price GB £9.95

Bodies in the Bog and the Archaeological Imagination
by Karin Sanders
This beautifully written book explores the Iron Age bog bodies of northern Europe as cultural artefacts, objects of fascination to archaeologists and antiquaries, but also to artists, poets, philosophers and psychologists. Sanders describes the wide range of responses which the bodies have produced from such diverse figures as Sigmund Freud, Seumus Heaney, William Carols Willams and Margaret Attwood. She is particularly strong on Scandinavian ...
Hardback. Price GB £24.00

Lord Elgin and Ancient Greek Architecture
by Lucianna Gallo
This book analyses the rich and remarkable collection of archaeological drawings, now housed in The British Museum, drawn in Greece by a team of architects and artists in the service of Lord Elgin during his ambassadorial expedition to the Levant (1799-1803). Luciana Gallo offers a new interpretation of Elgin's interest in antiquities and reveals the aims, innovative approach, and significant achievements of this specialised tour. She also ...
Hardback. Price GB £80.00