American Archaeology

The Taíno Settlement at Guayguata: Excavations in St. Mary Parish, Jamaica [Paperback]

Philip Allsworth-Jones (Author); Kit W. Wesler (Author)

$68.00

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ISBN: 9781407310053
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2407
In 1998 the Authors of this report initiated a Jamaican Taíno archaeological project as a joint program of the Department of History, University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica, and Murray State University, Kentucky, USA. The objectives were to ... .... Learn More

Re-exploring Canadian Space. Redécouvrir L’Espace canadien [Paperback]

Jeanette den Toonder (Editor); Bettina van Hoven (Editor)

$38.00

ISBN: 9789491431050
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Canada Cahiers
Volume: 14
A variety of productions and representations of Canadian identities are the central theme that runs through this book. The different contributions explore imagined spaces by considering Canadian music, poetry and novels; they engage with political... .... Learn More

Who Are These Dead? The Anthropology of Violence, Pit Structures, Power and Symbolism: Death in the Anasazi Culture of the American Southwest [Paperback]

John D. Cater (Author)

$67.00

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ISBN: 9781407309743
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Cases of trauma-related violent death among the Anasazi culture of the American Southwest have been documented since the beginning of archaeological study in the region. Researchers have reported these deaths as having been caused through viole... .... Learn More

Zooarqueologia de Sitios a Cielo Abierto en el Lago Cardiel (Patagonia, Argentina) Fragmentacion osea y consumo de grasa animal en grupos cazadores-recolectores del Holoceno Tardio [Paperback]

Tirso Bourlot (Author)

$77.00

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ISBN: 9781407309613
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Analyses of animal finds and remains from sites around Lago Cardiel, Patagonia.In Spanish. .... Learn More

Ceramic Change and the Maya Collapse: A Study of Pottery Technology, Manufacture and Consumption at Lamanai, Belize [Paperback]

Linda Howie (Author)

$100.00

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ISBN: 9781407309637
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study examines patterns of pottery production and consumption at the Maya city centre of Lamanai during the Terminal Classic to Early Postclassic period (A.D.800-A.D.1250). The central focus is on pottery that was deposited in the central ... .... Learn More

Seward Peninsula, Alaska: Trail Creek Caves 2 & 9 Revisited. The Skeletal Remains [Paperback]

Kerstin Pasda (Author)

$80.00

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ISBN: 9781407309644
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
The Trail Creek Caves are located in limestone cliffs on the west bank of Trail Creek, Seward Peninsula, Alaska. In 1928, the Deering Eskimos Taylor Moto and Alfred Karmun found arrowheads there. Test excavations were then carried out in Cave 2... .... Learn More

Ballgames and Ballcourts in Prehispanic Mesoamerica: A Bibliography [Paperback]

Eric Taladoire (Author)

$60.00

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ISBN: 9781407309217
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
As exemplified in this bibliographical essay, that includes about 2000 references, prehispanic ball courts and ballgames in Mesoamerica have been the focus of numerous studies, while the discovery of ball courts and related artifacts is continu... .... Learn More

The Fortifications of Nevis, West Indies, from the 17th Century to the Present Day: Protected Interests? [Paperback]

Tessa C S Machling (Author)

$110.00

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ISBN: 9781407309354
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study examines the development and decline of the 17th and 18th century English/British fortifications of Nevis, West Indies. The forts were first built in the early 17th century and continued to be developed and added to, reaching their m... .... Learn More

Intra-Site Obsidian Distribution and Consumption Patterns in Northern Belize and the North-Eastern Peten [Paperback]

Helen R Haines (Author); M.D. Glascock (Author)

$75.00

ISBN: 9781407309095
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Long-distance trade of obsidian in the Maya realm has been documented as early as the Middle Formative Period (1000-400 BC). Obsidian exchange continued in each succeeding period, through the Post-Classic (AD 900-1525), varying in both intensit... .... Learn More

The People Before: The Geology, Paleoecology and Archaeology of Adak Island, Alaska [Paperback]

Dixie West (Author); Virginia Hatfield (Author); Elizabeth Wilmerding (Author); Christine Lefevre (Author)

$120.00

ISBN: 9781407309057
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
From the Introduction: 'North Adak Island is a dichotomy of brute, natural beauty and a horrific example of what modern humans and war can do to a landscape. The island also contains what up until now has been largely untapped scientific data a... .... Learn More