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Changing Materialities at Çatalhöyuk: Reports from the 1995-99 Seasons [Hardback]
Ian Hodder (Author)
Regular Price: £59.00
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ISBN: 9781902937281
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Volume 5 deals with aspects of the material culture excavated in the 1995-99 period. In particular it discusses the changing materiality of life at the site over its 1100 years of occupation. It includes a discussion of ceramics and other fired... .... Learn More -
Çatalhöyuk Perspectives: Themes from the 1995-99 Seasons [Hardback]
Ian Hodder (Author)
Regular Price: £39.00
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ISBN: 9781902937298
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
This volume, number six in the Çatalhöyuek Research Project series, draws on material from Volumes 3 to 5 to deal with broad themes. Data from architecture and excavation contexts are linked into broader discussion of topics such as seasonalit... .... Learn More -
Stone Knapping: The Necessary Conditions for a Uniquely Hominin Behaviour [Hardback]
Valentine Roux (Author); Blandine Bril (Author)
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ISBN: 9781902937342
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
How were early stone tools made, and what can they tell us about the development of human cognition? This question lies at the basis of archaeological research on human origins and evolution, and the present volume fulfils a growing need among ... .... Learn More -
Inhabiting Çatalhöyuk: Reports from the 1995-99 seasons [Hardback]
Ian Hodder (Author)
Regular Price: £60.00
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ISBN: 9781902937229
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Volume 4 deals with various aspects of the habitation of Çatalhöyuek. Part A embarks on a discussion of the relationship between the site and its environment, using a wide range of evidence from faunal and charred archaeobotanical remains. Part... .... Learn More -
Rethinking Materiality: Engagement of Mind with Material World [Hardback]
Elizabeth DeMarrais (Author)
£45.00ISBN: 9781902937304
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
What is the relationship between mind and ideas on the one hand, and the material things of the world on the other? In recent years, researchers have rejected the old debate about the primacy of the mind or material, and have sought to establis... .... Learn More -
Substance, Memory, Display: Archaeology and Art [Hardback]
A. Colin Renfrew (Author); Elizabeth DeMarrais (Author); Christopher Gosden (Author)
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ISBN: 9781902937243
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Contemporary art and modern archaeology are increasingly seen to share much common ground yet their interactions have yet to be fully investigated. This innovative volume explores key themes, including the role of display in art, in the practic... .... Learn More -
Material Engagements: Studies in honour of Colin Renfrew [Hardback]
Catherine Hills (Author); Neil Brodie (Author)
Regular Price: £35.00
Special Price: £12.95
ISBN: 9781902937267
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
The subject matter of archaeology is the engagement of human beings, now and in the past, with both the natural world and the material world they have created. All aspects of human activity are potentially relevant to archaeological research, a... .... Learn More -
Neanderthals and Modern Humans in the European Landscape during the Last Glaciation: Archaeological results of The Stage 3 Project [Hardback]
Tjeerd Van Andel (Author);William Davies (Author);Tjeerd H. Van Andel (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781902937212
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
What role did Ice Age climate play in the demise of the Neanderthals, and why was it that modern humans alone survived? For the past seven years a team of international experts from a wide range of disciplines have worked together to provide a ... .... Learn More -
Excavations at Tell Brak 4: Exploring an Upper Mesopotamian Regional Centre, 1994-1996. [Hardback]
Roger Matthews (Author);Wendy Matthews (Author)
Regular Price: £75.00
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ISBN: 9781902937168
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Tell Brak in Syria is one of the largest and most important multi-period sites in northern Mesopotamia. Excavations in 1994-1996 cast new light on everyday life at the settlement through several phases of occupation from the early 4th millenni... .... Learn More -
Examining the Farming/Language Dispersal Hypothesis [Hardback]
Peter Bellwood (Author); A. Colin Renfrew (Author)
Regular Price: £50.00
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ISBN: 9781902937205
Published by : McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Linguistic diversity is one of the most puzzling and challenging features of humankind. Why are there some six thousand different languages spoken in the world today? Why are some, like Chinese or English, spoken by millions over vast territor... .... Learn More