Theory
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Cahokia: City of the Cosmos [Paperback]
John Kelly (Author); James A. Brown (Author)
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ISBN: 9781785708855
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: American Landscapes
Volume: 6
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The large American Indian city of Cahokia sits amidst a diverse natural landscape within the larger central Mississippi river valley. Well positioned on the rich agricultural soils of the Mississippi river bottomlands of the Amercan Bottom it is ... .... Learn More -
Human Mobility in Archaeology: Practices, Representations and Meanings [Paperback]
Maja Gori (Editor); Martina Revello Lami (Editor); Alessandro Pintucci (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9781789691214
Published by : Archaeopress
Series: Ex Novo
Volume: 3
It has been abundantly demonstrated that theories and paradigms in the humanities are influenced by historical, economic and socio-cultural conditions, which have profoundly influenced archaeology's representation of migration. This was mostly con... .... Learn More -
Making Journeys: Archaeologies of Movement [Paperback]
Catriona Gibson (Editor); Catherine Frieman (Editor); Kerri Cleary (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781785709302
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Despite notable explorations of past dynamics, much of the archaeological literature on mobility remains dominated by accounts of earlier prehistoric gatherer-hunters, or the long-distance exchange of materials. Refinements of scientific dating te... .... Learn More -
Global Social Archaeologies: An Introduction [Paperback]
£29.99ISBN: 9781629583075
Published by : Routledge
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Contemporary social archaeology focuses on how diverse past human experiences were mediated by material culture and how contemporary practices and communications shape material culture. It actively engages with issues of postcolonialism, community... .... Learn More -
Vessels: The Object as Container [Hardback]
Claudia Brittenham (Editor)
£30.00ISBN: 9780198832577
Published by : Oxford University Press
Series: Visual Conversations In Art And Archaeology
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Vessels can take many forms: as objects made for human interaction and handling, they both contain and are bounded by space. They can be constructed of a wide variety of materials. But the range of vessels - across history and across cultures - ar... .... Learn More -
Heritage Under Pressure – Threats and Solutions: Studies of Agency and Soft Power in the Historic Environment [Paperback]
Michael Dawson (Editor); Edward James (Editor); Mike Nevell (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789252460
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Heritage under Pressure examines the relationship between the political perspective of the UK government on 'soft power' and the globalising effect of projects carried out by archaeologists and heritage professionals working in the historic enviro... .... Learn More -
Scribbling through History: Graffiti, Places and People from Antiquity to Modernity [Paperback]
Chloe Ragazzoli (Editor); Omur Harmansah (Editor); Chiara Salvador (Editor); Elizabeth Frood (Editor)
£28.99ISBN: 9781350122383
Published by : Bloomsbury
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For most people the mention of graffiti conjures up notions of subversion, defacement, and underground culture. Yet, the term was coined by classical archaeologists excavating Pompeii in the 19th century and has been embraced by modern street cult... .... Learn More -
Empowering Communities through Archaeology and Heritage: The Role of Local Governance in Economic Development [Paperback]
Peter G. Gould (Author)
£28.99ISBN: 9781350122307
Published by : Bloomsbury
Series: Debates in Archaeology
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Peter G. Gould seeks to identify the success factors associated with economic development projects within communities adjacent to archaeological or heritage sites, a growing interest among archaeologists and heritage managers. Typically, the succe... .... Learn More -
The Quality of the Archaeological Record [Paperback]
Charles Perreault (Author)
£27.00ISBN: 9780226630960
Published by : University of Chicago Press
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Paleobiology struggled for decades to influence our understanding of evolution and the history of life because it was stymied by a focus on microevolution and an incredibly patchy fossil record. But in the 1970s, the field took a radical turn, as ... .... Learn More -
The Historical Archaeology of Shadow and Intimate Economies [Hardback]
James A. Nyman (Editor); Kevin R. Fogle (Editor); Mary C. Beaudry (Editor)
£103.00ISBN: 9780813056326
Published by : University Press of Florida
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Emphasizing the important social relationships that form between people who participate in small-scale economic transactions, contributors to this volume explore often-overlooked networks of intimate and shadow economies?terms used to describe tra... .... Learn More
