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Daly, Evans: Digital Archaeology: Bridging Method and Theory

Digital Archaeology: Bridging Method and Theory. Paperback
Editors: Patrick Daly, Thomas L Evans
280 pages. 2005. The use of computers in archaeology is entering a new phase of unparalleled development, moving on from a specialist methodology on the margins to a powerful practical and analytical tool used across all areas of archaeological interest.

Daly, Evans: Digital Archaeology: Bridging Method and Theory. Hardcover

Digital Archaeology: Bridging Method and Theory. (Different cover)
Edited by Patrick Daly, Thomas L Evans
280 pages. 2005. The use of computers in archaeology is entering a new phase of unparalleled development, moving on from a specialist methodology on the margins to a powerful practical and analytical tool used across all areas of archaeological interest

Darwin: On the Origin of Species. Paperback

On the Origin of Species By Means of Natural Selection. Paperback
Charles Darwin. Introduction by Jeff Wallace
xxiv, 392 pages. Complete and unabridged
Darwins theory of natural selection is also a humane and inspirational vision of ecological inter-relatedness revealing the almost unthinkably complex and mutual inter-dependencies between animal and plant life, climate and physical environment and the human world.

Darwin: On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life. Pb

On the Origin of Species: By Means of Natural Selection or the Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life
Charles Darwin, edited and annotated by William Bynum
150th Anniversary Landmark edition, Paperback, 576 pages, 198 x 129 mm

David: Ethnoarchaeology in Action. Paperback

Ethnoarchaeology in Action. Paperback. Paperback
by Nicholas David & Carol Kramer
504 pages, 30 line diagrams, 66 half-tones, 1 graph, 3 maps. 2001. Three chapters discuss the subject and its history, survey the theory, and discuss field methods and ethics. Ten topical chapters consider formation processes, subsistence, the study of artefacts and style, settlement systems, site structure and architecture, specialist craft production, trade and exchange, and mortuary practices and ideology.

Davis: Archaeology of Animals. Paperback

Archaeology of Animals. Paperback
by Simon J.M. Davis
224 pages, glossary, maps, index, 115 line figures, 45 photos. 1987. From Stone Age mammoth-hunters to Roman black rats, this book explains how fossils found on archaeological sites help to unravel some of the mysteries which surround our ancestors

Dennell: The Palaeolithic Settlement of Asia. Paperback

Palaeolithic Settlement of Asia. Paperback
by Robin Dennell
xxiii, 548 pages. 2009. This book provides the first analysis and synthesis of the evidence of the earliest inhabitants of Asia before the appearance of modern humans 100,000 years ago.

Dickinson: Aegean from Bronze Age to Iron Age. Paperback

Aegean from Bronze Age to Iron Age. Paperback
Oliver Dickinson
320 pages, 3 illustrations, 12 halftones, 44 line drawings. New edition, 2006. He includes up-to-date coverage of the "Homeric question". This text focuses on: the reasons for the Bronze Age collapse which brought about the Dark Ages; the processes that enabled Greece to emerge from the Dark Ages; and the degree of continuity from the Dark Ages to later times.

Dickinson: The Aegean Bronze Age. Paperback

Aegean Bronze Age. Paperback
Oliver Dickinson
364 pages, 101 line diagrams, 30 half-tones. 1994. The Aegean Bronze Age, the long period from roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, saw the rise and fall of the Minoan and Mycenaean civilizations. The cultural history of the region emerges through a series of thematic chapters that treat settlement, economy, crafts, exchange and foreign contact, religion and burial customs.

Dobres, Robb: Agency in Archaeology. Paperback

Agency in Archaeology. Paperback
Marcia-Anne Dobres, John Robb, editors
271 pages, many illustrations, maps etc. 2000. Nineteen internationally renowned scholars discuss nine theoretically based case studies ranging in subject from the late Pleistocene hunter-gatherers to the restructuring of gender relations in the US. Essential reading for all archaeologists.

Doneus: Archaeological Prospection. Fourth International Conference on Archaeological Prospection, Vienna, 19-23 September 2001, broschiert

Archaeological Prospection. Fourth International Conference on Archaeological Prospection, Vienna, 19-23 September 2001, broschiert, 29,7x21cm
Michael Doneus, Alois Eder-Hinterleitner & Wolfgang Neubauer (editors)
208 Seiten, mit sehr viele Abbildungen, Karten u.s.w.

Dorrell: Photography in Archaeology and Conservation: Second edition. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology

Photography in Archaeology and Conservation: Second edition. Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology. Paperback
by Peter G. Dorrell. xvi, 266 pages, 2 figures, 100 illustrations, references and an index. 1994. Describes the use and methods of photography in field archaeology, surveys, conservation and archaeological laboratories

Drewett: Field Archaeology, an Introduction. Paperback

Field Archaeology, an Introduction. Paperback
Peter L. Drewett
216 pages, 46 line drawings, 54 photos. 1999. The dig is the face of archaeology most immediately recognised by the general public, and is often what attracts both students and amateurs to the discipline. Peter Drewett's comprehensive survey explores every stage of the process, from the core work of discovery and excavation to the final product, the published archaeological report.

Dupras: Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches. Hardcover

Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches. Hardcover.
by Tosha L. Dupras, John J. Schultz, Sandra M. Wheeler, Lana J. Williams
256 pages. 2005. This comprehensive reference focuses on the practical aspects of recovery and excavation of human remains. Chapters highlight various techniques used to survey, map, recover, document, collect, and transport human remains from crime scenes

During: The Prehistory of Asia Minor: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies. Pb

The Prehistory of Asia Minor: From Complex Hunter-Gatherers to Early Urban Societies
Bleda S. Düring 2011
Paperback, 374 pages, 62 b/w illus., 253 x 215 mm
In this book, Bleda During offers an archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC. During this period human societies moved from small-scale hunter-gatherer groups to complex and hierarchical communities with economies based on agriculture and industry. Dr During traces the spread of the Neolithic way of life, which ultimately reached across Eurasia, and the emergence of key human developments, including the domestication of animals, metallurgy, fortified towns and long-distance trading networks.

Ellen: Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind. Paperback

Ethnobiology and the Science of Humankind. Paperback
By Prof Dr Roy Ellen
176 pages. 2006. This book considers the ways in which the subject matter and methodologies of ethnobiological research address core anthropological questions about the character of culture, language, cognition, knowledge, subsistence practice and co-evolution.

Ellis: Archaeological Method and Theory. An Encyclopedia. Hardback

Archaeological Method and Theory. An Encyclopedia. Hardback
Edited by Linda Ellis
xxxvii, 706 pages, many illustrations, subject and name index. 2000. This encyclopedia provides an up to date survey of archaeological method and theory, as well as the application of physical and biological sciences in archaeological

Esmonde-Cleary: Rome in the Pyrenees. Lugdunum and the Convenae from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.. Hardback

Rome in the Pyrenees. Lugdunum and the Convenae from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.. Hardback
By Simon Esmonde-Cleary
184 pages. 2007. Rome in the Pyrenees is a unique treatment in English of the archaeological and historical evidence for an important Roman town in Gaul, Lugdunum in the French Pyrenees, and for its surrounding people the Convenae.

Estrada-Belli: The First Maya Civilization : Ritual and Power Before the Classic Period. Paperback

The First Maya Civilization : Ritual and Power Before the Classic Period
Francisco Estrada-Belli 2010
Paperback, 192 pages, 35 black & white halftones, 35 black & white line drawings, 234 x 156 mm
This book discusses the most recent advances in our knowledge of the Preclassic Maya and the emergence of their rainforest civilization, with new data on settlement, political organization, architecture, iconography and epigraphy supporting a contemporary theoretical perspective that challenges prior assumptions.

Evans: Ancient Mexico and Central America. Archaeology and Culture History. Second edition. Paperback

Ancient Mexico and Central America. Archaeology and Culture History. Second edition. Paperback
Susan Toby Evans. 608 pages, 462 illustrations, 80 in colour. 2008

Evans: Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia. Cloth

Archaeology of Ancient Mexico and Central America: An Encyclopedia. Cloth, 28x22cm
edited by Susan Toby Evans and David L. Webster
xliii, 948 pages, index. 2000. Entries are arranged alphabetically and cover introductory archaeological facts, chronologies of various periods, cultural features, Maya, regional summaries, research methods and resources, ethnohistorical methods and sources, scholars and research history.

Evans: Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order. Paperback

Environmental Archaeology and the Social Order. Paperback
by John G. Evans
296 pages, 23 line figures, 12 maps, 74 photos. 2003. The book deals with both the theory and method of environmental archaeology, with significant sections on Neanderthals, Palaeolithic mobiliary art and the origins of farming, as well as transhumance, climate as social construct, field survey and the place of documents in environmental research.

Fagan: Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public. Paperback

Archaeological Fantasies: How Pseudoarchaeology Misrepresents the Past and Misleads the Public. Paperback
Editor Garrett G. Fagan
440 pages, 20 line drawings, 6 photos. 2006. Including case studies such as the supposedly mystical Maya, Nazi pseudoarchaeology, ancient pseudohistory in modern India, and surveys of esoteric Egypt, this fascinating text will appeal to students of archaeology and ancient history as well as being of interest to the general reader.

Fagan: Quest for the Past. Great Discoveries in Archaeology. Second edition

Quest for the Past. Great Discoveries in Archaeology. Second edition
Brian M. Fagan
ix, 281 pages, numerous illustrations. 1994. This wonderfully engaging volume tells the story of some well-known archaeologists and some remarkable excavations. In the process, it throws light on some of the ways in which the founders of archaeology unearthed early civilizations, probed the origins of humankind, and explored the history of non-Western societies.

Fairclough, Harrison, Schofield Jr., Jameson : The Heritage Reader. Paperback

Heritage Reader. Paperback
Editors: Graham Fairclough, Rodney Harrison, John Schofield, Jr., John H. Jameson
600 pages. 2008. This major new resource is a much-needed support to the few textbooks in the field and offers an excellent introduction and overview to the established principles and new thinking in cultural heritage management.

Fairgrieve: Forensic Cremation. Recovery and Analysis. Hardback

Forensic Cremation. Recovery and Analysis. Hardback
By Scott I. Fairgrieve
224 pages, 63 illustrations, 35 tables. 2008. Presenting current research in forensic anthropology in a condensed, useable format, "Forensic Cremation: Recovery and Analysis" begins with an evaluation of the reasonable expectations for analyzing cremains in a forensic setting.

Fforde: Collecting the Dead: Archaeology and the Reburial Issue. Paperback

Collecting the Dead: Archaeology and the Reburial Issue. Paperback
by Cressida Fforde
ix, 198 pages, with 9 plates. 2004

Finkelstein: The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts. Paperback

Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's new vision of ancient Israel and the origin of its sacred texts. Paperback. By Israel Finkelstein
304 pages. 2002. Since the 1970s, archaeologists have made great strides in recovering the lost world of the Old Testament. Experts understanding of ancient Israel and its neighbours, and Bible tales, have been changed by these discoveries. This book looks at how the Bible came into existence.

Flanders: Mysteries of the Ancient World Explored and Explained. Hardcover

Mysteries of the Ancient World. Explored and Explained. Hardcover, ca. 24x29cm
edited by Judith Flanders
176 pages, 107 bw and 18 colour illustrations. 1998. Re-examines ancient history to discover the secrets of the past. Re-evaluates man's history using the tools of modern archaeology, geology and astronomy to reveal civilizations lost for thousands to years

Fletcher: Digging Numbers. Elementary Statistics for Archaeologists. 2nd edition. Paperback

Digging Numbers. Elementary Statistics for Archaeologists. 2nd edition.
Mike Fletcher and Gary Lock 2005
Paperback, viii, 205 pages, 9 appendices, index.

Fowler: The Archaeology of Personhood. An Anthropological Approach. Paperback

Archaeology of Personhood. An Anthropological Approach. Paperback
by Chris Fowler
160 pages. 2006. The Archaeology of Personhood discusses what it means to be human and, by drawing on examples from European prehistory, discusses the implications that contemporary understandings of personhood have on archaeological interpretation

Francis: Asia's Maritime Bead Trade: 300 B.C. to the Present. Hardcover

Asia's Maritime Bead Trade: 300 B.C. to the Present. Hardcover
Peter Francis
xi, 305 pages, 48 colour illustrations, 92 b&w illustrations. 2002. This fascinating study is the first detailed description of the ancient and enduring trade in beads that spans more than two millennia and once stretched from the Middle East to East Asia and affected areas as far apart as West Africa and the American Pacific coast.

Frankfort: The Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. Paperback

Art and Architecture of the Ancient Orient. Paperback
Henri Frankfort
484 pages, many illustrations. 5th edition, 1996. With supplementary notes, additional bibliography and abbreviations by Michael Roaf and Donal Matthews

Freitag: Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma. Paperback

Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma. Paperback
Barbara Freitag
232 pages, 2 line figures, 19 half tones. 2004. Here Freitag examines all the literature on the subject since their discovery 160 years ago, highlighting the inconsistencies of the various interpretations in regard to origin, function and name. By considering the Sheela-na-gigs in their medieval social context, she suggests that they were folk deities with particular responsibility for assistance in childbirth.

French: Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in Soil Micromorphology and Landscape Evolution. Paperback

Geoarchaeology in Action: Studies in Soil Micromorphology and Landscape Evolution. Paperback. By Charles French
320 pages, extensive glossary, bibliography, 100+ illustrations. 2002. Geoarchaeology in Action provides much-needed 'hands on' methodologies to assist anyone conducting or studying geoarchaeological investigations on sites and in landscapes, irrespective of date, place and environment

Gaffney, Gater: Revealing the Buried Past. Geophysics for Archaeologists. Paperback.

Revealing the Buried Past. Geophysics for Archaeologists. Paperback
Chris Gaffney and John Gater. Foreword by Mick Aston
192 pages with text, 100 illustrations, diagrams, 16 pages with black-white and colour illustrations. 2003

Gamble: Palaeolithic Societies of Europe. Paperback

Palaeolithic Societies of Europe. Paperback
Clive Gamble
520 pages, 5 half-tones 106 tables 16 graphs 84 figures 13 maps, bibliography. 1999. Clive Gamble's overview of Palaeolithic societies building on his The Palaeolithic Settlement of Europe (1986)

Gates: Ancient Cities (second edition): The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome. Paperback 9780415498647

Ancient Cities (second edition): The Archaeology of Urban Life in the Ancient Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome.
Charles Gates 2011
Paperback, 504 pages, 132 black & white illustrations, 45 black & white halftones, 146 black & white line drawi, 246 x 174 mm
User-friendly features include: use of clear and accessible language, assuming no previous background knowledge lavishly illustrated with nearly 300 line drawings, maps and photos, a companion website with extra images and material historical summaries, etc.

Gates: Ancient Cities: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome. Hardcover

Ancient Cities: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome. Hardcover
Charles Gates
xx, 444 pages, numerous illustrations. 2003.This textbook is unusual in presenting such a range of Old World cultures in such comprehensive detail, giving equal weight to the Pre-classical and Classical periods and linking these ancient cultures together in a long chain of interconnections

Gates: Ancient Cities: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome. Paperback

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Ancient Cities: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Near East and Egypt, Greece and Rome. Paperback
Charles Gates
xx, 444 pages, numerous illustrations. 2003. This textbook is unusual in presenting such a range of Old World cultures in such comprehensive detail, giving equal weight to the Pre-classical and Classical periods and linking these ancient cultures together in a long chain of interconnections
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Gaur: Excavations at Atranjikhera. Early Civilization of the Upper Ganga Basin. Cloth

Excavations at Atranjikhera. Early Civilization of the Upper Ganga Basin. Cloth. Ca.22x28cm
by R.C. Gaur, Professor of Archaeology & Ancient Indian History
xxii, 518 pages, with 132 figures, maps etc. between te text, 149 plates, bibliography, index, notes and references. 1983

Gerrard: Medieval Archaeology: Understanding Traditions and Contemporary Approaches

Medieval Archaeology: Understanding Traditions and Contemporary Approaches
Chris Gerrard
320 pages, 50 line drawings, 12 photos, 2 tables. 2002. This exciting new introduction to medieval archaeology looks critically at the discipline and analyses how it differs from prehistoric archaeology. Gerrard looks at the people and excavations that have been important in the development of the discipline while at the same time providing an essential synthesis of the core theory and methodology used.

Gilchrist: Gender and Archaeology: Contesting the Past

Gender and Archaeology: Contesting the Past
Roberta Gilchrist
190 pages, with bibliography, indices and many illustrations. 1999. Gender and Archaeology is the first volume to critically review the development of what is now a key topic internationally, looking across a range of periods and material culture

Given: The Archaeology of the Colonized. Paperback

Archaeology of the Colonized. Paperback.
by Michael Given
200 pages, 21 line drawings, 19 photos. 2004. The first book to integrate fully the archaeological study of the landscape with the concerns of colonial and postcolonial history, theory and scholarship, The Archaeology of the Colonized focuses on the experience of the colonized in their landscape setting, looking at case studies from areas of the world not often considered in the postcolonial debate

Goldberg, Macphail: Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology. Paperback

Practical and Theoretical Geoarchaeology. Paperback
Paul Goldberg en Richard I. Macphail. 472 pages. 2006.

Gosden: Anthropology and Archaeology. A Changing Relationship. Paperback

Anthropology and Archaeology. A Changing Relationship. Paperback
Chris Gosden
228 pages, maps, 32 illustrations. 1999. Covering the historical relationship and contemporary interests of archaeology and anthropology, this text takes a historical approach, setting the early history of the disciplines within the colonial period during which the Europeans encountered and attempted to make sense of many other peoples

Gosden: Archaeology and Colonialism. Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present. Paperback

Archaeology and Colonialism. Cultural Contact from 5000 BC to the Present. Paperback
Chris Gosden
200 pages, 18 line diagrams 4 half-tones 5 tables. 2004. Archaeology is the only discipline that allows us to take a long-term view across all forms of colonialism, from the Uruk cities of early Mesopotamia, through the empires of the Romans and the Aztecs, to the colonies of modern European states

Gosden: The Prehistory of Food: Appetites for Change. Hardback

Prehistory of Food: Appetites for Change. Hardback
Edited by Chris Gosden and Jon G. Hather
496 pages, many tables, figures. This volume tackles the issues of setting subsistence in its social context by focusing on food as a cultural artefact. It brings together contributors with scientific and biological expertise as well as those interested in the patterns of consumption and social change

Gould: Archaeology and the Social History of Ships. Paperback

Archaeology and the Social History of Ships. Paperback
Richard A. Gould
360 pages, 74 figures, 3 tables, general index, ship and site index. 2000. Drawing on detailed and recent case studies, Richard Gould provides an up-to-date review of the field, and a clear exposition of new developments in undersea technologies. He also argues for the careful management of underwater cultural resources.

Gould: Recovering the Past. Hardcover

Recovering the Past. Hardcover
by Richard A. Gould
x, 258 pages, with illustrations, tables. 1990. reduced price