Archaeology
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The Ancient Egyptians and the Origin of Civilization2022 Reprint of the 1923 Illustrated Edition. Exact facsimile of the original edition and not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Dr. Smith deals only with the most ancient, that is, the earliest Egyptians, and he traces their influence not only upon the civilization of...
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Heritage and Nationalism: Understanding Populism Through Big DataAn empirically grounded analysis of the repurposing of ancient and medieval European history in digital-age populism. How was the Roman Empire invoked in Brexit Britain and in the United States during Donald Trump's presidency, and to what purpose? And why is it critical to...
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Art in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest: An Archaeology of Native American CulturesIn Art in the Pre-Hispanic Southwest: An Archaeology of Native American Cultures, Radoslaw Palonka reconstructs the development of pre-Hispanic Native American cultures and tribes in the American Southwest and Mexican Northwest. Palonka also examines the wider context through the lenses of settlement studies and...
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Technical Arts in the Han Histories: Tables and Treatises in the Shiji and HanshuWhile cultural literacy in early China was grounded in learning the Classics, basic competence in official life was generally predicated on acquiring several forms of technical knowledge. Recent archaeological finds have brought renewed attention to the use of technical manuals and mantic techniques within...
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Building the Classical World: Bauforschung as a Contemporary ApproachThis multiauthor volume presents thirteen case studies that showcase the scientific, analytical, and often archaeological study of historic buildings that is known in German as Bauforschung. Written by established and emerging experts in this field, the chapters focus on the architecture of the Classical...
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Ancient Foodways: Integrative Approaches to Understanding Subsistence and SocietyHow archaeology can shed light on past foodways andsocial worlds Throughvarious case studies, Ancient Foodwaysillustrates how archaeologists can use bioarchaeology, zooarchaeology, archaeobotany, architecture, and other evidence to understand how food acquisition, preparation, and consumption intersect with economics, politics, and ritual.Spanning four continents and several...
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A New Golden Age of Archeology: Recent Discoveries in ArmeniaThis book uses both succinct, informative essays and beautiful, detailed photography to reveal how recent archeological discoveries in the ancient country of Armenia have transformed our understanding of the origins of human civilization and humanity itself. It also tells the story of a heroic...
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Archaeologies of ListeningArchaeologists tend to rely on scientific methods to reconstruct past histories, an approach that can alienate local indigenous populations and limit the potential of archaeological research. Essays in this volume argue that listening to and learning from local and descendant communities is vital for...
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Tea on the Terrace: Hotels and Egyptologists' Social Networks, 1885-1925Histories of Egyptology often focus on the excavation site, site report, or the museum when talking about important places in the development of the discipline. Tea on the terrace focuses instead on the hotels Egyptologists stayed in before going out to excavate, and after...
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Paleoindian Mammoth and Mastodon Kill Sites of North AmericaThe discovery of Clovis projectile points and tools at Blackwater Draw, New Mexico in the 1930s forever changed the face of American archaeology. This enigmatic technocomplex left stone and bone tools scattered among the remains of mammoths and mastodons across North and Central America....
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Unveiling Pachacamac: New Hypotheses for an Old Andean SanctuaryNew data from the past 25 years of research at animportant pre-Hispanic site Thesacred Andean site of Pachacamac, inhabited for over a thousand years beforethe Spanish Conquest, has an enduring presence in Peruvian history and plays apivotal role in the formation of current views...
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Heritage, World Heritage, and the Future: Perspectives on Scale, Conservation, and DialogueAn exploration of heritage practice in Turkey at the intersection of academia, policy, and practice. The papers published in this volume were among those presented at the 14th International ANAMED Annual Symposium (IAAS), held at Istanbul's Koç University Research Center for Anatolian Civilizations in...
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Ötzi the IcemanThis title takes readers up into the Ötzal Alps to the place Ötzi the iceman was discovered. Fascinating and historical images, maps, and more facts complete this title. This series is at a Level 3 and is specifically written for transitional readers. Aligned to...
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Digital Heritage and Archaeology in Practice: Presentation, Teaching, and EngagementExploringthe use of digital methods in heritage studies and archaeological research The two volumes ofDigital Heritage and Archaeology inPractice bring together archaeologists and heritage professionals fromprivate, public, and academic sectors to discuss practical applications ofdigital and computational approaches to the field. Contributors thoughtfullyexplore the...
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The Archaeology of InequalityThe Archaeology of Inequality explores the different aspects of social boundaries and articulation by comparing several interdisciplinary approaches for the analysis of the archaeological data, as well as actual case studies from the Prehistory to the Classical world. The book explores slavery, gender, ethnicity...
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The Oxford Handbook of the IncasWhen Spaniards invaded their realm in 1532, the Incas ruled the largest empire of the pre-Columbian Americas. Just over a century earlier, military campaigns began to extend power across a broad swath of the Andean region, bringing local societies into new relationships with colonists...
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Museum, Place, Architecture and Narrative: Nordic Maritime Museums' Portrayals of Shipping, Seafarers and Maritime CommunitiesA characteristic trait of the maritime museums is that they are often located in a contemporary and/or historical environment from which the collections and narratives originate. The museum can thereby be directly linked to the site and its history. It is therefore vital to...
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Personifying Prehistory: Relational Ontologies in Bronze Age Britain and IrelandThe Bronze Age is frequently framed in social evolutionary terms. Viewed as the period which saw the emergence of social differentiation, the development of long-distance trade, and the intensification of agricultural production, it is seen as the precursor and origin-point for significantaspects of the...
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The Accokeek Creek Site: A Middle Atlantic Seaboard Culture Sequence: Volume 20The Accokeek Creek site, in Prince George's County, Maryland, sits at the spot where the Piscataway Creek enters the Potomac, across the river from Mt. Vernon. The owner of the property, Alice Ferguson, excavated the site and wrote notes on her work, which became...
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The House of Serenos, Part II: Archaeological Report on a Late-Roman Urban House at Trimithis (Amheida VI)A comprehensive study of the archaeology of the House of Serenos The House of Serenos, Part II is the second of four books devoted to publishing the archaeology of the House of Serenos, a richly decorated, late antique villa of a local élite, located...
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