Archaeology
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A Hillfort Through Time: Excavations at Rathgall, Co WicklowThis publication presents the excavations at Rathgall, Rath East, Co. Wicklow, conducted by Barry Raftery, retired Professor of Celtic Archaeology at University College Dublin. Raftery published aspects of the site, primarily in the 1970s (Raftery 1970a; 1970b; 1971; 1972; 1973; 1975; 1976; 2004; Raftery...
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Women's Work: The First 20,000 YearsTwenty thousand years ago, women were making and wearing clothing created from spun fibers. In Women's Work, archaeologist-linguist Elizabeth Wayland Barber "weaves the strands of mythology and literature, ethnology and documented history into a rich tapestry" (John Noble Wilford, New York Times Book Review),...
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What Is, and What Is in Itself: A Systematic OntologyThis work is ''a systematic ontology.'' Ontology is the study of being as such, and a systematic ontology is an account of the most fundamental ways of being something or other - of what they are and of how they are related to each...
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The Wolf and Furton Sites: Macomb County, Michigan Volume 8In this report, Emerson F. Greenman describes the 1936 archaeological excavations at the Wolf and Furton sites, both in Macomb County, Michigan, on the shore of Lake St. Clair. Greenman and his team found refuse pits with associated animal bones; human burials; and artifacts,...
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The Shadow King: The Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut's MummyMore than 3,000 years ago, King Tutankhamun's desiccated body was lovingly wrapped and sent into the future as an immortal god. After resting undisturbed for more than three millennia, King Tut's mummy was suddenly awakened in 1922. Archaeologist Howard Carter had discovered the boy-king's...
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The Last Pescadores of Chimalhuacán, Mexico: An Archaeological Ethnography Volume 96Based on his study of the nearly vanished aquatic economy of Chimalhuacán in the Valley of Mexico, Parsons describes the surviving vestiges of aquatic insect collection and fishing and considers their developmental and archaeological implications within a broad context of historical, ethnographic, biological, ecological,...
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The Exploitation of Fishing Resources and the Maritime Skills of Early Modern Humans in Island Southeast AsiaIsland Southeast Asia is one of the world's marine biodiversity hotspots. Marine environments with dense concentrations of fauna rich in fatty acid nutrients are thought to have been important to Homo sapiens' subsistence, leading to coastal highway hypotheses for dispersals in the Wallacean and...
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The Archaeology of Ancient ArizonaCarved from cliffs and canyons, buried in desert rock and sand are pieces of the ancient past that beckon thousands of visitors every year to the American Southwest. Whether Montezuma Castle or a chunk of pottery, these traces of prehistory also bring archaeologists from...
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Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean"An important new book...offers a powerful call for historians of the ancient Mediterranean to consider their implicit biases in writing ancient history and it provides an example of how more inclusive histories may be written."--Denise Demetriou, New England Classical Journal "With a light touch...
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North American Indigenous Warfare and Ritual ViolenceDespite evidence of warfare and violent conflict in pre-Columbian North America, scholars argue that the scale and scope of Native American violence is exagerated. They contend that scholarly misrepresentation has denigrated indigenous peoples when in fact they lived together in peace and harmony. In...
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Hide and Seek History: Ancient GreeksWith more than 80 lift-the-flaps, this engaging book introduces readers to incredible stories, supersititions, and astonishing aspects of ancient Greece. With more than 80 lift-the-flaps and with flaps under flaps, this book introduces readers to the truth behind some of ancient Greece's most incredible...
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Underwater and Coastal Archaeology in Latin AmericaDiverse case studies that explore the relationship between humans and water environments This volume features a range of theoretical and methodological approaches to underwater and coastal archaeology in Latin America. Showcasing the efforts of 82 researchers working across the region, the case studies in...
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The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Network ResearchNetwork research has recently been adopted as one of the tools of the trade in archaeology, used to study a wide range of topics: interactions between island communities, movements through urban spaces, visibility in past landscapes, material culture similarity, exchange, and much more. This...
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Landscapes Revealed: Geophysical Survey in the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Area 2002-2011Winner, Current Archaeology 2023 Book of the Year 2023This volume brings together several years of work devoted to the wider landscape of the Heart of Neolithic Orkney World Heritage Site. It documents the results of a program of geophysical and related survey across an...
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Archaeological Thinking: How to Make Sense of the PastHow do archaeologists think? How do archaeologists take the scattered and fragmentary remains collected from past settlements and create meaningful, reasonable interpretations of past human history? In the second edition of Archaeological Thinking, Charles E. Orser, Jr. provides answers to these questions and more...
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Women's Ritual in Formative Oaxaca: Figure-Making, Divination, Death and the Ancestors Volume 33This book covers divination, figurine-making, and women's ritual treatment of ancestors in the Valley of Oaxaca, Mexico, from 1600 to 500 BC.Author: Joyce MarcusPublisher: U of M Museum Anthro ArchaeologyPublished: 01/01/1998Pages: 333Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.90dISBN: 9780915703487This title is only...
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Iron Age Wetland Deposition: Case studies from Wales and ScotlandThe practice of wetland deposition in prehistoric periods is vital for understanding socio-cultural traditions, localised behaviours, and beliefs. Terrestrial deposition has dominated much of the deposition theory, with the importance of wetland deposition recognised only episodically. This study aims to demonstrate wetland deposition's significance...
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Interacting with the Dead"The impressive geographical, temporal, and topical coverage makes this volume by far the best of its kind to appear in recent years."--George R. Milner, Pennsylvania State UniversityAuthor: Gordon F. M. RakitaPublisher: University Press of FloridaPublished: 09/01/2008Pages: 416Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 1.45lbsSize: 8.90h x 6.10w x...
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Inclusion, Transformation, and Humility in North American Archaeology: Essays and Other "Great Stuff" Inspired by Kent G. LightfootIn a dynamic near half-century career of insight, engagement, and instruction, Kent G. Lightfoot transformed North American archaeology through his innovative ideas, robust collaborations, thoughtful field projects, and mentoring of numerous students. Authors emphasize the multifarious ways Lightfoot impacted--and continues to impact--approaches to archaeological...
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Hellenism in Late AntiquityThe extraordinary adaptability and durability of Greek culture in times of momentous change is revealed in this book, as G. W. Bowersock seeks to interpret Hellenism in a predominantly Christian world. In this effort he sheds new light on a late paganism that has...
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