Focuses specifically on the archaeology of domestic architecture. Covering major theoretical and methodological developments over recent... Læs mere
This volume presents a sophisticated set of archival, forensic, and excavation methods to identify both individuals and group affiliations—cultural, religious, and organizational—in a multiethnic historical cemetery.
This volume provides a descriptive overview of the cultural complexity on the northwest coast that stretches from northern California to Alaska.
Hans Baer and Merrill Singer inventory and critically analyze the diversity of significant and sometimes devastating health implications of global warming using a range of theoretical tools from anthropology, medicine, and environmental sciences.
This book challenges the commodification of sacred objects and places by western conservation thought by examining conservation activities at Maori marae—meeting houses—located in the US, Germany, and England, contrasted with changes in marae conservation in New Zealand.
The use of mixed methods designs for conducting research has become a major trend in social science research. Renowned methodological experts Janice Morse... Læs mere
This book presents a new perspective on the social milieu of the Early and Middle Neolithic in Central Europe as viewed through relations between humans and animals, food acquisition and consumption, as well as refuse disposal practices.
Drawing upon a career in studying museum visitors, renowned researcher John Falk attempts to create a predictive model of visitor experience, one that can help museum professionals better meet those visitors’ needs.
Written in Berger’s friendly, personal style, he shows by example that academics can write good, readable prose in a variety of genres.
This distinguished group of archaeologists select key subjects and genres used by Hollywood and provide the historical and... Læs mere
What happened to Roman soldiers in Britain during the decline of the empire in the 4th and 5th centuries? More than a question of... Læs mere
Possessors of a widely recognized, positively valued and well-underpinned brand, archaeologists need to take more seriously the appeal of their work and its relationship to society and popular culture.