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 is an extensive collection of chapters discussing Folsom artifacts and sites, as well as innovative experiments undertaken to understand Folsom technology and... Læs mere
Using the pioneering research of David Lewis-Williams as a foundation, contributors from around the world examine how the availability of ethnographic analogies, or lack thereof, affect the interpretation of rock art.
The second edition of this well-known textbook on Southwestern archaeology provides a coherent and comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice.
This volume provides a descriptive overview of the cultural complexity on the northwest coast that stretches from northern California to Alaska.
This chronological summary of the history of the Southeastern United States overviews the archaeology of the region from 20,000 years ago to World War I.
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.