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Archaeological Encounters

Building Networks of Spanish and British Archaeologists in the 20th Century

By: Margarita Díaz-Andreu

£54.99

This book examines the relationship between British and Spanish archaeology from the 1920s to the 1970s. Based on the letters of archaeologist Luis Pericot, it explores the personal networks that shaped how knowledge was produced, transmitted, and received.

Rethinking Comparison in Archaeology

Edited By: Joana Alves-Ferreira, Ana Vale

£61.99

Although comparative exercises are used both explicitly and implicitly in a large number of archaeological publications, they are often uncritically taken for granted. As such, the contributors here reflect on comparison as a core theme in archaeology from different perspectives.

Written on Stone

The Cultural Reception of British Prehistoric Monuments

Edited By: Joanne Parker

£34.99

This book explores the history of Britain's prehistoric monuments: not their origins, but how they have been viewed over centuries. It investigates their impact on culture, from motivating artists and authors to inspiring 'New Age' religions.

This book explores the history of Britain’s prehistoric monuments: not their origins, but how they have been viewed over centuries. It investigates their impact on culture, from motivating artists and authors to inspiring ‘New Age’ religions.

Humans and the Environment in Northern Baikal Siberia During the Late Pleistocene

Edited By: E.M. Ineshin, A.V. Teten'kin

£64.99

For the first time in English, this volume presents three decades of research on Bol’shoy Yakor’ I, a key Late Pleistocene site in Eastern Siberia. Through detailed study of lithic production and hunting, it reveals the seasonal cycles of prehistoric hunter-gatherers.

Archaeological Perspectives on Houses and Households in Third Millennium Mesopotamian Society

By: Alessandra Salvin

£61.99

Little is known about Mesopotamian houses. This book addresses this gap by analysing houses in the third millennium, a critical period for early urbanization, relating their characteristics to the socio-economical history of the period.

Bronze Age China

Style and Material

Edited By: Wang Ying

£39.99

This anthology expands the definition of “style” in Chinese art beyond decoration. By considering function, material, and context, scholars investigate the lifestyles, social structures, and rituals of Bronze Age China using the latest excavated data.

Archaeological Sites as Space for Modern Spiritual Practice

Edited By: Raimund Karl, Jutta Leskovar

£61.99

While the destruction of archaeological sites in war often makes the headlines, lesser disputes about local heritage sites go unreported. This book focuses on conflicts between archaeological conservation and religious faiths which use archaeological heritage in their practices.

Beyond War

Archaeological Approaches to Violence

Edited By: Albert García-Piquer, Assumpció Vila-Mitjà

£47.99

The studies gathered here present the necessity of rethinking the concept of “violence” in archaeology, in order to overcome the old conception that limits violence to its most evident expressions in war and intra- or extra-group conflict.

The Archaeology of Anatolia, Volume IV

Recent Discoveries (2018–2020)

Edited By: Sharon R. Steadman, Gregory McMahon

£70.99

This fourth volume in the Archaeology of Anatolia series offers reports on the most recent discoveries from across the peninsula. Periods covered span the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval Age. The volume includes reviews of on-going excavations and a “State of the Field” section.

Transforming the Colony

The Archaeology of Convictism in Western Australia

By: Sean Winter

£64.99

Winter investigates the lives of convicts transported to Western Australia, particularly how their presence in the colony served as a form of modernity, fundamentally transforming it in the process.

The Orthodox Hegel

Development Further Developed

By: Stephen Theron

£57.99

This book assesses the consequences of Hegelian thought for spirituality, showing how the Christian movement is Spirit itself impelling. Capturing absolute idealism for orthodoxy, it develops themes of logic, Trinity, incarnation, and the absolute.

Reimagining Regional Analyses

The Archaeology of Spatial and Social Dynamics

Edited By: Tina L. Thurston

£44.99

Reimagining Regional Analysis explores the interplay between new methods and theory. Using GIS, satellite imagery, and non-traditional data, this volume examines the contingent, recursive relationships between people, their social activities, and the environment.

Complex Assemblages, Complex Social Structures

Rural Settlements in the Upper and Middle Thames Valley 100BC to AD100

By: Wendy A. Morrison

£52.99

This monograph examines the rural settlements of Late Iron Age and Early Roman Britain through the lens of Cultural Theory in order to provide a picture of a more nuanced and diverse human landscape.

That Was Then, This Is Now

Contemporary Archaeology and Material Cultures in Australia

Edited By: Anne Clarke, Ursula K. Frederick

£47.99

This title represents a compendium of innovative research into the ideas, experiences, and iconographies embodied in materialities of the recent past. Drawing upon a variety of disciplines, the contributors examine themes of relevance to the contemporary world.

Artisans Rule

Product Standardization and Craft Specialization in Prehistoric Society

Edited By: Ina Miloglav, Jasna Vuković

£61.99

Here, seven case studies covering a chronological span from the Neolithic to La Tène Europe explore the notions of standardization and specialization in craft production, while two ethnoarchaeological studies focus on the organization of production of a number of artisans.

PoCA (Postgraduate Cypriot Archaeology) 2012

Edited By: Hartmut Matthäus, Bärbel Morstadt, Christian Vonhoffm

£62.99

This volume offers an interdisciplinary approach to Cypriot archaeology and material culture, from the 3rd millennium B.C. to modern times. Contributions illuminate various aspects of the island's history, with a special focus on the formative Bronze Age.

This volume offers an interdisciplinary approach to Cypriot archaeology and material culture, from the 3rd millennium B.C. to modern times. Contributions illuminate various aspects of the island’s history, with a special focus on the formative Bronze Age.

Grahame Clark and His Legacy

Edited By: John Coles, Arkadiusz Marciniak

£39.99

Authorities assess the major contributions of Grahame Clark, a pioneer in prehistoric economies, ecology, and science-based archaeology. This book surveys his role in the development of 20th-century archaeology and the basis it provides for today's work.

From West to East

Current Approaches to Medieval Archaeology

Edited By: Scott D. Stull

£47.99

A sweeping overview of new research in medieval archaeology. This collection unites cutting-edge theory with global case studies—from Viking Vinland and Irish castles to Byzantine sites and the medieval diet. A vital look at the latest work in the field.

Space – Archaeology’s Final Frontier? An Intercontinental Approach

Edited By: Dustin Keeler, Roderick B. Salisbury

£39.99

This book explores the cultural and social aspects of space in archaeology. Using cutting-edge spatial methods, it reveals how people have used space to subsist, recreate culture, and understand landscape, social relationships, and cultural heritage.

Medieval Territories

Edited By: Jesús Brufal, Flocel Sabaté

£67.99

This compendium brings together 18 case studies investigating territory in the Middle Ages from an archaeological perspective. The contributions focus especially on cases in Portugal, Spain and Italy, in order to provide a Mediterranean perspective.