Archaeology All That Matters

Author : John Manley
Publisher : Hodder & Stoughton
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2014-11-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781471805639

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Archaeology: All That Matters by John Manley Pdf

- When did archaeology begin? - Who were the first antiquarians in early modern Europe? - How did archaeology free human history from biblical creationism? - How did archaeology become a pseudo-scientific discipline? - Who built the first museum? Leading expert Dr John Manley starts by dealing with the processes and techniques used by archaeologists, in the past and today. He then uses the results of famous archaeological studies both to illustrate the power of archaeology, and to show specifically what archaeology has taught us about Roman, Egyptian, ancient, and surprisingly recent, history. In an exciting final chapter, Manley wonders how archaeology may adapt over time, exploring how the archaeologists of the future may examine our own era. Ideal for students or for general reading, this book delivers a thorough and comprehensive introduction to archaeology. All That Matters about archaeology. All That Matters books are a fast way to get right to the heart of key issues.

Author : Jeremy A Sabloff
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315434049

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Archaeology Matters by Jeremy A Sabloff Pdf

Archaeology is perceived to study the people of long ago and far away. How could archaeology matter in the modern world? Well-known archaeologist Jeremy Sabloff points to ways in which archaeology might be important to the understanding and amelioration of contemporary problems. Though archaeologists have commonly been associated with efforts to uncover cultural identity, to restore the past of underrepresented peoples, and to preserve historical sites, their knowledge and skills can be used in many other ways. Archaeologists help Peruvian farmers increase crop yields, aid city planners in reducing landfills, and guide local communities in tourism development and water management. This brief volume, aimed at students and other prospective archaeologists, challenges the field to go beyond merely understanding the past and actively engage in making a difference in the today’s world.

Author : John C. Barrett
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2021-03-30
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9781000347579

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Archaeology and its Discontents by John C. Barrett Pdf

Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentieth century, making a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their successes, limitations, and failures. Seeing more failures and limitations than successes, he argues that archaeology has over-focused on explaining the human construction of material variability and should instead be more concerned with understanding how human diversity has been constructed. Archaeology matters, he argues, precisely because of the insights it can offer into the development of human diversity. The analysis and argument are illustrated throughout by reference to the development of the European Neolithic. Arguing both for new approaches and for the importance of archaeology as a discipline, Archaeology and its Discontents is for archaeologists at all levels, from student to professor and trainee to experienced practitioner.

Author : Ann B. Stahl
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781509549887

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Archaeology by Ann B. Stahl Pdf

History lies beneath our feet and in the landscapes around us. In contrast to the history that comes from studying texts, archaeology is the study of history through objects, monuments, and other traces of past lives: history that extends beyond the earliest writings into the deep past, revealing the varied pathways that led to the present, and the challenges – often similar to those we face today – that confronted our ancestors. Ann Stahl argues that archaeology is unique in its focus on the everyday lives of all peoples in all places and times. From ancient temples to humble homes, archaeologists piece together worlds that would otherwise be lost: knowledge that shows us how routine actions have shaped societies, how and why societies have changed in light of environment, politics, and culture – and perhaps what the future holds for our societies too. Using compelling examples from a storied international career, Stahl provides the perfect summary of why archaeology is both a vitally important and enjoyable subject to study.

Author : Alison Wylie
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520223615

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Thinking from Things by Alison Wylie Pdf

"No other work in this field covers the history of important conceptual issues in archaeology in such a deep and knowledgable way, bringing both philosophical and archeological sophistication to bear on all of the issues treated. Wylie’s work in Thinking from Things is original, scholarly, and creative. This book is for anyone who wants to understand contemporary archaeological theory, how it came to be as it is, its relationship with other disciplines, and its prospects for the future."—Merrilee Salmon, author of Philosophy and Archaeology "Wylie is a reasonable and astute thinker who lucidly and persuasively makes genuinely constructive criticisms of archaeological thought and practice and very useful suggestions for how to proceed. She commands both philisophy and archaeology to an unusual degree. Having her articles together in Thinking from Things, with much new material extending and integrating them, is a major contribution that will be widely welcomed among archaeologists—both professionals and students, philosophers and historians of science, and social scientists."—George L. Cowgill, Arizona State University

Author : Jeremy A. Sabloff
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2012
Category : Antiquities
ISBN : OCLC:1011734354

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Archaeology Matters by Jeremy A. Sabloff Pdf

Author : Richard Jones
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2016-05-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317101116

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Manure Matters by Richard Jones Pdf

In pre-industrial societies, in which the majority of the population lived directly off the land, few issues were more important than the maintenance of soil fertility. Without access to biodegradable wastes from production processes or to synthetic agrochemicals, early farmers continuously developed strategies aimed at adding nutritional value to their fields using locally available natural materials. Manure really mattered, its collection/creation, storage, and spreading becoming major preoccupations for all agriculturalists no matter what environment they worked or at what period. This book brings together the work of a group of international scholars working on social, cultural, and economic issues relating to past manure and manuring. Contributors use textual, linguistic, archaeological, scientific and ethnographic evidence as the basis for their analyses. The scope of the papers is temporally and geographically broad; they span the Neolithic through to the modern period and cover studies from the Middle East, Britain and Atlantic Europe, and India. Together they allow us to explore the signatures that manure and manuring have left behind, and the vast range of attitudes that have surrounded both substance and activity in the past and present.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1939
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1284522336

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Archaeology by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hein B. Bjerck
Publisher : Equinox Publishing (UK)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2022
Category : Dwellings
ISBN : 1800500734

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Archaeology at Home by Hein B. Bjerck Pdf

A deep dive into the entanglements between humans and their things. It explores the notion that things themselves "remember" when left by "their" people.

Author : Miruna Achim,Susan Deans-Smith,Sandra Rozental
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 313 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2021-08-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816539574

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Museum Matters by Miruna Achim,Susan Deans-Smith,Sandra Rozental Pdf

Museum Matters tells the story of Mexico's national collections through the trajectories of its objects. The essays in this book show the many ways in which things matter and affect how Mexico imagines its past, present, and future.

Author : Gary Lock,Brian Molyneaux
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2007-11-15
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0387757015

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Confronting Scale in Archaeology by Gary Lock,Brian Molyneaux Pdf

Without realizing, most archaeologists shift within a scale of interpretation of material culture. Material data is interpreted from the scale of an individual in a specific place and time, then shifted to the complex dynamics of cultural groups spread over time and place. This book discusses the cultural, social and spatial aspects of scale and its impact on archaeology, and shows how an improved awareness of scale offers new and exciting interpretations.

Author : Ann Felice Ramenofsky,Anastasia Steffen
Publisher : University of Utah Press
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 0874805481

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Unit Issues in Archaeology by Ann Felice Ramenofsky,Anastasia Steffen Pdf

This volume emphasizes one aspect of scientific method: units of measure and their construction as applied to archaeology. Attributes, artifact classes, locational designations, temporal periods, sampling universes, culture stages, and geographic regions are all examples of constructed units.

Author : Shannon Tushingham,Jane Hill,Charles H. McNutt
Publisher : University of Alabama Press
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2002-03-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780817311391

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Histories of Southeastern Archaeology by Shannon Tushingham,Jane Hill,Charles H. McNutt Pdf

This volume provides a comprehensive, broad-based overview, including first-person accounts, of the development and conduct of archaeology in the Southeast over the past three decades. Histories of Southeastern Archaeology originated as a symposium at the 1999 Southeastern Archaeological Conference (SEAC) organized in honor of the retirement of Charles H. McNutt following 30 years of teaching anthropology. Written for the most part by members of the first post-depression generation of southeastern archaeologists, this volume offers a window not only into the archaeological past of the United States but also into the hopes and despairs of archaeologists who worked to write that unrecorded history or to test scientific theories concerning culture. The contributors take different approaches, each guided by experience, personality, and location, as well as by the legislation that shaped the practical conduct of archaeology in their area. Despite the state-by-state approach, there are certain common themes, such as the effect (or lack thereof) of changing theory in Americanist archaeology, the explosion of contract archaeology and its relationship to academic archaeology, goals achieved or not achieved, and the common ground of SEAC. This book tells us how we learned what we now know about the Southeast's unwritten past. Of obvious interest to professionals and students of the field, this volume will also be sought after by historians, political scientists, amateurs, and anyone interested in the South. Additional reviews: "A unique publication that presents numerous historical, topical, and personal perspectives on the archaeological heritage of the Southeast."—Southeastern Archaeology

Author : Brian Fagan,Nadia Durrani
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : 0500295085

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Bigger Than History by Brian Fagan,Nadia Durrani Pdf

Why does archaeology matter? How does studying prehistory help us understand climate change? How can archaeological discoveries challenge contemporary assumptions about gender? How has archaeology been used and misused to support political and nationalist agendas - and how can it help build a more diverse and inclusive picture of our world by examining the people left out of written history? Brian Fagan and Nadia Durrani address these and other questions, exploring how archaeology's long-term perspective offers unique views into the most challenging issues facing the world today. With examples from around the globe - including a female Viking burial in Sweden, controversies over the discovery of the Kingdom of Mapungubwe in Southern Africa, and newly discovered ancient farming techniques in South America - Bigger Than History explores how the search for the past continues to inform our understanding of the present.

Author : Sussex Archaeological Society
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Archaeology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105014944966

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Sussex Archaeological Collections Relating to the History and Antiquities of the County by Sussex Archaeological Society Pdf