Archaeology Outside The Box

Author : Hans Barnard
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2022-12-31
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781950446322

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Archaeology Outside the Box by Hans Barnard Pdf

Archaeology Outside the Box makes contemporary archaeology germane to the general public as well as to researchers in other disciplines. In thirty-one richly illustrated chapters, a wide variety of projects is presented by an international group of anthropologists, archaeologists, architects, and artists. These aim to broaden the applicability of archaeology by reflecting on archaeological remains in novel ways, or by addressing contemporary concerns with archaeological theory and research methods. Demonstrating the fascinating and pertinent nature of archaeology, the authors go far beyond its definition as a discipline that unearths objects of ancient material culture. Many chapters also provide arguments relevant to the soul-searching discussions currently taking place within archaeology worldwide and accelerated by the Black Lives Matter movement and the recent Covid-19 pandemic.

Author : Julie M Schablitsky
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2016-06-16
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781315432755

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Box Office Archaeology by Julie M Schablitsky Pdf

“How true is it?” is a common refrain of patrons coming out of movie theatres after the latest film on pirates, Vikings, or mummies. While Hollywood usurps the past for its own entertainment purposes, archaeologists and historians know a lot about many of these subjects, digging up stories often more fascinating than the ones projected on screen. This distinguished group of archaeologists select key subjects and genres used by Hollywood and provide the historical and archaeological depth that a movie cannot—what really happened in history. Topics include Egypt, the Wild West, Civil War submarines, Vikings, the Titanic, and others. The book should be of interest to introductory archaeology and American history classes, courses on film and popular culture, and to a general audience. Alternate Selection, History Book Club.

Author : Rebecca Allen,Ben Ford
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
Page : 374 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2019-05-01
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781496213747

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New Life for Archaeological Collections by Rebecca Allen,Ben Ford Pdf

New Life for Archaeological Collections explores solutions to what archaeologists are calling the "curation crisis," that is, too much stuff with too little research, analysis, and public interpretation. This volume demonstrates how archaeologists are taking both large and small steps toward not only solving the dilemma of storage but recognizing the value of these collections through inventorying and cataloging, curation, rehousing, artifact conservation, volunteer and student efforts, and public exhibits. Essays in this volume highlight new questions and innovative uses for existing archaeological collections. Rebecca Allen and Ben Ford advance ways to make the evaluation and documentation of these collections more accessible to those inside and outside of the scholarly discipline of archaeology. Contributors to New Life for Archaeological Collections introduce readers to their research while opening new perspectives for scientists and students alike to explore the world of archaeology. These essays illuminate new connections between cultural studies and the general availability of archaeological research and information. Drawing from the experience of university professors, government agency professionals, and cultural resource managers, this volume represents a unique commentary on education, research, and the archaeological community.

Author : Heiko Riemer
Publisher : Heinrich-Barth-Institut
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Desert road archaeology in ancient Egypt and beyond by Heiko Riemer Pdf

Author : Richard A. Gould
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 378 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2000-04-13
Category : History
ISBN : 0521567890

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Archaeology and the Social History of Ships by Richard A. Gould Pdf

A review of underwater archaeology offering a clear exposition of new developments in undersea technologies.

Author : Hans-Peter Wotzka
Publisher : Heinrich-Barth-Institut
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Proceedings of the Third International Conference on the Archaeology of the Fourth Nile Cataract by Hans-Peter Wotzka Pdf

Author : Timothy R. Pauketat
Publisher : Rowman Altamira
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2007-05-30
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780759112506

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Chiefdoms and Other Archaeological Delusions by Timothy R. Pauketat Pdf

In recent decades anthropology, especially ethnography, has supplied the prevailing models of how human beings have constructed, and been constructed by, their social arrangements. In turn, archaeologists have all too often relied on these models to reconstruct the lives of ancient peoples. In lively, engaging, and informed prose, Timothy Pauketat debunks much of this social-evolutionary theorizing about human development, as he ponders the evidence of 'chiefdoms' left behind by the Mississippian culture of the American southern heartland. This book challenges all students of history and prehistory to reexamine the actual evidence that archaeology has made available, and to do so with an open mind.

Author : Anna Marie Prentiss
Publisher : Springer
Page : 443 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2019-06-03
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9783030111175

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Handbook of Evolutionary Research in Archaeology by Anna Marie Prentiss Pdf

Evolutionary Research in Archaeology seeks to provide a comprehensive overview of contemporary evolutionary research in archaeology. The book will provide a single source for introduction and overview of basic and advanced evolutionary concepts and research programs in archaeology. Content will be organized around four areas of critical research including microevolutionary and macroevolutionary process, human ecology studies (evolutionary ecology, demography, and niche construction), and evolutionary cognitive archaeology. Authors of individual chapters will address theoretical foundations, history of research, contemporary contributions and debates, and implications for the future for their respective topics. As appropriate, authors present or discuss short empirical case studies to illustrate key arguments. ​

Author : Angela M. Labrador,Neil Asher Silberman
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 752 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-11
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780190676629

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The Oxford Handbook of Public Heritage Theory and Practice by Angela M. Labrador,Neil Asher Silberman Pdf

The field of cultural heritage is no longer solely dependent on the expertise of art and architectural historians, archaeologists, conservators, curators, and site and museum administrators. It has dramatically expanded across disciplinary boundaries and social contexts, with even the basic definition of what constitutes cultural heritage being widened far beyond the traditional categories of architecture, artifacts, archives, and art. Heritage now includes vernacular architecture, intangible cultural practices, knowledge, and language, performances and rituals, as well as cultural landscapes. Heritage has also become increasingly entangled with the broader social, political, and economic contexts in which heritage is created, managed, transmitted, protected, or even destroyed. Heritage protection now encompasses a growing set of methodological approaches whose objectives are not necessarily focused upon the maintenance of material fabric, which has traditionally been cultural heritage's primary concern. The Oxford Handbook of Public Heritage Theory and Practice charts some of the major sites of convergence between the humanities and the social sciences, where new disciplinary perspectives are being brought to bear on heritage. These convergences have the potential to provide the interdisciplinary expertise needed not only to critique but also to achieve the intertwined intellectual, political, and socioeconomic goals of cultural heritage in the twenty-first century. This volume highlights the potential contributions of development studies, political science, anthropology, management studies, human geography, ecology, psychology, sociology, cognitive studies, and education to heritage studies.

Author : Jason De Leon
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9780520958685

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The Land of Open Graves by Jason De Leon Pdf

In his gripping and provocative debut, anthropologist Jason De León sheds light on one of the most pressing political issues of our time—the human consequences of US immigration policy. The Land of Open Graves reveals the suffering and deaths that occur daily in the Sonoran Desert of Arizona as thousands of undocumented migrants attempt to cross the border from Mexico into the United States. Drawing on the four major fields of anthropology, De León uses an innovative combination of ethnography, archaeology, linguistics, and forensic science to produce a scathing critique of “Prevention through Deterrence,” the federal border enforcement policy that encourages migrants to cross in areas characterized by extreme environmental conditions and high risk of death. For two decades, this policy has failed to deter border crossers while successfully turning the rugged terrain of southern Arizona into a killing field. In harrowing detail, De León chronicles the journeys of people who have made dozens of attempts to cross the border and uncovers the stories of the objects and bodies left behind in the desert. The Land of Open Graves will spark debate and controversy.

Author : Francesco Menotti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 563 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2012-03-15
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199571017

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Wetland Archaeology and Beyond by Francesco Menotti Pdf

Wetland Archaeology and Beyond offers an appreciative study of the people, and their artefacts, who occupied a large variety of worldwide wetland archaeological sites. The volume also includes a comprehensive explanation of the processes involved in archaeological practice and theory.

Author : Tom Brughmans,Matthew A. Peeples
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2023-04-13
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781009186148

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Network Science in Archaeology by Tom Brughmans,Matthew A. Peeples Pdf

The Cambridge Manual to Archaeological Network Science provides the first comprehensive guide to a field of research that has firmly established itself within archaeological practice in recent years. Network science methods are commonly used to explore big archaeological datasets and are essential for the formal study of past relational phenomena: social networks, transport systems, communication, and exchange. The volume offers a step-by-step description of network science methods and explores its theoretical foundations and applications in archaeological research, which are elaborately illustrated with archaeological examples. It also covers a vast range of network science techniques that can enhance archaeological research, including network data collection and management, exploratory network analysis, sampling issues and sensitivity analysis, spatial networks, and network visualisation. An essential reference handbook for both beginning and experienced archaeological network researchers, the volume includes boxes with definitions, boxed examples, exercises, and online supplementary learning and teaching materials.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 218 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2024-05-12
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0521380766

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Archaeological Method by Anonim Pdf

Author : Rowan Flad,Anke Hein,Bryan K. Miller
Publisher : Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press
Page : 402 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2023-12-31
Category : History
ISBN : 9781950446414

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Ritual and Economy in East Asia by Rowan Flad,Anke Hein,Bryan K. Miller Pdf

In commemoration of Lothar von Falkenhausens 60th birthday, this volume assembles eighteen scholarly essays that explore the intersection between art, economy, and ritual in ancient East Asia. The contributions are clustered into four themes: Ritual Economy, Ritual and Sacrifice, Technology, Community, Interaction, and Objects and Meaning, which collectively reflect the theoretical, methodological, and historical questions that Falkenhausen has been examining via his scholarship, research, and teaching throughout his career. Most of the chapters work with archaeological and textual data from China, but there are also studies of materials from Mongolia, Korea, Southeast Asia and even Egypt, showing the global impact of Falkenhausens work. The chronological range of studies extends from the Neolithic through the Bronze Age in China, into the early imperial, medieval, and early modern periods. The authors discuss art, economy, ritual, interaction, and technology in the broad context of East Asian archaeology and its connection to the world beyond.

Author : Jane Balme,Alistair Paterson
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2009-02-09
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781405148863

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Archaeology in Practice by Jane Balme,Alistair Paterson Pdf

Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to ArchaeologicalAnalyses offers students in archaeology laboratory courses adetailed and invaluable how-to manual of archaeological methods andprovides insight into the breadth of modern archaeology. Written by specialists of material analyses, whose expertiserepresents a broad geographic range Includes numerous examples of applications of archaeologicaltechniques Organized by material types, such as animal bones, ceramics,stone artifacts, and documentary sources, or by themes, such asdating, ethics, and report writing Written accessibly and amply referenced to provide readers witha guide to further resources on techniques and theirapplications Enlivened by a range of boxed case studies throughout the maintext