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The Human Past: World Prehistory & the Development of Human Societies by Chris Scarre Publisher Comments Using a regional and chronological framework, this groundbreaking book highlights the enormous diversity of human experience and the ways in which archaeologists are able to learn about it. Professor Chris Scarre has seamlessly integrated the work of an... (read more) List Price $35.71 Your price: $34.37 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic 
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The Origin Map by Thomas G Brophy Publisher Comments On a desolate plain in the Egyptian Sahara desert, west of Aswan, there is a very remote prehistoric site called Nabta Playa. There, a recently discovered complex of extremely ancient man-made megalithic structures have baffled the archaeologists who... (read more) Your price: $6.00 DRM-Free PDF - Electronic
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The Bioarchaeology of Individuals by Ann L.W. Stodder Publisher Comments From Bronze Age Thailand to Viking Iceland, from an Egyptian oasis to a family farm in Canada, The Bioarchaeology of Individuals invites readers to unearth the daily lives of people throughout history. Covering a span of more than four thousand years of... (read more) List Price $74.95 Your price: $66.52 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Shovel Bum: Comix of Archaeological Field Life by Trent De Boer Publisher Comments "Shovel bums" endure weeks of flea-bitten motel beds, greasy roadhouse food, tempermental field vehicles, and long stretches of boredom to practice that most romantic of intellectual endeavors-archaeology. Ignored by the profession, working for low wages... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $24.01 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Shamanism and the Ancient Mind: A Cognitive Approach to Archaeology by James L. Pearson Publisher Comments A study of archaeological evidence for Shamanism in North America and how it links to the archaeology of the mind. Visit our website for sample chapters!... (read more) List Price $33.95 Your price: $32.68 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Archaeologies of Sexuality by Robert A. Schmidt Publisher Comments Status, age and gender have long been accepted aspects of archaeological enquiry, yet it is only recently that archaeologists have started seriously to consider the role of sex and sexuality in their studies. Archaeologies of Sexualityis a timely and... (read more) List Price $46.95 Your price: $45.19 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Balkan Prehistory: Exclusion, Incorporation and Identity by Douglass W. Bailey Publisher Comments Douglass Baileys volume fills the huge gap that existed for a comprehensive synthesis, in English, of the archaeology of the Balkans between 6,500 and 2,000 BC; much research on the prehistory of Eastern Europe was inaccessible to a western audience... (read more) List Price $44.95 Your price: $43.26 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Archaeological Method and Theory: An Encyclopedia by Linda Ellis Publisher Comments Thorough coverage of all aspects of archaeological work This encyclopedia brings together the most recent scientific information on a collection of subjects that are too often--and inconveniently--treated in separate publications. It provides a survey of... (read more) Your price: $365.00 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Glyphbreaker by Steven R. Fischer Publisher Comments When he successfully deciphered the rongorongo script of Easter Island - the mysterious system of glyphs in which the island's Polynesian inhabitants had recorded their ritual chants and songs - Steven Roger Fischer gained a unique place in the pantheon... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $24.06 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Dangerous Places: Health, Safety, and Archaeology by David A. Poirier Publisher Comments Over the last decade, North American archaeologists have become increasingly aware that numerous biological and man-made hazards pose significant health risks for field researchers. The present collection is the first descriptive and analytical volume on... (read more) List Price $131.95 Your price: $117.11 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Entangled: An Archaeology of the Relationships between Humans and Things by Ian Hodder Publisher Comments There has been a much-charted journey of the social sciences and humanities into the study of material culture in recent decades. In general these narratives continue a mostly human-centered perspective on history, and so have missed the importance of... (read more) Your price: $74.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Biomolecular Archaeology: An Introduction by Terry Brown Publisher Comments Biomolecular Archaeology investigates how biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) can be used to address important archaeological questions. Terry Brown and Keri Brown describe this remarkable revolution in the study of historic... (read more) Your price: $54.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Political Economy of Craft Production by Carla M. Sinopoli Publisher Comments A study of the significance of craft production in the South Indian Vijayanagara empire.... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $34.65 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Clovis Blade Technology: A Comparative Study of the Keven Davis Cache, Texas by Michael B. Collins Publisher Comments "In this book, Michael Collins ... demonstrates why he is considered one of the leading researchers in the field of lithic analysis. The work offers a masterful review and synthesis of Clovis blade technology with lucid prose and lavish illustrations....... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $26.58 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Finders Keepers: A Tale of Archaeological Plunder and Obsession by Craig Childs Publisher Comments A renowned naturalist and adventurer explores the controversial nature of archeological excavation, aiming to discern weather it is heroic, or whether relics are best left among the ruins, in a book that ranges from lonesome desert canyons to fancy Fifth... (read more) Your price: $11.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Aurelian Wall and the Refashioning of Imperial Rome, AD 271-855 by Hendrik W. Dey Publisher Comments This book explores the relationship between the city of Rome and the Aurelian Wall during the six centuries following its construction in the 270s AD, a period when the city changed and contracted almost beyond recognition, as it evolved from imperial... (read more) List Price $88.00 Your price: $84.70 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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In Pursuit of Ancient Pasts: A History of Classical Archaeology in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries by Stephen L. Dyson Publisher Comments The stories behind the acquisition of ancient antiquities are often as important as those that tell of their creation. This fascinating book provides a comprehensive account of the history and development of classical archaeology, explaining how and why... (read more) List Price $47.00 Your price: $43.48 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Managing Cultural Landscapes by Ken Taylor Publisher Comments One of our deepest needs is for a sense of identity and belonging. A common feature in this is human attachment to landscape and how we find identity in landscape and place. The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a remarkable flowering of interest in, and... (read more) List Price $46.95 Your price: $45.19 Adobe Digital Editions - Electronic
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Evaluating Multiple Narratives: Beyond Nationalist, Colonialist, Imperialist Archaeologies by Junko Habu Publisher Comments Using archaeological case studies from around the world, this volume evaluates the implications of providing alternative interpretations of the past. These cases also examine if multivocality is relevant to local residents and non-Anglo-American... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $28.83 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology by Timothy Darvill Publisher Comments Here is the most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available. Over 4,000 A-Z entries explain the terms encountered in academic and popular archaeological literature, in lectures, and on television. Topics covered... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $15.72 Google eBooks - Electronic
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