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Renfrewshire: A Scottish County's Hidden Past by Alexander Publisher Comments Renfrewshire, one of Scotlands 32 council areas, is largely ignored in the general studies of the countrys cultural heritage, yet this unique account provides an overview of the archaeological evidence for the county, which includes the Local Authority... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $26.75 New - Trade Paper 
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The Bioarchaeology of Violence (Bioarchaeological Interpretations of the Human Past: Local,) by Debra L. Martin Synopsis The tragedies of violence have seldom been told with such a compelling use of the biocultural perspective. Building on a solid methodological foundation, we are served theoretical perspectives that are unusually rich and nuanced in their application to... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $91.25 New - Hardcover
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The Oxford Companion to Archaeology, Second Edition by Neil Asher Silberman Publisher Comments The second edition of The Oxford Companion to Archaeology is a thoroughly up-to-date resource with new entries exploring the many advances in the field since the first edition published in 1996. In 700 entries, the second edition provides thorough... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $626.95 New - Hardcover
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Digging Miami by Robert S. Carr Synopsis The pace of change of Miami since its incorporation in 1896 is staggering. The seaside land that once was home to several thousand Tequesta is now congested with roads and millions of people while skyscrapers and artificial lights dominate the landscape.&... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $29.95 New - Hardcover
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Relational Archaeologies: Humans, Animals, Things by Christopher Watts Publisher Comments Many of us accept as uncontroversial the belief that the world is comprised of detached and disparate products, all of which are reducible to certain substances. Of those things that are alive, we acknowledge that some have agency while others, such as... (read more) Available January 2013 Your price: $45.50 New - Trade Paper
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Sacred Darkness: A Global Perspective on the Ritual Use of Caves by Holley Moyes Publisher Comments Caves have been used in various ways across human society but despite the persistence within popular culture of the iconic caveman, deep caves were never used primarily as habitation sites for early humans. Rather, in both ancient and contemporary... (read more) Available September 2012 Your price: $115.95 New - Hardcover
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Best of Language Learning #13: A Companion to Rock Art by Peter Veth Publisher Comments Rock art, both as art and as a record of human endeavor and artistry, evokes a personal response as well as a scientific one. Its geographic range is vast—with innumerable discoveries from the deserts of Australia to the limestone caves of the... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $199.95 New - Hardcover
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Narrative Literature from the Tebtunis Temple Library (Museum Tusculanum Press - The Carlsberg Papyri) by Ryholt Publisher Comments Centuries before the Library of Alexandria, ancient Egypt was home to numerous temple libraries, but only a single large-scale one has survived: the Tebtunis Temple library. Abandoned around 200 CE—but rediscovered by archaeologists in 1900&mdash... (read more) Available October 2012 Your price: $84.50 New - Hardcover
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Medieval Life: Archaeology and the Life Course by Roberta Gilchrist Publisher Comments An important and timely volume... an elegant summary of complex theory, and synthesis of an impressive body of material. It will be eagerly read by current and future generations of archaeologists, and will demonstrate the significance of historical... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $56.95 New - Hardcover
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The Dancing Goddesses: Folklore, Archaeology, and the Origins of European Dance by Elizabeth Wayland Barber Publisher Comments From southern Greece to northern Russia, people have long believed in female spirits, bringers of fertility, who spend their nights and days dancing in the fields and forests. So appealing were these spirit-maidens that they also took up residence in... (read more) Available February 2013 Your price: $35.00 New - Hardcover
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A Corridor Through Time: The Archaeology of the A55 Anglesey Road Scheme by R. Cuttler Publisher Comments This volume describes the results of a series of archaeological excavations undertaken in advance of the construction of a new dual carriageway, some 32km long, across Anglesey, UK. Five main sites and a series of prehistoric burnt mounds are discussed... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $63.95 New - Hardcover
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Uncovering Identity in Mortuary Analysis: Community-Sensitive Methods for Identifying Group Affiliation in Historical Cemeteries (Statistical Research, Inc.) by Michael Heilen Publisher Comments 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. Based on an extensive... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $47.95 New - Trade Paper
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Buckland Anglo-Saxon Cemetery, Dover. Excavations 1994 (Archaeology of Canterbury) by Trevor Anderson Publisher Comments The 1994 excavations at Buckland, Dover, uncovered another 244 graves in the extensive Anglo-Saxon cemetery first excavated by Professor Vera Evison in 1951-3. Just over two thirds of the burials contained grave goods. Several male burials contained a... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $63.95 New - Hardcover
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Stonehenge: Exploring the Greatest Stone Age Enigma by Mike Parker Pearson Publisher Comments A striking and original interpretation of the awe-inspiring Stone Age site from one of the world's foremost archaeologists on death and burial In lively and engaging prose, this book brings to life the imposing ancient monument that... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $19.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Huxley Viking Hoard: Scandinavian Settlement in the North West by James Graham-campbell Publisher Comments In 2004 an important new Viking silver hoard was discovered near Huxley, Cheshire. This book brings together leading specialists on the Vikings to set out the latest research into Scandinavian settlement and activity in the North West and Wales... (read more) Available June 2012 Your price: $42.95 New - Trade Paper
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The Neighborhood as a Social and Spatial Unit in Mesoamerican Cities by Michael E. Smith Publisher Comments Recent realizations that prehispanic cities in Mesoamerica were fundamentally different from western cities of the same period have led to increasing examination of the neighborhood as an intermediate unit at the heart of prehispanic urbanization. This... (read more) Available December 2012 Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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Neanderthals Among Mammoths: Excavations at Lynford Quarry, Norfolk by W. A. Boismier Publisher Comments In Spring 2002, mammoth bones and associated Mousterian stone tools were found in situ at Lynford Quarry, near Munford village, Norfolk, UK. Excavation was undertaken with support from the quarry owners and English Heritage. These finds are a rare... (read more) Available May 2012 Your price: $221.75 New - Hardcover
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Late Iron Age Gold Hoards from the Low Countries and the Caesarian Conquest of Northern Gaul (Amsterdam University Press - Amsterdam Archaeological Studie) by Nico Roymans Publisher Comments This richly illustrated volume, part of the Amsterdam Archaeological Studies series, analyzes eight newly discovered Celtic gold hoards unearthed in the southern Netherlands and Belgium, consisting of both gold coinage and ornaments. This comparative... (read more) Available August 2012 Your price: $85.50 New - Hardcover
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Machu Picchu (Wonders of the World) by David Drew Publisher Comments No other ruin evokes so powerfully the grandeur and mystery of a forgotten civilization as Machu Picchu. Since its existence was first publicized in 1911 by the American explorer Hiram Bingham, this World Heritage site has become the embodiment of a... (read more) Available July 2012 Your price: $22.95 New - Hardcover
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Archaeology and Apprenticeship: Body Knowledge, Identity, and Communities of Practice by James W. Byrkit Publisher Comments Archaeologists study a wide array of material remains to propose conclusions about non-material aspects of culture. The intricacies of these findings have increased over recent decades, but only limited attention has been paid to what the archaeological... (read more) Available January 2013 Your price: $70.75 New - Hardcover
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