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Archaeological Research: A Brief Introduction
Archaeological Research: A Brief Introduction
by Peter N Peregrine
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Unique online study resource...the Companion Website™ www.prenhall.com/peregrine Prentice Hall's exclusive Companion Website™ that accompanies Archaeological Research: A Brief Introduction offers unique tools and support that make it easy for... (read more)

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Time Detectives: How Archaeologist Use Technology to Recapture the Past
Time Detectives: How Archaeologist Use Technology to Recapture the Past
by Brian M Fagan
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University of California Professor of Anthropology Brian Fagan offers a fascinating look at how the key archaeological discoveries of the past 50 years were made--and how new techniques and devices have led to new insights into ancient civilizations. of... (read more)

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Frauds Myths & Mysteries Science & 5TH Edition
Frauds Myths & Mysteries Science & 5TH Edition
by Kenneth L Feder
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Ancient astronauts? Atlantis? Psychic archaeology? Pharaohs curses? Committed to the scientific investigation of human antiquity, this indispensable supplementary text uses interesting archaeological hoaxes, myths, and mysteries to show how we can truly... (read more)

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Writing Archaeology: Telling Stories about the Past
Writing Archaeology: Telling Stories about the Past
by Brian Fagan
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America's best known popular author of archaeology distills decades of experience in this brief guide designed to help others wanting to broaden the audience for their work. Brian Fagan's no nonsense approach explains how to get started writing, how to... (read more)

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Principles of Archaeology with Powerweb with Other
Principles of Archaeology with Powerweb with Other
by T Douglas Price
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This new text offers an engaging, straightforward, and profusely illustrated introduction to archaeological method and theory. It captures the excitement and complexity of the field by focusing on three important themes, including how archaeologists... (read more)

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Asa Monographs #12: The Politics of the Past
Asa Monographs #12: The Politics of the Past
by P Gathercole
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This stimulating collection demonstrates the inadequacy of a history that is always written by the "winners." Drawing on original studies from Africa, North America, Australia and the Pacific in order to make its points, b /b b i The Politics of the Past... (read more)

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Assessing Site Significance : a Guide for Archaeologists and Historians (00 - Old Edition)
Assessing Site Significance : a Guide for Archaeologists and Historians (00 - Old Edition)
by Donald L. Hardesty
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Of the many properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places, only 7% are archaeological sites. With the Register designed to primarily assess the historical significance of standing sites, archaeologists have had difficulty translating... (read more)

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Cosmopolitan Archaeologies (Material Worlds)
Cosmopolitan Archaeologies (Material Worlds)
by Lynn Meskell
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An important collection, Cosmopolitan Archaeologies delves into the politics of contemporary archaeology in an increasingly complex international environment. The contributors explore the implications of applying the cosmopolitan ideals of obligation to... (read more)

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The New Penguin Dictionary of Archaeology
The New Penguin Dictionary of Archaeology
by Paul G Bahn
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Includes over 2,000 articles, compiled by a team of international experts, illustrated throughout with maps and diagrams.... (read more)

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Negotiating the Past in the Past: Identity, Memory, and Landscape in Archaeological Research
Negotiating the Past in the Past: Identity, Memory, and Landscape in Archaeological Research
by Norman Yoffee
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Ralph Waldo Emerson once said that "all history becomes subjective," that, in fact, "properly there is no history, only biography." Today, Emerson's observation is hardly revolutionary for archaeologists; it has become conventional wisdom that the... (read more)

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An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating
An Introduction to Tree-Ring Dating
by M Stokes
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Reprint of a seminal study originally published by U. of Chicago Press in 1968, providing a concise, yet thorough explication of the discipline of dendrochronology. The authors explain the principles of tree-ring dating, then describe details of the... (read more)

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Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
Essential Tensions in Archaeological Method and Theory (Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry)
by Todd L Vanpool
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One size does not fit all in archaeology Foundations of Archaeological Inquiry James M. Skibo, series editor ARCHAEOLOGICAL THEORY, SOME SAY, seems to have fragmented into a thousand fundamentalisms. By working on a broader set of empirical issues than... (read more)

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Dating Techniques for the Archaeologist
Dating Techniques for the Archaeologist
by Henry N Michael
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Modern dating methods have revolutionized the placing in time of prehistoric events, and many earlier estimates have been completely revised. "The end of the Ice Age has been brought forward in time, the beginning of urbanization has been pushed back..."... (read more)

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Archaeology Matters: Action Archaeology in the Modern World
Archaeology Matters: Action Archaeology in the Modern World
by Jeremy Sabloff
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Senior archaeologist Jeremy Sabloff points students to ways in which archaeology is can be relevant to the understanding and amelioration of modern problems.... (read more)

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Interpreting Archaeology: Finding Meaning in the Past
Interpreting Archaeology: Finding Meaning in the Past
by Ian Hodder
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"Interpreting Archaeology" argues that archaeologists must understand their own subjective approaches to the material they study as well as recognize how past researchers imposed their value systems on the evidence they presented. This volume... (read more)

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Introduction to Rock Art Research
Introduction to Rock Art Research
by David S Whitley
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Once a stepchild of archaeology, rock art research has become increasingly important tool in recent archaeological work for understanding the symbolic and ideological systems of ancient peoples. Yet methods of working with pictographs, petroglyphs and... (read more)

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Archaeology the Key Concepts
Archaeology the Key Concepts
by Colin Renfrew
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From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on archaeological thinking and method. Clearly written, and easy to follow... (read more)

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Avoiding Archaeological Disasters: Risk Management for Heritage Professionals
Avoiding Archaeological Disasters: Risk Management for Heritage Professionals
by Darby Stapp
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You think it canat happen to you, but it can. One day, months into your construction project, your front end load operator runs into bones and wooden slats. Your county coroner says it is not a crime scene, and refers you to the local archaeology... (read more)

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Controversies in Archaeology
Controversies in Archaeology
by Alice Beck Kehoe
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Alice Beck Kehoe offers introductory students a method of evaluating and assessing claims about the past in this reader-friendly, concise text, using examples from Native American origins to ancient astronauts.... (read more)

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The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion
The Archaeologist's Fieldwork Companion
by Barbara Ann Kipfer
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The Archaeologist’s Fieldwork Companionis the only current one-volume collection of the practical information and material needed by archaeologists doing fieldwork. Designed as a literal companion to fieldwork: a concise informational toolkit to be... (read more)

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