One World Archaeology
About the Book Series
The One World Archaeology series brings together the ideas of archaeologists, anthropologists and academics in a host of related disciplines from around the world. Integral to this unique, worldwide interdisciplinary approach are the contributions made by non-academics from a wide variety of cultures - Inuit, Australian Aborigine and Native American, the result is a contemporary global, cross-cultural approach.
The fourth World Archaeological Congress will be held in Cape Town, South Africa in January 1999, with the Right Honourable Nelson Mandela as Patron.
The Archaeology of Difference: Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania
1st Edition
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By Anne Clarke, Robin Torrence
October 12, 2015
The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement. The authors move away from acculturation or domination and resistance and concentrate on interaction and negotiation by using a wide variety of case studies ...
The Origins of Human Behaviour
1st Edition
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By Robert Foley
December 22, 2014
This volume explores the diverse ways in which the evolution of human behaviour can be investigated, and confronts the most challenging aspects of the subject....
Time and Archaeology
1st Edition
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By Tim Murray
August 12, 2014
The concept of time is salient to all human affairs and can be understood in a variety of different ways. This pioneering collection is the first comprehensive survey of time and archaeology. It includes chapters from a broad, international range of contributors, which combine theoretical and ...
Archaeology and Language IV: Language Change and Cultural Transformation
1st Edition
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By Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
April 10, 2014
Archaeology and Language IV examines a variety of pressing issues regarding linguistic and cultural change. It provides a challenging variety of case-studies which demonstrate how global patterns of language distribution and change can be interwoven to produce a rich historical narrative, and fuel ...
Archaeology and Language I: Theoretical and Methodological Orientations
1st Edition
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By Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
July 26, 2013
Archaeology and Language I represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the first of a three-part survey of innovative results emerging from their combination. Archaeology and historical linguistics ...
The Constructed Past: Experimental Archaeology, Education and the Public
1st Edition
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By Philippe Planel, Peter G. Stone
October 29, 2012
The Constructed Past presents group of powerful images of the past, termed in the book construction sites. At these sites, full scale, three-dimensional images of the past have been created for a variety of reasons including archaeological experimentation, tourism and education. Using various case...
The Archaeology of Drylands: Living at the Margin
1st Edition
By Graeme Barker, David Gilbertson
September 05, 2012
Many dryland regions contain archaeological remains which suggest that there must have been intensive phases of settlement in what now seem to be dry and degraded environments. This book discusses successes and failures of past land use and settlement in drylands, and contributes to wider debates ...
Cultural Resource Management in Contemporary Society: Perspectives on Managing and Presenting the Past
1st Edition
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By Alf Hatton, Francis P. MacManamon
July 26, 2012
This innovative collection of essays from an international range of contributors describes various means of preserving, protecting and presenting vital cultural resources within the context of economic development, competing claims of "ownership" of particular cultural resources, modern uses of ...
Archaeology and Language II: Archaeological Data and Linguistic Hypotheses
1st Edition
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By Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
May 16, 2012
Using language to date the origin and spread of food production, Archaeology and Language II represents groundbreaking work in synthesizing two disciplines that are now seen as interlinked: linguistics and archaeology. This volume is the second part of a three-part survey of innovative results ...
Archaeology and Language III: Artefacts, Languages and Texts
1st Edition
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By Roger Blench, Matthew Spriggs
March 16, 2012
Archaeology and Language III interprets results from archaeological data in terms of language distribution and change, providing the tools for a radical rewriting of the conventional discourse of prehistory. Individual chapters present case studies of artefacts and fragmentary textual materials, ...
Historical Archaeology: Back from the Edge
1st Edition
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By Pedro Paulo A. Funari, Martin Hall, Sian Jones
March 16, 2012
Historical Archaeology demonstrates the potential of adopting a flexible, encompassing definition of historical archaeology which involves the study of all societies with documentary evidence. It encourages research that goes beyond the boundaries between prehistory and history. Ranging in subject ...
Matériel Culture: The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Conflict
1st Edition
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By Colleen M. Beck, William Gray Johnson, John Schofield
March 16, 2012
Matériel culture encompasses the material remains of conflict, from buildings and monuments to artefacts and militia, as well as human remains. This collection of essays, from an international range of contributors, illustrates the diversity in this material record, highlights the ...