Archaeological theory
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Archaeological theory
Hardcover. Drawing upon James Deetz's insight that everyday objects from the recent past are freighted with social significance, and that material culture operates alongside language as a system of communication, the authors present a series of case studies which unravel specific cultural moments in well-documented historical periods across the modern world. Editor(s): Symonds, James; Badcock, Anna; Oliver, Jeff. Num Pages: 208 pages, 45 figures. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 253 x 173 x 15. Weight in Grams: 616.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- Equinox Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 208
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781845535346
- ISBN
- 9781845535346
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 41.82
€ 41.82
Paperback. Pitts, an archaeologist, asks what sort of people designed and built these extraordinary structures. Using computer reconstructions he shows what they looked like - and asks what they are for. This story of the discovery of a lost civilisation that spanned five centuries, a civilisation that now lies mostly beneath the fields of Southern England. Num Pages: 432 pages, 8pp b&w illustrations, maps, plans. BIC Classification: 1D; HBJD1; HBLA; HDA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 128 x 28. Weight in Grams: 314. Good clean copy with minor shelf wear.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2001
- Publisher
- Arrow
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- Edition
- Revised
- SKU
- KTG0021082
- ISBN
- 9780099278757
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1994
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 351
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292790834
- ISBN
- 9780292790834
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 40.60
€ 40.60
Paperback. Whitney Battle-Baptiste outlines the basic tenets of black feminist thought for archaeologists and shows how it can be used to improve historical archaeological practice. Num Pages: 200 pages, black & white tables, figures. BIC Classification: HDA; JFFK; JFSJ1; JFSL3. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 266 x 19. Weight in Grams: 296.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Left Coast Press Inc United States
- Number of pages
- 200
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9781598743791
- ISBN
- 9781598743791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 56.26
€ 56.26
Hardcover. Editor(s): Kristiansen, Kristian. Num Pages: 280 pages, tables & charts. BIC Classification: 1DND; HDA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 281 x 219 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1044.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1985
- Publisher
- Nationalmuseets Forlag Denmark
- Number of pages
- 280
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788748005716
- ISBN
- 9788748005716
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 23.03
€ 23.03
Hardcover. The Neolithic site of Catalhoyuk in Turkey has been world famous since the 1960s when excavations revealed the large size and dense occupation of the settlement, as well as the spectacular wall paintings and reliefs uncovered inside the houses. Since 1993 an international team of archaeologists, led by Ian Hodder, has been carrying out new excavati Editor(s): Hodder, Ian. Num Pages: 180 pages, 50 figures and 20 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVT; HDA; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 286 x 223 x 25. Weight in Grams: 1116.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 180
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781898249320
- ISBN
- 9781898249320
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 32.37
€ 32.37
Paperback.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 96
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842174463
- ISBN
- 9781842174463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 23.79
€ 23.79
Paperback. This volume explores the development of the Maya writing system in Middle-Late Formative and Early Classic period (700 BC-AD 450) Mesoamerica. Series: Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology. Num Pages: 212 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white. BIC Classification: 1QDAK; CFL; HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 291 x 27. Weight in Grams: 786.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784912390
- ISBN
- 9781784912390
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Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 46.63
€ 46.99
€ 46.63
Hardcover. Memory can be both a horrifying trauma and an empowering resource. Editor(s): Boric, Dusan. Num Pages: 272 pages, 78 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 196 x 255 x 19. Weight in Grams: 790.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781842173633
- ISBN
- 9781842173633
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 65.82
€ 65.82
Paperback. Considering the history and theory of geoarchaeology, this book discusses soils and environmental interpretations; initial context and site formation; methods of discovery and spatial analyses; estimating time; and others. It is for all professionals and students interested in the field of geoarchaeology. Num Pages: 339 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW; RBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 180 x 20. Weight in Grams: 640.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Yale University Press United States
- Edition
- 2nd Edition
- Number of pages
- 339
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780300109665
- ISBN
- 9780300109665
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 70.14
€ 70.14
Paperback. This book starts from the premise that methodology has always dominated archaeology to the detriment of broader social theory. Series: New Directions in Archaeology. Num Pages: 168 pages, ill. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 280 x 210 x 9. Weight in Grams: 390.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 168
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- SKU
- V9780521090896
- ISBN
- 9780521090896
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.99€ 41.43
€ 42.99
€ 41.43
Paperback. This volume assesses current archaeological theories and considers how they relate to our understanding of the past. Editor(s): Yoffee, Norman; Sherratt, Andrew. Series Editor(s): Ashmore, Wendy; Audouze, Francoise; Broodbank, Cyprian; Murray, Tim; Renfrew, Lord Colin; Schlanger, Nathan; Sherratt, Andrew; Taylor, Timothy. Series: New Directions in Archaeology. Num Pages: 152 pages, 14 b/w illus. BIC Classification: HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189 x 8. Weight in Grams: 290.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 152
- Condition
- New
- Edition
- Illustrated
- SKU
- V9780521449588
- ISBN
- 9780521449588
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 48.38
€ 48.38
Paperback. Series: The William and Bettye Nowlin Series in Art, History, and Culture of the Western Hemisphere. Num Pages: 396 pages, 109 b&w photos, 10 b&w illus., 17 maps, 2 tables. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 1QDAK; HDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 156 x 243 x 25. Weight in Grams: 542.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Publisher
- University of Texas Press
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780292772021
- ISBN
- 9780292772021
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Condition: New
€ 37.47
€ 37.47
Paperback. Written expressly for amateur archaeologists and archaeological volunteers to help them discover how they can become part of this increasingly popular field. Covers subjects ranging from excavation techniques, tools, site locations, archaeological methods, archaeology and the law to conducting your own dig. Num Pages: 272 pages, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1KBB; HDA; HDW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 154 x 229 x 21. Weight in Grams: 428.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1991
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United States
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471530510
- ISBN
- 9780471530510
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 38.85
€ 38.85
Hardcover. This book explores the processes through which archaeologists analyze data and describes how these techniques can be made more rigorous and effective by sound statistical modelling. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 402 pages, line drawings, halftones. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 162 x 237 x 35. Weight in Grams: 776.
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- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 402
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471961970
- ISBN
- 9780471961970
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 220.75
€ 220.75
Paperback. The author argues that classical archaeology has a rare potential in the whole field of the study of the past to make innovative discoveries and apply modern approaches by widening the aims of the discipline. Series: Sather Classical Lectures. Num Pages: 240 pages, 35 half-tones, 17 figures, 10 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; HBJD; HBLA; HDA; HDDK; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 54.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Number of pages
- 240
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520078925
- ISBN
- 9780520078925
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 47.87
€ 47.87
Paperback. This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. Num Pages: 260 pages, 68 line illustrations, 79 b/w photographs. BIC Classification: 1D; 1HFMW; 1KB; 1MBF; HDA; JHMP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 241 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 420.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- University of California Press United States
- Edition
- First Edition, With a New Afterword
- Number of pages
- 260
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780520233393
- ISBN
- 9780520233393
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 44.74
€ 44.74
Paperback. * The latest contribution to debates about archaeological theory by this leading figure in the field. * Provides a provocative, yet accessible, overview of the most important new school of archaeological thought and practice to have emerged over last 20 years. Num Pages: 256 pages, 0. BIC Classification: HDA; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 15. Weight in Grams: 370.
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- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1999
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 256
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631198857
- ISBN
- 9780631198857
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 60.20
€ 60.20
Paperback. This volume provides a critical examination of the relationship between archaeology and language, analyzing the rhetorical practices through which archaeologists create representations of the past. It examines rhetoric, narrative and dialogue as crucial topics for archaeological reflection. Series: Social Archaeology. Num Pages: 184 pages, 3. BIC Classification: CF; HDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 14. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Number of pages
- 184
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780631221791
- ISBN
- 9780631221791
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 77.18
€ 77.18
Hardback. Series: Archaeological Exploration of Sardis Monographs. Num Pages: 217 pages, 66 b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; AFPC; HDA; HDDK; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 280 x 216 x 22. Weight in Grams: 1189.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1997
- Publisher
- Archeological Exploration of Sardis
- Number of pages
- 217
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780674171602
- ISBN
- 9780674171602
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 139.67
€ 139.67