Archaeology

This is the first volume to introduce the data, theory and methodology of contemporary archaeological work in Japan and other parts of East Asia archaeology in English to western audiences as well as introducing the concept of coexistence into archaeological theory...

This volume of original chapters written by experts in the field offers a snapshot of how historical built spaces, past cultural landscapes, and archaeological distributions are currently being explored through computational social science...

First text to address the contentious issues raised by the pursuit of archaeology and anthropology in the world today. Calls into question the relationship between western scholars and the contemporary cultures they study...

Kids have profound and important relationships to the past, but they don't experience history in the same way as adults. For museum professionals and everyone involved in informal history education and exhibition design, this book is the essential new guide to creating meaningful and memorable conne..

The set of case studies presented in this volume emphasize the significance of new research in South Asia within the broader universe of archaeological scholarship...

This pragmatic guide to consultation in cultural heritage and environmental impact management distills decades of experience to show government agencies, project sponsors, and community groups how to engage in a meaningful consultation process that meets the needs of all parties...

Consuming Ancient Egypt examines the influence of Ancient Egypt on the everyday lives of contemporary people, of all ages, throughout the world...

This comprehensive volume takes an in depth look at the most recent theoretical and empirical developments in California archaeology...

Questions of public and private morality, values and choices have become important areas of collective discussion. A key feature of this book is that it takes an ethnographic rather than a philosophical or speculative approach to moral debates...

First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company...

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...

Weaver breaks the visitor experience down to 8 steps and provides practical guidance to museums and related institutions on how to create optimal visitor experiences for each of them. In a workshop-like format, she uses multiple examples, exercises, and resource links to walk the reader through th..