Prehistoric Archaeology

Dedicated to the Acheulian, a unique cultural phenomenon with the longest duration and the widest distribution in the history of humanity. This volume, of interest to both scholars and students, presents contributions that expand the scope of our understanding of this cultural entity...

This timely volume fulfils the need for an up-to-date and theoretically informed dialogue on group identity in Balkan prehistory. Written by archaeologists conducting fieldwork in the region, as well as by ethnologists with a research focus on material culture and identity, the thirteen case studies..

The volume will provide, for the first time in forty years, a global overview of Late Middle Pleistocene archaeology. It investigates whether this period saw a significant growth in hominin capacities that foreshadow many of the better documented developments associated with the much later modern hu..

The Southern Levant was a thriving centre of religious and cultural exchange during the Bronze Age. 'Early Bronze Age Goods Exchange in the Southern Levant' provides an overview of the sources and distribution of commodities. The book presents a study of key production centres and the process of pur..

A wide-ranging account of horse-riding and horse-rearing in Central Asia, Europe and the Greek world. Using archaeology, iconographic and textual evidence, Drews shows when horseback riding began, when riders became secure enough to handle a weapon...

Metal, Nomads and Culture Contact..

New Approaches to Old Stones..

Prehistoric Societies on the Northern Frontiers of China..

A Prehistory of North America covers the ever-evolving understanding of the prehistory of North America, from its initial colonization, through the development of complex societies, and up to contact with Europeans.This book is the most up-to-date treatment of the prehistory of North America.  In ad..

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This fascinating study explores how our prehistoric ancestors developed rituals from everyday life and domestic activities. This book examines farming, craft production and the occupation of houses, which were all ritualized in prehistoric Europe...

This fascinating study explores how our prehistoric ancestors developed rituals from everyday life and domestic activities. This book examines farming, craft production and the occupation of houses, which were all ritualized in prehistoric Europe...