Reader in Gender Archaeology

Edited by Kelley Hays-Gilpin, David S. Whitley

This Reader in Gender Archaeology presents nineteen current, controversial and highly influential articles which confront and illuminate issues of gender in prehistory. The question of...

Published April 9th 1998 by Routledge.

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Reader in Archaeological Theory

Post-Processual and Cognitive Approaches

Edited by David S. Whitley

This Reader in Archaeological Theory presents sixteen articles of key theoretical significance, in a format which makes this notoriously complex area easier for students to...

Published April 2nd 1998 by Routledge.

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Animals in Celtic Life and Myth

By Miranda Green

Animals played a crucial role in many aspects of Celtic life: in the economy, hunting, warfare, art, literature and religion. Such was their importance to...

Published March 12th 1998 by Routledge.

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The Significance of Monuments

On the Shaping of Human Experience in Neolithic and Bronze Age Europe

By Richard Bradley

The Neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments - including Stonehenge - were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguities. Starting in...

Published February 26th 1998 by Routledge.

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Industrial Archaeology

Principles and Practice

By Peter Neaverson, Marilyn Palmer

Industrial Archaeology uses the techniques of mainstream archaeological excavation, analysis and interpretation to present an enlightening picture of industrial society.
Technology and heritage have, until...

Published February 19th 1998 by Routledge.

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The Archaeology of Human Bones

By Simon Mays

There is no greater direct evidence regarding earlier human populations than their physical remains. This volume provides a pragmatic and up-to-date account of forensic analysis...

Published January 29th 1998 by Routledge.

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Troubled Times

Violence and Warfare in the Past

Edited by David W. Frayer, Debra L. Martin

Evidence amassed in Troubled Times indicates that, much like in the modern world, violence was not an uncommon aspect of prehistoric dispute resolution. From the...

Published January 23rd 1998 by Routledge.

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Icons of Power

Feline Symbolism in the Americas

Edited by Nicholas J. Saunders

Icons of Power investigates why the image of the cat has been such a potent symbol in the art, religion and mythology of indigenous American...

Published January 1st 1998 by Routledge.

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The Power of the Bull

By Michael Rice

Everyone has heard of the Minotaur in the labyrinth on Crete and many know that the Greek gods would adopt the guise of a bull...

Published December 4th 1997 by Routledge.

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Sacred Sites, Sacred Places

Edited by David L. Carmichael, Jane Hubert, Brian Reeves, Audhild Schanche

Sacred Sites, Sacred Places explores the concept of 'sacred' and what it means to people in differing cultures. Archaeologists, legislators and those involved in heritage...

Published October 9th 1997 by Routledge.

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