Book Series in Archaeology & Museum Studies

One World Archaeology

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Archaeologies of the British

Explorations of Identity in the United Kingdom and Its Colonies 1600-1945

Edited by Susan Lawrence

Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors in Archaeology of the British examine the interplay of objects…

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April 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-58905-5 (Routledge)

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Indigenous Archaeologies

Decolonising Theory and Practice

Edited by Claire Smith, H. Martin Wobst

With case studies from North America to Australia and South Africa and covering topics from archaeological ethics to the repatriation of human remains, this book…

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April 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-58906-2 (Routledge)

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Madness, Disability and Social Exclusion

The Archaeology and Anthropology of 'Difference'

Edited by Jane Hubert

A unique work that brings together a number of specialist disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, disability studies and psychiatry to create a new perspective on…

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April 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-58907-9 (Routledge)

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Time, Process and Structured Transformation in Archaeology

Edited by James McGlade, Sander E. van der Leeuw

In a discipline which essentially studies how modern man came to be, it is remarkable that there are hardly any conceptual tools to describe change.…

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April 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-58909-3 (Routledge)

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Tropical Archaeobotany

Applications and New Developments

Edited by Jon G. Hather

Tropical Archaeobotany fills the need for a substantial reference work on plant remains from the tropics. It covers the examination, identification and interpretation of…

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April 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-58910-9 (Routledge)

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Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

Edited by John Grattan, Robin Torrence

Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes…

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February 2010 | Paperback: 978-0-415-58908-6 (Routledge)

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The Emergence of Agriculture

A Global View

Edited by Peter White, Timothy Denham

This volume, the first in the One World Archaeology series, is a compendium of key papers by leaders in the field of the emergence of…

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2006 | Paperback: 978-0-415-40445-7 (Routledge)

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The Dead and their Possessions

Repatriation in Principle, Policy and Practice

Edited by Cressida Fforde, Jane Hubert, Paul Turnbull

Inspired by a key session for the World Archaeological Congress in South Africa, The Dead and their Possessions is the first book to tackle the…

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2004 | Paperback: 978-0-415-34449-4 (Routledge)

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Materiel Culture

The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Conflict

Edited by Colleen M. Beck, William Gray Johnson, John Schofield

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,…

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2002 | Hardback: 978-0-415-23387-3 (Routledge)

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Illicit Antiquities

The Theft of Culture and the Extinction of Archaeology

By Neil Brodie, Kathryn Walker Tubb

The exploitation of archaeological sites for commercial gain is a serious problem worldwide. In peace and during wartime archaeological sites and cultural institutions, both on…

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2001 | Hardback: 978-0-415-23388-0 (Routledge)

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