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The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology
Edited by Barry Cunliffe, Chris Gosden, and Rosemary A. Joyce
1,184 pages
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104 line drawings, 61 halftones
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246x171mm
978-0-19-927101-6
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Hardback
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26 March 2009
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- World coverage of the discipline by leading expert authors
- Includes regional overviews of key regions of the world
- Provides essential starting points for more specialist work, as well as a conspectus for general readers
- Ranges across the history of archaeology, archaeological science, and ethics in archaeology
- Part of the prestigious Oxford Handbooks series
Archaeology is a vast subject - it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3-4 million years ago up to the present day. The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology brings together 35 authors - all specialists in their own fields - to explain what archaeology is really about. This is one of the most comprehensive treatments of the subject and of the key debates ever attempted. It is designed to open up the world of archaeology to non-specialists and to provide an essential starting point for those who want to pursue particular topics in more depth.Readership: Scholars and students, and interested general readers of archaeology
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Edited by Barry Cunliffe, Emeritus Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford, Chris Gosden, Professor of European Archaeology, University of Oxford, and Rosemary A. Joyce, Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of California at Berkeley Contributors:
Harry Allen
Graeme Barker, McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, University of Cambridge
Robin Boast, Museum of Archaeology & Anthropology, Cambridge
Cyprian Broodbank, Institute of Archaeology, University College London
Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, Albion College, Michigan
Charles R. Cobb, Binghamton University
Barry Cunliffe, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford
Terence N. D'Altroy, Columbia University
William Davies, University of Southampton
Tim Denham
Marcia-Anne Dobres
Richard Fullagar
P. P. Funari, Ripon College, Wisconsin
Roberta Gilchrist, University of Reading
Chris Gosden, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford
Lesley Head, University of Wollongong, New South Wales
Robert Hedges, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Cambridge
Georgina Herrmann
Bryan C. Hood, University of Tromso
Matthew H. Johnson, University of Southampton
Andy Jones, University of Southampton
Kristian Kristiansen, Goteborg University
Li Liu, La Trobe University
Gary Lock, Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford
Randall H. McGuire, Binghamton University
Jonathan Marks, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Yvonne Marshall, University of Southampton
Peter Mitchell, University of Oxford
Steven Mithen, University of Reading
Ian Morris, Stanford University
Stephanie Moser, University of Southampton
S. Nelson, University of Denver
Paul Pettitt, University of Sheffield
Innocent Pikirayi, University of Pretoria
A. M. Pollard, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of
Art, University of Cambridge
Kathy Schick, Stone Age Institute, Gosport, Indiana
Robin Skeates, Durham University
E. Stovel, Ripon College, Wisconsin
M. S. Tite, Research Laboratory for Archaeology and the History of Art, University of Cambridge
Nicholas Toth, Stone Age Institute, Gosport, Indiana
Roger White, Ironbridge Institute, Telford
Jonathan Williams, The British Museum
A. Zarankin, Ripon College, Wisconsin
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"an impressive group of performers... excellent... an even-handed approach is one of the strengths of this handbook" - Clive Gamble, Times Literary Supplement
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Barry Cunliffe: Introduction
1. The Name and Nature of Archaeology
Kristian Kristiansen: The discipline of archaeology
Robin Boast: The formative century, 1860-1960
Matthew H. Johnson: The theoretical scene, 1960-2000
Andy Jones: Into the future
Marcia-Anne Dobres: Technologies
2. Tools of the Trade
A. M. Pollard: Measuring the passage of time, achievements and challenges in archaeological dating
Gary Lock: Human activity in a spatial context
Roger White: Data collection by excavation
M. S. Tite: Mastering materials
3. Early Humans
Jonathan Marks: The nature of humanness
Nicholas Toth & Kathy Schick: Early hominids
William Davies: The emergence of Home sapiens sapiens
Paul Pettitt: The Neanderthals
Steven Mithen: Peopling the world
4. Strategies for Survival
Peter Mitchell: Hunters and gatherers
Graeme Barker: Early farming and domestication
Robert Hedges: Studying diet
5. Complex Societies and the Formation of Early States
Ian Morris: Cultural complexity
Robin Skeates: Trade and interaction
Li Liu: China: state formation and urbanization
Elizabeth M. Brumfiel: Mesoamerica
Terence N. D'Altroy: The central Andean region in prehistory
6. Some Regional Overviews
Cyprian Broodbank: The Mediterranean and its hinterland
Innocent Pikirayi: The archaeology of sub-Saharan Africa: an overview
Georgina Herrmann: Pre-Islamic Central Asia
Bryan C. Hood: The Circumpolar zone
S. Nelson: East Asia
Lesley Head, Harry Allen, Tim Denham & Richard Fullagar: Australasia
Chris Gosden: Pacific Islands
Charles R. Cobb & Randall H. McGuire: North America
P. P. Funari, A. Zarankin & E. Stovel: South American archaeology
7. Issues and Debates
Jonathan Williams: Indigenous voices and repatriation
Roberta Gilchrist: Sex and gender
Stephanie Moser: Archaeological representation: the consumption and creation of the past
Yvonne Marshall: Community archaeology
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