Overview :The Upper Palaeolithic era of Europe has left an abundance of evidence for symbolic activities, such as direct representations of animals an... Read More
Overview :One of the most troubling problems in archaeology is to determine the manner and content of prehistoric thought. A fundamental challenge is ... Read More
Overview :From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in arc... Read More
Overview :This volume of essays examines the claim that a linguistic macrofamily can be identified which includes not only the Indo-European and Afroa... Read More
Overview :Archaeology is organized around the key questions that archaeologists ask about the past and details the practical and theoretical ways in w... Read More
Overview :Thirteen leading archaeologists have contributed to this innovative study of the socio-political processes - notably imitation, competition,... Read More
Overview :In Prehistory, the award-winning archaeologist and renowned scholar Colin Renfrew covers human existence before the advent of written recor... Read More
Overview :The origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionar... Read More
Overview :Colin Renfrew argues that what is most precious in archaeology is the information that excavations can shed on our human past. Yet the cland... Read More
Overview :Retaining its hallmark concision and authoritative presentation of the most recent breakthrough discoveries, methods, and interpretations, t... Read More
Overview :Ranked societies are characterized by disparities in personal status that are often accompanied by the concentration of power and authority ... Read More