The 24 papers of this volume were first delivered at the eponymous conference held in September 2007 at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research at the U. of Cambridge, the UK. Though two pa
The aim of the volume is to discuss some of the reflexive or postprocessual methods that have been introduced at Catalhoyuk in the work there since 1993. These methods involve reflexivity, interactiv
Editors Brodie (Cultural Heritage Resource, Archaeology Center, Stanford U.) et al. cull essays presented at a conference on the topic held at the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research in Cam
During the 1960s large numbers of Early Cycladic sculptures of marble, often broken, appeared on the illicit market. These were usually of the strikingly simple form of the folded-arm figure of marble
While intended for professionals in art and archeology, this book will interest anyone curious about how humans developed a sense of self and became creative beings, how religion began, and how prehis
Few major Classical cities have disappeared so completely from view, over the centuries, as Thespiai in Central Greece. Only the technique of intensive field survey, carefully adapted to a large urban
Volume II describes the excavation and finds from the Special Deposits at Kavos at the sanctuary on Keros lying opposite the settlement on the islet of Dhaskalio (described in Volume I). The finds of
The 2010–11 excavations along Trumpington’s riverside proved extraordinary on a number of accounts. Particularly for its ‘dead’, as it included Neolithic barrows (one with a mass interment), a double
The hypothesis is that the spread of early agricultural populations could have been responsible as well for spreading the foundations of language families. Contributors from anthropology and archaeolo
The fourth of a projected six-volume series, this volume describes findings and conclusions about inhabiting the town. The three parts examine the relationship between the site and its environment, di
Jointly published by the British Institute at Ankara and the McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research, this is the third in a projected six volumes of reports documenting the excavations carried
Hodder (cultural and social anthropology, Stanford U.) presents the fifth volume in the sequence of McDonald Institute/British Institute of Archeology at Ankara monographs publishing the work of the C
Hodder (cultural and social anthropology, Stanford U.) presents the sixth volume in the sequence of McDonald Institute/British Institute of Archeology at Ankara monographs publishing the work of the C
Psychology, biophysics, cognitive science, ape research, and archaeology are among the disciplines from which researchers were drawn to Pont-a-Mousson, France, in November 2001 for a workshop on one o
Anthropologists and archaeologists explore farming and foraging now and in the past in Southeast Asia, many of them questioning the basis of making the distinction. Among their topics are prehistoric
Matsumura (evolution and ecology, International Institute for Applied System, Austria), Forster (life sciences, Anglia Ruskin U., UK), and Renfrew (archaeology, U. of Cambridge, UK) edit papers select
This could be read as an adventure story, says Evans (archaeology, Cambridge U.), relating the discovery of Himalayan ruins, especially Kohla, at 3200 meters above sea level, reported to be the last p
This book is the companion volume to Rainforest Foraging and Farming in Island Southeast Asia: the Archaeology of the Niah Caves, Sarawak. Together they present the results of new fieldwork in the cav
This is the first volume charting the CAU's ongoing Barleycroft Farm/Over investigations, which now encompasses almost twenty years of fieldwork across both banks of the River Great Ouse at its juncti
