Archaeological Theory


"In Pursuit of the Past"

Decoding the Archaeological Record

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This text questions established ideas and proposes theories based on the author's comparative archaeological and ethnographic research. It seeks to provide students and general readers with an introduction to his ideas about understanding the human past. With 68 line illustrations, 82 b&w photographs. New ed. Paperback, 260 pages. Size: 241 x 159 mm. Weight: 420g.
Author:  Binford, Lewis R.
ISBN:  0520233395
Publisher:  University Presses of California, Columbia and Princeton
Date:  2002  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"Parts and Wholes"

Fragmentation in Prehistoric Context

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Attempts to take fragmentation studies towards integrating archaeology, social anthropology and material culture, and concerns the relationship between whole objects and broken ones. This work constructs a 'fragmentation premise' and examines its implications for the Balkans in the Neolithic, using case studies taken from the Balkans and Greece. With 155 b/w illustrations, 38 tabless, colour plates. Paperback, 264 pages. Size: 210 x 297 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Chapman, J. Gaydarska, B.
ISBN:  1842172220
Publisher:  Oxbow Books
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"Forbidden Archaeology's Impact"

How a Controversial New Book Shocked the Scientific Community and Became an Underground Classic

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When Cremo's book Forbidden Archaeology was published in 1993, the scientific world was shocked by its extensive evidence for extreme human antiquity--pushing the origin of the human race back tens of millions of years. Forbidden Archeology's Impact documents the explosive reactions to his controversial book. Hardback, 572 pages. Size: 240 x 162 mm. Weight: 1089g.
Author:  Cremo, Michael A.
ISBN:  0892132833
Publisher:  Bhaktivedanta Book Trust
Date:  1998  (United States)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Archaeological Theory

"The Tourists Gaze, the Cretans Glance"

Archaeology and Tourism on a Greek Island

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"Heritage, Tourism and Community" series; With 5 illustrations. Paperback, 160 pages. Size: 227 x 157 mm. Weight: 270g.
Author:  Duke, Philip
ISBN:  1598741438
Publisher:  Left Coast Press Inc
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Tertiary Education (Us: College) Archaeological Theory

"Writing Archaeology"

Telling Stories About the Past

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Telling Stories About the Past. Paperback, 176 pages. Size: 216 x 138 mm. Weight: 59g.
Author:  Fagan, Brian M.
ISBN:  1598740059
Publisher:  Left Coast Press Inc
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Archaeological Theory

"Archaeology"

An Introduction

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This fourth edition of a highly popular title for beginners covers all the major topics in archaeology, and has a new regularly updated companion website with information and links. With 43 line drawings and 82 b&w photographs; further reading, glossary, bibliography, index. 4 rev ed. Paperback, 352 pages. Weight: 782g.
Author:  Greene, Kevin
ISBN:  0415233550
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2002  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Undergraduate Archaeological Theory

"The Science and Archaeology of Materials"

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This is set to become the definitive work in the archaeology of materials, presented in a highly illustrated textbook form it will be essential reading for all practical arhcaeologists and students. With 160 illustrations. Paperback, 352 pages. Size: 246 x 189 mm. Weight: 981g.
Author:  Henderson, Julian
ISBN:  0415199344
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  2000  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"The Archaeological Process"

An Introduction

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Examines a school of archaeological thought and practice, and provides students with an assessment of the impact and importance of theoretical debates. This book provides an interpretation of the archaeological process, reassessing the origins and aims of archaeology, and setting forth an agenda for the future. With 0. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 380g.
Author:  Hodder, Ian
ISBN:  0631198857
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  1999  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"Archaeological Theory"

An Introduction

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An overview of the major ideas and concepts in archaeological theory. This book takes a historical approach and examines the roots of late-1990s debates in the development of archaeology since the 1970s. Topics discussed include the differences between processual and post-processual archaeology. With 0. Paperback, 256 pages. Size: 229 x 152 mm. Weight: 385g.
Author:  Johnson, M.
ISBN:  063120296X
Publisher:  Blackwell Publishers
Date:  1999  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"Memory and Material Culture"

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"Topics in Contemporary Archaeology" series; An important contribution to the development of archaeological theory and the discussion of European prehistory. With 38 halftones. Hardback, 272 pages. Size: 234 x 155 mm. Weight: 500g.
Author:  Jones, Andrew
ISBN:  0521837081
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2007  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"The Archaeology of Ethnicity"

A Theoretical Perspective

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Sian Jones responds to the need for a radical reassessment of the ways in which past cultural groups are reconstructed from archaeological evidence with a comprehensive and critical synthesis of recent theories. With illustrations, maps. Paperback, 200 pages. Size: 234 x 156 mm. Weight: 318g.
Author:  Jones, Sian
ISBN:  0415141583
Publisher:  Taylor & Francis Ltd
Date:  1997  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Archaeological Theory

"Figuring It Out"

What Are We? Where Do We Come From?

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Provides an illustrated analysis by a distinguished archaeologist of why the processes of archaeological investigation and discovery have been paralleled by the installations and art works of many artists, from the beginning of the 20th century. With 175 illustrations, 55 in colour. New ed. Paperback, 224 pages. Size: 255 x 183 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Renfrew, Colin
ISBN:  0500286450
Publisher:  Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date:  2006  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  Undergraduate Archaeological Theory

"Archaeology"

Theories, Methods and Practice

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Offers an introduction to archaeology. This work offers coverage of the major developments in archaeological method, science, technology and theory, including gender archaeology, agency, materiality and engagement theory, and the latest GIS and survey techniques. It discusses topics such as genetics and linguistics and advances in dating methods. With illustrations. 5 rev ed. Paperback, 656 pages. Weight: 1520g.
Author:  Renfrew, Colin Bahn, Paul
ISBN:  0500287198
Publisher:  Thames & Hudson Ltd
Date:  2008  (United Kingdom)
Readership:  General (Us: Trade) Archaeological Theory

"A History of Archaeological Thought"

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Bruce Trigger examines the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. 2 rev ed. Paperback, 730 pages. Size: 229 x 153 mm. Weight: 505g.
Author:  Trigger, Bruce G.
ISBN:  0521600499
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

"A History of Archaeological Thought"

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Bruce Trigger examines the history of archaeological thought from medieval times to the present in world-wide perspective. 2 rev ed. Hardback, 730 pages. Size: 228 x 153 mm. Weight: 788g.
Author:  Trigger, Bruce G.
ISBN:  0521840767
Publisher:  Cambridge University Press
Date:  2006  (United States)
Readership:  Professional & Vocational Archaeological Theory

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