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Toby Wilkinson

World Beneath the Sands

From the decipherment of hieroglyphics in 1822 to the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb by Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon a hundred years later, the uncovering of Egypt's ancient past took place in an atm…

Wolfram Grajetzki

The Middle Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

"For the ancient Egyptians, the Middle Kingdom (c. 2000-1700 BC) was a classical period of art, history and literature. The Twelfth Dynasty was one of the strongest ever to rule on the banks of the N…

Egmont Key

Documenting and interpreting the intersecting pasts of a historic island before they vanish under rising tidesEgmont Key, a small island at the meeting point of the Gulf of Mexico and Tampa Bay, was a piv…

Siobhan M. Hart

Colonialism, Community, and Heritage in Native New England

A close look at New England heritage sites and the narratives they tell about Native American communitiesExploring museums and cultural centers in New England that hold important meanings for Native Ameri…

Charlie Parker (1920-1955)

The Quintessence 1947 -

Christopher Cavanagh

The Galli Priests of Cybele

Presenting a study of the Galli priests of the Roman cult of Cybele, the Great Mother goddess, this book examines the archaeological evidence to give a clearer picture of the priesthood. The Galli were pr…

Amy Bogaard

From First Farmers to First Cities in Western Asia and Europe

The relationship between farming and the emergence cities is a key question in the archaeology of western Asia and Europe. In this study, Amy Bogaard explores how the earliest villages and cities were sus…

Keri Vacanti Brondo, Luis A. Vivanco

Culture, Nature, and Environmental Sustainability

Bridges culture, nature, and sustainability through an anthropological lens on global environmental challengesEnvironmental anthropology offers powerful tools for making sense of today's pressing sustaina…

Kenneth Brophy

The Archaeology of Prehistory in the Contemporary World

This book offers a timely roadmap for navigating the material and intangible legacies of prehistory with which we live today.Drawing on a series of global case studies, field observations and real-world s…

The Falls Creek Rock Shelters

An important reanalysis of archaeological materials excavated and curated decades ago, with lessons for similar investigations in the future.

Antonio Augusto Rossotto Ioris

Geographies of Difference, Indifference and Mis-difference

World-renowned scholar of human geography, development, and environmental change Antonio Ioris presents an original reconceptualisation of the notions of difference and indifference and their impacts on s…

Meredith F Small

Family

From the acclaimed author of Our Babies, Ourselvescomes an illuminating and thought-provoking look at the nature of family across time and cultures.Family is the most ubiquitous and persistent human socia…

Marshall Sahlins

Culture in Practice

A collection of essays that span the career of a prominent anthropologist and address the fundamental questions of the field.

Gregoire Hervouet-Zeiber

War and the Pull of Life

A moving and unsettling ethnography of veterans living under the shadow of ongoing war and militarism, War and the Pull of Life traces how war makes its way into daily life in Putin's Russia. Based on res…

Pedro Trapero Fernandez

A Spatial Analysis Model for Exploring Human-Environment Interactions

This Element introduces a methodological framework that positions itself between site-specific archaeological investigations and broader regional approaches characteristic of historical and landscape arch…

Collaborative and Community-Engaged Archaeology

A collection of detailed case studies that emphasize partnerships with local and descendant communities to foster ethical, inclusive research practicesThis book highlights approaches to archaeological res…

Haeden E. Stewart

Revenant Waste

Using archaeology to unearth the lingering effects of capitalism at one of Western Canada's first industrial sitesRevenant Waste explores the haunting afterlife of industrial waste in Edmonton's Mill Cree…

Kenneth Brophy

The Archaeology of Prehistory in the Contemporary World

This book offers a timely roadmap for navigating the material and intangible legacies of prehistory with which we live today.Drawing on a series of global case studies, field observations and real-world s…

Dougald J. W. O'Reilly

Empires of the Southern Ocean

Drawing on recent archaeological and historical research, this book presents the fascinating developments in the archaeology of prehistoric societies of mainland Southeast Asia.Empires of the Southern Oce…