The Oxford Companion to Archaeology
Author | : Brian Murray Fagan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 844 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : 9780199891085 |
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Author | : Brian Murray Fagan |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 844 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : 9780199891085 |
Author | : Neil Asher Silberman |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 865 |
Release | : 2012 |
Genre | : Archaeology |
ISBN | : 0195076184 |
Author | : Simon Hornblower |
Publisher | : Oxford Companions |
Total Pages | : 907 |
Release | : 2014 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0198706774 |
Illustrated with full-color plates and 140 black-and-white pictures, an encyclopedic, exhaustive, and up-to-date guide contains finely detailed articles and short reference notes on the people, places, and events that shaped ancient Western civilization. UP.
Author | : Dilip K. Chakrabarti |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 586 |
Release | : 2006 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 0195673425 |
"A thematic, geographic and temporal study, The Oxford Companion to Indian Archaeology offers a definitive introduction, area-by-area, phase-by-phase, to a whole range of archaeological data in the Indian subcontinent. Using a wide variety of sources ranging from earliest excavations to the most recent findings, this companion traces the archaeological scenario of the subcontinent, from the Stone Age to A.D. 13th century."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Helena Hamerow |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 1110 |
Release | : 2011-03-31 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0199212147 |
Written by a team of experts and presenting the results of the most up-to-date research, The Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology will both stimulate and support further investigation into a society poised at the interface between prehistory and history.
Author | : Costas Papadopoulos |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 816 |
Release | : 2021-12-09 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0191092320 |
Light has a fundamental role to play in our perception of the world. Natural or artificial lightscapes orchestrate uses and experiences of space and, in turn, influence how people construct and negotiate their identities, form social relationships, and attribute meaning to (im)material practices. Archaeological practice seeks to analyse the material culture of past societies by examining the interaction between people, things, and spaces. As light is a crucial factor that mediates these relationships, understanding its principles and addressing illumination's impact on sensory experience and perception should be a fundamental pursuit in archaeology. However, in archaeological reasoning, studies of lightscapes have remained largely neglected and understudied. This volume provides a comprehensive and accessible consideration of light in archaeology and beyond by including dedicated and fully illustrated chapters covering diverse aspects of illumination in different spatial and temporal contexts, from prehistory to the present. Written by leading international scholars, it interrogates the qualities and affordances of light in different contexts and (im)material environments, explores its manipulation, and problematises its elusive properties. The result is a synthesis of invaluable insights into sensory experience and perception, demonstrating illumination's vital impact on social, cultural, and artistic contexts.
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Release | : 2012 |
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Author | : Timothy R. Pauketat |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 694 |
Release | : 2012-02-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0195380118 |
The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology reviews the continent's first and last foragers, farmers, and great pre-Columbian civic and ceremonial centers, from Chaco Canyon to Moundville and beyond.
Author | : Timothy Pauketat |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2011-03-01 |
Genre | : Social Science |
ISBN | : 0199701717 |
This volume explores 15,000 years of indigenous human history on the North American continent, drawing on the latest archaeological theories, time-honored methodologies, and rich datasets. From the Arctic south to the Mexican border and east to the Atlantic Ocean, all of the major cultural developments are covered in 53 chapters, with certain periods, places, and historical problems receiving special focus by the volume's authors. Questions like who first peopled the continent, what did it mean to have been a hunter-gatherer in the Great Basin versus the California coast, how significant were cultural exchanges between Native North Americans and Mesoamericans, and why do major historical changes seem to correspond to shifts in religion, politics, demography, and economy are brought into focus. The practice of archaeology itself is discussed as contributors wrestle with modern-day concerns with the implications of doing archaeology and its relevance for understanding ourselves today. In the end, the chapters in this book show us that the principal questions answered about human history through the archaeology of North America are central to any larger understanding of the relationships between people, cultural identities, landscapes, and the living of everyday life.
Author | : Barry Cunliffe |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 1184 |
Release | : 2020-05-28 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780198855200 |
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.