http://www.freebookspot.es Latest books added today en-us http://www.freebookspot.es/logorss.jpg http://www.freebookspot.es 160 43 http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=391042 Who were the first humans to inhabit North America? According to the now familiar story, mammal hunters entered the continent some 12,000 years ago via a land bridge that spanned the Bering Sea. Distinctive stone tools belonging to the Clovis culture established the presence of these early New World people. But are the Clovis tools Asian in origin? Drawing from original archaeological analysis, paleoclimatic research, and genetic studies, noted archaeologists Dennis J. Stanford and Bruce A. Bradley challenge the old narrative and, in the process, counter traditional and often subjective approaches to archaeological testing for historical relatedness. The authors apply rigorous scholarship to a hypothesis that places the technological antecedents of Clovis in Europe and posits that the first Americans crossed the Atlantic by boat and arrived earlier than previously thought. Supplying archaeological and oceanographic evidence to support this assertion, the book dismantles the old paradigm while persuasively linking Clovis technology with the culture of the Solutrean people who occupied France and Spain more than 20,000 years ago. Read more...
]]> Sun, 16 Jun 2013 22:36:07 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=389810 This book describes and analyses the development of the Roman West from Gibraltar to the Rhine, using primarily the extensive body of published archaeological evidence rather than the textual evidence underlying most other studies. It situates this development within a longer-term process of change, proposing the later second century rather than the 'third-century crisis' as the major turning-point, although the latter had longer-term consequences owing to the rise in importance of military identities. Elsewhere, more 'traditional' forms of settlement and display were sustained, to which was added the vocabulary of Christianity. The longer-term rhythms are also central to assessing the evidence for such aspects as rural settlement and patterns of economic interaction. The collapse of Roman imperial authority emphasised trends such as militarisation and regionalisation along with economic and cultural disintegration. Indicators of 'barbarian/Germanic' presence are reassessed within such contexts and the traditional interpretations questioned and alternatives proposed. Read more...
]]> Tue, 11 Jun 2013 22:38:24 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=388156 Archaeology in the Making is a collection of bold statements about archaeology, its history, how it works, and why it is more important than ever. This book comprises conversations about archaeology among some of its notable contemporary figures. They delve deeply into the questions that have come to fascinate archaeologists over the last forty years or so, those that concern major events in human history such as the origins of agriculture and the state, and questions about the way archaeologists go about their work. Many of the conversations highlight quite intensely held personal insight into what motivates us to pursue archaeology some may even be termed outrageous in the light they shed on the way archaeological institutions operate – excavation teams, professional associations, university departments. Archaeology in the Making is a unique document detailing the history of archaeology in second half of the 20th century to the present day through the words of some of its key proponents. It will be invaluable for anybody who wants to understand the theory and practice of this ever developing discipline. Read more...
]]> Thu, 06 Jun 2013 10:02:57 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=387662 Focusing on the archaeological investigation of a Moravian mission in southeastern Australia, the traditional country of the Wergaia-language speakers,Fantastic Dreaming examines how spatial organization, the consumption of Western goods, and the practices required by domesticity were used to transform Aboriginal people. Read more...
]]> Wed, 05 Jun 2013 10:38:43 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=387441 This is the first book-length study to explore the relationship between archaeology and modern thought, showing how philosophical ideas that developed in the seventeenth to nineteenth centuries still dominate our approach to the material remains of ancient societies. Addressing current debates from a new viewpoint, Archaeology and Modernity discusses the modern emphasis on method rather than ethics or meaning, our understanding of change in history and nature, the role of the nation-state in forming our views of the past, and contemporary notions of human individuality, the mind, and materiality. Read more...
]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 22:15:45 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=387374 Product Description: The Human Fossil Record Volume one Terminology and Craniodental Morphology of Genus Homo (Europe) Jeffrey H. Schwartz Ian Tattersall The Human Fossil Record series is the most authoritative and comprehensive documentation of the fossil evidence relevant to the study of our evolutionary past. This first volume covers the craniodental remains from Europe that have been attributed to the genus Homo. Here the authors also clearly define the terminology and descriptive protocol that is applied uniformly throughout the series. Organized alphabetically by site name, each entry includes clear descriptions and original, expertly taken photographs, as well as: * Morphology * Location information * History of discovery * Previous systematic assessments of the fossils * Geological, archaeological, and faunal contexts * Dating * References to the primary literature The Human Fossil Record series is truly a must-have reference for anyone seriously interested in the study of human evolution. Read more...
]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:22:33 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=387373 Product Description: Without realizing, most archaeologists shift within a scale of interpretation of material culture. Material data is interpreted from the scale of an individual in a specific place and time, then shifted to the complex dynamics of cultural groups spread over time and place. This book discusses the cultural, social and spatial aspects of scale and its impact on archaeology, and shows how an improved awareness of scale offers new and exciting interpretations. Read more...
]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 18:17:50 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=387168 This new brief edition pairs two of archaeology's most recognized names David Hurst Thomas of the American Museum of Natural History and Robert L. Kelly of the University of Wyoming. Their well-chosen examples show how archaeologists have worked through actual problems in the field and in the lab. After using this book, readers will be better able to ask questions, solve problems, and discern "truth" from "fiction." They will learn about the nature of archaeological data and how archaeologists do such things as archaeological survey and excavation. They also will develop their sense of scientific logic and gain a better understanding of career opportunities available to archaeologists. This edition's enhanced full-color design improves the visual presentation and enables users to more clearly see the key points of an image. A rich array of supplemental resources includes a new companion website, as well as the option to use the Doing Fieldwork: Archaeological Demonstrations CD-ROM, Version 2.0, also developed by the authors. Read more...
]]> Tue, 04 Jun 2013 07:44:05 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=386673 Childress opens the door to the amazing world of ancient technology, from the computers of the ancient world to the 'flying machines of the gods'. The book explores the technology that was allegedly used in Atlantis and the theory that the great pyramid of Egypt was originally a gigantic power station. From beginning to end, the book is filled with facts, keen observations and tales that challenge modern assumptions in a humorous, intelligent and compelling way. Read more...
]]> Sun, 02 Jun 2013 19:25:32 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=383172 This volume provides an authoritative account of the current status of archaeological theory, as presented by some of its major exponents and innovators over the last decade. It summarizes recent developments and looks to the future, exploring some of the cutting-edge ideas at the forefront of the discipline. While few practitioners in theoretical archaeology would still argue for a unified disciplinary approach, few volumes have explored the full range of emerging perspectives. This volume, however, captures the diversity of contemporary archaeological theory. Some authors argue for an approach close to the natural sciences, others for an engagement with cultural debate about representation of the past. Some minimize the relevance of culture to societal change, while others see it as central some focus on the contingent and the local, others on long-term evolution. The volume also reflects archaeology's new openness to external influences, as well as the desire to contribute to wider debates. The contributors examine ways in which archaeological evidence contributes to theories of evolutionary psychology, as well as to the social sciences in general, where theories of social relationships, agency, landscape and identity are informed by the long-term perspective of archaeology. Archaeological Theory Today will be essential reading for students and scholars in archaeology and in the social sciences more generally. Read more...
]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:33 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=382494 The authors of "The Stargate Conspiracy" aim to expose one of the most insidious and dangerous plans of our times. One that involves intelligence agencies, politicians, international bestselling authors, and the world's leading scientists and industrialists. They believe that this conspiracy, centred upon the eternal mysteries of ancient Egypt, targets and threatens us all. Lynn Picknett and Clive Prince highlight a secret agenda which has been pursued for nearly 50 years and which is emerging in the form of a hybrid fundamentalism on the eve of the Millennium. Tracing the identity of the groups involved and their pedigree through occult networks and mind-control experiments, the authors argue that at the heart of this conspiracy is the belief that ancient Egyptian gods were - and are - real extrterrestrial beings, that certain key people are in contact with these beings, and that they are about to return through the "stargate" between our world and theirs. The authors reveal that the background to these ideas can be found within astonishingly advanced scientific knowledge encapsulated in the ancient Egyptian texts, now recognized as a major influence on the development of European thought. The US-funded excavations that have taken place on the Giza plateua since the 1970s - offically denied, but for which Picknett and Prince produce documented evidence - now appear to be the result of directives allegedly received through communication with beings of higher intelligence, who Read more...
]]> Tue, 21 May 2013 21:30:13 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=381560 Seeking to identify through the clues of cultural history, this handbook discusses materials used, the processes of manufacture, and the relationship between the artifacts and the environments, revealing ancient discoveries to be not merely interesting trinkets but by-products from the once vital societies in the area now known as the American Southeast. Read more...
]]> Sun, 19 May 2013 09:50:43 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=380265 Product Description: This book presents new directions in the study of cognitive archaeology. Seeking to understand the conditions that led to the development of a variety of cognitive processes during evolution, it uses evidence from empirical studies and offers theoretical speculations about the evolution of modern thinking as well. The volume draws from the fields of archaeology and neuropsychology, which traditionally have shared little in the way of theories and methods, even though both disciplines provide crucial pieces to the puzzle of the emergence and evolution of human cognition. The twelve essays, written by an international team of scholars, represent an eclectic array of interests, methods, and theories about evolutionary cognitive archaeology. Collectively, they consider whether the processes in the development of human cognition simply made a better use of anatomical and cerebral structures already in place at the beginning of hominization. They also consider the possibility of an active role of hominoids in their own development and query the impact of hominoid activity in the emergence of new cognitive abilities. Read more...
]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 18:48:22 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=380134 The stone tools and fossil bones from the earliest archaeological sites in Africa have been used over the past fifty years to create models that interpret how early hominins lived, foraged, behaved, and communicated, and how early and modern humans evolved. In this book, an international team of archaeologists and primatologists examines early Stone Age tools and bones and uses scientific methods to test alternative hypotheses that explain the archaeological record. By focusing on both lithics and faunal records, this volume presents the most holistic view to date of the archaeology of human origins. Read more...
]]> Wed, 15 May 2013 08:47:29 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=380021 A bold new theory on what sparked the "big bang" of human culture The abrupt emergence of human culture over a stunningly short period continues to be one of the great enigmas of human evolution. This compelling book introduces a bold new theory on this unsolved mystery. Author Richard Klein reexamines the archaeological evidence and brings in new discoveries in the study of the human brain. These studies detail the changes that enabled humans to think and behave in far more sophisticated ways than before, resulting in the incredibly rapid evolution of new skills. Richard Klein has been described as "the premier anthropologist in the country today" by Evolutionary Anthropology. Here, he and coauthor Blake Edgar shed new light on the full story of a truly fascinating period of evolution. Richard G. Klein, PhD (Palo Alto, CA), is a Professor of Anthropology at Stanford University. He is the author of the definitive academic book on the subject of the origins of human culture, The Human Career. Blake Edgar (San Francisco, CA) is the coauthor of the very successful From Lucy to Language, with Dr. Donald Johanson. He has written extensively for Discover, GEO, and numerous other magazines. Read more...
]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 22:10:52 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=380004 Product Description: The history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three major developmental periods—Birth of Archaeology (16th–18th centuries), Archaeology of Origins and Empires (19th century), and World Archaeology (20th century). An introductory essay acquaints the reader with the essence of the science for each period. The short entries comprising the balance of the book expand on the themes introduced in the essays. Organized around personalities, techniques, controversies, and conflicts, the encyclopedia brings to life the history of archaeology. It broadens the general reader's knowledge by detailing the professional significance of widely known discoveries while introducing to wider knowledge obscure but important moments in archaeology. Archaeology is replete with the visionaries and swashbucklers of popular myth it is also filled with careful and dedicated scientists. Read more...
]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 21:45:45 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=380003 An Anthropology of the Future. Read more...
]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 21:41:31 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=379704 Product Description: A European Neolithic burial. A large stone Venus. Nothing unusual except that it was found on an island in the Pacific Northwest. Archaeologist Hannah Green and her shovelbum nephew find themselves in a tangled web of competing interests - avaricious land owners, hungry media, and a cult of goddess worshippers - while investigating one of the finds of the century. In untangling the mystery of the Washington Venus, Hannah and Sean have to confront questions of archaeological evidence, conflicting interpretation of data, and the very nature of archaeological truths. This thoroughly updated version of an archaeological classic allows you to learn the basics of archaeological theory while puzzling out a mysterious turn of events. Read more...
]]> Tue, 14 May 2013 12:33:04 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=379291 Product Description: This entertaining very short introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology-a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past. Read more...
]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 09:41:13 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=379289 Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years used as monumental art, as a means of identifying Egyptianness, and for rarefied communication with the gods. In this exciting new study, Penelope Wilson explores the cultural significance of the script with an emphasis on previously neglected areas such as cryptography, the continuing decipherment into modern times, and examines the powerful fascination hieroglyphs still hold for us today. Read more...
]]> Mon, 13 May 2013 09:32:28 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=379144 This bestselling book has firmly established itself as the most accessible guide to archaeology available. It features: • an explanation to the discovery and excavation of sites • a helpful outline of the major dating methods • clear explanations of scientific techniques • new theories and current controversies • explanatory diagrams and photos • guidance on further reading and up-to-date bibliography. Read more...
]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 21:59:05 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=379113 When a bone of unknown origin is found at a location, forensic implications arise immediately. Is this bone human, and if so, is it evidence of a murder? Human and Non-Human Bone Identification: A Color Atlas presents a comprehensive handbook of photographs and other information essential for law enforcement and forensic anthropologists when examining skeletal remains and determining species and body parts. Presenting over 3000 color photographs, this atlas is a practical comparative guide to the differences among species for nearly all bones in the body. Useful in either the laboratory or the field, it features images of the types of bones that are most commonly discovered, and provides annotations pointing out salient features. The book begins with a section on general osteology and explains the major anatomical differences between humans and other animals. It compares human and non-human bones, categorized by type of bone, and includes most of the major bones in humans and non-humans. The third section discusses non-human skeletal elements, categorized by species, and explores numerous skeletal elements within those species. When a bone of unknown origin is found at a location, forensic implications arise immediately. Is this bone human, and if so, is it evidence of a murder? Human and Non-Human Bone Identification: A Color Atlas presents a comprehensive handbook of photographs and other information essential for law enforcement and forensic anthropologists whe Read more...
]]> Sun, 12 May 2013 20:32:57 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=377952 Bones, Stones and Molecules provides some of the best evidence for resolving the debate between the two hypotheses of human origins. The debate between the 'Out of Africa' model and the 'Multiregional' hypothesis is examined through the functional and developmental processes associated with the evolution of the human skull and face and focuses on the significance of the Australian record. The book analyzes important new discoveries that have occurred recently and examines evidence that is not available elsewhere. Cameron and Groves argue that the existing evidence supports a recent origin for modern humans from Africa. They also specifically relate these two theories to interpretations of the origins of the first Australians. The book provides an up-to-date interpretation of the fossil, archaeological and the molecular evidence, specifically as it relates to Asia, and Australia in particular. * Readily accessible to the layperson and professional * Provides concise coverage of current scientific evidence * Presents a robust computer-generated model of human speciation over the last 7 million years * Well illustrated with figures and photographs of important fossil specimens * Presents a synthesis of great ape and human evolution Read more...
]]> Thu, 09 May 2013 12:20:09 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=376230 Nine years ago, French architect Jean-Pierre Houdin became obsessed by the centuries-old mystery of how the Great Pyramid was built. For ten hours a day, he labored at his computer to create exquisitely detailed 3-D models of the interior of the Great Pyramid. After five years of effort, the images rotating on his computer screen provided evidence of an astonishing secret. Corkscrewing up the inside of the Great Pyramid is a mile-long ramp, unseen for 4,500 years. The pyramid was built from the inside. This revelation casts a fresh light on the minds that conceived one of the wonders of the ancient world. Read more...
]]> Sat, 04 May 2013 22:08:10 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=375929 Product Description: Over the centuries, researchers have found bones and artifacts proving that humans like us have existed for millions of years. Mainstream science, however, has supppressed these facts. Prejudices based on current scientific theory act as a "knowledge filter," giving us a picture of prehistory that is largely incorrect. Read more...
]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 22:24:52 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=375760 Christopher Mee presents an extensive examination of the material culture of the Greek world from its Neolithic roots in 7000 B.C. to the close of the Hellenistic period in 146 B.C. Features a unique thematic approach to the study of Greek archaeology Includes extensive use of illustrations, many of which are not commonly featured Allows for the study of a particular period of time by its chronological arrangement within each chapter Read more...
]]> Fri, 03 May 2013 09:46:38 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=375553 Product Description: The history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three major developmental periods—Birth of Archaeology (16th–18th centuries), Archaeology of Origins and Empires (19th century), and World Archaeology (20th century). An introductory essay acquaints the reader with the essence of the science for each period. The short entries comprising the balance of the book expand on the themes introduced in the essays. Organized around personalities, techniques, controversies, and conflicts, the encyclopedia brings to life the history of archaeology. It broadens the general reader's knowledge by detailing the professional significance of widely known discoveries while introducing to wider knowledge obscure but important moments in archaeology. Archaeology is replete with the visionaries and swashbucklers of popular myth it is also filled with careful and dedicated scientists. Read more...
]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 17:04:48 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=375539 Product Description: Here, in one volume, is everything you will need to conduct fieldwork in archaeology More than 200 charts, checklists, graphs, maps and diagrams clearly illustrate how to design, fund, research, map, record, interpret, photograph, assess - and write up - your fieldwork. Thoroughly comprehensive, The Archaeologist's Field Handbook is designed for every kind of archaeological practice - from simple site recordings to professional consultancies - for anyone who wants to record heritage sites responsibly. This hands-on manual provides step-by-step instructions on how to undertake and successfully complete all types of fieldwork. Read more...
]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 16:34:10 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=375428 Product Description: An original new study that attempts to take fragmentation studies further, integrating archaeology, social anthropology and material culture. Case studies are taken from the later prehistory of the Balkans and Greece. The authors construct a new 'fragmentation premise' and examine its implications for the Balkans in the Neolithic. Key issues covered include a 'biographical' method of considering objects and their relation to the creation of personhood, consideration of methodological issues of site formation, a questioning of the assumption that excavated data is a more or less accurate reflection of the operation of past social practices, and discussion of what happened to pieces that are missing from an assemblage. The authors conclude by seeking to put Balkan prehistory 'back together again' by looking at the variations in social practices and the construction of personhood at four different socio-spatial levels: the person, the household, the settlement-based corporate group and inter-settlement relations. They also set out a research agenda for future work linked to the fragmentation premise, both for Balkan later prehistory and, more generically, for archaeology as a whole. Contents include: Introduction to the life cycle of things: Categorisation, fragmentation and enchainment What we can do with whole objects: The categorical analysis of pottery Parts and wholes: Hamangia figurines Schiffer visits the Balkans Using objects after the break: Bey Read more...
]]> Thu, 02 May 2013 13:33:35 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=374492 Ancient Sikyon, in the northeastern Peloponnese, was a major player on the Mediterranean stage, especially in the Archaic and Hellenistic periods. This important topographical study combines substantial background information with original research from many years of archaeological fieldwork. After discussing the physical environment and resources of the region, the author traces the history of Sikyon from the Mycenaean to the early modern period. The book then expands to discuss the place of the city in its surrounding landscape, especially in the creation of fortifications to protect property and control the flow of trade. A series of elegant maps plot the position of many previously unknown settlements and sanctuaries. Read more...
]]> Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:22:58 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=371705 From archaeological jargon to interpretation, Archaeology: The Basics provides an invaluable overview of a fascinating subject and probes the depths of this increasingly popular discipline, presenting critical approaches to the understanding of our past. Read more...
]]> Tue, 23 Apr 2013 12:11:12 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=370915 An essential reference for both forensic experts and non-experts alike, Forensic Recovery of Human Remains: Archaeological Approaches is a comprehensive guide that focuses on the practical aspects of excavating and recovering human remains, along with any associated evidence, from crime scenes. It highlights the protocols and techniques that are used to successfully survey, map, recover, document, collect, and transport such items from these locations. Topics include identifying the difference between forensic archaeology and anthropology employing the correct equipment when conducting searches, recoveries, and excavations leveraging geophysical technologies used in forensic searches collecting botanical and entomological evidence mapping and documenting scenes and classifying human and nonhuman skeletal remains. Read more...
]]> Sun, 21 Apr 2013 09:39:40 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=370552 Product Description: Newfoundland lies at the intersection of arctic and more temperate regions and, commensurate with this geography, populations of two Amerindian and two Paleoeskimo cultural traditions occupied Port au Choix, in northern Newfoundland, Canada, for centuries and millennia. Over the past two decades The Port au Choix Archaeology Project has sought a comparative understanding of how these different cultures, each with their particular origin and historical trajectory, adapted to the changing physical and social environments, impacted their physical surroundings, and created cultural landscapes. This volume brings together the research of Renouf, her colleagues and her students who together employ multiple perspectives and methods to provide a detailed reconstruction and understanding of the long-term history of Port au Choix. Although geographically focussed on a northern coastal area, this volume has wider implications for understanding archaeological landscapes, human-environment interactions and hunter-gatherer societies. Read more...
]]> Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:18:27 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=367341 Murray (La Trobe Univ., Australia), who edited this work's companion volume, The Encyclopedia of Archaeology: The Great Archaeologists (LJ 1/00), here offers three volumes detailing the history of archaeology through description of discoveries, sites, events, countries, institutions, and major figures. A distinguished editorial board and group of contributors give the work an international perspective. The signed entries (many written by Murray) number approximately 500, including 225 biographies as compared to the 58 biographies comprising Great Archaeologists. The two publications should be used together as they complement and in some measure depend on each other. Most entries have references, but archaeologists chronicled in The Great Archaeologists do not readers are instead directed to consult that work. In addition, both publications have glossaries, which overlap and share definitions. As with many publications of this kind, one can fault the choice of entries and the unevenness of the writing, and some entries are too narrow (for example, only prehistoric archaeology is described for the United States). Nonetheless, these two sets represent a step forward for anthropology reference, joining The History of Physical Anthropology: An Encyclopedia (LJ 3/15/97) as essential reference tools for the history of anthropology in both general and research libraries. Joyce L. Ogburn, Univ. of Washington, Seattle Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc. From Booklist In Read more...
]]> Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:04:09 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=365656 Reliance on essentialist or syncretistic models of cultural dynamics has limited past evaluations of ancient Jewish populations. This reexamination of evidence for Jews of North Africa offers an alternative approach. Drawing from methods developed in cultural studies and historical linguistics, this book replaces traditional categories used to examine evidence for early Jewish populations and demonstrates how direct comparison of Jewish material evidence with that of its neighbors allows for a reassessment of what the category of “Jewish” might have meant in different North African locations and periods and, by extension, elsewhere in the Mediterranean. The result is a transformed analysis of Jewish cultural identity that both emphasizes its indebtedness to larger regional contexts and allows for a more informed and complex understanding of Jewish cultural distinctiveness. Read more...
]]> Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:21:31 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=354101 Schliemann aveva testa grossa e gambe corte, era egocentrico, avaro, aveva pero un cervello finissimo e un talento unico per le lingue. Divenne grande commerciante, ricco a tal punto da poter condurre a sue spese tutti i suoi scavi. Maniaco di Omero, decise di scavare i luoghi dove questi colloca le gesta dei suoi eroi: in primo luogo Troia. Per presentarsi al mondo scientifico, arrivo a comprarsi la laurea. I grandi scavi di Schliemann sono Troia, Micene, Tirinto ma il personaggio sali alla ribalta internazionale e suscito durissimi attacchi, polemiche, ammirazione per gli scavi di Troia. Non fece ricerche su basi scientifiche, ma segui testardamente le tracce dell'Iliade e su tale fragile base il suo intuito lo porto a scoperte sensazionali. Read more...
]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:59:04 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=354099 The Human Fossil Record series is the most authoritative and comprehensive documentation of the fossil evidence relevant to the study of our evolutionary past. It fills the critical need for a complete resource that provides detailed morphological descriptions based on uniformly applied protocols, along with all new photographs taken exclusively for the series. This fourth volume covers the craniodental remains of early hominids of the genera Australopithecus, Paranthropus, Orrorin, as well as providing a concluding survey of hominid craniodental morphologies. Read more...
]]> Wed, 13 Mar 2013 13:57:02 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=353291 Geographical Information Systems (GIS) is a rapidly developing archaeological method which is moving from the domain of the computer specialist into that of the broader archaeological community. This comprehensive manual on the use of GIS in archaeology explores the concept of GIS and illustrates how it can be adapted for practical use. Examining issues such as spatial databases, data acquisition, spatial analysis, and techniques of visualization, the book is an essential tool for both students and professional archaeologists. Read more...
]]> Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:28:40 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=346204 Underwater Archaeology: The NAS Guide to Principles and Practice provides a comprehensive summary of the archaeological process as applied in an underwater context. Long awaited second edition of what is popularly referred to as the NAS Handbook Provides a practical guide to underwater archaeology: how to get involved, basic principles, essential techniques, project planning and execution, publishing and presenting Fully illustrated with over 100 drawings and new colour graphics New chapters on geophysics, historical research, photography and video, monitoring and maintenance and conservation Read more...
]]> Sun, 24 Feb 2013 13:17:32 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=345653 Written by some of the world’s leading experts, Egyptian Archaeology employs a uniquely archaeological approach to explore ancient Egypt. Drawing on original research and excavations to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship, this book dispels traditional notions of Egyptian culture as monolithic. Each author explicates current understandings of the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt, illustrating that practical research is a vital and fascinating component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient world. Read more...
]]> Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:59:00 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=343758 Observations of the sun, moon, planets, and stars played a central role in ancient Maya lifeways, as they do today among contemporary Maya who maintain the traditional ways. This path-finding book reconstructs ancient Maya astronomy and cosmology through the astronomical information encoded in Pre-Columbian Maya art and confirmed by the current practices of living Maya peoples. Susan Milbrath opens the book with a discussion of modern Maya beliefs about astronomy, along with essential information on naked-eye observation. She devotes subsequent chapters to Pre-Columbian astronomical imagery, which she traces back through time, starting from the Colonial and Postclassic eras. She delves into many aspects of the Maya astronomical images, including the major astronomical gods and their associated glyphs, astronomical almanacs in the Maya codices [painted books], and changes in the imagery of the heavens over time. This investigation yields new data and a new synthesis of information about the specific astronomical events and cycles recorded in Maya art and architecture. Indeed, it constitutes the first major study of the relationship between art and astronomy in ancient Maya culture. Susan Milbrath is Curator of Latin American Art and Archaeology at the Florida Museum of Natural History and Affiliate Professor of Anthropology at the University of Florida. Read more...
]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 15:47:45 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=343688 Archaeology is a subject that fascinates us. From Egyptian tombs to a frozen Alpine wayfarer, from cities buried under volcanic ash to stone arrow heads turned up by the plow, archaeology is in the news and in our backyards. It is paradoxical that a subject that so easily captures the imagination is so difficult for the serious layman to access. Superficial media treatments and picture-book atlases and site guides on the one hand, jargon-heavy scholarly books and narrowly focused articles on the other-there are few ways to learn about the real world of archaeology outside the college classroom or the dig site. The Encyclopedia of Archaeology changes this, in making all aspects of archaeology accessible to a broad audience of the general scientific community, educators, students, and avocational archaeologists. Professional archaeologists and anthropologists will also find the encyclopedia a ready source of up-to-date information on specialities outside their own expertise. The Encyclopedia of Archaeology encompasses all aspects of archaeology, including the nature and diversity of archaeology as a scientific discipline, the practice of archaeology, archaeology in the everyday world, and the future of the discipline. Featured in the Encyclopedia of Archaeology are articles by leading authors that summarize archaeological knowledge at the beginning the 21st century, highlighting important sites and issues, and tracing the development of prehistoric cultures around the Read more...
]]> Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:58:34 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=342261 The second edition of this popular title Archaeological Chemistry builds on the successful formula of the first edition. The existing case studies have been expanded to take account of new perspectives and new data in the intervening decade since the 1st edition was published. In addition, two new chapters emphasise the significant increase in molecular and isotopic analysis of organic remains. The two new chapters (stable isotopes and molecules and milk) bring together recent literature about ancient human diets. Read more...
]]> Thu, 14 Feb 2013 22:39:30 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=339528 UNDERSTANDING HUMANS: INTRODUCTION TO PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY AND ARCHAEOLOGY shows students how anthropologists and archaeologists go about their work as they study human evolution, living nonhuman primates, human adaptation and variation, the origin and dispersal of modern humans, food production, the first civilizations of the Old and New Worlds, and so much more. "At a Glance" sections and "Focus Questions" help students better understand the material and study more effectively for exams. Read more...
]]> Fri, 08 Feb 2013 20:20:21 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=337107 For more than a millennium the great Mesoamerican city of Teotihucan (c150BCE 750CE) has been imagined and reimagined by a host of subsequent cultures including our own. This book engages the subject of the unity and diversity of pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica by focusing on the classic heritage of this ancient city. Includes the history of religions, anthropology, archaeology, and art history and a wealth of new data, this book examines Teotihuacan's rippling influence across Mesoamerican time and space, including important patterns of continuity and change, and its relationships, both historical and symbolic, with Tenochtitlan, Cholula, and various Maya communities. Read more...
]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2013 13:05:59 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=336942 Illustrated thoroughly, Biomolecular Archaeology is the first book to clearly guide students through the study of ancient DNA: how to analyze biomolecular evidence (DNA, proteins, lipids and carbohydrates) to address important archaeological questions. The first book to address the scope and methods of this new cross-disciplinary area of research for archaeologists Offers a completely up-to-date overview of the latest research in this innovative subject Guides students who wish to become biomolecular archaeologists through the complexities of both the scientific methods and archaeological goals. Provides an essential component to undergraduate and graduate archaeological research Read more...
]]> Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:47:05 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=336667 Южная Кладбища Lisht / Метрополитен-музей искусств египетской экспедиции. Read more...
]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 12:23:58 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=336543 This new edition by David Hurst Thomas and Robert L. Kelly pairs two of archaeology's most recognized names with a combined 70 years of experience for the first time. David Hurst Thomas of the American Museum of Natural History and Robert L. Kelly of the University of Wyoming bring readers a textbook rich with examples drawn from their experiences leading excavations over the past thirty years. A major revision, this fourth edition of ARCHAEOLOGY reflects the most recent research and changes in the field, while covering the core concepts in an exceptionally student-friendly fashion. Read more...
]]> Sat, 02 Feb 2013 01:03:19 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=336408 The Archaeology Coursebook is an unrivalled guide to students studying archaeology for the first time. Comprehensive and user-friendly, it will interest pre-university students and teachers as well as undergraduates and enthusiasts. Specially designed to assist learning it introduces the most commonly examined archaeological methods, concepts and themes and illustrates concepts and commentary with over 200 photographs and drawings of excavation sites, methodology and processes, tools and equipment. Read more...
]]> Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:09:29 GMT http://www.freebookspot.es/Comments.aspx?Element_ID=333697 Trace fossils record the behavior of animals at the very spot where they lived millions of years ago. Their growing interest derives from the intimate connection between ichnology and sedimentology and their combined relevance for paleoenvironmental reconstructions, basin analysis, and petroleum exploration. Read more...
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