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On these pages you will find information on the Routledge list which covers Archaeological Science & Methodology, Archaeological Theory, Archaeology by Period or Region, Introductory Archaeology, Landscape, Politics of Archaeology.
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Jim Grant, co-author of The Archaeology Coursebook, discusses what makes this book unique, what’s new in the fourth edition, and how the field has developed since the book's first publication over a decade ago. Read the full Q&A here.
Providing global coverage with chapters devoted to particular regions of the world, The History of Archaeology focuses on the earliest beginnings of archaeology and how it developed from pastime to a serious attempt to obtain information about past societies.
With such far ranging coverage, including an exploration of the development of Russian and Chinese archaeology, as well as student-friendly features of boxed sections on key archaeologists and discoveries, this is the perfect introduction to the history of archaeology for students and the interested reader alike. Read more.
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Debating Archaeological Empiricism examines the current intellectual turn in archaeology, primarily in its prehistoric and classical branches, characterized by a return to the archaeological evidence.The inclusion of differing perspectives in this collection mirrors the conceptual landscape that characterizes the discipline, contributing to the theoretical debate in archaeology and classical studies. As well as giving an important snapshot of the practical as well as theoretical uses of materiality in archaeologies today, this volume looks to the future of archaeology as an empirical discipline.
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Adam Rogers, author of The Archaeology of Roman Britain: Biography and Identity, discusses his research and his thoughts on the present and future of Roman and Romano-British archaeology.
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An interdisciplinary series that engages our on-going, yet ever-changing, fascination with the archaeological, Archaeological Orientations investigates the myriad ways material pasts are entangled with communities, animals, ecologies and technologies, past, present or future.
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To celebrate National Library Week, Routledge Archaeology is proud to present our top selling reference titles from the past year.
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Peter Aronsson and Gabriella Elgenius, editors of National Museums and Nation-building in Europe 1750-2010: Mobilization and legitimacy, continuity and change, explore the role of museums in research, education and the on-going nation making processes of Europe.
Routledge is delighted to announce that The History of Archaeology: An Introduction by Paul Bahn has been named the 2015 Book of the Year by Current Archaeology!
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