The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Contemporary World
Title | The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Contemporary World PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Graves-Brown |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 864 |
Release | 2013-10-17 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0191663948 |
It has been clear for many years that the ways in which archaeology is practised have been a direct product of a particular set of social, cultural, and historical circumstances - archaeology is always carried out in the present. More recently, however, many have begun to consider how archaeological techniques might be used to reflect more directly on the contemporary world itself: how we might undertake archaeologies of, as well as in the present. This Handbook is the first comprehensive survey of an exciting and rapidly expanding sub-field and provides an authoritative overview of the newly emerging focus on the archaeology of the present and recent past. In addition to detailed archaeological case studies, it includes essays by scholars working on the relationships of different disciplines to the archaeology of the contemporary world, including anthropology, psychology, philosophy, historical geography, science and technology studies, communications and media, ethnoarchaeology, forensic archaeology, sociology, film, performance, and contemporary art. This volume seeks to explore the boundaries of an emerging sub-discipline, to develop a tool-kit of concepts and methods which are applicable to this new field, and to suggest important future trajectories for research. It makes a significant intervention by drawing together scholars working on a broad range of themes, approaches, methods, and case studies from diverse contexts in different parts of the world, which have not previously been considered collectively.
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Skeates |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | 752 |
Release | 2012-01-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0191612502 |
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology seeks to reappraise the place of archaeology in the contemporary world by providing a series of essays that critically engage with both old and current debates in the field of public archaeology. Divided into four distinct sections and drawing across disciplines in this dynamic field, the volume aims to evaluate the range of research strategies and methods used in archaeological heritage and museum studies, identify and contribute to key contemporary debates, critically explore the history of archaeological resource management, and question the fundamental principles and practices through which the archaeological past is understood and used today.
The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology PDF eBook |
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.
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion
Title | The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Insoll |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 1135 |
Release | 2011-10-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 019923244X |
A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to modern times. Written by over sixty renowned specialists, the Handbook presents the very best in current scholarship, and will also stimulate further research.
The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Early Christian Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | David K. Pettegrew |
Publisher | Oxford Handbooks |
Total Pages | 724 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199369046 |
"This handbook brings together work by leading scholars of the archaeology of early Christianity in the Mediterranean and surrounding regions. The 34 essays to this volume ground the history, culture, and society of the first seven centuries of Christianity in the latest currents of archaeological method, theory, and research."--
The Oxford Handbook of Southwest Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Southwest Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara J. Mills |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | 929 |
Release | 2017 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199978425 |
This volume takes stock of the empirical evidence, theoretical orientations, and historical reconstructions of archaeology of the American Southwest. Themed chapters on method and theory are accompanied by comprehensive overviews of all major cultural traditions in the region, from the Paleoindians, to Chaco Canyon, to the onset of Euro-American imperialism.
The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology PDF eBook |
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.