Archaeological Theory

Theorizing Archaeological Museum Studies works towards reconnecting archaeological practice, the theoretical richness of archaeology, and museum st...

Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe.Chapters present a ...

This engaging volume reveals how politics permeates all facets of museum practice, particularly in regions of political conflict. In these settings...

Many students view archaeological theory as a subject distinct from field research. This division is reinforced by the way theory is taught, often ...

The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeolog...

Taking as its point of departure the astounding longevity and ubiquity in our culture of so many themes, genres, visual forms and personalities fro...

The authors explore multifaceted aspects of the competing cultural landscapes that comprise the northeast of Scotland. This interdisciplinary colle...

Over the last few years, media archaeology has evolved from a marginal topic to an academic approach en vogue. In large part, media archaeology has...

This collection of essays draws inspiration from the late James Deetzs In Small Things Forgotten (1977). Deetzs seminal work broke new ground by us...

Archaeoacoustics, the study of sound in the past, is increasingly attracting attention. Although some work, particularly in musical archaeology, ha...

Open Source Archaeology: Ethics and Practice' brings together authors and researchers in the field of open-source archaeology, defined as encompass...

Archaeological interpretation is an imaginative act. Stratigraphy and artefacts do not tell us what the past was like; that is the task of the arch...

Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe.Chapters present a ...

This book provides a brief, readable introduction to archaeological theory. Adrian Praetzellis demystifies a pile of tricky contemporary concepts f...

Change and Archaeology explores how archaeologists have historically described, interpreted, and explained change, and argues that change has been ...

Change and Archaeology explores how archaeologists have historically described, interpreted, and explained change, and argues that change has been ...

Artifacts are hybrids, both natural and cultural. They are also an essential component in the process of human evolution. In recent years, a wide r...

Cultural Heritage and the Future brings together an international group of scholars and experts to consider the relationship between cultural herit...

Archaeological interpretation is an imaginative act. Stratigraphy and artefacts do not tell us what the past was like; that is the task of the arch...

This collection of essays explores hybridity in early modern art through two primary lenses: hybrid media and hybrid time. The varied approaches in...

Sentient Conceptualisations is about how scientists studying the past understand time in relation to space. Simonetti argues that the feelings for ...

Metamorphic Imagery in Ancient Chinese Art and Religion demonstrates that the concept of metamorphism was central to ancient Chinese religious beli...

This book offers approaches to the study of Byzantine dress of elites and non-elites, in sacred and secular modes, from the beginning of the Empire...