A landmark introduction to the archaeology of Africa that challenges misconceptions & claims about Africa's past and teaches students how to evaluate these claims.

• Provides an unprecedented and exciting introduction to the archaeology of Africa


• Challenges misconceptions & claims about Africa's past and teaches students how to evaluate these claims


• Includes a thoughtful introduction that explores the contexts that have shaped archaeological knowledge of Africa's past


• Lays out research questions that...

A landmark introduction to the archaeology of Africa that challenges misconceptions & claims about Africa's past and teaches students how to evaluate these claims.

• Provides an unprecedented and exciting introduction to the archaeology of Africa


• Challenges misconceptions & claims about Africa's past and teaches students how to evaluate these claims


• Includes a thoughtful introduction that explores the contexts that have shaped archaeological knowledge of Africa's past


• Lays out research questions that...

This introduction to the archaeology of Asia focuses on case studies from the region's last 10,000 years of history.

• Comprises fifteen chapters by some of the world's foremost Asia archaeologists
  
• Sheds light on the most compelling aspects of Asian archaeology, from the earliest evidence of plant domestication to the emergence of states and empires
  
• Explores issues of cross-cultural significance, such as migration, urbanism, and technology
  
• Presents original research data that challenges readers to think beyond national...

This volume offers lively current debates and case studies in historical archaeology selected from around the world, including North America, Latin America, Africa, the Pacific, and Europe.

• Authored by 19 experts in the field.
• Explores how historical archaeologists think about their work, piecing together information from both material culture and documents in an attempt to understand the lives of the people and societies they study.
• Engages with current theory in an accessible manner.
• Truly global in its approach but avoids subsuming local experiences of...

This volume offers lively current debates and case studies in historical archaeology selected from around the world, including North America, Latin America, Africa, the Pacific, and Europe.

• Authored by 19 experts in the field.
• Explores how historical archaeologists think about their work, piecing together information from both material culture and documents in an attempt to understand the lives of the people and societies they study.
• Engages with current theory in an accessible manner.
• Truly global in its approach but avoids subsuming local experiences of...

This volume offers a rich and informative introduction to North American archaeology for all those interested in the history and culture of North American natives.

• Organized around central topics and debates within the discipline.
  
• Illustrated with case studies based on the lives of real people, to emphasize human agency, cultural practice, the body, issues of inequality, and the politics of archaeological practice.
  
• Highlights current understandings of cultural and historical processes in North America and situates these...

Informed by the latest research and in-depth analysis, Prehistoric Britain provides students and scholars alike with a fascinating overview of the development of human societies in Britain from the Upper Paleolithic to the end of the Iron Age.

• Offers readers an incisive synthesis and much-needed overview of current research themes
  
• Includes essays from leading scholars and professionals who address the very latest trends in current research
  
• Explores the interpretive debates surrounding major transitions in British...

Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.

• Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldwork
• Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient world
• Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspective
• Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations
• Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but...

• Illustrates new methodological directions in analyzing human social and biological variation
• Offers a wide array of research on past populations around the globe
• Explains the central features of bioarchaeological research by key researchers and established experts around the world

Egyptian Archaeology explores ancient Egypt using a uniquely archaeological approach, drawing on original research to both synthesize and challenge existing scholarship.

• Written by leading Egyptologists, based on original research and fieldwork
• Illustrates how practical research is a vital component of any theory-based discussion about the ancient world
• Examines the cultural and historical processes of ancient Egypt from a global perspective
• Visually engaging with over 80 illustrations
• Chapters explore fundamental issues and themes, but...