Archaeological Method & Theory

Pathways to Inclusion

A Guide to Staff Development
Format: Paperback
Pages: 244
ISBN: 9789979546467
Pub Date: 01 Apr 2006
Imprint: University of Iceland Press
Description:
The book is, as the title indicates, written to support staff development in schools working towards inclusive education. The purpose of the material is to diseminate to teachers, parents and support services elements of successful practices of inclusive schooling in four European countries. It was produced by a collaborative team from Austria, Iceland, Portugal and Spain as part of a Leonardo da Vinci, European Union project called Enhancing Teachers' Ability in Inclusion.
Deconstructing Context Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781842172049
Pub Date: 28 Jan 2006
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: b/w figs and pls
Description:
The importance of context has been extensively discussed in recent years. This volume attempts to address the fragmentation and misconceptions that have developed around context in archaeology, highlighting the common threads that link together varying contextual perspectives. The first part of the book examines the concept of archaeological context by offering a critical assessment of its 'historical' development.
In Search of a Language for the Mind-Brain Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 399
ISBN: 9788779340053
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2005
Series: The Dolphin
Description:
What is human nature? How is language related to thought -- and should the connection be investigated socially or scientifically? Is external reality coherent or fragmented?
Stone Knapping Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 275
ISBN: 9781902937342
Pub Date: 15 Dec 2005
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Illustrations: 143 ills., 36 tables
Description:
How were early stone tools made, and what can they tell us about the development of human cognition? This question lies at the basis of archaeological research on human origins and evolution, and the present volume fulfils a growing need among advanced students and researchers working in this field. The individual chapters by a range of leading international scholars approach stone knapping from a multidisciplinary perspective that embraces psychology, physiology, behavioural biology and primatology as well as archaeology.
RRP: £35.00
Archaeological Perspectives on the Transmission and Transformation of Culture in the Eastern Mediterranean Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 218
ISBN: 9781842171684
Pub Date: 05 Oct 2005
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: Levant Supplementary Series
Description:
The eastern Mediterranean was the centre of trade for many centuries, sitting at the junction of what are now Europe, Asia and Africa. It was the place where exotic produce and products could be traded or exchanged for things that had their origins perhaps thousands of miles away. But wherever trade takes place, a similar exchange of ideas, technology and culture also occurs.
RRP: £40.00
The World of the Maya Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
ISBN: 9781593332747
Pub Date: 14 Sep 2005
Imprint: Gorgias Press
Description:
Sam Osmanagich transports the reader to ruined Mayan cities including the brilliant Chichen Itza, elegant Uxmal, artistic Copan, magical Palenque, forgotten Ek Balam, beautiful Izamal, hidden Yaxchilan, spiritual Oxkintok, monumental Coba, and colossal Tikal.
Mesolithic Studies at the Beginning of the 21st Century Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
ISBN: 9781842172001
Pub Date: 05 Aug 2005
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: 86 b/w illus and pls
Description:
The term 'Mesolithic' was born in the nineteenth century from the need to label a 'hiatus' period and was not generally accepted as a useful term by many scholars until around fifty years later. It has been championed by some, but still concerns others because of the difficulty of defining what it represents. This volume highlights the enthusiasm for Mesolithic studies in the 21st century and the feeling that there is a need to explore the many facets of Mesolithic lifeways.
Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, City of London Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 285
ISBN: 9781901992458
Pub Date: 20 Jul 2005
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Illustrations: 214 b/w and col illus
Description:
This is an archaeological, architectural and historical study of one of the largest complexes of buildings in the medieval City of London, but one which is largely unknown and of which only two fragments survive above ground today. It is the fifth volume in a series on the monasteries of London. Holy Trinity Priory, Aldgate, was the first religious house to be established inside the walls of London after the Norman Conquest, in 11078; one of the earliest Augustinian houses to be established in England; and the first to be dissolved, in 1532.
RRP: £32.95
Terra Marique Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 304
ISBN: 9781842171486
Pub Date: 10 May 2005
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Description:
In 1998 Anna Marguerite McCann received the Gold Medal of the Archaeological Institute of America for her distinguished archaeological achievements. This volume includes the papers presented at a special colloquium held in her honour, along with essays by other colleagues and friends. The volume is divided into two thematic parts: the first reflects Anna McCann's general interests in ancient art and archaeology, especially Greek and Roman sculpture; the other, her specific expertise in underwater and port archaeology and technology.
Biosphere to Lithosphere Cover Biosphere to Lithosphere Cover
Format: 
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781842171189
Pub Date: 25 Feb 2005
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781785704604
Pub Date: 15 Oct 2016
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
Description:
Taphonomic studies are a major methodological advance, the effects of which have been felt throughout archaeology. Zooarchaeologists and archaeobotanists were the first to realise how vital it was to study the entire process of how food enters the archaeological record, and taphonomy brought to a close the era when the study of animal bones and plant remains from archaeological sites were regarded mainly as environmental indicators.This volume is indicative of recent developments in taphonomic studies: hugely diverse research areas are being explored, many of which would have been totally unforeseeable only a quarter of a century ago.
RRP: £50.00
Rethinking Materiality Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9781902937304
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2005
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Illustrations: 62 ills., 3 tables
Description:
What is the relationship between mind and ideas on the one hand, and the material things of the world on the other? In recent years, researchers have rejected the old debate about the primacy of the mind or material, and have sought to establish more nuanced understandings of the ways humans interact with their material worlds. In this volume alternative approaches are presented, deriving from a wide variety of theoretical perspectives.
RRP: £45.00
American Furniture 2004 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 316
ISBN: 9780972435345
Pub Date: 20 Jan 2005
Imprint: Chipstone Foundation
Series: American Furniture Annual
Illustrations: 308 illus. (230 colour). 10 fig. Table. End-paper
Description:
Acknowledged as the journal of record in its field, American Furniture presents new research on furniture design, use, production, and appreciation. Begun in 1993, this award-winning annual provides a comprehensive forum on furniture history, technology, connoisseurship, and conservation by the foremost scholars in the field. It is the only interdisciplinary journal devoted exclusively to furniture made or used in the Americas from the 17th century to the present.
TRAC 2004 Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 170
ISBN: 9781842171738
Pub Date: 01 Jan 2005
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: TRAC
Illustrations: b/w illus, tables
Description:
The fourteenth Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference was held at the University of Durham Department of Archaeology, March 2004. The papers present and discuss information drawn from as wide a range of geographical regions of the Roman Empire as the scope of theoretical and methodological approaches applied. An equally wide selection of subject matter is illustrated, including the ancient economy, historiography and modern perceptions of the Roman world, production, supply and consumption of material culture, social identities and the experience of social space and the landscape.
Mitigation of construction impact on archaeological remains Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 91
ISBN: 9781901992472
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004
Illustrations: 28 b/w illus
Description:
This volume will be an invaluable asset to all archaeologists involved in fieldwork and site management. In the modern environment of developer-funded archaeology, commercial development and site preservation, there are more and more cases where archaeological sites are being impacted upon by various forms of construction. In order to understand and protect the historic environment wherever possible, archaeologists are faced with the crucial task of making decisions on how best to combine the needs of development whilst maintaining our archaeological heritage.
Traces of Ancestry Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 162
ISBN: 9781902937250
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004
Illustrations: b/w figs
Description:
In 1987, Colin Renfrew's Archaeology and Language challenged many perceptions about how one language family spread across large parts of the world. In doing so he re-invigorated an important exchange between archaeologists and historical linguists. At precisely the same time, a quite separate field, human genetics, was making considerable steps forward in the elucidation of human ancestry.
Cistercian Abbey of St Mary Stratford Langthorne, Essex Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 198
ISBN: 9781901992380
Pub Date: 12 Dec 2004
Series: MoLAS Monograph
Illustrations: b/w and col illus
Description:
The Cistercian monastery of St Mary Stratford Langthorne once stood on land south of the new Jubilee Line station at Stratford. Excavations 1973-94 recorded large parts of the monastic church, cemetery and related buildings. Topics include the precinct arrangement, architecture and decoration, and the way of life of the inhabitants.