Themes in Archaeology is a new series of original and accessible texts which offer a fresh introduction to a specific topic within archaeological teaching and research. Each book in the series features:
* a history of the subject
* key contemporary concerns
* core case studies
* the future of the subject
* definitions
* further reading.
By John C. Barrett
March 31, 2021
Archaeology and its Discontents examines the state of archaeology today and its development throughout the twentieth century, making a powerful case for new approaches. Surveying the themes of twentieth-century archaeological theory, Barrett looks at their successes, limitations, and failures....
By Rachel J. Crellin
May 06, 2020
Change and Archaeology explores how archaeologists have historically described, interpreted, and explained change, and argues that change has been under-theorised. The study of change is central to the discipline of archaeology, but change is complex, and this makes it challenging to write about ...
By Ben Jervis
December 07, 2018
From examinations of prehistoric burial to understanding post-industrial spaces and heritage practices, the writing of Gilles Deleuze and Felix Guattari is gaining increasing importance within archaeological thought. Their concept of ‘assemblages’ allows us to explore the past in new ways, by ...
By Andrew Meirion Jones, Andrew Cochrane
May 31, 2018
How can archaeologists interpret ancient art and images if they do not treat them as symbols or signifiers of identity? Traditional approaches to the archaeology of art have borrowed from the history of art and the anthropology of art by focusing on iconography, meaning, communication and ...
By Gavin Lucas
January 21, 2005
It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we take it very much for granted, our understanding of time affects the way we do archaeology.This book is an ...
By Timothy Insoll
April 01, 2004
The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory statement on the archaeology of religion, examining what archaeology can tell us about religion, the problems of ...