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   Featured Author: Robert R. Janes

   We're looking ahead to the publication of the third edition of Museums and the Paradox of Change in April and have selected Robert R. Janes as our author of the month. Click here to learn more about Robert, the book, and view videos of his other work.

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   Pompeii & Herculaneum - Are you going?

   Are you planning on visiting the British Museum's latest exhibition 'Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum'?

   For this article we've brought together a selection of our books about these Ancient sites, including Alison Cooley and M.G.L Cooley's upcoming title Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook (2nd Edtion)

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   An essential part of your foreign relations toolkit?

   Routledge author Morag Kersel hosts “Agent of Diplomacy” at the University of Toronto on February 28th, a workshop on the role of archaeology in the diplomatic and cultural heritage policies of the United States.

   Morag is co-author of US Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology, available now from Routledge.

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   Estelle Lazer Lecture - Bodies of Pompeii and Herculaneum

   Estelle Lazer, author of Resurrecting Pompeii will be presenting a lecture as part of the British Museum's upcoming exhibition Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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   2013 Archaeology Catalog

   View our 2013 Archaeology Catalog online today where you can browse new, key and upcoming titles.

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   Essential Resources for the British Archaeologist

   Whether you are a student taking your first steps into the word of archaeology, an experienced professional, or someone simply interested in digging deeper into the past, we have put together a selection of titles from Routledge that no practicing, aspiring or training British archaeologist should be without.

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   The Sumerian World

   "This skillfully crafted volume will be required reading for students and researchers of the ancient world..." - David Wengrow, Professor of Comparative Archaeology, UCL

   "...the state of the art in Sumerian studies." - Geoff Emberling, University of Michigan, USA

   Edited by the renowned archaeologist Harriet Crawford and with contributions from a host of globaly respected scholars, The Sumerian World is an authoratative, comprehensive and up-to-date overview of the archaeology, history and art of Southern Mesoptamia.
   
   Recommend this title to your librarian.

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   Archaeology in the Making

   Archaeology in the Making is a collection of bold statements about archaeology, its history, how it works, and why it is more important than ever.
   
   Exploring theory, practice, politics and personal experience, this new handbook provides an overview of archaeology in the second half of the 20th century. With contributions from some of the world's leading archaeologists,it is the ideal archaeological reference for under graduate study

   Recommend this to your librarian here

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   Ancient Alterity in the Andes: A Recognition of Others

   This volume is the first major treatment on ancient alterity: how people in the past regarded others. Focusing on the achievements of the ancient Andes during the first millennium AD and using the framework of alterity, the book rethinks the period’s rich cultural interaction between coeval groups. Read more...

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    NEW: An Archaeology of the Cosmos: Rethinking Agency and Religion in Ancient America

    "This is an excellent book which should have a profound impact on the discipline of archaeology." - Mike Parker Pearson, University College London, UK.

    "Everything Pauketat writes makes you think...a bold, original work that greatly refines archaeological understandings of religion." - Wendy Ashmore, University of California, Riverside, USA
    
    An Archaeology of the Cosmos is a challenging and through provoking book. Authored by one of the most original archaeological theorists writing today, Timothy Pauketat introduces scholars and students to recent theoretical approaches to agency and belief, providing a solid grounding in archaeological context and case studies.

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