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Browse Archaeology & Museum Studies books by subject from Routledge and the Taylor & Francis Group.

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1. Muslim Fortresses in the Levant

   Between Crusaders and Mongols

   By Kate Raphael

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in...

   Published August 25th 2010 by Routledge
2. State Formation in Japan

   Emergence of a 4th-Century Ruling Elite

   By Gina Barnes

   Series: Durham East Asia Series

   This volume brings together for the first time a significant body of Professor Barnes' scholarly writing on Japanese early state formation, brought together so that successive topics form a coherent overview of the problems and solutions of ancient Japan. The writings are, in some cases, the only...

   Published August 14th 2010 by Routledge
3. Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology

   Stoneworking Technology in Ancient Egypt

   By Denys A. Stocks

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
4. Archaeologies of the British

   Explorations of Identity in the United Kingdom and Its Colonies 1600-1945

   Edited by Susan Lawrence

   Series: One World Archaeology

   Beginning with the early English colonisation of Ireland and Virginia, the international range of contributors in Archaeology of the British examine the interplay of objects and identity in Scotland and Wales, regional England, Canada, Australia, South Africa, Cyprus, and Sri Lanka. Informed by...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
5. Indigenous Archaeologies

   Decolonising Theory and Practice

   Edited by Claire Smith, H. Martin Wobst

   Series: One World Archaeology

   With case studies from North America to Australia and South Africa and covering topics from archaeological ethics to the repatriation of human remains, this book charts the development of a new form of archaeology that is informed by indigenous values and agendas. This involves fundamental changes...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
6. Madness, Disability and Social Exclusion

   The Archaeology and Anthropology of 'Difference'

   Edited by Jane Hubert

   Series: One World Archaeology

   A unique work that brings together a number of specialist disciplines, such as archaeology, anthropology, disability studies and psychiatry to create a new perspective on social and physical exclusion from society. A range of evidence throws light on such things as the causes and consequences of...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
7. Natural Disasters and Cultural Change

   Edited by John Grattan, Robin Torrence

   Series: One World Archaeology

   Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
8. Time, Process and Structured Transformation in Archaeology

   Edited by James McGlade, Sander E. van der Leeuw

   Series: One World Archaeology

   In a discipline which essentially studies how modern man came to be, it is remarkable that there are hardly any conceptual tools to describe change. This is due to the history of the western intellectual and scientific tradition, which for a long time favoured mechanics over dynamics, and the study...

   Published June 28th 2010 by Routledge
9. Prehistoric Britain

   2nd Edition

   By Timothy Darvill

   Series: Routledge World Archaeology

   Britain has been inhabited by humans for over half a million years, during which time there were a great many changes in lifestyles and in the surrounding landscape. This book, now in its second edition, examines the development of human societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman...

   Published June 8th 2010 by Routledge
10. Archaeology: An Introduction

    5th Edition

    By Kevin Greene, Tom Moore

    Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and 'heritage' displays, and reveals the methods used by archaeologists. It also explains how the...

    Published May 16th 2010 by Routledge