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1. Archaeology in the Making

   Conversations through a Discipline

   Edited by William L Rathje, Michael Shanks, Christopher Witmore

   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. This book comprises conversations about archaeology among some of its notable contemporary figures. They delve deeply into the questions that have come...

   Published November 18th 2012 by Routledge
2. Archaeologies of Presence

   Edited by Gabriella Giannachi, Nick Kaye, Michael Shanks

   Archaeologies of Presence is a brilliant exploration of how the performance of presence can be understood through the relationships between performance theory and archaeological thinking. Drawing together carefully commissioned contributions by leading international scholars and artists, this...

   Published April 11th 2012 by Routledge
3. Experiencing the Past

   On the Character of Archaeology

   By Michael Shanks

   Series: Material Cultures

   In Experiencing the Past Michael Shanks presents an animated exploration of the character of archaeology and reclaims the sentiment and feeling which are so often lost in purely academic approaches....

   Published November 10th 2011 by Routledge
4. Theatre/Archaeology

   By Mike Pearson, Michael Shanks

   Theatre/Archaeology is a provocative challenge to disciplinary practice and intellectual boundaries. It brings together radical proposals in both archaeological and performance theory to generate a startlingly original and intriguing methodological framework....

   Published March 21st 2001 by Routledge
5. The Classical Archaeology of Greece

   Experiences of the Discipline

   By Michael Shanks

   Archaeologists do not discover the past but take the fragmentary remains which they recover and make something of them. Archaeology is a process of detection and supposition; this is what makes it so fascinating. However, the interpretations of archaeologists differ and change over time. They...

   Published October 8th 1997 by Routledge
6. Interpreting Archaeology

   Finding Meaning in the Past

   Edited by Alexandra Alexandri, Victor Buchli, John Carmen, Ian Hodder, Jonathan Last, Gavin Lucas, Michael Shanks

   There has been a profound shift in the direction of archaeological activity in the last fifteen years, a change reflected in this volume. While excavation remains a professional priority, the interpretation of archaeological evidence is now attracting increasing critical study. In part this is...

   Published April 9th 1997 by Routledge
7. Re-constructing Archaeology

   Theory and Practice, 2nd Edition

   By Michael Shanks, Christopher Tilley

   A fresh and invigorating contribution to the emergence of a philosophically and culturally informed archaeology, which challenges the disciplinary practices of both traditional and `new' archaeology....

   Published December 2nd 1992 by Routledge