Archaeology Books

New and Published Books

1. Imagining the Pagan Past

   Gods and Goddesses in Literature and History since the Dark Ages

   By Marion Gibson

   Imagining the Pagan Past explores stories of Britain’s pagan history. These tales have been characterised by gods and fairies, folklore and magic. They have had an uncomfortable relationship with the scholarly world; often being seen as historically dubious, self-indulgent romance and, worse,...

   Published January 22nd 2013 by Routledge
2. Manual of Curatorship

   A Guide to Museum Practice

   Edited by John M. A. Thompson

   Based on original contributions by specialists, this manual covers both the theory and the practice required in the management of museums. It is intended for all museum and art gallery profession staff, and includes sections on new technology, marketing, volunteers and museum libraries....

   Published January 5th 2013 by Routledge
3. US Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology

   Soft Power, Hard Heritage

   By Christina Luke, Morag Kersel

   Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

   Archaeology’s links to international relations are well known: launching and sustaining international expeditions requires the honed diplomatic skills of ambassadors. U.S. foreign policy depends on archaeologists to foster mutual understanding, mend fences, and build bridges. This book explores how...

   Published December 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. Materiality and Consumption in the Bronze Age Mediterranean

   By Louise Steel

   Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

   The importance of cultural contacts in the East Mediterranean has long been recognized and is the focus of ongoing international research. Fieldwork in the Aegean, Egypt, Cyprus, and the Levant continues to add to our understanding of the nature of this contact and its social and economic...

   Published December 18th 2012 by Routledge
5. Pyramids & Temples

   By Petrie

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
6. Burial Customs

   By John Garstang

   This is an account of Garstang's excavations at the necropolis of Beni Hassan during 1902-04. Finding many intact burials of court officials with the original elaborate furniture of the tomb in their original positions, Garstang was able to undertake a meticulous description of all details of the...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
7. Century Of Excavation

   By James Baikie

   This work offers a unique overview of the work done in the field of Egyptology during the nineteenth and beginning of the twentieth centuries. An excellent starting point and reference for anyone fascinated by ancient Egypt, this book includes such topics as Mariette and his work, the beginnings of...

   Published December 14th 2012 by Routledge
8. A Philosophy of Material Culture

   Action, Function, and Mind

   By Beth Preston

   Series: Routledge Studies in Contemporary Philosophy

   This book focuses on material culture as a subject of philosophical inquiry and promotes the philosophical study of material culture by articulating some of the central and difficult issues raised by this topic and providing innovative solutions to them, most notably an account of improvised action...

   Published December 13th 2012 by Routledge
9. The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade

   Holy War and Colonisation

   By Aleksander Pluskowski

   The Archaeology of the Prussian Crusade explores the archaeology and material culture of the crusade against the Prussian tribes in the 13th century, and the subsequent society created by the Teutonic Order which lasted into the 16th century. It provides the first synthesis of the material culture...

   Published December 12th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Prehistory of Iberia

    Debating Early Social Stratification and the State

    Edited by María Cruz Berrocal, Leonardo García Sanjuán, Antonio Gilman

    Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

    The origin and early development of social stratification is essentially an archaeological problem. The impressive advance of archaeological research has revealed that, first and foremost, the pre-eminence of stratified or class society in today’s world is the result of a long social struggle. This...

    Published December 11th 2012 by Routledge