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1. An Archaeology of the Cosmos

   Rethinking Agency and Religion in Ancient America

   By Timothy R. Pauketat

   An Archaeology of the Cosmos seeks answers to two fundamental questions of humanity and human history. The first question concerns that which some use as a defining element of humanity: religious beliefs. Why do so many people believe in supreme beings and holy spirits? The second question concerns...

   Published October 21st 2012 by Routledge
2. An Archaeology of Materials

   Substantial Transformations in Early Prehistoric Europe

   By Chantal Conneller

   Series: Routledge Studies in Archaeology

   An Archaeology of Materials sets out a new approach to the study of raw materials. Traditional understandings of materials in archaeology (and in western thought more widely) have failed to acknowledge both the complexity and, moreover, the benefits of an analysis of materials. Here Conneller...

   Published December 8th 2010 by Routledge
3. The Djief Hunters, 26,000 Years of Rainforest Exploitation on the Bird's Head of Papua, Indonesia

   Modern Quaternary Research in Southeast Asia, volume 17

   By J.M. Pasveer

   Providing an important contribution to the current debate on the possibilities of human occupation of tropical rainforest before the advent of agriculture, this reference explores human hunting patterns of the Djief forest wallaby from the late Pleistocene. It provides intriguing insights into...

   Published June 30th 2004 by Taylor & Francis
4. The Colonization of Unfamiliar Landscapes

   The Archaeology of Adaptation

   Edited by Marcy Rockman, James Steele

   This innovative and important volume presents the archaeological and anthropological foundations of the landscape learning process. Contributions apply the related fields of ethnography, cognitive psychology, and historical archaeology to the issues of individual exploration, development of trail...

   Published April 9th 2003 by Routledge
5. European Landscapes of Rock-Art

   Edited by Christopher Chippindale, George Nash

   Rock-art - the ancient images which still scatter the rocky landscapes of Europe - is a singular kind of archaeological evidence. Fixed in place, it does not move about as artefacts as trade objects do. Enigmatic in its meaning, it uniquely offers a direct record of how prehistoric Europeans saw...

   Published November 14th 2001 by Routledge
6. Archaeology of the Mississippian Culture

   A Research Guide

   By Peter N. Peregrine

   Series: Peoples of the Ancient World

   Published October 31st 1995 by Routledge