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Box Office Archaeology - Refining Hollywood's Portrayals of the Past (Hardcover): Julie M. Schablitsky Box Office Archaeology - Refining Hollywood's Portrayals of the Past (Hardcover)
Julie M. Schablitsky
R2,733 Discovery Miles 27 330 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

"How true is it?" is a common refrain of patrons coming out of movie theatres after the latest film on pirates, Vikings, or mummies. While Hollywood usurps the past for its own entertainment purposes, archaeologists and historians know a lot about many of these subjects, digging up stories often more fascinating than the ones projected on screen. This distinguished group of archaeologists select key subjects and genres used by Hollywood and provide the historical and archaeological depth that a movie cannot-what really happened in history. Topics include Egypt, the Wild West, Civil War submarines, Vikings, the Titanic, and others. The book should be of interest to introductory archaeology and American history classes, courses on film and popular culture, and to a general audience. Alternate Selection, History Book Club.

Archaeological Artefacts as Material Culture (Paperback, New Ed): Linda Hurcombe Archaeological Artefacts as Material Culture (Paperback, New Ed)
Linda Hurcombe
R1,225 Discovery Miles 12 250 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach. Drawing on a range of different cultures and extensively illustrated, Archaeological Artefacts and Material Culture covers everything from recovery strategies and recording procedures to interpretation through typology, ethnography and experiment, and every type of material including wood, fibers, bones, hides and adhesives, stone, clay, and metals.

With over seventy illustrations with almost fifty in full colour, this book not only provides the tools an archaeologist will need to interpret past societies from their artefacts, but also a keen appreciation of the beauty and tactility involved in working with these fascinating objects. This is a book no archaeologist should be without, but it will also appeal to anybody interested in the interaction between people and objects.

Mysterious Lands (Paperback): David O'Connor, Stephen Quirke Mysterious Lands (Paperback)
David O'Connor, Stephen Quirke
R1,184 Discovery Miles 11 840 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Mysterious Lands covers two kinds of encounters. First, encounters which actually occurred between Egypt and specific foreign lands, and second, those the Egyptians created by inventing imaginary lands. Some of the actual foreign lands are mysterious, in that we know of them only through Egyptian sources, both written and pictorial, and the actual locations of such lands remain unknown. These encounters led to reciprocal influences of varying intensity. The Egyptians also created imaginary lands (pseudo-geographic entities with distinctive inhabitants and cultures) in order to meet religious, intellectual and emotional needs. Scholars disagree, sometimes vehemently, about the locations and cultures of some important but geographically disputed actual lands. As for imaginary lands, they continually need to be re-explored as our understanding of Egyptian religion and literature deepens. Mysterious Lands provides a clear account of this subject and will be a stimulating read for scholars, students or the interested public.

Views of Ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte - Imperialism, Colonialism and Modern Appropriations (Paperback): David Jeffreys Views of Ancient Egypt since Napoleon Bonaparte - Imperialism, Colonialism and Modern Appropriations (Paperback)
David Jeffreys
R1,351 Discovery Miles 13 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book addresses some of the main themes of the study of Egypt during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. In a combination of case studies and discursive chapters, the status of Egypt as an important example of traditional Asian scholarship, and as an ancient model of imperialism itself, is examined. Contributions range from studies of nineteenth century antiquarianism, and the collecting of Egyptian antiquities as an extension of the territorial ambitions and rivalries of the European powers, to explorations of how Egypt is understood and interpreted in contemporary societies. Views of Ancient Egypt also considers the way in which Ancient Egypt has been adopted by less privileged members of some societies as a cultural icon of past greatness.

Placing Animals in the Neolithic - Social Zooarchaeology of Prehistoric Farming Communities (Hardcover): Arkadiusz Marciniak Placing Animals in the Neolithic - Social Zooarchaeology of Prehistoric Farming Communities (Hardcover)
Arkadiusz Marciniak
R4,221 Discovery Miles 42 210 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents a new perspective on the social milieu of the Early and Middle Neolithic in Central Europe as viewed through relations between humans and animals, food acquisition and consumption, as well as refuse disposal practices. Based on animal bone assemblages from a wide range of sites from a period of over 2,000 years originating in both the North European Plain lowlands and the loess uplands, the evidence explored in the book represents the Linear Band Pottery Culture (LBK), the Lengyel Culture, and the Funnel Beaker Culture (TRB) allowing us to follow the dynamic development of early farmers from their emergence in the area north of the Carpathians up to their consolidation and stabilization in this new territory.

Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (Paperback, 6th edition): Steven N Byers, Chelsey A. Juarez Introduction to Forensic Anthropology (Paperback, 6th edition)
Steven N Byers, Chelsey A. Juarez
R2,239 Discovery Miles 22 390 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

This book uses the terminology and best practices recommended by the Scientific Working Group for Forensic Anthropology (SWGANTH). The sixth edition has been fully updated in light of recent developments, incorporating new and improved methods as well as global data. This accessible and engaging text offers an array of features to support teaching and learning, including: boxed case studies extensive figures and photographs chapter summaries and student exercises a glossary of terms further resources via a companion website.

Karnak - Evolution of a Temple (Hardcover): Elizabeth Blyth Karnak - Evolution of a Temple (Hardcover)
Elizabeth Blyth
R3,926 Discovery Miles 39 260 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The first publication in English, this book fills a gap in the market and presents an in-depth examination of the significant temple site at Karnak. It is visited by thousands of tourists each year and is one of the most famous ancient temples in the world. Up until now there has been no single publication that covers the historical developments from its early shrine of an obscure local deity to the greatest state temple of ancient Egypta (TM)s mighty empire.

Karnak includes an array of illustrations, maps, plans and photographs and entails some of the most illustrious names associated with Ancient Egypt: -

  • Hatshepsut
  • Tuthmosis III
  • Amenhotep III
  • Akhenaten
  • Tutankhamun
  • Ramessess II.

Karnak delivers an outline of the entire history of Ancient Egypt and will prove to be a crucial guide for those involved in Egyptology, Archaeology and Ancient History.

GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling (Hardcover): Mark W. Mehrer, Konnie L. Wescott GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling (Hardcover)
Mark W. Mehrer, Konnie L. Wescott
R4,542 Discovery Miles 45 420 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Although archaeologists are using GIS technology at an accelerating rate, publication of their work has not kept pace. A state-of-the-art exploration the subject, GIS and Archaeological Site Location Modeling pulls together discussions of theory and methodology, scale, data, quantitative methods, and cultural resource management and uses location models and case studies to illustrate these concepts. This book, written by a distinguished group of international authors, reassesses the practice of predictive modeling as it now exists and examines how it has become useful in new ways.

A guide to spatial procedures used in archaeology, the book provides a comprehensive treatment of predictive modeling. It draws together theoretical models and case studies and explains how modeling may be applied to future projects. The book illustrates the various aspects of academic and practical applications of predictive modeling. It also discusses the need to assess the reliability of the results and theimplications of reliability assessment on the further development of predictive models.

Of the books available on GIS, some touch on archaeological applications but few cover the topic in such depth. Both up to date and containing case studies from a wide range of geographical locations including Europe, the USA, and Australia, this book sets a baseline for future developments.

Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Clive L. N. Ruggles Handbook of Archaeoastronomy and Ethnoastronomy (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Clive L. N. Ruggles
R33,177 Discovery Miles 331 770 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

How human communities interpret what they perceive in the sky is vital in fulfilling humankind s most basic need to comprehend the universe it inhabits, both from a modern scientific perspective and from countless other cultural standpoints, extending right back to early prehistory. Archaeoastronomy, which is concerned with cultural perceptions and understandings of astronomical phenomena, is a rich cross-disciplinary field.
The central aim of Handbook of Archaeoastronomy is to provide a reliable source for theory, method, interpretation and best practices that will give a definitive picture of the state of the art research in this field for serious scholars regardless of the discipline(s) in which they are qualified. It will be equally suitable for those already contributing to the field and those interested in entering it. Also included are studies in enthnoastronomy, which is concerned with contemporary practices related to astronomy, particularly among modern indigenous societies.
A major part of this MRW will be comprised of a set of wide-ranging archaeoastronomical case studies both geographically and through time, stretching right back to Palaeolithic days, and also in terms of the types of human society and nature of their astronomical ideas and practices. However, these will be chosen in order to best illuminate broader issues and themes, rather than to attempt, for example, to provide systematic coverage of recent discoveries.
Thematic articles will cover general themes such as cosmologies, calendars, navigation, orientations and alignments, and ancient perceptions of space and time. They will also highlight various aspects of the social context of astronomy (its relationship to social power, warfare, etc) and how we interpret astronomical practices within the framework of conceptual approaches. There will also be discussions of broad issues such as ethnocentrism, nationalism, and astronomical dating. The methods and practices articles will cover topics from field methodology and survey procedures to social theory, as well as providing broad definitions and explanations of key concepts. We will also include a number of disciplinary perspectives on approaches to archaeoastronomy written by leading figures in the constituent fields. These articles cover material that, generally speaking, would be familiar to graduates in the relevant discipline but, critically, not so to those with different backgrounds."

Medea (Hardcover, 1st published 2005): Emma Griffiths Medea (Hardcover, 1st published 2005)
Emma Griffiths
R3,029 Discovery Miles 30 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Medea, the sorceress of Greek myth and Euripides' vengeful heroine, is famed for the murder of her children after she is banished from her own family and displaced by a new wife. Her reputation as a wronged 'Everywoman' of Greek tragedy has helped engender her lasting appeal to the modern age. However, this firmly rooted status has also caused many of the intricacies of her timeless tale to be overlooked.
Emma Griffiths brings into focus previously unexplored themes of the Medea myth, along with providing an incisive introduction to the story and its history. Viewed within its context, the tale reveals fascinating insights into ancient Greece and its ideology, the importance of children, the role of women, and the position of the outsider and barbarian.
The critically sophisticated analysis, expressed in clear and accessible terms, proceeds to examine the persistence of the Medea myth through ancient Rome to the modern day. Placing the myth within a modern context and into analytical frameworks such as psychoanalysis, Griffiths highlights Medea's position in current classical study, as well as her lasting appeal. A vivid portrait of a woman empowered by her exclusion from society, alive with passion and the suffering of wounded love, this book is an indispensable guide to a fascinating mythical figure.

The Tudor Kings and Queens - The Dynasty that Forged a Nation (Paperback): Alex Woolf The Tudor Kings and Queens - The Dynasty that Forged a Nation (Paperback)
Alex Woolf
R251 R127 Discovery Miles 1 270 Save R124 (49%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days
Identity and Power in the Ancient Andes - Tiwanaku Cities through Time (Paperback): John Wayne Janusek Identity and Power in the Ancient Andes - Tiwanaku Cities through Time (Paperback)
John Wayne Janusek
R1,194 Discovery Miles 11 940 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Tiwanaku state was the political and cultural center of ancient Andean civilization for almost 700 years. Identity and Power is the result of ten years of research that has revealed significant new data. Janusek explores the origins, development, and collapse of this ancient state through the lenses of social identities--gender, ethnicity, occupation, for example--and power relations. He combines recent developments in social theory with the archaeological record to create a fascinating and theoretically informed exploration of the history of this important civilization.

The Archaeology of Time (Hardcover): Gavin Lucas The Archaeology of Time (Hardcover)
Gavin Lucas
R3,908 Discovery Miles 39 080 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we take it very much for granted, our understanding of time affects the way we do archaeology.
This book is an introduction not just to the issues of chronology and dating, but time as a theoretical concept and how this is understood and employed in contemporary archaeology. It provides a full discussion of chronology and change, time and the nature of the archaeological record, and the perception of time and history in past societies.
Drawing on a wide range of archaeological examples from a variety of regions and periods, The Archaeology of Time provides students with a crucial source book on one of the key themes of archaeology.

Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb (Hardcover): Katja Broschat, Florian Stroebele, Christian Koeberl, Christian Eckmann, Eid... Iron from Tutankhamun's Tomb (Hardcover)
Katja Broschat, Florian Stroebele, Christian Koeberl, Christian Eckmann, Eid Mertah; Translated by …
R947 R878 Discovery Miles 8 780 Save R69 (7%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
The Archaeology of Personhood - An Anthropological Approach (Hardcover): Chris Fowler The Archaeology of Personhood - An Anthropological Approach (Hardcover)
Chris Fowler
R3,913 Discovery Miles 39 130 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Bringing together a wealth of research in social and cultural anthropology, philosophy and related fields, this is the first book to address the contribution that an understanding of personhood can make to our interpretations of the past

Applying an anthropological approach to detailed case studies from European prehistoric archaeology, the book explores the connection between people, animals, objects, their societies and environments and investigates the relationship that jointly produces bodies, persons, communities and artefacts.

The Archaeology of Personhood examines the characteristics that define a person as a category of being, highlights how definitions of personhood are culturally variable and explores how that variation is connected to human uses of material culture.

Human Osteology and Skeletal Radiology - An Atlas and Guide (Hardcover): Evan W. Matshes, Bernard Juurlink Human Osteology and Skeletal Radiology - An Atlas and Guide (Hardcover)
Evan W. Matshes, Bernard Juurlink
R4,851 Discovery Miles 48 510 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

" Includes over 400 black and white photographs and radiographs depicting various views of bones " Presents side-by-side displays of photographs and radiographs of the same bones " Identifies significant comparisons among adult, juvenile, and fetal bones, along with bone contrasts in adults of different ages " Emphasizes visual elements by providing a detailed index and minimal text Human Skeletal Anatomy and Radiology: A Photographic Atlas features over 400 black and white photographs and radiographs revealing views of bones, or collections of bones, from both a distant perspective and a more detailed angle. This atlas of skeletal anatomy covers general and specific anatomic terms, includes side-by-side presentations of photographs and radiographs of the same bones to aid in recognition, and notes important comparisons among adult, juvenile, and fetal bones. Intended as a field guide for investigations and a lab guide in gross anatomy and skeletal specimen studies, this atlas provides easy and rapid identification of bone material.

Living on the Lake in Prehistoric Europe - 150 Years of Lake-Dwelling Research (Paperback): Francesco Menotti Living on the Lake in Prehistoric Europe - 150 Years of Lake-Dwelling Research (Paperback)
Francesco Menotti
R1,189 Discovery Miles 11 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The chance discovery in 1854 of a prehistoric lake village on Lake Zurich triggered what we now call the 'lake-dwelling phenomenon'. One hundred and fifty years of research and animated academic disputes have transformed the phenomenon into one of the most reliable sources of information in wetland archaeology.
This definitive volume provides an overview of the development of lake village studies, explores the impact of a range of scientific techniques on the settlements and considers how the public can relate to this evocative and exciting branch of archaeology. It explains how the multidisciplinary research context has significantly improved our knowledge of prehistoric wetland communities, from an environmental as well as a cultural perspective.

Museums and Source Communities - A Routledge Reader (Hardcover): Alison K. Brown, Laura Peers Museums and Source Communities - A Routledge Reader (Hardcover)
Alison K. Brown, Laura Peers
R3,928 Discovery Miles 39 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


The growth of collaboration between museums and source communities - the people from whom collections originate - is one of the most important developments in modern museum practice.
This volume combines some of the most influential published research in this emerging field with newly commissioned essays on the issues, problems and lessons involved.
Focusing on museums in North America, the Pacific and the United Kingdom, the book highlights three areas which demonstrate the new developments most clearly:
*The museum as field site or 'contact zone' - a place which source community members enter for purposes of consultation and collaboration
*Visual repatriation - the use of photography to return images of ancestors, historical moments and material heritage to source communities
*Exhibition case studies - these are discussed to reveal the implications of cross-cultural and collaborative research for museums, and how such projects have challenged established attitudes and practices

As the first overview of its kind, this collection will be essential reading for museum staff working with source communities, for community members involved with museum programmes, and for students and academics in museum studies and social anthropology.

Education and the Historic Environment (Paperback, New edition): Mike Corbishley, Don Henson, Peter Stone Education and the Historic Environment (Paperback, New edition)
Mike Corbishley, Don Henson, Peter Stone
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The past is everywhere around us, and teaching about the past is a common trait of all societies. However, the choice of what past is taught, and how, are complex decisions. These chapters argue for the value of using the physical remains of the past. This evidence is not commonly used in education for a range of reasons, including lack of time and experience, so the introductory chapters show how and where the historic environment can be used to fit into and enhance learning. These guidelines are reinforced by case studies from a wide cross section of the heritage sector that also prove that physical heritage can not only be used to teach obvious subjects such as history, but is also useful across the curriculum, from literacy and numeracy to citizenship.
Practical, inspiring and instructive, "Education and the Historic" "Environment" emphasizes the contribution to both education and heritage that results from a positive relationship between the two disciplines. Teachers at all levels, and students, academics, and professionals in archaeology and heritage management will all be able to use the case studies to reform and enhance their work.

Actions of Architecture - Architects and Creative Users (Paperback): Jonathan Hill Actions of Architecture - Architects and Creative Users (Paperback)
Jonathan Hill
R2,293 Discovery Miles 22 930 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Architecture is made by use and by design. Drawing on the work of a wide range of architects, artists and writers, this book considers the relations between the architect and the user, which it compares to the relations between the artist and viewer and the author and reader. The book's thesis is informed by the text 'The Death of the Author', in which Roland Barthes argues for a writer aware of the creativity of the reader.

'The Death of the Author' is an important influence on artistic production, encouraging less didactic subject-object and artist-viewer relations than ones familiar in the art gallery. Its relevance to architecture is equally strong but largely unnoticed. Actions of Architecture argues for an architect aware of the creativity of the user. With a role as important in the formulation of architecture as that of the architect, the creative user either produces a new space or gives an existing one meanings and uses contrary to established behaviour.

Actions of Architecture begins with a critique of strategies that define the user as passive and predictable, such as contemplation and functionalism. Subsequently it considers how an awareness of user creativity informs architecture, architects and concepts of authorship in architectural design. Identifying strategies that recognize user creativity, such as appropriation, collaboration, disjunction, DIY, montage, polyvalence and uselessness, Actions of Architecture states that the creative user should be the central concern of architectural design.

Materiel Culture - The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Conflict (Hardcover): Colleen M. Beck, William Gray Johnson, John... Materiel Culture - The Archaeology of Twentieth-Century Conflict (Hardcover)
Colleen M. Beck, William Gray Johnson, John Schofield
R4,227 Discovery Miles 42 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days


Matériel culture encompasses the material remains of conflict, from buildings and monuments to artefacts and militia, as well as human remains. This collection of essays, from an international range of contributors, illustrates the diversity in this material record, highlights the difficulties and challenges in preserving, presenting and interpreting it, and above all demonstrates the significant role matériel culture can play in contemporary society.
Among the many studies are:
* the 'culture of shells'
* the archaeology of nuclear testing grounds
* Cambodia's 'killing fields'
* the Berlin Wall
* and the biography of a medal
*the reappearance of Argentina's 'disappeared'
*World War II concentration camps.


eBook available with sample pages: 0203165748

Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology (Paperback): Emily Wilson Mildred Trotter and the Invisible Histories of Physical and Forensic Anthropology (Paperback)
Emily Wilson
R1,099 Discovery Miles 10 990 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

The first book published detailing the contributions of a premier female pioneer in science and anthropology Details the many revolutionary scientific advances and techniques developed by Trotter Provides context and background regarding a major, and now well-known, error in one specific measurement in her renowned stature estimation research Examines key overlooked historical aspects in scientific history including scientific error, experiences of sexism, women in science, and other marginalized groups

Adam's Calendar - Discovering The Oldest Man-Made Structure On Earth. (Hardcover): Michael Tellinger, Johan Heine Adam's Calendar - Discovering The Oldest Man-Made Structure On Earth. (Hardcover)
Michael Tellinger, Johan Heine
R636 R482 Discovery Miles 4 820 Save R154 (24%) Ships in 12 - 17 working days

75,000 years ago... early humans built a stone calendar that predates all other man-made structures found to date. Who were they? Why did they need a calendar?

Adam's Calendar firmly places the many ancient ruins of southern Africa at a point in history that we modern humans have never faced before some 75,000 ago.

It therefore symbolises the first conscious human looking at his first sunrise as a free species on planet Earth.

Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations - From Prehistory to 640 Ce (Paperback, 3rd ed.): Ralph W. Mathisen Ancient Mediterranean Civilizations - From Prehistory to 640 Ce (Paperback, 3rd ed.)
Ralph W. Mathisen
R2,898 Discovery Miles 28 980 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Folsom Technology and Lifeways (Paperback): John E Clarke, Michael B. Collins Folsom Technology and Lifeways (Paperback)
John E Clarke, Michael B. Collins
R1,475 Discovery Miles 14 750 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume is an extensive collection of chapters discussing Folsom artifacts and sites, as well as innovative experiments undertaken to understand Folsom technology and lifeways. Public and private collections of Folsom artifacts were brought together with professional and amateur lithic analysts and knappers in an attempt to determine how the ancient stone tools were made and used. In addition, "Folsom Technology and Lifeways" summarizes interaction among knappers and analysts, and the attempts to replicate specific artifact types represented. It is a unique volume in that it examines the variation present in technology and behavior across a wide range of Folsom localities.

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