Behavioral Archeology

Behavioral ArcheologyOriginally published by Academic Press in 1976, this book has become a foundational statement in archaeological methodology and has had a lasting impact on the discipline. As Michael Schiffer writes in his new prologue, the work played a vital role in establishing as fundamental the behavioral perspective in archaeology.

Africa experienced a reversal of fortune

Healthy living in the Alps examines the relationship between the search for relief from respiratory diseases

the volume situates the results of traditional archaeological excavations within a broader spectrum of archival sources

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the establishment of the Bloomington School

While acknowledging the value of literary memorials and the voluntary labour that enables their construction and preservation

transnational businesses and institutions all pursuing vested interests

This book investigates the substantial changes that can be perceived within the urban fabric and its surrounding territory in the transition period between the second century and the sixth century AD in several areas of the Mediterranean Basin that have remained unexplored until now

It traces the targeting of cities and militarisation of urban space from interwar to Cold War and highlights how air raids became incorporated into civilian planning debates about cities and infrastructure

Recent years have seen a rennaissance of scholarly interest in the fin-de-siecle fiction of the New Woman

often on an interdisciplinary basis

Provides an overview of the incarceration of tens of thousands of men