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This handsome, hardback volume of 18 papers is billed, in the introduction, as "a celebration by archaeologists world-wide of the strengths, the energies and sheer intellectual excitement of their discipline" produced to celebrate the centenary of the British Academy, Britain's premier humanities funding source. There is a danger of both parochialism and self-indulgence in such an endeavour, and in some cases, we have seen these topics, treated in much the same way by the same authors, elsewhere. However there are some gems, such as Rhys Jones' last account of Australian archaeology, written when he knew he was dying of cancer and encapsulating a lifetime's experience. Contents: Archaeology and the British Academy (Barry Cunliffe); Parallel tracks in yime: Human evolution and archaeology (Robert Foley); Genetics and language in contemporary archaeology (Colin Renfrew); Archaeological theory (Ian Hodder); Yamal to Greenland: Global connections in circumpolar archaeology (Colin Renfrew); North America and Mesoamerica (George Cowgill, Michelle Hegmon and George Milner); South America: In the garden of the forking paths (Gustavo Politis); Theatrum Oceani: Themes and arguments concerning the prehistory of Australia and the Pacific (Rhys Jones and Matthew Spriggs); South and Southeast Asia (K Paddaya and Peter Belwood); Eurasia east of the Urals (C F W Higham); Western Eurasia (A F Harding); The first civilisations in the Middle East (Nicholas Postgate); The Mediterranean (Anna Maria Bietti Sestieri, Alberto Cazzella and Alain Schnapp); Timeless time: Africa and the world (Martin Hall); Marriages of true minds: Archaeology with texts (Martin Carver); Into the black hole: Archaeology 2001 and beyond ...(William Rathje, Vincent Lamotta and William Longacre); Archaeology, heritage and interpretation (Nick Merriman); Computing futures: Visions of the Past (Robin Boast).

Table of Contents:
Archaeology and the British Academy; Parallel Tracks in Time: Human Evolution and Archaeology; Genetics and Language in Contemporary Archaeology; Archaeological Theory; The Circumpolar Zone; North America and Mesoamerica; Archaeology in South America: in the Garden of Forking Paths; Theatrum Oceani: Themes and Arguments Concerning the Prehistory of Australia and the Pacific; Archaeology in South and Southeast Asia; Eurasia East of the Urals; Western Eurasia; The First Civilizations in the Middle East; The Mediterranean; Timeless Time - Africa and the World; Marriages of True Minds: Archaeology with Texts; Into the Black Hole: Archaeology 2001 and Beyond ..; Archaeology, Heritage, and Interpretation; Computing Futures: Visions of the Past

About the Author :
Barry Cunliffe was Professor of European Archaeology at the University of Oxford from 1972 to 2007. He has worked on many of the iconic British excavations including Fishbourne Roman Palace, Danebury Hillfort and Hengistbury Head. He is an authority on the Iron Age and the Celts, and the author of many scholarly and popular publications including The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe, Britain Begins, and The Celts, A Very Short Introduction.

Review :
All libraries should order it, and anyone teaching courses on archaeological theory or world prehistory will find it a very useful addition to their personal library. Jonathan C. Driver, Canadian Journal of Archaeology


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780197262559
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press
  • Binding: Hardback
  • No of Pages: 627
  • Series Title: British Academy Centenary Monographs
  • ISBN-10: 0197262554
  • Publisher Date: 01 Dec 2002
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: The Widening Debate


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