The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Industrial Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Eleanor Casella |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 769 |
Release | 2022-04-12 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 019969396X |
Through international and multi-period chapters, this volume explores the origins and development of industrialisation from its emergence in 18th century Europe to its contemporary ubiquity. It interrogates the widespread exploitation of natural resources that forged industrialisation and its environmental and social legacy in our globalised world.
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Robin Skeates |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 752 |
Release | 2012-01-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0191612502 |
The Oxford Handbook of Public Archaeology seeks to reappraise the place of archaeology in the contemporary world by providing a series of essays that critically engage with both old and current debates in the field of public archaeology. Divided into four distinct sections and drawing across disciplines in this dynamic field, the volume aims to evaluate the range of research strategies and methods used in archaeological heritage and museum studies, identify and contribute to key contemporary debates, critically explore the history of archaeological resource management, and question the fundamental principles and practices through which the archaeological past is understood and used today.
The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy R. Pauketat |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 694 |
Release | 2012-02-23 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0195380118 |
The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology reviews the continent's first and last foragers, farmers, and great pre-Columbian civic and ceremonial centers, from Chaco Canyon to Moundville and beyond.
The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Mitchell |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 1077 |
Release | 2013-07-04 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 0199569886 |
This Handbook provides a comprehensive synthesis of African archaeology, covering the entirety of the continent's past from the beginnings of human evolution to the archaeological legacy of European colonialism. It includes a mixture of key methodological and theoretical issues and debates and situates the subject's contemporary practice.
The Oxford Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Historical Ecology and Applied Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Christian Isendahl |
Publisher | Oxford Handbooks |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2019 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780199672691 |
Historical ecology is based on the recognition that humans are not only capable of modifying their environments, but that all environments on earth have already been directly or indirectly modified. This Handbook provides examples of how people interact with their environments and presents outlines of the methods used to understand these changes.
The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology
Title | The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology PDF eBook |
Author | Helena Hamerow |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 1110 |
Release | 2011-03-31 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0199212147 |
Written by a team of experts and presenting the results of the most up-to-date research, The Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology will both stimulate and support further investigation into a society poised at the interface between prehistory and history.
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion
Title | The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Insoll |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 1135 |
Release | 2011-10-27 |
Genre | Religion |
ISBN | 019923244X |
A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to modern times. Written by over sixty renowned specialists, the Handbook presents the very best in current scholarship, and will also stimulate further research.