The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology

Edited by Barry Cunliffe, Chris Gosden, and Rosemary A. Joyce.

This volume brings together 35 authors - all specialists in their own fields - to explain what archaeology is really about. A comprehensive treatment of the subject and of the key debates. From the table of contents: Introduction. 1. The Name and Nature of Archaeology. 2. Tools of the Trade. 3. Early Humans. 4. Strategies for Survival. 5. Complex Societies and the Formation of Early States. The discipline of archaeology, 6. Some Regional Overviews. 7. Issues and Debates. Including contributions by Barry Cunliffe, Kristian Kristiansen, Robin Boast, Matthew H. Johnson, Andy Jones, Marcia-Anne Dobres, A. M. Pollard, Gary Lock, Roger White, M. S. Tite, Jonathan Marks, Nicholas Toth/Kathy Schick, William Davies, Paul Pettitt, Steven Mithen, Peter Mitchell, Graeme Barker, Robert Hedges, Ian Morris, Robin Skeates, Li Liu, Elizabeth M. Brumfiel, Terence N. D'Altroy, Cyprian Broodbank, Innocent Pikirayi, Georgina Herrmann, Bryan C. Hood, S. Nelson, Lesley Head/Harry Allen/Tim Denham/Richard Fullagar, Chris Gosden, Charles R. Cobb/Randall H. McGuire, P. P. Funari/A. Zarankin/E. Stovel, Jonathan Williams, Roberta Gilchrist, Stephanie Moser, and Yvonne Marshall. XVII,1.161 Seiten mit 165 Abb., gebunden (Oxford Handbooks/Oxford University Press 2009) Schnitt leicht angeschmutzt