In this book an internationally distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious agenda for the future. The chapters address a wide range of topics including, paradigms, practice, and relevance of the discipline; paleoanthropology; fully modern humans; holocene hunter-gatherers; the transition to food and craft production; social inequality; warfare; state and empire formation; and the uneasy relationship between classical and anthropological archaeology.
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In this book an internationally distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious agenda for the future. The chapters address a wide range of topics including, paradigms, practice, and relevance of the discipline; paleoanthropology; fully modern humans; holocene hunter-gatherers; the transition to food and craft production; social inequality; warfare; state and empire formation; and the uneasy relationship between classical and anthropological archaeology.
Imprint | Springer-Verlag New York |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | September 2007 |
Availability | Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days |
First published | 2001 |
Editors | Gary M Feinman, T.Douglas Price |
Dimensions | 254 x 178 x 27mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback |
Pages | 508 |
Edition | 1st ed. 2001. 1st softcover printing 2007 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-387-72610-6 |
Barcode | 9780387726106 |
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LSN | 0-387-72610-1 |