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The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology (Cambridge Illustrated History)

Paul G. Bahn(Editor), Sir Colin Renfrew / Hardcover / Published 1996 -- This is the fullest and most authoritative single-volume account of archaeology. Lavishly illustrated and global in scope, it tells the story of those explorations which have helped shape our knowledge of the past. From early digging in Greece and the Near East, through the part played by archaeology in the 'discovery' of the Americas, to the unearthing of sites in Africa, Scandinavia, the former Soviet Union, and Australasia.  The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology tells the story of the explorations which have helped  shape our knowledge of history--from early digging in Greece and the Near East through the unearthing of sites in Europe to the archaeological finds of the Americas, Africa, and Australasia.(105 color plates. 118 halftone illustrations)

The Ancient Mind : Elements of Cognitive Archaeology (New Directions in Archaeology)

Colin Renfrew(Editor), Ezra B.W. Zubrow (Editor) / Paperback / Published 1994 

Approaches to Social Archaeology

Colin Renfrew / Hardcover / Published 1984

 

Archaeology : Theories, Methods and Practice

>Colin Renfrew, Paul G. Bahn (Contributor) / Paperback / Published 1996 -- Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage, excellent graphics, and well-organized layout, this invaluable introduction to the discipline of archaeology has been expanded to include all the latest developments. Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn provide a comprehensive overview of the theories and methods of practicing archaeologists worldwide in the field, the laboratory, and the library. There are over one hundred special features, fifteen entirely new, on major topics from underwater archaeology to radiocarbon dating, from the origins of farming to the archaeology of gender. The revised edition also includes: in-depth case studies on important projects and key sites; detailed information on new approaches and new methods such as GIS and optical dating: and illustrated descriptions of the dramatic archaeological finds of the 1990s such as the Alpine "iceman," pre-Columbian gold finds at Sipan and Sican, and the Paleolithic painted caves of Cosquer and Chauvet in France.

 

Archaeology and Language : The Puzzle of Indo-European Origins

Colin Renfrew / Paperback / Published 1990 

Athenian Agora : Excavations in the Heart of Classical Athens (New Aspects of Antiquity)

>John M. Camp, Colin Renfrew / Paperback / Published 1992 -- The great public square known as the Agora was the living heart of ancient Athens, where citizens met formally to administer civic affairs, and informally to trade or discuss politics or to take part in religious processions and athletic displays. In the fifth and fourth centuries B.C., the Agora was the scene of some of the finest political, philosophical, and artistic achievements in the first flowering of Western civilization.  Drawing on the wealth of excavated evidence, richly supplemented by literary and inscriptional references, the story of the Agora from Neolithic to medieval times.

Archaeology : Theories, Methods, and Practice

Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn / Paperback / Published 2000 -- 

The third edition of this best-selling introduction to what archaeologists do and how they do it has been entirely revised and updated in the light of new views, discoveries, and data. Developments in the technology and scope of archaeology are reflected in an increased emphasis on aspects ranging from GIS (Geographic Information Systems) and information on the Internet to gender archaeology and the latest thinking on post-processualism and cognitive archaeology. The profound impact of advances in genetics and linguistics is assessed, and some sections of the book--the dating of rock art, for example--have been totally rewritten in the light of recent events.

 Widely praised for its comprehensive coverage, excellent graphics, and well-organized layout, this invaluable introduction to the discipline of archaeology has been expanded to include all the latest developments. Colin Renfrew and Paul Bahn provide a comprehensive overview of the theories and methods of practicing archaeologists worldwide in the field, the laboratory, and the library. There are over one hundred special features, fifteen entirely new, on major topics from underwater archaeology to radiocarbon dating, from the origins of farming to the archaeology of gender. The revised edition also includes: in-depth case studies on important projects and key sites; detailed information on new approaches and new methods such as GIS and optical dating: and illustrated descriptions of the dramatic archaeological finds of the 1990s such as the Alpine "iceman," pre-Columbian gold finds at Sipan and Sican, and the Paleolithic painted caves of Cosquer and Chauvet in France

The Lords of Tikal: Rulers of an Ancient Maya City

Peter Harrison, et al / Hardcover / Published 1999 

Virtual Archaeology : Re-Creating Ancient Worlds

>Maurizio Forte(Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1997   -- Cyberculture meets ancient culture in Forte and Siliotti's "atlas of archaeological models." Using computer reconstructions of many of the world's most fascinating archaeological sites, the editors show us just how much cybertechnology adds to our understanding of lost worlds. They document how, as sites are unearthed, measured, and documented, the discoveries find their way into cybernetic models that both sharpen scholars' understanding of the discoveries and allow scholars to further explore these worlds. The process of constructing digital models forces archaeologists to systematically ask questions about what the lighting would have been like in a particular room or what a building's original texture and color would have been. The resulting models may go so far as to allow scholars to walk the virtual roadways and hallways of ancient cities, seeing them very similarly to how they would have appeared to their inhabitants. As new data arises, archaeologists can alter the models accordingly.

The Ancient Mind : Elements of Cognitive Archaeology (New Directions in Archaeology)

Colin Renfrew, Ezra B.W. Zubrow (Editor) / Hardcover / Published 1994

 

Cognition and Material Culture: The Archaeology of Symbolic Storage

Colin Renfrew(Editor), et al / Hardcover / Published 1999 -- The concept of 'symbolic storage' was developed by Merlin Donald in his 1991 book, Origins of the Modern World. It describes the ways in which humans ove the millennia have developed devices outside the body to hold and convey information. The most obvious example of symbolic storage is writing, but clothing, systems of weights and measures, and even the way we use domestic space are examples of non-literate uses of symbols. The papers in this volume critically survey the concept of symbolic storage across a wide framework of space and time, beginning with the so-called 'notations' of the Upper Palaeolithic, and the significance of Palaeolithic art, down to preferences in 'ethnic' art purchased by twentieth-century New Yorkers. This book is essential reading for archaeologists and anthropologists studying material culture.

 

The Cycladic Spirit; Masterpieces from the Nicholas P. Goulandris Collection

Colin Renfrew, et al / Hardcover / Published 1991

 

Excavations at Sitagroi : A Prehistoric Village in Northeast Greece (Monumenta Archaeologica, Vol 13)

Colin Renfrew, et al / Hardcover / Published 1987

 

Population-specific Polymorphisms and Historical Linguistics in the Americas (McDonald Institute Papers in the Prehistory of Languages)

A Colin Renfrew(Editor) / Hardcover / Published 2000