A Canyon Through Time

Archaeology, History, and Ecology of the Tecolote Canyon Area, Santa Barbara County, California

Jon M Erlandson, Torben C Rick, Rene L Vellanoweth

A summary of the deep history of Tecolote Canyon, a beautiful area of California's Santa Barbara coast that has been occupied by humans for at least 9000 years, using data from archaeology, ecology, geology, and geography.

Apologies to Thucydides

Understanding History as Culture and Vice Versa

Marshall Sahlins

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Ancient Mesopotamia

Susan Pollock

Innovative study of the early state and urban societies in Mesopotamia, c. 5000 to 2100 BC.

Human Skeletal Remains

Excavation, Analysis, Interpretation

Douglas H. Ubelaker

Ubelaker's awareness of problems and inadequacies in the excavation procedures and preservation of osteological remains spurred him to publish this book. His aim was to produce a manual which would enhance the appreciation of all kinds of human remains and to outline the procedures for excavating, processing and analysing them. He deals with both the familiar and common problems and issues which arise and many of the anomalies which may be encountered. Technical terms are used and explained in an attempt to encourage use of correct terminology. Contents: Introduction; Skeletal recovery; Sex, stature, and age; Cultural and pathological alterations; Race, identity and time since death; Prehistoric population dynamics.

Aboriginal Slavery on the Northwest Coast of North America

Leland Donald

"Presenting a new understanding of slavery on the Northwest Coast and a new perspective on the nature of Northwest Coast society, this will be a classic on one of the most important North American culture areas."—R. G. Matson, University of British Columbia

The Power of the Bull

Michael Rice

The Power of the Bull examines the remarkable phenomenon of mankind's obsession with bulls, especially the now extinct bos primigenius.

Looking at Laughter

Humor, Power, and Transgression in Roman Visual Culture, 100 B.C.- A.D. 250

John R. Clarke

In this fresh, accessible, and beautifully illustrated book, his third to examine an aspect of Roman visual culture, John R. Clarke explores the question, "What made Romans laugh?" Looking at Laughter examines a heterogeneous corpus of visual material, from the crudely obscene to the exquisitely sophisticated and from the playful to the deadly serious—everything from street theater to erudite paintings parodying the emperor. Nine chapters, organized under the rubrics of Visual Humor, Social Humor, and Sexual Humor, analyze a wide range of visual art, including wall painting, sculpture, mosaics, and ceramics. Archaeological sites, as well as a range of ancient texts, inscriptions, and graffiti, provide the background for understanding the how and why of humorous imagery. This entertaining study offers fascinating insights into the mentality of Roman patrons and viewers who enjoyed laughing at the gods, the powers-that-be, and themselves.

Loot

The Battle Over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World

Sharon Waxman

Indhold: Pharaohs and emperors. Tomb robbers of Fifth Avenue. Lord Elgin's legacy. Rough justice

The Settlement Of The Americas A New Prehistory

Tom D. Dillehay

"That new view, says Dillehay, will come mainly from South America - from South American sites and from freedom from the North American dogma that kept the Clovis theory dominant for so many years.

Polygnotos and Vase Painting in Classical Athens

Susan B. Matheson

Matheson provides the first comprehensive chronology for Polygnotos's own works, and then analyzes the distinctive, evolving Polygnotan style first isolated by Sir John Beazley, comparing this style to that of contemporary Athenian workshops and demonstrating its seminal influence on the later vase painting of southern Italy.

Machu Picchu Guidebook

Ruth M. Wright, Alfredo Valencia Zegarra

"The best all around guide for those who've been or who are going to Machu Picchu . . . . Absolutely indispensable!"--Don Montague, president, South American Explorers. This revised edition includes newly discovered sites and full-color illustrations of real-life scenes from "National Geographic."

Ancient Maya

The Rise and Fall of a Rainforest Civilization

Arthur Demarest

In this new archaeological study, Arthur Demarest brings the lost pre-Columbian civilization of the Maya to life. In applying a holistic perspective to the most recent evidence from archaeology, paleoecology, and epigraphy, this theoretical interpretation emphasises both the brilliant rain forest adaptations of the ancient Maya and the Native American spirituality that permeated all aspects of their daily life. Demarest draws on his own discoveries and the findings of colleagues to reconstruct the complex lifeways and volatile political history of the Classic Maya states of the first to eighth centuries. He provides a new explanation of the long-standing mystery of the ninth-century abandonment of most of the great rain forest cities. Finally, he draws lessons from the history of the Classic Maya cities for contemporary society and for the ongoing struggles and resurgence of the modern Maya peoples, who are now re-emerging from six centuries of oppression.

New York Underground

The Anatomy of a City

Julia Solis

Did alligators ever really live in New York's sewers? What's it like to explore the old aqueducts beneath the city? How many levels are beneath Grand Central Station? And how exactly did the pneumatic tube system that New York's post offices used to employ work? In this richly illustrated historical tour of New York's vast underground systems, Julia Solis answers all these questions and much, much more. New York Underground takes readers through ingenious criminal escape routes, abandoned subway stations, and dark crypts beneath lower Manhattan to expose the city's basic anatomy. While the city is justly famous for what lies above ground, its underground passages are equally legendary and tell us just as much about how the city works.

California Archaeology

Michael J. Moratto

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God-apes and Fossil Men

Paleoanthropology of South Asia

Kenneth A. R. Kennedy

Provides the first comprehensive study of the ancient peoples of south Asia

Ancient Marbles to American Shores

Classical Archaeology in the United States

Stephen L. Dyson

Uncovers the history of classical archaeology as a discipline in the United States from the Revolutionary War to today. Along the way Dyson discusses the development of American museums and the changing perceptions Americans have had of the classical past.

Between Two Armies in the Ixil Towns of Guatemala

David Stoll

How will patterns of human interaction with the earth's eco-system impact on biodiversity loss over the long term--not in the next ten or even fifty years, but on the vast temporal scale be dealt with by earth scientists? This volume brings together data from population biology, community ecology, comparative biology, and paleontology to answer this question.

The Delphic Oracle, Its Responses and Operations, with a Catalogue of Responses

Joseph Eddy Fontenrose

"The Oracle at Delphi: The oracle at Delphi is a figure of great historical importance that was, and still is, shrouded in mystery. She spoke for the god Apollo and answered questions for the Greeks and foreign inquirers about colonization, religion, and power. By her statements Delphi was made a wealthy and powerful city-state. The oracle was at the height of power around 1600 B.C. when Greece was colonizing the Mediterranean and Black Seas (Hale), but was stationed in Delphi from 1400 B.C. to 381 A.D.(Roach). Despite her long tenure it is still debated today how she received the words from Apollo, weather by hallucination or suggestion."--Http://www.coastal.edu/ashes2art/delphi2/misc-essays/oracle_of_delphi.html.

Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World

Toward a New Jewish Archaeology

Steven Fine

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The Celtic Sword

Radomír Pleiner

In this first major study of the subject, Dr Pleiner assesses the importance of the Celtic long sword, and provides the first systematic treatment of the relevant historical and technological problems associated with its manufacture. The long sword was the principal weapon used by Celts during their raids down south to the world of classical antiquity. They adopted it from European Bronze Age cultures and completed its development after it had been superseded by short, stabbing weapons in the warfare of advanced civilizations. Nonetheless, the role played by the Celtic long sword remained considerable. Through the wide application of metallographic investigations, the author shows that the technological level of the Celtic swordsmiths was in the majority of cases far higher than that suggested by ancient authors. The swords reveal trials with progressive manufacturing processes and hard materials, such as carbon steels. Dr Pleiner also discusses the Celtic mode of fighting, the appearance of long swords in sources in Celtic archaeological sites, as well as their social and symbolical meaning among Celts and its practical use in combat.