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Archaeology of Culture Contact and Colonialism in Spanish and Portuguese America
The volume contributes to disrupt the old grand narrative of cultural contact and colonialism in Spanish and Portuguese America in a wide and complete sense. This edited volume aims at exploring contact archaeology in the modern era. Archaeology has been exploring the interaction of peoples and cultures from early times, but only in the last few decades have cultural contact and material world …
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- 1
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- 978-3-319-08069-7
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- XIX, 369
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- 930.1 ARC a
Digital methods and remote sensing in archaeology : archaeology in the age of…
This volume debuts the new scope of Remote Sensing, which was first defined as the analysis of data collected by sensors that were not in physical contact with the objects under investigation (using cameras, scanners, and radar systems operating from spaceborne or airborne platforms). A wider characterization is now possible: Remote Sensing can be any non-destructive approach to viewing the bur…
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- 1
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- 9783319406589
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- XIX, 496
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- Quantitative Methods in the Humanities and Social Sciences
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- 930.1
Fibula, Fabula, Fact
The chapters of Fibula, Fabula, Fact – The Viking Age in Finland are intended to provide essential foundations for approaching the important topic of the Viking Age in Finland. These chapters are oriented to provide introductions to the sources, methods and perspectives of diverse disciplines in a way that is accessible to specialists from other fields, specialists from outside Finland, and a…
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- Vol. 18.0
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- 9789522227645
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- 418 FIB f
Archaeology and Bioarchaeology of Population Movement among the Prehispanic Maya
Archaeological evidence - i.e. presence of exogenous, foreign material objects (pottery, obsidian and so on) - is used to make inferences on ancient trade, while population movement can only be assessed when the biological component of an ancient community is analyzed (i.e. the human skeletal remains). But the exchange of goods or the presence of foreign architectural patterns does not necessar…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-10858-2
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- XIII, 159
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- SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
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- 712.5 ARC a
Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape: The Ancient Moche in Tru…
Archaeological Heritage in a Modern Urban Landscape evaluates issues about the preservation, social role and management of archaeological sites in the Trujillo area, north coast of Peru, specifically those of the Moche culture (100-800 AD). Moche was one of the great civilizations of ancient Peru, with spectacular ceremonial adobe architecture and settlements distributed across a landscape form…
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- Ed. 1
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- 978-3-319-15470-1
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- XI, 96
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- SpringerBriefs in Archaeology
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- 712.5 GAM a
A Guide to Taxila
Sir John Marshall (1876–1958) was a British archaeologist who was the Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1902 to 1928. First published in 1960, as the fourth edition of a 1918 original, this book was written to provide a concise guide to the ruins of Taxila, excavation of which was led by Marshall. The introductory chapters give the topographical and historical backgr…
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- 9781316529904
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Tripolye Typo-chronology. Mega and Smaller Sites in the Sinyukha River Basin
The Tripolye phenomenon, which displays a specific artefact complex and an extraordinary settlement layout, is also known for its so-called ‘mega sites’. Five of the largest ‘mega’ or giant settlements measure between 150-320 ha in size. These, and other big settlements, are concentrated in the Sinyukha River Basin, which is a central part of modern Ukraine. In this region, more than 10…
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- 9789088909511
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Excavations at Portchester Castle Vol. V: Post Medieval 1609–1819
In the fifth and final report on the excavations at Portchester Castle, the last stage of the castle’s useful life is considered in full. The excavations undertaken between 1961 and 1979 brough to light structural evidence of the various buildings erected during the period 1609–1819, together with a large collection of varied artefacts. This evidence is presented against the backgrounds of …
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- 9780854312641
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Inner Asia and the Spatial Politics of Empire Archaeology, Mobility, and Cul…
This monograph uses the latest archaeological results from Mongolia and the surrounding areas of Inner Asia to propose a novel understanding of nomadic statehood, political economy, and the nature of interaction with ancient China. In contrast to the common view of the Eurasian steppe as a dependent periphery of Old World centers, this work views Inner Asia as a locus of enormous influence on n…
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- XI, 321
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The Spice Islands in Prehistory: Archaeology in the Northern Moluccas, Indonesia
This monograph reports the results of archaeological investigations undertaken in the Northern Moluccas Islands (the Indonesian Province of Maluku Utara) by Indonesian, New Zealand and Australian archaeologists between 1989 and 1996. Excavations were undertaken in caves and open sites on four islands (Halmahera, Morotai, Kayoa and Gebe). The cultural sequence spans the past 35,000 years, commen…
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- 9781760462901
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- 930.1 SPI s
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