The Oxford Handbook of the History of Archaeology offers comprehensive perspectives on the origins and developments of the discipline of archaeology and the dir

Archaeology is a vast subject - it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3-4 million years ago up to the present day

It has been clear for many years that the ways in which archaeology is practised have been a direct product of a particular set of social, cultural, and histori

In this volume, experts from around the world investigate childhood in the past, showing why it is important to understand childhood, why different cultures con

The Oxford Handbook of North American Archaeology reviews the continent's first and last foragers, farmers, and great pre-Columbian civic and ceremonial centers