Archaeology and the media

The publics fascination with archaeology has meant that archaeologists have had to deal with media more regularly than other scholarly disciplines. How archaeologists communicate their research to the public through the media and how the media view archaeologists has become an important feature in the ...

La necrópolis Laurita (Almuñécar, Granada) en el contexto de la colonización fenicia

INDICE: Introducción. El panorama de la colonización fenicia en Iberia en 1963. La necrópolis Laurita. Las investigaciones de F. Molina Fajardo en Almuñécar. Los fenicios y occidente. Las necrópolis fenicias. Los grandes vasos de alabastro. Los ajuares funerarios de Laurita (I). Los ajuares funerarios de ...

Los nómadas del mar

En esta selección de los principales artículos que la autora ha dedicado al análisis del Bronce final en el Medi¬terráneo oriental se analiza el nacimiento de un nuevo tipo de comercio interregional, individualista y empresarial, que contrasta con el modelo tradicional de co¬mer ...

The archaeometallurgy of cooper

evidence from Faynan, Jordan

The book deals with the ancient exploitation and production of copper, exemplified by the mining district of Faynan, Jordan. It is an interdisciplinary study that comprises (mining-) archaeological and scientific aspects. The development of organisational patterns and technological improvements of mining and smelting through the ...

Remote sensing in archaeology

Whether deployed in space or on the surface of the earth, remote sensing instruments are increasingly becoming standard archaeological tools. Space age techniques have begun to accumulate a wealth of information and unusual evidence such as the presence of sand-buried courses of ancient rivers in ...

Los objetos distinguidos

la arqueología como excusa

Cuando uno se levanta de la cama, se pone las zapatillas, va al aseo, se mira en el espejo, gruñe, se despereza y se cepilla los dientes, camina por una vía demarcada por objetos. Va respondiendo al impulso de cosas que guían lo que hacemos ...

The early mediterranean village

agency, material culture, and social change in neolithic Italy

What was daily life like in Italy between 6000 and 3500 BC? In this book, John Robb brings together the archaeological evidence on a wide range of aspects of life in Neolithic Italy and surrounding regions (Sicily and Malta). Exploring how the routines of daily ...

Shell middens in atlantic Europe

The archaeological investigation of shell middens has a long and rich history. By the mid 1830s, the presence of artefacts found with large accumulations of shell along the Danish coast had successfully demonstrated that these sites were the result of human activity rather than natural ...

¡Descubrimiento!

los nuevos tesoros de la arqueología salen a la luz

Desde el arte pictórico en el interior de las cuevas, las tumbas reales y las momias, hasta ciudades perdidas, escrituras antiguas y análisis de ADN: los propios arqueólogos nos relatan los descubrimientos más emocionantes y sorprendentes llevados a cabo durante los últimos 15 años por ...

Encyclopedia of archaeology

Archaeology is a subject that fascinates us. From Egyptian tombs to a frozen Alpine wayfarer, from cities buried under volcanic ash to stone arrow heads turned up by the plow, archaeology is in the news and in our backyards. It is paradoxical that a subject ...

El hallazgo leonés de Valdevimbre y los depósitos del bronce final atlántico en la Península Ibérica

Eds., J. Celis Sánchez...[et al.]. Gran formato con ilustraciones Hace ocho décadas apareció un tesoro que llevaba escondido más de ters mil años... Por si fura poco, a ese descubrimiento sucedió otro transcurrido ochenta años en el que lo que se había perdido de ...

Arqueoimagen

conjuntos históricos desde el objetivo de los arqueólogos

1DVD; 1CD. Arqueoimagen es un proyecto que pretende difundir la desconocida labor de los arqueólogos y técnicos de museos, desde que la pieza concreta, el futuro documento museológico, aparece en una intervención arqueológica, hasta que es expuesto al público. Arqueoimagen nació para difundir el patrimonio ...

Ireland

Ireland is a country rich in archaeological sites. Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide provides the ultimate handbook to this fascinating heritage. Covering the entire island of Ireland, from Antrim to Wexford, Dublin to Sligo, the book contains over 250 plans and illustrations of Ireland's ...

Analytical chemistry in archaeology

An introductory manual that explains the basic concepts of chemistry behind scientific analytical techniques and that reviews their application to archaeology. It explains key terminology, outlines the procedures to be followed in order to produce good data, and describes the function of the basic instrumentation ...

The body as material culture

a theoretical osteoarchaeology

Bodies intrigue us. They promise windows into the past that other archaeological finds cannot by bringing us literally face to face with history. Yet 'the body' is also highly contested. Archaeological bodies are studied through two contrasting perspectives that sit on different sides of a ...

The ethics of archaeology

philosophical perspectives on archaeological practice

The question of ethics and their role in archaeology has stimulated one of the discipline's liveliest debates in recent years. In this collection of essays, an international team of archaeologists, anthropologists and philosophers explore the ethical issues archaeology needs to address. Marrying the skills ...

Una Arqueología crítica

ciencia, ética y política en la construcción del pasado

Este libro trata de las relaciones entre ciencia, ética y política, y su campo de estudio es la arqueología. Tras analizar críticamente tanto los paradigmas dominantes de la antropología y la arqueología del siglo pasado, vinculados al pensamiento conservador, como los del marxismo y el ...

Atlas histórico de la arqueología

El trabajo de los arqueólogos nos ha abierto el mundo de nuestros antepasados, permitiendo que los historiadores tuviesen una mejor comprensión de la evolución del ser humano desde su origen hasta nuestros días. Los enseres, las reliquias, los restos humanos, etc., nos proporcionan pruebas irrefutables ...

Geographical information systems in archaeology

Geographical Information Systems has moved from the domain of the computer specialist into the wider archaeological community, providing it with an exciting new research method. This clearly written but rigorous book provides a comprehensive guide to that use. Topics covered include: the theoretical context and ...

A companion to archaelogy

Archaeology is a subject of much popular interest, with devotees ranging from armchair enthusiasts to tourists to serious academics. This "Companion" features essays from 27 of the world's leading authorities on different types of archaeology and aims to define the field and describe what ...