Archaeology

The Oxford Handbook of Mesoamerican Archaeology

A Companion to Chinese Archaeology A Companion to Chinese Archaeology is an unprecedented, new resource on the current state of archaeological research in one of the world's oldest civilizations. It presents a collection of readings from leading archaeologists in China and elsewhere that provide diverse interpretations about social and economic organization during the Neolithic period and early Bronze Age. An unprecedented collection of original contributions from international scholars and collaborative archaeological teams conducting research on the Chinese mainland and Taiwan Makes available for the first time in English the work of leading archaeologists in China Provides a comprehensive view of research in key geographic regions of China Offers diverse methodological and theoretical approaches to understanding China's past, beginning with the era of established agricultural villages from c. 7000 B.C. through to the end of the Shang dynastic period in c. 1045 B.C.

A Companion to the Archaeology of the Ancient near East A comprehensive and authoritative overview of ancient materialculture from the late Pleistocene to Late Antiquity Features up-to-date surveys and the latest information frommajor new excavations such as Qatna (Syria), Göbekli Tepe(Turkey) Includes a diverse range of perspectives by senior, mid-careerand junior scholars in Europe, USA, Britain, Australia, and theMiddle East for a truly international group Includes major reviews of the origins of agriculture, animaldomestication, and archaeological landscapes Includes chapters dealing with periods after the coming ofAlexander the Great, including studies of the Seleucid, Arsacid,Sasanian, Roman and Byzantine empires in the Near East, as well asearly Christianity in both the Levant and Mesopotamia Fills a gap in literature of the Ancient Near East, dealingwith topics often overlooked, including ethical and legal issues inantiquities markets and international scholarship