Over the last two decades, there has been a significant increase in archaeological
information on the South American Lowlands. However, there are still gaps in our …

Almost a century of systematic anthropological research on pastoral nomads has produced
significant data and theory for understanding these mobile societies. Substantially less …

An Economist Best History Book 2017 “History as it should be written.”—Barry Cunliffe,
Guardian “Scott hits the nail squarely on the head by exposing the staggering price our …

A lively and accessible introduction to themes and debates in archaeological theory for
students of all levels Archaeological Theory is a relatable, accessible, reader-friendly first …

In the last thirty years, there have been fierce debates over how civilizations develop and
why the West became so powerful. The Measure of Civilization presents a brand-new way of …

Anthropological archaeology and other disciplines concerned with the formation of early
complex societies are undergoing a theoretical shift stemming from the realization that the …

The Emergent Past approaches archaeological research as an engagement within an
assemblage-a particular configuration of materials, things, places, humans, animals, plants …

The emerging Bronze Age (BA) of southeastern Iberia saw marked social changes. Late
Copper Age (CA) settlements were abandoned in favor of hilltop sites, and collective graves …

This paper presents the first comprehensive pan-Iberian overview of one of the major
episodes of cultural change in later prehistoric Iberia, the Copper to Bronze Age transition (c …

A review of recent research on complex hunter–gatherers in North America suggests that
age-old tensions between evolutionary and historical epistemologies continue to cultivate …