▪ Abstract Why should archaeologists deal with symbols and how can they do so? This
article outlines three major traditions archaeologists have followed in conceptualizing …

Material culture surrounds us and yet is habitually overlooked. So integral is it to our
everyday lives that we take it for granted. This attitude has also afflicted the academic …

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 …

This review addresses issues of governmentality for Mesoamerica's earliest kingdoms.
About 3200 years ago the Olmecs instituted stratified society based upon sacred kingship …

The archaeology of religion is a much neglected area, yet religious sites and artefacts
constitute a major area of archaeological evidence. Timothy Insoll presents an introductory …

This interdisciplinary book examines archaeology's engagement with semiotics, from its
early structuralist beginnings to its more recent Peircian encounters. It represents the first …

This article describes a new model for urban planning in ancient and preindustrial cities that
moves beyond the traditional simplistic dichotomy of planned versus organic cities. The …

1.1 Ceci est une clef 1.2 Berliner key symmetry 1.3 Berliner key reversibility 1.4 Berliner
keyhole 1.5 Key operation–street side 1.6 Key operation–courtyard side 1.7 Berliner master …

In the history of the human species, there is no more significant transition than the
emergence and institutionalization of inequality. Yet strangely, until recently, this critical …

In this authoritative volume, leading researchers offer diverse theoretical perspectives and a
wide-range of information on the beginnings and nature of social inequality in past human …