Bringing together a wealth of research in social and cultural anthropology, philosophy and
related fields, this is the first book to address the contribution that an understanding of …

The Neolithic period, when agriculture began and many monuments-including Stonehenge-
were constructed, is an era fraught with paradoxes and ambiguities. Starting in the …

It might seem obvious that time lies at the heart of archaeology, since archaeology is about
the past. However, the issue of time is complicated and often problematic, and although we …

This paper argues that the conception of ritual employed in both archaeology and
anthropology is a product of post-Enlightenment rationalism. Because it does not meet …

Understanding the Neolithic Page 1 Page 2 Understanding the Neolithic Understanding the
Neolithic is a groundbreaking investigation of the Neolithic period (4000–2200 BC) in southern …

This work takes as its starting point the role of fieldwork and how this has changed over the
past 150 years. The author argues against progressive accounts of fieldwork and instead …

Current images portray childhood as primarily a time of play and learning, de-emphasizing
children's economic contributions and relegating them, like women, to the less-visible realm …

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

The concept of ideology has figured centrally in recent accounts of the fundamental social
transformation sweeping Europe from the mid-fifth to second millennia BC. In particular …

The prominent role of settlement research within most regional and national traditions is
confirmed by the proliferation of field projects and publications focusing primarily on ancient …