The term'agency'in postprocessual archaeology have to be understood in terms of an
opposition that was being made with the term'behavior'. Archaeological emphasis on the …

Archaeology has begun to contribute to the history of spirituality in the Eastern Woodlands of
North America to complement the perspectives offered by the comparative study of religions …

This new edition of Living with the Ancestors contains an entirely new introduction that
synthesizes scholarship on ancestralizing practices that has emerged since the 1995 …

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 book studies the formation of complex societies in prehistoric China during the Neolithic
and early state periods, c. 7000–1500 BC. Archaeological materials are interpreted through …

A new paradigm is emerging in archaeology herein dubbed 'historical processualism'. A
review of three contemporary approaches to the study of the past–neo-Darwinism, cognitive …

The ANTIQUITY prize-winning article in the last volume addressed writing, its varying nature
and role in early states. Now that the decipherment of Maya writing is well advanced, we can …

Objects given to supernatural powers have been remarkably neglected by archaeologists.
This paper makes the case for the importance of such objects, whether they be described as …

From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource
provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on …

This final chapter situates Classic Maya burials within the greater landscape of Maya
communities and kingdoms. As is true of most lineage-organized societies, ancestors …