Author(s): R. Alexander Bentley (Editor), Herbert D. G. Maschner (Editor), Christopher Chippindale (Editor), Kenneth M. Ames (Contributor), Alex W. Barker (Contributor), Peter Bellwood (Contributor), R Alexander Bentley (Contributor), Reinhard Bernbeck (Contributor), John Bintliff (Contributor), Briggs Buchanan (Contributor), Mark Collard (Contributor), Tom D. Dillehay (Contributor), Timothy Earle (Contributor), Don D. Fowler (Contributor), Liane Gabora (Contributor), Andrew Gardner (Contributor), David W.J. Gill (Contributor), Kelly Hays-Gilpin (Contributor), ThomasJ Green (Contributor), Edward A. Jolie (Contributor), Sian Jones (Contributor), Peter Jordan (Contributor), Stephanie Koerner (Contributor), Carl Lipo (Contributor), Ben Marler (Contributor), Herbert D.G. Maschner (Contributor), Randall H. McGuire (Contributor), Ian J. McNiven (Contributor), Mark Pluciennuk (Contributor), Steven D. Price (Contributor), Lynette Russell (Contributor), Marion Salter (Contributor), Michael Shanks (Contributor), Stephen Shennan (Contributor), Timothy Taylor (Contributor), Patty Jo Watson (Contributor), Gillian Wallace (Contributor), Gary S. Webster (Contributor), David S. Whitley (Contributor), David R. Yesner (Contributor), Marek Zvelebil (Contributor)
Publisher: AltaMira Press
Publication Date: 9 Nov. 2007
Edition: First Edition
Language: English
Print length: 600 pages
ISBN-10: 0759100322
ISBN-13: 9780759100329
Book Description
This handbook gathers original, authoritative articles from leading archaeologists to compile the latest thinking about archaeological theory. The authors provide a comprehensive picture of the theoretical foundations by which archaeologists contextualize and analyze their archaeological data. Student readers will also gain a sense of the immense power that theory has for building interpretations of the past, while recognizing the wonderful archaeological traditions that created it. An extensive bibliography is included. This volume is the single most important reference for current information on contemporary archaeological theories.
Editorial Reviews
Review
The Handbook of Archaeological Theories is a book that should be in every library as the default guide for the latest archaeological theory. The great majority of the chapters are well written by archaeologists, anthropologists and other scholars who were either the original architects of, or are currently engaged in, refitting and renovating archaeological theory. December 2009 One thing that stands out about theory in today’s archaeology is its incredible diversity. Nowhere is this diversity better treated than in this superbly edited collection that succeeds in doing what no other reference work has so far achieved: readers now have one source for comprehensive, authoritative, and practical discussions of the major theoretical perspectives in contemporary archaeology. The contributors are all well-known and respected experts from both North America and Europe. Following a useful introduction, the remaining 30 chapters are grouped into 5 parts: ‘Research Paradigms,’ ‘Ideas from Neighboring Disciplines,’ ‘Research Concerns,’ ‘Contexts of Archaeological Study,’ and ‘Theory into Practice.’ … Each chapter ends with a comprehensive bibliography, and the book concludes with a very helpful index. Although advanced undergraduate students will find this volume both useful and challenging, it will be of even greater value to graduate students and experienced scholars… Essential. All academic libraries supporting instruction and research in archaeology. — May 2008 CHOICE
About the Author
David W. J. Gill is honorary professor in the Centre for Heritage at the University of Kent, and academic associate in the School of History at the University of East Anglia. He is a former Rome Scholar at the British School at Rome and Sir James Knott Fellow at Newcastle University. He had curatorial responsibility for the Greek and Roman collections at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge University, before moving to Swansea University where he helped to establish The Egypt Centre housing the Egyptological collection of Sir Henry Wellcome. He has received the Outstanding Public Service Award from the Archaeological Institute of America, and the Cultural Heritage Protection Initiative Award from the International Arts and Antiquities Security Forum. His previous books include Sifting the Soil of Greece: The Early Years of the British School at Athens (1886-1919) (2011), Winifred Lamb: Aegean Prehistorian and Museum Curator (2018), and The World of Disney: From Antiquarianism to Archaeology (2020).
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