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24 produkter
Ancient Starch Research
Häftad, 2020
655 kr
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What role did plant resources have in the evolution of the human species? Why and how have plants been managed and transported to new environments? Where, how, and why were plants domesticated, and why do the patterns vary in different parts of the world? What is the relationship between the …
Archaeology of Difference
Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania
Av Anne Clarke, Robin Torrence
Inbunden, 2000
2525 kr
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The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement. The authors move away from acculturation or domination and resistance and concentrate on interaction and negotiation by using a wide variety of case studies …
Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
Av John Grattan, Robin Torrence m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
2525 kr
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Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies …
Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
Av John Grattan, Robin Torrence m. fl.
Häftad, 2010
942 kr
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Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies …
Production and Exchange of Stone Tools
Prehistoric Obsidian in the Aegean
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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Originally published in 1986, the aim of this important study was to develop methods for reconstructing the processes of prehistoric exchange. Previous archaeological work had concentrated on mapping obsidian finds relative to source areas using trace-element analysis and on investigating the …
Time, Energy and Stone Tools
Häftad, 2009
586 kr
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Time, Energy and Stone Tools aims to refocus archaeological and anthropological interest in technology by demonstrating that theory-building is possible if tool manufacture and use are conceived as products of both environmental factors and social needs. Drawing particularly on optimisation theory …
What's New?
A Closer Look at the Process of Innovation
Av Robin Torrence, Sander E. van der Leeuw
E-bok, 2025
1052 kr
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First published in 1989, What’s New? puts innovation firmly back on the agenda of archaeological interpretation. This book revives interest in the process of innovation and reinterprets it by drawing on original work done in a variety of disciplines. It demonstrates that the study of the …
What's New?
A Closer Look at the Process of Innovation
Av Robin Torrence, Sander E. van der Leeuw
E-bok, 2025
1030 kr
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First published in 1989, What’s New? puts innovation firmly back on the agenda of archaeological interpretation. This book revives interest in the process of innovation and reinterprets it by drawing on original work done in a variety of disciplines. It demonstrates that the study of the …
What’s New?
A Closer Look at the Process of Innovation
Av Sander E. van der Leeuw, Robin Torrence
Inbunden, 2025
1892 kr
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First published in 1989, What’s New? puts innovation firmly back on the agenda of archaeological interpretation. This book revives interest in the process of innovation and reinterprets it by drawing on original work done in a variety of disciplines. It demonstrates that the study of the components …
Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
Av Robin Torrence, John Grattan m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
1106 kr
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Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies …
Natural Disasters and Cultural Change
Av Robin Torrence, John Grattan m. fl.
E-bok, 2003
1106 kr
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Human cultures have been interacting with natural hazards since the dawn of time. This book explores these interactions in detail and revisits some famous catastrophes including the eruptions of Thera and Vesuvius. These studies demonstrate that diverse human cultures had well-developed strategies …
Archaeology of Difference
Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania
Av Robin Torrence, Anne Clarke
E-bok, 2003
1052 kr
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The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement. The authors move away from acculturation or domination and resistance and concentrate on interaction and negotiation by using a wide variety of case studies …
Archaeology of Difference
Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania
Av Robin Torrence, Anne Clarke
E-bok, 2003
1030 kr
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The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement. The authors move away from acculturation or domination and resistance and concentrate on interaction and negotiation by using a wide variety of case studies …
Archaeology of Difference
Negotiating Cross-Cultural Engagements in Oceania
Av Anne Clarke, Robin Torrence
Häftad, 2015
871 kr
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The Archaeology of Difference presents a new and radically different perspective on the archaeology of cross-cultural contact and engagement. The authors move away from acculturation or domination and resistance and concentrate on interaction and negotiation by using a wide variety of case studies …
Living Under the Shadow
Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions
Av Robin Torrence, John Grattan
E-bok, 2016
927 kr
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Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume—from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology—show that human societies have been …
Living Under the Shadow
Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions
Av Robin Torrence, John Grattan
E-bok, 2016
907 kr
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Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume—from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology—show that human societies have been …
Ancient Starch Research
E-bok, 2016
750 kr
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What role did plant resources have in the evolution of the human species? Why and how have plants been managed and transported to new environments? Where, how, and why were plants domesticated, and why do the patterns vary in different parts of the world? What is the relationship between the …
Ancient Starch Research
E-bok, 2016
767 kr
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What role did plant resources have in the evolution of the human species? Why and how have plants been managed and transported to new environments? Where, how, and why were plants domesticated, and why do the patterns vary in different parts of the world? What is the relationship between the …
Unpacking the Collection
Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
Av Sarah Byrne, Anne Clarke m. fl.
Inbunden, 2011
569 kr
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Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social relations. Over time and across space the …
Unpacking the Collection
Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
Av Robin Torrence, Rodney Harrison m. fl.
E-bok, 2011
755 kr
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Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social relations. Over time and across space the …
Unpacking the Collection
Networks of Material and Social Agency in the Museum
Av Sarah Byrne, Anne Clarke m. fl.
Häftad, 2012
569 kr
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Museum collections are often perceived as static entities hidden away in storerooms or trapped behind glass cases. By focusing on the dynamic histories of museum collections, new research reveals their pivotal role in shaping a wide range of social relations. Over time and across space the …
Ancient Starch Research
Inbunden, 2006
2842 kr
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What role did plant resources have in the evolution of the human species? Why and how have plants been managed and transported to new environments? Where, how, and why were plants domesticated, and why do the patterns vary in different parts of the world? What is the relationship between the …
Living Under the Shadow
Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions
Av John Grattan, Robin Torrence
Inbunden, 2008
2600 kr
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Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume—from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology—show that human societies have been …
Living Under the Shadow
Cultural Impacts of Volcanic Eruptions
Av John Grattan, Robin Torrence
Häftad, 2010
790 kr
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Popularist treatments of ancient disasters like volcanic eruptions have grossly overstated their capacity for death, destruction, and societal collapse. Contributors to this volume—from anthropology, archaeology, environmental studies, geology, and biology—show that human societies have been …
