Handbook of Landscape Archaeology by Bruno David (English) Hardcover Book

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Over 80 archaeologists from four continents create a benchmark volume of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical and the practical, the research and conservation, and encasing the term in a global framework.

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Over the past three decades, "landscape" has become an umbrella term to describe many different strands of archaeology. From the processualist study of settlement patterns to the phenomenologist's experience of the natural world, from human impact on past environments to the environment's impact on human thought, action, and interaction, the term has been used. In this volume, for the first time, over 80 archaeologists from three continents attempt a comprehensive definition of the ideas and practices of landscape archaeology, covering the theoretical and the practical, the research and conservation, and encasing the term in a global framework. As a basic reference volume for landscape archaeology, this volume will be the benchmark for decades to come. All royalties on this Handbook are donated to the World Archaeological Congress.

Author Biography

Bruno David is the QEII Fellow and Co-Director of the Programme for Australian Indigenous Archaeology at Monash University in Melbourne. Julian Thomas has been the Chair of Archaeology at Manchester University since 2000.

Table of Contents

Preface Part I. Historical Perspectives 1. Landscape Archaeology: Introduction 2. Place in Landscape Archaeology: A Western Philosophical Prelude 3. Uncommon Ground: Landscapes as Social Geography 4. Pathways to a Panoramic Past: A Brief History of European Landscape Archaeology 5. A Brief History of Landscape Archaeology in the Americas 6. Thinking of Landscape Archaeology in Africa's Later Prehistory: Always Something New Part II. Encountering Humans: Mapping Place 7. Nonhuman Primate Approaches to Landscapes 8. Pre-Homo sapiens Place-Worlds 9. Evolutionary Psychology and Archaeological Landscapes Part III. Thinking through Landscapes 10. The Social Construction of Water 11. Reading between the Lands: Toward an Amphibious Archaeological Settlement Model for Maritime Migrations 12. Island Biogeography: Implications and Applications for Archaeology 13. Sentient Sea: Seascapes as Spiritscapes 14. Living Landscapes of the Dead: Archaeology of the Afterworld among the Rumu of Papua New Guinea 15. Visions of the Cosmos: Ceremonial Landscapes and Civic Plans 16. Quarried Away: Thinking about Landscapes of Megalithic Construction on Easter Island 17. Object Fragmentation and Past Landscapes 18. Boundaries and the Archaeology of Frontier Zones 19. The Archaeology of Territory and Territoriality 20. Marks of Possession: The Archaeology of Territory and Cross-Cultural Encounter in Australia and South Africa 21. From Physical to Social Landscapes: Multidimensional Approaches to the Archaeology of Social Place in the European Upper Palaeolithic 22. The Use of Ethnography in Landscape Archaeology Part IV. Living Landscapes: The Body and the Experience of Place 23. Gender in Landscape Archaeology 24. Hidden Landscapes of the Body 25. The Body and the Senses: Implications for Landscape Archaeology 26. Phenomenological Approaches to Landscape Archaeology 27. Memory, Place, and the Memorialization of Landscape 28. Virtual Reality, Visual Envelopes, and Characterizing Landscape 29. Landscape and Personhood 30. Archaeology, Landscape, and Dwelling 31. Building and Architecture as Landscape Practice 32. Farming, Herding, and the Transformation of Human Landscapes in Southwestern Asia 33. Domesticated Landscapes 34. Punctuated Landscapes: Creating Cultural Places in Volcanically Active Environments Part V. Characterizing Landscapes 35. Dating in Landscape Archaeology 36. Stratigraphy, Depositional Environments, and Palaeolandscape 36 Reconstruction in Landscape Archaeology 37. Geographical Scale in Understanding Human Landscapes 38. Landscape and Climate Change 39. Human Behavioral Ecology and the Use of Ancient Landscapes 40. Desert Landscapes in Archaeology: A Case Study from the Negev 41. Landscapes of Fire: Origins, Politics, and Questions 42. Microbotanical Remains in Landscape Archaeology 43. Beyond Economy: Seed Analysis in Landscape Archaeology 44. The Use of Wood Charcoal in Landscape Archaeology 45. Terrestrial Invertebrates in Landscape Archaeology 46. Environmental Archaeology: Interpreting Practices-in-the-Landscape through Geoarchaeology 47. The Archaeology of Wetland Landscapes: Method and Theory at the Beginning of the 21st Century 48. Lithics and Landscape Archaeology 49. The Use of Human Skeletal Remains in Landscape Archaeology 50. Using DNA in Landscape Archaeology 51. Sourcing Techniques in Landscape Archaeology 52. Tracking Ancient Routes ac ross Polynesian Seascapes with Basalt Artifact Geochemistry 53. The Uses of Archaeological Faunal Remains in Landscape Archaeology 54. Survey Strategies in Landscape Archaeology 55. Noninvasive Subsurface Mapping Techniques, Satellite and Aerial Imagery in Landscape Archaeology 56. Geographical Information Systems and Landscape Archaeology 57. Ploughzone Archaeology in Historical Archaeology 58. Landscape Formation Processes 59. Counter-Mapping in the Archaeological Landscape Part VI. Nonlevel Playing Fields: Diversities, Inequalities, and Power Relations in Landscape Archaeology 60. Landscapes of Power, Institution, and Incarceration 61. Cultural Resource Management and the Protection of Valued Tribal Spaces: A View from the Western United States 62. When a Stone Tool Is a Dingo: Country and Relatedness in Australian Aboriginal Notions of Landscape 63. Imagined Landscapes: Edges of the (Un)Known 64. Topographies of Values: Ethical Issues in Landscape Archaeology 65. Contested Landscapes—Rights to History, Rights to Place: Who Controls Archaeological Places?

Details ISBN1598742949 Language English ISBN-10 1598742949 ISBN-13 9781598742947 Media Book DEWEY 930.1 Year 2008 Imprint Left Coast Press Inc Country of Publication United States Edited by Bruno David Birth 1959 Place of Publication Walnut Creek Format Hardcover Series Number 01 Short Title HANDBK OF LANDSCAPE ARCHAEOLOG Author Julian Thomas Series WAC Research Handbooks in Archaeology DOI 10.1604/9781598742947 Illustrations Illustrations AU Release Date 2008-12-15 NZ Release Date 2008-12-15 US Release Date 2008-12-15 UK Release Date 2008-12-15 Pages 720 Publisher Left Coast Press Inc Publication Date 2008-12-15 Alternative 9781598746167 Audience Educational: Primary & Secondary We've got this

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