Ritual and Economy in East Asia: Archaeological Perspectives

In commemoration of Lothar von Falkenhausen’s 60th birthday,…

Unmasking Ideology in Imperial and Colonial Archaeology: Vocabulary, Symbols, and Legacy

“offers a rich context, with a social historical rigour that…

Empires and Diversity: On the Crossroads of Archaeology, Anthropology, and History

For more than four thousand years, empires have been geographically…

Classic Maya Political Ecology: Resource Management, Class Histories, and Political Change in Northwestern Belize

The Classic Maya of the Central Lowlands crafted one of the ancient…

Information and Its Role in Hunter-Gatherer Bands

Information and Its Role in Hunter-Gatherer Bands explores the…

Blood and Beauty: Organized Violence in the Art and Archaeology of Mesoamerica and Central America

Warfare, ritual human sacrifice, and the rubber ballgame are…

Settlement and Society: Essays Dedicated to Robert McCormick Adams

This volume of essays dedicated to Robert McCormick Adams…

Chinese Society in the Age of Confucius

Winner of the 2009 Society for American Archaeology Book Award Recipient…

Settlement, Subsistence and Social Complexity: Essays Honoring the Legacy of Jeffrey R. Parsons

This volume brings together the work of some of the most prominent…