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  • The Present Past

    An Introduction to Anthropology for Archeologists

    by Ian Hodder ...
    This updated edition of Professor Ian Hodders original and classic work on the role which anthropology must play in the interpretation of the archaeological record.There has long been a need for archaeologists and anthropologists to correlate their ideas and methods for interpreting the material culture of past civilisations. Archaeological interpretation of the past is inevitably based on the ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Reading the Past

    Current Approaches to Interpretation in Archaeology

    by Ian Hodder, Scott Hutson ...
    The third edition of this classic introduction to archaeological theory and method has been fully updated to address the burgeoning of theoretical debate throughout the discipline. Ian Hodder and Scott Hutson argue that archaeologists must bring to bear a variety of perspectives in the complex and uncertain task of constructing meaning from the past. While remaining centred on the importance of ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • Consciousness, Creativity, and Self at the Dawn of Settled Life

    Edited by Ian Hodder ...
    Over recent years, a number of scholars have argued that the human mind underwent a cognitive revolution in the Neolithic. This volume seeks to test these claims at the Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük in Turkey and in other Neolithic contexts in the Middle East. It brings together cognitive scientists who have developed theoretical frameworks for the study of cognitive change, archaeologists who have ... Read more

    $109.09 USD

  • Religion, History, and Place in the Origin of Settled Life

    Edited by Ian Hodder ...
    This volume explores the role of religion and ritual in the origin of settled life in the Middle East, focusing on the repetitive construction of houses or cult buildings in the same place. Prominent archaeologists, anthropologists, and scholars of religion working at several of the region’s most important sites—such as Çatalhöyük, Göbekli Tepe, Körtik Tepe, and Aşıklı Höyük—contend that religious ... Read more

    $23.09 USD

  • Where Are We Heading?

    The Evolution of Humans and Things

    by Ian Hodder ...
    Series series Foundational Questions in Science
    A theory of human evolution and history based on ever-increasing mutual dependency between humans and thingsIn this engaging exploration, archaeologist Ian Hodder departs from the two prevailing modes of thought about human evolution: the older idea of constant advancement toward a civilized ideal and the newer one of a directionless process of natural selection. Instead, he proposes a theory of ... Read more

    $19.79 USD

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  • Religion at Work in a Neolithic Society

    Vital Matters

    Edited by Ian Hodder ...
    This book tackles the topic of religion, a broad subject exciting renewed interest across the social and historical sciences. The volume is tightly focused on the early farming village of Çatalhöyük, which has generated much interest both within and outside of archaeology, especially for its contributions to the understanding of early religion. The volume discusses contemporary themes such as ... Read more

    $38.59 USD

  • Entangled

    A New Archaeology of the Relationships between Humans and Things

    by Ian Hodder ...
    Offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the theory of material entanglement and entrapment, enriched with vivid examples from everyday lifeEntangled explores how archaeological evidence can help provide a better understanding of the direction of human social and technological change, demonstrating how the interrelationship of humans and things is a defining characteristic of human ... Read more

    $39.00 USD

  • Violence and the Sacred in the Ancient Near East

    Girardian Conversations at Çatalhöyük

    Edited by Ian Hodder ...
    This volume brings together two groups engaged with understanding the relationships between religion and violence. The first group consists of scholars of the mimetic theory of René Girard, for whom human violence is rooted in the rivalry that stems from imitation. To manage this violence of all against all, humans often turn to violence against one, the scapegoat, thereafter incorporated into ... Read more

    $109.09 USD

  • Archaeological Theory Today

    by Ian Hodder ...
    Now in a revised and updated second edition, this volume provides an authoritative account of the current status of archaeological theory, as presented by some of its major exponents and innovators over recent decades. It summarizes the latest developments in the field and looks to its future, exploring some of the cutting-edge ideas at the forefront of the discipline.The volume captures the ... Read more

    $30.00 USD

  • Interpreting Archaeology

    Finding Meaning in the Past

    Edited by Alexandra Alexandri, Victor Buchli, John Carman, Ian Hodder, Jonathan Last, Gavin Lucas, Michael Shanks ...
    This volume provides a forum for debate between varied approaches to the past. The authors, drawn from Europe, North America, Asia and Australasia, represent many different strands of archaeology. They address the philosophical issues involved in interpretation and a desire among archaeologists to come to terms with their own subjective approaches to the material they study, a recognition of how ... Read more

    $57.99 USD

  • Assembling Çatalhöyük RPD

    Edited by Ian Hodder, Arkadiusz Marciniak ...
    Series series Themes in Contemporary Archaeology
    "Assembling Çatalhöyük, like archaeological remains, can be read in a number of ways. At one level the volume reports on the exciting new discoveries and advances that are being made in the understanding of the 9000 year-old Neolithic site of Çatalhöyük. The site has long been central to debates about early village societies and the formation of mega-sites in the Middle East. The current long-term ... Read more

    $73.99 USD

  • Archaeological Theory in Europe

    The Last Three Decades

    Edited by Ian Hodder ...
    Series series Routledge Library Editions: Archaeology
    The 1980s witnessed exciting developments in theoretical writing in Western archaeology. Where previous decades were dominated by the Anglo-American perspective, or "New Archaeology", the recent years showed the European debate grow in confidence and vitality. This book, published in 1991, captures this spirit of debate as contributors from a wide cross-section of countries evaluate the ... Read more

    $72.99 USD