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  • The Emergence of Civilisation

    The Cyclades and the Aegean in the Third Millennium BC

    by Colin Renfrew, John Cherry ...
    Unavailable for too long, this new edition reprints the original text of Renfrew's groundbreaking study, supplemented with a new introduction by the author and a foreword by John Cherry, in order to make this landmark publication available once again. ... Read more

    $32.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context

    Edited by Marisa Marthari, Colin Renfrew, Michael J. Boyd ...
    The sculpture of the early bronze age Cyclades has been systematically studied since the time of Christos Tsountas at the end of the 19th century. But that study has been hampered by the circumstance that so many of the subsequent finds come from unauthorized excavations, where the archaeological context was irretrievably lost. Largely for that reason there are still many problems surrounding the ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Early Cycladic Sculpture in Context from beyond the Cyclades

    From mainland Greece, the north and east Aegean

    Edited by Marisa Marthari, Colin Renfrew, Michael J. Boyd ...
    This second volume on Early Cycladic (and Cycladicising) sculptures found in the Aegean, examines finds from mainland Greece, along with the rarer items from the north and east Aegean, with the exception of those discovered in the Cyclades (covered in the preceding volume), and of those found in Crete. The significance of these finds is that these are the principal testimonies of the influence of ... Read more

    $25.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Prehistory

    The Making of the Human Mind

    by Colin Renfrew ...
    Series Book 30 - Modern Library Chronicles
    In Prehistory, the award-winning archaeologist and renowned scholar Colin Renfrew covers human existence before the advent of written records–which is to say, the overwhelming majority of our time here on earth. But Renfrew also opens up to discussion, and even debate, the term “prehistory” itself, giving an incisive, concise, and lively survey of the past, and how scholars and scientists labor to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Death Rituals, Social Order and the Archaeology of Immortality in the Ancient World

    'Death Shall Have No Dominion'

    Edited by Colin Renfrew, Iain Morley, Michael J. Boyd ...
    Modern archaeology has amassed considerable evidence for the disposal of the dead through burials, cemeteries and other monuments. Drawing on this body of evidence, this book offers fresh insight into how early human societies conceived of death and the afterlife. The twenty-seven essays in this volume consider the rituals and responses to death in prehistoric societies across the world, from ... Read more

    $31.99 USD

  • How Things Shape the Mind

    A Theory of Material Engagement

    by Lambros Malafouris ...
    An account of the different ways in which things have become cognitive extensions of the human body, from prehistory to the present.An increasingly influential school of thought in cognitive science views the mind as embodied, extended, and distributed rather than brain-bound or “all in the head.” This shift in perspective raises important questions about the relationship between cognition and ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Cambridge World Prehistory

    Edited by Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn ...
    The Cambridge World Prehistory provides a systematic and authoritative examination of the prehistory of every region around the world from the early days of human origins in Africa two million years ago to the beginnings of written history, which in some areas started only two centuries ago. Written by a team of leading international scholars, the volumes include both traditional topics and ... Read more

    $711.79 USD

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    Prehistory

    The Making of the Human Mind

    by Colin Renfrew ...
    Narrated by Robert Ian Mackenzie ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 3 min

    A giant of archaeology, Colin Renfrew has immeasurably improved our understanding of human history. In this passionately argued work, he offers a concise summary of prehistory-human existence that predates the development of written records-while challenging the very definition of prehistory itself. ... Read more

    $20.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Legal Perspectives on Cultural Resources

    by Jennifer R. Richman, Marion P. Forsyth, Christopher A. Amato, David J. Bederman, Neil Brodie, Richard B. Cunningham, Paula J. Desio, Patty Gerstenblith, Lynne G. Goldstein0, Sherry Hutt1, Keith W. Kintigh2, William A. Lovis3, Robert H. McLaughlin4, Marilyn Phelan5, Colin Renfrew6, Alan L. Schneider7, Vincas P. Steponaitis8, Lynne Sebastian9 ...
    Series series Heritage Resource Management Series
    Today's archaeologists and law practitioners must have an increased awareness of legal issues pertaining to historic preservation and cultural resource management (CRM). Archaeological sites and finds are non-renewable resources inciting numerous legal debates based upon claims of legitimacy and ownership. In this edited volume of original articles, law professionals and legal scholars offer their ... Read more

    $44.99 USD

  • Ritual, Play and Belief, in Evolution and Early Human Societies

    Edited by Colin Renfrew, Iain Morley, Michael Boyd ...
    The origins of religion and ritual in humans have been the focus of centuries of thought in archaeology, anthropology, theology, evolutionary psychology and more. Play and ritual have many aspects in common, and ritual is a key component of the early cult practices that underlie the religious systems of the first complex societies in all parts of the world. This book examines the formative cults ... Read more

    $43.99 USD

  • Archaeology: The Key Concepts

    Edited by Colin Renfrew, Paul Bahn ...
    Series series Routledge Key Guides
    From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on archaeological thinking and method.Clearly written, and easy to follow, Archaeology: The Key Concepts collates entries written specifically by field specialists, and each entry offers a definition of the term, its origins and ... Read more

    $42.99 USD

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    Before the Dawn

    Recovering the Lost History of Our Ancestors

    by Nicholas Wade ...
    Narrated by Alan Sklar ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 49 min

    Based on a groundbreaking synthesis of recent scientific findings, critically acclaimed New York Times science reporter Nicholas Wade tells a bold and provocative new story of the history of our ancient ancestors and the evolution of human nature.Just in the last three years a flood of new scientific findings—driven by revelations discovered in the human genome—has provided compelling new answers ... Read more

    $20.99 USD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook