Books in the New Directions in Archaeology series

The essays in this volume, which was originally published in 1983, present an innovative and unified approach to the archaeological analysis and interpretation of art and design. Together, they illustrate a variety of approaches to the discovery and systematic description of the underlying regularities in the organization of art forms.

Domestic Architecture and the Use of Space investigates the relationship between the built environment and the organisation of space. The contributors are classical and prehistoric archaeologists, anthropologists and architects, who from their different backgrounds are able to provide some important and original insights into this relationship.

This book outlines a fresh approach to the archaeological study of the historic cultures of North America. Instead of historical archaeologists borrowing models from colleagues working in the prehistoric past, Beaudry believes that historical archaeologists must develop their own framework for interpretation. It is designed to appeal to a broad spectrum of archaeologists and historians.

This edited collection, first published in 2000, examines the impact of wealth and high culture on the development of states, applying a classic model developed by two leading scholars for studying Ancient Egypt and Ancient Mesopotamia, to other early societies. Includes chapters on Mesoamerica, the Andes, the Indus Valley, China, and Greece.

This exciting 2001 collection investigates the historical archaeology of urban slums. Excavations yield evidence of communities that have left few written records. Including eleven case studies, it maps a new field, which will attract the attention of a range of students and scholars outside archaeology, in particular historical sociologists and historians.

An interdisciplinary group of contributors to this volume re-examine the structure and political development of Celtic states scattered across present-day Europe. The main theoretical focus is on whether and when state-level complexity was attained in the different Celtic settlements.

In this collected work an international team of experts considers the consequences of colonialism in settler societies from the sixteenth century to the present day. By providing the reader with a global vision of the subject, the book presents an innovative approach to the study of contact archaeology.

In this collected work an international team of experts considers the consequences of colonialism in settler societies from the sixteenth century to the present day. By providing the reader with a global vision of the subject, the book presents an innovative approach to the study of contact archaeology.

Criticising the popular view about the progressive development of powerful hierarchies led by chiefs and kings, this book offers evidence from case studies in sub-Saharan Africa supporting the idea that complexity has emerged and developed in a variety of ways. It includes contributions from historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists.