The Routledge World Archaeology series provides up-to-date surveys of key areas of the world. The volumes are intended to support students wishing to study the archaeology of these important regions for the first time. However, by including the latest research and discoveries the books will also be of interest to scholars and professional archaeologists. The Routledge World Archaeology series details in a clear and approachable fashion the wonder of archaeological findings and interpretation from around the globe.
By Mike T. Carson
October 11, 2023
Archaeology of Pacific Oceania, now in its second edition, offers a state-of-the-art and fully detailed chronological narrative of how Pacific Oceania came to be inhabited over a long time scale, posing fundamental questions both for Pacific Oceania and for global archaeology. The Pacific Ocean ...
By Roger Matthews, Hassan Fazeli Nashli
June 30, 2022
The Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early history of all of Iran from the Palaeolithic period to the end of the Achaemenid Empire at 330 BC. Drawing on the ...
By Jeffrey Quilter
May 06, 2022
The Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina. The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and...
By Mike T. Carson
March 06, 2018
This book integrates a region-wide chronological narrative of the archaeology of Pacific Oceania. How and why did this vast sea of islands, covering nearly one-third of the world’s surface, come to be inhabited over the last several millennia, transcending significant change in ecology, demography,...
By Maxine E. McBrinn, Linda S Cordell
April 15, 2012
The long-awaited third edition of this well-known textbook continues to be the go-to text and reference for anyone interested in Southwest archaeology. It provides a comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. More concise, accessible, and ...
By John N. Miksic, Goh Geok Yian
October 27, 2016
Ancient Southeast Asia provides readers with a much needed synthesis of the latest discoveries and research in the archaeology of the region, presenting the evolution of complex societies in Southeast Asia from the protohistoric period, beginning around 500BC, to the arrival of British and Dutch ...
By Antonio Sagona, Paul Zimansky
April 01, 2009
Students of antiquity often see ancient Turkey as a bewildering array of cultural complexes. Ancient Turkey brings together in a coherent account the diverse and often fragmented evidence, both archaeological and textual, that forms the basis of our knowledge of the development of Anatolia from the...
By Timothy Darvill
July 21, 2010
Britain has been inhabited by humans for over half a million years, during which time there were a great many changes in lifestyles and in the surrounding landscape. This book, now in its second edition, examines the development of human societies in Britain from earliest times to the Roman ...
By Maxine E. McBrinn, Linda S Cordell
January 01, 1997
The second edition of this well-known textbook on Southwestern archaeology provides a coherent and comprehensive summary of the major themes and topics central to modern interpretation and practice. This edition offers a readable and accurate representation of current debates and research in the ...