Oxbow Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 19

Archeological Method & Theory

We’re taking it all the way back for our final days of our Oxbow Advent, as it’s all about Method & Theory books today!

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Far from Equilibrium: An archaeology of energy, life and humanity

A response to the archaeology of John C. Barrett

Michael J. Boyd, Roger C. P. Doonan

A critical examination and exploration of developments in archaeology inspired by John Barrett.

9781789256031

Hardcover

352 Pages

The Sacred Body

Materializing the Divine through Human Remains in Antiquity

Nicola Laneri

Investigates regional roles of body parts in mortuary rituals and as relics.

9781789255188

Hardcover

160 Pages

Thinking Through Images

Narrative, rhythm, embodiment and landscape in the Nordic Bronze Age

Christopher Tilley

A critical analysis of Scandinavian rock art that offers a new theory of visual narrative structure and rhythm.

9781789257014

Paperback

232 Pages

Exploring Archaeoastronomy

A History of its Relationship with Archaeology and Esotericism

Liz Henty

A fascinating account of the development of archaeoastronomy, its impact on archaeological interpretation and its future potential for revealing human relationships with skyscapes in the past.

9781789257861

Paperback

288 Pages

Values and Revaluations

The Transformation and Genesis of 'Values in Things' from Archaeological and Anthropological Perspectives

Hans Peter Hahn, Anja Klöckner, Dirk Wicke

Considers new theoretical and methodological approaches on the subject of how objects are valued and the relationship between material value and social and cultural factors..

9781789258134

Paperback

272 Pages

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Oxbow Advent Calendar 2022 – Day 19

Archeological Method & Theory