Pacific Presences - Volume 2
Oceanic Art and European Museums
Edited by Lucie Carreau, Alison Clark, Alana Jelinek, Erna Lilje & Nicholas Thomas | 2018
Hundreds of thousands of works of art and artefacts from many parts of the Pacific are dispersed across European museums. They range from seemingly quotidian things such as fish-hooks and baskets to great sculptures of…
Collecting in the South Sea
The Voyage of Bruni d’Entrecasteaux 1791-1794
Edited by Bronwen Douglas, Fanny Wonu Veys, and Billie Lythberg | 2018
This book is a study of ‘collecting’ undertaken by Joseph Antoine Bruni d’Entrecasteaux and his shipmates in Tasmania, the western Pacific Islands, and Indonesia. In 1791–1794 Bruni d’Entrecasteaux led a French naval expedition in search…
The Beaker Phenomenon?
Understanding the character and context of social practices in Ireland 2500-2000 BC
Neil Carlin | 2018
During the mid-third millennium BC, people across Europe started using an international suite of novel material culture including early metalwork and distinctive ceramics known as Beakers. The nature and social significance of this phenomenon, as…
Océan, céramiques et îles dans l’ouest de la France
Approche archéométrique des relations paléo-économiques des populations insulaires du Néolithique à l’Antiquité
Benjamin Gehres | 2018
Ce livre est consacré à la recherche sur le développement de la production et des échanges céramiques entre le continent et les îles de Bretagne, du Néolithique à la période gallo-romaine. L’analyse archéométrique de la…
A Shadow of War
Archaeological approaches to uncovering the darker sides of conflict from the 20th century
Claudia Theune | 2018
This book presents archaeological research from places of war, violence, protest and oppression of the 20th and the 21st centuries; sites where the material relics give a deep insight to fateful events – a shadow…
Seascape Corridors
Modeling Routes to Connect Communities Across the Caribbean Sea
Emma Ruth Slayton | 2018
There is little evidence of the routes connecting Amerindian communities in the Caribbean prior to and just after 1492. Uncovering possible canoe routes between these communities can help to explain the structure, capabilities, and limitations…
Imprint of Action
The Sociocultural Impact of Public Activities in Archaeology
Krijn H.J. Boom | 2018
Cultural heritage, which includes archaeology, is recognized as serving an increasingly important role in European societal development. But what exactly is the relevance of archaeology to present day citizens? Imprint of Action investigates the sociocultural…
Pacific Presences - Volume 2
Oceanic Art and European Museums
Edited by Lucie Carreau, Alison Clark, Alana Jelinek, Erna Lilje & Nicholas Thomas | 2018
Hundreds of thousands of works of art and artefacts from many parts of the Pacific are dispersed across European museums. They range from seemingly quotidian things such as fish-hooks and baskets to great sculptures of…
Collecting in the South Sea
The Voyage of Bruni d’Entrecasteaux 1791-1794
Edited by Bronwen Douglas, Fanny Wonu Veys, and Billie Lythberg | 2018
This book is a study of ‘collecting’ undertaken by Joseph Antoine Bruni d’Entrecasteaux and his shipmates in Tasmania, the western Pacific Islands, and Indonesia. In 1791–1794 Bruni d’Entrecasteaux led a French naval expedition in search…
The Beaker Phenomenon?
Understanding the character and context of social practices in Ireland 2500-2000 BC
Neil Carlin | 2018
During the mid-third millennium BC, people across Europe started using an international suite of novel material culture including early metalwork and distinctive ceramics known as Beakers. The nature and social significance of this phenomenon, as…
Océan, céramiques et îles dans l’ouest de la France
Approche archéométrique des relations paléo-économiques des populations insulaires du Néolithique à l’Antiquité
Benjamin Gehres | 2018
Ce livre est consacré à la recherche sur le développement de la production et des échanges céramiques entre le continent et les îles de Bretagne, du Néolithique à la période gallo-romaine. L’analyse archéométrique de la…
A Shadow of War
Archaeological approaches to uncovering the darker sides of conflict from the 20th century
Claudia Theune | 2018
This book presents archaeological research from places of war, violence, protest and oppression of the 20th and the 21st centuries; sites where the material relics give a deep insight to fateful events – a shadow…
Seascape Corridors
Modeling Routes to Connect Communities Across the Caribbean Sea
Emma Ruth Slayton | 2018
There is little evidence of the routes connecting Amerindian communities in the Caribbean prior to and just after 1492. Uncovering possible canoe routes between these communities can help to explain the structure, capabilities, and limitations…
Imprint of Action
The Sociocultural Impact of Public Activities in Archaeology
Krijn H.J. Boom | 2018
Cultural heritage, which includes archaeology, is recognized as serving an increasingly important role in European societal development. But what exactly is the relevance of archaeology to present day citizens? Imprint of Action investigates the sociocultural…
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