Cunliffe Barry, Gosden Chris, Joyce Rosemary A. (eds). The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology

Oxford University Press, 2009. — 1184 p. — (Oxford Handbooks). — ISBN: 978–0–19–927101–6.The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology brings together thirty-five specialist authors to explain what archaeology is really about — archaeology is a vast subject, it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3–4 million years ago up to the present day. This book is a comprehensive treatment of the subject and covers all the key debates. It is designed to open up the world of archaeology to non-specialists and to provide a starting point for those who want to pursue particular topics in more depth.Introduction.
The Name and Nature of Archaeology.
The Discipline of Archaeology (Kristian Kristiansen).
The Formative Century, 1860–1960 (Robin Boast).
The Theoretical Scene, 1960–2000 (Matthew H. Johnson).
Into the Future (Andrew Jones).
Technologies (Marcia-Anne Dobres).
Tools of the Trade.
Measuring the Passage of Time: Achievements and Challenges in Archaeological Dating (A. M. Pollard).
Human Activity in a Spatial Context (Gary Lock).
Data Collection by Excavation (Roger White).
Mastering Materials (M. S. Tite).
Early Humans.
The Nature of Humanness (Jonathan Marks).
Early Hominids (Nicholas Toth).
The Emergence of Homo Sapiens Sapiens (William Davies).
The Neanderthals (Paul Pettitt).
Peopling the World (Steven Mithen).
Strategies for Survival.
Hunters and Gatherers (Peter Mitchell).
Early Farming and Domestication (G. Barker).
Studying Guman Diet (Robert Hedges).
Complex Societies and the Formation of Early States.
Cultural Complexity (Ian Morris).
Trade and Interaction (Robin Skeates).
China: State Formation and Urbanization (Li Liu).
Mesoamerica (Elizabeth M. Brumfiel).
The Central Andean Region in Prehistory (Terence N. D'Altroy).
Some Regional Overviews.
The Mediterranean and its Hinterland (Cyprian Broodbank).
The Archaeology of Sub-Saharan Africa (Innocent Pikirayi).
Pre-Islamic Central Asia (Georgina Herrmann).
The Circumpolar Zone (Bryan C. Hood).
East Asia (S. Nelson).
Australasia (Lesley Head, Harry Allen, Tim Denham, and Richard Fullagar).
The Pacific Islands (Chris Gosden).
North America (Charles R. Cobb and Randall H. McGuire).
South American Archaeology (Pedro Paulo A. Funari, A. Zarankin, and E. Stovel).
Issues and Debates.
Indigenous Voices, Archaeology, and the Issue of Repatriation (Jonathan Williams).
Sex and Gender (Roberta Gilchrist).
Archaeological Representation: the Consumption and Creation of the Past (Stephanie Moser).
Community Archaeology (Yvonne Marshall).