This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools [...]

Since its first edition, Renfrew and Bahn's Archaeology: Theories, Methods, and Practice has been the leading academic source on what archaeologists do and how they do it. This indispensable resource is a comprehensive introduction to archaeology's theories, methods, and practices in the field, the [...]

Archaeology Essentials, already the most authoritative and accessible introduction on the market, has been updated with new discoveries, new technological innovations, revised pedagogical features, and improved illustrations. Written for today s students, Archaeology Essentials is rigorous without b[...]

A fascinating exploration of the world's most intriguing and legendary ancient sites. Spans human history from early man to the American Civil War, with excavations and discoveries revealed in over 350 colour photographs and maps.[...]

Every year, archaeology uncovers dozens of fragments that change the way we look at ourselves. The history of humanity is being rewritten as we speak, and "The New Penguin Dictionary of Archaeology" is your guide to this ever-fluctuating science. This fully up-to-date volume covers over three millio[...]

Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.[...]

The book that all archaeology buffs have secretly been yearning for! This unique blend of text, anecdote and cartoon reveals, and revels in, those aspects of the past that have been ignored, glossed over or even suppressed - the bawdy, the scatological and the downright bizarre. Our ancestors were n[...]

The Golden Age of Hollywood, dating to the hazy depths of the early 20th Century, was an era of movie stars worshipped by the masses and despotic studio moguls issuing decrees from poolside divans...but despite the world-wide reach of the movie industry, little more than memories of that era linger [...]