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Archaeological Theory: An Introduction Matthew Johnson
Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated

Mar 12, 2014 - A single migration of humans introduced the majority of the founding population of the Americas south of the ice sheet at the close of the last Ice Age [15,000 years ago]. The theory that Indians first crossed into the Americas through the Bering Strait 15,000 years ago, although firmly held by archaeologists for more than 100 years, has come under increasing challenge, not simply from genetic evidence, but also from new archaeological discoveries in South America. If some theory on our origins cannot explain the linguistic record too, then it is incomplete or wrong, and needs correcting until it can. Mar 17, 2014 - Ignore the linguistic dimension to prehistory and you really are missing a trick. Jun 17, 2013 - This is a quick reminder of the 23rd June deadline for extended abstracts for The Connected Past special issue of the Journal of Archaeological Method and Theory. Dec 8, 2010 - Providing a broad overview of the many historical and theoretical facets of Media Archaeology as an emerging field, the book encourages discussion by presenting a full range of different voices. In fact, it was the first 'junior college' 'The Place of Theory in Anthropological Studies' was a revelation for me, mostly because it was published in 1939, about thirty years before the name Binford became well known in archaeological circles. Jan 18, 2008 - or ar·che·ol·o·gy pronunciation n. The systematic study of past human life and culture by the recovery and examination of remaining material evidence, such as graves, buildings, tools, and pottery. There are other traces of Wild pig species were domesticated in both regions after the introduction of domesticated pigs; in Europe the native pigs replaced the Asian breed(s). The call for submissions to this special issue is now open. Mar 20, 2012 - Introduction to Biblical Archaeology 1: Archaeological History and Method by Joel Ng (2003). Aug 25, 2011 - If horses were being domesticated by Neolithic humans in Arabia 9,000 years ago then there must be a trail that leads to the Asian steppes where current archaeological theory holds that domesticated horses were first used to pull carts and provide milk for humans. Jan 13, 2012 - It was assigned in Professor Alan McMillan's 'Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology' at what was then the Richmond Campus of Douglas College, in its very first year of operation. The reason we wrote them is because there seems to be no general introduction to what language can tell us of prehistory, and no coherent worldwide overview. Sep 6, 2013 - While 1:1 mappings of ACs to social groups continue to be made by researchers, such as Kurgan:Proto-Indo-European or Fort Ancient:Shawnee, archaeological theory has come a long way since the heyday of the culture-historical approach in 1930s/40s. Mar 14, 2011 - Theoretical Approaches.