“Does an excellent job in taking a global approach to studying piracy through the archaeological lens and succeeds in shining even more light on one of the most romanticized activities throughout human history.”—Frederick H. Hanselmann, author of Captain Kidd’s Lost Ship: The Wreck of the “Quedagh Merchant” “Dead Man’s Chest refines the signature of pirates in … Continue reading Dead Man’s Chest
Lacandón Maya in the Twenty-First Century
“A riveting story of survival and cultural continuity against all odds. Lacandón ‘survivance’ should inspire Native American and Indigenous peoples everywhere who are reviving or sustaining their traditional ecological knowledge. Lacandón voices shine through this lyrical text, which is worthy of being read aloud around a fire to the next generation and seven generations thereafter.”—Liza … Continue reading Lacandón Maya in the Twenty-First Century
Living Ceramics, Storied Ground
“Orser offers a significant contribution to contemporary archaeology, providing a detailed yet concise synthesis of how material culture has revealed new and important insights into the history of enslavement and the resilience of African and African-descended communities in the United States.”—Diane Wallman, coeditor of Archaeology in Dominica: Everyday Ecologies and Economies at Morne Patate “The author … Continue reading Living Ceramics, Storied Ground
Spirited Diasporas
“There is a great need for accurate textual information on Afro-diasporic religion to counter erroneous and maligned representations. This book sheds light on the fallacy of these misrepresentations and prejudices. The transatlantic and comparative nature of this collection provides an element of novelty, and the life stories herein are heartfelt and honorable.”— Roberto Strongman, author … Continue reading Spirited Diasporas
New Paperback Release: Ancestors of Worthy Life
“Teresa Moyer’s book serves as an important bridge between the work of history, archaeology and modern activism: it gives a structure of how to begin to change the telling of the past.”—Anthropology Book Forum “Moyer’s case study of the historic house museum of Mount Clare plantation is a boldly put, compelling call to action that … Continue reading New Paperback Release: Ancestors of Worthy Life
Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America
“Following a particular thread of the role of violence in power arrangements, contributors address a range of settings and scales, from practices of domestic violence in ethnographic Amazonia to the origins of Inca imperial expansion in an unstable phase of elite factionalism. Thoughtfully discussed, the high-quality essays assembled here offer much of value to those … Continue reading Archaeological and Ethnographic Evidence of Domination in Indigenous Latin America
Blackness in Mexico
“A robust, compelling engagement with ideas about and the existence of Blackness in modern Mexico and its vexed relationship to contemporary Mexican citizenship.”—Herman L. Bennett, author of Colonial Blackness: A History of Afro-Mexico Through historical and ethnographic research, Blackness in Mexico delves into the ongoing movement toward recognizing Black Mexicans as a cultural group within a nation that … Continue reading Blackness in Mexico
Below Baltimore
“In this volume, particularly in the discussion of foodways, the archaeology is clearly visible, and the unique contributions that archaeology makes come to the fore. I would recommend this study to anyone seeking to understand what long-term, synthetic archaeology can do, and how to write about it.”—Martha A. Zierden, coauthor of Charleston: An Archaeology of … Continue reading Below Baltimore
Heritage and Democracy: Crisis, Critique, and Collaboration
“With a series of well-researched and rich ethnographic case studies, this volume offers a wholesale reappraisal of how scholars might view heritage and democracy. It suggests how cultural heritage might be seen as more than an ‘authorizing’ or ‘valorizing’ discourse and instead as a form of praxis intimately linked to democratic theory.”—Brian I. Daniels, director … Continue reading Heritage and Democracy: Crisis, Critique, and Collaboration
Forensic Anthropology: An Introductory Lab Manual
Instructors: Request an exam copy here. “The perfect companion for undergraduate students taking a forensic anthropology class, providing engaging, hands-on exercises that walk students through sophisticated topics and methods. This manual also provides something that others do not: a user-friendly way to understand what constitutes data and how data is analyzed using statistics.”—Debra L. Martin, … Continue reading Forensic Anthropology: An Introductory Lab Manual
The Florida Bookshelf 