We had a great time in Crystal River, Florida, last weekend at the Florida Anthropological Society annual meeting. It was great to display some of our new and bestselling archaeology and anthropology books. Thanks to everyone who visited our tables! Take a look at some of the books we brought with us to the conference: … Continue reading Florida Anthropological Society 2019
Society for American Archaeology 2019
Last weekend, we traveled to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to attend the Society for American Archaeology annual meeting. We brought our new and bestselling archaeology and anthropology books with us, and it was great to meet with everyone who stopped by our booth! Thanks to our authors who visited us at SAA: Jane Eva Baxter, author … Continue reading Society for American Archaeology 2019
Society for American Archaeology 2018
We visited Washington, D.C., last week to attend the Society for American Archaeology annual meeting. We had a great time displaying our archaeology books and meeting with everyone who visited us at our booth, including several of our authors: M. Kathryn Brown and George J. Bey III, coeditors of Pathways to Complexity: A View from … Continue reading Society for American Archaeology 2018
The Anthropology of Marriage in Lowland South America
“Foremost scholars of indigenous Amazonia explore the vast and interesting gap between rules and practice, demonstrating how sociocultural systems endure and even prosper due to the flexibility, creativity, and resilience of the people within them.”—Jeremy M. Campbell, author of Conjuring Property: Speculation and Environmental Futures in the Brazilian Amazon “A landmark volume and a major … Continue reading The Anthropology of Marriage in Lowland South America
Bones of Complexity
“Provides data and information that can be used for comparative analysis and as a foundation for further exploration. Inviting research from various geographic, cultural, and temporal locales from around the globe, the editors present a complex snapshot of the past.”—Anne L. Grauer, editor of A Companion to Paleopathology “This cohesive collection of empirically based studies … Continue reading Bones of Complexity
Colonized Bodies, Worlds Transformed
“Breaks new ground regarding how to think about colonial encounters in innovative ways that pay attention to a wide range of issues from health and demography to identity formations and adaptation.”—Debra L. Martin, coeditor of The Bioarchaeology of Violence “Amply demonstrates the breadth and variability of the impact of colonialism.”—Ken Nystrom, State University of New … Continue reading Colonized Bodies, Worlds Transformed
Setting the Table
“A long-needed comparison between Spanish and Spanish colonial sites, showing how both inform us about Spanish identity at home and abroad.”—Charles R. Ewen, coeditor of Pieces of Eight: More Archaeology of Piracy “The first systematic attempt to consider the eighteenth-century archaeological record in Spain and measure it against the decades-long research in St. Augustine. It … Continue reading Setting the Table
Paddling to Werowocomoco: Powhatan History Before Pocahontas
"I realized that landscape—the spaces where we dwell, the places we recognize, and the pathways in between—offered a way to tie the Werowocomoco excavations to this deep history." In this special guest post, anthropologist Martin Gallivan tells us about a kayaking adventure with his son that inspired him to write a new book about … Continue reading Paddling to Werowocomoco: Powhatan History Before Pocahontas
Dark and Deep: Encountering the Cold War through Archaeology
Written by Todd A. Hanson, author of The Archaeology of the Cold War . It was a late November in St. Paul, Minnesota. Under a snow-dusted suburban backyard, in the darkness of a former Cold War fallout shelter, I stood ankle-deep in ice-cold water. The water was slowly soaking through my hiking boots and wicking its … Continue reading Dark and Deep: Encountering the Cold War through Archaeology
Spring Review Roundup
Our books are blossoming with praise and positive reviews this spring! Enjoy just a few highlights from this season below. Saving Florida: Women's Fight for the Environment in the Twentieth Century By Leslie Kemp Poole “Makes significant contributions to the broader fields of American history and environmental history by continually placing the actions of … Continue reading Spring Review Roundup
The Florida Bookshelf 