The Archaeology of the American Revolution

“An excellent and timely addition to the literature on the archaeology of the American Revolution.”—Michael T. Lucas, coeditor of Archaeology of the War of 1812  “An incredibly significant contribution to the conflict archaeology of the American Revolution. No other works that address the conflict of the period from an archaeological perspective provide such a cohesive … Continue reading The Archaeology of the American Revolution

Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology, Volume 2

“Makes a significant contribution toward understanding and exploring avenues, actions, and inclusive approaches that can be taken so all of us can contribute, appreciate, respect, protect, and manage our shared maritime heritage.”—Margaret E. Leshikar-Denton, coeditor of Underwater and Maritime Archaeology in Latin America and the Caribbean       “A comprehensive exploration into the evolving landscape of maritime archaeology, … Continue reading Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology, Volume 2

Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology

“Bringing together a fascinating series of case studies—and tackling sites as diverse as sunken warships and oceanic plastics—this volume demonstrates how maritime archaeologists can benefit from more innovative approaches to public engagement, while raising questions about what ‘citizen science’ has and can mean—and what sort of potential its deployment holds for transforming the field.”—Stephen C. … Continue reading Citizen Science in Maritime Archaeology

Dead Man’s Chest

“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

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

Deep History’s Lesson on Criminal Justice Reform

By Justin Jennings, author of Finding Fairness: From Pleistocene Foragers to Contemporary Capitalists This book is available at a discount price and free shipping through February 1, 2021. Order here and use code CHUA21 at checkout. George Floyd, Eric Garner, Michael Brown, and Breonna Taylor—just some of the Black lives lost in recent police encounters. Regrettably, my … Continue reading Deep History’s Lesson on Criminal Justice Reform

Your Guide to Our 2020 SAA Archaeology Sale

Although the annual meetings of the Society for American Archaeology and the American Association for Physical Anthropologists have been canceled, our books are still available in our SAA Archaeology Book Sale. We are offering extra deep discount prices and free shipping on all orders with code SAA20 through May 17, 2020. Browse all books here. … Continue reading Your Guide to Our 2020 SAA Archaeology Sale

Southeastern Archaeology Conference 2019

Acquisitions editor Meredith Morris-Babb and acquisitions assistant Rachel Welton attended the Southeastern Archaeological Conference in Jackson, MS last weekend. We displayed some of our new and bestselling archaeology books, and it was great to meet with everyone who visited us at our booth! Here are a few books we brought to the conference: Archaeology of … Continue reading Southeastern Archaeology Conference 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