By bringing together in one place specific objects, materials, and features indicating ritual, religious, or magical belief used by people around the world and

A comprehensive overview, by period and region, of the archaeology of ritual and religion. The coverage is global, and extends from the earliest prehistory to m

This texbook shows how archaeology interprets past religions including case studies from around the world, describing religious practices of both foragers and a

An Archaeology of Religion challenges traditional conventions by refusing to respect the geographic and temporal boundaries with which archaeologists too often

This book re-examines the definitions of 'religion' and 'ritual' through a range of archaeological examples drawn from around the world and across time. It serv