Archaeology and World Religion is an important new work, being the first to examine these two vast topics together. The volume explores the relationship between

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

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

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