World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: A Characterization
Edited by Dan Hicks Edited by Alice Stevenson
Paperback (Published)
(March 2013)
ISBN: 9781905739585
6.93 x 9.69 inches
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World Archaeology at the Pitt Rivers Museum: a characterization introduces the range, history and significance of the archaeological collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford. In 29 newly-commissioned essays written by a specialist team, the volume explores more than 136,000 artefacts from 145 countries, from the Stone Age to the modern period, and from England to Easter Island. Pioneering a new approach in museum studies, this landmark volume is an essential reference work for archaeologists around the world, and a unique introduction to the archaeological collections of one of the world’s most famous museums.
"1 Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum. Dan Hicks
I AFRICA: 2 Stone Age Sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Mitchell
3 Kenyan Stone Age: the Louis Leakey Collection. Ceri Shipton
4 Stone Age North Africa. Nick Barton
5 Egypt and Sudan: Mesolithic to Early Dynastic Period. Alice Stevenson
6 Egypt and Sudan: Old Kingdom to Late Period. Elizabeth Frood
7 Greco-Roman Egypt. Christina Riggs
8 Later Holocene Africa. Paul Lane
II EUROPE: 9 Palaeolithic Britain. Alison Roberts
10 Palaeolithic Continental Europe. Alison Roberts
11 Later Prehistoric and Roman Europe. Joshua Pollard and Dan Hicks
12 Post-Roman Europe. Eleanor Standley, Dan Hicks and Alice Forward
13 Oxfordshire. Matthew Nicholas and Dan Hicks
14 Neolithic and Bronze Age Malta and Italy. Simon Stoddart
15 The Aegean and Cyprus. Yannis Galanakis and Dan Hicks
16 Iron Age and Roman Italy. Zena Kamash, Lucy Shipley, Yannis Galanakis and Stella Skaltsa
III THE AMERICAS: 17 South America. Bill Sillar and Dan Hicks
18 Central America. Elizabeth Graham, Dan Hicks and Alice Stevenson
19 The Caribbean. Dan Hicks and Jago Cooper
20 North America. Dan Hicks and Michael Petraglia
IV ASIA: 21 Asia and the Middle East. Dan Hicks
22 The Levant: Palestine, Israel and Jordan. Bill Finlayson
23 India and Sri Lanka. Dan Hicks, Michael Petraglia and Nicole Boivin
24 Japan. Alice Stevenson, Fumiko Ohinta and Simon Kaner
25 China. Lukas Nickel
26 Myanmar and Malaysia. Huw Barton
V OCEANIA: 27 Australia and Oceania. Dan Hicks
28 New Zealand. Yvonne Marshall
29 Easter Island and Pitcairn Island. Dan Hicks, Sue Hamilton, Mike Seager Thomas and Ruth Whitehouse ", 1 Characterizing the World Archaeology Collections of the Pitt Rivers Museum. Dan Hicks ;
I AFRICA:
2 Stone Age Sub-Saharan Africa. Peter Mitchell ;
3 Kenyan Stone Age: the Louis Leakey Collection. Ceri Shipton ;
4 Stone Age North Africa. Nick Barton ;
5 Egypt and Sudan: Mesolithic to Early Dynastic Period. Alice Stevenson ;
6 Egypt and Sudan: Old Kingdom to Late Period. Elizabeth Frood ;
7 Greco-Roman Egypt. Christina Riggs ;
8 Later Holocene Africa. Paul Lane ;
II EUROPE:
9 Palaeolithic Britain. Alison Roberts ;
10 Palaeolithic Continental Europe. Alison Roberts ;
11 Later Prehistoric and Roman Europe. Joshua Pollard and Dan Hicks ;
12 Post-Roman Europe. Eleanor Standley, Dan Hicks and Alice Forward ;
13 Oxfordshire. Matthew Nicholas and Dan Hicks ;
14 Neolithic and Bronze Age Malta and Italy. Simon Stoddart ;
15 The Aegean and Cyprus. Yannis Galanakis and Dan Hicks ;
16 Iron Age and Roman Italy. Zena Kamash, Lucy Shipley, Yannis Galanakis and Stella Skaltsa ;
III THE AMERICAS:
17 South America. Bill Sillar and Dan Hicks ;
18 Central America. Elizabeth Graham, Dan Hicks and Alice Stevenson ;
19 The Caribbean. Dan Hicks and Jago Cooper ;
20 North America. Dan Hicks and Michael Petraglia ;
IV ASIA:
21 Asia and the Middle East. Dan Hicks ;
22 The Levant: Palestine, Israel and Jordan. Bill Finlayson ;
23 India and Sri Lanka. Dan Hicks, Michael Petraglia and Nicole Boivin ;
24 Japan. Alice Stevenson, Fumiko Ohinta and Simon Kaner ;
25 China. Lukas Nickel ;
26 Myanmar and Malaysia. Huw Barton ;
V OCEANIA:
27 Australia and Oceania. Dan Hicks ;
28 New Zealand. Yvonne Marshall ;
29 Easter Island and Pitcairn Island. Dan Hicks, Sue Hamilton, Mike Seager Thomas and Ruth Whitehouse
- Edited by Dan Hicks
- Edited by Alice Stevenson
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