Archaeology at the Millennium

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xix

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 2-2

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   2. Archaeology at the Millennium: Of Paradigms and Practice

      • Gary M. Feinman, T. Douglas Price

      Pages 3-9

   3. An Aspect of Archaeology's Recent Past and Its Relevance in the New Millennium

      • Jeremy A. Sabloff, Wendy Ashmore

      Pages 11-32

3. First Hominids to Complex Hunter–Gatherers

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 33-37

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   2. Paleoanthropology at the Millennium

      • Kathy Schick, Nicholas Toth

      Pages 39-108

   3. Fully Modern Humans

      • Richard G. Klein

      Pages 109-135

   4. Holocene Hunter–Gatherers

      • Robert L. Bettinger

      Pages 137-195

4. The Transition from Hunter–Gatherers to Agricultural Villages

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 197-198

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   2. The Transition to Food Production

      • Bruce D. Smith

      Pages 199-229

   3. Richman, Poorman, Beggarman, Chief: The Dynamics of Social Inequality

      • Brian Hayden

      Pages 231-272

   4. Craft Production Systems

      • Cathy Lynne Costin

      Pages 273-327

   5. Warfare and the Evolution of Culture

      • Jonathan Haas

      Pages 329-350

5. The Rise of Archaic States

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 351-352

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   2. Understanding Ancient State Societies in the Old World

      • Gil J. Stein

      Pages 353-379

   3. State Formation in the New World

      • Linda Manzanilla

      Pages 381-413

   4. Classical Archaeology and Anthropological Archaeology in North America: A Meeting of Minds at the Millennium?

      • Jack L. Davis

      Pages 415-437

   5. Empires

      • Carla M. Sinopoli

      Pages 439-471

6. Conclusion

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 474-474

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   2. The Archaeology of the Future

      • Gary M. Feinman, T. Douglas Price

      Pages 475-495

An internationally distinguished roster of contributors considers the state of the art of the discipline of archaeology at the turn of the 21st century and charts an ambitious agenda for the future. The chapters address a wide range of topics including paradigms, practice, and relevance of the discipline; paleoanthropology; fully modern humans; holocene hunter-gatherers; the transition to food and craft production; social inequality; warfare; state and empire formation; and the uneasy relationship between classical and anthropological archaeology.

• Archaeological Theory
• Craft Production
• Holocene
• Hunter-Gatherers
• Social Inequality
• anthropological archaeology
• anthropology
• archaeological theory
• archaeology
• holocene

From the reviews

“...this important and well-compiled source book... With its comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographies, many techical terms, and sophisticated intellectual explorations...it is an invaluable source for all archaeologists (including Classicists), and is a graduate student's treasure. This volume will become a staple of graduate seminars for years to come, and, to use the oft-used cliché, really does belong on every archaeologist's bookshelf.” (Cambridge Archaeological Journal, 12:2 (2002)

“The editors are to be congratulated for obtaining a set of papers with such consistent high quality from a diverse cast of authors. Since the research standing behind the chapters is of high quality, the chapters may serve as an annotated bibliography and guide to the literature for one's own independent research. I consider this a very important contribution to our literature and a fine book for use by both undergraduates and graduate students, not to mention professionals.” (Journal of Anthropological Research, 58 (2002)

• The Field Museum, Chicago, USA

  Gary M. Feinman

• University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA

  T. Douglas Price

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