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   Relational Archaeologies

   Many of us accept as uncontroversial the belief that the world is comprised of detached and disparate products, all of which are reducible to certain substances. Of those things that are alive, we acknowledge that some have agency while others, such as humans, have more advanced qualities such as consciousness, reason and intentionality. So deeply-seated is this metaphysical belief that many of us tacitly assume past groups approached and apprehended the world in a similar fashion. Relational Archaeologies questions how such a view of human beings, ‘other-than-human’ creatures and things affects our reconstruction of past beliefs and practices.

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   Reclaiming Archaeology

   The time is ripe for archaeologists to address a wider audience and engage in theoretical debates from a position of equality, not of subalternity. Reclaiming Archaeology explores how archaeology can be useful to rethink modernity’s big issues, and more specifically late modernity (broadly understood as the 20th and 21st centuries). It includes essays from a diverse array of archaeologists who have dealed in one way or another with modernity, including scholars from non-Anglophone countries who have approached the issue in original ways during recent years, as well as contributors from other fields who engage in a creative dialog with archaeology and the work of archaeologists.

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   Out Now - Memorylands: Heritage and Identity in Europe Today

   Routledge is pleased to announce the publication of Memorylands, an original and fascinating investigation into the nature of heritage from renowned scholar and author Sharon Macdonald

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   New from Research in Museum Studies: Museum Communication and Social Media

   Now more than ever social media platforms are affecting how cultural consumers interact with the world around them. This penetrating new study edited by Kirsten Drotner and Kim Christian Schroder examines how such recent developments have transformed the museum experience for connected visitors and what the future might hold. 

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   World Heritage Day 2013

   World Heritage Day is a celebration of cultural heritage and an opportunity to raise awareness of the need for protection and conservation of historically and culturally significant sites and collections. With this in mind we have assembled a selection of titles for you to browse.

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   Pompeii & Herculaneum - Are you going?

   Are you planning on visiting the British Museum's latest exhibition 'Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum'?

   For this article we've brought together a selection of our books about these Ancient sites, including Alison Cooley and M.G.L Cooley's upcoming title Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook (2nd Edtion)

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   An essential part of your foreign relations toolkit?

   Routledge author Morag Kersel hosts “Agent of Diplomacy” at the University of Toronto on February 28th, a workshop on the role of archaeology in the diplomatic and cultural heritage policies of the United States.

   Morag is co-author of US Cultural Diplomacy and Archaeology, available now from Routledge.

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   Estelle Lazer Lecture - Bodies of Pompeii and Herculaneum

   Estelle Lazer, author of Resurrecting Pompeii will be presenting a lecture as part of the British Museum's upcoming exhibition Life and Death in Pompeii and Herculaneum.

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   2013 Archaeology Catalog

   View our 2013 Archaeology Catalog online today where you can browse new, key and upcoming titles.

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    Essential Resources for the British Archaeologist

    Whether you are a student taking your first steps into the word of archaeology, an experienced professional, or someone simply interested in digging deeper into the past, we have put together a selection of titles from Routledge that no practicing, aspiring or training British archaeologist should be without.

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