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Antczak's theoretical approach to seafarer-thing relationships becomes more succinctly articulated in archaeology-forward chapters later in the book. The fourth chapter focuses on the seafarers who camped and worked on the saltpan sites of La Tortuga and Cayo Sal. The book achieves much more than a comparative site-based analysis of seafarer-thing relations at saltpan camps. [Extracted from the article]

Sarcina engages with ideas and methods of public archaeology by showing his training of local stakeholders to work together during the project. The archaeological potential of southern Central America's colonial period is strong, as we learn from Alberto Sarcina in this book based on his doctoral dissertation work. Sarcina refers to archaeological work previously conducted (somewhat bizarrely) by the former king of Belgium Leopold III in 1956, as well as the more substantial work by Colombian scholar Arcila Vélez between 1948 and 1977. [Extracted from the article]

The book "Land: How the hunger for ownership shaped the modern world" by Winchester explores the history and consequences of land ownership. It emphasizes that land is not an immutable entity and can be shaped by both nature and human intervention. The book provides examples such as land reclamation in the Netherlands and the impact of climate change on land. It also delves into the conflicts that have arisen from land ownership, including border disputes and territorial conquests. The author argues that land ownership is a human construct and discusses the relative and absolute aspects of owning land. The book highlights the constructive and destructive aspects of land ownership and its impact on society and the environment. [Extracted from the article]