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"A Struggle for Heritage" by Christopher N. Matthews explores the role of archaeology and history in combating present-day struggles in the African American and Native American community of Setauket, Long Island. The book challenges the dominant narrative of a white-settler Revolutionary War community and highlights the creole community that existed in the 18th century, including a sizable African American population. Through community partnership and archaeological investigations, Matthews aims to understand how past interactions shaped the community's understanding of each other. While the book focuses primarily on African American history, it falls short in engaging with the Native American past. Overall, "A Struggle for Heritage" contributes to the field of African American archaeology and demonstrates the potential of archaeology as a resource for social justice efforts. [Extracted from the article]

Reviews the book "Silk Road Art and Archaeology: Papers in Honor of Francine Tissot," Vol. 6, edited by Elizabeth Errington and Osmund Bopearachchi.

The article reviews the book "The Archaeology of Human Origins: Papers by Glynn Isaac," edited by Barbara Isaac, foreword by Mary Leakey and introduction by John Gowlett.

The article reviews the book "Nineveh: Papers of the XLIXe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale, London, 7-11 July 2003," vol. 2, edited by Dominique Collon and Andrew George.

A characteristically well-informed, erudite chapter by Margarita Díaz-Andreu reviews the development of archaeological theory in Gilman's American and British education and Iberian-American career. This luxurious book is composed mainly of papers delivered at a session in honor of distinguished Hispano-American archaeologist Antonio Gilman at the 2018 European Association of Archaeologists annual meeting in Barcelona. The scene for illuminating Gilman's principal contributions is set by Tim Earle and Kristian Kristiansen, who stress the role of "decentralized complexity" in the Germanic Mode of Production that characterized the European Bronze Age. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Recent Archaeological Work in South-Western Britain: Papers in Honour of Henrietta Quinnell," edited by Susan Pearce, part of the British Archaeological Reports British Series.

Reviews the book "A Pacific Odyssey: Archaeology and Anthropology in the Western Pacific: Papers in Honour of Jim Specht," edited by Val Attenbrow and Richard Fullager.

The article reviews the book "Archaeology and Landscape in Central Italy: Papers In Memory of John A. Lloyd," edited by Gary Lock and Amalia Faustoferri.

The final two chapters offer a summary of the events that have occurred in Boonesborough since the town failed, the subsequent preservation of the site, and O'Malley's conclusions. O'Malley uses the final chapter to summarize the oral, historical, and archaeological evidence and create a single cohesive narrative about what life was like for the early settlers of Boonesborough. Boonesborough Unearthed: Frontier Archaeology at a Revolutionary Fort: Nancy O'Malley, University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, 2019. [Extracted from the article]

The article reviews the book "Archaeology Without Limits: Papers in Honor of Clement W. Meighan," edited by Brian D. Dillon and Matthew A. Boxt.

The article reviews the book "Analytical Archaeologist: Collected Papers of David L. Clarke," edited by Norman Hammond, Glyn Isaac, Robert Chapman, Andrew Sherratt and Stephen Shennan.

These include the Archaic-period Conly site (16BI19), the Mississippian-period Mounds Plantation site (16CD12), the Precolonial-period Belcher site (16CD13), and the Colonial-period Los Adaes Spanish mission site (16NA16). This means that the discussion in the earlier chapter on Paleoindian- and Archaic-period archaeology is artificially separated from contemporaneous mound building activities in which the Caddo ancestors may have participated. The author does recognize the existence of nearby Watson Brake and Poverty Point during the Archaic-period in northeast Louisiana, but discusses these as a lead-in to the chapter on Woodland-period sites. [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]

Here, a distinction between the two subjects of anthropology and archaeology can be seen, and in modern-day India, anthropologists mostly stick to the studies of the tribal lifeways, whereas archaeologists are contained in studying the past. The influence of colonial legacy on the scholarly work of the European Mesolithic has been represented in this paper by Elliot and Warren. Elliot and Warren dive into the previously unknown deep waters of Mesolithic archaeology in the European scenario and weigh the consequences of the colonial thought process in Mesolithic archaeology globally. [Extracted from the article]

Are chaîne opératoire, technology, and experimental protocols and methodology keywords to your research interests? Technology and Experimentation in Archaeology provides international perspectives and excellent case studies on those very subjects. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Reviews the book 'Australian Archaeologist. Collected Papers in Honour of Jim Allen,' edited by Atholl Anderson and Tim Murray.

Reviews the book "Exploration of the Etowah Site in Georgia: The Etowah Papers," edited by Warren K. Moorehead.

The article reviews the book "Archaeology and the Emergence of Greece," by A. M. Snodgrass.

The article reviews the book "Current Archaeological Research in Ghana," edited by Timothy Insoll.

Reviews the book 'Australian Coastal Archaeology,' edited by Jay Hall and Ian J. McNiven.

The article reviews the book "La céramiue byzantine et proto-islamique en Syrie-Jordanie (IVe-VIIIe siécles apr. J.-C.)," edited by Estelle Villeneuve and Pamela M. Watson.

Reviews the book 'South Asian Archaeology 1985: Papers from the Eighth International Conference of South Asian Archaeologists in Western Europe held at Mosegaard Museum, Denmark, 1-5 July 1985,' edited by Karen Frifelf and Per Sorensen.

Reviews the non-fiction books. 'Examining the Course of Southwest Archaeology: The Durango Conference, September 1995,' edited by David A. Phillips Jr. and Lynne Sebastian; 'Chaco Society and Polity: Papers From the 1999 Conference,' edited by Linda S. Cordell, W. James Judge and June-el Piper.

From Invisible to Visible: New Methods and Data for the Archaeology of Infant and Child Burials in Pre-Roman Italy and Beyond: edited by Jacopo Tabolli, Uppsala, Astrom Editions, 2018, 273 pp., €68 (hardback), ISBN: 978-9925-7455-2-4 From Invisible to Visible: New Methods and Data for the Archaeology of Infant and Child Burials in Pre-Roman Italy and Beyond, edited by Jacopo Tabolli Uppsala, Astrom Editions, 2018, 273 pp., €68 (hardback), ISBN: 978-9925-7455-2-4 This volume presents contributions from an international conference of the same name in 2017 which aimed to bring together scholars studying pre-Roman infant and child burials, uniting disparate perspectives to formulate an interdisciplinary approach. Three papers present data from subadult burials within settlement contexts; first, De Santis and colleagues consider bioarchaeological data from infant burials in Rome. [Extracted from the article]

"St Peter-on-the-Wall: Landscape and Heritage on the Essex Coast" is a book that explores the history and landscape of the Dengie Peninsula in Essex. The book includes 14 papers that cover various time periods, from the Roman period to the present day. It examines the significance of the Roman fort of Othona and the coast in the establishment of a religious community at St Peter's church. The book also discusses the modern landscapes of the peninsula, including the rediscovery and restoration of St Peter's church in the 19th and 20th centuries. Additionally, it addresses the controversial role of the peninsula as the location of a nuclear power station and its potential impact on the area. Overall, the book argues that the archaeology, history, and contemporary perceptions of the peninsula should be considered in discussions about future nuclear development. [Extracted from the article]