Can historical archaeology help people imagine a sustainable world? Sustainable Archaeology highlights the critical juncture that human societies face at this moment. How are historical, industrial, ...

A remarkably intact pottery vessel dating back more than 10,000 years has been recovered from the depths of Lake Biwa, Japan, marking one of the oldest and most significant ceramic discoveries in ...

The term ' historical archaeology' originated in the United States and was subsequently adopted in Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa, all places subjected to European colonization ...

An unusual email arrived in the inbox of a faculty member at the department of archaeology at Simon Fraser University in the ...

This paper briefly sets the scene for the articles that follow, introducing some key debates that have characterized the recent practice of historical archaeology. The definition of historical ...

Archaeologists working in the historic Turkish city of İznik have revealed a stunning third-century fresco depicting Jesus as the "Good Shepherd"—the only known example of this iconic Christian motif ...

Historical archaeology investigates the material record of societies in the post‐precontact period, employing integrated approaches that merge archaeological methods with documentary research. This ...

A North American perspective on race and class in historical archaeology / Jamie C. Brandon -- Ethical issues in historical archaeology / Mary C. Beaudry -- Colonies, colonialism, and cultural ...

Through industrialization, humans transformed the world, introducing social and environmental changes of unprecedented scope, scale, and speed that continue to impact us today. Industrial ...

"Taking history as a cue, we were pleased to reignite the examination of how historical archaeology uses material objects to interpret the past and to present Historical Archaeology and the Importance ...

In an article published during the Second World War, British writer George Orwell (1903–1950) wrote a sentence that would become famous: “History is written by the victors.” In general, written ...

Historical archaeology bridges the gap between traditional archaeological investigation and documentary records, offering a holistic view of past societies through material culture, spatial ...