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        Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

        Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

        Critical Perspectives on Ancient DNA

        Edited by Daniel Strand, Anna Källén and Charlotte Mulcare

        ISBN: 9780262548090

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 2, 2024

        The first comprehensive critical analysis of the practices and consequences of ancient DNA research.
        Dr Space Junk vs The Universe

        Dr Space Junk vs The Universe

        Dr Space Junk vs The Universe

        Archaeology and the Future

        by Alice Gorman

        Foreword by Adam Roberts

        ISBN: 9780262539654

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: November 10, 2020

        A pioneering space archaeologist explores artifacts left behind in space and on Earth, from moon dust to Elon Musk's red sports car.
        Rock, Bone, and Ruin

        Rock, Bone, and Ruin

        Rock, Bone, and Ruin

        An Optimist's Guide to the Historical Sciences

        by Adrian Currie

        ISBN: 9780262037266

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 16, 2018

        An argument that we should be optimistic about the capacity of “methodologically omnivorous” geologists, paleontologists, and archaeologists to uncover truths about the deep past.
        How Things Shape the Mind

        How Things Shape the Mind

        How Things Shape the Mind

        A Theory of Material Engagement

        by Lambros Malafouris

        Foreword by Colin Renfrew

        ISBN: 9780262528924

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: February 12, 2016

        An account of the different ways in which things have become cognitive extensions of the human body, from prehistory to the present.
        The Foundations of Cognitive Archaeology

        The Foundations of Cognitive Archaeology

        The Foundations of Cognitive Archaeology

        by Marc A. Abramiuk

        ISBN: 9780262017688

        Publisher: The MIT Press

        Pub Date: July 20, 2012

        An empirically supported proposal for synthesizing multiple approaches to the study of the mind in the past.
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