And let's not forget three books that have been brought back into print by
Percheron Press/Eliot Werner Publications:

METHOD AND THEORY IN HISTORICAL ARCHEOLOGY by Stanley South
BEHAVIORAL ARCHAEOLOGY by Michael Brian Schiffer
A MARXIST ARCHAEOLOGY by Randall H. McGuire

All Percheron Press reprints are in paperback and with new introductions by
the authors.

>My archeology books web site
><http://www.angelfire.com/ca/cohwill/index.html> has the following books on
>it that I find are crucial for any library collection:
>
>Orser, Charles E., Jr. (editor). Encyclopedia of Historical Archaeology
>Beaudry, Mary (ed). Documentary Archaeology in the New World
>Schuyler, Robert. Historical Archaeology
>Bense, Judy, and Jerald Milanich. Archaeology of Colonial Pensacola
>Deagan, Kathleen A. Portable Possessions (Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies
>of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800) (From the Smithsonian Press and
>expensive.)
>Deagan, Kathleen A., and Darcie MacMahon. Fort Mose: Colonial America's
>Black Fortress of Freedom
>Deetz, James. In Small Things Forgotten: An Archaeology of Early American Life
>Deetz, James, and Patricia Scott Deetz. The Times of Their Lives: Life,
>Love and Death in Plymouth Colony
>Haecker, Charles, and Jeffrey Mauck. On the Prairie of Palo Alto:
>Historical Archaeology of the U.S.-Mexican War Battlefield
>Hume, Ivor Noel. A Guide to Artifacts of Colonial America
>-----------------------. If These Pots Could Talk: Collecting 2,000 Years
>of British Household Pottery
>Hawkins, Bruce R. and David B. Madsen. Excavation of the Donner-Reed
>Wagons: Historic Archaeology Along the Hastings Cutoff.
>
>At the AltaMira Press site <http://www.altamirapress.com> I recommend the
>following books (and no, I do not work for them ;) ):
>
>Vitelli, Karen (editor). Archaeological Ethics
>Hardesty, Donald L., and Barbara J. Little. Assessing Site Significance: A
>Guide for Archaeologists and Historians (I highly recommend this book. It
>is of great use to anyone who is trying to decide if a site should be saved.)
>Zimmerman, Larry J. and William Green (eds). The Archaeologist's Toolkit.
>(This series has 8 volumes, many of which are due out in April of 2003. The
>entire set is $124 and well worth it (IMHO). The volumes are:
>Archaeological Survey and Mapping; Archaeology by Design; Artifacts;
>Curating Archaeological Collections; Presenting the Past; Archaeobiology;
>and Excavation Methods.)
>
>Praetzellis, Adrian. Death by Theory: A Tale of Mystery and Archaeological
>Theory
>---------------------------. Dug to Death (forthcoming)
>Zimmerman, Larry J., et al. (eds). Ethical Issues in Archaeology
>Orser, Charles E. Images of the Recent Past
>Loubser, Johannes H. Archaeology: The Comic
>
>If you want more, let me know. I was an archaeology reference librarian in
>a previous time.
>
>At 03:21 PM 10/18/02 -0400, you wrote:
>
>>I have just been asked to submit a "wish" list of books I would like our
>>library to purchase.  I've seen the extensive bibliography on the SHA web
>>site, and I have built up my own personal collection over the years. Would
>>anyone like to share their personal favorites with me?
>>
>>I would love to have some opinions and input from you all.
>>
>>I will be looking for books that will assist me with the identification and
>>time periods of mostly historic, but also prehistoric material culture.
>>
>>thanks
>>
>>Roberta Charpentier
>>Archaeology Lab Supervisor
>>Mashantucket Pequot Museum and Research Center
>>110 Pequot Trail
>>Mashantucket, CT  06338
>>Phone:  860-396-6936
>>Fax:  860-396-6914
>
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