This paper promotes an explicit study of archaeologies of empire and environment, and
advances theories and methods in environmental archaeology that demonstrate that�…

Research themes centering on human-environment interaction have a long history in the
writings of Southeastern archaeologists. However, many of the past theoretical frameworks�…

What role will archaeology play in the Anthropocene–the proposed new geological epoch
marked by human impact on Earth systems? That is the question discussed by thirteen�…

Topics of current interest to anthropological archaeologists include the relationships
between people and place, interactions between people and past environments, and�…

The image of the" blue marble," first seen by humans from space in 1969, brought forth from
all who saw it a surprisingly strong and tender response. So lonely, so beautiful, suspended�…

The theoretical and methodological toolkits developed under political ecology have become
increasingly relevant in current discussions of environmental impacts, sustainability, and�…

Archaeology is fascinating because it explores the foundations of human development. In
fact it is the only social science that explores human behavior primarily through the material�…

Rome, Babylon, Mughal, Aztec, Inka... the names of these early empires evoke potent
images of monumental ambition, grandeur, and decay. Empires are geographically and�…

The time is ripe to address the issue of ecological novelty in the archaeological record from
a multispecies perspective. Pivotal research topics in archaeology have long simplified�…

Empires, the largest political systems of the ancient and early modern world, powerfully
transformed the lives of people within and even beyond their frontiers in ways quite different�…