The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Network Research 1st Edition

The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Network Research, 1st Edition by Tom Brughmans, Barbara J. Mills, Jessica Munson, and Matthew A. Peeples offers a comprehensive, accessible guide to applying network theory and social network analysis in archaeology. This definitive handbook captures the cutting edge of archaeological network research, linking theory, methods, and real-world case studies to help scholars, students, and practitioners rethink past human connections.

Discover clear explanations of key concepts — from complex networks and spatial network models to temporal dynamics and quantitative methods — presented with practical guidance for fieldwork and lab-based analysis. Written by leading voices in the discipline, the volume emphasizes rigorous methodology, reproducible analysis, and interdisciplinary approaches that bridge archaeology, computational science, and anthropology.

Whether you’re investigating settlement interactions, trade routes, or social organization, this handbook equips you with the tools to interpret relationships across sites, regions, and time. Its global applicability makes it invaluable for projects in Europe, the Americas, Africa, Asia, and beyond, providing transferable frameworks that suit local excavations and large-scale landscape studies alike.

Ideal for graduate students, researchers, and heritage professionals, this edition advances your ability to design network-based studies, visualize complex datasets, and draw meaningful, evidence-based interpretations of past social systems. Elevate your research toolkit with a volume that refines method and inspires new questions.

Order your copy today to bring authoritative, practical insight into archaeological network research to your library or classroom.

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