Networks are currently one of the most exciting areas of interdisciplinary research

Each chapter contains a unique case study, which have wide temporal range - from early prehistory to the present

Richly illustrated throughout with network diagrams

While the study of networks has grown exponentially in the past decade and is now having an impact on how archaeologists study ancient societies, its emergence in the field has been dislocated. This volume provides a coherent framework on network analysis in current archaeological practice by pulling together its main themes and approaches to show how it is changing the way archaeologists face the key questions of regional interaction.

Working with the term 'network' as a collection of nodes and links, as used in network science and social network analysis, it juxtaposes a range of case studies and investigates the positives and negatives of network analysis. With contributions by leading experts in the field, the volume covers a broad range: from Japan to America, from the Palaeolithic to the Precolumbian.

Readership: For students and scholars interested in archaeology, ancient history, sociology, economics, and classical studies.

Edited by Carl Knappett, Walter Graham / Homer Thompson Chair in Aegean Prehistory, Department of Art, University of Toronto

Professor Carl Knappett teaches in the Department of Art at the University of Toronto, where he is Walter Graham/ Homer Thompson Professor of Aegean Prehistory. His previous books include An Archaeology of Interaction: Network Perspectives on Material Culture and Society (2011), Thinking Through Material Culture: An Interdisciplinary Perspective, and Material Agency: Towards a Non-Anthropocentric Approach, the latter coedited with Lambros Malafouris.

Contributors:

Emma Blake (University of Arizona)

Lewis Borck (University of Arizona)

Ronald L. Breiger (University of Arizona)

Jeffery Clark (Archaeology Southwest in Tucson)

Anna Collar (University of Liverpool)

Fiona Coward (Royal Holloway, University of London)

Tim Evans (Imperial College London)

Erik Gjesfjeld (University of Washington)

W. Randall Haas (University of Arizona)

Deborah L. Huntley (Archaeology Southwest in Tucson)

Leif Isaksen (University of Southampton)

Carl Knappett (University of Toronto)

Martha J. Macri (UC Davis)

Barbara J. Mills (University of Arizona)

Koji Mizoguchi (Kyushu University)

Angus Mol (Leiden University)

Jessica Munson (Simon Fraser University)

Matthew A. Peeples (Archaeology Southwest in Tucson, Arizona)

Ray Rivers (Imperial College London)

John M. Roberts (University of New Mexico)

Susan C. Ryan (Crow Canyon Archaeological Center)

Jonathan Scholnick (Simon Fraser University)

Søren Sindbæk (University of York)

John Terrell (University of Illinois)

Meaghan Trowbridge (Statistical Research, Inc.)

Sander van der Leeuw (Arizona State University)