The Lifeways of Hunter-gatherers: the Foraging Spectrum, by Kelly Robert L., 2013. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press; ISBN 978-1-107-02487-8 hardback \\pounds60 & US$95; ISBN 978-1-107-60761-3 paperback \\pounds21.99 & US$34.99; xix + 362 pp., 58 figs, 29 tables.
The Kowoj: Identity, Migration, and Geopolitics in Late Postclassic Pet'en, Guatemala, edited by Prudence M. Rice & Don S. Rice, 2009. Boulder (CO): University Press of Colorado. ISBN 978-0-87081-930-8 hardback \\pounds44 & US$70; xix+458 pp., 59 figs., 37 maps, 43 tables, 4 appendices.
The Funeral Kit: Mortuary Practices in the Archaeological Record, by Baker, 2012. Walnut Creek (CA): Left Coast Press; ISBN 978-1-59874-671-6 hardback \\pounds57.50 & US$75; ISBN 978-1-61132-510-2 ebook US$36.95; 229 pp., 38 figs., 2 tables.
The Emergence of Culture: the Evolution of a Uniquely Human Way of Life, by Philip G. Chase, 2006. New York (NY): Springer; ISBN13 978-0387-30512-7 hardback \\pounds36.72 & US$55.96; x+217 pp., 10 figs., 2 tables.
The Disappearance of Writing Systems: Perspectives on Literacy and Communication, edited by John Baines, John Bennet & Stephen Houston, 2008. London: Equinox Publishing; ISBN 978-1-84553-013-6 hardback \\pounds65 & US$95; xviii+378 pp., 60 figs.
The Creation of Inequality: How Our Prehistoric Ancestors Set the Stage for Monarchy, Slavery and Empire, by Flannery & Marcus, 2012. Cambridge (MA): Harvard University Press; ISBN 978-0-674-06469-0 hardback \\pounds29.95 & US$39.95; xiii + 631 pp., 72 figs.
