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The Cotsen Institute Press publishes critically acclaimed volumes on archaeology in eight series. Our titles are distributed by the University of New Mexico Press / Eurospan and can be purchased online.

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Monographs

This series focuses on contributions in synthetic field research and current issues in archaeological method and theory.

Cotsen Advanced Seminars

Volumes in this series are the published results of Cotsen Institute sponsored seminars, where scholars explore cross-disciplinary themes in conferences periodically sponsored by the Cotsen Institute.

Ideas, Debates and Perspectives

This series offers a forum to address theoretical and practical issues of concern to contemporary archaeology.

World Heritage and Monuments

Volumes in this series highlight major archaeological sites and monuments around the globe and seek to preserve their unique cultural contributions through scholarly documentation and publication.

Perspectives in California Archaeology

This series presents substantive and theoretical topics focusing on archaeological research in California.

Monumenta Archaeologica

This series contains final reports of significant field research, presented in hardcover format.

Archaeological Research Tools

Volumes in this series present manuals covering specific topics of practical interest to archaeological research.

Cotsen Digital Archaeology Series

Occasional Papers

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The Construction of Value

Scholars from Aristotle to Marx and beyond have been fascinated by the question of what constitutes value. The Construction of Value in the Ancient World makes a significant contribution to this ongoing inquiry, bringing together in one comprehensive volume the perspectives of leading anthropologists, archaeologists, historians, linguists, philologists, and sociologists on how value was created, defined, and expressed in a number of ancient societies around the world. Based on the basic premise that value is a social construct defined by the cultural context in which it is situated, the volume explores four overarching but closely interrelated themes: place value, body value, object value, and number value. The questions raised and addressed are of central importance to archaeologists studying ancient civilizations: How can we understand the value that might have been accorded to materials, objects, people, places, and patterns of action by those who produced or used the things that compose the human material record? Taken as a whole, the contributions to this volume demonstrate how the concept of value lies at the intersection of individual and collective tastes, desires, sentiments, and attitudes that inform the ways people select, or give priority to, one thing over another.

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