I: Method, Theory, and the Study of Religion; 1: Introducing the Archaeology of Religion; 2: Anthropology and the Study of Religion; 3: Interpreting Religion in the Archaeological Past; II: The Emergence of Religion in Human Culture; 4: The World of the Shaman; 5: The First Spark of Religion; 6: Rock Art and Ritual in Africa and Australia; III: Religions in the Americas; 7: The Mound-Building Cultures of North America; 8: Puebloan Cultures of the American Southwest; 9: Mesoamerica and the Religions of Empire; 10: Lords and Maidens: Religions of South America; IV: Religions in Europe; 11: Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe; 12: Megaliths and Power in Ancient Western Europe; V: Religions in South and Southeast Asia; 13: From Harappans to Hinduism and Beyond; 14: From Hunter-Gatherer to Empire; VI: Religions in Africa and the Middle East; 15: Religion and Empire in Egypt and Great Zimbabwe; 16: Ancient Sumer and Religions in Ancient Mesopotamia; 17: Levantine Religions and the Origins of Judaism; 18: Revitalizing the People

This texbook shows how archaeology interprets past religions including case studies from around the world, describing religious practices of both foragers and ancient complex socities