pt. 1. Method, theory, and the study of religion --
Introducing the archaeology of religion --
Anthropology and the study of religion --
Interpreting religion in the archaeological past --
pt. 2. The emergence of religion in human culture --
The world of the Shaman --
The first spark of religion : the Neanderthals --
Rock art and ritual in Africa and Australia --
pt. 3. Religions in the Americas --
The mound-building cultures of North America --
Puebloan cultures of the American Southwest --
Mesoamerica and the religions of empire --
Lords and maidens : religions of South America --
pt. 4. Religions in Europe --
Upper Paleolithic and Neolithic Europe : from cave to village --
Megaliths and power in ancient western Europe --
pt. 5. Religions in South and Southeast Asia --
From Harappans to Hinduism and beyond : religions in South Asia --
From hunter-gatherer to empire : religions in Southeast Asia --
pt. 6. Religions in Africa and the Middle East --
Religion and empire in Egypt and great Zimbabwe --
Ancient Sumer and religions in ancient Mesopotamia --
Levantine religions and the origins of Judaism --
Revitalizing the people : the origins of Christianity and Islam.
