The new and updated edition of Archaeology of Religion explores how archaeology interprets past religions, offering insights into how archaeologists seek out the religious, ritual, and symbolic meaning behind what they discover in their research.

Sharon R. Steadman is SUNY Distinguished Professor of Anthropology at the State University of New York at Cortland. She is Director of the Rozanne Brooks Ethnographic Museum and Director of the archaeological excavations at Çadir Höyük in central Türkiye. Her fieldwork has focused on Near Eastern archaeological work across the Middle East, Cyprus, and the Transcaucasian region. She has also carried out ethnographic work in Türkiye and India. Her research focuses on the archaeology of architecture, the investigation of ancient religions, and cultural responses to climate change.