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Rome Transformed: The Eastern Caelian from the Principate of Augustus to the Pontificate of Leo III

ed. Ian Haynes et al.

Based on research from the Rome Transformed Project, this volume examines how the eastern Caelian and its environs transitioned from being on the margins of the imperial city to the centre of papal power, revealing how political, religious, and social forces reshaped south-east Rome into a dynamic landscape of innovation, power, and daily life. READ MORE

Paperback: £49.00

Archaeologies of the Roman Mediterranean: Papers Presented in Honour of Professor Simon Keay

ed. Kristian Strutt et al.

This volume brings together papers in honour of Professor Simon Keay, whose research transformed understanding of Roman trade, ports and connectivity across the Mediterranean. Contributors reflect the breadth of his interests, from amphora studies and maritime networks to Roman landscapes and urbanism. READ MORE

Paperback: £55.00

Ancient Water Supply and Management Systems in the Western Mediterranean

ed. María del Mar Castro García et al.

This volume examines water management in Western Mediterranean settlements from the Iron Age to Late Antiquity. It explores infrastructures like aqueducts, wells, cisterns, and drainage systems, highlighting their role in survival, crafts, religion, and landscape transformation. READ MORE

Paperback: £58.00 | Open Access

L’Aquila "città nuova" sulla frontiera fra Meridione e Stato della Chiesa

Fabio Redi

This volume explores the evolution of urban and residential architecture in L'Aquila, a medieval frontier city between the Papal States and southern Italy, examining construction methods, anti-seismic strategies, and social influences from the 12th to the 15th century, based on archaeological and stratigraphic analysis. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Archaeoseismology in a Mediterranean City

Andrea Arrighetti

This book, through the European PROTECT project, explores how archeoseismology applied to architecture can impact seismic risk management. Focusing on Siena's historic centre, it presents new methodologies and findings, offering multidisciplinary insights into its urban and social context and its relationship with earthquakes. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99

Landscape 4: una sintesi di elementi diacronici

ed. Giulia D'Alessio et al.

This volume aims to provide a more accurate reconstruction of the ancient landscape through a comparison between the research of young scholars and that of more experienced figures, offering an overview of the current state of research and the methods applied in various archaeological contexts around the Mediterranean. READ MORE

Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access

Producers, Traders and Consumers in Urban Societies in Southern Britain and Europe

ed. Mark Maltby et al.

Papers honor Mark's research on urbanization and trade in Britain and Europe, and his contributions to museums and museology. In two sections, the first provides up-to-date reviews of Hamwic (Saxon Southampton) and the second offers post-excavation studies in Britain and Europe and also includes developments in the Museum and Heritage sectors. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

City of Culture 2600 BC: Early Mesopotamian History and Archaeology at Abu Salabikh

John Nicholas Postgate

This book presents the city beneath the surface of Abu Salabikh, southern Iraq. The archaeology and the textual data combine to reveal its architecture, agricultural and industrial enterprises, and social structure. Integrated with our wider knowledge of south Mesopotamia at this time it creates a vivid image of city life in 2600 BC. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access

De l’objet à la société romaine

ed. Touatia Amraoui et al.

This volume brings together some twenty contributions reflecting many of the research themes of Prof. Jean-Claude Béal, to whom these studies are offered. They are mainly centred on Roman Gaul, and more generally on the western Roman provinces, reflecting the geographical areas in which he works. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

Landscape 3: una sintesi di elementi diacronici

ed. Federica Carbotti et al.

Papers consider the level of ecological awareness inherent in ancient societies and to identify the possible solutions implemented, trying to answer two questions in particular: what were the choices (political, economic, social) implemented during climatic variations, and how were they perceived by ancient societies? READ MORE

Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access

La Arqueología Urbana de Buenos Aires

Daniel Schávelzon

This book analyzes the process of formation of the urban land of Buenos Aires. The use of garbage and rubbish in large quantities is analyzed and three case-studies are considered: the town of Belgrano and its garbage dumps, the construction fills with rubble and the areas whose level has been lowered. READ MORE

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Non-Intrusive Methodologies for Large Area Urban Research

ed. Ian Haynes et al.

Papers address a major challenge in archaeology: non-intrusive research in pursuit of a deeper understanding of urban areas can be richly informative and cost-effective. Geophysical surveys, UAVs, exposed historic structures and the exhaustive examination of archival records can all play a vital role and their implementation is considered here. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access

Roman and Medieval Carlisle: The Northern Lanes, Excavations 1978-82. Volume Two

John Zant et al.

This volume reports on major excavations at Carlisle’s Lanes (1978–82), ahead of redevelopment that removed historic lanes. Exceptional preservation revealed rich medieval and post‑medieval remains, waterlogged organics, and artefacts. It presents the northern Lanes’ later-period evidence; the Roman material appears in a companion volume. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00

Da Roma a Gades/De Roma a Gades

ed. Darío Bernal-Casasola et al.

This volume, dedicated to the illustrious archaeologist Simon Keay. collects the scientific results of an international workshop held in Rome (2019), which discussed the management, elimination and reuse of artisanal and commercial waste in maritime and river ports, focussing on the Roman cities of Rome and Gades (modern day Cádiz). READ MORE

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Alexandria Antiqua: A Topographical Catalogue and Reconstruction

Amr Abdo

Alexandria Antiqua aims to catalogue the archaeological sites of Alexandria, from the records of the French Expedition (1798-99) to the present day, and to infer the urban layout and cityscape at the time of its foundation (4th century BC), and then through the successive changes which took place up to the Arab conquest (7th century AD). READ MORE

Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00

Pits and Boots: Excavation of Medieval and Post-medieval Backlands under the Bon Accord Centre, Aberdeen

Michael Roy

Excavations in 2007-8, ahead of an extension to the Bon Accord Centre in Aberdeen, uncovered backlands that would have formed part of the industrial quarter of the medieval town. The excavation charts the changing nature of the area, from an industrial zone in the medieval period, to horticultural and domestic spaces in post-medieval times. READ MORE

Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access

Vernacular Buildings and Urban Social Practice: Wood and People in Early Modern Swedish Society

Andrine Nilsen

Wooden buildings housed the majority of Swedish urban populations during the early modern era, but many of these buildings have disappeared as the result of fire, demolition, and modernisation. This book reveals the fundamental role played by the wooden house in the formation of urban Sweden and Swedish history. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Urbanisation of the North-Western Provinces of the Roman Empire

Frida Pellegrino

This study investigates the development of urbanism in the north-western provinces of the Roman empire. Key themes include continuity and discontinuity between pre-Roman and Roman ‘urban’ systems, relationships between juridical statuses and levels of monumentality, levels of connectivity and economic integration, and regional urban hierarchies. READ MORE

Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00

Bridging the Past: Life in Medieval and Post-Medieval Southwark

Amelia Fairman et al.

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Hardback: £35.00

Excavations at Chester. The Northern and Eastern Roman Extramural Settlements

Leigh Dodd

This publication presents the results of fifteen archaeological investigations carried out within the canabae to the north and east of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester between 1990 and 2019. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Urban Landscape of Bakchias: A Town of the Fayyūm from the Ptolemaic-Roman Period to Late Antiquity

Paola Buzi et al.

This book summarises the results of field research—including historical, historico-religious and papyrological studies—conducted on the archaeological site of Bakchias, located in the north-eastern part of the Fayyūm region. The book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the rise and fall of the kome of Bakchias. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Busy Periphery: Urban Systems of the Balkan and Danube Provinces (2nd – 3rd c. AD)

Damjan Donev

This book reconstructs the urban geography of the Balkan and Danube provinces during the Severan dynasty, mapping the variable developments of the urban network between and within the sub-regions of that part of the Roman Empire. It examines the role of the town in Roman provincial society, and the prerequisites for their emergence and prosperity. READ MORE

Paperback: £54.00 | eBook: £16.00

Uno sguardo su Pisa ellenistica da piazza del Duomo

Emanuele Taccola

Excavations in Pisa carried out between 1985 and 1988 in Piazza del Duomo, close to the Leaning Tower (saggio D) provided much new data regarding the origins of the city. This book studies the ceramic finds and redefines the role of Pisa in the Hellenistic period as one of the major trade centres of northern coastal Etruria. READ MORE

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Dating Urban Classical Deposits: Approaches and Problems in Using Finds to Date Strata

Guido Furlan

This book considers the dating of archaeological strata on the basis of the assemblages recovered from them. It reviews the present state of archaeological practice and follows this with a theoretical discussion of the key concepts involved in the issue of dating deposits. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | Open Access

I Nebrodi nell’antichità: Città Culture Paesaggio

Francesco Collura

The Nebrodi mountains, central-northern Sicily, have long remained archeologically unexplored. This volume hopes to increase the knowledge of many aspects of this part of the island: the meeting between indigenous and Greek cultures, their coexistence, the types of settlement and the organization of cities, the trade and the local productions. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00

Country in the City: Agricultural Functions of Protohistoric Urban Settlements (Aegean and Western Mediterranean)

ed. Dominique Garcia et al.

This volume assembles contributions on the place of agricultural production in the context of the urbanization of Late Bronze and Early Iron Age Mediterranean, concentrating on the second-millennium Aegean and the protohistoric north-western Mediterranean. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00

Roman and Medieval Carlisle: The Northern Lanes, Excavations 1978-82. Volume One

John Zant et al.

This volume reports on major 1978–82 excavations in Carlisle’s Lanes, one of northern England’s largest urban archaeological projects. Focusing on the northern Lanes trenches, it presents evidence for pre‑Roman and Roman occupation uncovered during redevelopment of this densely built historic area. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00

Treinta años de Arqueología Medieval en España

ed. Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo

16 papers explore recent developments and core topics within academic Medieval Archaeology studies in Spain. Emergent and consolidated topics of the discipline are considered, including landscapes, cities, rural spaces, bio-archaeological records, archaeology of architectures, agrarian archaeology, post-Roman archaeology and more. READ MORE

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La ocupación cazadora-recolectora durante la transición Pleistoceno-Holoceno en el oeste de Rio Grande do Sul - Brasil: geoarqueología de los sitios en la formación sedimentaria Touro Passo

Viviane Pouey Vidal

This book presents the results obtained during geoarchaeological studies carried out in the locality of Touro Passo, Brazil. New chronologies obtained represent a scientific advance for the study of hunter-gatherer occupations during the Late Pleistocene-Early Holocene in the triple border of Brazil, Argentina and Uruguay. READ MORE

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Il complesso monumentale di Baitokaike (Hoson Sulaiman – Siria)

Tarek Ahmad

The architecture of the temple at Baitokaike shares the characteristics that are typical of the Phoenician region, especially during the imperial era. This study aims to deepen our knowledge, proposing new chronological phases of the site, starting from the time when it was an open cult place, through the architectural analysis of its buildings. READ MORE

Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00

Augustus: From Republic to Empire

ed. Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner et al.

Proceedings from the conference ‘AUGUSTUS. 23 September 63 BC – 19 August 14 AD – 2000 years of divinity’ held in Kakow, 2014. Papers deal with a variety of topics ranging from architecture, urban issues and painting to fine art represented by glyptics and numismatics. READ MORE

Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00

Living and Dying in Southwark 1587-1831

Louise Loe et al.

Excavation at Park Street uncovered 331 burials from Cure’s College Almshouse (1587–1831). Analysis reveals a predominantly working‑class population marked by poor living conditions, deprivation and high mortality, with origins ranging from local Londoners to continental migrants, offering rare insight into post‑medieval urban life. READ MORE

Hardback: £13.00

From Bridgehead to Brewery: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Archaeological Remains from Finzel's Reach, Bristol

Ben M. Ford et al.

This book reveals the long urban history of Finzel’s Reach, from Saxon defences and medieval Templar‑ and Hospitaller‑led development to later sugar refining and brewery use. Excavation, building survey and geoarchaeology uncover a dynamic landscape of reclamation, streets, tenements and industry at Bristol’s historic core. READ MORE

Hardback: £27.00

L’ artisanat dans les cites antiques de l’Algérie

Touatia Amraoui

This book is the first to examine the artisans of ancient North Africa as its core subject. Focusing on urban production in Algeria during Antiquity, this critical study brings together new documentation drawn up on the basis of field data and the consultation of archives from a long history of survey in Algeria and France. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

Arqueología urbana en el área central de la Ciudad de Córdoba, Argentina

Andrés D. Izeta et al.

Urban archeology in the central area of ​​the City of Cordoba, Argentina. Excavations at the corporate headquarters of the Bank of the Province of Córdoba (2014-2016). READ MORE

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‘Poedicvlorvm oppida’

Custode Silvio Fioriello

This volume reconstructs – for the first time, in an organic manner and in a global framework – the profile of the urban space of central Apulia, Italy in Roman times. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00

Medieval Urban Landscape in Northeastern Mesopotamia

Karel Nováček et al.

Investigates the sites which formed an urban network from 6th to 19th centuries in the region of northeastern Mesopotamia, bounded by the rivers Great Zāb, Little Zāb and Tigris. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00

From Blackfriars to Bankside: Medieval and Later Riverfront Archaeology Along the Route of Thameslink, Central London

Elizabteh Staford et al.

Geoarchaeological and excavation work for the Thameslink upgrade revealed Roman foreshore activity at the mouth of the Fleet, Saxon–post‑medieval alluvial sequences, and medieval to early modern riverfront structures at Blackfriars, including a 14th‑century friary wall and later wharfing tied to land reclamation. READ MORE

Hardback: £12.00

An Urban Geography of the Roman World, 100 BC to AD 300

J. W. Hanson

This book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sources and archaeological material to provide a new catalogue of cities, calculates new estimates of their areas and uses a range of population densities to estimate their populations. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

Archeologia dell’acqua a Gortina di Creta in età protobizantina

Elisabetta Giorgi

A study of the early Byzantine aqueduct of Gortyn (Crete). READ MORE

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New Frontier: The Origins And Development Of West London

Richard Brown et al.

This book uncovers the archaeology and history of London’s West End through Crossrail investigations, revealing Ice Age remains, lost rivers, and the transformation of farmland into Georgian squares and major transport hubs like Paddington, Bond Street and Tottenham Court Road. READ MORE

Paperback: £10.00

Athens from 1920 to 1940

Dimitris N. Karidis

During the short interwar period of the early 20th century, Athens entered into a process of meteoric urban transformation which gave her a unique place among European capital cities of the time. READ MORE

Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00

Tra Montaccianico e Firenze: gli Ubaldini e la città

ed. Alessandro Monti et al.

The central theme The Ubaldini and the City is the classic confrontation between feudal society and a resurgent urban form as the central instrument of organisation of European society, which is crucial to the origins of Europe as we know it today. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00

Archaeology at the Waterfront 1: Investigating Liverpools Historic Docks

Richard Gregory et al.

This volume presents major excavations along Liverpool’s historic waterfront, revealing extensive 18th–19th‑century dock construction, land reclamation, and waterfront activity. Combined with historical research, the findings illuminate Liverpool’s rise, commercial peak, decline, and the enduring significance of its maritime landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

Under the Oracle

Ben M. Ford et al.

Excavations for the Oracle development in Reading uncovered 11th–12th‑century minster buildings, a large medieval cookshop, tanning pits, craftworking areas, and major mill complexes with well‑preserved machinery. Finds ranged from medieval pottery and leatherwork to Reading’s largest clay‑pipe assemblage. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Archaeology in Bath: Excavations at the New Royal Baths (The Spa), and Bellott's Hospital 1998-1999

Peter Davenport et al.

Excavations near Bath’s Hot Bath spring revealed Mesolithic activity, an Iron Age votive coin, and major Roman redevelopment creating a religious–leisure complex with rich offerings. Later levels were heavily truncated, but Roman buildings, a blacksmith’s workshop, and medieval pits survived, tracing occupation into the Georgian spa era. READ MORE

Hardback: £9.99

Rediscovering Bradford

Ian Miller

This volume presents papers on managing World Heritage Sites, highlighting megalithic landscapes in Wiltshire and Malta, plus studies on education, cultural landscapes and a Neolithic site in China. Themes include UNESCO’s role, research-led management, and the importance of partnership and community involvement. READ MORE

Paperback: £5.00

The Carlisle Millennium Project: Excavations in Carlisle 1998-2001. Volume 1

John Zant

This volume reports on the 1998–2001 excavations south of Carlisle Castle, conducted ahead of the Millennium Project. Five trenches and prior geophysical surveys revealed remains from the Roman fort and medieval castle’s outer ward, in an area expected to include the ditch dividing castle and city. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

'In the Vaults Beneath': Archaeological Recording at St George's Church, Bloomsbury

Ceridwen Boston et al.

Restoration work at St George’s, Bloomsbury uncovered 871 lead‑lined coffins, mostly named, offering exceptional insight into an affluent post‑medieval population. Osteological and documentary analysis revealed disease patterns, early dental treatments, and challenged assumptions about burial practices. READ MORE

Paperback: £12.99

Excavations in Broad Street, Reading

Andrew Norton et al.

Excavations at 90–93 and 7–8 Broad Street, Reading, uncovered Saxon‑period soils, medieval gravel pits and a 13th‑century bell‑mould pit, plus rich faunal and pottery assemblages. Later remains included a 16th–17th‑century tavern with cess pit and cellar, revealing high‑status consumption and craft activity. READ MORE

Paperback: £15.00

From Studium to Station: Rewley Abbey and Rewley Road Station, Oxford

Julian Munby et al.

This report synthesises over 40 years of excavation, building survey and research at Rewley Abbey, a 13th‑century Cistercian chantry‑turned‑studium that became one of Oxford’s earliest colleges. It also documents the later 1851 railway station on the site, modelled on the Crystal Palace. READ MORE

Paperback: £7.50

Green Park (Reading Business Park): Phase 2 Excavations 1995

Adam Brossler et al.

Excavations at Reading Business Park revealed Neolithic pits and a segmented ring ditch, middle–late Bronze Age cremations, field systems and a settlement with roundhouses, plus a large burnt mound. Finds show continuity in pottery traditions and evidence of shifting occupation into the medieval period. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.99

Excavation of the Medieval Waterfront at King Stable, Eton, Berkshire

Paul Blinkhorn et al.

A 1997 excavation at King Stable Street, Eton, revealed a riverside working area serving properties near Windsor Bridge from the 12th century onward, with successive timber revetments stabilising the bank and light craft/industrial use until an 18th‑century malthouse was built. READ MORE

Paperback: £4.95

Asthall, Oxfordshire

P. M. Booth

Excavations at Asthall ahead of pipeline works revealed Akeman Street and a sequence of timber and stone buildings fronting it, dating from the mid‑1st to 4th centuries AD. Evidence of ironworking and a small late Roman cemetery near the settlement edge helps characterise the town’s development and economy. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

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