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Las relaciones comerciales marítimas entre Andalucía occidental y el Mediterráneo central en el II milenio a.C.
Mercedes de Caso Bernal
This volume reflects on the unique status of the Western Mediterranean in the Bronze Age, considering the independence of its development and the existence of an indigenous maritime trade. READ MORE
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Archaeology: What It Is, Where It Is, and How to Do It
Paul Wilkinson
A practical introduction covering all core aspects of archaeology, this book is perfect for anyone looking to get involved in archaeology on a professional level or as a volunteer, or simply wanting an overview of the discipline. Aerial and ground survey, excavation and fieldwork, recording methods, soil sampling and small finds are all discussed. READ MORE
Paperback: £15.00 | eBook: £9.99
Digging into the Dark Ages
ed. Howard Williams et al.
What does the ‘Dark Ages’ mean in contemporary society? Tackling public engagements through archaeological fieldwork, heritage sites and museums, fictional portrayals and art, and increasingly via a broad range of digital media, this is the first-ever dedicated collection exploring the public archaeology of the Early Middle Ages. READ MORE
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Anthropomorphic Images in Rock Art Paintings and Rock Carvings
ed. Terence Meaden et al.
In rock art, humanlike images appear widely throughout the ages. The artworks discussed in this book range from paintings, engravings or scratchings on cave walls and rock shelters, images pecked into rocky surfaces or upon standing stones, and major sacred sites, in which exists the possibility of recovering the meanings intended by the artists. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom Egypt
Joanne Backhouse
This work examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scènes de Gynécées’. This publication represents the first systematic study of this material, and it brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united contextually, thematically and stylistically. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Pottery of Manqabad
Ilaria Incordino
This book presents a catalogue of selected pottery from the monastic site of Manqabad (Asyut, Egypt) as part of of an ongoing study and conservation project at the University of Naples. The typologies identified include the most relevant Byzantine classes and a particular link with production from the Middle Egypt region. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene
Eduardo Williams
This volume presents a long-overdue synthesis and update on West Mexican archaeology. Ancient West Mexico has often been portrayed as a ‘marginal’ or ‘underdeveloped’ area of Mesoamerica. This book shows that the opposite is true and that it played a critical role in the cultural and historical development of the Mesoamerican ecumene. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Landscapes of Human Evolution
ed. James Cole et al.
Fourteen papers are presented here in honour of John Gowlett. John has a wide range of research interests primarily focused on the human genus Homo and is a world leader in understanding the cognitive and behavioural preconditions necessary for the emergence of complex behaviours such as language and art. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Wonders Lost and Found: A Celebration of the Archaeological Work of Professor Michael Vickers
ed. Nicholas Sekunda
Twenty-one contributions, written by friends and colleagues, reflect the wide interests of Professor Michael Vickers; from the Aegean Bronze Age to the use made of archaeology by dictators in the modern age. Seven contributions relate to Georgia, where the Professor has worked most recently, and made his home. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Weaving in Stones: Garments and Their Accessories in the Mosaic Art of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity
Aliza Steinberg
This book, copiously illustrated throughout, studies the garments and their accessories worn by some 245 figures represented on approximately 41 mosaic floors (some only partially preserved) that once decorated both public and private structures within the historical-geographical area of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Bridge of Civilizations: The Near East and Europe c. 1100–1300
ed. Peter Edbury et al.
This volume considers the links and contrasts between Europe and the areas around the eastern Mediterranean that were visited and occupied by western crusaders and settlers in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, giving special attention to the evidence provided by archaeology and material culture, as well as historical sources. READ MORE
Hardback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Bar Locks and Early Church Security in the British Isles
John F. Potter
This book examines the evidence for the measures taken to make church buildings secure or defensible from their earliest times until the later medieval period. In particular it examines the phenomenon of ‘bar locks’ which the author identifies in many different contexts throughout England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland. READ MORE
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Les pratiques funéraires en Pannonie de l’époque augustéenne à la fin du 3e siècle
András Márton
This work aims to give an overview of Roman burial practices in Pannonia during the Early Roman period through the study of tomb structure, the selection and treatment of grave goods and analysis of human remains. It proposes a synthesis of the published finds to serve as a base for future research in the region. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00
Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient Greece
ed. Nikolas Dimakis et al.
This volume brings together early career scholars working on funerary customs in Greece from the Early Iron Age to the Roman period. Papers present various thematic and interdisciplinary analysis in which funerary contexts provide insights on individuals, social groups and communities. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Roman and Late Antique Wine Production in the Eastern Mediterranean
Emlyn K. Dodd
Wine was an ever-present commodity that permeated the Mediterranean throughout antiquity. This book analyses the viticulture of two settlements, Antiochia ad Cragum and Delos, using results stemming from surface survey and excavation to assess their potential integration within the now well-known agricultural boom of the 5th-7th centuries AD. READ MORE
Paperback: £36.00 | eBook: £16.00
Sources of Han Décor: Foreign Influence on the Han Dynasty Chinese Iconography of Paradise (206 BC-AD 220)
Sophia-Karin Psarras
Using archaeological data to examine the development of Han dynasty Chinese art (206 BC-AD 220), this book focusses on the iconography of paradise. Influence from the Chinese Bronze Age is discussed along with a surprisingly profound debt to Greece, the Near East and the steppe. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Great Cloister: A Lost Canterbury Tale
Paul A. Fox et al.
A new study of the heraldry, genealogy and history of the Canterbury Cathedral cloister, this book is the first comprehensive study of this monument ever undertaken. It provides a detailed chronology and details on the 856 heraldic shields, badges and devices, representing some 365 families, principalities, religious foundations and individuals. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
What Difference Does Time Make? Papers from the Ancient and Islamic Middle East and China in Honor of the 100th Anniversary of the Midwest Branch of the American Oriental Society
ed. JoAnn Scurlock et al.
Proceedings of a conference held at St. Mary’s University in Notre Dame, Indiana (2017), this volume presents a wide-ranging exploration of Time as experienced and contemplated. Included are offerings on ancient Mesopotamian archaeology, literature and religion, Biblical texts and archaeology, Chinese literature and philosophy, and Islamic law. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture Volume 4 2019
ed. Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom et al.
Paperback: £50.00
Digging Up Jericho
ed. Rachel Thyrza Sparks et al.
21 papers present a holistic perspective on the research and public value of the site of Jericho – an iconic site with a long and impressive history stretching from the Epipalaeolithic to the present day. Covering all aspects of archaeological work from past to present and beyond, they re-evaluate and assess the legacy of this important site. READ MORE
Paperback: £54.00 | 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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Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit II: Coin Finds 2012–2016 / Late Roman and Early Islamic Pottery from Kom al-Ahmer
Michele Asolati et al.
This volume presents over 1070 coins (ca. 310 BC–AD 641) and 1320 examples of Late Roman and Early Islamic pottery. Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit emerge as centers of an exchange network involving large-scale trade of raw materials to and from the central and eastern Mediterranean. READ MORE
Hardback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
La naissance des cités-royaumes cypriotes
Thierry Petit
This book analyses the causes, characteristics and chronology behind the emergence of Iron Age Cypriot city-kingdoms. It suggests the received autochthonous theory is not supported by archaeological or textual evidence, and posits a more nuanced variant of the Phoenician theory, placing Cyprus as a relay point between the Levant and Aegean worlds. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit I: Excavations in the Metelite Nome, Egypt
Mohamed Kenawi
This volume presents the results of the Italian archaeological mission at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit, Beheira, Egypt between 2012 and 2016. It provides details of the survey and excavation results of the different occupation phases, which range from the Late Dynastic to the Early Islamic period. READ MORE
Hardback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
Cutacre: Excavating a Prehistoric, Medieval, and Post-Medieval Landscape
Richard Gregory
Excavations at Cutacre uncovered early prehistoric finds, a Middle Bronze Age settlement, medieval iron‑smelting, and a 17th‑century great hall and farmstead. The project stands out for its use of modern scientific techniques that greatly enhanced understanding of the site’s archaeology. READ MORE
Paperback: £5.00
Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 4 2019
John Bintliff
The fourth volume of the Journal of Greek Archaeology (JGA) is rich and varied in content. Geographically the articles range from Sicily via Greece to Anatolia and the Near East, while chronologically they extend from the Bronze Age to the Ottoman era. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00
Invisible Archaeologies: Hidden Aspects of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt and Nubia
ed. Loretta Kilroe
The eight papers presented here stem from a conference held in Oxford in 2017 which brought together international early-career researchers applying novel archaeological and anthropological methods to ‘overlooked’ subjects in ancient Egypt and Nubia. The diverse topics covered include women, prisoners, entangled communities and funerary displays. READ MORE
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Imágenes y Paisajes: El Arte Rupestre del Noreste de Catamarca, Argentina
Eva Amanda Calomino
Northeast of Catamarca, Argentina, there is a set of shelters and caves located in the rainforest with rock art with virtually no background. This book presents a study and systematic analysis of the plastic-thematic-compositional repertoire of the rock art sites of ‘Los Algarrobales’ and their spatial and temporal distribution. READ MORE
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Public Archaeology: Arts of Engagement
ed. Howard Williams et al.
This collection, stemming from the 2nd University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference 'Archaeo-Engage: Engaging Communities in Archaeology' (April 2017), provides original perspectives on public archaeology’s current practices and future potentials focusing on art/archaeological media, strategies and subjects. READ MORE
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Egypt in Croatia: Croatian Fascination with Ancient Egypt from Antiquity to Modern Times
ed. Mladen Tomorad
Elements from Ancient Egypt have been present in Croatia ever since Antiquity. 'Egypt in Croatia' considers artefacts discovered in present-day Croatia, 16th-20th century travellers, Egyptian collections and early collectors (1820s-1950s), the development of Egyptology as a field of study as well as the various elements of ‘Egyptomania’. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Scambi e commerci in area vesuviana
ed. Darío Bernal-Casasola et al.
This monograph includes the study of nearly 500 amphorae recovered during the pioneering stratigraphic excavations carried out in 1980-1981 at the Forum of Pompeii. The work represents the first Pompeian monograph dedicated exclusively to the amphoric evidence discovered at the city buried by the eruption of Vesuvius. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Imágenes, lengua y creencias en Lusitania romana
ed. Jorge Tomás García et al.
The papers in this volume consider the visual, linguistic and religious culture of the Roman province of Lusitania (modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and part of western Spain). READ MORE
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From Hispalis to Ishbiliyya: The Ancient Port of Seville, from the Roman Empire to the End of the Islamic Period (45 BC - AD 1248)
ed. Carlos Cabrera Tejedor
This monograph focuses on the history and development of the topography, layout, and facilities of the ancient port of Seville, located in the lower Guadalquivir River Basin, between the 1st century BC and the 13th century AD. Until now, despite its commercial importance, little has been known about the port’s exact position, layout and facilities. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Living with Heritage: The Case of Tsodilo World Heritage Site and Neighbouring Localities
Stella Basinyi
In 2008 several heritage sites in Botswana were opened for tourism in addition to the Tsodilo World Heritage Site. Insufficient research was undertaken to understand how local communities and local cultures respond to these ventures. This study presents an overview of community transformation and responses to heritage sites as globalised platforms. 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
Les restes humains badegouliens de la Grotte du Placard
Bruno Boulestin et al.
This book presents a detailed study of the Badegoulian human remains from Placard, a major Upper Palaeolithic site in France. Despite the antiquity of the discovery, the remains still constitute a unique assemblage that contributes greatly to our knowledge of the behaviours of hunter-gatherer populations in European prehistory. READ MORE
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Mobile Peoples – Permanent Places: Nomadic Landscapes and Stone Architecture from the Hellenistic to Early Islamic Periods in North-Eastern Jordan
Harmen O. Huigens
This study explores the relationship between nomadic communities in the Black Desert of north-eastern Jordan (c. 300 BC and 900 AD) and the landscapes they inhabited and extensively modified. This book focuses on the architectural features created in the landscape some 2000 years ago which were used and revisited on multiple occasions. READ MORE
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Early Medieval Settlement in Upland Perthshire: Excavations at Lair, Glen Shee 2012-17
David Strachan et al.
Excavation of seven turf buildings at Lair in Glen Shee confirms the introduction of Pitcarmick buildings to the hills of north-east Perth and Kinross in the early 7th century AD. Clusters of these at Lair, and elsewhere in the hills, are interpreted as integrated, spatially organised farm complexes comprising byre-houses and outbuildings. READ MORE
Hardback: £29.00 | Open Access
Arab Settlements: Tribal structures and spatial organizations in the Middle East between Hellenistic and Early Islamic periods
Nicolò Pini
How can the built environment help in the understanding of social and economic changes involving ancient local communities? Arab Settlements aims to shed light on the degree to which economic and political changes affected social and identity patterns in the regional context from the Nabatean through to the Umayyad and Abbasid periods. READ MORE
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The Beau Street, Bath Hoard
ed. Verity Anthony et al.
The remarkable discovery of the Beau Street Hoard captured the public imagination and became the focus for a major scientific investigation and a significant learning and public engagement programme. This book provides a thorough and complete publication and analysis of the hoard, which is one of the largest yet found in a Roman town in Britain. READ MORE
Hardback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
KOINON II, 2019
Nicholas J. Molinari
KOINON includes papers concerning iconography, die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, translations of excerpts from antiquarian works, specialized bibliographies, corpora of rare varieties and types, ethical questions on laws and collecting, book reviews, and more. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £20.00
Pottery from Roman Malta
Maxine Anastasi et al.
A comprehensive study of Maltese pottery forms from key stratified deposits spanning the 1st century BC to mid-4th century AD. Ceramic material is analysed and quantified in a bid to understand Maltese pottery production during the Roman period, and trace the type and volume of ceramic-borne goods that were circulating the central Mediterranean. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Architectures of Fire: Processes, Space and Agency in Pyrotechnologies
ed. Dragoş Gheorghiu
Papers presented here originate from a session held during the 2015 Annual Meeting of the European Association of Archaeologists (Glasgow). The contributors attempt to present the entanglement between the physical phenomenon of fire, the pyro-technological instrument that it is, its material supports, and the human being. READ MORE
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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
Why Did Ancient States Collapse?
Malcolm Levitt
Rooted in agriculture, sedentism and population growth, ancient states were fragile and prone to collapse. There is an ongoing debate about the importance, nature and even existence of state-wide collapse. This book investigates why ancient states collapsed and examines to what extent inequality contributed to their downfall. READ MORE
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Experimental Archaeology: Making, Understanding, Story-telling
ed. Christina Souyoudzoglou-Haywood et al.
In this book, based on the proceedings of a two-day workshop on experimental archaeology at the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens in 2017, scholars, artists and craftspeople explore how people in the past made things, used and discarded them, from prehistory to the Middle Ages. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Maritime-Related Cults in the Coastal Cities of Philistia during the Roman Period
Simona Rodan
This study questions the origins and traditions of the cultic rites practised during Roman times in ‘Peleshet’ (Philistia), located along the southern shores of the Land of Israel. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Ovoid Amphorae in the Central and Western Mediterranean
ed. Enrique García Vargas et al.
Based on the proceedings of a workshop held at Seville University in 2015, this book looks at several series of amphorae created in the Late Republican Roman period, sharing a generally ovoid shape in their bodies – a group of material which, until now, has rarely been studied. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Archaeology of Medieval Villages Currently Inhabited in Europe
ed. Jesús Fernández Fernández et al.
Archaeological interventions in European rural settlements have largely focussed on villages abandoned during the last millennium. Most hamlets and villages of medieval origin remain inhabited, however, and excavations have been scarce. This book details excavations of inhabited sites in the UK, the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia and Spain. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Listening to the Stones: Essays on Architecture and Function in Ancient Greek Sanctuaries in Honour of Richard Alan Tomlinson
ed. Elena C. Partida et al.
This book presents a range of topics, conveying the broad scope of Richard Tomlinson’s archaeological quests and echoing his own research methodologies; it is is a token of appreciation for a British professor of archaeology, who spread knowledge of the Greek civilization, manifesting the brilliant spirit of the versatile ancient Greek builders. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Geophysical Phenomena and the Alexandrian Littoral
Niki Evelpidou et al.
This book presents the geomorphology and recent geoarchaeological history of Alexandria which has been repeatedly struck by natural disasters. The Coastal area offers archaeological evidence (burial sites, quarry activities and ancient building remnants), as well as geomorphological features, all revealing a complex evolution of the coastal zone. READ MORE
Hardback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
La parure en callaïs du Néolithique européen
ed. Guirec Querré et al.
Callaïs refers to the green stones from which the remarkable ornaments discovered in several Neolithic sites in Western Europe are made. This volume brings together the contributions of the best European specialists in callaïs, variscite and turquoise, who spoke at a symposium on this ancient gemstone held in April 2015 in Carnac. READ MORE
Hardback: £130.00 | Open Access
The Lost Abbey of Eynsham
Steve Parrinder
Eynsham was one of the few religious foundations in England in continuous use from the late Saxon period to the Dissolution. This book aims to rescue this important abbey from obscurity by summarising its history and examining its material remains, most of which have never been published before. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Glass, Wax and Metal: Lighting Technologies in Late Antique, Byzantine and Medieval Times
ed. Ioannis Motsianos et al.
This volume provides an extensive look at the technological development of lighting and lighting devices during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages in Western Europe and Byzantium. 29 papers are gathered from two International Lychnological Association (ILA) Round Tables held in Olten, Switzerland (2007) and Thessaloniki, Greece (2011). READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Yellow Beach 2 after 75 Years
Boyd Dixon et al.
On June 15, 1944, Afetna Point was called ‘Yellow Beach 2’ by the U.S. Marines and Army infantry braving Japanese resistance to establish a beachhead before capturing As Lito airfield in the following days. After 75 years, this book presents archaeological evidence, archival records, and respected elders’ accounts from WWII. READ MORE
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Tracing Pottery-Making Recipes in the Prehistoric Balkans 6th–4th Millennia BC
ed. Silvia Amicone et al.
Balkan ceramic studies is an emerging field within archaeology. This book brings together diverse studies by leading researchers and upcoming scholars, capturing the variety of current archaeological, ethnographic, experimental and scientific studies on Balkan ceramic production, distribution and use. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Hillforts: Britain, Ireland and the Nearer Continent
ed. Gary Lock et al.
The Atlas of Hillforts of Britain and Ireland project (2012-2016) compiled a massive database on hillforts by a team drawn from the Universities of Oxford, Edinburgh and Cork. This volume outlines the history of the project, offers preliminary assessments of the online digital Atlas and presents initial research studies using Atlas data. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Stamps on Terra Sigillata Found in Excavations of the Theatre of Aptera
Martha W. Baldwin Bowsky
Aptera yields more stamped fragments of terra sigillata than any other Cretan city, including Knossos. This book presents stamped fragments of Italian and eastern sigillata found in excavations of the Theatre of Aptera and examines Crete’s strategic position amid crossroads of transit and exchange as well as integration into the Roman economy. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Buckley Potteries: Recent Research and Excavation
Nigel Jones
A regional pottery industry flourished in Buckley, Flintshire, from the medieval period to the mid-20th century. This book, based on recent research and excavations, identifies over 30 production sites. It considers the factors that influenced siting and development, how it changed through time and the reasons for its eventual demise. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa
Caroline K. Mackenzie
Richly illustrated and clearly written, Culture and Society at Lullingstone Roman Villa articulates a thoughtful and original approach to this remarkable site. It presents extensive scholarly research in an accessible manner and is recommended reading for academics and enthusiasts alike. READ MORE
Paperback: £14.99 | eBook: £9.99
Aleksei P. Okladnikov: The Great Explorer of the Past. Volume I
Aleksander K. Konopatskii et al.
Aleksei P. Okladnikov (1908–1981), a prominent Russian archaeologist, spent more than 50 years studying prehistoric sites in various parts of the Soviet Union – in Siberia, Central Asia and Mongolia. This biography will appeal to archaeologists, historians, and anyone interested in the history of the humanities in the twentieth century. READ MORE
Paperback: £24.99 | eBook: £16.00
The Megaliths of Vera Island in the Southern Urals
Stanislav Grigoriev et al.
The largest and brightest megalithic complex in Russia’s Ural Mountains is located on Vera Island, represented by three chambered megaliths and sanctuaries of the Eneolithic period (mid-4th - 3rd millennium BC). The oldest samples of stone sculpture in the Urals have been revealed within this complex. READ MORE
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The First Peoples of Oman: Palaeolithic Archaeology of the Nejd Plateau
Jeffrey I. Rose et al.
The archaeological evidence presented in this work encompasses the cultural remains of over a million years of successive human occupation of Nejd Plateau, Dhofar, from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Late Palaeolithic. This volumes suggests a fundamental reconsideration of the role of Southern Arabia in the origin and dispersal of our species. READ MORE
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Messages from the Past: Rock Art of Al-Hajar Mountains
Angelo E. Fossati
Angelo E. Fossati takes the reader on an in-depth journey into the various themes present in the rock art of Oman, offering theories on the chronology and interpretation, while exploring the landscape setting of the decorated panels. Highly illustrated throughout, beautiful photographs and scientific tracings of the rock art accompany the text. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Par la bêche et le stylet! Cultures et sociétés syro-mésopotamiennes
ed. Philippe Abrahami et al.
25 papers written by colleagues, friends and former students pay tribute to the career of Professor Olivier Rouault who has conducted extensive research in the fields of both Assyriology and Ancient Near Eastern archaeology. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
El Mesolítico en Cantabria centro-oriental
Mercedes Pérez Bartolomé
This book explores the Mesolithic period in the central-eastern area of Cantabria (Spain) as a manifestation of sociocultural evolution and change of the societies that lived in the area between the ninth and sixth millennia cal BC, until the introduction of farming. READ MORE
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Conflict Landscapes: An Archaeology of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War
Salvatore Garfi
This volume is an archaeological exploration of the conflict landscapes encountered by volunteers of the International Brigades in the Spanish Civil War (1936-39). This research draws, not only on the techniques of landscape archaeology, but also on the writings of international volunteers in Spain – in particular, George Orwell. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Objects of the Past in the Past: Investigating the Significance of Earlier Artefacts in Later Contexts
ed. Matthew G. Knight et al.
How did past communities view, understand and communicate their pasts? And how can we, as archaeologists, understand this? This volume brings together a range of case studies in which objects of the past were encountered and reappropriated. READ MORE
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The Ancient Egyptian Book of the Moon: Coffin Texts Spells 154–160
Gyula Priskin
This book proposes that Coffin Texts spells 154–160, recorded at the beginning of the 2nd millennium BCE, form the oldest composition about the moon in ancient Egypt and, indeed, the world. Based on a new translation, the detailed analysis of these spells reveals that they provide a chronologically ordered account of the phenomena of a lunar month. READ MORE
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Porti e approdi fluviali in Italia peninsulare: dall’età romana all’anno mille
Alessandro Luciano
This book analyses the Roman and early medieval ports of Italy and the building techniques used in their structures; it displays the elements of continuity and discontinuity revealed during these centuries. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
A Painted Ridge: Rock art and performance in the Maclear District, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
David Mendel Witelson
This book explores a suite of spatially close San (Bushmen) rock painting sites in the Maclear District of South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province. As a suite, the sites are remarkable because, despite their proximity to each other, they share patterns of similarity and simultaneous difference. READ MORE
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The Maryport Roman Settlement Project
John Zant
This volume reports on 2013–14 training excavations at the Roman fort’s extramural settlement in Maryport. Work on one building plot revealed timber strip buildings, road surfaces, and occupation beginning in the late Hadrianic period, offering new insight into the layout and development of the settlement. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00
The Tekenu and Ancient Egyptian Funerary Ritual
Glennise West
Attested from the Fifth Dynasty until, and including, the Saite Period, the Tekenu is a puzzling icon depicted within funerary scenes in the tombs of some ancient Egyptian nobles. In this work four distinct types of Tekenu are identified and classified and then a Corpus Catalogue is formed. READ MORE
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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
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Journeys Erased by Time: The Rediscovered Footprints of Travellers in Egypt and the Near East
ed. Neil Cooke
Early travellers in Egypt and the Near East made great contributions to our historical and geographical knowledge and gave us a better understanding of the different peoples, languages and religions of the region. Travellers in this volume are a mixture of rich and poor, bravely adventuring into the unknown, not knowing if would ever return home. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | 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
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Rus Africum IV: La fattoria Bizantina di Aïn Wassel, Africa Proconsularis (Alto Tell, Tunisia)
ed. Mariette de Vos Raaijmakers et al.
Aïn Wassel is the only rural site of Africa Proconsularis which has been excavated using the stratigraphic method and the detailed results are published in this volume thanks to an archaeological field survey of the surrounding rural region. READ MORE
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Brass from the Past
Vanda Morton
Brass from the Past follows the evolution of brass from its earliest forms around 2500 BC through to industrialised production in the eighteenth century, telling the story in the context of the people, economies, cultures, trade and technologies that have themselves defined the alloy and its spread around the world. READ MORE
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Ceramics in Transition: Production and Exchange of Late Byzantine-Early Islamic Pottery in Southern Transjordan and the Negev
Elisabeth Holmqvist
This book focuses on the utilitarian ceramic traditions during the socio-political transition from the late Byzantine into the early Islamic Umayyad and ‘Abbasid periods, in southern Transjordan and the Negev. Production clusters, manufacturing techniques, distribution patterns, and material links between communities are analysed. READ MORE
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La raccolta e la distribuzione dell’acqua a Ventotene in età romana
Giovanni Maria De Rossi
This volume, written by the Director of the Historical-Archaeological museum at Ventotene island, is divided into two parts: the first examines the topographical and technical problem of the water supply on the island, which essentially has no springs; the second analyses the individual components of the water supply system built by the Romans. READ MORE
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El sol, símbolo de continuidad y permanencia: un estudio multidisciplinar sobre la figura soliforme en el arte esquemático de la Provincia de Cádiz
Mercedes Versaci
The purpose of this study is to analyze the soliform figures in schematic cave paintings in the area of Laguna de la Janda and Campo de Gibraltar (Cadiz). Technological, typological, stylistic, semiotic, astronomical, anthropological and landscape aspects of the cave paintings are considered. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | Open Access
La defensa de la ciudad de Valencia 1936-1939
José Peinado Cucarella
This publication presents the defense of the city of Valencia during the years 1936-1939 under two premises; whether Valencia was strategically bombed and which were the targets. The second premise is whether the city was efficiently organized to protect its civilians. READ MORE
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The Middle Stone Age of Nigeria in its West African Context
Philip Allsworth-Jones
A fully up-to-date account of the evidence relating to the Middle Stone Age in Nigeria and the other countries of West Africa, based upon the author’s own fieldwork and extensive personal knowledge of the region and its archaeology. READ MORE
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Current Research in Egyptology 2018
ed. Marie Peterková Hlouchová et al.
Current Research in Egyptology 2018 is a collection of papers and posters presented at the nineteenth symposium of the prestigious international student conference, held at the Faculty of Arts, Charles University in Prague on 25th–28th June 2018. READ MORE
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The Secret Life of Memorials: Through the Memory Lens of the Australian South Sea Islanders
Julie Mitchell
Focussing on the Australian South Sea Islander minority community this volume employs a variety of theoretical arguments in order to contribute a new method for comprehending the many interleaving aspects of memory spaces, and should be of interest to heritage professionals, local councils and governing bodies, and members of the general public. READ MORE
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Archéologie de la Bible hébraïque
Christophe Lemardelé
This volume presents an archaeological exploration of the Hebrew Bible. It examines the notion of “The Bible”, not as a controlled theological and historiographical project but as the empirical arrangement of heterogeneous texts linked together by an evolving religious ideology. READ MORE
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The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Text and Archaeology
Justin L. Kelley
This book studies the archaeological record of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, surveying past excavations as well as recent research carried out within the church over the past three decades. An archaeological survey provides historical context for the second part of the book—a collection of primary sources pertinent to the history of the church. READ MORE
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Hadrian’s Wall: A study in archaeological exploration and interpretation
David J. Breeze
Based on the annual Rhind Lectures delivered in May 2019, David J. Breeze presents six papers on Hadrian’s Wall. He first considers the historiographical background before examining specific aspects: its purpose and operation; its later history; and life on and around the Wall. Finally, he considers the Wall today and some aspects of its future. READ MORE
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‘Isaac went out to the field’: Studies in Archaeology and Ancient Cultures in Honor of Isaac Gilead
ed. Haim Goldfus et al.
‘Isaac went out to the field (Genesis 24:63)’ presents 28 articles honouring Professor Isaac Gilead on his 71st birthday. Papers on prehistoric and proto-historic archaeology reflect the focus of the honoree’s teaching and research, while other subjects including Biblical and Near Eastern studies explore Gilead’s other areas of interest. READ MORE
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Magan – The Land of Copper
Claudio Giardino
This volume describes the geography and environments of Oman, its rich copper ore deposits and the ancient mining and smelting techniques, and it also includes an overview of the physical properties of the different metals exploited in antiquity and of the analytical techniques used in archaeometallurgy. READ MORE
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Taming the Great Desert: Adam in the Prehistory of Oman
Guillaume Gernez et al.
This is the first monograph to present research at the Adam oasis, located at the margins of the Rub Al-Khali desert, Oman. Major periods are described, with evidence of Palaeolithic occupation, Neolithic settlements, Early and Middle Bronze Age necropolises, and Iron Age ritual sites. An ethnographic study of traditional water sharing is included. READ MORE
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Anglo-Saxon Crops and Weeds: A Case Study in Quantitative Archaeobotany
Mark McKerracher
Farming practices underwent momentous transformations in the Mid Saxon period, between the 7th and 9th centuries AD. This study applies a standardised set of repeatable quantitative analyses to the charred remains of Anglo-Saxon crops and weeds, to shed light on crucial developments in crop husbandry between the 7th and 9th centuries. READ MORE
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NVMINA MAGNA: Roma e il culto dei Grandi Dei di Samotracia
Emiliano Cruccas
This volume underlines the main aspects of the cult of the Great Gods of Samothrace in light of the influences of Roman cultural and mythological substratum. READ MORE
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Early Neolithic, Iron Age and Roman settlement at Monksmoor Farm, Daventry, Northamptonshire
Tracy Preece
MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) has undertaken archaeological work at Monksmoor Farm on the north-eastern edge of Daventry in six different areas. Finds presented here include two early Neolithic pits, a middle Iron Age settlement and two late Iron Age settlements. READ MORE
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Excavation of Later Prehistoric and Roman Sites along the Route of the Newquay Strategic Road Corridor, Cornwall
Andy M. Jones
This volume presents the results of archaeological investigations on the Newquay Strategic Road and goes on to discuss the complexity of the archaeology, review the evidence for ‘special’ deposits and explore evidence for the deliberate closure of buildings especially in later prehistoric and Roman period Cornwall. READ MORE
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Atlas of Ceramic Fabrics 2
Sara T. Levi et al.
‘Atlas of Ceramic Fabrics 2. Italy: Southern Tyrrhenian. Neolithic – Bronze Age’, the second in a series of atlases organized according to geographical areas, chronology and types of wares, presents and interprets the petrographic composition of pre and protohistoric pottery (6th-1st mill. BCE) found in the southwestern part of Italy. READ MORE
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RACTA 2018: Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tardantichità e Altomedioevo
ed. Chiara Cecalupo et al.
This volume presents the proceedings from RACTA (Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tardantichità e Altomedioevo). Hosted by Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia, Rome in February 2018, RACTA was the first international conference for PhD students of Christian Archaeology. READ MORE
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Over the Mountains and Far Away: Studies in Near Eastern history and archaeology presented to Mirjo Salvini on the occasion of his 80th birthday
ed. Pavel S. Avetisyan et al.
This volume is a tribute to the career of Professor Mirjo Salvini on the occasion his 80th birthday, composed of 62 papers written by his colleagues and students. The majority of contributions deal with research in the fields of Urartian and Hittite Studies, the topics that attracted Prof. Salvini most during his long and fruitful career. READ MORE
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Wari Women from Huarmey
Wiesław Więckowski et al.
Excavations at the Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site brought to light the first intact burial of female high-elite members of the Wari culture. This book presents the results of bioarchaeological analyses performed to date, and focuses on reconstructing the funeral rite and social status of the deceased. READ MORE
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Tentsmuir: Ten Thousand Years of Environmental History
Robert M. M. Crawford
Tentsmuir, north east Fife, has seen human activity for over 10,000 years. The area provides a natural refuge for a wide range of plants, resident and migrating birds, and an array of animal and insect life. This book investigates how plant and animal communities are constantly reacting to the environmental changes common to the region. READ MORE
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The Poole Iron Age Logboat
ed. Jessica Berry et al.
This book is the culmination of significant multi-disciplinary work carried out by a variety of specialists, from conservators to woodworking and boatbuilding experts, exploring the history of the Poole Iron Age logboat (today imposingly displayed in the entrance to Poole Museum in Dorset) and also its functionality – or lack of – as a vessel. READ MORE
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Europa Postmediaevalis 2018
ed. Gabriela Blažková et al.
This anthology is a collection of works from the Europa Postmediaevalis conference held in Prague in the spring of 2018. As the name of the conference suggests, the subject of interest is the Early Modern period (15th to 18th century) and the manner in which this relatively young discipline in the field of archaeology is approached in Europe. READ MORE
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Execution by Styrax in Ancient Thasos
Anagnostis P. Agelarakis
This essay presents a unique forensic / bioarchaeological investigation of the traumatised remains of an older male from Thasos, exploring the nature of the executing weapon reconstructed in bronze, the archaeometry on the trajectory and factors of speed and force at the deliverance of the deadly strike. READ MORE
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Torre Abbey, Devon
Deirdre Forde et al.
This monograph presents decades of archaeological, architectural and documentary research at Torre Abbey, tracing its development from a 12th‑century Premonstratensian monastery to a post‑Dissolution mansion. Excavations reveal church and cloister structures, medieval fabric, later adaptations and notable finds including tiles and stained glass. READ MORE
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Afetna Point, Saipan: Archaeological Investigations of a Latte Period Village and Historic Context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands
Boyd Dixon et al.
Archaeological investigations at the Chamorro village at Afetna Point on the southwest coast of Saipan yielded Latte Period burials, ceramics, stone and shell tools, microfossils from food remains, and charcoal from cooking features dating between A.D. 1450 and 1700. READ MORE
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Bridging Science and Heritage in the Balkans: Studies in Archaeometry and Cultural Heritage Restoration and Conservation
ed. Nona Palincas et al.
In a period when the study of archaeological remains is enriched through new methods derived from the natural sciences and when there is general agreement on the need for more investment in the study, restoration and conservation of the tangible cultural heritage, this book presents contributions to these fields from South-Eastern Europe. READ MORE
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Understanding Lithic Recycling at the Late Lower Palaeolithic Qesem Cave, Israel
Flavia Venditti
Qesem Cave (Israel) acts here as a case study to explore two important topics from the Middle Pleistocene: the practice of recycling old discarded flakes for the production of new objects by means of recycling, and the production of flakes and tools of small dimensions—topics that have not gained sufficient attention from the scientific community. READ MORE
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Essai bibliographique sur l’archéologie francophone de la Mésoamérique
Eric Taladoire
This bibliography of contributions in French to Mesoamerican studies aims to: assess the existing situation; provide the most complete list of references and draw attention to unknown contributions; evaluate the contribution of the most recent formations; insist upon the necessary confrontation of methods and points of view. READ MORE
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Aesthetics, Applications, Artistry and Anarchy: Essays in Prehistoric and Contemporary Art
ed. Jillian Huntley et al.
This volume, in honour of John Kay Clegg, consists of papers by rock art researchers from around the world on topics such as aesthetics, the application of statistical analyses, frontier conflict and layered symbolic meanings, the deliberate use of optical illusion, and the contemporary significance of ancient and street art. READ MORE
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TephroArchaeology in the North Pacific
ed. Gina L. Barnes et al.
‘TephroArchaeology’ (from the Japanese, kazanbai kōkogaku – lit. volcanic ash archaeology), refers to a sub-discipline of archaeology developed in Japan in the last few decades. This book brings into the English-speaking world tephroarchaeological investigations by archaeologists in Japan whose results are usually only accessible in Japanese. READ MORE
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Macedonia – Alexandria: Monumental Funerary Complexes of the Late Classical and Hellenistic Age
Dorota Gorzelany
This book explores the influence of Macedonians and Greeks settling in Alexandria ad Aegyptum on the structural form of underground tombs, comparing in synthetic form the structural elements of the cist graves, chamber and rock-cut tombs of Macedonia with the Alexandrian hypogea, while taking into account geographical factors that conditioned them. READ MORE
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Funerary Archaeology and Changing Identities: Community Practices in Roman-Period Sardinia
Mauro Puddu
This book analyses in detail the funerary evidence from burial sites in southern and central Sardinia, proposing an alternative interpretation of the island and of other Roman Provinces in which local communities played an active and creative role in shaping back the Roman-world within the specific material and historical conditions they lived in. READ MORE
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The Geography of Gandhāran Art
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This second volume of the Gandhāra Connections project at Oxford University’s Classical Art Research Centre aims to pick apart the regional geography of Gandhāran art, presenting new discoveries at particular sites, textual evidence, and the challenges and opportunities of exploring Gandhāra’s artistic geography. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access
Glass and Glass Production in the Near East during the Iron Age
Katharina Schmidt
This book examines the history of glass in Iron Age Mesopotamia and neighbouring regions (1000–539 BCE). This is the first monograph to cover this region and period comprehensively and in detail and thus fills a significant gap in glass research. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | Open Access
Early Farming in Dalmatia
Andrew Moore et al.
This book investigates the expansion of farming from its centre of origin in western Asia through the Mediterranean into southern Europe. Focussing on Dalmatia, it addresses several key questions, including when and how farming reached the area, what was the nature of this new economy, and what was its impact on the local environment. READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00
Greek Art in Motion: Studies in honour of Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his 90th Birthday
ed. Rui Morais et al.
Over 50 papers, first presented at the international congress ‘Greek Art in Motion’ (Lisbon, 2017) in honour of Sir John Boardman’s 90th Birthday, are collected here under the following headings: Sculpture, Architecture, Terracotta & Metal, Greek Pottery, Coins, Greek History & Archaeology, Greeks Overseas, Reception & Collecting, Art & Myth. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00
Greco-Roman Cities at the Crossroads of Cultures: The 20th Anniversary of Polish-Egyptian Conservation Mission Marina el-Alamein
ed. Grażyna Bąkowska-Czerner et al.
Papers present research from different regions ranging from ancient Mauritania, through Africa, Egypt, Cyprus, Palestine, Syria, as well as sites in Crimea and Georgia. Topics include: topography, architecture, interiors and décor, religious syncretism, the importance of ancient texts, pottery studies and conservation. READ MORE
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De la provincia Celtiberia a la qūrā de Santabariyya: Arqueología de la Antigüedad tardía en la provincia de Cuenca (siglos V-VIII d.C.)
Rafael Barroso Cabrera
This volume presents a historical and archaeological study of the province of Cuenca in Late Antiquity. The study concludes with an examination of the archaeological collection from the province, which has been divided into three large groups: monumental sculpture and epigraphic items, ceramic productions and metalwork arts. READ MORE
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Dhofar Through the Ages
Lynne S. Newton et al.
Dhofar, the southern governorate of Oman, lies within a distinctive ecological zone due to the summer Southwest Monsoon. Archaeological surveys and excavations in the governorate, beginning in 1954, have brought to light Dhofar’s ancient past stretching back to the Lower Paleolithic ca. 1.5 my BP. READ MORE
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Tanbûr Long-Necked Lutes along the Silk Road and beyond
Hans de Zeeuw
This book is divided into two main parts: ‘The Tanbûr Tradition’ discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanbûrs; ‘The Tanbûr Family’ focusses on long-necked lutes as a family of musical instruments. After a short introduction, the construction, playing technique, and musical traditions are discussed. READ MORE
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Artistic Practices and Archaeological Research
ed. Dragoş Gheorghiu et al.
This volume – which has come about through a collaborative venture between Dragos Gheorghiu (archaeologist and professional visual artist) and Theodor Barth (anthropologist) – aims at expanding the field of archaeological research with an anthropological understanding of practices that include artistic methods. READ MORE
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Hellenistic Alexandria: Celebrating 24 Centuries – Papers presented at the conference held on December 13–15 2017 at Acropolis Museum, Athens
ed. Christos S. Zerefos et al.
This proceedings volume includes high-level dialogues and philosophical discussions between international experts on Hellenistic Alexandria. The goal was to celebrate the 24 centuries which have elapsed since its foundation and the beginning of the Library and the Museum of Alexandria. READ MORE
Hardback: £68.00 | Open Access
Archaic and Classical Harbours of the Greek World
Chiara Maria Mauro
A study of the archaeology and history of ancient harbours, with particular focus on the Greek world during the Archaic and Classical eras. It questions what locations were the most propitious for the installation of harbours; what kinds of harbour-works were built and for what purpose; and what harbour forms were documented. READ MORE
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Recommendations for best practices in data acquisition methods for natural and cultural heritage management of Moroccan coastal wetlands
ed. Athena Trakadas et al.
This book outlines the functional procedures for conducting scientific coastal marine surveys in the Moroccan context, discussing the requirements, methods, and practices of the four scientific fields that rely these types of shared data: hydrography, marine geology, marine biology and toxicology, and maritime archaeology and heritage management. READ MORE
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Arqueología funeraria y paleopatología de la población religiosa de Jerez en época moderna: una primera aproximación
Gonzalo Castro Moreno
The main objective of this book has been to open a line of research into the religious population of the city of Jerez de la Frontera, in southern Spain, during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries – the ‘Modern Age’ - which until now has not been thoroughly investigated. READ MORE
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‘Our Lincolnshire’: Exploring public engagement with heritage
Carenza Lewis et al.
This book presents the aims, methods and outcomes of an innovative wide-ranging exploration of public attitudes to heritage, conducted in 2015-16 across Lincolnshire, England’s second-largest county. As policy and practice evolve, this research will remain valuable as a snapshot in time of public engagement with heritage. READ MORE
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Bridging the Gap in Maritime Archaeology: Working with Professional and Public Communities
ed. Katy Bell
Proceedings of a conference session held at CIfA 2014. The session focused on ways in which it is possible to engage with a wider audience in the course of maritime archaeological work. Papers offer a series of case studies exhibiting best practice with regard to individual maritime projects and examples of outreach to local communities. READ MORE
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The Prehistoric Archaeology of the A477 St Clears to Red Roses Road Improvement Scheme 2012
Alistair Barber et al.
A Mesolithic site in the lower Tâf valley. Early Neolithic pits and a post-built structure at Cildywyll. Near St Clears the remains of an Early Bronze Age barrow, 38 burials (some urned) and pyre site, also a Middle Bronze Age drying oven. A Bronze Age burnt mound near Red Roses. READ MORE
Hardback: £19.95
Performing the Sacra: Priestly roles and their organisation in Roman Britain
Alessandra Esposito
This book addresses a range of cultural responses to the Roman conquest of Britain with regard to priestly roles. The approach is based on current theoretical trends focussing on dynamics of adaptation, multiculturalism and appropriation, and discarding a sharp distinction between local and Roman cults. READ MORE
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Taymā’ I: Archaeological Exploration, Palaeoenvironment, Cultural Contacts
ed. Arnulf Hausleiter et al.
This is the first of a series of books reporting on a Saudi-German archaeological project at Taymā’; the current archaeological exploration of the oasis is contextualised with previous and ongoing research within the region, while offering a first overview of the settlement history of the site, possibly starting more than 6000 years ago. READ MORE
Hardback: £65.00 | Open Access
Rethinking the Concept of ‘Healing Settlements’: Water, Cults, Constructions and Contexts in the Ancient World
ed. Maddalena Bassani et al.
This volume brings together papers dealing with therapeutic aspects connected to thermo-mineral sites both in Italy and in the Roman Provinces, as well as cultic issues surrounding health and healing. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Egitto, Iraq ed Etruria nelle fotografie di John Alfred Spranger
Stefano Anastasio et al.
This volume presents the 1930s archaeological photo-albums of John Alfred Spranger (1889-1968). Spranger combined photography skills with true expertise in archaeology and topography. His photos make it possible to understand, after almost a century, how many Egyptian, Mesopotamian and Etruscan sites appeared at the time of their first excavations. READ MORE
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Identifying Brúnanburh: ón dyngesmere – the sea of noise
John R. Kirby
In this study the author uses topographic references found in the manuscript of the poem ‘Brúnanburh’ to try and locate the ‘site’ of this momentous battle. The first references were maritime then latterly landscape leading to field-names which have a more stable base than the constantly changing place-names. READ MORE
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Cultural Interactions during the Zhou period (c. 1000-350 BC)
Beichen Chen
This volume concerns the cultural interactions during the Zhou period of China (c.a. 1000-350 BCE) between the Suizao corridor (near the present-day Yangtze River region) and its contemporaries within or outside the Zhou realm. It mainly, but not exclusively, concentrates on bronze ritual vessels from the Suizao corridor. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Stone Tools in the Ancient Near East and Egypt
Andrea Squitieri et al.
This book focusses on ground stone tools, stone vessels, and devices carved into rock across the Near East and Egypt from prehistory to the later periods. The aim is to explore all aspects of these tools and stimulate a debate about new methodologies to approach this material. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Hypogeum of the Aurelii
John Bradley
This book examines the frescoes of one of the most enigmatic funerary monuments of ancient Rome: the three chambers of the Hypogeum of the Aurelii. This is the first study in modern times to examine all the extant images in detail. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
From Cambridge to Lake Chad: Life in archaeology 1956–1971
Graham Connah
Graham Connah's autobiography offers both a professional and personal account that traces his archaeological training and employment at Cambridge and his practical experience on British excavations, and explains how he became one of the pioneers of Nigerian archaeology during a decade in that country. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Practices of Personal Adornment in Neolithic Greece
Fotis Ifantidis
The objective of this book is the reconsideration of the practices of personal adornment during the Neolithic period in Greece, through the assemblage, extensive bibliographic documentation, and critical evaluation of all the available data deriving from more than a hundred sites in the mainland and the Aegean islands. READ MORE
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Profane Death in Burial Practices of a Pre-Industrial Society: A study from Silesia
Pawel Duma
This book discusses phenomena characteristic of funeral practices of the pre-industrial society of Silesia (Poland). The author explores specific groups of people and the places they were interred, supplementing the study with analysis of the results of archaeological research, which mainly involved fieldwork carried out at former execution sites. READ MORE
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Archaeological Heritage Conservation and Management
Brian J. Egloff
Archaeological heritage conservation is all too often highly conflicted. Economic interests are often at the forefront of management decision-making with heritage values given lesser, if any, consideration, but when heritage places are managed with international principles in mind the sites stand out as evidencing superior outcomes. READ MORE
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Egil’s Saga: Traditional evidence for Brúnanburh compared to Literary, Historic and Archaeological Analyses
John R. Kirby
Was Egil’s Saga ‘written’ by Snorri Sturluson or by more than one person? Was it embellished by Snorri or others? Where did the Brúnanburh traditions come from? Is it accurate enough to be used as a historic source – a factual reference? This study aims to identify the incongruities within this saga demonstrating a correct analysis. READ MORE
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Human Mobility in Archaeology: Practices, Representations and Meanings
ed. Maja Gori et al.
Papers address mobility to understand patterns of change and continuity in past worlds; reconsider the movement of people, objects, and ideas alongside mobile epistemologies; provide insights into the multifaceted relationship between mobile practices and their shared meanings and how they are represented socially and politically. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00
Popular Religion and Ritual in Prehistoric and Ancient Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean
ed. Giorgos Vavouranakis et al.
This volume features a group of select peer-reviewed papers by an international group of authors, both younger and senior academics and researchers, on the frequently neglected popular cult and other ritual practices in prehistoric and ancient Greece and the eastern Mediterranean. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Pioneer Burial: A high-status Anglian warrior burial from Wollaston Northamptonshire
Ian Meadows
Excavations at Wollaston Quarry, near Wellingborough, uncovered a single late 7th century grave, the Pioneer burial. The burial contained artefacts indicative of very high status, with the early to middle Saxon helmet being at the time only the fourth to have been recovered from a burial in England. READ MORE
Paperback: £24.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Politics of the Past: The Representation of the Ancient Empires by Iran’s Modern States
Maryam Dezhamkhooy et al.
This book examines the highly problematic politics of the past surrounding the archaeology of ancient empires in Iran. Discussing their personal and professional experiences, the authors exemplify the real, ethical dilemmas that archaeologists confront in the Middle East, calling for reflectivity and awareness among the archaeologists of the region READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Playing with Things: The archaeology, anthropology and ethnography of human–object interactions in Atlantic Scotland
Graeme Wilson
This study represents a reappraisal of the relationship between play — an activity which is most often understood in terms of something ‘set apart’ — and everyday life. Via a series of archaeological, anthropological and ethnographic investigations, it leads towards the conclusion that play is not in fact so separate as is often assumed. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Le classi ceramiche della “tradizione mista” a Kos nel Tardo Bronzo IA
Salvatore Vitale
This volume focuses on the pottery classes of the ‘Entangled Tradition’, recovered at the settlement of the ‘Serraglio’ on Kos during the early Late Bronze Age period. The results reveal new information on the chronology, typology, and decoration of Koan Painted Fine (PF) and Painted Medium-Coarse to Coarse (PMC-C) ceramics. READ MORE
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CAA2016: Oceans of Data
ed. Mieko Matsumoto et al.
A selection of 50 papers presented at CAA2016. Papers are grouped under the following headings: Ontologies and Standards; Field and Laboratory Data Recording and Analysis; Archaeological Information Systems; GIS and Spatial Analysis; 3D and Visualisation; Complex Systems Simulation; Teaching Archaeology in the Digital Age. READ MORE
Paperback: £95.00 | Open Access
Art of the Ancestors: Spatial and temporal patterning in the ceiling rock art of Nawarla Gabarnmang, Arnhem Land, Australia
Robert G. Gunn
This volume, focusing on the ceiling art at Nawarla Gabarnmang, one of the richest rock art sites in Arnhem Land (in Australia’s Northern Territory), presents a new systematic approach to the archaeological recording and documentation of rock art developed to analyse the spatial and temporal structure of complex rock art panels. READ MORE
Paperback: £150.00 | Open Access
Journal of Hellenistic Pottery and Material Culture Volume 3 2018
ed. Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom et al.
Containing professional articles, book reviews, and short presentations of research projects, the third volume of JHP continues to provide a forum for all kinds of studies on Hellenistic pottery and everyday objects. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00
Thurrock’s Deeper Past: A Confluence of Time
Christopher John Tripp
Thurrock’s Deeper Past: A Confluence of Time' looks at the evidence for human activity in Thurrock and this part of the Thames estuary since the last Ice Age, and how the river crossing point here has been of great importance to the development of human settlement and trade in the British Isles. READ MORE
Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00
Han Dynasty (206BC–AD220) Stone Carved Tombs in Central and Eastern China
Chen Li
Han Dynasty (206 BC–AD 220) stone carved tombs were constructed from carved stone slabs or a combination of moulded bricks and carved stones, and were distributed in Central and Eastern China. In this book, the origins, meanings and influences of these tombs are presented as a part of the history of interactions between different parts of Eurasia. READ MORE
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Rural Cult Centres in the Hauran: Part of the broader network of the Near East (100 BC–AD 300)
Francesca Mazzilli
The first comprehensive multidisciplinary analysis of rural cult centres in the Hauran (southern Syria) from the pre-Roman to the Roman period (100 BC-AD 300). This volume re-evaluates the significance of contacts between the elite of the Hauran and other cultures of the Near East in shaping cult sites. READ MORE
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Roman Amphorae in Neuss: Augustan to Julio-Claudian Contexts
ed. Horacio González Cesteros et al.
The occupation of the territories on both sides of the Rhine was an enormous logistical challenge for the Roman military administration. This book provides an in-depth study of the amphorae from Neuss, providing further understanding of the local area and the logistics of the Roman army and its supply from very distant areas. READ MORE
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Etnicidad vs. Aculturación: Las necrópolis castellanas de los siglos V-VI d.C. y el asentamiento visigodo en la Península Ibérica. Una mirada desde la meseta sur
Rafael Barroso Cabrera
A study of the political and archaeological controversies surrounding the Castilian Necropoleis of the V-VI Centuries AD and the Visigoth Settlement in the Iberian Peninsula. The author attempts to deconstruct the various controversies and presents fresh analysis based on the archaeological data and literary evidence. READ MORE
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Cannington Bypass, Somerset: Excavations in 2014
Jonathan Hart et al.
Two enclosures were recorded – near Rodway was discovered a small Middle Bronze Age farmstead containing evidence of two roundhouses, with associated pottery and plant remains; and at Sandy Lane a Roman villa was shown to have developed from a Late Iron Age ridge-top settlement. READ MORE
Hardback: £19.95
Early Maritime Cultures in East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean
ed. Akshay Sarathi
This volume represents a multi-disciplinary effort to examine East Africa and the Western Indian Ocean. Multiple lines of evidence drawn from linguistics, archaeology, history, art history, and ethnography come together in novel ways to highlight different aspects of the region’s past and offer innovative avenues for future research. READ MORE
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Digital Imaging of Artefacts: Developments in Methods and Aims
ed. Kate Kelley et al.
Proceedings from a workshop held at Wolfson College, Oxford in 2017. In light of rapid technological developments in digital imaging, this volume aims to inform specialist and general readers about some of the ways in which imaging technologies are transforming the study and presentation of archaeological and cultural artefacts. READ MORE
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Sur les chemins d’Onagre: Histoire et archéologie orientales
ed. Claire Hardy-Guilbert et al.
This volume is in honour of Monik Kervran, a pioneer of the French Islamic archaeology in the Middle East. Through the nineteen international contributions found within, the editors and contributors wish to highlight the variety of Monik Kervran’s scientific interests. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Household Food Storage in Ancient Israel and Judah
Tim Frank
This volume serves as a source book on domestic food storage in Ancient Israel and Judah by outlining important ethnographic and ancient textual and pictorial sources relevant to the discussion. These allow us to understand the motivated actions in relation to food storage, and the significance of food storage in daily life. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Mycenaean Cemetery at Achaia Clauss near Patras
Constantinos Paschalidis et al.
Presents the study of the finds from the Mycenaean cemetery of Clauss near Patras, carried out between 1988-1992 under the direction of Prof. Thanassis Papadopoulos. During the excavation project, fifteen chamber tombs were located and researched in detail, to be added to those already known from the pre-war excavations by Nikolaos Kyparissis. READ MORE
Paperback: £90.00 | eBook: £16.00
Pottery Production, Landscape and Economy of Roman Dalmatia
ed. Goranka Lipovac Vrkljan et al.
This book presents interdisciplinary research carried out on the Roman sites of pottery workshops active within the coastal area of the province of Dalmatia as well as on material recovered during the excavations. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Loaves, beds, plants and Osiris: Considerations about the emergence of the Cult of Osiris
Leo Roeten
The emergence of the cult of Osiris is generally posited to have occurred quite suddenly at the end of the 5th dynasty. This study considers evidence to suggest this appearance was preceded by a period of development of the theology and mythology of the cult. READ MORE
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The Function of the Roman Army in Southern Arabia Petraea
Mariana Castro
This volume provides a fresh perspective on the evolving and diverse functions of the Roman army in Arabia from the creation of the province to the end of the Byzantine period. READ MORE
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Sanctuaries in Roman Dacia
Csaba Szabo
This book focuses on lived ancient religious communication in Roman Dacia. Testing for the first time the ‘Lived Ancient Religion’ approach in terms of a peripheral province from the Danubian area, this work looks at the role of ‘sacralised’ spaces, known commonly as sanctuaries in the religious communication of the province. READ MORE
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Bronze Age Metalwork: Techniques and traditions in the Nordic Bronze Age 1500-1100 BC
Heide W. Nørgaard
Bronze ornaments of the Nordic Bronze Age were elaborate objects that served as status symbols to communicate social hierarchy. An interdisciplinary investigation of the artefacts (dating from 1500-1100 BC) was adopted to elucidate their manufacture and origin, resulting in new insights into metal craft in northern Europe during the Bronze Age. READ MORE
Paperback: £85.00 | Open Access
Narratives and Journeys in Rock Art: A Reader
ed. George Nash et al.
Why publish a Reader? Today, it is relatively easy and convenient to switch on your computer and download an academic paper. However, as many scholars have experienced, historic references are difficult to access. Moreover, some are now lost and are merely references in later papers. This can be frustrating. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Middle Ages Revisited: Studies in the Archaeology and History of Medieval Southern England Presented to Professor David A. Hinton
ed. Ben Jervis
This volume, produced in honour of Professor David A. Hinton’s contribution to medieval studies, re-visits the sites, archaeologists and questions which have been central to the archaeology of medieval southern England. Contributions are focused on the medieval period (from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Reformation) in southern England. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Blood, Faith and Iron: A dynasty of Catholic industrialists in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century England
Paul Belford
The Ironbridge Gorge is presented as the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution and so part of a national narrative of heroic Protestant individualism. However this is not the full story. This book asserts that this industrial landscape was, in fact, created by an entrepreneurial Catholic dynasty over 200 years before the Iron Bridge was built. READ MORE
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KOINON I, 2018
Nicholas J. Molinari et al.
KOINON is a new international journal that encourages contributions to the study of classical numismatics from a wide variety of perspectives. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 3 2018
John Bintliff
True to its initial aims, the latest volume of the Journal of Greek Archaeology runs the whole chronological range of Greek Archaeology, while including every kind of material culture. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00 | eBook: £25.00
Technologie du harponnage sur la côte Pacifique du désert d’Atacama (nord du Chili)
Benjamín Ballester Riesco
Throughout the volume the reader will follow a representation of a marine hunter-gatherer society, a projection deriving from one of its iconic and most important material assets, the harpoon. READ MORE
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Roots of Nationhood: The Archaeology and History of Scotland
ed. Louisa Campbell et al.
12 papers from specialists covering a wide array of time periods and subject areas, this volume explores the links between identity and nationhood throughout the history of Scotland from the prehistory of northern Britain to the more recent heralding of Scottish identity as a multi-ethnic construction and the possibility of Scottish independence. READ MORE
Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00
Die Bleifunde der römisch-republikanischen Anlage von Sanisera, Menorca
Regine Müller
This book presents archaeological and archaeometrical analysis of the lead finds from the Roman Republican military fort of Sanisera, northern Minorca. It places Sanisera within the historical context of the development of the late Roman Republic and early Imperial times. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
To Die in Style! The residential lifestyle of feasting and dying in Iron Age Stamna, Greece
Gioulika – Olga Christakopoulou
This volume investigates the culture of feasting and the rituals of death among elite citizens in Iron Age Stamna, Greece, by studying archaeological finds from a large number of Protogeometric era tombs. READ MORE
Paperback: £22.00 | eBook: £16.00
Oikèma ou pièce polyvalente: recherches sur une installation commerciale de l’Antiquité grecque
Pavlos Karvonis
This volume discusses the evolution of oikema—the most common type of commercial facility in ancient Greece—through a study that covers a large area including Continental Greece, the Aegean islands, the Ionian islands and the west coast of Asia Minor. READ MORE
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The River: Peoples and Histories of the Omo-Turkana Area
ed. Timothy Clack et al.
This sumptuously illustrated book brings together a remarkable collection of the world’s leading archaeologists, ecologists, historians and ethnographers who specialise in the Omo-Turkana area (spanning spans parts of Ethiopia, South Sudan and Kenya), and recognising it as a crucial, and currently vulnerable, resource of global heritage. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | Open Access
Grabados rupestres en La Mancha centro: documentación y estudio de un patrimonio desconocido
Ramiro Rodero Rocío et al.
This book deals with the documentation and interpretation of the rock sites located in La Mancha center (Spain), from the detailed study of the symbols that have been engraved in the rock. READ MORE
Paperback: £36.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00
Roman Funerary Monuments of South-Western Pannonia in their Material, Social, and Religious Context
Branka Migotti et al.
This book examines around 200 funerary monuments and fragments (stelai, sarcophagi, ash-chests, tituli, altars, medallions and buildings) from three Roman cities in the south-west part of the Roman province of Pannonia in the territory of north-west Croatia: colonia Siscia (Sisak) and municipia Andautonia (Ščitarjevo) and Aquae Balissae (Daruvar). READ MORE
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The Affect of Crafting
Uzma Z. Rizvi
The Affect of Crafting' presents an interrogation of materiality and crafting, a consideration of the situatedness of the technological practice of crafting itself, and the forms of relationships that exist between all things transformed in the act of crafting: bodies, minerals and landscapes. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Barrow Old Hall and Twiss Green
Dan Garner et al.
This book presents results of excavations at the moated sites of Barrow Old Hall and Twiss Green, in Warrington, North West England, including evidence for possible aisled halls at both sites, as well as a significant assemblage of medieval and early post-medieval pottery. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Stamboul Ghosts: A Stroll Through Bohemian Istanbul
John Freely et al.
Colourful, cosmopolitan, hard-drinking, often outrageous characters throng this rollicking memoir by the late John Freely, who moved with his family to Istanbul in 1960 and changed travel writing for good with his 1972 guide, Strolling Through Istanbul. Dozens of books on travel, history and science would follow. READ MORE
Hardback: £16.95
At the Crossroads of Greco-Roman History, Culture, and Religion
ed. Sinclair W. Bell et al.
Papers in honour of Carin M. C. Green (1948-2015) are presented under 3 headings: (1) Greek philosophy, history, and historiography; (2) Latin literature, history, and historiography; and (3) Greco-Roman material culture, religion, and literature READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Winifred Lamb: Aegean Prehistorian and Museum Curator
David W. J. Gill
The first comprehensive biography of pioneering archaeologist and museum curator Winnifred Lamb, who was honorary keeper of Greek antiquities at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge in the four decades immediately following the First World War. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Grotte du Placard at 150: New Considerations on an Exceptional Prehistoric Site
Christophe Delage
The prehistoric site of Le Placard, Southwest France, was first explored 150 years. 19th-century excavations almost emptied the cavity, now surprisingly ill-known. This 150-year milestone grants an opportunity to look back at this exceptional site and what it can tell us about the Late Pleistocene hunting and gathering societies who dwelt there. READ MORE
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Quebrando rocas, una aproximación metodológica para el estudio del cuarzo en contextos arqueológicos de Córdoba (Argentina)
Eduardo Pautassi
This book offers a valuable contribution to the development of a methodology to address the study of archaeological quartz artifacts, combining various analytical tools to study these objects so that we might better understand the technological strategies of hunting societies who made use of this raw material. READ MORE
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Indonesian Megaliths: A Forgotten Cultural Heritage
Tara Steimer-Herbet
An exploration of Indonesian megaliths based on scientific documents and field visits, this work highlights misunderstood—and sometimes threatened by destruction—aspects of Indonesian cultural heritage and offers a unique perspective on megalithic monuments abandoned for several centuries in the archipelago. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
Paisajes de la campaña pampeana (siglos XIX y XX): Abordajes desde la Arqueología rural en Argentina
ed. Carlos Landa et al.
This volume presents a series of papers designed to offer a summary of ongoing research across Argentina that can come under the broad heading of Rural Archaeology. READ MORE
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New Approaches to Disease, Disability and Medicine in Medieval Europe
ed. Erin Connelly et al.
An interdisciplinary collection of papers focussing on infections, chronic illness, and the impact of infectious diseases on medieval society, with contributions by academics from a variety of disciplines and a diverse range of international institutions. READ MORE
Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00
Étude paléoanthropologique et analyse des rituels funéraires de deux sites laténiens valaisans
Tobias Hofstetter
An investigation into Second Iron Age funerary practices in southern Switzerland through the study of two recently discovered necropolises at Randogne–Bluche and Sion–Parking des Remparts. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
The Hydraulic System of Uxul
Nicolaus Seefeld
This research seeks to close an essential research gap – the understanding of the water management strategies of the Maya in pre-Hispanic times. It focuses on the archaeological investigation of the hydraulic system of Uxul, a medium-sized Maya centre in the south of the state of Campeche, Mexico. READ MORE
Paperback: £90.00 | Open Access
Aprovechamiento de vertebrados terrestres por las poblaciones humanas que habitaron la costa del Golfo San Matías (Río Negro, Argentina) durante el Holoceno tardío
Hernán A. Marani
This book presents the results and discussion of archaeofaunal studies which took place in the northern San Matías Gulf (Rio Negro Province) during the last six years, focussing on terrestrial mammals and birds. READ MORE
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Iron Oxide Rock Artefacts in Mesopotamia c. 2600-1200 BC
Martine Marieke Melein
The flourishing civilisations of Mesopotamia imported all kinds of materials from the surrounding regions. Iron oxide rock was very popular for weight stones and cylinder seals around 2000 BC. This research aims to determine the region of origin for the raw material, what made people start using iron oxide rock, and what led them to stop using it. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Burial Mounds in Europe and Japan
ed. Thomas Knopf et al.
This book brings together specialists of the European Bronze and Iron Age and the Japanese Yayoi and Kofun periods for the first time to discuss burial mounds in a comparative context. The book aims to strengthen knowledge of Japanese archaeology in Europe and vice versa. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Tarascan Copper Metallurgy: A Multiapproach Perspective
Blanca Estela Maldonado
A study which provides valuable insights into the nature of metal production and the development of technology and political economy in ancient Mesoamerica, offering a contribution to general anthropological theories of the emergence of social complexity. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Archaeology and Ethnography Along the Loango Coast in the South West of the Republic of Congo
Gerry Wait et al.
This book presents the results of the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) project in the southwest region of the Republic of the Congo, undertaken to identify and evaluate cultural resources which might need further investigation. The study also reports on ethnographic surveys considering intangible cultural heritage. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Introduzione alle antichità di Ventotene
ed. Giovanni Maria De Rossi et al.
Ventotene, a small island located in the Tyrrhenian sea, hosts the ruins of a large Roman villa dated to the Augustan age where many women related to imperial families were exiled and enclosed. This volume offers an introduction to the roman antiquities of Ventotene and is the first of a series of thematic monographs dedicated to the island. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Hatra: Il territorio e l’urbanistica
Enrico Foietta
The main purpose of the research presented in this volume has been the study of the city and the surrounding landscape of Hatra. To achieve this result, a multilayer GIS was created. It will remain an important resource for future excavations, which themselves may expand its dataset and verify it with additional ground control points. READ MORE
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The Geography of Trade: Landscapes of competition and long-distance contacts in Mesopotamia and Anatolia in the Old Assyrian Colony Period
Alessio Palmisano
A reassessment of the Old-Assyrian trade network in Upper Mesopotamia and Central Anatolia during the Middle Bronze Age, this volume examines exchange networks and economic strategies, continuity and discontinuity of specific trade circuits and routes, and the evolution of political landscapes throughout the Near East. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
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