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The Usage of Ochre at the Verge of Neolithisation from the Near East to the Carpathian Basin
Julia Kościuk-Załupka
This volume explores the cultural meaning of ochre among the societies of the Late Epipalaeolithic/Mesolithic and the Early Neolithic from the Levant to the Carpathian Basin. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Wider Island of Pelops
ed. David Michael Smith et al.
This volume explores the myriad ways in which pottery was created, utilized, and experienced in the prehistoric Aegean, across a period of more than 4000 years between the Middle Neolithic and the Early Iron Age transition. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00
Gandhāran Art in Its Buddhist Context
ed. Wannaporn Rienjang et al.
This book considers Gandhāran art in relation to its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism. Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhāra, papers seek to understand more about why Gandhāran art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
Le peuplement paléolithique de Côte d’Or (Bourgogne, France) dans son contexte regional
ed. François Djindjian
The Côte d'Or in Upper Burgundy is a zone of passage between basins more than an area of permanent settlement, except in the most temperate periods of early prehistory. The Boccard cave, which has the most complete stratigraphic sequence in the region, is here the subject of a previously unpublished detailed monograph. READ MORE
Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00
RACTA II 2021: Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tarda Antichità e Alto Medioevo
ed. Domenico Benoci et al.
RACTA aims to provide a comprehensive overview of studies on Late Antique and Christian Archaeology, Art History, History, and Early Christian Literature being carried out by young scholars from all over the world. The variety of topics addressed by the 23 authors demonstrates an interdisciplinary methodological approach. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99
Soldados, Armas y Batallas en los grafitos históricos
ed. L. Alberto Polo Romero et al.
Papers consider various sets of historical military-themed graffiti (representations of battles, armaments, infrastructure, warriors and soldiers, slogans or proclamations, etc.), all of them drawings and/or messages engraved in spaces linked to defence culture (the walls of castles, barracks, sentry boxes, prisons or bunkers, among others). READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Pottery of Manqabad 2
Ilaria Incordino
This 2nd volume presents, documents and analyses a new selection of ceramics from the Egyptian site of Manqabad (Asyut). It aims to present the most significant ceramic typologies from Manqabad, while collecting as many references and parallels as possible deriving from several different monastic sites in Egypt. READ MORE
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Persistent Pastoralism: Monuments and Settlements in the Archaeology of Dhofar
Joy McCorriston
A summary of archaeological work along the Dhofar plateau and its backslope into the Nejd of Southern Oman, this book documents survey and excavation of small-scale stone monuments and pastoral settlements. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
Bronze Age Barrow and Anglo-Saxon Cemetery: Archaeological Excavations on Land Adjacent to Upthorpe Road, Stanton Suffolk
Chris Chinnock
Archaeological investigations by MOLA on land adjacent to Upthorpe Road, Stanton (2013-2014), revealed the remains of a prehistoric round barrow and a cemetery containing the remains of 67 inhumations with associated grave goods. This book provides detailed analysis of the archaeological features, skeletal assemblage and other artefacts. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
Systemizing the Past
ed. Yervand Grekyan et al.
Dedicated to Pavel Avetisyan, a leading modern Armenian archaeologist with wide international recognition, 36 contributions take the reader to the fascinating world of Caucasian archaeology. The volume demonstrates the essential role of the region in shaping the prehistoric cultural landscape of the Ancient Near East. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00 | eBook: £16.00
La cerámica ibérica gris: ensayo de tipología
David Rodríguez González
This study intends to expose the typological and the technological characteristics of Iberian grey ware, its functionality and even its origin and symbolism for the people who made it. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
Villas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside
ed. Martin Henig et al.
This volume brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as ‘villas’, mainly in Roman Britain, from the Isle of Wight to Shropshire. It comprises the first such survey for almost half a century. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Lo scavo a Parma sotto Palazzo Sanvitale
ed. Mirella Marini Calvani
A report on excavations conducted at Palazzo Sanvitale, Parma (Italy) during 1983-7 and 2008-10, under the auspices of the Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici dell’Emilia Romagna at the request of the Palazzo’s owner, at that time the Banca del Monte di Parma. READ MORE
Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00
Shaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic - Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC–AD 700)
Dean Peeters
This book sheds some necessary light on local economies from the (late) Hellenistic to the Late Roman period. The concepts of regions and regionality are employed to explore the complexity of ancient economies and (ceramic) variability and change in Boeotia (Central Greece), largely on the basis of the survey data generated by the Boeotia Project. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Paradise Lost: The Phenomenon of the Kura-Araxes Tradition along the Fertile Crescent
ed. Aram Kosyan et al.
This special issue of ARAMAZD presents a collection of papers dedicated to Ruben S. Badalyan, a leading specialist in prehistoric archaeology of the Caucasus region.
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Boom and Bust in Bronze Age Britain: The Great Orme Copper Mine and European Trade
R. Alan Williams
The Great Orme copper mine in North Wales is one of the largest surviving Bronze Age mines in Europe. This book presents new interdisciplinary research to reveal a copper mine of European importance, dominating Britain’s copper supply from c. 1600-1400 BC, with some metal reaching mainland Europe - from Brittany to as far as the Baltic. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00
Études Mésopotamiennes – Mesopotamian Studies: N°2 – 2022
ed. Lionel Marti et al.
EMMS 2 is in two parts: Part 1 offers proceedings of a colloquium exploring the crisis of State and Monarchy between the 13th-10th centuries in northern Mesopotamia and Syria. The second part is dedicated to archaeological and textual studies from three archaeological sites that are currently being excavated in Iraqi Kurdistan. READ MORE
Paperback: £85.00 | eBook: £16.00
Change and Transition on Crete: Interpreting the Evidence from the Hellenistic through to the Early Byzantine Period
ed. Jane Francis et al.
The theme of this volume, presented in honour of G.W.M. Harrison, whose academic contributions have enriched our perspective of Roman Crete, is change and transition, a topic that challenges some of the earlier approaches to Hellenistic and Roman Crete, and which presents a different perspective on historical events and archaeological evidence. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Roman Frontier with Persia in North-Eastern Mesopotamia
Anthony Comfort
This volume investigates the Roman city of Singara and the fortifications and roads in the surrounding area. The Rome / Persia frontier has been little studied, in part because of the difficulty of access for scholars, but was of great importance because it separated the two major civilisations of the early first millennium CE. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Conexiones Culturales y Patrimonio Prehistórico
Juan Manuel Garrido Anguita
Paying homage to José C. Martín de la Cruz, this volume considers Bronze Age intercultural connections in the Mediterranean area, investigates the first settlements and early food producing societies, examines our remote past and its natural environment, and closes with multidisciplinary prehistoric studies from a range of scientific fields. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00 | Open Access
The Palaeolithic of Northeast Asia
Vitaly A. Kashin et al.
This volume combines details of discoveries of Palaeolithic sites in a vast region of Northeast Asia (covering mostly the northeastern part of modern Russia), and meticulous analysis of hypotheses, ideas, and concepts related to the Northeast Asian Palaeolithic. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Australasian Egyptology Conference 4
ed. Colin A. Hope et al.
Papers from the Fourth Australasian Egyptology Conference held at Monash University in 2016 and dedicated to Gillian E. Bowen who retired from Monash that year. The contributions include several on Egypt’s Western Desert where Monash has been engaged in fieldwork for many years in the the Dakhleh Oasis. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00
Landscape Archaeology in the Near East
ed. Bülent Arıkan et al.
Collected papers from the 3rd symposium of the the Society for Near Eastern Landscape Archaeology. Ranging from the Palaeolithic to the classical Near East, papers consider settlement and movement for trade with an overarching theme around the conservation of important archaeological landscapes and developing technology for the study of landscapes. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Ash-sharq: Bulletin of the Ancient Near East No 6 1-2, 2022
ed. Laura Battini
Ash-sharq is a journal devoted to short articles on the archaeology, history and society of the Ancient Near East. READ MORE
Paperback: £50.00
Powerful Pictures: Rock Art Research Histories around the World
ed. Jamie Hampson et al.
Focusing on stunning paintings and engravings from around the world, 16 papers interrogate the driving forces behind global rock art research. Many of the motifs featured were created by indigenous hunter-gatherer groups; this book sheds new light on non-Western rituals and worldviews, many of which are threatened or on the point of extinction. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery Traditions at the Margins of the Hittite State
ed. Federico Manuelli et al.
The intent of this volume is to break through the boundaries usually imposed by the study of 2nd millennium BC pottery production in Anatolia. 12 papers of leading specialists working on relevant material offer, for the first time, the possibility of a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of painted pottery in the 2nd millennium BC. READ MORE
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Tectonic Archaeology
Gina L. Barnes
The effects of tectonic processes on archaeological sites are evidenced by earthquake damage, volcanic eruptions, and tsunami destruction, but these processes also affect a broader sphere of landform structures, environment, and climate. An overview of tectonic archaeology is followed by a detailed summary of geoarchaeological fieldwork in Japan. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99
Ancient Art and its Commerce in Early Twentieth-Century Europe
ed. Guido Petruccioli
John Marshall (1862-1928) was an antiquities expert hired by the Metropolitan Museum of New York. An attentive observer of the antiquities trade, Marshall's archive, photographs and annotations on more than 1000 objects, shines light on the secretive world of art dealing and how objects arrived at the largest museums of Europe and North America. READ MORE
Hardback: £59.00 | eBook: £16.00
D’une rive à l’autre: circulations et échanges entre la Maurétanie césarienne et le sud-est de l’Hispanie (Antiquité-Moyen-âge)
ed. Touatia Amraoui et al.
Algeria is largely open to the western Mediterranean, but links with its neighbouring regions are poorly understood. This book considers networks between Algeria and the south-east of the Iberian Peninsula, from pre-Roman times to the Middle Ages. Papers revolve around three themes: mobility; economic exchange; and cultural and knowledge transfer. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access
Gudenus Cave: The Earliest Humans of Austria
Robert G. Bednarik
Summarising 60 years of research by the author at the earliest human occupation site known in Austria (1962 to 2021), this book describes the strategies and methods of studying a Pleistocene cave site that had been regarded as fully excavated, and their long-term applications. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Illicit Trafficking of Cultural Properties in Arab States
Anas Al Khabour
Offering an overview of the phenomenon of illicit trafficking of cultural properties, this book serves as a reference point for governments, enforcement agencies, international organizations, stakeholders, and civil societies. The geographic focus is the Arab World: the countries in the Middle East, Gulf of Arabia, Horn of Africa and North Africa. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
Sasanian Archaeology: Settlements, Environment and Material Culture
ed. St John Simpson
This collection of essays offers an examination of the Sasanian empire based almost entirely on archaeological and scientific research, much presented here for the first time. The book is divided into three parts examining Sasanian sites, settlements and landscapes; their complex agricultural resources; and their crafts and industries. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00
KOINON V, 2022
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
Obsidian Across the Americas
ed. Gary M. Feinman et al.
This volume draws attention to recent obsidian studies in the Americas and acts as a reference for archaeologists and scholars interested in material culture and exchange. Moreover, it provides a wide range of case studies in obsidian characterization, material application, and theoretical interpretations in the Americas. READ MORE
Hardback: £35.00 | Open Access
Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 7 2022
ed. John Bintliff
In this rich volume, articles range across all the main phases of Greek Archaeology from Prehistory to the Postmedieval era, and cover a wonderful range of topics. READ MORE
Paperback: £80.00
Drumlanrig: The Castle, its People and its Paintings
Richard Buccleuch et al.
With its pale pink sandstone, picturesque domes and dramatic setting, Drumlanrig is one of Scotland's most romantic castles, its history entwined with that of the country itself. The twists and turns of its story are here captured atmospherically in words and pictures. READ MORE
Hardback: £29.95
Medieval Settlement Research No. 37, 2022
ed. Mark McKerracher
The journal of the Medieval Settlement Research Group (MSRG), a long-established, widely recognised and open multi-disciplinary research group that facilitates collaboration between archaeologists, geographers, historians and other interested parties. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00
Roman Frontier Archaeology – in Britain and Beyond
ed. Nick Hodgson et al.
Contributions by leading archaeologists and historians pay tribute to Paul Bidwell, admired for his ground-breaking work both in the south-west and the military north of Roman Britain. This collection will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in either the civil or military aspects of Roman Britain, or the frontiers of the Roman empire. READ MORE
Paperback: £60.00 | Open Access
Il sito della Rocca di Oratino: dieci anni di ricerche
Valentina Copat
This volume presents excavation results pertaining to the final stages of occupation (late Subappennine period) of the Bronze Age site of Orantino-La Rocca (Campobasso), located in the upper Biferno river valley. These layers are marked by the presence of a series of cooking slabs and hearths, dedicated to food preparation and consumption. READ MORE
Paperback: £58.00 | eBook: £16.00
Two Cemeteries at Takhtidziri (Georgia)
ed. Iulon Gagoshidze et al.
This book publishes excavations at two cemeteries located near to the village of Takhtidziri in Shida Kartli, the central region of Georgia. The grave goods recovered are diverse and suggest that the kingdom of Kartli (Caucasian Iberia) was involved in international trade and economic relations in the Late Hellenistic and Early Roman period. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Acropolis 625: The Endoios Athena
Patricia A. Marx
An interdisciplinary in-depth study of an important Archaic statue of Athena, carved in c. 525 BC. The author’s detailed examination reveals that, unlike earlier seated statues, it is an active figure – a fully armed image of Athena Polias as defender of the city-state. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00
Cities, Monuments and Objects in the Roman and Byzantine Levant
ed. Walid Atrash et al.
Chapters by leading archaeologists in Israel and the Levant explore themes and sites connected with cities and villages from the Hellenistic to early Islamic periods across the region. The result is a rich trove of up-to-date data and insights that will be a must read for scholars and students active in this part of the ancient Mediterranean world. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | Open Access
Historia Antigua en diálogo. Humanidades Digitales e innovaciones metodológicas
ed. Filipe N. Silva et al.
This volume discusses the implications of the adoption of new tools used in the humanities, specifically archaeology, epigraphy and ancient history, without ceasing to respect traditional scientific methods. READ MORE
Paperback: £49.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99
Offa's Dyke Journal: Volume 4 for 2022
ed. Ben Guy et al.
The contents of this special issue comprise the proceedings of a conference held over Zoom on the weekend of 11–12 July 2020. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00
Qidfa‘ 1: Excavation of a Late Prehistoric Tomb, Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates
Walid Yasin Al Tikriti
This volume presents results from the rescue excavations of the Qidfa’ 1 site, a multi-period tomb (Wadi Suq-Late Bronze /Early Iron Age). The richness of the discoveries demonstrates the wealth and significance of the culture of the 2nd millennium BC in southeast Arabia. READ MORE
Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00
1982 Uncovered: The Falklands War Mapping Project
ed. Timothy Clack et al.
War and its legacy are traumatic to individuals, communities, and landscapes. The impacts last long beyond the events themselves and shape lives and generations. Archaeology has a part to play in the recording of, and recovery from, such trauma. This volume delivers the first intensive archaeological survey of the battlefields of the Falklands War. READ MORE
Paperback: £29.99 | Open Access
From Hydrology to Hydroarchaeology in the Ancient Mediterranean
ed. Giovanni Polizzi et al.
This volume is devoted to the study of water management in ancient cities. It compares the approaches and methods adopted by researchers from different disciplinary sectors to identify the water conditions of past societies and to highlight the measures they have taken to adapt to their water resources. READ MORE
Paperback: £34.00 | Open Access
Unforgettable Encounters: Understanding Participation in Italian Community Archaeology
Francesco Ripanti
Whether as excavators and re-enactors, or co-organising research campaigns and outreach activities, the participation of the general public in archaeology has become a well-represented practice, but the impact remains underexplored. Evaluating participation can influence fieldwork practice and enrich the academic discussion on public archaeology. READ MORE
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Les sociétés humaines face aux changements climatiques: Volume 2
ed. François Djindjian
Is climate change a factor whose impact on human societies can be witnessed through time, forcing them to adapt and find sustainable solutions? This book is the second of two volumes exploring human societies facing climate change in pre and protohistory. Volume 2 concerns protohistory, from the beginning of the Holocene to historical times. READ MORE
Paperback: £22.00 | Open Access
No Place Like Home: Ancient Near Eastern Houses and Households
ed. Laura Battini et al.
This book had its genesis in a series of 6 popular and well-attended ASOR conference sessions on Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East. The 18 chapters are organized in three thematic sections: Architecture as Archive of Social Space; The Active Household; and Ritual Space at Home. READ MORE
Paperback: £48.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Archaeological Excavations in the Castel Corno Caves (Isera, Trento, Italy)
Maurizio Battisti et al.
This book presents the results of two different excavation campaigns in a prehistoric archaeological site in a deep cave in Trentino Alto Adige (Castel Corno, Isera, Trento, Italy). The excavations uncovered a number of Early Bronze Age tombs deep in the cave and, outside, the remains of a settlement. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00
Le gemme romane e post-antiche del Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Cagliari
Miriam Napolitano
This volume provides a catalogue raisonné of around 200 engraved gems from the Roman and post-antique periods currently or formerly preserved in the National Archaeological Museum of Cagliari (Sardinia, Italy). READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00
The Iberian Peninsula in the Iron Age through Pottery Studies
ed. Michał Krueger et al.
Seven papers read at the international conference, Interdisciplinary research on pottery from the Iberian Peninsula (Poznań, 2019) deal with various aspects of Iron Age pottery including technology, decoration, chemical and mineralogical properties, commerce and social use through archaeological science and the presentation of ongoing fieldwork. READ MORE
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El renacer de los Reyes: Imagen, contexto y significado del friso de Balamkú, Campeche, México
Daniel Salazar Lama
The frieze of Structure 1-A Sub of Balamkú, Campeche, is one of the most complex Maya artistic expressions of the Classic period (250-900 AD). This study places the frieze within its historical framework so the monument may be better understood and the significance of its message revealed. READ MORE
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Les sociétés humaines face aux changements climatiques: Volume 1
ed. François Djindjian
Is climate change a factor whose impact on human societies can be witnessed through time, forcing them to adapt and find sustainable solutions? This book is the first of two volumes exploring human societies facing climate change in pre and protohistory. Volume 1 concerns prehistory from the earliest humans to the end of the Pleistocene. READ MORE
Paperback: £22.00 | Open Access
Excavations at Chester. Roman Land Division and a Probable Villa in the Hinterland of Deva
Philip N. Wood et al.
Excavations carried out by Northern Archaeological Associates (NAA) at Saighton Camp – a former British Army training camp – located to the south of the Roman legionary fortress of Chester (Deva Victrix) revealed important and extensive Roman period remains. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00 | Open Access
(Trans)missions: Monasteries as Sites of Cultural Transfers
Monika Brenišínová
This volume focuses on the Catholic tradition of consecrated life (vita religiosa) from the High Middle Ages to the present. It gathers papers by authors from various disciplinary backgrounds, in particular art history, history, anthropology and translation studies. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | Open Access
The Route of the Franks
Cristina Corsi
A scientific study of the journey that Archbishop Sigeric of Canterbury undertook from the British Isles to Rome, focussing on the segment included in the territory of modern France. It not only reconstructs the route, but also offers an archaeological snapshot of the urban developments along the route at the twilight of the first millennium AD. READ MORE
Paperback: £36.00 | eBook: £16.00
South by Southeast: The History and Archaeology of Southeast Crete from Myrtos to Kato Zakros
ed. Emilia Oddo et al.
Contributions investigate the settlement patterns, maritime connectivity, and material culture of the southeast of Crete in a diachronic fashion, in an attempt to define it as a region and trace its history. Papers focus primarily on the archaeology of the sites along the coastal strip spanning between the Myrtos Valley and Kato Zakros. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00
Forthcoming Publications
Fires in GunaiKurnai Country
ed. Jessie Buettel et al.
Anthropogenic climate change is becoming a reality, and in Australia this means longer , more intense wildfire seasons over a wider area. The GunaiKurnai people saw much of their Country decimated during ‘Black Summer’ (2019/2020), prompting questions about both the management of Country and its heritage resources moving forward. READ MORE
Paperback: £45.00
Property and Piety in Early Medieval Winchester
Alexander R. Rumble
Winchester in the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman periods was an important royal and religious centre. This volume comprises an edition and translation, with extensive commentary, of thirty-three Anglo-Saxon and Norman documents relating to the topography and minsters of early medieval Winchester. READ MORE
Hardback: £58.00
Winchester in the Early Middle Ages
ed. Martin Biddle
This volume provides a full edition, translation, and analyses of the Winton Domesday and of the city depicted therein, drawing on the evidence derived from archaeological excavation and historical research in the city since 1961, on personal- and place-name evidence, and on contemporary advances in Anglo-Saxon numismatics. READ MORE
Hardback: £96.00
The People of Early Winchester
ed. Caroline M. Stuckert
This volume traces the lives, health, and diseases of Winchester's inhabitants as seen in their skeletal remains from the mid-3rd to mid-16th century, a period of over 1,300 years. It offers a continuous chronological window, rather than a series of isolated studies, and is notable for the large sample of 8th-10th century Anglo-Saxon burials. READ MORE
Hardback: £80.00
Survey of Medieval Winchester
Derek Keene
This survey is based on a reconstruction of the histories of the houses, plots, gardens, and fields in the city and suburbs of Winchester between c. 1300 and c. 1540. The reconstruction presents a gazetteer of 1,128 histories of properties, with accounts of 56 parish churches and the international fair of St Giles, all illustrated by detailed maps. READ MORE
Hardback: £210.00
Object and Economy in Medieval Winchester
Martin Biddle
Over 6000 objects were recovered during the Winchester excavations (1961-1971), offering insight not only into the industries and arts, but the economic, cultural, and social life of medieval Winchester. This volume covers all the objects from the finest products of the Anglo-Saxon goldsmith’s skill to the iron tenter-hooks of the cloth industry. READ MORE
Hardback: £195.00
The Winchester Mint and Coins and Related Finds from the Excavations of 1961–71
ed. Martin Biddle et al.
This volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. Sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), they have been minutely catalogued for this volume. READ MORE
Hardback: £115.00
The Cult of St Swithun
Michael Lapidge
Following the translation of his relics from a conspicuous tomb into the Old Minster, Winchester, the massive rebuilding of the cathedral, and a vigorous publicity campaign by Bishop Aethelwold (963-84), St Swithun became one of the most popular and important English saints, whose cult was widespread in England, Ireland, Scandinavia, and France. READ MORE
Hardback: £115.00
Well Met! Friends and Travelling Companions of Rev. Thomas Bowles
David Kennedy
This volume follows Rev. Thomas Bowles on his travels from Sri Lanka to Egypt and the Levant. His travel journals record the places seen and the often harsh travel conditions. Bowles' notes are amplified by chapters offering additional context and biographies for the broad cross-section of fascinating people encountered along the way.
Paperback: £45.00
From Concept to Monument: Time and Costs of Construction in the Ancient World
ed. Simon J. Barker et al.
21 papers focus on modelling the costs of construction over the course of 2,500 years, from Bronze Age Greece to the early Middle Ages. They discuss both broader issues of methodology and particular case studies, with particular attention to the exploitation of raw materials (e.g. quarries), transport, and construction processes on building sites. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00
La provincia dell’Arpione Occidentale nei testi egiziani: ricerche storiche, geografiche e religiose dalle origini all’Epoca Romana
Elena Tiribilli
This is the first monograph devoted to a comprehensive study of the Western Harpoon province – the seventh nome of Lower Egypt – located in the north-western Delta. The book and aims to reconstruct its history and religious geography through textual sources, from its origins to the end of the Roman era. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00
Prehistoric Flint Mines in Europe
ed. Françoise Bostyn et al.
This volume offers a review of major flint mines dating from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The 18 articles were contributed by archaeologists from Belgium, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain and Sweden, using the same framework to propose a uniform view of the mining phenomenon. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00
Las islas Baleares durante la Antigüedad Tardía (siglos III-X)
ed. Miguel Ángel Cau Ontiveros
This volume brings together different contributions on the history and archaeology of the Balearic Islands during Late Antiquity. Together, these contributions provide an overview of the period between the 3rd and 10th centuries AD, traditionally considered to be one of the least known periods in the history of the islands. READ MORE
Paperback: £75.00
LRCW6: 6th International Conference on Late Roman Coarse Ware, Cooking Ware and Amphorae in the Mediterranean: Archaeology and Archaeometry
ed. Valentina Caminneci et al.
Proceedings of the 6th LRCW Conference (Agrigento, 2017), presenting almost 100 papers n the following sections: Sea and land routes; Workshops and production centres in the Mediterranean; Regional Contexts: Western Mediterranean; Regional Contexts: Eastern Mediterranean; Regional Contexts: Sicily and Mediterranean Islands. READ MORE
Paperback: £120.00
Picturing Royal Charisma: Kings and Rulers in the Near East from 3000 BCE to 1700 CE
ed. Arlette David et al.
This book assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualization of those who stood at the head of the social order. READ MORE
Paperback: £32.00
Mortuary differentiation and social structure in the Middle Helladic Argolid, 2000-1500 B.C.
Eleni Milka
In this volume the archaeological, anthropological and radiocarbon data from selected sites of the Middle Helladic period are integrated to determine if there was variation between individual burials, groupings and cemeteries and to reconstruct change through time. This work was done for selective Argive sites, namely Lerna, Asine and Aspis. READ MORE
Paperback: £65.00
Roman Funerary Rituals in Mutina (Modena, Italy)
Federica Maria Riso
This study presents the results of a research project undertaken in collaboration with the University of Huddersfield. The project sought to identify and reconstruct the funerary space and rituals of the necropolis in Mutina (now Modena) in the period between the first century BC and second century AD. READ MORE
Paperback: £30.00
Agrarian Archaeology in Northwestern Iberia
ed. Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo
Devoted to the archaeological study of the societies and agrarian landscapes of Northwestern Iberia in the longue durée, this book brings together the results of some of the main projects carried out in recent decades from off-site records, providing a fresh perspective for the understanding of historical landscapes. READ MORE
Paperback: £35.00
Community Archaeology: Working Ancient Aboriginal Wetlands in Eastern Australia
ed. Wendy Beck et al.
This volume presents the results of an investigation of wetland heritage in eastern Australia, with important contributions to the archaeology of the Tasmanian Midlands and the New England Tablelands. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £9.99
Perchement et Réalités Fortifiées en Méditerranée et en Europe, Vème-Xème Siècles
ed. Philippe Pergola et al.
The result of an international congress (Roquebrune-sur-Argens, October 2019) about the fortified hilltop settlements of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages, papers present both brand new data and syntheses on wide contexts throughout the European continent, the Mediterranean basin and beyond. READ MORE
Paperback: £70.00
Mesopotamia, Syria and Transjordan in the Archibald Creswell Photograph Collection of the Biblioteca Berenson
Stefano Anastasio
Keppel Archibald Cameron Creswell (1879-1974) developed an early interest in Islamic architecture, considering photography as an essential tool for recording architectural artefacts. This volume presents the photographs that concern Mesopotamia, Syria and Jordan, kept today at the Biblioteca Berenson in Florence. READ MORE
Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00
Filiaciones culturales y contactos entre las poblaciones Virú-Gallinazo y Mochica (200 AC – 600 DC, costa norte del Perú)
Alicia Espinosa
This volume documents the Virú-Gallinazo and Mochica pottery traditions to understand both their origins, filiations, and contacts, studying the modes of manufacture of archaeological ceramics discovered at more than nine sites in the region, preserved at the Ministry of Culture of Peru and various Peruvian, French and American museums. READ MORE
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People and Agrarian Landscapes: An Archaeology of Postclassical Local Societies in the Western Mediterranean
ed. Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo et al.
This book provides an overview of the driving theories, methodologies and main topics that have been addressed to date regarding agrarian archaeology. The text is presented as an introduction for students, a critical reading guide for other scholars, and an informative instrument aimed at a wide audience. READ MORE
Paperback: £42.00
The Excavations at Khirbet el-Maqatir: 1995–2001 and 2009–2016
ed. Scott Stripling et al.
Khirbet el-Maqatir lies 16 km north of Jerusalem. The Associates for Biblical Research excavated 14 summer seasons and 5 winter seasons between 1995 and 2016. Volume 2 reports on the remains of a Late Hellenistic/Early Roman village, and a Byzantine ecclesiastical complex. READ MORE
Hardback: £85.00 | Open Access
De luxuria propagata romana aetate. Roman luxury in its many forms
ed. Lluís Pons Pujol et al.
This book focuses on luxonomics, or the economy of luxury in Roman times, and how its study is an element that is essential to understanding the history of the period. Organised in chronological order, the evolution of the luxury economy is divided into areas of consumption, production, and criticism. READ MORE
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The Ancient English Morris Dance
Michael Heaney
This book traces the history of morris dancing in England, from its introduction in the 15th century, through the contention of the Reformation and Civil War, when morris dancing and maypoles became potent symbols of the older ways of living, to its re-invention as an emblem of Victorian concepts of Merrie England in the 19th century. READ MORE
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