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Book SynopsisA central figure in both classical and ancient near Eastern fields, Trevor Bryce presents the first publication to focus on Troyâs neighbours and contemporaries as much as Troy itself. With the help of maps, charts and photographs, he unearths the secrets of this iconic ancient city.Beginning with an account of Troyâs involvement in The Iliad and the question of the historicity of the Trojan War, Trevor Bryce reveals how the recently discovered Hittite texts illuminate this question which has fascinated scholars and travellers since the Renaissance.Encompassing the very latest research, the city and its inhabitants are placed in historical context - and with its neighbours and contemporaries â to form a complete and vivid view of life within the Trojan walls and beyond from its beginning in c.3000 BC to its decline and obscurity in the Byzantine period.Documented here are the archaeological watershed discoveries from the Victorian era to the present thaTable of Contents1. The Poet and the Tradition 2. The Early Cities of Troy (Levels I to V) 3. The Kingdom of Priam (Levels VI to VII) 4. The Aegean Neighbours 5. Troy's Role and Status in the Near Eastern World 6. Troy's Allies 7. The New City (Levels VIII to IX) 8. The Final Word?

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Book SynopsisAs the leading figure in New Archaeology, David Rohl has been at the forefront of the movement to discover the archaeological evidence for events described in the Old Testament which we have come to think of as myths. His previous books, Test of Time and Legend presented the arguments and counter-arguments. In From Eden to Exile this discursive approach is replaced by historical storytelling, which follows the sequence of events from the rise of Neolithic civilisation in a region now part of Iran which inspired the story of the Garden of Eden, through Noah, Abraham and the sojourn in Egypt, to the fall of Jericho, the dual kingdoms of the Promised Land and lastly, the exile in Babylon, where the stories of the Old Testament were collated into something very like their present form. A fascinating history book that will appeal to anyone with an interest in ancient history, religion and archaeology.Trade ReviewDavid Rohl's real achievement is the way in which he pieces the evidence together in a coherent, properly magnificent story, the first of all stories, for the first time * Sunday Times *When it comes to exploring, David Rohl makes Indiana Jones look like an under-achiever ... Rohl is Britain's highest profile Egyptologist * Daily Express *David Rohl ... stood the accepted chronology of ancient Egypt on its head by claiming that shortening the pharaonic time line by up to three hundred years results in perfect matches between Egyptian history and biblical narratives ... He argued his case in a controversial best seller A Test of Time and the subsequent TV series 'Pharaohs and Kings' which made him Britain's highest-profile archaeologist and the centre of much scholarly feuding * Jerusalem Report *

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Book SynopsisPublic interest in biblical archaeology is at an all-time high, as television documentaries pull in millions of viewers to watch shows on the Exodus, the Ark of the Covenant, and the so-called Lost Tomb of Jesus. Important discoveries with relevance to the Bible are made virtually every year--during 2007 and 2008 alone researchers announced at least seven major discoveries in Israel, five of them in or near Jerusalem. Biblical Archaeology offers a passport into this fascinating realm, where ancient religion and modern science meet, and where tomorrow''s discovery may answer a riddle that has lasted a thousand years. Archaeologist Eric H. Cline here offers a complete overview of this exciting field. He discusses the early pioneers, such as Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie and William Foxwell Albright, the origins of biblical archaeology as a discipline, and the major controversies that first prompted explorers to go in search of objects and sites that would prove the Bible. He then surveys some of the most well-known biblical archaeologists, including Kathleen Kenyon and Yigael Yadin, the sites that are essential sources of knowledge for biblical archaeology, such as Hazor, Megiddo, Gezer, Lachish, Masada, and Jerusalem, and some of the most important discoveries that have been made, including the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Mesha Inscription, and the Tel Dan Stele. Subsequent chapters examine additional archaeological finds that shed further light on the Hebrew Bible and New Testament, the issue of potential frauds and forgeries, including the James Ossuary and the Jehoash Tablet, and future prospects of the field. Biblical Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction captures the sense of excitement and importance that surrounds not only the past history of the field but also the present and the future, with fascinating new discoveries made each and every season. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.Trade ReviewWinner of Best Popular Book on Archaeology 2011 from the Biblical Archaeology Society.Anyone wanting a concise, authoritative, and up-to-date account can do no better than to turn to Eric Cline. * Church Times *

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Book SynopsisMichael Higgins broadens our understanding of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by bringing science, engineering, and technology together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings.The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Pyramids of Giza, Hanging Gardens of Babylon, Statue of Zeus at Olympia, Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Colossus of Rhodes, and the Pharos Lighthouse at Alexandria) have been a source of fascination for more than two thousand years. Even though six of the Wonders are now gone, historians and archaeologists have attempted to explain how and why these ancient monuments were created. However, never before have these attempts been synthesized with the contributions of science, engineering, and technology.In The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, Michael Higgins combines scientific research together with ancient documentation and archaeological findings to present a rich, multi-layered portrait of each monument. To build a Wonder took advanced social organiTrade ReviewHere is a refreshing treatment of a topic that goes back to antiquity: what were the methods and conditions that made possible the construction of the renowned Seven Wonders? With a light touch, Higgins brings to bear geology, metallurgy, ancient craft and engineering, archaeology, and historical scholarship to reveal how grand projects were achieved in ancient Egypt, the Near East, and Greece. * Alexander Jones, author of A Portable Cosmos *In this wide-ranging book Higgins, a geologist, presents a refreshing, personal approach to The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. His energetic and well documented presentation differs from the many other discussions of the Wonders by carefully considering the associated influences of geology, tectonics, and the environment. An engaging final chapter on rebuilding the Wonders provides an engineer's view of how modern materials and techniques might have guaranteed the monuments a longer life. * John Peter Oleson, editor of The Oxford Handbook of Engineering and Technology in the Classical World *The Seven Wonders of The Ancient World: Science, Engineering, and Technology, Michael Denis Higgins,...Higgins ends his work with a theoretical discussion of how the ancient Wonders could be reconstructed with modern engineering...Professor Higgins's desire to rebuild the wonders of the ancient world is interesting. * Jesse Russell, Voegelinview *The book under review offers a fast-moving, impassioned, and richly illustrated exposé of the Seven Wonders from a specific angle: that of science, engineering, and technology... There is much to learn for everyone, particularly in the sections concerning the geology and materials involved in the creation of the Wonders, often overlooked in historical accounts... In sum, the book offers an original discussion of the modern list of Seven Ancient Wonders, bringing science, engineering, and technology to the forefront. It invites readers to explore these Wonders and their broader regional and scientific contexts. While it embraces a degree of speculation and may not fully satisfy the stringent referencing and historical rigor of the humanities, it provides many interesting insights about the Seven Wonders, making them again accessible to a general audience. * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *A fascinating work and one that is eminently accessible. It is also extremely readable, requiring very little prior knowledge of the science and technology of the ancient world. What could be a dry topic is anything but, and Higgins' writing is rich in detail and evocative of the distant worlds in which the wonders existed. The book will appeal to a wide range of readers, and deservedly so. * All About History *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: The Pyramids of Giza Chapter 3: The Hanging Gardens Chapter 4: The Statue of Zeus at Olympia Chapter 5: The Mausoleum Chapter 6: The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus Chapter 7: The Colossus of Rhodes Chapter 8: The Pharos of Alexandria Chapter 9: Rebuilding the Wonders

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Book SynopsisThis original study draws on the results of latest archaeological discoveries to describe London's Roman origins. It offers a wealth of new information from one of the world's richest and most intensively studied archaeological sites.Trade ReviewLondon in the Roman World collects and details the most recent archaeological and academic research on the Roman city. * D. M. Hall, CHOICE *This is a forcefully argued account of Roman London marked by an impressive mastery of a complex and fragmented archaeology. * Christopher Kelly , London Review of Books *Books of the Year 2022 * , Current Archaeology *highly informative, accessibly written * Sadie Watson, Minerva *Accessible... engagingly written... This book is an excellent and thoughtful exploration of London at a macro level, exploring the forces that governed its wider fate, and placing it firmly in context as part of a wider empire. Agree or disagree, this book will be central to discussions of the city for decades to come. * Owen Humphreys, Current Archaeology *This is a splendid book... and Dominic's wide knowledge of other parts of the Roman world gives it a depth that makes it a landmark in the study of Roman London. * Andrew Selkirk, Current Archaeology *A superbly readable, up-to-date, comprehensive and beautifully illustrated account of the history of Roman London. * Armand D'Angour, Engelsberg Ideas *This book presents the most comprehensive coverage of Roman London - Londinium - to date by the foremost authority in this sphere of Romano-British archaeology... Dominic Perring should be commended for producing a work that navigates such a difficult journey so well through a thorny subject area with the relative precision permitted by a wealth of material sources. It is the manner in which these are interpreted and their concordance - and in some cases discordance - with historical narratives that single this work out at as an essential handbook for Roman London and Roman Britain more generally. * Mark Merrony *Though packed with detail, Dominic Perring's book is well written and easy to read. For the scholar or the general reader seeking an up-to-date, forensic examination of Roman London, this comprehensive book is an essential tool. * Derek Birks, Aspects of History *This fascinating book does much more than tell the story which is briefly summarised above. It is packed with analysis of individual buildings and discussion of social history. It does not pre-suppose extensive background knowledge. Anyone who enjoys history, whether or not they are a classicist, will read this work with great interest. * Rupert Jackson, Classics for All *A closely argued, authoritative and convincing account...I suspect this book will set the standard for overviews of Roman London for many years - the point of reference for budding academics and interested punters. * Anthony Webb, Popular History Books *A truly remarkable achievement. * Martin Henig, Journal of the British Archaeological Association *It only remains to record that this book's production is excellent in every way..., the publication is a joy to read and to consult. Author and publisher deserve our profound thanks. * Henig Martin, JBAA *This is an excellent book for teachers, schools and students to be engaging with and will make a fine addition to any school library. * Timothy Adelani, Journal of Classics Teaching *Table of ContentsPART 1: APPROACHES TO ROMAN LONDON 1: Introduction 2: Recovering Roman London 3: Understanding Roman London 4: Before London PART 2: MAKING LONDON 5: The Roman invasion (c. AD 43) 6: A supply base (c. AD 43-52) 7: Shaping the city (c. AD 52-60) 8: The Boudican revolt (c. AD 60-61) 9: Post-war reconstruction (c. AD 61-70) PART 3: MONUMENTS OF ROME 10: Bread and circuses (c. AD 70-80 11: Britain's capital? (c. AD 80-90) 12: Episodes of renewal (c. AD 90-110) 13: The great forum (c. AD 110-125) PART 4: THE WORKING CITY 14: The urban hinterland 15: The region and its resources 16: Economy and supply 17: London at work 18: People and society PART 5: DESTRUCTION AND RECOVERY 19: The Hadrianic fire (c. AD 125-135) 20: The Walbrook skulls 21: Antonine sophistication (c. AD 135-165) PART 6: LONDON DIMINISHED 22: Antonine contraction (c. AD 165-180 23: Severan revival (c. AD 180-225) 24: Britannia Superior (c. AD 225-250) 25: The third-century 'crisis' (c. AD 250-270) PART 7: THE LATE ANTIQUE CITY 26: Restoration (c. AD 270-285) 27: City of emperors (c. AD 285-350) 28: Augusta (c. AD 350-380) 29: Endings (c. AD 380-400) PART 8: BEYOND ROME 30: Fifth-century landscapes 31: Afterword APPENDIX: EXCAVATIONS REFERRED TO IN THE TEXT

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Book SynopsisThe first book to clearly explain the science used by paleontologists and the new, cutting-edge techniques that led to the discovery of Seismosaurus, the longest dinosaur yet known----and possibly the largest land animal to have ever lived. The book also illustrates the exciting collaboration between Gillette, the chemists and physicists who helped to reconstruct Seismosaurus.Trade ReviewHere is a work destined to be of great historical importance in the field of paleontology...There have been no comparably detailed exegeses on the history of a single excavation. Earth Sciences History

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Book SynopsisFools. Rebels. Ignorant peasants.That''s how the Roman world saw the first Christians. Led by fishermen, tax collectors and renegade Pharisees, the first Christians shunned power and welcomed the poor and uneducated. Roman commentators mocked their upside-down values, but the apostle Paul - himself a Roman citizen, and a Pharisee to boot, affirmed that ''God chose what is foolish in the world to shame the wise.''Its followers were persecuted and its leaders killed, yet this ragged collection of lowly tradesmen, women, slaves - and a smattering of turncoat high-born Jews - created a movement that changed the world. How did this happen? How did the kingdom of fools conquer the mighty empire that was Rome?In this fascinating new biography of the early church, Nick Page sets the biblical accounts alongside the latest historical and archaeological research, exploring how the early Christians lived and worshipped - and just why the Romans found this new branch of tTrade ReviewEssential reading...enlightening and informative...you will be sure to learn something new. * Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK *This is a book written by a highly experienced, technically brilliant and detailed writer. * Church of England Newspaper, on THE LONGEST WEEK *

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Book SynopsisThe third edition of Ancient Cities surveys the cities of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, and the Greek, Etruscan, and Roman worlds from the perspectives of archaeology and architectural history, bringing to life the physical world of ancient city dwellers by concentrating on archaeological evidence.Urban form is the focus: the physical appearance and overall plans of cities, their architecture and natural topography, and the cultural and historical contexts in which they flourished. Attention is also paid to non-urban features such as religious sanctuaries and burial grounds, places and institutions that were a familiar part of the city dweller's experience. Objects or artifacts that furnished everyday life are discussed, such as writing systems, pottery, sculpture, wall paintings, mosaics, and coins. Ancient Cities is unusual in presenting this wide range of Old World cultures in such comprehensive detail, giving equal weight to the Preclassical and Classical pe

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Book SynopsisThe Ancient Central Andes presents a general overview of the prehistoric peoples and cultures of the Central Andes, the region now encompassing most of Peru and significant parts of Ecuador, Bolivia, northern Chile, and northwestern Argentina.The book contextualizes past and modern scholarship and provides a balanced view of current research. Two opening chapters present the intellectual, political, and practical background and history of research in the Central Andes and the spatial, temporal, and formal dimensions of the study of its past. Chapters then proceed in chronological order from remote antiquity to the Spanish Conquest. A number of important themes run through the book, including: the tension between those scholars who wish to study Peruvian antiquity on a comparative basis and those who take historicist approaches; the concept of Lo Andino, commonly used by many specialists that assumes long-term, unchanging patterns of culture some of which are claimed Trade Review"The first edition of The Ancient Central Andes was the best text on the region when it came out in 2014. This new edition maintains that preeminence. Jeffrey Quilter has brought the narrative up to date with the most exciting and significant recent discoveries—this is the text for a course on the ancient Andes and a valuable addition to every archaeologist's bookshelf." Daniel H. Sandweiss, Professor of Anthropology and Climate Studies, University of Maine, USATable of Contents1. Backgrounds; 2. Space, time, and form in the Central Andes; 3. The Early and Middle Preceramic Periods; 4. The Late Preceramic Period; 5. The Initial Period; 6. The Early Horizon; 7. The Early Intermediate Period; 8. The Middle Horizon; 9. The Late Intermediate Period; 10. The Late Horizon; 11. The Conquest and Colonial Periods

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Book SynopsisThe Swahili World presents the fascinating story of a major world civilization, exploring the archaeology, history, linguistics, and anthropology of the Indian Ocean coast of Africa. It covers a 1,500-year sweep of history, from the first settlement of the coast to the complex urban tradition found there today. Swahili towns contain monumental palaces, tombs, and mosques, set among more humble houses; they were home to fishers, farmers, traders, and specialists of many kinds. The towns have been Muslim since perhaps the eighth century CE, participating in international networks connecting people around the Indian Ocean rim and beyond. Successive colonial regimes have helped shape modern Swahili society, which has incorporated such influences into the regionâs long-standing cosmopolitan tradition.This is the first volume to explore the Swahili in chronological perspective. Each chapter offers a unique wealth of detail on an aspect of the regionâs past, written Trade ReviewWinner of the 2021 Book Prize of the Society of Africanist Archaeologists for best edited volume on any topic.“This edited volume provides a compilation of research carried out on the Swahili coast and its archaeological sites” Stéphane Pradines, Aga Khan Centre, UK, Antiquity Publications "This book is a great resource for those working along the Swahili coast and interior areas with similar archaeological deposits. Indeed, I finished reading the book with a better understanding of the history, archaeology, linguistics, and anthropology of the Swahili coast. From these perspectives, the authors have explored the Swahili coast’s history from what they consider to be the earliest settlements to the remains of complex monumental structures found there today. This unique wealth of the detail on past of the Swahili coast is the true strength of the book that Wynne-jones and LaViolette produced for us."Elgidius B. Ichumbaki, African Archeological ReviewTable of ContentsList of FiguresList of TablesMapsPrefaceNote on TerminologyContributors1. The Swahili worldSection I: Environment, background, and Swahili historiography2. The eastern African coastal landscape3. Resources of the ocean fringe and the archaeology of the medieval Swahili4. The eastern African coast: researching its history and archaeology5. Defining the Swahili6. Decoding Swahili genetic ancestry7. Early connections8. The Swahili language and its early history9. Swahili origins10. Swahili oral traditions and chronicles11. Manda12. Tumbe, Kimimba and Bandari Kuu13. Unguja Ukuu14. Chibuene15. Urbanism16. Town and village17. Mambrui and Malindi18. Shanga19. Gede20. Mtwapa21. Pemba22. Zanzibar23. Mafia24. Kilwa Kisiwani and Songo Mnara25. Mikindani and the southern coast26. The Comoros and their early history27. The Comoros 1000 - 1350 CE28. Mahilaka29. The social composition of Swahili society30. Metalworking on Swahili sites31. Craft and industry32. Animals in the Swahili world33. Plant use and the creation of anthropogenic landscapes: coastal forestry and farming34. The progressive integration of eastern Africa into an Afro-Eurasian world-system, first-fifteenth centuries CE35. Eastern Africa and the dhow trade36. Early inland entanglement in the Swahili world, c. 750-1550 CE37. Mosaics and interconnectivity38. Links with India39.Links with China40. Currencies of the Swahili world41. Glass beads and Indian Ocean trade42. Quantitative evidence for early long-distance exchange in eastern Africa: the consumption volume of ceramic imports43. Islamic architecture of the Swahili coast44. Swahili houses45. Navigating the early modern world: Swahili polities and the continental-oceanic interface46. Zanzibar old town47. The Kilwa – Nyasa caravan route: the long-neglected trading corridor in southern Tanzania48. Islam in the Swahili world: Connected authorities49. The legacy of slavery on the Swahili coast50. Life in Swahili villages51. The modern life of Swahili stonetowns52. Identity and belonging on the contemporary Swahili coast: the case of Lamu53. Pate54. Mombasa55. The Swahili house: a historical ethnography of modernity56. The future of Swahili monuments

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Book SynopsisThis collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J. Boas, an archaeologist, historian and scholar who has contributed widely and significantly to the study and teaching of the Middle Ages. Professor Boasâ research encompasses the archaeology of the Latin East, military orders with particular emphasis on the Teutonic Order, material culture, architecture and medieval art, historiography and, not least, the Crusades and the Latin East.Exploring Outremer Volume I is a collection of 14 original essays by the leading scholars in the field on the history and archaeology of the Latin East. It covers several aspects related to the Crusades in general, but also deals with specific important points related to cities like Jerusalem, Acre and Famagusta. In addition, it presents original discussions related to warfare and topography, using both Latin and Arabic sources.This book will appeal to researchers and students alike interested in the Kingdom of Jerusalem and Cyprus, as well as the Crusades and Crusading Orders.

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Book SynopsisAlternative Iron Ages examines Iron Age social formations that sit outside traditional paradigms, developing methods for archaeological characterisation of alternative models of society. In so doing it contributes to the debates concerning the construction and resistance of inequality taking place in archaeology, anthropology and sociology.In recent years, Iron Age research on Western Europe has moved towards new forms of understanding social structures. Yet these alternative social organisations continue to be considered as basic human social formations, which frequently imply marginality and primitivism. In this context, the grand narrative of the European Iron Age continues to be defined by cultural foci, which hide the great regional variety in an artificially homogenous area. This book challenges the traditional classical evolutionist narratives by exploring concepts such as non-triangular societies, heterarchy and segmentarity across regional case studies to test and propose alternative social models for Iron Age social formations.Constructing new social theory both archaeologically based and supported by sociological and anthropological theory, the book is perfect for those looking to examine and understand life in the European Iron Age. We are so grateful to the research project titled Paisajes rurales antiguos del Noroeste peninsular: formas de dominacion romana y explotacion de recursos [Ancient rural landscapes in Northwestern Iberia: Roman dominion and resource exploitation] (HAR2015-64632-P; MINECO/FEDER), directed from the Instituto de Historia (CSIC) and also to the FundaÃao para a Ciencia e a Tecnologia [Foundation for Science and Technology] postdoctoral project: SFRH-BPD-102407-2014.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1. Theory from and for the field. 1 Reconsidering egalitarianism for archaeological interpretation 2 Interpreting the Dialectic of Sociopolitical Tensions in the Archaeological Past: Implications of an Anarchist Perspective for Iron Age Societies 3 Egalitarianism as an Active Process: Legitimacy and Distributed Power in Iron Age West Africa 4 Anarchy in the Bronze Age? Social Organization and Complexity in Sardinia 5 Reconstructing Iron Age Societies: What Went Wrong 6 Egalitarianism in the southern British Iron Age: An ‘archaeology’ of knowledge 7 Segmentary societies: A Theoretical Approach from the European Iron Age Archaeology Part 2. The Different Iron Ages: Critical Insights in a Comparative Perspective. 8 All together now (or not). Change, Resistance and Resilience in the NW Iberian Peninsula in the Bronze Age-Iron Age Transition 9 Characterising ‘communities’ in the Early Iron Age of Southern Britain 10 Heterarchy to Anarchy and Back Again: Social Transformations fromthe Late Bronze Age to the Roman Iron Age in Lowland Scotland 11 Confusing Iron Ages: Communities of the Middle Danube Region between ‘Tribal Hierarchy’ and Heterarchy 12 A Bit of Anarchy in the Iron Age: New Perspectives on Social Structure in the Dutch Coastal Area of North-Holland 13 Iron Age Religions beyond Warrior Ideologies 14 Monumentalising the domestic: House Societies in Atlantic Scotland Part 3. From the Core of the State: New Visions on Mediterranean Societies. 15 Social Theory and the Greek Iron Age 16 The Peasantry as a Social Theory, and its Aapplication to Celtiberian Society 17 Social Dynamics in Eastern Iberia Iron Age: Between Inclusive and Exclusionary Strategies

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Book SynopsisThe only critical guide to the theory and method of Mesopotamian archaeology, this innovative volume evaluates the theories, methods, approaches and history of Mesopotamian archaeology from its origins in the nineteenth century up to the present day.Ancient Mesopotamia (modern Iraq), was the original site of many of the major developments in human history, such as farming, the rise of urban literate societies and the first great empires of Akkad, Babylonia and Assyria. Dr. Matthews places the discipline within its historical and social context, and explains how archaeologists conduct their research through excavation, survey and other methods. In four fundamental chapters, he uses illustrated case-studies to show how archaeologists have approached central themes such as:* the shift from hunting to farming* complex societies* empires and imperialism* everyday life.This will be both an ideal introductory work and useful as background reading on a wide range of courses.Trade Review'Extremely erudite, literate and considered... [R. Matthews is] an essayist of considerable talent... [A] sophisticated, knowledgeable and eminently readable voice... It is a refreshing work and one which all of us concerned with ancient Mesopotamia may consult with profit.' - Ancient West and EastTable of ContentsChapter 1 Defining a discipline; Chapter 2 Tools of the trade; Chapter 3 Tracking a transition; Chapter 4 States of mind; Chapter 5 Archaeologies of empire; Chapter 6 People's pasts; Chapter 7 Futures of the Mesopotamian past; Bibliography; Index;

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Book SynopsisThe pharaoh Akhenaten, who ruled Egypt in the mid-fourteenth century BCE, has been the subject of more speculation than any other character in Egyptian history. Often called the originator of monotheism and the world's first recorded individual, he has fascinated and inspired both scholars of Egyptology and creative talents as diverse as Sigmund Freud and Philip Glass.This provocative biography examines both the real Akhenaten and the myths that have been created around him. It scrutinises the history of the pharaoh and his reign, which has been continually written in Eurocentric terms inapplicable to ancient Egypt, and the archaeology of Akhenaten's capital city, Amarna. It goes on to explore the pharaoh's extraordinary cultural afterlife, and the way he has been invoked to validate ideas as diverse as psychoanalysis, racial equality and fascism. Dr Montserrat makes the point that our view of Akhenaten has never been based purely on historical or archaeological knowledge, but is a cultural hallucination, influenced by western desires about ancient Egypt and modern struggles for legitimation and authority.Combining up-to-date historical synthesis with extensive new archival research, Akhenaten: History, Fantasy and Ancient Egypt is the first book to assess critically why the archaeology of ancient Egypt continues to fascinate. Theoretically astute and engagingly written, and illustrated with many striking images never previously published, it will appeal to anyone with an interest in Akhenaten or in the archaeology of ancient Egypt.Trade Review'I can thoroughly recommend the refreshingly idiosyncratic approach to the phenomenon of Amarna in Akhenaten. Dr Montserrat has clearly read both deeply and widely in areas which for many of us are very much at the periphery of our Egyptological interests.' - Egyptian Archaeology'I can thoroughly recommend the refreshingly idiosyncratic approach to the phenomenon of Amarna in Akhenaten. Dr Montserrat has clearly read both deeply and widely in areas which for many of us are very much at the periphery of our Egyptological interests.' - Egyptian ArchaeologyTable of ContentsOutline Chronology; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations and Conventions; Chapter 1 Akhenaten in the Mirror; Chapter 2 Histories of Akhenaten; Chapter 3 The Archaeologies of Amarna; Chapter 4 Protestants, Psychoanalysts and Fascists; Chapter 5 Race and Religion; Chapter 6 Literary Akhenatens; Chapter 7 Sexualities; Chapter 8 Epilogue;

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Book SynopsisThe Vikings provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to the complex world of the early medieval Scandinavians.In the space of less than 300 years, from the mid-eighth to the mid-eleventh centuries CE, people from what are now Norway, Sweden, and Denmark left their homelands in unprecedented numbers to travel across the Eurasian world. Over the last half-century, archaeology and its related disciplines have radically altered our understanding of this period. The Vikings explores why we now perceive them as a cosmopolitan mix of traders and warriors, craftsworkers and poets, explorers, and settlers. It details how, over the course of the Viking Age, their small-scale rural, tribal societies gradually became urbanised monarchies firmly emplaced on the stage of literate, Christian Europe. In the process, they transformed the cultures of the North, created the modern Nordic nation-states, and left a far-flung diaspora with legacies that still resonate toTable of ContentsIntroduction: Viking Variations 1. The Vikings Begin 2. Viking Lives and Landscapes 3. Tradition and World-View 4. The Viking Diaspora 5. Church and State

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Book SynopsisThe Ancient Near East reveals three millennia of history (c. 3500500 bc) in a single work. Liverani draws upon over 25 years' worth of experience and this personal odyssey has enabled him to retrace the history of the peoples of the Ancient Near East. The history of the Sumerians, Hittites, Assyrians, Babylonians and more is meticulously detailed by one of the leading scholars of Assyriology. Utilizing research derived from the most recent archaeological finds, the text has been fully revised for this English edition and explores Liverani's current thinking on the history of the Ancient Near East. The rich and varied illustrations for each historical period, augmented by new images for this edition, provide insights into the material and textual sources for the Ancient Near East. Many highlight the ingenuity and technological prowess of the peoples in the Ancient East. Never before available in English, The Ancient Near East represents one of tTrade Review‘In the original Italian edition of this work, Liverani defined and applied, with the touch of a master, the criteria for proper historical writing as it relates to the ancient Near East. This English version will extend the reach of a classic to the much wider audience it deserves.’ - Giorgio Buccellati, Professor Emeritus, University of California, USA‘Mario Liverani’s classic text is as unusual in its ambitious chronological scope as in its clarity of vision: from the Neolithic to the emergence of the Persian Empire, his analysis of the history of the Middle East is firmly focused on the interplay between society, economy and ideology. And yet, the vast learning is lightly worn and the volume offers a hugely enjoyable and eye-opening read for novice and expert alike. A must have for anyone with an interest in world history.’ - Karen Radner, University College London, UK‘The English translation of Mario Liverani’s Antico Oriente: Storia, Società, Economia is a welcomed addition to the publishing world and Routledge has truly done us a great service in making this project possible. Since its appearance in 1988, Antico Oriente has become the introduction to the ancient Near East … The author breezes through an astonishing amount of data and material with ease, and he makes it accessible to the scholarly and general public alike. This is a wonderful book, which will make readers fall in love with the wonders of the ancient Near East, and at the same time provide them with a firm grasp on the methodological problems one faces when dealing with such a complex but fascinating world.’ - Alhena Gadotti, Towson University, USA"Masterfully integrating textual and archaeological sources, the author weaves a fascinating, enlightening historical narrative, focusing throughout on the interplay among politics, society, economy, ideology, and the environment. Accessible not only to scholars but also to students and general readers, this volume will undoubtedly be highly valued both as a work to read cover to cover and as a reference to consult on specific topics. Summing Up: Essential." -W Kotter, Weber State University, USA in CHOICE "Liverani, the translator Soraia Tabatabai, and Routledge have gifted us with an excellent tool for the continued reconstruction and education of the ancient Near East in English…The Ancient Near East provides an exemplary treatment of historiographic erudition.." -C. Jay Crisostomo, University of California, Berkeley, USATable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Introduction Part 2: The Ancient Bronze Age Part 3: The Middle Bronze Age Part 4: The Late Bronze Age Part 5: The Early Iron Age Part 6: Empires and Unification

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Book SynopsisThe Archaeology of Iran from the Palaeolithic to the Archaemenid Empire is the first modern academic study to provide a synthetic, diachronic analysis of the archaeology and early history of all of Iran from the Palaeolithic period to the end of the Achaemenid Empire at 330 BC.Drawing on the authorsâ deep experience and engagement in the world of Iranian archaeology, and in particular on Iran-based academic networks and collaborations, this book situates the archaeological evidence from Iran within a framework of issues and debates of relevance today. Such topics include humanâenvironment interactions, climate change and societal fragility, the challenges of urban living, individual and social identity, gender roles and status, the development of technology and craft specialisation and the significance of early bureaucratic practices such as counting, writing and sealing within the context of evolving societal formations.Richly adorned with more than 500 illustrations, many of them in colour, and accompanied by a bibliography with more than 3000 entries, this book will be appreciated as a major research resource for anyone concerned to learn more about the role of ancient Iran in shaping the modern world.Trade Review"The authors have here produced an indispensable research resource for students and specialists in the archaeology of Iran, dealing with a complex series of topics in masterly fashion. Especially innovative is the interweaving of multiple strands of archaeological evidence throughout the narratives of the book, including palaeoclimatology, archaeobotany and archaeozoology, which together succeed in bringing new perspectives on the past of Iran."~Dr John Curtis, The Iran Heritage Foundation, IranTable of Contents1. The Archaeology of Early Iran: Perspectives from the past for the Present; 2. Placing Iran: Land, Environment and Ecology; 3. Approaching the past of Iran: A History of Archaeological Investigation; 4. Peopling Iran: The Palaeolithic Period, 500,000-12,000 BP; 5. Domesticating Iran: The Neolithic Period, 10,000-5200 BC; 6. Early Social Complexity in Iran: The Chalcolithic Period, 5200-3200 BC; 7. Iran’s First State? The Proto-elamite Horizon, 3200-2900 BC; 8. People on the Move: Prehistoric Networks of Bronze Age Iran, 3400-1100 BC; 9. Iran Beyond Borders: Bronze Age Societies of Eastern Iran, 3100-1250 BC; 10. Elam in the World of Bronze Age Southwest Asia, 2900-1100 BC; 11. Iran Imperial: Villages, Cities, States and Empires of the Iron Age, 1250-330 BC; 12. Themes and Issues in the Archaeology of Early Iran

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Book SynopsisNumerous ancient texts describe human sacrifices and other forms of ritual killing: in 480 BC Themistocles sacrifices three Persian captives to Dionysus; human scapegoats called pharmakoi are expelled yearly from Greek cities, and according to some authors they are killed; Locrin girls are hunted down and slain by the Trojans; on Mt Lykaion children are sacrificed and consumed by the worshippers; and many other texts report human sacrifices performed regularly in the cult of the gods or during emergencies such as war and plague. Archaeologists have frequently proposed human sacrifice as an explanation for their discoveries: from Minoan Crete children's bones with knife-cut marks, the skeleton of a youth lying on a platform with a bronze blade resting on his chest, skeletons, sometimes bound, in the dromoi of Mycenaean and Cypriot chamber tombs; and dual man-woman burials, where it is suggested that the woman was slain or took her own life at the man's funeral. If the archaeologists' inTable of ContentsPreface, Abbreviations, 1 Sacrifice and ritual killing: terminology and types, 2 Archaeological evidence, 3 Funerary ritual killing in Greek literature and history, 4 Human sacrifice in Greek myth, cult, and history, 5 The pharmakos and related rites, 6 Strangers in a strange land: the Locrian maiden tribute, 7 Conclusion, Appendix A Cut marks and mass burials, Appendix B Pylos tablet Tn 316, Bibliography, Index locorum, Subject index

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Book SynopsisA brand-new translation of a philosophical classic of the ancient world, The Teaching of Ptahhatp, written in Egypt 4,000 years ago. The Teaching of Ptahhatp, composed two millennia before the birth of Plato, is the oldest surviving statement of philosophy in the ancient world and the earliest witness to the power of the written word. It ought to begin the list of the world's philosophy classics, yet it has been largely forgotten since it was rediscovered in the nineteenth century. Bill Manley's new translation corrects this oversight, rendering into approachable modern English Ptahhatp's profound yet practical account of the meaning of life', providing a new perspective on the Pyramid Age and overturning traditional prejudices about the origins of writing and philosophy. A testament to a common thread connecting humanity across time, Ptahhatp grapples with the pitfalls of greed, ambition, celebrity, success, confrontation, friendship, sex and even the office environment, and his teachings remain remarkably relevant in the modern day.

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Book SynopsisAn accessible introduction that reveals the importance of Greek inscriptions in the understanding of ancient Greek culture. Inscriptions are an important form of evidence for our interpretation of past human societies. They are outstanding sources as they offer direct snapshots into the behaviour of humans and their aspiration to make a permanent and public record of themselves. Greek inscriptions in particular combine word and image in a multitude of ways, meaning they are rich in terms of the insights they offer into the ancient cultures of the Mediterranean and the mindsets of their peoples. They give us views of inter-state relations, historical narratives, the political administration of city-states and honorific culture; and at the same time offer perspectives on the significance of ideas about democracy, citizenship, gender, ethnicity, religion and the supernatural. This book, based on the collection of ancient Greek inscriptions on stone and metal held at the British Museum,

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Book SynopsisIt can be precisely dated, can tell us about the diet, economy, and even ritual acts of prehistoric people, and it is often richly decorated. As this new study convincingly shows, pottery can tell us more about prehistoric society than any other artifact.

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Book SynopsisThis revised edition is an accumulation of two decades of research and fieldwork by the authors, and presents a comprehensive account of the little known prehistoric rock art within the North York Moors area.

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Book SynopsisThe Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asia's largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading scholars combine evidence from archaeology, texts, and the natural sciences to introduce the Angkorian state, describe its structure, and explain its persistence over more than six centuries.Comprehensive and accessible, this book will be an indispensable resource for anyone studying premodern Asia. The volume's first of six sections provides historical and environmental contexts and discusses data sources and the nature of knowledge production. The next three sections examine the anthropogenic landscapes of Angkor (agrarian, urban, and hydraulic), the state institutions that shaped the Angkorian state, and the economic foundations on which Angkor operated. Part V explores Angkorian ideologies and realities, from religion and nation to identity. The volume's last part reviews political and aesthetic Angkorian legacies in aTrade Review“From the urban sprawl of the ancient city to the minutiae of pottery and temple bas-reliefs, The Angkorian World succeeds in offering a multi-dimensional, polyvocal account of this South East Asian polity. While this volume is a dense and comprehensive insight into the state of Angkorian studies at present, prospective readers, be they scholars of premodern Asia or lay enthusiasts, need not be daunted. This important collection makes the intricate tapestry of Angkor an accessible and rewarding read.” Joanna Wolfarth - South East Asia ResearchTable of ContentsPrologue: An Introduction to the Angkorian World; PART I: CONTEXTS; 1 An Environmental History of Angkor: Beginning and End; 2 Texts and Objects: Exploiting the Literary Sources in Mediaeval Cambodia; 3 ‘Invisible Cambodians’: Knowledge Production in the History of Angkorian Archaeology; 4 The Mekong Delta Before the Angkorian World; 5 The Early Capitals of Angkor; 6 Angkor’s Multiple Southeast Asia Overland Connections; 7 Angkor and China: 9th–15th Centuries; PART II: LANDSCAPES; 8 Forests, Palms, and Paddy Fields: The Plant Ecology of Angkor; 9 Angkor and the Mekong River: Settlement, Resources, Mobility, and Power; 10 Trajectories of Urbanism in the Angkorian World; 11 Angkor's Temple Communities and the Logic of Its Urban Landscape; 12 Angkor as a "Cité Hydraulique"?; PART III: STATE INSTITUTIONS; 13 Angkorian Law and Land; 14 Warfare and Defensive Architecture in the Angkorian World; 15 Āśramas, Shrines, and Royal Power; 16 Education and Medicine at Angkor; PART IV: ECONOMIES; 17 Angkor’s Economy: Implications of the Transfer of Wealth; 18 The Temple Economy of Angkor; 19 Angkor’s Agrarian Economy: A Socio-Ecological Mosaic; 20 From Quarries to Temples: Stone Procurement, Materiality, and Spirituality in the Angkorian World; 21 Crafting With Fire: Stoneware and Iron Pyrotechnologies in the Angkorian World; 22 Food, Craft, and Ritual: Plants From the Angkorian World; PART V: IDEOLOGIES AND REALITIES; 23 Gods and Temples: The Nature(s) of Angkorian Religion; 24 Bodies of Glory: The Statuary of Angkor; 25 ‘Of Cattle and Kings’: Bovines in the Angkorian World; 26 An Angkor Nation? Identifying the Core of the Khmer Empire; 27 The Angkorian House; 28 Vogue at Angkor: Dress, Décor, and Narrative Drama; 29 Gender, Status, and Hierarchy in the Age of Angkor; PART VI: AFTER ANGKOR; 30 Perspectives on the ‘Collapse’ of Angkor and the Khmer Empire; 31 Uthong and Angkor: Material Legacies in the Chao Phraya Basin, Thailand; 32 Mainland Southeast Asia after Angkor: On the Legacies of Jayavarman VII; 33 Early Modern Cambodia and Archaeology at Longvek; 34 Yama, the God Closest to the Khmers; 35 Inarguably Angkor

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Book SynopsisFive hundred years before the Inca, the Middle Horizon period (A.D. 600-1000) was a time of sweeping cultural change in the Andes. Archaeologists have long associated this period with the expansion of the Wari (Huari) and Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco) states in the south-central Andes and the Pacific coasts of contemporary Peru and Chile. Tenahaha and the Wari State contains a series of essays that challenge current beliefs about the Wari state and suggest a reassessment of this pivotal era in Andean history. In this collection, a picture emerges of Wari power projected across the regionâs rugged and formidable topography less as a conquering empire than as a source of ideas, styles, and material culture voluntarily adopted by neighboring peoples. Much of the previous fieldwork on Wari history took place in the Wari heartland and in Wari strongholds, not areas where Wari power and influence were equivocal. In Tenahaha and the Wari State, editors Justin Jennings and Willy YÃpez Ãlvarez set

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Book SynopsisPetrography is the minute examination by microscope of rock and mineral samples for the purpose of determining precisely their mineralogical composition. In this groundbreaking work, James B. Stoltman applies quantitative as well as qualitative methods to petrography of Native American ceramics.

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Book SynopsisPapyri nos 4803-4843. This volume adds to previously published early Christian texts four new papyri of the Gospel of John and also includes fragments of a lost play by Sophocles (Epigonoi), two prose works on Hellenistic historians and Hellenistic kings, a rhetorical exercise on speeches in Thucydides, and a lost novel with an Ionian setting.

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Book SynopsisThe large Roman bath situated on the Lechaion Road must have been conspicuous in the architecture of ancient Corinth at the beginning of the third century A.D. and for several centuries afterward. The author relates the history of the site and its excavation.

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents the final results of an investigation of an array of Early Roman buildings and burials at Kenchreai, the eastern port of ancient Corinth. It paints a picture of a Corinthian community, small but prosperous, actively participating in an urban elite culture expressed through decorative art and monumental architecture.

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Book SynopsisThe XLIXe Rencontre Assyriologique Internationale convened in London to celebrate the British Museum's quarter millennium. Nineveh, the last great imperial capital of the Assyrian Empire, was a topic well suited to the occasion. On the museum's behalf excavations were conducted at the site intermittently for more than 80 years, from 1847 to 1932.

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Book SynopsisThe first published archaeological survey of the Egiin Gol valley of Mongolia, spanning the last 30,000 years and centering on the integration of local sites and landscape

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Book SynopsisTwenty-five years is a long time in the study of prehistory and these papers, given at a conference in Cheltenham in 2004, seek to review the excavations, surveys, chance finds and serious investigations carried out over two and a half decades.Table of ContentsIntroduction and acknowledgements (Neil Holbrook); Early prehistory (Timothy Darvill); The Iron Age (Tom Moore); The Roman period (Neil Holbrook); The early Medieval period (Andrew Reynolds); East is east and west is Gloucestershire (Richard Reece); The Medieval countryside (Mark Bowden); Bristol (Robert H Jones); Gloucester (Carolyn Heighway); The view from the Gloucestershire Archaeology Service (Jan Wills); The south Gloucestershire Historic Environment Record (David R Evans); Archaeology in Gloucestershire: Looking backwards but mostly forwards (Alan Saville); Index (Susan Vaughan).

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Book SynopsisJames Theodore Bent (1852-1897) was an Oxford-educated archaeologist, historian and explorer who dedicated his short life to researches in the Levant and Africa. In the winters of 1882-84 he and his wife, Mabel Hall-Dare, made extended tours of the Cycladic islands and in 1885 Bent published what has become a classic account of their wanderings and discoveries in what is now one of the best-loved regions of Greece. His island-by-island journals are a fascinating insight into Greek community living at the turn of the 19th century, and the work established Bent as a traveller of note. As might be expected, most of the major sites and sights are detailed, as well as references to customs and costumes, hospitality and hardship, history, folklore and myth. No account in English, then or since, has come close in terms of scope and achievement. (On a scholarly level, Bent was the first English archaeologist to undertake serious excavation work in the region and his findings on the small islan

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Book SynopsisChristopher Wordsworth (1807-85), the Great Christopher of Winchester and Trinity College, Cambridge, was a nephew of William the poet, and brother to the student who launched the University Boat Race. In 1832 he took a gap-year, after his brilliant studies in ancient Greek and Latin classics, to travel back in time over two thousand years to Pericles' Athens. The account of his tour, Athens and Attica (1836), is still the perfect scholarly companion to the history, topography, and myths of an area compact in dimension yet vast in terms of its contribution to Western civilization. The Bazaar or Market at Athens is a long street. Looking up you command a view of the commodities. Barrels of black caviar, small pocket-looking-glasses in red pasteboard cases, onions, tobacco piled up in brown heaps, black olives, figs strung together upon a rush, pipes with amber mouthpieces and brown clay bowls, silver-chased pistols, dirks, belts, and embroidered waistcoats. Such is the present state of Athensa few Turks still doze in the archways of the Acropolis, or recline while smoking their pipes, and leaning with their backs against the rusty cannon. A few days ago the cannon of the Acropolis fired the signal of the conclusion of the Turkish Ramazam the last which will ever be celebrated in Athens. Christopher Wordsworth, 1832Table of ContentsIntroduction – Gerald Brisch ; Chronology ; Chapter headings ; Athens and Attica ; Preface ; List of Plates ; Contents ; Text ; Appendix ; Endnotes ; Bibliography ; Sidetrack 1: Itinerary ; Sidetrack 2: Contexts ; Sidetrack 3: Gazetteer ; Index

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Book SynopsisRémy Crassard & Pierre Bodu, Préhistoire du Hadramat(Yémen): nouvelles perspectives; Burkhard Vogt, Towards a new dating of the great dam of Mārib. Preliminary results of the 2002 fieldwork of the German Institute of Archaeology; Norbert Nebes, A new Abraha inscription from the Great Dam of Mārib; Mohammed Maraqten, The processional road between Old Mārib and the Awām temple in the light of a recently discovered inscription from MaΉram Bilqīs; Peter Stein, A Sabaic proverb. The Sabaic minuscule inscription Mon.script.sab. 129; Anne Regourd & Noha Sadek, Nouvelles données sur la topographie de Zabīd (Yémen) au dix-huitième siècle; Nancy Um, Eighteenth-century patronage in Sana: building for the new capital during the second century of the Qāsimī imamate; Mikhail Rodionov, Mashhad Alī revisited: documents from Hadramat; Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper, An exceptional type of Yemeni necklace from the beginning of the twentieth century as an example of introducing artistic novelty into a traditional craft; William D. Glanzman, Beyond their borders: a common potting tradition and ceramic horizon within South Arabia during the later first millennium BC through the early first millennium AD; Barbara Davidde, Roberto Petriaggi & David F. Williams, New data on the commercial trade of the harbour of Kan&; through the typological and petrographic study of the pottery; Alexandra Porter, Amphora trade between South Arabia and East Africa in the first millennium BC: a re-examination of the evidence; Roberta Tomber, Rome and South Arabia: new artefactual evidence from the Red Sea; Carl Phillips, François Villeneuve & William Facey, A Latin inscription from South Arabia; Anne Regourd, Trade on the Red Sea during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. The QuΒeir paper manuscript collection 1999&;2003, first data; Vincent Charpentier, Trihedral points: a new facet to the "Arabian Bifacial Tradition" ?; Mark Beech, Heiko Kallweit & Peter Hellyer, New archaeological investigations at Abu Dhabi Airport, United Arab Emirates; Heiko Kallweit, Lithics from the Emirates: the Abu Dhabi Airport sites Jürgen Schreiber & Jutta Häser, Archaeological survey at Tīwī and its hinterland (Central Oman); Caroline Cartwright, Reconstructing the use of coastal resources at Rams al-Hadd, Oman, in the third millennium BC; Ralph K. Pedersen, Traditional Arabian watercraft and the ark of the Gilgamesh epic: interpretations and realizations; A. Benoist, V. Bernard, A. Hamel, F. Saint-Genez, J. Schiettecatte, M. Skorupka, L''Age du Fer à Bithnah (Emirat de Fujairah): campagnes 2001&;2002; Tom Vosmer, Qalhāt, an ancient port of Oman: results of the first mission; H. Stewart Edgell, The myth of the "lost city of the Arabian sands"; Valeria Fiorani Piacentini, The mercantile empire of the Tībīs: economic predominance, political power, military subordination; William & Fidelity Lancaster, with a technical report by Martin Bridge, Tree cores from Ras al-Khaimah; Birgit Mershen, Pots and tombs in Ibrā, Oman. Investigations into the archaeological surface record of Islamic cemeteries and the related burial customs and funerary rituals; Yaqoub Salim al-Busaidi, The protection and management of historic monuments in the Sultanate of Oman: the historic buildings of Oman; Mashary A. al-Naim, The dynamics of a traditional Arab town: the case of Hofūf, Saudi Arabia; François de Blois, Qurān IX:37 and CIH 547; Yosef Tobi, The orthography of pre-Saadianic Judaeo-Arabic compared with the orthography of the inscriptions of pre-Islamic Arabia; Samia Naïm, Le traitement syntaxique des relations inaliénables en arabe yéménite de Sana; Janet C.E. Watson, On the linguistic archaeology of Sana Arabic; Salah Said & M. al-Hamad, Three short Nabataean inscriptions from Umm al-Jimāl.Table of ContentsRémy Crassard & Pierre Bodu, Préhistoire du Hadramat(Yémen): nouvelles perspectives ; Burkhard Vogt, Towards a new dating of the great dam of Mārib. Preliminary results of the 2002 fieldwork of the German Institute of Archaeology ; Norbert Nebes, A new Abraha inscription from the Great Dam of Mārib ; Mohammed Maraqten, The processional road between Old Mārib and the Awām temple in the light of a recently discovered inscription from MaΉram Bilqīs ; Peter Stein, A Sabaic proverb. The Sabaic minuscule inscription Mon.script.sab. 129 ; Anne Regourd & Noha Sadek, Nouvelles données sur la topographie de Zabīd (Yémen) au dix-huitième siècle ; Nancy Um, Eighteenth-century patronage in Sana: building for the new capital during the second century of the Qāsimī imamate ; Mikhail Rodionov, Mashhad Alī revisited: documents from Hadramat ; Ester Muchawsky-Schnapper, An exceptional type of Yemeni necklace from the beginning of the twentieth century as an example of introducing artistic novelty into a traditional craft ; William D. Glanzman, Beyond their borders: a common potting tradition and ceramic horizon within South Arabia during the later first millennium BC through the early first millennium AD ; Barbara Davidde, Roberto Petriaggi & David F. Williams, New data on the commercial trade of the harbour of Kanẽ through the typological and petrographic study of the pottery ; Alexandra Porter, Amphora trade between South Arabia and East Africa in the first millennium BC: a re-examination of the evidence ; Roberta Tomber, Rome and South Arabia: new artefactual evidence from the Red Sea ; Carl Phillips, François Villeneuve & William Facey, A Latin inscription from South Arabia ; Anne Regourd, Trade on the Red Sea during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods. The QuΒeir paper manuscript collection 1999–2003, first data ; Vincent Charpentier, Trihedral points: a new facet to the "Arabian Bifacial Tradition" ? ; Mark Beech, Heiko Kallweit & Peter Hellyer, New archaeological investigations at Abu Dhabi Airport, United Arab Emirates ; Heiko Kallweit, Lithics from the Emirates: the Abu Dhabi Airport sites Jürgen Schreiber & Jutta Häser, Archaeological survey at Tīwī and its hinterland (Central Oman) ; Caroline Cartwright, Reconstructing the use of coastal resources at Rams al-Hadd, Oman, in the third millennium BC ; Ralph K. Pedersen, Traditional Arabian watercraft and the ark of the Gilgamesh epic: interpretations and realizations ; A. Benoist, V. Bernard, A. Hamel, F. Saint-Genez, J. Schiettecatte, M. Skorupka, L'Age du Fer à Bithnah (Emirat de Fujairah): campagnes 2001–2002 ; Tom Vosmer, Qalhāt, an ancient port of Oman: results of the first mission ; H. Stewart Edgell, The myth of the "lost city of the Arabian sands" ; Valeria Fiorani Piacentini, The mercantile empire of the Tībīs: economic predominance, political power, military subordination ; William & Fidelity Lancaster, with a technical report by Martin Bridge, Tree cores from Ras al-Khaimah ; Birgit Mershen, Pots and tombs in Ibrā, Oman. Investigations into the archaeological surface record of Islamic cemeteries and the related burial customs and funerary rituals ; Yaqoub Salim al-Busaidi, The protection and management of historic monuments in the Sultanate of Oman: the historic buildings of Oman ; Mashary A. al-Naim, The dynamics of a traditional Arab town: the case of Hofūf, Saudi Arabia ; François de Blois, Qurān IX:37 and CIH 547 ; Yosef Tobi, The orthography of pre-Saadianic Judaeo-Arabic compared with the orthography of the inscriptions of pre-Islamic Arabia ; Samia Naïm, Le traitement syntaxique des relations inaliénables en arabe yéménite de Sana ; Janet C.E. Watson, On the linguistic archaeology of Sana Arabic ; Salah Said & M. al-Hamad, Three short Nabataean inscriptions from Umm al-Jimāl

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Book SynopsisProceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2004.

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Book SynopsisTwo reports are published in this volume: excavations in 2003 at Blenheim Farm, Moreton-in-Marsh (by Jonathan Hart and Mary Alexander) and excavations in 2004 at 21 Church Road, Bishop's Cleeve (by Kate Cullen and Annette Hancocks).

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Book SynopsisTwo reports are published in this volume: Prehistoric and Early Historic Activity, Settlement and Burial at Walton Cardiff, near Tewkesbury: Excavations at Rudgeway Lane 2004-2005 (by Jonathan Hart and E.R.Table of ContentsForeword; Abstracts; 1. Prehistoric and Early Historic Activity, Settlement and Burial at Walton Cardiff ; Introduction; Excavation Results; The Finds; The Biological Evidence; Discussion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography; 2. Romano-British Agriculture at the Former St James's Railway Station, Cheltenham ; Introduction; Excavation Results; The Finds; The Biological Evidence; Discussion; Acknowledgements; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe development of Cabot Circus shopping centre presented a rare opportunity for the archaeological investigation of a large part of the Broadmead suburb of Bristol.

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Book SynopsisZiyaret Tepe, the ancient city of Tušhan, was a provincial capital of the Assyrian Empire, in its day the greatest the world had ever seen. The excavations captured in this innovative book - the governor''s palace, military barracks and mansions of the rich - chart the empire''s history from its expansion in the early 9th century BC to its dramatic fall three centuries later, providing insights into the daily lives of both the commoners and Assyrian elites who inhabited this ancient frontier city.Fieldwork over 18 seasons uncovered areas of both the lower town and the great mound of Ziyaret Tepe which looms 22 metres above it, a record of thousands of years of human occupation. Today in southeast Turkey, near the Syrian border, Tušhan yielded exceptional finds, such as elaborate wall paintings, a hoard of luxury items burned in a cremation ritual 2,800 years ago, and a cuneiform tablet that hints at a previously unknown language. The story of the project is told by the specialists who dedicated years of their lives to it. Geophysicists, ceramicists, readers of cuneiform, experts in weaving, board games and Neo-Assyrian politics joined archaeologists, zooarchaeologists, archaeobotanists and many others. But this is no dry field book of dusty digging. Both accessible and scholarly, it is a lively, copiously illustrated record of teamwork, a compelling demonstration of the collaboration - the science, artistry and imaginative reconstruction - that makes modern archaeology so absorbing.Table of Contents1: The origins of Assyria and its Culture; 2: The excavation team gets to work; 3: Work on the Tušhan excavation begins; 4: Ziyaret Tepe reveals its rich and varied finds; 5: Conservation and communication

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