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Brill Ancient Egypt, New Technology: The Present and Future of Computer Visualization, Virtual Reality and Other Digital Humanities in Egyptology
Book SynopsisThis volume of collected studies takes stock of most recent developments in Egyptology and the Digital Humanities, considering future directions for the application of new technologies in Egyptology. The book presents the results of an international conference held in 2019 at Indiana University – Bloomington, in which Egyptologists and digital humanists with interest in Egyptology gathered in 2019 to present current projects in 3D modeling, virtual and augmented reality, game technology, digital pedagogy, database projects, computational and corpus linguistics and E-publications. Those projects, along with a selection of others that were not presented in Bloomington, are now described and discussed in this volume.Table of ContentsPreface: Looking Back, Looking Forward: Ancient Egypt—New Technology Acknowledgments 1 Ethics of Digital Representation in Egyptology Willeke Wendrich 2 The Contribution of Photogrammetry and Computer Graphics to the Study and Preservation of Monuments in Alexandria, Egypt Mohammed Abdelaziz and Mohamed Elsayed 3 The Digital Rosetta Stone Project Miriam Amin, Angelos Barmpoutis, Monica Berti, Eleni Bozia, Josephine Hensel and Franziska Naether 4 Mythological Landscapes and Real Places: Using Virtual Reality to Investigate the Perception of Sacred Space in the Ancient City of Memphis Nevio Danelon and David J. Zielinski 5 “Mythophor”: A Digital Tool for the Collection and Analysis of Mythical Metaphor in Ancient Egypt Katja Goebs 6 Mapping the Ancient Mind: iClassifier, a New Platform for Systematic Analysis of Classifiers in Egyptian and Beyond Haleli Harel, Orly Goldwasser and Dmitry Nikolaev 7 Not Just Another Photogrammetry Report: Using Modern Technology to Help Solve Ancient Riddles Mark D. Janzen and Terrence J. Nichols 8 The 3D Digital Documentation of Shaft K24 in Saqqara Matthias Lang, Ramadan Hussein, Philippe Kluge 9 Digital Archaeology and Ancient Egypt: Reflections on the Results of the 2017 el-Hibeh Digital Archaeology Project Jean Li, with contributions by Jimmy Tran and Devin Ostrom 10 Digitizing and Annotating Ancient Egyptian Coffins: The Book of the Dead in 3D Rita Lucarelli and Mark-Jan Nederhof 11 Photogrammetry and Face Carvings: Exploring the ‘Face’ of the Egyptian Anthropoid Coffins by 3D-Modelling Stefania Manieri 12 VÉgA (Vocabulaire de l’Égyptien Ancien): A New Definition of a Dictionary Anaïs Martin 13 The Egyptian Road Most Taken: Mapping the Least Cost Path Routes from the Nile to the Red Sea Coast Morgan E. Moroney 14 Secondary Epigraphy in Egypt: A Case for a Research Infrastructure Hana Navratilova 15 SIGSaqqâra: A Digital Project to Understand the Spatial Occupation of Saqqara Éloïse Noc 16 ‘Where Did THAT Come From?!’ The Giza Project’s Development of Citation and Referencing Documentation for 3D Archaeological Visualizations Nicholas Picardo 17 All Words and No Play: Identifying Paronomasia in New Kingdom Texts with Pattern Matching Julia Viani Puglisi and Daniel Dakota 18 Gaining New Perspectives on the Hypostyle Hall at Karnak through the Use of an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and Other Emerging Techniques Jean Revez, Peter J. Brand, Emmanuel Laroze and Owen Murray 19 Representing Ancient Egyptian Inscriptions of the Old Kingdom Digitally: Dynamic Visualizations of Poetic Form and Inscriptional Layout Julie Stauder-Porchet 20 Puzzling Tombs: Virtual Reconstruction of the Middle Kingdom Elite Necropolis at Dayr al-Barsha (Middle Egypt) Toon Sykora, Roberto De Lima, Marleen De Meyer, Maarten Vergauwen and Harco Willems 21 Project Croato-Aegyptica (2002–2020) Mladen Tomorad and Goran Zlodi 22 Virtual Reality Storytelling: Pedagogy and Applications Julia Troche and Eve Weston 23 Cleo—the Artificial Intelligence Egyptology Platform Heleen Wilbrink and Joshua Aaron Roberson Index
£139.20
Brill Ancient Egyptian Clothing: Studies in Late Period
Book SynopsisThis lavishly illustrated book provides a comprehensive analysis of clothing in Late Period Egypt (750 to 332 BC) through a comparison of representations on reliefs, paintings, and statues to preserved textiles, and supplemented by references in ancient texts. It shows the historical evolution of clothing that extends far beyond the Late Period. The book reveals the influence of archaism and innovation, as well as how clothes reflect geography, ethnicity, and social roles. It provides some new criteria for dating and interpretation of representations through careful examination of changes in Egyptian fashion. The resulting work is of value to anyone studying dress in ancient Egypt and other areas of the ancient world.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements Abbreviations How to Use This Book Notes on the Transliteration and Transcription of Egyptian Names and Words 1 Introduction: Researching Late Period Egyptian Clothing 1.1 Purpose of the Study 1.2 Difficulties and Challenges: Preliminary Observations 1.3 Private Clothing / Non-royal Clothing 1.4 Chronological Framework 1.5 Corpus of Visual Sources and Their Limitations 1.6 Methods and Methodology 2 Ancient Egyptian Garments 2.1 Two Groups of Egyptian Garments 2.2 Linen and Egyptian Garments 2.3 Represented vs. Excavated Garments 2.4 Reading Ancient Egyptian Garments from Iconographic and Archaeological Sources 2.5 Nomenclature of Egyptian Clothing 2.6 Analysis of Rendered Garments 3 Male Clothing 3.1 Kilts—Introduction 3.2 Hip-Cloth (Open Kilt) 3.3 Short and Long Kilts 3.4 High-Waisted Kilt 3.5 Other Kilts 3.6 Shendjyt (Kilt Type 6) 3.7 Sashes 3.8 Tunic and Single-Strap Undergarment 3.9 Pelt Vestment 3.10 Shawls and Cloaks 4 Female Clothing 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Women in Late Period Art 4.3 Dresses before the Late Period 4.4 Wraparound Dresses (Type 1) 4.5 Wraparound Dress Tied under Breast (Type 2) 4.6 Bead-Net Dress (Type 3) 4.7 Tunics (Type 4) 4.8 Conclusion 5 Final Conclusions 6 Tables—Catalogue of Analyzed Objects 6.1 Hip-Cloth (Chapter 3.2): Tables 6.2 Short and Long Kilt (Chapter 3.3): Tables 6.3 High-Waisted Kilt (Chapter 3.4): Tables 6.4 Other Kilts (Chapter 3.5): Tables 6.5 Shendjyt (Chapter 3.6): Tables 6.6 Sashes (Chapter 3.7): Tables 6.7 Tunics and Single-strap Undergarment (Chapter 3.8): Tables 6.8 Pelt Vestment (Chapter 3.9): Tables 6.9 Cloaks and Shawls (Chapter 3.10): Tables 6.10 Wraparound Dresses (Types 1) (Chapter 4-4): Tables 6.11 Wraparound Dress (Type 2) (Chapter 4-5): Tables 6.12 Bead-net Dress (Type 3) (Chapter 4-6): Tables 6.13 Tunic (Type 4) (Chapter 4-7): Tables Appendix 1: Typology of Late Period Clothing Appendix 2: Chronology Bibliography Index Plates List of Copyrightholders
£220.00
Brill The Religion and Rituals of the Nomads of Pre-Islamic Arabia: A Reconstruction Based on the Safaitic Inscriptions
Book SynopsisThis book approaches the religion and rituals of the pre-Islamic Arabian nomads using the Safaitic inscriptions. Unlike Islamic-period literary sources, this material was produced by practitioners of traditional Arabian religion; the inscriptions are eyewitnesses to the religious life of Arabian nomads prior to the spread of Judaism and Christianity across Arabia. The author attempts to reconstruct this world using the original words of its inhabitants, interpreted through comparative philology, pre-Islamic and Islamic-period literary sources, and the archaeological context.Table of ContentsPreface List of Illustrations Sigla 1 Introduction 1 Religion and the Inscriptions of the Pre-Islamic Nomads: From Thamudic B to Safaitic 2 Scope and Methodology 2 Rites 1 Animal Sacrifice 2 Erection of the nṣb Stone 3 The Ritual Shelter 4 The Pilgrimage 5 Ritual Purity 6 Offerings 7 Vows and Oaths 8 Sacred Water 3 Divinities and Their Roles in the Lives of Humans 1 Location of the Deities 2 The Gadds 3 The Gods and Their Worshippers 4 Sin, Obedience, and Repentance? 5 Malignant Magic 4 Fate 5 Afterlife 1 Burial Installations 2 Invoking the Names of the Dead 6 Visual Representation of Deities and the Divine World 7 Amplification and Why Write 8 Worldview—A Reconstruction Appendix 1: Glossary of Divinities Appendix 2: Previously Unpublished Inscriptions Bibliography Index
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Brill Tel Akko Area H: from the Middle Bronze Age to
Book SynopsisIn this volume, Aaron Brody and Michal Artzy offer the first in-depth analysis from excavations at Tel Akko. The most prominent harbor city on the northern coast of the southern Levant, the city was a nexus between the sea routes of the eastern Mediterranean and the overland networks of its hinterland. Stratigraphy, architecture, and material culture from the site’s Area H are presented, along with studies by Jennie Ebeling, Jeffrey Rose, and Edward Maher on stone artifacts and animal bones from burials. The volume presents Middle Bronze IIA rampart materials and MB IIB-IIC burials; transitional end of Late Bronze-beginning of Iron I finds; and southern Phoenician ceramics. The Studies in the Archaeology and History of the Levant series publishes volumes from the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Other series offered by Brill that publish volumes from the Museum include Harvard Semitic Studies and Harvard Semitic Monographs, https://semiticmuseum.fas.harvard.edu/publications.
£248.80
Brill A Companion to Late Antique and Medieval Islamic Cordoba: Capital of Roman Baetica and Caliphate of al-Andalus
Book SynopsisA Companion to Late Antique and Medieval Islamic Cordoba cover the history and culture of Roman, late antique, Visigoth and al-Andalus Cordoba in nineteen contributions, from the foundation of the city in the 169/168 B.C. by the praetor Marcus Claudius Marcellus to the end of the Muslim period in 1236 B.C., when the city fell into the hands of Ferdinand III the Saint, King of Castile. Making use of archaeological data and historical sources, combined with the latest research on the various fields under study, its authors give a compelling account of Cordoba’s most important archaeological, urban, political, legal, social, cultural and religious facets throughout the most exciting fifteen centuries of the city.
£152.80
Brill The Pediments of the Parthenon
Book SynopsisThis is the only comprehensive account of the Parthenon pediments in English and the first in any language since 1963. It serves as an up-to-date introduction to their study and includes new proposals for the restoration and interpretation of their composition. Debate on the Parthenon pediments has concentrated on the interpretation of individual figures, the restoration of the missing parts and the question of Roman repairs. The present study is based on autopsy and considers the evidence of technical details. It questions the attribution of certain familiar pieces and offers new suggestions for restoring the east pediment. All sculptures are illustrated, some with photographs taken especially for this book, and there are new drawings of the restorations proposed by the author. Chapter 1 is a general introduction to the study of the pediments. It includes an assessment of the documentation and a summary of stylistic and technical characteristics of the sculptures. Chapters 2 and 3 treat each pediment separately. The discussion of individual sculptures is incorporated in a continuous narrative which sets them within the context of the overall composition.Trade Review'Libraries supporting courses or research in these areas should own this book.' Amy L. Wordelman, Religious Studies Review, 1994. '...a useful monograph.' Greece and Rome 1993. '...fine new synthesis...tackles the major issues head-on...' Ian Jenkins, Bvrlington Magazine, 1993. 'Her painstaking efforts have greatly enhanced the accesibility of these difficult sculptures to a wider readership than ever before and will certainly stimulate further research.' Ian Jenkins, Journal of Hellenic Studies, 1994. 'Zusammenfassend darf man festhalten, daß die neue Publikation von Olga Palagia für dei Auseinandersetzung mit den Parthenongiebeln ein zuverlässiges "Handbuch" darstellt. Auch die Auswahl der 120 Bilder ist wohl überlegt und ausgewogen, vermißt man doch selten eine für das Verständnis des Gedankenganges wichtige Abbildung...Bewundernswert ist die signifikante und disziplinierte Auswahl der Gesichtspunkte und die klare und knappe Darlegung der Sachverhalte.' Ernst Berger, Gnomon, 1996.
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Brill State and Local Society in Third Century South
Book SynopsisIn 1996 archaeologists excavated over 70,000 inscribed pieces of wood from a well in Changsha, the largest such discovery ever made in China. They are local administrative records of the state of Wu in the 230s and provide remarkable detail on the society, governance, and economy of third century central China. Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we have written this book to explain the context and content of these document to help researchers use these valuable texts to rewrite the history of South China.
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Brill Variability in the Earlier Egyptian Mortuary Texts
Book SynopsisThis book spins around the convening idea of variability to offer fourteen new views into the Pyramid and Coffin Texts and related materials that overarch archaeology, philology, linguistics, writing studies, religious studies and social history by applying innovative approaches such as agency, politeness, material philology and object-based studies, and under a strong empirical focus. In this book, you will find from a previously unpublished coffin or a reinterpretation of the so-called ‘Letters to the Dead’ to graffiti’s interaction with monumental inscriptions, ‘subatomic’ studies in the spellings of the Osiris’ name or the puzzles of text transmission, among other novel topics.Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Tables Abbreviations Notes on Contributors Introduction Carlos Gracia Zamacona Part 1 Individuals 1 Secondary Epigraphy and Interaction with Transfigured Dead: The Case of Nikauizezi, Saqqara Julia Hamilton 2 Decorated Coffin of King’s Ornament Setib Buried at Abusir Veronika Dulíková and Marie Peterková Hlouchová 3 Putting Intentions in Their Place: Materialising Meaning through Spatial Dynamics in Appeals to the Dead Angela McDonald 4 De Khenti-Mentiou à Khenti-Imentiou : miroir du monde funéraire royal de l’ ge Thinite à l’Ancien Empire Jean-Pierre Pätznick 5 Osiris as Written in the Pyramid Texts and the Coffin Texts César Guerra Méndez and Carlos Gracia Zamacona Part 2 Groups 6 Repeating the Ritual under the Ground: Performance of the Royal Object Ritual in the Middle Kingdom Seria Yamazaki 7 Dmjw, N(j)wtj‘Citizen’ in the Pyramid Texts and the Coffin Texts in the Context of the Social and Political Changes Occurred in Egypt at the Turn of the 3rd Millennium BC Juan Carlos Moreno García 8 New Spells, New Compilations, and the Concept of Variability in Sequences of Pyramid and Coffin Texts Christelle Alvarez 9 Becoming Wind? Observations on Identity and Identification in the So-called Transformation Spells Anne Landborg Part 3 Tracers 10 Variation in the Graphical Form of the First-Person Stative Ending in the Coffin Texts Jorke Grotenhuis 11 (Re)connecting Artefacts and Thinking in the Afterlife: the Case of Funerary Wooden Models Gersande Eschenbrenner Diemer 12 Variation as a Social Device: ‘Middle Egyptianisms’ in Old Kingdom Letters M. Victoria Almansa-Villatoro 13 Problematising Linguistic Variation in the Coffin Texts: A Case-Study on Spell CT 335 Dina Serova 14 Occurrences of Grave Goods and Their Representations on Coffins: A Concept of Substitution? Elisabeth Kruck Index
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Brill SinoIranian and SinoArabian Relations in Late
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Ian Randle Publishers,Jamaica Prehistoric Guiana
Book SynopsisFor more than 25 years Denis Williams, one of Guyana's most accomplished scholars, travelled from one end of the country to the other conducting surveys and excavations. The result is the first comprehensive reconstruction of the history and characteristics of human settlement of the Guianas. In this work of painstaking scholarship, Denis William integrated a wide variety of evidence from original research with previously published archaelogical, geological, ecological, ethnographic, climatic and even nutritional data to develop the first major synthesis of the prehistory of Guyana. Prehistoric Guiana includes over 250 sketches, photographs, maps and tables as well as an extensive bibliography.
£25.99
Springer Bronze Trend in East Asia
Book SynopsisIntroduction.- The Temporal-Spatial Framework.- Early Bronze Trend.- Core Regions and Their Influences.- The Periphery: An Overview.- Reflections on the Bronze Trend.
£104.49
Palgrave Macmillan Prehistoric Modernization
Book SynopsisChapter 1. Introduction.- Chapter 2. Theoretical Explanation for the Origin of Agriculture.- Chapter 3. Theoretical Explanation: Why Agriculture Did Not Originate.- Chapter 4. A Simulation Study of Chinese Hunter-Gatherer.- Chapter 5. Accumulation of Resource Endowment.- Chapter 6. Initial Environmental Conditions.- Chapter 7. The Basic Model of the Origin of Chinese Agriculture.- Chapter 8. Southern and Northern Areas of Yan Shan Mountain.- Chapter 9. South China Northeast China.- Chapter 10. Southwest China.- Chapter 11. Who Colonized the Tibetan Plateau.- Chapter 12.Conclusion: Completed and Unfinished Issues.
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Oxford University Press Inc The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia
Book SynopsisThe cultures of Nubia built the earliest cities, states, and empires of inner Africa, but they remain relatively poorly known outside their modern descendants and the community researching them. The Oxford Handbook of Ancient Nubia brings together chapters by an international group of scholars on the history and archaeology of Nubia.Trade Review...this volume will be essential for all those intrigued by human history of this captivating region. It will also become a key text for students of ancient Egypt and Sudan for many years to come. * Anna Garnet, Ancient Egypt *The Handbook is indeed a treasure chest for those who seek to enrich their knowledge of the Nubian past. This is primarily thanks to the latest achievements in the field of archaeology, based on the continuing fieldwork in the same localities, such as Meroe and the Makuritan heartlands, for more than half a century. This fieldwork has amassed extensive data that have broadened the perspectives of Nubiology and has created schools of Nubian studies that have produced impressive results * Bryn Mawr Classical Review *Table of ContentsIntroduction (Geoff Emberling and Bruce Beyer Williams) 1. History of Archaeological Work in the Middle Nile Region (Salah M. Ahmed) 2. Past, Present, Future: The Archaeology of Nubia (Claudia Näser) 3. Geology of Nubia and Surrounding Regions (James A. Harrell) 4. Holocene Environments in Northeast Africa (Martin Williams) Nubia: A Deep History 5. Paleolithic Hunter-Gatherers of Nubia (Miroslaw Masojc) 6. From Foraging to Food Producing: The Mesolithic and Neolithic of the Middle Nile Valley (Donatella Usai) 7. The A-Group and Fourth Millennium BCE Nubia (Maria Carmela Gatto) 8. The Pre-Kerma Culture and the Beginning of the Kerma Kingdom (Matthieu Honegger) 9. The C-Group People in Lower Nubia: Cattle Pastoralists on the Frontier between Egypt and Kush (Henriette Hafsaas) 10. Kush in the Wider World during the Kerma Period (Bruce Beyer Williams) 11. The Cities of Kerma and Pnubs-Dokki Gel (Charles Bonnet) 12. The Eastern Cemetery of Kerma (Charles Bonnet and Matthieu Honegger) 13. Pan-Grave and Medjay: At the Intersection of Archaeology and History (Kate Liszka and Aaron de Souza) 14. From Hunters to Herders: The Libyan Desert in Prehistoric Times (Friederike Jesse) 15. Egyptian Fortresses and the Colonization of Lower Nubia in the Middle Kingdom (Laurel Bestock) 16. Nubians in Egypt from the Early Dynastic Period to the New Kingdom (Georg K. Meurer) 17. Human Adaptation to Environmental Change in the Northern Dongola Reach (Derek A. Welsby) 18. Egyptian Conquest and Administration of Nubia (Dominique Valbelle) 19. The Amun Cult and its Development in Nubia (Luc Gabolde) 20. The Nubian Experience of Egyptian Domination during the New Kingdom (Stuart Tyson Smith) 21. History and the Kushite Royal Inscriptions (Jeremy Pope) 22. The Napatan Neo-Kushite State 1: The Intermediate Period and Second Empire (Bruce Beyer Williams) 23. The Napatan Neo-Kushite State 2: Eclipse and Revival in the Later Napatan Period; Conditions in the State (Bruce Beyer Williams) 24. Jebel Barkal: "Karnak" of Kush (Timothy Kendall and El-Hassan Ahmed Mohamed) 25. Nubians in Egypt during the 25th Dynasty (Julia Budka) 26. Kushites in Egypt, 664 BCE-14 CE: Egypt and Kush in the Borderlands of Lower Nubia (Kathryn Howley) 27. The Meroitic Heartland (Pawel Wolf and Ulrike Nowotnick) 28. The City of Meroe (Krzysztof Grzymski) 29. The Royal and Elite Cemeteries at Meroe (Janice W. Yellin) 30. Death and Burial in the Kingdom of Meroe (Vincent Francigny) 31. Prolegomena to the Study of Meroitic Art (Janice W. Yellin) 32. Language and Writing in the Kingdom of Meroe (Claude Rilly) 33. The Eastern Desert in the 1st Millennium BCE and 1st Millennium CE (Andrea Manzo) 34. Greek and Roman Views of Ancient Nubia (Stanley M. Burstein) 35. The X-Group Period in Lower Nubia (Rachael J. Dann) 36. Post-Meroe in Upper Nubia (Mahmoud El-Tayeb) 37. The History of Medieval Nubia (Giovanni R. Ruffini) 38. Nubian Texts, Nubian Lives (Giovanni R. Ruffini) 39. Language Use and Literacy in Late Antique and Medieval Nubia (Adam Lajtar and Grzegorz Ochala) 40. The Topography of Power in Medieval Nubia (Bogdan Zurawski) 41. The Archaeology of Medieval Nubian Kingdoms (Artur Obluski) 42. Arts and Crafts of the Medieval Kingdoms of Nubia (Dobrochna Zielinska) 43. Islam in the Funj and Ottoman Periods in Sudan: A Historical and Archaeological Approach (Intisar Soghayroun) 44. Islamic Nubian Kingdoms (Jay Spaulding) Perspectives on Nubia 45. Cattle Cultures in Ancient Nubia (Jérôme Dubosson) 46. Savanna on the Nile: Long-term Agricultural Diversification and Intensification in Nubia (Dorian Q. Fuller and Leilani Lucas) 47. Exploitation of Geological Resources: Ancient Mines and Quarries in Nubia (James A. Harrell and Abdelrahman Ali Mohamed) 48. Iron Production at Meroe (Jane Humphris) 49. Trade in Ancient Nubia: Routes, Goods, and Structures (Mahmoud Suliman Bashir and Geoff Emberling) 50. Women in Ancient Kush (Angelika Lohwasser and Jacke Phillips) 51. Perspectives on the Body in Ancient Nubia (Rachael J. Dann) 52. Bioarchaeology of Nubia (Michele R. Buzon) 53. Landscape Archaeologies in Nubia and the Middle Nile (David N. Edwards) 54. Nubian Rock Art (Henryk Paner) 55. Archaeological Practice in the 21st Century: Reflecting on Archaeologist-Community Relationships in Sudan's Nile Valley (Jane Humphris, Rebecca Bradshaw, and Geoff Emberling)
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Thames & Hudson Ltd The Making of the Middle Sea
Book SynopsisThe first full, interpretive synthesis for a generation on the rise of the Mediterranean world from its very beginnings up to the threshold of Classical times - winner of the Wolfson History Prize. The Mediterranean has been for millennia one of the global cockpits of human endeavour. World-class interpretations exist of its Classical and subsequent history, but there has been remarkably little holistic exploration of how its societies, culture and economies first came into being, despite the fact that almost all the fundamental developments originated well before 500 BC. Mediterranean archaeology is one of the world's richest sources for the reconstruction of ancient societies, yet this book is the first to draw in equal measure on ideas and information from the European, western Asian and African flanks, as well as the islands at the Mediterranean's heart, to achieve a truly innovative focus on the varied trajectories and interactions that created this maritime world. The Mak
£28.00
Thames & Hudson Ltd The Celts
Book SynopsisMuch that is known of the Celts, apart from their weapons and ornaments, has come to us from their enemies, the Romans. Yet we can assemble a portrait of a cultured people. These barbarians were driven to the edges of Europe, yet shone out once more in Celtic Christianity.Table of ContentsFirst masters of Europe; birth of a warrior aristocracy; the splendour of the first Celtic princes; the all-conquering Celts; the Celts against the might of Rome; realms of religion; Celtic memories; documents.
£7.55
Kegan Paul Corpus Of Reliefs V 1 001 Chatham House Papers
Book SynopsisOne of the remarkable anomalies of Egyptian History is that the source material for the study of one of the country''s principal settlements sites and one of the greatest cities of antiquity-Memphis-is comparatively scarce. The Memphite cemeteries, however, have yielded up masses of material, particularly for the Archaic Period and the Old Kingdom. In the New Kingdom, with which we are concerned in this volume, Memphis was a city of immense administrative and cultural importance, as well as being the seat of the royal court, and there seems little reason to doubt that many of the great officials and courtiers of the Eighteenth, Nineteenth, and to some extent the Twentieth Dynasties were buried in Saqqara, the Memphite necropolis.Table of ContentsIntroduction, Provenance of the Reliefs, etc. THE CATALOGUE, THE PLATES between pages 48 and 49, Indexes, Concordance of Museum and Collection numbers and present Catalogue, Index of Personal Names, Index of Titles, Epithets, Administrative Departments, etc. Index of Deities and Epithets of Deities, General Index, Egyptian Names etc.
£356.25
Kegan Paul Index Of Names Titles Of The
Book SynopsisFirst published in 2005. An index of names and titles in Mariette''s Mastabas, and Lepsius'' Demkmalen. With names listed as they are written and title as they are read. Kings are arranged chronlogically and Names in numerical order.
£256.50
British Museum Press Mummy The Inside Story
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Edinburgh University Press The Chambered Cairns of the Central Highlands
Book SynopsisA comprehensive, fully illustrated volume about the burial monuments of the early inhabitants of the Central Highlands of Scotland - an indispensable reference source for the neolithic period in this area of Scotland.Trade ReviewThe summation of a lifetime's experience in the field and a deep empathy with the builders and their practical and religious concerns! The Central Highlands is attractive to look at and handle, with an elegant typeface, wide margins and generous illustration; there is no doubt about whether the careful sensitive survey enshrined in the Central Highlands is of lasting value. There is much that is satisfying in a book of this nature, since it is far more than simply an old inventory republished ... This is a scholarly and meticulously researched thesis, lavishly illustrated with maps, photographs and diagrams ... This book is much more than a revision of an inventory. It is a model of how these things should be done. It places again this exceptional prehistoric resource in the public arena, and let us hope, stimulates the new filedwork, interest and research that the Scottish carins deserve. The summation of a lifetime's experience in the field and a deep empathy with the builders and their practical and religious concerns! The Central Highlands is attractive to look at and handle, with an elegant typeface, wide margins and generous illustration; there is no doubt about whether the careful sensitive survey enshrined in the Central Highlands is of lasting value. There is much that is satisfying in a book of this nature, since it is far more than simply an old inventory republished ... This is a scholarly and meticulously researched thesis, lavishly illustrated with maps, photographs and diagrams ... This book is much more than a revision of an inventory. It is a model of how these things should be done. It places again this exceptional prehistoric resource in the public arena, and let us hope, stimulates the new filedwork, interest and research that the Scottish carins deserve.
£29.45
Edinburgh University Press The Archaeology of Argyll
Book SynopsisIn this, the first account of Argyll's archaeology written for a general audience, a team of specialists traces the history of the area through its monuments.Table of ContentsHolocene environmental background; mesolithic Argyll; decorated rock surfaces and stones; Neolithic and Bronze Age Argyll; Iron Age Argyll; the brochs; the Scots; early Christian archaeology; the Norse in Argyll.
£29.45
Edinburgh University Press Neolithic Scotland
Book SynopsisThis is an account of the Neolithic period in Scotland from its earliest traces around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age fifteen hundred years later.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Scotland in the Neolithic; 2 Islands in the fastlane: the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition; 3 Burning down the house: the destruction of timber; structures; 4 Planting trees, planting people: long and round barrows; In eastern Scotland and beyond; 5 Megalithic (big-stone) architecture in Atlantic Scotland; 6 The emergence of monument complexes; 7 The architecture of monumental landscapes; 8 The Early Bronze Age: deconstructing and; rebuilding the past; 9 Conclusions; Bibliography.
£99.00
Edinburgh University Press Neolithic Scotland
Book SynopsisThis is an account of the Neolithic period in Scotland from its earliest traces around 4000 BC to the transformation of Neolithic society in the Early Bronze Age fifteen hundred years later.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Preface; 1 Introduction: Scotland in the Neolithic; 2 Islands in the fastlane: the Mesolithic-Neolithic transition; 3 Burning down the house: the destruction of timber; structures; 4 Planting trees, planting people: long and round barrows; In eastern Scotland and beyond; 5 Megalithic (big-stone) architecture in Atlantic Scotland; 6 The emergence of monument complexes; 7 The architecture of monumental landscapes; 8 The Early Bronze Age: deconstructing and; rebuilding the past; 9 Conclusions; Bibliography.
£35.15
The History Press Ltd Flag Fen
Book SynopsisThe Fens of eastern England form a very distinct environment which has produced particular patterns of prehistoric occupation. Dr Francis Pryor, the Director of the Flag Fen Archaeological Trust, gives his own personal account of his discovery and excavation of this now-famous Bronze Age site near Peterborough. In addition to the Bronze Age ditched field systems, the massive timber platform and the avenue of posts with votive deposits, Dr Pryor describes the Neolithic pit grave on the site and the later Iron Age village. This is an updated, expanded and re-illustrated edition of a book first published over 10 years ago.
£21.25
The History Press Ltd Mesolithic Lives in Scotland
Book SynopsisThe Mesolithic or Middle Stone Age, dates from the end of the last Ice Age at c.9600 BC until the adoption of farming at approximately 4000 BC. At this time, varied communities of hunter-gatherers settle the space now called Scotland. These groups lived from the wild resources available in the diverse, striking, and changing landscapes. that surrounded them. For approximately half of Scotland''s past it has been a land of hunter-gatherers: and yet the stories of those lives are rarely told.This book seeks to redress some of this loss. Introducing a rich variety of evidence, from pollen analysis through to deliberate deposition of human bones, Graeme Warren''s account focuses on understandings of landscape, skilled practices such as seafaring, scales of community, and the routines that constituted the fundamental rhythms of life. Other discussions include environmental and landscape change, appropriate scales and methods for analysis, and interpreting mesolithic stone tool manufacture.Written for the general reader, evening class student, undergraduate or postgraduate student and a professional audience, and including the latest research, this book offers a vivid archaeology of the distant past that can be found in some very familiar places in the Scottish Landscape.
£18.75
The History Press Ltd Roman Gloucestershire
Book SynopsisThis long-awaited new work offers an examination of the area now known as Gloucestershire in the later Iron Age and Roman periods. The last substantial book to consider this area and period was published in 1981; much has been discovered in the intervening years and, here, Tim Copeland showcases and explores the latest discoveries and theory. The county and the area bordering it boast many settlements of major importance including Cirencester, Gloucester and the remarkable collection of Cotswold villas at Chedworth and Woodchester. However, as this book illustrates, numerous smaller and lesser known Roman settlements were of importance to the whole landscape, both economically and socially.
£20.25
Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Kilellan Farm Ardnave Islay Excavations of a
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Sazmick Books The Secrets of the Pyramids A Message for Humanity
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Taylor & Francis Shropshire
Book SynopsisShropshire: Art, Architecture and Archaeology from Roman Wroxeter to the Sixteenth Century considers the shift in the regional administrative centre from Wroxeter to Shrewsbury, the powerful evidence for investment in the material fabric of the middle Welsh March, particularly between the late 11th and 13th centuries, and Shropshireâs great monastic hinterland.Chapters cover Shropshire from many different angles, encompassing wide-ranging case studies that address architecture, figure sculpture and stained glass, as well as questions of liturgy, religion and castle life. Topics include reappraisals of the 19th- and 20th-century excavations of Wroxeter, Laurence of Ludlowâs involvement in the building of Stokesay Castle, and Shrewsbury Castle, as well as a study of anchoritesâs cells attached to Shropshire parish churches. There is new evidence for the deployment of water features and gardens around late medieval castles, evaluations of Haughmond Abbey, Wenlock Priory, and the Abbotâs Lodging at Buildwas, and a reconstruction of the late medieval glazing scheme at St Bartholomewâs Tong. Also investigated are the recently recovered 15th-century seal matrix of Shrewsbury, Romanesque sculptural workshop practice, and the enigmatic alabaster panels at St Maryâs, Shrewsbury.Shropshire: Art, Architecture and Archaeology from Roman Wroxeter to the Sixteenth Century updates and enlarges our knowledge of the middle Welsh March and is for medieval archaeologists and historians.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Medieval Art Architecture and Archaeology in the
Book SynopsisExploring the medieval heritage of Aberdeenshire and Moray, the essays in this volume contain insights and recent work presented at the British Archaeological Association Conference of 2014, based at Aberdeen University. The opening, historical chapters establish the political, economic and administrative context of the region, looking at both the secular and religious worlds and include an examination of Elgin Cathedral and the bishops' palaces. The discoveries at the excavations of the kirk of St Nicholas, which have revealed the early origins of religious life in Aberdeen city, are summarized and subsequent papers consider the role of patronage. Patronage is explored in terms of architecture, the dramas of the Reformation and its aftermath highlighted through essentially humble parish churches, assailed by turbulent events and personalities. The collegiate church at Cullen, particularly its tomb sculpture, provides an unusually detailed view of the spiritual and dynTrade Review"The volume is produced to the high standards that we have come to expect from this excellent series."— Denys Pringle, The Society for Medieval ArchaeologyTable of ContentsList of Abbrevations viEditor’s Preface viiLocating Aberdeen and Elgin in the Later Middle Ages: Regional, National andInternational Paradigmsdavid ditchburn 1The Medieval Church in the Dioceses of Aberdeen and Morayrichard oram 16Elgin Cathedral and Medieval Church Architecture in North-East Scotlandrichard fawcett 33Bishops’ Palaces in the Medieval Dioceses of Aberdeen and Moraypenelope dransart 58Excavations within the East Kirk of St Nicholas, Aberdeenalison s. cameron and judith a. stones 82Post-Reformation Church Architecture in the Marischal Earldom, 1560–1625miles kerr-peterson 99Patronage at the Collegiate Church at Cullenlizzie swarbrick 121From Relegation to Elevation: The Viewer’s Relationship with Painted Ceilings from theMedieval to Renaissance Eras in North-East Scotlandfern insh 139Piping Pigs and Mermaid Groping: Six Carved Panels from Fetteressojane geddes 158The Arbuthnott Manuscripts: The Patronage and Production of Illuminated Books inLate Medieval Scotlandjulian luxford 183The Arbuthnott Book of Hours: Book Production and Religious Culture in LateMedieval Scotlandmarlene villalobos hennessy 212North-Eastern Saints in the Aberdeen Breviary and the Historia Gentis Scotorum ofHector Boece: Liturgy, History and Religious Practice in Late Medieval Scotlandtom turpie 239
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Taylor & Francis Ltd A Story of YHWH
Book SynopsisA Story of YHWH investigates the ancient Israelite expression of their deity, and tracks why variation occurred in that expression, from the early Iron Age to the Persian period. Through this text, readers will gain a better appreciation for the complexities and contexts in the development of YHWH, from its earliest origins to the Persian period. Two interpretive frameworkscultural translation and subversive receptionare offered for filtering through the textual data and contexts. Comparative study with ancient Near Eastern deities and select biblical texts lead readers through early YHWHism, YHWH's original outsider status, and the eventual impact of urbanization on the expression. Perceived and real pressures then challenge urbanite YHWHism and invite new directions for forming a unique expression of divinity in the ancient world. This book is intended for those interested in the study of ancient divinity broadly as well as those who study anciTable of ContentsAcknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Chapter 1: Purpose and scope; Chapter 2: Competing narratives of early origins; Chapter 3: The rise of YHWH and Jerusalem on the international stage; Chapter 4: YHWH as Israel’s only God: YHWH in the exilic period; Chapter 5: Persian period: the afterlives of YHWHism; Chapter 6: Conclusion and assessment; Bibliography; Index
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Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) East Germanic Ironmaking in the Roman Period
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Edinburgh University Press The Archaeology of Southwest Afghanistan Volume 1
Book SynopsisDescribes the sites and excavations of the most extensive archaeological research ever undertaken in southwest Afghanistan
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John Murray Press Classical World All That Matters
Book SynopsisModern Western European culture would have been impossible without the civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. The disciplines of philosophy, drama, history, and science all owe an immense debt to these two Mediterranean cultures. At the same time, there are aspects of this legacy that are less worthy of celebration. Slavery went hand in hand with democracy. The pursuit of beauty coexisted with breathtaking acts of brutality. This book explores the world of the ancient Greeks and Romans and the distinctive cultures they produced. It charts the rise and fall of empires as well as examining the intricacies of domestic life. The opening sections of the book give a chronological overview of the ancient world. They orientate the reader to the key places, actors, and historical trends. The remaining chapters focus on some of the most important and influential aspects of Greco-Roman culture including ancient festivals, art, architecture, religion, and medicine.Table of Contents 1: Introduction 2: Homer 3: Classical Athens 4: Rome 5: Greek Drama 6: Love Poetry 7: Roman Entertainments 8: Art and Architecture 9: Philosophy 10: Science and Technology
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Edinburgh University Press Persian Historic Urban Landscapes
Book SynopsisPersian cities are part of a corridor of civilisation with settlements straddling thousands of years. Taking Maibud as a case study, Eisa Esfanjary traces the evolution of ancient settlements chronologically, thematically and methodologically.Trade Review"This is an ambitious and pioneering study of the evolution of an Iranian desert city over the millennia, enlivened by a deep understanding of its social context, the changing structural imperatives at work and the adaptability of brick as a building material." -- Robert Hillenbrand, University of Edinburgh"This is the first work on Iranian cities that combines both a long run account of development and a micro level of analysis." -- Richard Rodger, University of Edinburgh
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Edinburgh University Press The Birth of Nomos
Book SynopsisThis is a highly original, interdisciplinary study of the archaic Greek word nomos and its family of words. Includes extracts from ancient sources, in both the original and English translation, to give us a new and complete understanding of nomos and its foundational place in the Western legal tradition.
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Edinburgh University Press Roman Law Before the Twelve Tables
Book SynopsisBringing together a team of international experts from different subject areas including law, history, archaeology and anthropology this book re-evaluates the traditional narratives surrounding the origins of Roman law before the enactment of the Twelve Tables.
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Edinburgh University Press Writing the Sphinx
Book SynopsisUnearths a rich tradition of creative flexibility, collaboration and mutual influence between literary culture and Egyptology The first monograph study to bring literature into conversation with Egyptological culture Incorporates a number of archival primary sources which have, until now, escaped critical attention Analyses canonical literature alongside works by lesser-known authors Combines literary criticism with book history, the history of science, and reception studies This book explores literary and Egyptological cultures from the closing decades of the nineteenth century to the opening decades of the twentieth, culminating in the aftermath of the high-profile discovery of the tomb of Tutankhamun in 1922. Analysing the works of Egyptologists including Howard Carter, Arthur Weigall and E. A. Wallis Budge alongside those of their literary contemporaries such as H. Rider Haggard, Marie Corelli and Oscar Wild
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Bloomsbury Publishing Plc The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives
Book SynopsisThis work is a revealing study of the enigmatic Indus civilization and how a rich repertoire of archaeological tools is being used to probe its puzzles. The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives takes readers back to a civilization as complex as its contemporaries in Mesopotamia and Egypt, one that covered a far larger region, yet lasted a much briefer time (less than a millennium) and left few visible traces. Researchers have tentatively reconstructed a model of Indus life based on limited material remains and despite its virtually indecipherable written record. This volume describes what is known about the roots of Indus civilization in farming culture, as well as its far-flung trading network, sophisticated crafts and architecture, and surprisingly war-free way of life. Readers will get a glimpse of both a remarkable piece of the past and the extraordinary methods that have brought it back to life.Trade ReviewAn extremely readable book accompanied by numerous illustrations, it belongs in larger public, secondary school, and college libraries as a resource and can serve well as a textbook for a course on the topic. * ARBA *Highly recommended for archaeological studies collections. * Library Journal *
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De Gruyter Incantations and Anti-Witchcraft Texts from
Book SynopsisUgaritic literary and ritual studies have often neglected or even ignored the Akkadian material from the same archives, which can be used as a frame of reference for the Ugaritic texts. The aim of this work is to offer a comprehensive study of the consonantal (Ugaritic) as well as the syllabic (Akkadian) incantation and anti-witchcraft texts from Ras Shamra as a unified corpus. These texts, dealing with impending dangers (mainly snakebites) and witchcraft attacks, are placed in the context of Ancient Near Eastern magic literature. A discussion of general topics, including magic and religion, the Ugaritic gods of magic, and the definition of incantation, is followed by a new collation and translation of the Akkadian texts, as well as new photographic material for both series. The main focus of this book is the close reading of the consonantal texts in the context of the much larger and better analyzed corpus of Akkadian magic literature.
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Upfront Publishing The Roman Remains of Brittany, Normandy and the Loire Valley: A Guidebook
Book SynopsisThe Roman Remains of Brittany, Normandy and the Loire Valley is the third in a series of companion guides. The only specialist guidebook to the region, it provides context to many sites that deserve to be better known, some only recently conserved for the public. There are plenty of places to chose from: fifty-four treated at length plus fourteen shorter entries. There is an extended chapter dealing with the historical background and two feature sections. The book is easy to use as there are a large number of maps, plans and colour photographs. To ensure accuracy, the author personally followed aqueduct routes, visited hidden temples, admired ramparts, and visited all the museums. Through his writing a visit is transformed into an experience.
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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons
Book Synopsis'Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.' The elegiac words of the "Battle of Maldon", an epic poem written to celebrate the bravery of an English army defeated by Viking raiders in 991, emerge from a diverse literature - including "Beowulf" and "Bede's Ecclesiastical History" - produced by the people known as the Anglo-Saxons: Germanic tribes who migrated to Britain from Lower Saxony and Denmark in the early fifth century CE. The era once known as the 'Dark Ages' was marked by stunning cultural advances, and Henrietta Leyser here offers a fresh analysis of exciting recent discoveries made in the archaeology and art of the Anglo-Saxon world. Arguing that the desperate struggle (led by Alfred the Great) against the Vikings helped define a distinctively English sensibility, the author explores relations with the indigenous British, the Anglo-Saxon conversion to Christianity, the ascendancy of Mercia and the rise of Wessex. This vivid history evokes both the emergent kingdoms of Alfred and Offa and the golden treasures of Sutton Hoo. It will appeal to students of early medieval history and to all those who wish to understand how England was born.Trade Review'Henrietta Leyser not only sets out the tumultuous events of Anglo-Saxon history with elegant clarity and eloquent cogency, but also explores many of its byways with a pithy wit. General readers will be drawn into a compelling narrative ranging over many centuries, and illustrated throughout with a wealth of translated quotations from contemporary sources. Students and specialists, meanwhile, will appreciate the breezy ease with which this sometimes baffling and always complex material is summarised and analysed by its distinguished author. This is a beautifully crafted and well researched book.' - Andy Orchard, Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Oxford, 'In eight invigorating chapters, Henrietta Leyser covers a period of six hundred years from the settlement of Germanic peoples across eastern and southern Britain, in the fifth and sixth centuries, to the Norman Conquest of England in 1066. She provides a lively and well-balanced assessment of the ways in which social, cultural, economic and political forces interacted with each other, leading to the emergence of a unified kingdom of the English - and its conquest. It is over thirty years since a book of this scope and nature has appeared; and Dr Leyser is a very skilful guide to all that has changed in our perception of the Anglo-Saxon world-order.' - Simon Keynes, Elrington and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon, University of Cambridge, 'Rich in erudition, this book wears its learning lightly and engages the reader throughout by posing as many questions as it answers. Texts, artefacts and historical events are deftly interwoven. Dr Leyser shrewdly negotiates the complex interactions between faith and politics in the period, grounding her assumptions in a wholly convincing context. A truly excellent short history.' - Susan Irvine, Quain Professor of English Language and Literature, University College London, 'A Short History of the Anglo-Saxons opens new windows on a distant yet very present world at a corner of early medieval Europe. The book provides a valuable guide for the newcomer and yet still throws up surprises for those already familiar with the period. Henrietta Leyser revels in the new work undertaken on the Anglo-Saxon period in recent years. She reveals how much we now do know, while at the same time reminding us how much we still don't, and raises provocative questions that those of us who wish to understand the period should think about. This little book packs in a great deal.' - Ryan Lavelle, Reader in Early Medieval History, University of Winchester
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Equinox Publishing Ltd The Archaeology of Nuragic Sardinia
Book SynopsisThe Archaeology of Nuragic Sardinia is a comprehensive synthesis of evidence bearing on current understandings of Sardinian prehistory from the 23rd through 8th centuries BC.
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Peripheral Concerns: Urban Development in the
Book SynopsisPeripheral Concerns examines the influence of one "core" region of the ancient Near Eastern world-Egypt-on urban development in the southern Levant in the Early and Middle Bronze Ages, with emphasis on the relative stability and sustainability of this development in each era. The study utilizes a very broad scale "macro" approach to examine urban development using core-periphery theories, specifically in regard to southern Levantine-Egyptian interactions.While many studies examine urban development in both the Early Bronze Age and the Middle Bronze Age, few compare this phenomenon in the two periods. Likewise, there are few studies of urban development in the southern Levant that compare contemporary Egyptian policies in that region to those in Nubia, despite the fact that Egyptian activities linked the eastern Mediterranean, the Nile Valley, and Nubia into one interactive system. The broad chronological and geographic framework utilized in this study therefore allows for a new approach to urban development in the southern Levant.Trade ReviewA lovely survey of a lot of material which is very helpful and informative for the EBA/MBA period. Cohen offers a new perspective on the importance of Egypt in the southern Levant which is valuable for scholars to mull over;Professor Suzanne Richard, Department of History and Archaeology, Gannon University, PennsylvaniaTable of ContentsPrefaceChapter 1. Introduction and OverviewChapter 2. Urban Development: Models and FrameworksChapter 3. The Early Bronze AgeChapter 4. The Middle Bronze Age Chapter 5. Egypt and Nubia Chapter 6. Bronze Age Urban Development in the Southern LevantAppendix 1 Early and Middle Bronze Age Site ListAppendix 2 Egyptian Material from the Protodynastic Period through the Middle Kingdom Found in the Southern Levant, Sinai, Nubia, and the Deserts and OasesAppendix 3 List of Egyptian Middle Kingdom Fortresses in Nubia
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Framing Archaeology in the Near East
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Equinox Publishing Ltd The Power of Technology in the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of the Painted Plaster: 2015
Book SynopsisIn the past, Bronze Age painted plaster in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean has been studied from a range of different but isolated viewpoints. This volume brings both technological and iconographic approaches closer together by completing certain gaps in the literature on technology and by investigating how and why technological transfer has developed and what broader impact this had on the wider social dynamics of the late Middle and Late Bronze Age in the eastern Mediterranean. This study approaches the topic of painted plaster by a multidisciplinary methodology and demonstrates the human forces through which transfer was enabled and how multiple social identities and the inter-relationships of these actors with each other and their material world were expressed through their craft production and organization. The investigated data from sixteen sites has been contextualized within a wider framework of Bronze Age interconnections both in time and space because studying painted plaster in the Aegean cannot be considered separate from similar traditions both in Egypt and in the Near East.Trade ReviewThis book is an extremely important piece of research that opens up new vistas in the study of painted plaster in the ancient Aegean and its influence and appearance throughout the eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age;American Journal of ArchaeologyTable of Contents1. Prologue: A Tale of 'Frescoes'2. The Power of Technology, Knowledge and Social Agency3. Technological Style and the Power of Technology and Knowledge4. Archaeometric Approaches to Technologies and Materials5. Painted Plaster in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean6. Analyzed to Bits: Technological and Iconographic Transfer7. Considering Material Culture and Social Identities8. Technology and Social Agency of Painted Plaster
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Equinox Publishing Ltd High Culture and Experience in Ancient Egypt
Book SynopsisThis novel work uses case studies of both familiar and unfamiliar materials, expanding consideration of ancient Egyptian elite culture to encompass lived experience and exploitation of the natural environment.The opening chapter sets out the conceptual ground for the analyses that follow, arguing that the relatively ephemeral activities under investigation were centrally important to the actors. The first and largest study treats human organization of the landscape and its use to create and transmit elite meanings, especially through pictorial and encyclopaedic forms, and to mobilize emotional values. Next, a treatment of the planning of primarily third millennium settlements on the floodplain argues that Egypt offers a partly rural perspective that provides an alternative to the urban focus of many early civilizations but has parallels in elite culture in much of the world. The third study discusses how a single year's events were orchestrated to culminate in a celebratory hunt in which the king, his court, and high officials participated. The concluding chapter presents an initial synthesis of Egyptian treatments of elite experience, drawing in particular upon additional evidence from literary texts and attitudes to travel.Trade ReviewOne of the best aspects of this book [is] a stubborn focus not just on the evidence for elite experience in ancient Egypt, but on the human beings who lived this experience. If the point of archaeology is to move beyond the archaeological evidence toward an understanding of the people who produced this evidence, then this book is an admirable success;Ancient Near Eastern Studies;In the Introduction this carefully produced book sets out the methodological approach and the obvious challenges in a context where those expressing experience were limited by rules set up to define what was appropriate for being displayed (decorum). But as this book deals with sociology rather than the consumption of aesthetics, its author also convincingly shows that the leisured classes were striving for enjoyment, celebration and appreciation of the finer things of life;Egyptian ArchaeologyTable of ContentsPrefaceList of FiguresConventionsChronological TableMap1. Contexts and Representations of High Culture2. Egypt as a Physical, Social and Represented Landscape3. A Planned World? The Early City, Patterns and Meanings of Settlement4. Celebration in the Landscape: A Hunting Party under Amenemhat II5. Elite Experience
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Ecology of Early Settlement in Northern Europe:
Book SynopsisThe first volume presents new archaeological and ecological data and analyses on the relation between human subsistence and survival, and the natural history of North-Western Europe throughout the period 10000 - 6000 BC. The volume contains contributions from ecological oriented archaeologists and from the natural sciences, throwing new light on the physical and biotic/ecological conditions of relevance to the earliest settlement. Main themes are human subsistence, subsistence technology, ecology and food availability pertaining to the first humans, and demographic patterns among humans linked to the accessibility of different landscapes.Table of Contents1. Environment and Adaptation of Forager Pioneers in the North-western Regions of EuropeBirgitte Skar and Heidi Mjelva BreivikLate Glacial Migration into the Skagerrak-Kattegat Region and Establishment of Permanent Post-glacial Settlement2. Marine and Terrestrial Vertebrate Fauna in Skagerak and Southern Norway in the Late Pleistocene and Early HoloceneLeif Jonsson3. Why Walk When You Can Take a Boat: Moving beyond the North Central European PlainLou Schmitt, University of Gothenburg4. Seal-hunting in the Final Paleolithic of Northern EuropeErwin Cziesla, Martin Wurzelarchaologie und Umwelttechnik GmbH5. Huseby Klev and the Quest for Pioneer Subsistence Strategies: Diversification of a Maritime Lifestyle Adam Boethius, Lund University6. Waterworld: Environment, Animal Exploitation and Fishhook-technology in the Northeastern Skagerrak Area during the Early and Middle Mesolithic (9500-6300 BC)Anja Mansrud, University of Oslo, and Per Persson7. Hunting Elk at the Foot of the Mountains- Remains from 8000 Years of Foraging at (on) the Edge of the Hardangervidda Plateau in Southern NorwayAxel Mjaerum, University of Oslo8. The Earliest Settlement in the Middle Scandinavian Inland: A Discussion of Joel Boaz's Pioneers in the MesolithicPer PerssonThe Early Mesolithic in the Baltic Region: Aquatic Resources and Regionalization 9. A Small Preboreal Settlement Site at Kanaljorden, Motala, SwedenFredrik Hallgren, The Cultural Heritage Foundation, Vasteras, Sweden10. Way out East - Evidence of Early Maritime Technologies from the East Coast of SwedenMattias Pettersson and Roger Wikell, Independent Scholars11. The Pioneer Settlements of Gotland - A Behavioral Ecological ApproachJan Apel. Lund University, and Jan Stora, Stockholm University12. The Use of Aquatic Resources by Early Mesolithic Foragers in Southern ScandinaviaAdam Boethius13. Seascapes of Stability and Change: The Archaeological and Ecological Potential of the Early Mesolithic Seascapes with Examples from Havang in the South East Baltic, SwedenBjorn Nilsson, Lund University, Arne Sjostrom, Lund University, and Per PerssonThe North Sea/Norwegian Sea: Environmental Preconditions and Use of New Landscapes14. Seal and Reindeer: Immediate and Continuous Utilization of Coast and Mountains in the Early Mesolithic of Northwestern NorwayFrode Svendsen, Telemark County Council, Skien, Norway15. An Early Holocene Bearded Seal from the Trondheimfjord: Environmental and Archaeological ImplicationsJorgen Rosvold, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and Heidi Mjelva Breivik16. The Changing Landscape of Prehistoric OrkneyCaroline R Wickham-Jones, University of Aberdeen, Richard Bates, University of St Andrews, Sue Dawson, University of Dundee, Alastair Dawson, University of Dundee, Martin Bates, University of Wales Trinity St David 17 Economy and Environment of the Early Mesolithic of Western Scotland: Repeated Visits to a Fishing Locality on a Small Island in the Inner HebridesKaren Wicks and Steven Mithen, both at the University of Reading
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Equinox Publishing Ltd Technology of Early Settlement in Northern
Book SynopsisThis volume explores technology and communication of the early settlements of Northern Europe. The articles will discuss case studies and present overviews from the early and middle Mesolithic of Northern Europe. Special emphasis will be put on the spatial and temporal transmission of knowledge and culture. This subject addresses themes such as the transmission of specialised knowledge, the generative transmission of knowledge, the understanding of technology as somatic or incorporated culture in human society and the role of pedagogies and teaching in cultural sustainment and transformation. Other papers will discuss the relation between demography and technological developments, as well as the natural and cultural context for the transmission of culture. The understanding of the transmission of technology is, again, closely interrelated to the nature and efficiency of social networks of contact and their social and physical framework. Ultimately these question addresses one of the fundamental issues of our time - how to understand and cope with radical changes. This book provides new and different answers to this great problem of our time.Table of Contents1. Introduction Hakon Glorstad, Kjel Knutsson, Helena Knutsson and Jan Apel2. Postglacial Pioneer Colonization of Eastern Fennoscandia: Modelling Technological ChangeMikael A. Manninen, University of Helsinki, Esa Hertell, University of Helsinki, Petro Pesonen, National Board of Antiquities, Finland, and Miikka Tallavaara, University of Helsinki3. An Examination of Theories on Lithic Reduction Methods in Swiderian TechnologyWitold Grudtz, State Archaeological Museum in Warsaw,4. Continuity and Change in Late Glacial and Postglacial Social Networks: Knowledge Transmission and Blade Production Methods in Ahrensburgian and Early Mesolithic North West EuropeInger Marie Berg-Hansen, University of Oslo 5. The Pioneer Settlement of Scandinavia and its Aftermath: New Evidence from Western and Central ScandinaviaHege Damlien, University of Stavanger, Mathilda Kjallquist, Uppsala University, and Kjel Knutsson6. Raw-material and Blade Technology Variability: A Case Study of Mesolithic Pressure Blade Methods in the Wolin Island Region (North-western Poland) - an Experimental ApproachMichal Adamczyk, University of Szczecin 7. Knowledge and Knowhow Transmission in Lithic Blade Technology and Microlithic Production in the Maglemosian Phase 3 - from Blekinge to Central Jutland and Northern GermanyMikkel Sorensen, University of Copenhagen 8. Axes in Transformation: A Bifocal View of Axe Technology in the Oslo Fjord Area, Norway, c. 9200-6000 cal BCCarine Eymundsson, Guro Fossum, Anja Mansrud, Lucia Koxvold and Axel Mjaerum, all at University of Oslo9. Transmission of Knowledge, Crafting and Cultural Traditions - Interregional Contact and Interaction, 7300 cal BCE. David, Nanterre University, and M. Kjallqvist, Uppsala University10. Middle Mesolithic Blade Technology in Sweden, c. 8th Millennium BCM. Guinard, Uppsala University
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