Archaeology by period / region Books
Classical Press of Wales Competition in the Ancient World
Book SynopsisFeatures the papers that form a case for viewing competition for superiority as a major force in ancient history, including the earliest human societies and the Assyrian and Aztec empires.
£58.50
SPCK Publishing The Archaeology of the Bible
Book SynopsisFor the past 200 years archaeological work has provided new information that allows us to peer into the past and open chapters of human history that have not been read for centuries, or even millennia. In The Archaeology of the Bible James K. Hoffmeier provides the reader with an incisive account of archaeology's role in shaping our understanding of the biblical texts. Fundamental issues addressed throughout include how archaeological discoveries relate to biblical accounts, and the compatibility of using scientific disciplines to prove or disprove a religious book such as the Bible. This work is an ideal introduction to the societies and events of the Ancient Near East and their relation to our interpretation of the Bible.
£18.89
Classical Press of Wales Archaic Greece: New Approaches and New Evidence
Book SynopsisHow and why did the Greek city-states come into being? The study of Greece in the Archaic period is changing due to new discoveries and interpretations. The 14 essays presented here explore many aspects of this rapidly changing world. The essays detail re-interpretations of archaeological material, emphasize the diversity in patterns of settlement, sancturies and burial practices of the Greek-speaking world and trace the complex trends and motivations underlying the expanding exchange of goods and the settlement of new communities. Local studies of archaeology and iconography revise our image of the peculiarity of Spartan society, and texts, from Homer and Hesiod to a newly discovered poem of Simonides, are given fresh interpretations, as are significant developments in maritime warfare, the roles of literacy and law-making in Crete, the emergence of a less violent lifestyle and the articulation of rational political thought.Table of ContentsPreface Abbreviations Introduction - Nick Fisher and Hans van Wees Part I: Diversity in Development: Interpreting Archaeological and Iconographical Evidence 1. Archaeology and Archaic Greek History - Ian Morris 2. Lakonian Artistic Production and the Problem of Spartan Austerity - Stephen Hodkinson 3. Sixth-Century Lakonian Vase-Painting: Continuities and Discontinuities with the Lykourgan Ethos - Anton Powell 4. Athena as Ergane and Promachos: The Iconography of Athena in Archaic East Greece - Alexandra Villing Part II: Interpreting Poetry and Myth 5. A Historian's Headache: How to Read Homeric Society? - Kurt Raaflaub 6. Homer's Enemies: Lyric and Epic in the Seventh Century - Andrew Dalby 7. What Was in Pandora's Box? - Daniel Ogden 8. The New Simonides and Heroization at Plataia - Deborah Boedeker Part III: Integrating the Evidence: Power, Status, Exchange, and State-Formation 9. Early Greek Colonization? The Nature of Greek Settlement in the West - Robin Osborne 10. Towards Thalassocracy? Archaic Greek Naval Developments - Philip de Souza 11. Cargoes of the Heart's Desire: The Character of Trade in the Archaic Mediterranean World - Lin Foxhall 12. Literacy and Lawmaking: The Case of Archaic Crete - James Whitley 13. Greeks Bearing Arms: The State, the Leisure Class, and the Display of Weapons in Archaic Greece - Hans van Wees 14. Writing the History of Archaic Greek Political Thought - Paul Cartledge Bibliography Index
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SAR Press Copan: The History of an Ancient Maya Kingdom
Book SynopsisThis volume collects leading scholarship on one of the most important archaeological complexes in the ancient Maya world. The authors-internationally renowned experts who participated in the long-running Copán Acropolis Archaeological Project-address enduring themes in Maya archaeology. In addition to site-specific breakthroughs involving dynastic sequences, epigraphy, and chronologies, these essays explore questions of broad interest to archaeologists and other anthropologists, including state formation, architecture and space, and the relationship between history and archaeology as well as among archaeology, epigraphy, and iconography.
£26.96
SAR Press The Peopling of Bandelier: New Insights from the
Book SynopsisFew visitors to the stunning Frijoles Canyon at Bandelier National Monument realize that its depths embrace but a small part of the archaeological richness of the vast Pajarito Plateau west of Santa Fe, New Mexico. In this beautifully illustrated book, archaeologists, historians, ecologists, and Pueblo contributors tell a deep and sweeping story of the region. Beginning with its first Paleo-Indian residents, through its Ancestral Pueblo florescence in the 14th and 15th centuries, to its role in the birth of American archaeology and the nuclear age, and concluding with its enduring centrality in the lives of Keresan and Tewa Indian peoples today, the plateau remains a place where the mysterious interplay of human culture and magnificent landscapes is written in its mesas and canyons. A must read for anyone interested in Southwestern archaeology and Native peoples.
£23.36
Arc Medieval Press Nomads and Natives beyond the Danube and the
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De Gruyter Tereus Through the Ages
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de Gruyter Documentality
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de Gruyter Lucans Epos Vom Bürgerkrieg Zwischen Caesar Und
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£98.96
de Gruyter Ägyptologische Studien
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£126.64
de Gruyter The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage from a
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£111.62
de Gruyter Archäologische Denkmale Und Umweltgestaltung
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Trivent Publishing Mapping Ptolemaic Dacia
Book SynopsisThis volume is a contribution to the decipherment of Ptolemy's universal map, with focus on the territory known as Dacia. The information provided by Ptolemy was translated into modern data considering local features and complying with certain general principles. The difficulty of this task consisted in the way the ancient manuscripts transmitted the original location coordinates, as well as in the way Ptolemy patched together information from ancient itineraries and other sources.The author of this volume conceived a general formula for mapping Dacia based on the information found in the two oldest sources he used. Furthermore, he determined local patterns with the help of the other sources – therefore, defining locations resulted in a better determination of the surrounding relative positions. This information, as well as the correlation of the Ptolemaic locations with archaeological findings, provides an increased recognition of Ptolemaic Dacia, while also contributing to exposing the Ptolemaic universal map.Table of Contents Introduction CHAPTER 1. General Ptolemaic Principles CHAPTER 2. Ptolemaic and Modern Earth Models. Initial Methodological Framework CHAPTER 3. Ptolemaic Poleis and Places in Dacia and in Adjacent areas. What We Know CHAPTER 4. Establishing Local Working Algorithms CHAPTER 5. Calculating the Coordinates of Some Dacian Poleis from the Established Grid CHAPTER 6. A Synthesis on the Local Ptolemaic Patterns in Dacia CHAPTER 7. SWOT Analysis CHAPTER 8. Limits, Rivers, Tribes and Neighbours of Ptolemaic Dacia Conclusive remarks Bibliography List of Figures List of Tables Index
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Uniwersytet Jagiellonski, Wydawnictwo Archaeology on Medieval Knights` Manor Houses in
Book SynopsisThe relics of medieval knights' manors still shape the landscape of Poland today. The anonymous hills contain the remnants of wooden buildings, sometimes ones of stone or brick, as well as numerous tiny artifacts, the trace of the households of the past. Called "grodziska stozkowate" (motte), unlike the region's castles they are not so often visited, but more often destroyed. This book depicts the architecture and daily life of a medieval knight's manor based on the findings of archaeological excavations carried on for half a century, supplemented by written sources. It describes buildings, household items, and the tools used by the people of the past, allowing for a clearer understanding of the lives of medieval knights and their family.Trade ReviewThe author uses a wide source base to present many original hypotheses regarding the functioning of Polish medieval knights' manors, which she rightly considers to lack analogies in other parts of Europe. Translated into English, the publication undoubtedly will gain much value. The results of recent studies on medieval manors in Poland hardly ever have been made available for foreign specialists. -- Stanislaw Kolodziejski
£32.30
Aarhus University Press Splendid Isolation: The Eruption of the Laacher
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Aarhus University Press Care, Socialization & Play in Ancient Attica: A
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Aarhus University Press Along the Road: Aspects of Causewayed Enclosures
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Aarhus University Press Prehistoric Aegean and Near Eastern Metal Types
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Aarhus University Press Documenting Ancient Rhodes: The Archaeological
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Aarhus University Press What did the Sarcophagus of Symmachus Look Like?:
Book SynopsisThis book concerns the chronology of Roman mythological sarcophagi. The traditional chronology assumes a peak in production during the reign of Gallienus (AD 259-268) that fades away in the reign of Constantine.This chronology has some obvious flaws. The supposed peak under the reign of Gallienus, when the empire was falling apart, can only be described as a mirage. Some very fine sarcophagi were indeed produced in this period, but the number is very limited.With the reign of Constantine (AD 306-337) came wealth, and the so-called ‘villa boom’ that also revived sculpture in the round. At that time, it is believed that production of pagan sarcophagi had ceased to be replaced by Christian sarcophagi. This raises a very simple question, however: how were pagans buried?No doubt production of pagan sarcophagi continued beyond the turn of the century and Symmachus, who died in AD 402, was buried in such a sarcophagus.
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Aarhus University Press The Pitted Ware Culture on Djursland:
Book SynopsisLutz Klassen (ed.), The Pitted Ware Culture On Djursland. Supra-regional significance and contacts in the Middle Neolithic of southern Scandinavia.Between ca. 3000 and 2800 BC, the Pitted Ware Culture of northeast European descent spread to the northeastern parts of Denmark. Here, by far the best archaeological evidence is known from the Djursland peninsula in eastern Jutland. This volume presents 12 individual papers that present the available finds from the key site of Kainsbakke as well as number of other excavated and not excavates sites. Besides artefacts, the faunal and botanical remains are dealt with in a comprehensive matter. Several papers are devoted to scientific analyses of chronology as well as the provenance of artefacts and selected faunal remains. On this basis, the Pitted Ware culture in Djursland is interpreted as a group that emerged locally from Funnel Beaker culture predecessors. This group choose to distinguish itself from its Funnel Beaker neighbours by giving itself a unique identity. This identity can be understood as a combination of Pitted Ware traits in material culture and ritual conduct obtained through close contact with Neolithic groups on the west coast of Sweden with elements derived from contemporaneous Funnel Beaker groups in other parts of Denmark.
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Aarhus University Press The Ancient Harbours of the Piraeus: Volume II.
Book SynopsisVolume 15,3: Architecture, Topography, Finds. Expanding on the publication of the shipsheds and slipways found in the northern half of Group 1 (Area 1) on the eastern side of Zea Harbour in Volume I.1–2 (2011) of the peer-reviewed Ancient Harbours of the Piraeus series, Volume II presents further results of the archaeological investigations conducted by the Zea Harbour Project (ZHP) in 2004-2010 and 2012 of ancient shipsheds and slipways in Zea Harbour (Pashalimani), both identified and possible, making them the best documented structures in Athens’ naval bases and in the wider Mediterranean. Approximately half of Volume II is devoted to the remains of shipsheds and possible shipsheds in the southern half of Group 1 (Area 2), while studies of structures identified as wide unroofed slipways in Group 2 (Area 3) on the south-eastern side of the same harbour basin occupy the balance of the book. After Chapter 1’s introduction to terminology and methodology, Chapter 2 presents the architecture of the shipsheds and possible shipsheds found in the southern half of Group 1 (Area 2), along with the arrangement and topography of this massive naval complex, which in the 4th century BC covered between 11,630 m2 and 11,989 m2. Chapter 3 examines and catalogues the ceramics and other small finds discovered in the same area, discussing their excavation contexts, composition, and chronological significance. Chapter 4 focuses on the architecture and topography of seven wide, unroofed slipways found in Group 2 in the northern part of Area 3 that represent a building type previously unknown in the Piraeus, probably designed either for a larger warship known as the penteres (‘five’), introduced into the Athenian navy between 329/8 BC and 326/5 BC, or for a larger Hellenistic-period warship type. Chapter 5 analyses and catalogues the ceramic small finds recovered during the excavation of the structures featured in Chapter 4. Chapter 6 presents the new evidence regarding relative sea-level change in the harbours of Zea and Mounichia and its impact on the reconstructed lengths and layouts of the slipways and shipsheds at Zea in Group 1 (Areas 1–2) along with the wide slipways of Group 2, including greater accuracy in the recalculated lengths of the Group 1 shipsheds and slipways presented in Volume I; furthermore, it reaffirms the validity of the ZHP’s methodology and published results in relation to shipsheds around the Mediterranean. Chapter 7 recapitulates the authors’ topographical, architectural, and chronological conclusions regarding the complexes at Zea and Mounichia, which contain the only identifiable shipsheds for triremes anywhere in the ancient world. Descriptive catalogues of the Area 2 and 3 quarries and Area 2 trenches (Appendices 1–2), Figures, and Plates complete the volume.
£46.40
Aarhus University Press The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon (Monographs Athen)
Book SynopsisThis publication offers a comprehensive presentation of the architecture of the theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia, which was excavated recently in a Danish-Greek collaborative project. The volumes contain main chapters on the architecture with detailed plans, sections, photographs, and reconstructions, as well as thorough presentations of the small finds, such as coins, pottery, glass, metals, and figurines found in the excavations of the theatre. The publication also includes special studies on the theatre’s acoustic properties and an anthropological study of the osteological evidence from a Byzantine grave. The theatre, dating to the Classical and Hellenistic periods, is unique among ancient Greek theatres due to its unusual pi-shaped auditorium, and its place in the general development of ancient Greek theatres is discussed in great detail. This publication of a unique building in ancient Greek architecture will not only enhance our knowledge on ancient Greek theatre architecture in general but also add new evidence pertaining to the activities of the ancient Kalydonians and the historical development of their city.
£69.75
Aarhus University Press Africa Proconsularis, Volumes 1 & 2: Regional Studies in the Segermes Valley of Northern Tunisia
£43.46
Aarhus University Press Panskoye 1, Volume 1: The Monumental Building U6
£36.05
Aarhus University Press The Artemis Laphria Temple at Kalydon in Aitolia. The finds from the 192030s Danish Greek excavations vol. 1 and 2
£82.50
Aarhus University Press Proceedings of the Danish Institute at Athens XI
£32.80
Aarhus University Press Archaeology of Medieval Europe: Volume 2: Twelfth
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Aarhus University Press Archaeology of Medieval Europe: Volume 1: Eighth
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Aarhus University Press Tylos Period Burials in Bahrain: Volume II - The
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£27.00
Aarhus University Press LM IB Pottery: Relative Chronology & Regional Differences
£51.00
Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Maussolleion at Halikarnassos, Volume 4: Reports
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Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Maussolleion at Halikarnassos, Volume 7: Reports of the Danish Archaeological Expedition to Bodrum -- The Pottery
£26.50
Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Bronze Age Settlement and Land-Use in Thy, Northwest Denmark, vol 1+2
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Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Sea-level Change in Mesolithic southern
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Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Illerup Ådal 15: Kleinfunde von ziviler Charakter
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Jysk Arkaeologisk Selskab Northern Emporium Vol 1: Vol. 1 The Making of
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University of the West Indies Press The Earliest Inhabitants: The Dynamics of the Jamaican Taino
Book Synopsis"The Earliest Inhabitants" aims to promote Jamaican Tainan archaeology and highlight the diverse research conducted on the island's prehistoric sites and artefacts. Of the fourteen papers in this volume, six are reprints of seminal articles that are not widely available and eight are based on recent archaeological research. The chapters are organized by thematic divisions that reflect the most important areas of research: Assessment and Excavations of Taino Sites looks at the various archaeological investigations across the island; Taino Exploitation of the Natural Resources examines how the Tainos took advantage of the natural environment to fulfil their needs; Analysis of Taino Archaeological Data highlights research conducted on various artefacts; and Taino Art Forms focuses specifically on evidence of Taino cave art and its impact on the interpretation of the Jamaican Taino livelihood. In her introduction, Lesley-Gail Atkinson explains, "Jamaican prehistory is regarded as one of the least studied Caribbean disciplines. That is not necessarily the case; the fact is that published Jamaican archaeological research has not had sufficient international circulation. This has resulted in misconceptions about lack of scope, research activities and information on the Jamaican Tainos." This volume seeks to redress this lack: invaluable in its own right as a collection of distinguished scholarship, "The Earliest Inhabitants" is remarkable, too, for being the first compilation on the Jamaican Tainos since 1897. This collection will appeal to a wide audience of archaeologists, historians, students of archaeology and anyone interested in Jamaica's history and archaeology.
£36.71
Springer Verlag, Singapore Ancient Glass of South Asia: Archaeology,
Book SynopsisThis book provides a comprehensive research on Ancient Indian glass. The contributors include experienced archaeologists of South Asian glass and archaeological chemists with expertise in the chemical analysis of glass, besides, established ethnohistorians and ethnoarchaeologists. It is comprised of five sections, and each section discusses different aspects of glass study: the origin of glass and its evolution, its scientific study and its care, ancient glass in literature and glass ethnography, glass in South Asia and the diffusion of glass in different parts of the world. The topic covered by the different chapters ranges from the development of faience, to the techniques developed for the manufacture of glass beads, glass bangles or glass mirrors at different times in south Asia, a major glass producing region and the regional distribution of key artefacts both within India and outside the region, in Africa, Europe or Southeast Asia. Some chapters also include extended examples of the archaeometry of ancient glasses. It makes an important contribution to archaeological, anthropological and analytical aspects of glass in South Asia. As such, it represents an invaluable resource for students through academic and industry researchers working in archaeological sciences, ancient knowledge system, pyrotechnology, historical archaeology, social archaeology and student of anthropology and history with an interest in glass and the archaeology of South Asia.Trade Review“South Asian glass research is effectively connected with the broader academic community focused on archaeological glass research, making it an excellent introductory resource for researchers, especially emerging scholars, interested in South Asian glass research. Moreover, it introduces fresh perspectives and insights, including South Asia’s unique glass recipes and products … . These contributions advance our understanding of ancient glass production, organization and dynamic exchange networks, thereby enriching the field of archaeological glass research with a wealth of new information.” (Kuan-Wen Wang, Antiquity, Vol. 97, 2023)“The editors and authors are to be thanked and congratulated for the production of this well illustrated and comprehensive volume. Not only is there an abundance of new information, the literature covered is vast. It will be an essential reference on South Asian glass for years to come, invaluable to researchers in adjacent areas, and informative for anyone with an interest in archaeological glass. … This is a great book. I strongly recommend it.” (Ian C. Freestone, Asian Perspectives, The Journal of Archaeology and the Pacific, Vol. 62 (2), 2023)“Ancient Glass of South Asia in an outstanding contribution to the study of glass in general and to the study of early glass beads in particular. … Congratulations to the organizers of the conference, the editors, and the individual authors for this excellent work that I’m sure will be enjoyed by many readers of Beads. The volume is up-to-date and should be a valuable resource for many years to come.” (James W. Lankton, Journal of the Society of Bead Researchers, Vol. 34, 2022)Table of ContentsGlass Origin and Evolution Chapter 1The Origin of Glass and the First Glass Industries- Thilo RehrenChapter 2Glass in the Middle-East and Western Europe at the end of the 1st millennium CE, Transition from Natron to Plant Ash Soda or Forest Glasses- Bernard Gratuze, Nadine Schibille and Inès PactaChapter 3Glazed Steatite and Faience Technology at Harappa, Pakistan (>3700-1900 BCE): Technological and Experimental Studies of Production and Variation - Jonathan Mark KenoyerChapter 4Traditional Bead and Bangle Crafts in India- Alok Kumar KanungoScientific Study and Care of GlassChapter 5Elemental Compositions and Glass Recipes- Laure DussubieuxChapter 6Isotope Analysis and its Applications to the Study of Ancient Indian Glass- Laure Dussubieux, Christophe Cloquet and Thomas Oliver PryceChapter 7The Conservation of Glass- Stephen P. KoobChapter 8Typology of Glass Beads: Techniques, Shapes, Colours, and Dimensions- Joanna Then-ObłuskaEthnography and LiteratureChapter 9Glass in Indian Archaeology, Ancient Literature, Historical Records and Colonial Accounts- Alok Kumar KanungoChapter 10Situating Harinagar Finds in Pre Iron Age Glass Crafts- Bhuvan VikramaChapter 11History of Glass Ornaments in Tamil Nadu, South India: Cultural Perspectives- Veerasamy SelvakumarChapter 12Traditional Glass Mirror Making in Kapadvanj, Gujarat, India and an outline of the use- Jan Kock and Torben SodeGlass Products in South AsiaChapter 13Glass Beads of Eastern India (Early Historic Period)- Sharmi ChakrabortyChapter 14A Review of Selected Glass Bead Types from the 2007-2009 Seasons of Excavation at Pattanam, India - Shinu Anna AbrahamChapter 15Glass Bangles in South Asia: Production, Variability and Historicity- Mudit TrivediChapter 16West Asian Glass in Early Medieval India as Seen from the Excavations of Sanjan - Kurush F Dalal and Rhea Mitra-DalalChapter 17Interrelations in Glass and Glazing Technologies in Mughal Tilework- Maninder Singh GillThe Diffusion of South Asian GlassChapter 18Indian Glass Beads in Western and North Europe in Early Middle Age- Bernard Gratuze, Constantin Pion and Torben SodeChapter 19Early Glass Trade along the Maritime Silk Route (500 BCE - 500 CE): An Archaeological Review- Sunil GuptaChapter 20Indian Glass in Southeast Asia- Laure DussubieuxChapter 21Indian Glass: Chronology and Distribution in Eastern Africa- Laure Dussubieux and Marilee WoodChapter 22Indian Glass Beads in Northeast Africa Between the 1st and 6th Centuries CE- Joanna Then-Obłuska
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Paleoenvironment, Plants and Animals of
Book SynopsisThis book summarizes the latest archeological findings on Liangzhu culture and outlines the rise and fall of Liangzhu society in terms of its environment, flora and fauna. In addition, it seeks to analyze the characteristics of animal breeding and agricultural cultivation in Liangzhu from the perspectives of archeobotany and archeozoology. In turn, it explores the dietary structure and population density, reaching the bold conclusion that the dramatic increase in population gave rise to environmental deterioration and to natural disasters that eventually destroyed the Liangzhu culture. Table of ContentsChapter I Climate and Environment of Liangzhu Site 1. Human and Nature 1.1 Climate and History 1.2 The mysterious 30 degrees north latitude 2. Rise and fall of Liangzhu Culture 2.1 C-shaped area of Liangzhu Culture 2.2 Chinese paradise: Jiangnan 2.3 Prehistoric Power 3. How to study paleoenvironment 3.1 Book of the earth 3.2 Magical chemical elements and isotopes 3.3 “Invisible” history Chapter Ⅱ Animal World of Liangzhu Site 1. Zooarchaeology of Liangzhu 1.1 What is zooarchaeology? 1.2 Field sampling 1.3 Laboratory work 2. Long misunderstood Liangzhu animals 2.1 Wild boar or domestic pig? 2.2 Bubalus mephistopheles ≠ Modern buffalo 2.3 Yellow-spotted giant turtle, Taihu lake turtle, lump-head turtle, Sishi turtle, or spotted turtle? 2.4 Chicken or pheasant? 2.5 Sheep, goat, or Capricornus sumatraensis? 3. Liangzhu people keep up with animals 3.1 See big through “small” 3.2 From bones to tools 3.3 Animal images (animal images applied to jadeware and other artwork) Chapter Ⅲ Plant Paradise of Liangzhu Site 1. Emergence of Archaeobotany 2. Archaeobotany of Liangzhu Site 2.1 Rice farming 2.2 Fruit and vegetable cultivation 2.3 Processing and utilization of wood 2.4 Ingenious building material—Straw-wrapped Mud
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Springer Verlag, Singapore The Earliest China
Book Synopsis“The Earliest China” is the first archaeological book in China to translate in the dominant language of the world on the origin of Chinese ancient civilization in the Central Plains and the study of Xia dynastic culture. It shows readers all over the world the outstanding achievements in the study of the formation of early state in China and is the first English translation monograph on the birth history of the first dynasty of Hua-Xia nation from the perspective of archaeology. With the specific archaeological data on the basis of excavations and investigation conducted in recent years, this book focuses on the interpretation of the rise and development of the ancient civilization having initially appeared in the Central Plain of China and even in the Eastern Asia. The book contents include abundant manifestations of the first flourishing civilization especially at the Erlitou site along the Yi and Luo Rivers, characteristic of ultra-large capital city, palace buildings, elaborate bronze vessels, and stratified social organization. With the combination of previously literature, the original author attempts to further explain how the earliest China, a royal-powered, and large-scaled state, emerged four thousand years ago. In this book, the analysis on a comprehensive landscape of the ancient civilization prior to the Shang Dynasty leads the point of views, distinctively from the traditional historical perspectives. With a global perspective, he further compares with other significant civilizations in the world and also points out cultural communications between the early China and other external cultures in the Bronze Age. Therefore, this book, the Earliest China of English translated version, is so appropriate to be recommended to foreign scholars and sinologists, as well as everyone who has been attracted by China’s charm overseas. With book contents, ideas, and thoughts that it contains, one can easily acknowledge the goals, methods, and reconstruction process of China’s prehistory, so English readers will acknowledge so well about the Chinese Archaeology in the Bronze Age, which does vary in many aspects from that of European and American. Table of ContentsChapter 1: Explanation for the Theme.- Chapter 2: Creating a New Era.- Chapter 3: Global Perspective.- Chapter 4: Dream-seeking Journey.- Chapter 5: Mystifying Scene.- Chapter 6: Genius of the Central Plain.- Chapter 7: The Imposing Manner of the Royal Capital.- Chapter 8: Building in the Middle and Erecting in the North.- Chapter 9: Affairs of the State.- Chapter 10: The Society of the Capital City.- Chapter 11: Atmosphere of the Civilization.- Chapter 12: Wonderful Workmanship Excelling Nature.- Chapter 13: People’s Livelihood of the City.- Chapter 14: All the Rivers Running into the Sea.- Chapter 15: Powerful Radiation.
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Liangzhu Jade Artifacts: Legal Instrument and
Book SynopsisThis book provides the reader with the latest archaeological discoveries of Liangzhu culture for its sophisticated jade artifacts. The structure and contents systematically present that large-scale ritual vessels such as jade cong and bi were originally regarded as the embodiment of Zhou and Han dynasties have been proved as burial accessories of Liangzhu culture. This confirmation urges archaeologists to renew an earlier interpretation of societal development dimension in Liangzhu culture. The book discussed the compatibilities between types and function of Liangzhu jades vividly displayed. It provides archaeological researchers and students by gaining an in-depth perspective of aesthetic appreciation of jade while understanding of the spiritual world of people in Liangzhu as well as the transition between the functions of power and belief.Table of ContentsPrefaceChapter I: Discovery and Awareness1. Let’s start with the Qianlong Emperor’s collection2. Archaeological discoveries and perceptions3. Class and society in the cemetery4. Discovering the vanished kingdomChapter II: Religion and Arts1. Discovery and interpretation of the emblem2. The gods and birds of Liangzhu culture3. Liangzhu culture’s dragon pattern4. The transmission and evolution of cultureChapter III: Power and Faith1. The wizard’s divine crown and comb2. The jade of the surrender of the gods3. The scepter of arms and the king4. Types and functions of jadeConclusion
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Springer Verlag, Singapore Archaeological Research on the Societies of Late Prehistoric Xinjiang, Vol 2
Book SynopsisThis book presents cutting-edge archaeological materials from Xinjiang, from the Bronze Age to the early Iron Age. Through a systematic topological study of major archaeological cemeteries and sites, it establishes chronologies and cultural sequences for three main regions in Xinjiang, namely the circum-Eastern Tianshan region, the circum-Dzungarian Basin region and the circum-Tarim Basin region. It also discusses the origins and local variants of prehistoric archaeological cultures in these regions and the mutual relationships between them and neighboring cultures.By doing so, the book offers a panoramic view of the socio-cultural changes that took place in prehistoric Xinjiang from pastoral-agricultural societies to the mobile nomadic-pastoralist states in the steppe regions and the agricultural states of the oasis, making it a must-read for researchers and general readers who are interested in the archaeology of Xinjiang. Table of Contents
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NUS Press Discovering VietnamÔÇÖs Ancient Capital: The Archaeology and History of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long-Hanoi
Book SynopsisThe first book in English on this important archaeological excavation in the heart of Vietnam's capital, now a World Heritage site. As Vietnam entered the twenty-first century it began to prepare for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of its capital Thang Long, now Hanoi. In the heart of the city, a rescue excavation was launched on land earmarked for the construction of a new National Assembly building. Archaeologists unearthed thirteen centuries of vestiges of the ancient city of Thang Long, yielding a richer record than anyone had dared to hope for. Construction plans were shelved, excavations widened, and at the city's millennial celebrations in 2010, UNESCO announced its inscription of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long on its World Heritage List. This archaeological discovery has two histories. The first, told here by the archaeologists involved, is the story of the dig, which brought to light the bricks, tiles, pillars, sculptures, and ceramics of countless ancient temples and palaces. The second is the history of the citadel itself, in its early years as an outpost of the Chinese empire, in its heyday as the Forbidden City of Vietnam’s emperors, and in its downgrading and eventual destruction at the hands of the Nguyen dynasty and French colonial rulers. Bringing together history, urban history, and a fascinating story of the interplay of influences from China and Southeast Asia, this is also a fascinating case of an Asian capital city coming to understand its history and deciding how to preserve its archaeological remains.Table of ContentsList of Maps and FiguresAcknowledgementsForewordIntroduction: The Discovery of Thang Long Imperial Citadel: Archaeological Dig and Historical EventPlates: Thang Long Citadel Excavation LandscapesPart I. Excavation of the Citadel as Historical Event1. Archaeological Research and Discoveries at the Thang Long Imperial Citadel Site, 18 Hoàng Di?u Street, Hanoi2. Fascinating Mysteries from a Corner of the Citadel (Section D4-D6)3. Discoveries Change Our Understanding of Vietnam's Ancient Architecture4. Interpreting the Cultural Layers5. Our Ancestors' Bricks6. The Central Sector of the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long Hanoi – World HeritageMaps and FiguresPart II. Research into the History of the Citadel7. Thang Long Imperial Citadel in Vietnamese Memory8. Gao Pian ?? (822-87), the Last Protector General of Annan9.The Location of the Archaeological Site at 18 Hoàng Di?u Street in the Structure of the Thang Long–Hanoi Citadel through the Historical Periods10. Ð?i Vi?t and Champa, Viewed from the Excavation Trenches at 18 Hoàng Di?u Street11. Ancient Thang Long through Old Maps12. From Thang Long to Hanoi: the Downgrading and Destruction of the 19th-Century CitadelGlossaryBibliographyList of ContributorsIndex
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Editorial Verbo Divino Arqueología y evangelios
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Los Balbo El poder gaditano en Roma
Book SynopsisSabías que un gaditano fue el primer cónsul no itálico de Roma?, y que Cádiz llegó a ser la ciudad más importante del imperio tras su capital? Has oído hablar de alguno de los tres Lucios Cornelios Balbo? Cómo se abrió camino hasta la cima del poder romano una familia de comerciantes de la península ibérica? Qué teatros y acueductos llevan su sello? Por qué se desconoce su historia?Las costas de Gades vieron nacer a una estirpe de grandes mercaderes que, demostrando una singular inteligencia y probando su lealtad, terminarían alcanzando las más altas esferas políticas en la Urbs Aeterna. En este encomiable trabajo, Francisco Uría rescata, tanto de las limitaciones historiográficas como de las distorsiones ficticias, a tres generaciones sin las que no puede entenderse la leyenda: Lucio Cornelio Balbo el Viejo, el visionario que sentó las bases de una notable fortuna y toda una red clientelar; su hijo, el cónsul Lucio Cornelio Balbo el Mayor, amigo y protegido de César; y su sobrino, Lucio Cornelio Balbo el Menor, audaz militar que, tras vencer en África, devendría el primer provincial en celebrar un triunfo en Roma y dejaría un legado de monumentales obras.El presente libro no es solo la épica biografía de una saga que navegó las turbulentas aguas del gobierno, los negocios y la guerra, sino una crónica detallada y apasionante de la profunda romanización de parte de Hispania y la insólita influencia que una de sus ciudades llegó a ostentar en el mundo romano.
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NEANDERTALES PINOLIA
Book SynopsisDurante décadas, los neandertales fueron considerados una especie primitiva y tosca, incapaces de rivalizar con los Homo sapiens. Sin embargo, los últimos descubrimientos científicos revelan una realidad fascinante que ha transformado por completo nuestra comprensión de nuestros parientes.Gracias a las investigaciones de expertos multidisciplinares que combinan paleontología, geología, arqueología o la tecnología 3D, hoy conocemos en profundidad su biología, su alimentación, su cultura material y su evolución cognitiva. El cerebro de nuestros antecesores neandertales, lejos de ser rudimentario, albergaba capacidades que les permitieron dominar el fuego, desarrollar innovaciones tecnológicas revolucionarias y crear manifestaciones artísticas y simbólicas.Esta obra coral nos adentra en los numerosos yacimientos de la península ibérica ?desde Gibraltar hasta los Pirineos? donde una serie de hallazgos excepcionales han cambiado nuestra percepción de estos antiguos habitantes y nos han revelado su relación con otras especies humanas, su convivencia con una fauna muy variada y las condiciones ambientales que moldearon su existencia.Entre esos hallazgos, destaca la reconstrucción científica de una mujer neandertal, cuyos sus rasgos y herencia genética nos desvelan una verdad profunda: los neandertales no desaparecieron del todo. Siguen vivos en nosotros, en nuestra biología y en la memoria colectiva de lo que significa ser humano. Su historia no es un eco del pasado, sino una parte esencial de la nuestra.
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