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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ancient India and Indian Civilization The History of Civilization
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Taylor & Francis The Heroic Age of India
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Prophets and the Rise of Judaism
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Taylor & Francis Ancient Graffiti in Context
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Taylor & Francis The African Origins of Rhetoric
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Taylor & Francis Hadrians Wall and the End of Empire
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Taylor & Francis Consumerism in the Ancient World
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Taylor & Francis Ltd New York Underground The Anatomy of a City
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Taylor & Francis The African Origins of Rhetoric
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Taylor & Francis Ancient Boats in NorthWest Europe The Archaeology of Water Transport to AD 1500 Longman Archaeology Series
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Taylor & Francis The Last Queens of Egypt
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Taylor & Francis Ltd State Formation in Korea
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Taylor & Francis Monuments Of Senemut Problems in Historical Methodology Studies in Egyptology
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Taylor & Francis After Tutankhamun
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Taylor & Francis Gods Priests Men
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Taylor & Francis Euphrates Expedition
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Taylor & Francis Living In The Past
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Taylor & Francis Boundary Stelae Of Akhentaten
Book SynopsisFirst published in 1993. This is a new edition of Akhaenaten's boundary stelae, which now includes information about most of the boundary markers, the tablets were accompanied by statues of Akhenaten, Nefertiti and two of their daughters, all of which stood on low platforms that were raised above the level of the floor. In addition was the awareness that the statues at the site of Stela A were elevated to a greater degree than were the corresponding statues at other sites (insofar as this could be judged from published photographs). The evidence in the publication indicated, moreover, that Stela A, along with Stela B (some two miles south) were the latest of the boundary monuments to be inscribed, since both concluded with a colophon, dated to the end of Akhenaten's eighth regnal year, added to the standard text of the Later Proclamation found on these and other stelae of this series.Table of ContentsDiscovery and previous study of the boundary stelae; the earlier proclamation; the later proclamation; architectural features of the boundary stelae; the boundary stelae as official and historical documents. Appendix: fragments of the boundary stelae no longer in situ; stelae l; principal topics of the inscriptions on the boundary stelae; index of Egyptian words and phrases.
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Taylor & Francis Wine Wine Offering In The Religion Of Ancient Egypt
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Taylor & Francis Royal Annals Of Ancient Egypt
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Taylor & Francis Egyptian Art
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Taylor & Francis Egyptian Temples
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Taylor & Francis From Fetish To God Ancient Egypt Kegan Paul Library of Ancient Egypt
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Taylor & Francis Notes For Travellers In Egypt Kegan Paul Library of Ancient Egypt
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Taylor & Francis Tutankhamen The Discovery of His Tomb
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Taylor & Francis Treasure Of Ophir In Search of a Lost City Kegan Paul Travellers S
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Taylor & Francis Gods Of The Egyptians 2 Vols
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Taylor & Francis Archaeology of the British Isles
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Archaeology and History in Roman Medieval and PostMedieval Greece Studies on Method and Meaning in Honor of Timothy E Gregory
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Health and Disease in Byzantine Crete 7th12th centuries AD Medicine in the Medieval Mediterranean
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Taylor & Francis The Archaeology of Caribbean and CircumCaribbean Farmers 6000 BC AD 1500
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Taylor & Francis The Spatial Turn and the Archaeology of Roman Italy New Perspectives in the Study of Urban Space Studies in Roman Space and Urbanism
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Taylor & Francis Old Lands
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Taylor & Francis Aboriginal Maritime Landscapes in South Australia The Balance Ground Archaeology and Indigenous Peoples
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Taylor & Francis Viking Silver Hoards and Containers
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Taylor & Francis Historical Archaeologies of Transhumance across Europe
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Engineering of Medieval Cathedrals 1 Studies in the History of Civil Engineering
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Taylor & Francis Undoing Things
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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 divinityTable 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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Taylor & Francis Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology
Book SynopsisIn this new edition of Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology, Denys A. Stocks introduces further experimental research on stoneworking in Ancient Egypt through archaeological and pictorial evidence. A further 20 years of research has been added to the original publication and the book now includes the results of experiments that test and evaluate over 250 reconstructed and replica tools, bringing alive the methods and practices of Ancient Egyptian craftworking. This practical approach to understanding the fundamentals of Ancient Egyptian stoneworking highlights the evolution of tools and techniques, and how these come together to produce the wonders of Egyptian art and architecture. A new chapter on Predynastic industrial transitions and convergence explores how the surge in technology, particularly in the expanding production of stone vessels and in the production of faience artifacts, drove the expansion of the economy of the Late Predynastic period in EgyptTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1 Skills and Tools: Fledgling Industrialists 1 Craftworking: Industry’s Driving Force 2 The Cutting Edge 3 A Flint for all Seasons Part 2 High Priests of Industry: The State’s Influence on Technology 4 The Abrasive Technologists 5 Making Stone Vessels 6 The Development of Stone Sarcophagus Manufacture 7 Master Masonry Fitters Part 3 Industrial Revolution in Ancient Egypt 8 Theban Mass-Production Tools 9 By-Products from a Bygone Age 10 Predynastic Transitions and Convergence 11 Ancient Technical Interrelationships
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Taylor & Francis Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius
Book SynopsisPliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is a forensic examination of two of the most famous letters from the ancient Mediterranean world: Pliny the Younger's Epistulae 6.16 and 6.20, which offer a contemporary account of the eruption of Vesuvius in AD 79.These letters, sent to the historian Tacitus, provide accounts by Pliny the Younger about what happened when Mt Vesuvius exploded, destroying the surrounding towns and countryside, including Pompeii and Herculaneum, and killing his uncle, Pliny the Elder. This volume provides the first comprehensive full-length treatment of these documents, contextualized by evidence-rich biographies for both Plinys, and a synthesis of the latest archaeological and volcanological research which answers questions about the eruption date. A new collation of sources results in a detailed manuscript tradition and an authoritative Latin text, while commentaries on each letter offer copiously referenced insights on their structure, styleTrade Review"I have profited much from reading this book. It is well-researched, and its main strength lies in providing a welcome synopsis of the various disciplines which deal with Pliny and the eruption of Vesuvius. The book will certainly become a standard work for those studying and teaching the Vesuvius letters and, hopefully, encourage more interdisciplinary projects on the Epistles in general." - Bryn Mawr Classical Review"Si tratta di una magistrale interpretazione, o piuttosto messa a punto, delle vicende congiunte dei due Plinii, che comprende anche la nuova traduzione ed esegesi delle due fondamentali lettere del Giovane, a Tacito, ove narra delle vicende della morte del celebre zio, e dell’eruzione del Vesuvio...Pedar Foss ci ha mirabilmente ricordato come dalla Storia si dipanino infinite storie, tutte degne di attenzione, mai noiose, se scientificamente approcciate, ponendosi le giuste domande e possedendo i mezzi intellettuali per rispondere ad esse." - Paolo L. Bernardini, La Provincia[It is a masterly interpretation, or rather, fine-tuning, of the joint events of the two Plinii, which also includes the new translation and exegesis of the two fundamental letters of the Younger, to Tacitus, where he narrates the events of the death of his famous uncle, and of the eruption of Vesuvius...Pedar Foss admirably reminded us how from history endless stories unfold, all worthy of attention, never boring, if scientifically approached, asking the right questions, and possessing the intellectual means to answer them.]"Pliny and the Eruption of Vesuvius is an indelible masterpiece, in my estimation, representing the pinnacle of literary achievement in the realm of the iconic Vesuvian eruption. The author’s ingenious fusion of linguistic scrutiny of Pliny’s letters with a rigorous exploration of archaeological and volcanological dimensions paints an enthralling portrait of the eruption’s unfolding events." - Claudio Scarpati, GeologosTable of ContentsPrologue: Lightning, Water, and Fire 1. Two Plinys 2. Two Letters 3. Two Days 4. Epistulae 6.16, The Elder’s Story 5. Epistulae 6.20, The Younger’s Story Epilogue
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ancient and Early Medieval Kingdoms of the Pamir
Book SynopsisThis focused study is one of the few analytical resources in English that covers the ancient and early medieval history of one of the least studied areas of the vast mountainous Pamir region of Central Asia: Shughnan.The book brings together scattered fragments of information from a wide range of early Greek, Chinese, Persian, and Arabic sources, the accounts of early European travellers and the scholarly contributions of Soviet and post-Soviet authors, as well as personal accounts and oral history material from the region. Drawing on historical, archaeological, linguistic, and ethnographic data, it provides a holistic overview of the kingdom of Shughnan. It also attempts, for the first time, to identify and locate the town of Kuhán, which the Chinese historical chronicle, the Táng Shu (Book of the Tang Dynasty, 618907 CE) describes as the first capital' of Shughnan. Many archaeological sites are examined and offered as potential candidatesTable of ContentsIntroduction; PART 1: Historical survey of Shughnān; The earliest habitation of the Pamirs (10,000–2,000 BCE); Theories on the ancient peoples and societies of the Pamirs (2,000–1,000 BCE); The Kāfirs and the Mak people; The Sakas/Scythians, Achaemenids, Greeks and Macedonians (6th–2nd centuries BCE); The Yuèzhī, Kushans, Kidarites/Chionites and Hephtalites (2nd century BCE – 6th century CE); The Turkic kaghans (6th–8th centuries CE); Xuánzàng’s description of Shughnān; The rise of the Chinese Tang Dynasty (7th–8th centuries CE); Shughnān during the Chinese–Tibetan confrontation (the first half of the 8th century CE); The Umayyad and Abbasid caliphates, Ṭāhirid and Sāmānid states (8th–10th centuries CE); On the names and origins of the earliest kings of Shughnān; Conclusion to Part 1 – Progress, problems and potential for future research; PART 2: The search for the lost capital of Shughnān – the town of Kǔhán; The passage from the Táng Shū, and its Russian, French and German translations; The search for Kǔhán outside present-day Shughnān; The Search for Kǔhán within present-day Shughnān
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Taylor & Francis Foreigners Among Us
Book SynopsisAssessing key questions such as who the foreigners and outsiders in ancient Maya societies were and how was the foreign a generative component of identity, Foreigners Among Us reassess the arrival of foreigners as part of archaeological understandings of Pre-Columbian Maya and questions not only who these foreigners might have been but who were making such designations of difference in the first place. Drawing from identity studies, standpoint theory, and ideas on alterity, Foreigners Among Us highlights the diverse ways being foreign was constituted, imitated, and marked from quotidian practices of making corn tortillas to ceremonial acts between king and captive and their memorialization in scenes on sculpted stone monuments. Rather than treat the foreign as axiomatically determined by geographical distance or fixed at birth, the book considers the foreign as much performed as inherited. It examines practices of captivity, cuisine, body Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction, Chapter 2 Tropes of the Foreigner: From Famous Royals to Humble Migrants, Chapter 3 Captive Performances: Spectacles and the Everyday, Chapter 4 Cuisines and the Relational Making of People, Chapter 5 Pilgrimages to Foreign Places and the Acts of Becoming, Chapter 6 Looking In From Afar: Representations of Mayas, Chapter 7 Conclusion, References.
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Dynamics and Developments of Social Structures
Book SynopsisThis volume substantiates the island of Cyprus as an important player in the history of the ancient Eastern Mediterranean and Near East, and presents new theoretical and analytical approaches.The Cypriot Neolithic, Chalcolithic, and Bronze Age are characterised by an increasing complexity of social and political organisation, economic systems, and networks. The book discusses and defines how specific types of material datasets and assemblages, such as architecture, artefacts, and ecofacts, and their contextualisation can form the basis of interpretative models of social structures and networks in ancient Cyprus. This is explored through four main themes: approaches to social dynamics; social and economic networks and connectivity; adaptability and agency; and social dynamics and inequality. The variety and transition of social structures on the island are discussed on multiple scales, from the local and relatively short-term to island-wide and eastern Mediterranean-wide and tTable of Contents 1. Introduction: connecting multiple approaches to social structures and networks; 2. Material convergences in a globalising world? Cyprus and the Near East in the seventh and sixth millennia BCE; 3. Economic convergences in a globalising world? Cyprus and the Near East in the seventh and sixth millennia BCE; 4. A multi-proxy approach to human-environment-climate coevolution in prehistoric and protohistoric Cyprus; 5. Rethinking the emergence of social inequalities: the case of Chalcolithic Cyprus; 6. Metal artefact production and distribution in Early and Middle Bronze Age Cyprus: patterns of intraregional and interregional connection and disconnection; 7. Intraregional and interregional connections on Cyprus between MC III and LC I in the regions of Limassol and Paphos; 8. Innovation and adaptation: ceramic development across the Middle to Late Cypriot horizon; 9. Cypriot connections through the Middle to Late Bronze Age transition in the Western Galilee: a review of residual Cypriot pottery from Tel Achziv; 10. Strategies for success during the transition to the Late Bronze Age at Kissonerga-Skalia; 11. The social context of ritual in Late Bronze Age Cyprus: an archaeobotanical study from the cemetery of Hala Sultan Tekke; 12. Of bulls and birds: Mycenaean and Cypriot animal and social symbolism on the move; 13. Eastern Mediterranean exchange networks: imported ceramics at Pyla-Kokkinokremos, Cyprus; 14. Pyla-Kokkinokremos (Cyprus) and Late Bronze Age Mediterranean networks: the role of the pithoi; 15. Pursuits of social status and power at Maa-Palaeokastro; 16. Connecting communities: agency and social interactions in prehistoric and protohistoric Cyprus
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Taylor & Francis Vikings of the Steppe
Book SynopsisThis book explores the relationship between Vikings, Rusâ and nomadic (mostly Turkic) steppe dwellers during the course of the Viking Age (c. 750â1050) in a geographical area stretching from Eastern Scandinavia through the Kievan Rusâ, Byzantium, the Islamic world to the Western Eurasian steppes.The primary focus is the steppe influence on the development of Scandinavian-Rusâ culture. It illustrates the effects of Turkic (nomadic) cultures on the evolving Scandinavian-Rusâ communities in their military technology and tactics, as well as in everyday customs, ritual traditions and religious perceptions, whilst paying attention to the politico-commercial necessities and possible communication channels tying these two cultures, normally considered to be distinct, together. The arguments are supported by a multi-disciplinary analysis of diverse historical and archaeological materials occasionally supplemented with linguistic evidence. The result is a comprehensive evaluation of th
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Ancient Landscapes of Zoara II
Book SynopsisAncient Landscapes of Zoara II reveals the unique set of objects discovered through the meticulous excavations at the Ghor as-Safi in Jordan. Some of them are unique works of art, but others are no less valuable for the knowledge they hold.Complementing the previous volume Ancient Landscapes of Zoara I, this book explores Ghor as-Safi's ancient history and archaeology through the material remains found during excavations. The finds described are from historical periods and include unpublished early Christian and Aramaic inscriptions as well as Arabic writing and graffiti. Newly discovered mosaic pavements are presented along with other noteworthy finds such as glazed imported wares, local industrial pottery, fine glass, an array of coins and specialised metal work. Animal and plant remains testify to varied and rich agricultural regimes which sustained the prosperity of ancient communities. In turn, this affluence seems to have led to a fairly sophisticated and literTable of ContentsPart I. Material finds from the early Byzantine, Abbasid and Ayyubid-Mamluk periods; 1. The mosaic pavements; 2. Writing in Zoara: an overview of Greek, Aramaic and Arabic inscriptions; 3. Greek-inscribed tombstones: a preliminary report on the latest discoveries; 4. Early Byzantine miscellaneous objects; 5. Abbasid and Ayyubid-Mamluk miscellaneous objects; 6. Ceramics from the Nabataean to the Mamluk periods; 7. Quantification of historic-period pottery; 8. Petrographic analysis of historic-period coarse ware pottery; 9. The coins; 10 A. The glass: an overview and highlights; 10B. The glass from the Khirbat ash-Sheikh ‘Isa excavations, 2002; Part II. Environmental finds: 11. The human skeletal remains; 12. Animal-based subsistence: interim remarks; 13. Preliminary results for archaeobotanical samples from Khirbat ash-Sheikh ‘Isa; 14. Phytolith analysis: preliminary results
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Taylor & Francis Ltd People of the Earth
Book SynopsisPeople of the Earth is a narrative account of the prehistory of humankind from our origins over 6 million years ago to the first pre-industrial states, beginning about 5,000 years ago. This is a global prehistory, which covers prehistoric times in every corner of the world in a jargon-free style for newcomers to archaeology. Many world histories begin with the first pre-industrial states. This book starts at the beginning of human history and summarizes the latest research into such major topics as human origins, the emergence and spread of modern humans, the first farming, and the origins of civilization.People of the Earth is unique in its even balance of the human past, its readily accessible style, and its flowing narrative that carries the reader through the long sweep of our past. The book is highly illustrated and features boxes and sidebars describing key dating methods and important archaeological sites.This classic world prehistory sets the stTable of ContentsChapter 1 Introducing World Prehistory; PART I BEGINNINGS: 7 Million to 30,000 Years Ago; Chapter 2 Human Origins: 7 Million to 1.89 Million Years ago; Chapter 3 Archaic Humans: 1.9 Million to 30,000 Years Ago; PART II THE GREAT DIASPORA: THE ORIGINS AND SPREAD OF MODERN HUMANS (c. 350,000 Years Ago to Modern Times); Chapter 4 Origins and the Diaspora Begins (c. 350,000 Years Ago and later); Chapter 5 Europe and Eurasia (c. 50,000 to 10,000 Years Ago); Chapter 6 The First Americans (?c. 23,000 years ago to Modern Times); Chapter 7 After the Ice (Before 10000 BC to Modern Times); PART III FIRST FARMERS (c. 10,000 BC TO MODERN TIMES); Chapter 8 Agriculture and Animal Domestication; Chapter 9 The Origins of Food Production in Southwest Asia Climate Change and Adaptation; Chapter 10 The First European Farmers; Chapter 11 First Farmers in Egypt and Tropical Africa; Chapter 12 Asia and the Pacific: Rice, Roots, and Ocean Voyages; Chapter 13 The Story of Maize: Early Farmers in the Americas; PART IV OLD WORLD STATES (c. 3000 BC TO MODERN TIMES); Chapter 14 The Development of States; Chapter 15 Early States in Southwest Asia; Chapter 16 Egypt, Nubia, and Tropical Africa; Chapter 17 Early States in South and Southeast Asia; Chapter 18 Early Chinese States; Chapter 19 Hittites, Minoans, and Mycenaeans; Chapter 20 Europe Before the Romans; PART V NATIVE AMERICAN STATES (BEFORE 2000 BC TO AD 1534); Chapter 21 Mesoamerican States; Chapter 22 Andean States; Glossary of Technical Terms; Bibliography of World Prehistory; Credits; Index.
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Taylor & Francis Viking Camps
This book is the coming together of several disciplines under the thematic umbrella of Viking Camps and provides the very latest research presented by the leading researchers in the field, making it the most comprehensive compilation of the phenomenon of Viking camps to date.Compiling the current state of research on encampments across the Viking world and their impact on their surroundings, this volume provides an all-encompassing analysis of their characteristicsâfunctions, form, inner workings, and interaction with the landscape and the local population. It initiates a wider discussion on the features and functions that define them, making it possible to identify and understand new sites, also broadening the geographical scope. Sites in Ireland, England, Sweden, Frankia, and Iberia are presented and explored, allowing the reader to understand the camp phenomenon from a comparative, more inclusive perspective. The combination of geographically bound case-studies and in-depth analyses of specific themes, such as economy and religion, bring together an abundance of methodologies and approaches. The volume introduces new interdisciplinary approaches to define and identify Viking encampment sites, combining archaeology, historical documents, metal detecting, landscape analysis, and toponymic research. It builds the methodological foundations for future research on Viking camps, the armies inhabiting them, and their interaction with the surrounding world.Viking Camps contributes to a better understanding of the functioning of Viking expeditionary groups, both on campaign and during the early stages of settlement, and will be of use to researchers in Viking archaeology, history, and Viking Studies.
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