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Book SynopsisThorvald’s Cross. The Viking Age Cross-Slab ‘Kirk Andreas MM 128’ and its Iconography provides an in-depth analysis of one of the Isle of Man’s most important and intriguing monuments. The Manx Crosses are a unique collection of Scandinavian-style grave stones unequalled in the medieval Viking World. Their carvings and inscriptions offer a window into Viking Age society and spirituality at a time when the Celtic Manx and Scandinavian settlers in the Island came to terms with each other. Among these stones, the iconic ‘Thorvald’s Cross’ (MM 128) in St Andrew’s church in the village of Andreas demands particular attention, as it features figural scenes with humans and animals deriving from both pagan Norse mythology and Christian religious imagery. According to the prevailing view, the triumph of Christianity over paganism is shown in the two preserved reliefs, but differing opinions have been put forward. This book brings together all available information about Thorvald’s Cross and discusses and analyses former and current hypotheses regarding the stone’s iconography, weighing their respective merits and shortcomings. Based on in-depth research and an ‘autopsy’ of the stone on-site, it considers the images in their spiritual, cultural, and chronological context and presents a new interpretation of this remarkable monument, arguing that the depiction of religious confrontation was not its original purpose, but that both scenes convey a common, much more subtle and comforting Christian message.Trade Review‘Although the book is rather thin, the wealth of its content would be enough for an encyclopaedia. Moreover, its interestingly worded and lucid language proves that scholarly works do not need to be boring; such a well-written book will certainly interest not only scholars but laypeople who follow the archaeology of the Isle of Man, or those interested in the iconography of Early Christian sculpture.’ – Joanna Pyrgies (2022): The Journal of Irish Archaeology Volume XXXI'Ultimately, the book is a useful summary of current and past ideas, and it argues an interesting and largely plausible case for one particular theory.' – Thomas Williams (2023): Medieval Archaeology vol 67.1 Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Background ; The Manx Crosses ; ‘Thorvald’s Cross’: the fragment Kirk Andreas MM 128 ; The stone’s date ; Description ; The figural elements of Face 1 ; The figural elements of Face 2 ; The iconography of the two faces of Thorvald’s Cross ; Interpretation of Face 2 ; Interpretation of Face 1 ; The juxtaposition and the message ; Combination 1: Óðinn’s fall and Christ’s triumph ; Combination 2: Víðarr’s victory and Christ’s triumph ; Combination 3: Óðinn’s fall and Víðarr’s victory and Christ’s triumph ; Summary and conclusion ; Acknowledgements ; Bibliography ; Places to visit

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Book SynopsisFunerary Practices in the Second Half of the Second Millennium BC in Continental Atlantic Europe presents a selection of essays dedicated to funerary practices from Belgium to the north of Portugal. It aims at filling gaps in the documentation and helping to better understand the relationships between these Atlantic regions during the Bronze Age. Our knowledge of the Atlantic Bronze Age has increased considerably over the last thirty years, but the current state of research varies from one region to another of Western Atlantic Europe, with a marked dichotomy between north and south. The volume not only highlights the cultural characteristics of those Atlantic regions that are poorly represented in European syntheses on the Bronze Age, but also establishes the long-term relationships, if any, that were maintained between the regions of the Southern Atlantic area and those of the Northern Atlantic area.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Laure Nonat et M. Pilar Prieto Martínez ; BELGIUM / BELGIQUE / BÉLGICA ; Funerary Practices at the Northern Fringe of the Atlantic Area – Guy de Mulder ; NORMANDY / NORMANDIE / NORMANDÍA ; Les contextes funéraires du XVIIe au IXe siècle en Normandie – Cyril Marcigny ; BRITTANY / BRETAGNE / BRETAÑA ; Les pratiques funéraires du Bronze moyen et du Bronze final en Bretagne : un premier bilan – Stéphane Blanchet avec la collaboration de Patrick Pihuit ; CENTRE-WEST / CENTRE-OUEST/ CENTRO-OESTE ; Que peut-on actuellement dire des pratiques funéraires du Centre-Ouest de la France au Bronze moyen ? – Sylvie Boulud-Gazo, José Gomez de Soto, Muriel Mélin and Marilou Nordez ; Les inhumations du Bronze ancien de Luxé en Charente (France) – Patricia Semelier, Valérie Audé, Caroline Mougne, Catherine Dupont and Guirec Quérré ; AQUITANY / AQUITAINE / AQUITANIA ; Les vases décorés à la cordelette dans les contextes funéraires du bassin de l’Adour à l’âge du Bronze – Laure Nonat ; CANTABRIC COAST / CÔTE CANTABRIQUE / COSTA CANTÁBRICA ; Bronze Age Burials and Funerary Practices in Cantabrian Spain – Ángel Armendariz Gutiérrez ; GALICIA AND THE NORTH OF PORTUGAL / GALICE ET NORD DU PORTUGAL / GALICIA Y NORTE DE PORTUGAL ; Les contextes funéraires et le dynamisme culturel du nord-ouest de la péninsule Ibérique entre le XVIIIE siècle et le VIIIE siècle avant J.-C. – Laure Nonat, M. Pilar Prieto Martínez and Pablo Vázquez Liz (†) ; The cist of a Praia da Rola (Mugueimes, Ourense, NW Iberia) – M. Pilar Prieto Martínez, Olalla López-Costas, Pablo Vàzquez Liz (†) and Oscar Lantes Suárez ; The Burial of a Devesa Do Rei (Vedra, A Coruña, NW Iberian Peninsula) – M. Pilar Prieto Martínez, Oscar Lantes Suárez and Beatriz Guimarey ; Ritual Sites from the Second Millennium BC in the North West of Spain – M. Pilar Prieto Martínez and Luis Cordeiro ; Synthèse et Réflexion… – Laure Nonat et M. Pilar Prieto Martínez

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Book SynopsisThe Prehistoric Artefacts of Northern Ireland is the last in a trilogy of monographs, designed to provide a baseline survey of the prehistoric sites of Northern Ireland. The first monograph investigated prehistoric burial sites (Archaeopress 2014) and the second explored the sites of prehistoric life (Archaeopress 2018). Following the same format as its predecessors, this monograph considers the prehistoric artefacts that have been found in Northern Ireland. It begins with an overview of the current political landscape of Ireland, as the creation of two states in 1921 and the establishment of administrative systems unique to each jurisdiction have had profound consequences for Irish archaeology. It continues by providing background information on the history of prehistoric archaeology, an explanation of the classifications and methodology employed and a detailed inventory of sites in Northern Ireland where prehistoric artefacts have been found. Also included is a discussion about these artefacts in a wider context, illustrated with tables and distribution maps, a glossary, tables of radiocarbon dates and an extensive bibliography. The aim once again is to not only provide a basis for further research, but also to stimulate local interest in the prehistory of Northern Ireland and encourage others from further afield to appreciate the quality and diversity of its prehistoric landscape.Trade Review‘This is a wonderful resource, which should be in the library of every serious student of Irish prehistory, and it will be of particular utility to those archaeologists involved in planning, excavation licensing, commercial archaeology, and research.’ – C McSparron (2022): Current Archaeology, Issue 390‘The authors have successfully established the baseline which will benefit all future research into Northern Ireland’s artefacts. The production of these volumes has been a remarkably feat of organisation and dedication.’ – Barrie Hartwell (2022): Ulster Journal of Archaeology 77‘This volume is an inventory of all known locations of prehistoric artefacts in Northern Ireland, arranged by county. Each entry contains a description of the artefact, its location, and any references; many entries are accompanied by an illustration. The discussion includes distribution maps of objects by period, providing an overview of prehistoric activity across Northern Ireland. This is the culmination of many years of dedicated work. It will be an essential reference work for anyone looking at the prehistory of Ireland.’ – Duncan Berryman (2022): Ulster Archaeological Society newsletter Spring 2022Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION ; Background and Acknowledgements ; Northern Ireland in a Historical Context ; A Short History of Prehistoric Archaeology in Northern Ireland ; Methodology ; Classifications Used in Irish Archaeology ; Classifications Used in the Inventory ; Abbreviations Used in the Text ; INVENTORY ; County Antrim ; County Armagh ; County Down ; County Fermanagh ; County Londonderry ; County Tyrone ; DISCUSSION ; Summary of Artefact Sites ; Current Location of Artefacts ; Recording of Prehistoric Artefacts Over Time ; Artefacts in a Wider Context ; Conclusion ; GLOSSARY ; RADIOCARBON DATES ; BIBLIOGRAPHY

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Book SynopsisMuch has been written about Roman Dorset Black-Burnished Ware (BB1) and its Late Iron Age Durotrigian origins since the industry was first recognised by Farrar, Gillam and Peacock at the end of the 1960s. However, most of this study has focused on the forms produced and distributed during the 1st to 3rd centuries. Late Roman Dorset Black-Burnished Ware (BB1) covers the late 3rd to early 5th centuries forms produced by the industry, with a corpus and phased distribution of the various products across South-Central and South-Eastern Britain, as well as the Channel Islands, France, Belgium and the Netherlands. The various phases of BB1 production indicate that the distribution zone for the industry reached its maximum extent in Britain during the late 3rd century before a decline set in during the 4th and early 5th centuries. On the Continent, however, there was a considerable increase in supply to Northern French sites and those in Normandy and down the Seine valley in particular. The mechanisms behind late BB1 production, supply and the reasons for its disappearance are also discussed and evidence presented for the industry continuing to function on a much-reduced scale after the Roman abandonment of Britannia until the mid-5th century.Table of ContentsIntroduction and acknowledgements ; 1. The sources of and previous research into the industry ; 2: BB1 fabrics ; 3: Natural resources and their utilisation ; 4: Firing technology ; 5: A corpus of Late Roman BB1 forms ; 6: Trading patterns in the South East of Britain and on the Continent ; 7: BB1 production and distribution mechanisms: a review of the evidence ; 8: The end of the industry ; Appendix 1. Gazetteer of BB1 forms seen in South and South-eastern Britain ; Appendix 2. Gazetteer of BB1 forms seen on Continental sites ; Appendix 3. Quantified pottery assemblages from sites in South-Central and South-East Britain ; Appendix 4. Continental site excavations yielding BB1 ; Appendix 5. Breakdown of the BB1 elements in quantified pottery assemblages as per vessel form ; Appendix 6. Archaeological units, museums, amateur archaeological societies and individuals ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisColonial Geopolitics and Local Cultures in the Hellenistic and Roman East (3rd century BC – 3rd century AD) presents contributions taken in the main from a panel held during the Celtic Conference in Classics 2014 (Edinburgh, Scotland, June 25-28th 2014), but also incorporates a number of papers given previously at another panel which convened at Mamaia (Romania, September 23-27th, 2012). What changes in the material culture can we observe, when a state is overwhelming a local population with soldiers, katoikoi, and civil officials or merchants? One of the main concerns of local geopolitics was the central question of how agricultural land was distributed to the Greek or Roman colonists after it had been seized from the native population? In what way did the state watch over and administer the colonised territories? What were the exact social, legal, cultural and political relationships between the natives and the newcomers? Did the language of the colonists dominate the local vernacular language or not, and in what way? Did onomastics change or not in particular regions over centuries? What were the mutual influences between native and colonial cultures? This collection addresses these questions, focusing on the Hellenistic and Roman East.Trade Review'Like many edited volumes, then, the work under review will be of value to readers not as a collection of interrelated studies, but as a home to individual articles that must be consulted as part of one’s scholarly due diligence. The production value is quite good, with few noticeable errors and a significant number of helpful images, maps, and tables to assist in comprehending the arguments.' – Jeremy LaBuff (2023): Bryn Mawr Classical Review‘Ultimately, the book is also interesting reading for the current question of colonialism, especially in archaeology. Colonialism is not only a modern problem, but also an ancient one.’ [translated] – W. Zwickel, Mainz (2023): ZAW Bücherschau 135/3Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Part 1: Territories and colonial settlements ; Hellenistic colonization and local culture in Commagene and Northern Cyrrhestice – Margherita Facella ; The territory of Hierapolis in Phrygia after the Greek colonization and some remarks on Nikaia in Bithynia and Apollonia in Pisidia: the evidence from archaeological surveys and satellite remote sensing – Giuseppe Scardozzi ; On The Treaty of Apamea. The territorial clause – Adrian Dumitru ; The nature of Attalid katoikiai (188-133 BC) – Nicholas Sekunda ; Les Thraces et Lyciens en Phrygie Parorée aux époques hellénistique et romaine – Hadrien Bru ; Part 2: Economics and imperial domination ; The introduction of Hellenic cults in Seleukid Syria: colonial appropriation and transcultural exchange in the creation of an Imperial landscape – Rolf Strootman ; Les relations entre les Thraces et les cités grecques de la mer Noire : conflits, alliances, transferts institutionnels – Adrian Robu ; Late cistophoric production during the Mithridatic Wars: a comparison between the mints of Ephesus and Tralles – Lucia Francesca Carbone ; Regional currencies within an empire. Bronze coinages of Greece and Asia at the time of the Roman conquest: a case of partial monetary convergence – Gilles Bransbourg ; Part 3: Indigenous cultures and colonial contacts ; Decolonizing the Indo-Greeks – Richard Wenghofer ; Entre perte d’autonomie, acculturation et intégration : les incolae de la colonie romaine de Dion – Julien Demaille ; Paus. X. 23. 14 on the Galatians’ Passage to Asia: lost in translation – Oleg Gabelko ; Les chrétiens d’Asie Mineure et l’évangélisation du Barbaricum danubien (IIIe-IVe siècles). Des relations assez mal connues – Attila Jakab ; Part 4: Forms of military presence ; Soldiers and Hellenism: recruitment in the Hellenistic militaries – D.J. Houle ; Germanicus, Trajan, and the date of Annals 1-6 – Katherine Low ; Two military camps on the Roman Limes: Dura-Europos and Novae (an example of Roman Imperial propaganda through official state religion) – Oleg Alexandrov ; The political propaganda of the cities of Thrace and the Asianic provinces. Some aspects of interactions (A preliminary study) – Ivo Topalilov ; Indices ; Geographical index ; Index of personal names ; Cultural, historical, geographical and political communities ; Deities

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Book SynopsisWinchester in the Anglo-Saxon and early Norman periods was an important royal and religious centre. Property and Piety comprises an edition and translation, with extensive commentary, of thirty-three Anglo-Saxon and Norman documents relating to the topography and minsters of early medieval Winchester. These texts record the physical effects on the city of the foundation and expansion of the three neighbouring minsters, and also of the removal of the New Minster to Hyde in about 1110. They record political, religious, and cultural aspects of the tenth-century reform of Benedictine monasticism, of which Winchester was a leading centre. The splendid New Minster refoundation charter, composed by Bishop AEthelwold and granted by King Edgar in 966, is here translated for the first time. A full examination is also made of the old minster confirmation charter, probably fabricated in the reign of AEthelred. The volume also includes all Anglo-Saxon grants of land within Winchester and a reappraisal of the evidence for the beneficial hidation of the surrounding estate of Chilcomb. This book is the third part of the fourth volume in the Winchester Studies series on The Anglo-Saxon Minsters of Winchester.

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Book SynopsisEdited by Martin Biddle with a catalogue of the known coins of the mint by Yvonne Harvey, this volume records and illustrates the minting of silver pennies in Winchester between the reigns of Alfred the Great and Henry III, a period of three and a half centuries. At the Mint, which was situated in the area of the High Street to the east of where the city’s cross now stands, at least 24 million silver pennies (possibly as many as 50 million) were struck. Five and a half thousand survive in museums and collections all over the world. These have been sought out and photographed (some 3200 coins in 6400 images detailing both sides), and minutely catalogued by Yvonne Harvey for this volume. During the period from late in the reign of Alfred to the time of Henry III, dies for striking the coins were produced centrally under royal authority in the most sophisticated system of monetary control at the time in the western world. In this first account of a major English mint to have been made in forty years, a team of leading authorities have studied and analysed the use the Winchester moneyers made of the dies, and together with the size, weight, and the surviving number of coins from each pair of dies, have produced a detailed account of the varying fortunes of the mint over this period. Their results are critical for the economic history of England and the changing status of Winchester over this long period, and provide the richest available source for the history of the name of the city and the personal names of its citizens in the later Anglo-Saxon period.

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Book SynopsisFrom Ritual to Refuse explores the faunal exploitation by the Maya elite at the site of Chinikihá, Chiapas, during the end of the Late Classic period (AD 700-850) by applying zooarchaeological and statistical analyses to a faunal assemblage located in a basurero or midden behind a palatial structure at the core of the site. This deposit has been interpreted as the result of one or various feasting events. The aim is to investigate temporal changes of function, more specifically during periods of increasing political competitiveness. Moreover, these analyses suggest that there is a change in the use of faunal resources, from a ritual pattern to a more general refuse deposit. The results from the zooarchaeological analysis are supported by a dietary analysis using δ13C and δ15N stable isotopes conducted on human and faunal samples. The results from the faunal assemblage suggest that there was a constant supply of animals for ritual and non-ritual uses, and that these animals were mostly obtained in the wild.Table of ContentsPreface ; Introduction ; Chapter one: Theoretical background to feasting: Activities in archaeology ; Chapter two: The presence of faunal remains in different contexts: the Maya case ; Chapter three: Chinikihá and the sociopolitical situation during the maya classic period ; Chapter four: Description of the Chinikihá assemblages ; Chapter five: Zooarchaeological methodology ; Chapter six: Theoretical background to isotope analysis ; Chapter seven: Results of the zooarchaeological analysis ; Chapter eight: Detailed analysis of Operación 114 ; Chapter nine: Results of the isotope analysis ; Chapter ten: discussion ; Conclusion ; References ; Appendix a: list of isolated teeth by operación ; Appendix b: list of material identified by operación ; Appendix c: List of modified bone and shell studied ; Appendix d: List of human remains studied

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Book SynopsisOmani men carried personal weapons until relatively recent years. Swords and daggers were part of daily life attire and are still worn in social events. Thanks to its political independence, Oman developed unique types of weaponry like the saif sword, which descends from the swords used in the early Islamic period, and the kattara sword that was influenced by the swordsmanship tradition of East Africa. A central role is played by the curved dagger that, common throughout the region, has a special declination in the Omani khanjar. Traditional Omani weaponry includes also the characteristic round terrs shields and the small jertz and qaddum axes, used in the Musandam Peninsula and in the Wahiba sands. This book describes all these main types of Omani edged weapons, their origin, structure and accessories, with the support of a large amount of illustrations and constant reference to specimens from museums and private collections in Oman. The book includes also a long and detailed appendix about one of the most exciting discoveries by the Ministry of Heritage and Tourism, the so-called Desert Lord of Sinaw, buried almost two thousand years ago with a long iron sword and two iron daggers.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; 1 Oman and the “Steel Road” ; 2 Swords and Sabers ; 3 Omani Swords ; 4 Omani Shields ; 5 Omani Daggers ; 6 Omani Axes ; 7 Omani Spears and Lances ; Endnotes ; Bibliography ; Index ; Appendix – The Desert Lord of Sinaw and his Iron Weaponry ; The Funerary Complex ; The Iron Sword and Daggers

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Book SynopsisLes mégalithes du département du Morbihan aims at a better understanding of megalithism, or more precisely megalithisms, and presents a new approach to the relationship between standing stones (menhirs) and tombs (dolmens). The architectural analyses developed raise questions about their complementarity. They are based on a corpus of architectural plans comprising 1413 megalithic monuments from the Department of Morbihan, including 13,200 vertical slabs, the result of thirty years of research and field observations, and including more than 250 unpublished monuments. Two main approaches are discussed: descriptive architectural analysis of the plans on the one hand, and analysis of landscape and environmental elements on the other. The parallels between the stones erected in the open air and those, sometimes identical in their dimensions, their morphology and their geology, which constitute the rooms, the corridors, and the facings of the funerary monuments, consolidate and develop observations already made by other archaeologists on the reuse of these Neolithic standing stones. The observation that these parallels extend to the symmetry and aestheticism of the structures is quite new. These unprecedented and convincing results brought by this analysis of the alignments of standing stones and funerary architectures demonstrate how a subject that has been explored since the nineteenth century by many researchers can still reveal hidden truths.Table of ContentsPréface ; Présentation liminaire ; Remerciements ; La néolithisation…. ; Chapitre 1 : Introduction ; Problématique ; Le cadre géographique de l’étude ; Historique des pensées, ce qui a changé en Bretagne ; Méthodologie ; L’échantillon des mégalithes du département du Morbihan ; Typologie et terminologie, un vocabulaire à actualiser ; Une approche de la chronologie ; Chapitre 2 : Le Corpus ; Les pierres dressées à l’air libre ; Les paires de pierres dressées à l’air libre (M1A2) ; Conclusions et discussions ; Les espaces sépulcraux ; Conclusions et comparaisons ; Le « tumulus », définition et typologie ; Chapitre 3 : Construction d’une architecture ; Pierres dressées et masses tumulaires ; Les pierres dressées isolées sur tumulus ou à proximité immédiate ; Pierres dressées et espaces sépulcraux ; Espaces sépulcraux et masses tumulaires ; Les rapports de superficies entre les tumulus et les espaces sépulcraux ; Construction d’une architecture, conclusion ; Bilan architectural du corpus. Analyse des résultats par type de dispositif ; Chapitre 4 : Construction d’un paysage ; Une approche par la phénoménologie ; Les liens avec le minéral ; Les liens avec les réseaux hydrographiques ; Les liens avec les orientations astronomiques ; Construction du paysage, conclusions ; Synthèse ; Chapitre 5 : Discusion, conclusions ; Introduction ; Comment dater une architecture ? ; Mégalithes du Néolithique moyen I (Période 4700-4300 avant J.C.) ; De la chronologie aux assemblages de pierres dressées, analyse croisée des résultats entre les espaces sépulcraux et les dispositifs de pierres dressées à l’air libre ; Tenter d’accéder aux intentions des bâtisseurs : nature du projet architectural ; Conclusion ; Chapitre 6 : Perspectives ; Chapitre 7 : Bibliographie ; Chapitre 8 : Mégalithes du département du Morbihan pris en compte pour cette étude

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Book SynopsisA Prosopographic Study of the New Kingdom Tomb Owners of Dra Abu el-Naga contains the dating, kinship data and titles for each tomb owner of a total of 54 tombs located in the southern area and the beginning of the northern one of the Theban cemetery of Dra Abu el-Naga during the New Kingdom. For each tomb owner information related to chronology, ancestors, siblings, wives, children, relatives, and career-titles, has been compiled, and kinship diagrams have been created where possible. In order to obtain these data, all the published and unpublished material related to the tombs’ owners in museums and archives all over the world has been consulted. The book will prove of great assistance as a handbook or catalogue for scholars and students intending to conduct research on New Kingdom Dra Abu el-Naga or the surroundings areas of the Theban necropolis as a base for the study of prosopography and kinship relationships. A short introduction to the study explains the utility of the data and the methodology used to gather the information.Table of ContentsIntroduction ; What is this book about? What is its main purpose? ; The research area: Dra Abu el-Naga during the New Kingdom ; What kind of data is included in this book? ; Prosopographic studies in Egyptology ; Methodology used for information gathering ; Chronology ; Kinship ; Career-Titles ; New Kingdom tomb owners of Dra Abu El-Naga ; TT11 - Djehuty ; TT12 - Hery ; TT15 - Tetiky ; TT16 - Panehesy ; TT17 - Nebamun ; TT20 - Montuherkhepeshef ; TT24 - Nebamun ; TT35 - Bakenkhons ; TT140 - Neferrenpet ; TT141 - Bakenkhons ; TT142 - Simut ; TT143 - unknown ; TT144 - Nu ; TT145 - Nebamun ; TT146 - Nebamun ; TT147 - unknown / Neferrenpet ; TT156 - Pennesuttawy ; TT157 - Nebwenenef ; TT158 - Tjanefer ; TT159 - Raya ; TT161 - Nakht ; TT162 - Kenamun ; TT163 - Amenemhat ; TT164 - Intef ; TT165 - Nehemaway ; TT168 - Any ; TT169 - Sena ; TT231 - Nebamun ; TT232 - Tharwas ; TT236 - Harnakht ; TT237 - Unnefer ; TT260 - User ; TT261 - Khaemwaset ; TT262 - unknown ; TT282 - Nakht / Minnakhte ; TT283 - Roma-Roy ; TT284 - unknown / Pahemneter ; TT285 - Iny ; TT286 - Niay ; TT287 - Pendua ; TT288 - Bakenkhons ; TT289 - Setau ; TT300 - Anhotep ; TT301 - Hori ; TT302 - Paraemhab ; TT303 - Paser ; TT304 - Piay ; TT305 - Paser ; TT306 - Irzanen / Irydjanyny ; TT307 - Tjanefer ; TT332 - Penrennut ; TT333 - unknown ; TT334 - unknown ; TT401 - Nebseny ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThe frontiers of the Roman empire together form the largest monument of one of the world’s greatest states. They stretch for some 7,500km through 20 countries which encircle the Mediterranean Sea. The remains of these frontiers have been studied by visitors and later by archaeologists for several centuries. Many of the inscriptions and sculpture, weapons, pottery and artefacts created and used by the soldiers and civilians who lived on the frontier can be seen in museums. Equally evocative of the lost might of Rome are the physical remains of the frontiers themselves. The aim of this series of books is not only to inform the interested visitor about the history of the frontiers but to act as a guidebook as well. The province of Dacia had a relatively short life being abandoned due to economic and strategic reasons in the 260s. It was heavily militarized and therefore the role of the army was crucial in Its development and life. The Roman frontier In Dacia combined several elements, each relating to the landscape: there were riverain and mountain borders, some supplemented by linear barriers, and all connected by roads. Everywhere, the complex system of the border consisted primarily of a network of watchtowers, smaller or larger forts and artificial earthen ramparts or stone walls.Table of ContentsFrontiers of the Roman Empire – David J. Breeze ; Foreword – Simona-Mirela Miculescu ; Common cultural heritage of the Roman empire ; The Roman empire ; Frontiers and trade ; The “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” World Heritage Site ; The definition of a World Heritage Site ; The task ahead ; History and extent of frontiers ; Rome´s foreign policy ; The location of frontiers ; The army and frontiers ; The purpose of frontiers ; Soldiers and civilians ; Military administration ; Research on Roman frontiers ; Inscriptions and documents ; Survey and excavation ; Aerial survey ; Protection and presentation of frontiers ; Future perspectives ; The Roman Frontiers of Dacia – Felix Marcu, George Cupcea ; The context of the conquest of Dacia ; The invasion of Dacia ; Dacia ; The categories of fortifications ; Temporary camps ; Auxiliary forts ; Fortresses ; Towers ; Fortlets ; Earthen ramparts ; Chronology ; The type and the organisation of the province ; The army of Dacia ; The legions ; Must see archaeological sites ; Select bibliography for Dacia ; Illustration acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisUse of Space and Domestic Areas: Functional Organisation and Social Strategies presents the papers from Session XXXII-1 of the 18th UISPP World Congress (Paris, June 2018). The organization of inhabited space is the direct expression of the deep integration of societies with their cultural and natural environment. According to the distribution and the patterning of activities, the organization of human communities and the role of their actors can be brought to light. The various contributions in this volume show the progress of research in terms of understanding the use of space on different scales, from the household to the village, focusing on Neolithic and Bronze Age contexts. Each of the contributions shows the diversity of issues concerning the interpretation of the living spaces, and the diversity of approaches carried out to answer them.Table of ContentsLieux de vie et espaces domestiques : organisations fonctionnelles et stratégies sociales / Use of space and domestic areas: functional organisation and social strategies – Alessandro Peinetti, Julia Wattez, Luc Jallot ; The visible and the invisible. A fresh look at LBK longhouse interiors – Lech Czerniak ; The Early Neolithic household remains of Lugo di Romagna, Fornace Gattelli (North East Italy) – Nicola Degasperi, Giuliana Steffè, Giovanni Tasca ; Sv. Križ – St. Cross (Istria, Croatia): some remarks on the food preparing and storaging during the Bronze Age in Northern Adriatic Region – Tihomir Percan (†) ; Daily life in a north Italian Early Bronze Age pile dwelling: Lucone di Polpenazze del Garda (Italy – Brescia) – Marco Baioni, Fabio Bona, Claudia Mangani, Nicoletta Martinelli, Cristiano Nicosia, Renata Perego, Tommaso Quirino, Emanuele Saletta ; Different ways to handle the domestic space by comparison: the case of Bronze Age villages in Vallese di Oppeano (Verona – ITA) – Federica Gonzato, Claudia Mangani, Nicoletta Martinelli, Cristiano Nicosia ; ‘Where the house has no trace…’ Reconstructing of basic cluster of everyday life on the Late Copper Age sites in Hungary – Szilvia Fábián, András Rajna ; The rise of socio-economic complexity in non-urban societies: function, organisation, and social meaning organisation and social meaning of space in Early Bronze Age Eastern Arabia – Valentina M. Azzarà ; Interpreting long-lived-in dwelling spaces: integrated spatial analysis of a Late Bronze Age area at Coppa Nevigata (south-eastern Italy) – Giulia Recchia, Enrico Lucci, Girolamo Fiorentino, Claudia Minniti, Vittorio Mironti, Milena Primavera, Gianni Siracusano, Melissa Vilmercati

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Book SynopsisNo Place Like Home: Ancient Near Eastern Houses and Households had its genesis in a series of six popular and well-attended ASOR conference sessions on Household Archaeology in the Ancient Near East. A selection of papers are presented here, together with four invited contributions. The 18 chapters are organized in three thematic sections. Chapters in the first, Architecture as Archive of Social Space, profile houses as records of the lives of inhabitants, changing and adapting with residents; many offer a background focus on how human behavior is shaped by the walls of one’s own home. This section also includes innovative approaches to understanding who dwelled in these homes. For instances, one chapter explores evidence for children in a house, another surveys what it was like to live in a military barracks. The middle section, The Active Household, focuses on the evidence for how residents carried out household activities including work and food preparation. Chapters include the ‘heart of household archaeology’ in their application of activity area research, but also drill down to the social significance of what residents were doing or eating, and where such actions were taking place. The final section, Ritual Space at Home, features studies on the house as ritual space. The entire complement of chapters provides the latest research on houses and households spanning the Chalcolithic to the Roman periods and from Turkey to Egypt.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction: No Place Like Home – Laura Battini, Aaron Brody, and Sharon R. Steadman ; Architecture as Archive of Social Space ; Chapter 2. ‘Social House’ Theory and Egyptian Archaeology – Nicholas Picardo ; Chapter 3. Households, Communities, and Dimensions of Social Identity in the Early Iron Age at Tall al-ʿUmayri, Jordan – Monique D. Vincent ; Chapter 4. Houses and Households in Urartu: Evidence from the Outer Town at Ayanis – Paul Zimansky ; Chapter 5. Living at the Gate: Identification of Military Housing at Neo-Assyrian Tušhan (Ziyaret Tepe) – Timothy Matney, Tina L. Greenfield, Kemalettin Köroǧlu, John MacGinnis, Britt Hartenberger, and Melissa Rosenzweig ; Chapter 6. Neo-Babylonian Domestic Houses at Ur in Social Perspective – Laura Battini ; Chapter 7. Identity at the Twilight of Empire: Domestic Foodways and Cultural Practice at 12th Century BC Beth-Shean – Jacob C. Damm ; The Active Household ; Chapter 8. ‘Work/Life Balance’ in Late Chalcolithic Anatolia: Household Activities and Spatial Organization at Çadır Höyük – Stephanie Selover, Laurel D. Hackley, and Sharon R. Steadman ; Chapter 9. Household Archaeology During the Early Bronze III of Tell eṣ-Ṣâfi/Gath – Haskel J. Greenfield, Jon Ross, Shira Albaz, Tina L. Greenfield, Jeremy A. Beller, Suembikya Frumin, Ehud Weiss, and Aren M. Maeir ; Chapter 10. House, Household, and The Umm An-Nar: Structure SS1 at the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Bat, Sultanate of Oman – Jennifer Swerida ; Chapter 11. A Closer Look: The Houses on the Southeastern Hill of Jerusalem in Economic Perspective – Margreet L. Steiner ; Chapter 12. The Daily Bread at Tell Halif: An Overview of Food Production and Consumption – Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Tim Frank, and Oded Borowski ; Chapter 13. Living and Working at Home: Workshops and Workplaces in Romano-Egyptian Houses – Anna Lucille Boozer ; Ritual Space at Home ; Chapter 14. Accidental or Intentional?: An Ubaid Period Burnt Structure at Kenan Tepe, Turkey – Marie Hopwood ; Chapter 15. Bronze Age Upper Mesopotamian Houses: A Ritualized Space? – Juliette Mas ; Chapter 16. Ritual Allsorts: An Archaeology of Domestic Religious Admixture in Kültepe-Kaneš – Yağmur Heffron

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Book SynopsisPicturing Royal Charisma assesses how Middle Eastern leaders manipulated visuals to advance their rule from around 4500 BC to the 19th century AD. In nine fascinating narratives, it showcases the dynamics of long-lasting Middle Eastern traditions, dealing with the visualization of those who stood at the head of the social order. The contributions discuss: Mesopotamian kings who cast themselves as divine representatives in art; the relationships between the ‘king of men’ and ‘king of beasts’ – the lion; Akhenaten’s visual conception of a divine king without hybrid attributes; the royal image as guiding movements of visitors in the palace of Nimrud; continuities in the functions and representation of Neo-Assyrian eunuchs that survived in the Achaemenid, Sasanian, Byzantine and Islamic courts; the triumphal arch of the emperor Titus and its reflections in Christian Constantinople; patterns of authority and royal legitimacy in 3rd century AD Palmyra and Rome; the use of the Biblical past in the construction of kingship in 12th century Crusader Jerusalem; and the use of ‘the power of images’ by Islamic rulers, adopting visuals of thrones and throne-rooms despite Islamic opposition to the figurative portrayal of kings.Table of ContentsIntroduction : Picturing Royal Charisma: The Image of Kings in the Eastern Mediterranean from the Late Fourth Millennium to the Islamic Period (c. 3250 BCE to 1600 CE) – Arlette David, Rachel Milstein, Tallay Ornan ; Chapter 1: In the Beginning: The First 1200 Years in Mesopotamia – Claudia E. Suter ; Chapter 2: The Defeat of the Lion: A Visual Trope Promoting Ancient Near Eastern Kings – Tallay Ornan ; Chapter 3: Hybridism as a Visual Mark of Divinity: The Case of Akhenaten – Arlette David ; Chapter 4: The Architectural Presence of the Assyrian King in His Palaces – David Kertai ; Chapter 5: The King’s Faithful Servants: The Eunuch’s Role as Sovereign Attribute with an Emphasis on Assyria – Irit Ziffer ; Chapter 6: The Arch of Titus: Jerusalem in Rome – Galit Noga-Banai ; Chapter 7: Basileus basileion: Weberian Approaches to Authority in the roman Near East – Michael Sommer ; Chapter 8: Royal Sovereignty in Frankish Jerusalem: Davidic Legacy and the Transformation of Jerusalem’s Cityscape in the 12th Century – Anna Gutgarts ; Chapter 9: Sacred Space and the Royal Seat: Islamic Imagery of Kingship – Rachel Milstein

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Book SynopsisTowards the end of Caesar’s Gallic War, Rome had reached the Rhine. Since the campaigns under Emperor Augustus (15 B.C.), larger troop contingents were stationed along the river, with focal points around Mogontiacum/Mainz and in northern Switzerland. After the Battle of the Teutoburg Forest (9 AD), when the attempt to occupy all of Germania had failed, the Lower Rhine remained the frontier of the empire’s territory until Late Antiquity. East of the Middle and Upper Rhine, however, the Roman sphere of power was pushed forward several times over a period of almost 200 years, and from 90 AD at the latest, the construction of artificial borders was initiated. When the Roman expansion came to an end around 160 AD, the province was secured in its furthest extension by the “Frontal” or “Outer Upper-Germanic Limes”, which existed until the middle of the 3rd century. This book illustrates the historical and archaeological significance of the Upper Germanic Limes and provides an up-to-date overview of its manifold features in the field.Table of ContentsFRONTIERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ; Foreword by Egon Schallmayer ; Common cultural heritage of the Roman Empire ; The Roman Empire ; Frontiers and trade ; The “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” World Heritage Site ; History and extent of frontiers ; Rome´s foreign policy ; The location of frontiers ; The army and frontiers ; The purpose of frontiers ; Soldiers and civilians ; Military administration ; Research on Roman frontiers ; Inscriptions and documents ; Survey and excavation ; Aerial survey ; UPPER GERMANIC FRONTIER ; Historical background ; The extension of the Upper Germanic Limes ; Military places ; Life on the Limes ; Significance of the Limes ; History of research ; Opportunity and obligation – preservation of historical Monuments and tourism ; Where the Limes can be seen

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Book SynopsisThe Medieval Floortiles of Herefordshire presents a survey, in the form of a gazetteer, of the extant decorated floortiles of Herefordshire, with some tiles that are no longer available but which are known from records also included. For each site, each individual floortile design is illustrated and parallels from other sites are outlined. It is to be expected that the largest collections of medieval floortiles in Herefordshire would be found at the religious centres of Abbey Dore, Wigmore, Leominster, and Hereford. However the largest installation visible today is at St Katherine’s Chapel, Ledbury, where approximately 500 tiles of the Bristol Canynges Group (c.1485) survive in remarkably good condition. Similar designs from the Bristol Canynges Group have been found at Netherwood in Thornbury and at Deans Place, Yatton. At Stretton Sugwas and at Croft there are virtually identical collections of random tiles, many with designs similar to a pavement commissioned by Abbot Sebroke for Gloucester Abbey in 1455. Other close links with Gloucester are evident in the Dilwyn tiles which feature many of the same designs found at Blackfriars, Gloucester. Two of the designs exhibit the same flaw in the stamp, reinforcing the connection between the two sites. Whilst many of the designs are to be found at multiple locations, Leominster has some unusual edging strips featuring dots and squares and a dotted chequer board design not found elsewhere. Leominster also puts us in direct contact with the tile maker (or his assistant) who has made his own random design. Elsewhere, some surprisingly rural churches (such as Castle Frome) have retained really interesting examples of decorated floortile (see front cover) – well kept secrets!Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Abbey Dore – Dore Abbey ; Brampton Bryan – Church of St Barnabas ; Breinton (Lower Breinton) – Church of St Michael ; Castle Frome – Church of St Michael and All Angels ; Colwall – Church of St James ; Croft – Church of St Michael and All Angels ; Dilwyn – St Mary’s Church ; Goodrich Castle ; Hereford – Church of All Saints ; Hereford Cathedral – Booth Chapel ; Hereford Cathedral – Lady Chapel ; Hereford – Eign Gate ; Hereford Museum Collections ; Ledbury – St Katherine's Chapel ; Leominster Old Priory ; Madley – Parish Church ; Monkland – Church of All Saints ; Much Marcle – Hall Court ; Stretton Sugwas – The Parish Church of St Mary Magdalene ; Thornbury – Netherwood ; Westhide – St Bartholomew’s Church ; Wigmore Abbey ; Wigmore – Chapel Farm ; Yatton – Deans Place ; Summary ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThe Archaeological Excavations in the Castel Corno Caves presents the results of two different excavation campaigns in a prehistoric archaeological site in a deep cave in Trentino Alto Adige (Castel Corno, Isera, Trento, Italy). The excavations uncovered a number of tombs deep in the cave and, outside, the remains of a settlement. The site is significant for the excellent preservation of the artefacts and of the animal and human bones, a result of the depth of the cave. Despite damage caused by grave robbers, a considerable quantity of data was recovered enabling the partial reconstruction of human activity in this area. In the tombs the remains of seven individuals were excavated. Radiocarbon dating indicates that the tombs can be dated between the end of the Copper Age and the beginning of the Early Bronze Age (25th–21st centuries BC), but the occupation of the site, for ritual and settlement purposes, continued at least until the end of the Early Bronze Age (18th–17th centuries BC).Table of ContentsList of Figures; 1: Historical and Geographical Introduction; 2: The Rovereto Civic Museum Excavations; 3: The Material Culture; 4: The Burial Places; 5: Paleoenvironmental and Economic Aspects; 6: General Discussion and Conclusions; Catalogue of Finds; Catalogue Entries; Plates; Appendix; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisLate Bronze Age Painted Pottery Traditions at the Margins of the Hittite State is the result of a workshop organized by the editors at the 11th ICAANE held in Munich in 2018 with additional contributions presented by renowned scholars working on this topic. The Late Bronze Age in the Ancient Near East is generally marked by a massive decline in the occurrence of painted pottery and a clear dominance of plain ceramics. This is especially evident when looking at Anatolia. Here, the presence of simple undecorated ceramics is considered as the main distinguishing trait of the dominance of the Hittite State and its material culture. Nevertheless, at the margins of the empire, especially in Southern and South-Eastern as well as Northern Anatolia, painted ceramics are frequently attested and, during recent years, new findings have come to light from a number of excavations. However, a comprehensive analysis of this material has not yet been accomplished. The intent of this volume is to break through the boundaries usually imposed by the study of 2nd millennium BC pottery production in Anatolia and to reconstruct a comprehensive scenario concerning the appearance, evolution, and related historical meanings of these painted pottery traditions. To this end, 12 papers of leading specialists working on relevant material have been collected in this book offering, for the first time, the possibility of a deeper understanding of the phenomenon of painted pottery in the 2nd millennium BC.Trade Review'I very much appreciate the editors’ effort in grouping together papers dealing with the most relevant sites under the Hittite’s sphere. Read in conjunction with a recent volume (Glatz 2015), it can be a useful tool and up-to-date reference volume for the study of Late Bronze Age pottery in Anatolia.' – Mariacarmela Montesanto (2023): Antiquity Vol. 97Table of ContentsForeword ; Introduction – Throwing Some Colour on a Plain World – Federico Manuelli and Dirk Paul Mielke ; Geometric Painted Pottery of the 2nd Millennium BC in the Central Black Sea Region. A Contribution to the Archaeology of the Kaška – Dirk Paul Mielke ; Archaeometric Investigations of Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery from Oymaağaç Höyük/Nerik, Central Black Sea Region, Turkey – Mustafa Kibaroğlu, Sonja Behrendt, Tillmann Viefhaus and Dirk Paul Mielke ; The Painted Pottery Tradition in Inland South-Western Anatolia during the Late Bronze Age – Fulya Dedeoğlu and Erim Konakçı ; Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery and its Contextual Relationship to the Hittite Levels at Ovaören – S. Yücel Şenyurt and Atakan Akçay ; Late Bronze Age Chronology and Painted Pottery in Inland Southern Anatolia – Alvise Matessi ; The Cross-Hatched Red Painted Pottery Tradition at Mersin-Yumuktepe – Éric Jean ; Style as Representation of Political Hegemony? A View from the Edge of the Hittite Kingdom – Elif Ünlü ; Red Band Decorated Pottery from Tepebağ Höyük/Adana – Deniz Yaşin and Belgin Aksoy ; Painted Pottery Traditions at Sirkeli Höyük in the 2nd Millennium BC – Ekin Kozal ; Just a Matter of Style? Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery Traditions in the Upper Euphrates Region: Origins and Significance – Federico Manuelli ; Archaeometric and Technological Investigations of the Late Bronze Age Painted Pottery from Arslantepe (Malatya, Eastern Turkey) – Pamela Fragnoli and Alexandra S. Rodler ; Painted Pottery Traditions of Late Bronze Alalakh – Mara T. Horowitz ; Some Final Remarks – Hermann Genz and Geoffrey D. Summers ; Index

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Book SynopsisThe Making of a Roman Imperial Estate presents excavations and analysis of material remains at Vagnari, in southeast Italy, which have facilitated a detailed and precise phasing of a rural settlement, both in the late Republican period in the 2nd and 1st centuries BC, when it was established on land leased from the Roman state after Rome’s conquest of the region, and when it became the hub (vicus) of a vast agricultural estate owned by the emperor himself in the early 1st century AD. This research addresses a range of crucial questions concerning the nature of activity at the estate and the changes in population in this transitional period. It also maps the development of the vicus in the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, shaping our understanding of the diversity and the mechanics of the imperial economy and the role of the vicus and its inhabitants in generating revenues for the emperor. By contextualising the estate in its landscape and exploring its economic and social impact on Apulia and beyond, archaeological research gives us extremely valuable insight into the making of a Roman imperial estate.Trade Review'The volume is well produced and fully illustrated, with many colour images, and only a few typos and slips in the cross-references to the figures. The book will be of particular interest to scholars and research students interested in the Roman agricultural economy, the archaeology of Roman vici, and in details about the management of, and daily life on, an imperial estate.' – Annalisa Marzano (2023): Antiquity Vol. 97 (392) Table of ContentsList of Figures ; List of Tables ; List of Plates ; Preface and Acknowledgements – Maureen Carroll ; CHAPTER 1: Introduction. Exploring the Imperial Estate at Vagnari, 2012–2019 – Maureen Carroll ; CHAPTER 2: The Topographical Context of Vagnari in the Roman Period: A Brief History of the Study Area – Alastair Small [Open Access: Download] ; CHAPTER 3: The Landscape Context of Vagnari, Past and Present – Peter Wigand ; CHAPTER 4: Vagnari Vicus: Buildings and Chronology – Maureen Carroll, Kelsey Madden, and Jonathan Moulton ; CHAPTER 5: The Vessel Pottery and Lamps – David R. Griffiths ; CHAPTER 6: The Dolia Defossa and Viticulture at Vagnari – Maureen Carroll, Giuseppe Montana, Luciana Randazzo, Donatella Barca, and Benjamin Stern ; CHAPTER 7: Vessel and Window Glass – Camilla Bertini and Victoria Lucas ; CHAPTER 8: Roman Republican and Imperial Coins – David Wigg-Wolf ; CHAPTER 9: Copper-Alloy Artefacts – Stefanie Hoss ; CHAPTER 10: Iron Artefacts – Louis-Olivier Lortie, Maureen Carroll, and Stefanie Hoss ; CHAPTER 11: Ferrous Metallurgical Debris and its Chemical Analysis – Louis-Olivier Lortie ; CHAPTER 12: Lead, Lead-Working Debris, and Lead Sourcing – Maureen Carroll, Jane Evans, Vanessa Pashley, and Louis-Olivier Lortie ; CHAPTER 13: Building Ceramics: Brick, Tile, and Clay – Maureen Carroll, Giuseppe Montana, Luciana Randazzo, and Donatella Barca ; CHAPTER 14 : Marble and Stone Revetment and Pavements: Context and Provenance – Maureen Carroll, Renato Giarrusso, Giuseppe Montana, Luciana Randazzo, and Giovanna Scopelliti ; CHAPTER 15: Painted Wall Plaster – Maureen Carroll ; CHAPTER 16: Worked Stone Utensils – Maureen Carroll ; CHAPTER 17: Loom Weights and Textile Weaving at Vagnari – Beatrice Triozzi ; CHAPTER 18: Worked Bone – Maureen Carroll ; CHAPTER 19: Animal Remains from Vagnari: Bones and Shells – Angela Trentacoste ; CHAPTER 20: The Botanical Remains – Matthew Stirn and Rebecca Sgouros ; CHAPTER 21: Human Remains in the Vicus – Tracy L. Prowse ; CHAPTER 22: Parasites and Human Health at Vagnari – Marissa L. Ledger and Piers D. Mitchell ; CHAPTER 23: The Making of an Imperial Estate – Maureen Carroll ; Sintesi in Lingua Italiana della Ricerca presentata nel Volume – Beatrice Triozzi ; APPENDIX 1: Catalogue of Excavated Features and DepositsAccording to Phases ; APPENDIX 2: List of Catalogued Small Finds ; APPENDIX 3: Pottery Fabric Descriptions ; APPENDIX 4: Catalogue of Featured Ceramic Vessels ; APPENDIX 5: Catalogue of Oil Lamps ; APPENDIX 6: Inventory Recording Form for Human Skeletons ; Bibliography ; PLATES

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Book SynopsisKhirbet el-Maqatir lies 16 km north of Jerusalem. The Associates for Biblical Research excavated 14 summer seasons and 5 winter seasons between 1995 and 2016. The remains range from Middle Bronze Age to Early Islamic and include a Bronze Age fortress, a Late Hellenistic/Early Roman village, and a Byzantine ecclesiastical complex. Volume 2 focuses on the later time periods.Table of ContentsPreface ; Geography and Topography ; I. Stratigraphy and Architecture ; 1. Stratigraphy and Occupational History – Scott Stripling ; 2. Late Hellenistic and Early Roman Architecture – Brian N. Peterson ; 3. Monumental Tower and Fortification System – Mark A. Hassler ; 4. Subterranean Features – Scott Stripling with a contribution by Dvir Raviv ; 5. Byzantine Ecclesiastical Complex – Leen Ritmeyer and Scott Stripling ; II. Small Finds ; 6. The Numismatic Finds from Khirbet el-Maqatir – Yoav Farhi with an appendix by Kevin W. Larsen ; 7. Ceramic Vessels – Peretz Reuven ; 8. Early Roman Limestone Vessels – Shimon Gibson ; 9. Glass Vessels – Abigail Leavitt and Scott Stripling ; 10. Inscriptions – Matthew D. Glassman ; 11. Jewelry and Personal Accessories – Frankie Snyder, Suzanne Lattimer, and Scott Stripling ; 12. Militaria – Katherine A. Streckert and Boyd V. Seevers ; 13. General Objects – Abigail Leavitt and Scott Stripling, with Frankie Snyder ; 14. Fauna – Abra Spiciarich, Scott Stripling, and Lidar Sapir-Hen ; Conclusion ; Appendix: Lists of Walls and Loci

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Book SynopsisShaping Regionality in Socio-Economic Systems: Late Hellenistic-Late Roman Ceramic Production, Circulation, and Consumption in Boeotia, Central Greece (c. 150 BC-AD 700) sheds some necessary light on local economies from the (late) Hellenistic to the Late Roman period. The concepts of regions and regionality are employed to explore the complexity of ancient economies and (ceramic) variability and change in Boeotia (Central Greece), largely on the basis of the survey data generated by the Boeotia Project for Thespiae, Askra, Hyettos, Tanagra and their surroundings. The analysis illustrates the existence of a range of (micro-)regions within Boeotia that are characterised by patterns and differences in ceramic production, variable intensities of interaction in larger networks, and consumer preferences and/or variability in aspects of consumption. By putting this patterning in a broader context, this study shows that spatio-temporal differences in the production and circulation of pottery (as well as differences in something which might be called the ‘performance’ of ancient economies) are shaped by geographical factors, by the ways in which communities and interaction were organised institutionally, by aspects of agency and by the unfolding of history. Although we can observe these three main factors that contributed to the shaping of regional differences, such processes were contextually-embedded and took root on a very local scale through various forms of agency and consumption practices. The book shows that we can gain a better understanding of the ways in which regions emerged, were articulated, and maintained, and how regions and local economies functioned from within through the detailed study of ceramics and other relevant data on Boeotia and the wider ancient world.Trade Review‘The work is an excellent addition to our knowledge of ceramics in Greece and furthers an understanding of Late Hellenistic and Roman Greece that supersedes simple narratives of economic boom and bust.’ – Joseph Frankl (2023): Bryn Mawr Classical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction ; 1. Approaching local economies, regions, and regionality in the ancient world ; 2. The Geographies of Boeotia ; 3. A (socio-economically geared) history and archaeology of Hellenistic-Late Roman Boeotia ; 4. Proxies to explore the economies of Hellenistic-Late Roman Boeotia with focus on Thespiae, Askra, Hyettos, Tanagra, and their surroundings ; 5. Ceramics and their value for gaining additional insights in ancient economies ; 6. Ceramic methodology ; 7. The ceramic production evidence from the surveys and rescue-excavations and the chronology and output of local production ; 8. Exploring the macroscopically defined fabric-groups on the basis of pXRF measurements ; 9. Different settings, different products? The location of Boeotian ceramic production: centripetal and centrifugal forces ; 10. An introduction of (imported) ceramics in circulation in Boeotia ; 11. Ceramic circulation and consumption in Thespiae and the Valley of the Muses ; 12. Ceramic circulation and consumption in Hyettos and its administrative hinterland ; 13. Ceramic circulation and consumption in Tanagra and its administrative hinterland ; 14. Ceramic circulation in Boeotia from a comparative perspective ; 15. Discussion and conclusions: Shaping ceramic and socio-economic regionality in (Late) Hellenistic-Late Roman Boeotia ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAcropolis 625: The Endoios Athena is an interdisciplinary in-depth study of an important Archaic statue of Athena, carved in c. 525 BC. The author’s detailed examination reveals that, unlike earlier seated statues, it is an active figure. For this reason the right stool seat was pieced on by the sculptor himself. The author deduces that the goddess was a fully armed image of Athena Polias as defender of the city-state. Having escaped destruction during the Persian Invasion of c. 480-79 BC, the statue sustained severe damage in Late Antiquity, most likely during the Herulian Invasion of c. AD 267. Afterwards it was built into a memorial wall on the north slope of the Acropolis, right side up and facing forward. This wall was placed directly below that portion of the north citadel wall containing part of the entablature of the Late Archaic temple of Athena Polias destroyed by the Persians. The Endoios Athena was seen by Pausanias in c. AD 150-55, and he mentions it directly prior to the Erechtheion. Pausanias’s route on the top of the Acropolis citadel and the various suggestions for the location of the Erechtheion are examined in detail. The author opts for the traditional interpretation that the Erechtheion was located in the Karyatid Temple and offers an educated guess as to where Pausanias saw the Endoios Athena.Table of ContentsForeword and acknowledgments ; Introduction: The Endoios Athena and Acropolis 625 ; Part One: The Statue ; Chapter I: Condition, composition and overview ; Chapter II: The statue from top to bottom: Description, analyses and comparanda ; Head, neck and hair ; Aegis and Gorgoneion, upper torso ; Chiton and its relationship to Athena’s body ; Arms and hands ; Feet and sandals ; The stool ; The central support ; The plinth ; Summary and overall analysis ; Conclusion: Athena as an armed Goddess ; Chapter III: Measurements ; Introduction ; Measurements of the right side (figure 1) ; Measurements of the front (figure 2) ; Measurements of the left side (figure 3) ; Vertical measurements of the back (figures 1 and 3) ; Horizontal measurements of the back (figure 4) ; Drill holes on the Aegis: Depth and location (plates 13-15) ; Measurements of the scallops on the Aegis: Length and location (plates 13-15) ; Size of Athena relative to The Stool seat ; Comparisons to other archaic seated figures ; Conclusions ; Chapter IV: Proposed reconstruction in words and images ; Method ; Head, neck, face, hair and helmet ; Aegis and Gorgoneion ; Chiton ; Forearms and hands, spear and shield ; Feet and sandals ; Stool and plinth ; Archaic colors: Paint and metal ; Summary and conclusions ; Chapter V: The statue, summary and conclusions ; Part Two: The Statue on the Acropolis ; Chapter I: The Greek revolution and the reported findspot ; Chapter II: The findspot of Acropolis 625 and its significance ; Sir William Gell (1777-1836) ; Turkish fountain, Hypapanti wall, Aghios Nikolaos and Stuart and Revett ; Edward Dodwell (1777-1832) ; Richard Chandler (1737-1810) ; John Cam Hobhouse (1786-1869) ; The date of the find ; The significance of the true findspot and the late antique wall ; Chapter III: The findspot summary and conclusions ; Chapter IV: Pausanias and the Endoios Athena ; Pausanias on top of the Acropolis Citadel (1.22.4 through 1.28.3) (figures 20-21, plate 44) ; The Erechtheion: Herodotos and Pausanias ; Chapter V: Where was the Erechtheion? ; The modern controversy over the identification and location of the Erechtheion ; Robertson’s Erechtheion (SE building) (figure 21.K-L and figures 22-23) ; Mansfield’s and Pautasso’s Erechtheion (Sanctuary of Zeus Polieus) (figure 21.I-J) ; Jeppesen’s Erechtheion (’House of the Arrephoroi’ and the Mycenaean Fountain) (Figure 21.O) ; Pirenne-Delforge on the Erechtheion ; Van Rookhuijzen’s Erechtheion ; The Archaic temple of Athena Polias: Dörpfeld and Ferrari (figures 26-27 and plate 47) ; One temple or two?: The testimony of Himerios and Plutarch ; Chapter VI: The Karyatid Temple and the Erechtheion ; The case for the Erechtheion and the temple of the Polias together in one structure ; The Karyatid Temple ; Chapter VII: Pausanias and the Endoios Athena. Summary and conclusions ; The location of the Erechtheion: A summary ; The probable location of the Endoios’s Athena in Pausanias’s day c. AD 155-60 ; Overall summary: Acropolis 625: The Endoios Athena ; Plates ; Bibliography ; Index of selected people, places and things

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Book SynopsisLight of Devotion: Oil Lamps of Kerala, an in-depth study of the medieval oil lamps of Kerala and beyond, contributes a new chapter to the history of Indian art. These art objects are primary sources for a broader discussion of the ritual use of Hindu oil lamps, their related and unique cultural history, their motifs, style and subject matter. From an understudied region, they include miniature masterpieces in bronze of figural and mythic representations. Many of the pieces presented are previously unpublished. Hindu traditions and the underlying philosophy of these votive offerings to temple deities represented by the flaming oil lamps will interest those who study history of religions, art history and South Asian studies. The author has included oil lamps found not only in Kerala but also examples discovered in an international array of museums and collections. These lamps and their inscriptions offer a key to unlock the problem of the dating of Keralan bronze sculpture.Table of ContentsList of Figures ; Acknowledgements ; Note on names of towns ; Art of Devotion ; Collections ; Festivals ; Bibliography ; Inscriptions ; Dating difficulties ; Classification ; Names of Some Oil Lamps ; Suspension Lamps ; Stationary Lamps ; Portable Lamps ; Suspension Lamps ; Gaja/elephant-shaped lamps ; Archaeological Museum, Dadigama, Sri Lanka, elephant-shaped oil lamp ; CSMVS, Mumbai, elephant-shaped lamp found at Jogeshvari, Maharashtra ; Thrissur State Museum elephant-shaped oil lamp from Thripunithura, Kerala ; Kuthira Maliga Museum, Thiruvananthapuram, elephant-shaped oil lamp ; Vimana vilakku/ Temple model-shaped lamps ; Gaja Lakshmi ; Mythic Depictions ; Non-mythic suspension lamps ; Stationary Lamps ; Mada vilakku/wall niche lamps ; Vriksha vilakku or Tree-shaped lamps ; Kavara vilakku, branching lamp ; Nila or Kuthu vilakku or stambha ; Lakshmi Deepa/Fortune Lamp ; Kindi, ritual water pot lamp ; Portable Lamps ; Arti/prayer ; Changalavatta ; Vanchi vilakku, boat-shaped processional torch ; Extra Parts ; Conclusion ; Characteristics ; South Indian bronze imagery ; Production features of style ; Iconography ; Dynastic arts ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThrough the voices of over 20 Hadrian's Wall enthusiasts – chosen amongst prominent frontier scholars and archaeologists, re-enactors, curators, walkers and site managers – this volume celebrates the 1900th anniversary of Hadrian’s visit to Britain and the building of the Wall. Together, the authors explore issues such as the impact of environmental changes on archaeology and the innovative technologies used in monitoring and managing the Wall and its collections. The book highlights not only the ways in which Hadrian’s Wall can be protected for future generations, but also the ways in which it affects the identities of those who work and travel along it. Rather than a retrospective of work undertaken so far, or an attempt to impose theoretical frameworks onto a living landscape, it offers a realistic discussion of current issues and solutions in the exploration, management and protection of Hadrian’s Wall, from the point of view of those living, visiting, researching and working along it.Trade Review‘The contents are impressive both for the breadth of subjects tackled and for the editors’ success in securing contributions from a series of key figures. Leafing through the volume lays bare how much thought and hard work goes into protecting Hadrian’s Wall and presenting its archaeology to the public.’ – Matthew Symonds (2022): Current Archaeology (issue 393)'The collected papers help to illustrate the wide variety of ways in which researchers, curators, community members, re-enactors and artists are engaging with Britain’s most famous Roman monument. They also clearly illustrate the changing agenda for researching the Wall and some of the opportunities for further collaborative work.' – Richard Hingley (2023): Antiquity Vol. 97Table of ContentsPreface – Marta Alberti and Katie Mountain ; Foreword – Jane, Lady Gibson ; Foreword – Alessandro Balsamo ; Chapter 1: Hadrian’s Wall: an archaeological resource – David J. Breeze ; Chapter 2: The challenges of managing and monitoring the archaeological deposits of the Wall, with case studies from Vindolanda and Carvoran (Magna) – Andrew R. Birley and Don P. O’Meara ; Chapter 3: Aspects of remote sensing in Wall research – Tony Wilmott ; Chapter 4: 3D scanning of Vindolanda’s collection – successes and challenges – Anneke-Susan Hackenbroich and Rhys Williams ; Chapter 5: From academic research to delivery: translating knowledge to deliver accessible and captivating programmes – Barbara Birley and Bill Griffiths ; Chapter 6: The role of collections management in the future of the World Heritage Site – Frances McIntosh and Elsa Price ; Chapter 7: The many faces of the Wall: interpretation strategies, challenges and innovation on a multifaceted monument – Geoff Woodward, Joe Savage, Kiki Claxton, Andrew Poad, Jane Laskey, David J. Breeze, Susan Aglionby, and Mark Richards ; Chapter 8: Ruffenhofen, Bavaria: a new way of visualising and presenting a World Heritage Site – Matthias Pausch ; Chapter 9: From MOOC to WallCAP: engaging non-academic audiences with Hadrian’s Wall – Rob Collins ; Chapter 10: Gaming and Hadrian’s Wall: a future of digital possibilities – Claire Stocks and Barbara Birley ; Chapter 11: Exploring Hadrian’s Wall: the management and limitations of a National Trail, and the challenges for sustainable tourism within a World Heritage Site – David McGlade, Gary Pickles and Mark Richards ; Chapter 12: Hadrian’s Wall: a lifeline for living history practitioners, event organisers and business owners – Robin Brown and Kevin Robson ; Chapter 13: The next 1900 years: a future for Hadrian’s Wall World Heritage Site management – Nick Henderson ; Chapter 14: The future of cultural resource management on the Frontiers of the Roman Empire World Heritage property – Rebecca Jones ; Chapter 15: Hadrian’s Wall: exploring its past to protect its future – Marta Alberti and Katie Mountain ; Index

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Book SynopsisThe frontiers of the Roman Empire together form the largest monument of one of the world’s greatest ancient states. They stretch for some 7,500 km through 20 countries which encircle the Mediterranean Sea. The remains of these frontiers have been studied by visitors and later by archaeologists for several centuries. Many of the inscriptions and sculptures, weapons, pottery and artefacts created and used by the soldiers and civilians who lived on the frontier can be seen in museums. Equally evocative of the lost might of Rome are the physical remains of the frontiers themselves. The aim of this series of books is not only to inform the interested visitor about the history of the frontiers but to act as a guidebook as well. The remains of the Roman frontiers in Wales are unique in the Roman Empire. Unlike the well-known defensive linear boundaries such as Hadrian’s Wall and the Antonine Wall in northern Britain, the forts and fortresses in Wales formed a dynamic offensive frontier designed to deal with the fierce natives. More than 60 stone and timber fortresses, forts and fortlets are known, some of which seem to have been occupied for only a few years, while others remained in use for far longer. They tell the story of the long and brutal war against the Celtic tribes and, after their final and complete victory, the army’s policy of ‘occupation-in-depth’ when up to 25,000 legionaries and auxiliaries were stationed in Wales. We hope the readers of this book will enjoy discovering the fascinating story of the Roman conquest of Wales almost 2,000 years ago.Trade Review'The book is excellently written and lavishly illustrated, which allows the authors to provide the reader with an accessible introduction to one of the less well-known Roman frontiers. As such, it is the book to buy for the newcomer to this forgotten frontier.' – Al McCluskey (2023): Current Archaeology Issue 394Table of ContentsFRONTIERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ; Foreword by David J. Breeze and Peter Guest ; Common cultural heritage of the Roman empire ; The Roman Empire ; Frontiers and trade ; The “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” World Heritage Site ; The definition of a World Heritage Site ; The task ahead ; History and extent of frontiers ; Rome´s foreign policy ; The location of frontiers ; The army and frontiers ; The purpose of frontiers ; Soldiers and civilians ; Military administration ; Research on Roman frontiers ; Inscriptions and documents ; Survey and excavation ; Aerial survey ; Protection and presentation of frontiers ; Future perspectives ; THE ROMAN FRONTIERS IN WALES ; Nature of the Roman Frontiers in Wales ; History of Research in Wales ; The Roman Invasion of Britain ; The Native Tribes of Prehistoric Wales ; The Conquest and Pacification of Wales ; The Roman Frontiers in Wales ; Later History of Roman Wales ; The Legacy of Rome ; Where to see the Roman Frontiers in Wales ; Further reading for the Roman Frontiers in Wales ; Illustration acknowledgements

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Book SynopsisThe economic and political challenges along the maritime borders of the Roman Empire were multiple. The North Sea coasts were the focus of the attention of traders within the framework of commercial exchanges, of the General Staff preparing for the conquest of Britain under Claudius, and for the defence of the coastlines from the time that their protection became required. The design of a defensive system and the establishment of a supportive force followed a long path through five centuries, adapting to each development and changing strategy and evolving military installations. It had to face the threat of Saxon pirates, not to mention the use of the Roman fleet for political purposes as under Carausius. Military systems are complex because they rely upon the combination of various elements, ports, fleets – thus the famous Classis Britannica – forts protecting estuaries and watch-towers. This border represents a page in military maritime history, but its coasts, in Great Britain, the Netherlands, Belgium and France, contain archaeological sites of high heritage value that deserve a large audience.Table of ContentsFRONTIERS OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE ; Foreword by Raymond Brulet ; Common cultural heritage of the Roman Empire ; The Roman Empire ; Frontiers and trade ; The “Frontiers of the Roman Empire” World Heritage Site ; The definition of a World Heritage Site ; The task ahead ; History and extent of frontiers ; Rome´s foreign policy ; The location of frontiers ; The army and frontiers ; The purpose of frontiers ; Soldiers and civilians ; Military administration ; Research on Roman frontiers ; Inscriptions and documents ; Survey and excavation ; Aerial survey ; Protection and presentation of frontiers ; Future perspectives ; THE SAXON SHORE AND THE MARITIME COAST ; The Claudian invasion of Britain ; The Classis Britannica ; Coastal defence to the mid-3rd century ; The impact of increasing threat in the later 3rd century ; The developed British Shore Forts ; Carausius and the chronology of the British forts ; The Saxon Shore ; 4th-century fort life ; The end ; Afterlife

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Book SynopsisMoel-y-Gaer (Bodfari) is the northernmost of a series of hillforts atop the Clwydian hills in north-eastern Wales. Nine seasons of survey and excavation have revealed details of Moel-y-Gaer’s ramparts, entrances and interior. This small hillfort started with a single rampart, later to be enlarged on the western side with an extra rampart and ditch. The second phase rampart was constructed of dry-stone walling and increased in width at least once. It was shown to be very different in character to the earlier rampart. An early western entrance was no longer used in the later phase, which saw the construction of an inturned entrance to the north. There is little evidence for occupation within the enclosure although a single roundhouse was constructed facing the northern entrance. Radiocarbon dating establishes all the second phase activity within the Middle Iron Age with the first phase rampart being somewhat earlier. Discussion situates Moel-y-Gaer (Bodfari) within current understandings of the later prehistoric settlement record for north-eastern Wales paying particular attention to hillforts.Trade Review‘The book is organised into ten crafted sections that cover the context of the site, the results of the initial survey and excavation, followed by specialist reports. Beautifully illustrated, it provides the reader with a fascinating account of the fieldwork and post-excavation programmes. It is a must-buy for anyone interested in the archaeology of Iron Age Britain.’ – George Nash (2022): Current Archaeology Issue 392Table of ContentsIntroduction ; Survey – John Pouncett ; Excavation ; Environmental – Michael J. Allen and Alan J. Clapham ; Radiocarbon dating and chronological modelling – Derek Hamilton ; The Spindle whorls ; Discussion ; Conclusion ; Artists in residence ; Community involvement ; References

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Book SynopsisMegaliths of the World brings together the latest research on megalithic monuments throughout the world. Many of these sites are well known, others less familiar, yet equally deserving of close attention. Megalithic monuments in different regions of the world are far from being a single unified phenomenon, having varied chronologies, and diverse origins, but they all share a certain family resemblance through their common characteristic: the deployment of large stones. No fewer than 150 researchers have contributed 72 articles and inserts, providing a vital region-by region account of the megalithic monuments in their specialist areas, and the current state of knowledge.The insights offered in these volumes emphasize the particular character and significance of these apparently inanimate stones. The use of such large blocks must surely have been an expression of power or prestige, yet the size and materiality of the stones themselves opens up new perspectives into the me

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Book SynopsisObsidian Across the Americas draws attention to recent obsidian studies in the Americas and acts as a reference for archaeologists and scholars interested in material culture and exchange. Moreover, it provides a wide range of case studies in obsidian characterization, material application, and theoretical interpretations in the Americas. The limited geographic occurrence and relatively homogenous nature of obsidian have made the material ideal for archaeometric studies. Since Cann and Renfrew’s seminal paper in 1967 on the compositional analysis of obsidian in the Mediterranean, analytical techniques have improved, identification and characterization of sources have increased, and applications have broadened geographically and theoretically to address various socio-cultural activities and behaviours around the world. While many previous publications have focused on different aspects of obsidian characterization, this volume uniquely presents obsidian compositional studies from across the Americas that have relied on the instrumentation housed in the Elemental Analysis Facility at the Field Museum of Natural History. The case studies, which feature materials from North American, Mesoamerican, and South American geological sources, explore the ways in which obsidian analyses have been used to investigate interactions, socio-economic exchanges, and socio-cultural change at multiple scales in the past.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Chipping Away at the Past: An Introduction – Danielle J. Riebe and Gary M. Feinman ; Chapter 2. Extraordinary Claims Require Extraordinary Evidence: The Role of Inter-Laboratory Collaborations in a Lake Huron Archaeological Discovery – Danielle J. Riebe, Ashley K. Lemke, Jeffrey R. Ferguson, Alex J. Nyers, Elizabeth P. Sonnenburg, Brendan S. Nash, John M. O’Shea ; Chapter 3. A (Near) Comprehensive Chemical Characterization of Obsidian in the Field Museum Collections from the Hopewell Site, Ross County, Ohio – Mark Golitko, John V. Dudgeon, Claire Stanecki ; Chapter 4. Emergent Economic Networks in the American Southwest – Danielle J. Riebe, Gary M. Feinman, Jeffrey R. Ferguson ; Chapter 5. Changing Patterns of Obsidian Procurement in Highland Oaxaca, Mexico – Linda M. Nicholas, Gary M. Feinman, Mark Golitko ; Chapter 6. Instrument Source Attributions of Obsidian Artifacts from Tikal, Guatemala – Hattula Moholy-Nagy ; Chapter 7. Classic Maya Obsidian Blades: Sourced from Afar and Produced in the Local Marketplace – Bernadette Cap ; Chapter 8. Macroscale Shifts in Obsidian Procurement Networks Across Prehispanic Mesoamerica – Gary M. Feinman, Linda M. Nicholas, Mark Golitko ; Chapter 9. The Characterization of Small-Sized Obsidian Debitage Using P-XRF: A Case Study from Arequipa, Peru – David A. Reid, Patrick Ryan Williams, Kurt Rademaker, Nicholas Tripcevich, Michael D. Glascock ; Chapter 10. Obsidian Utilization in the Moquegua Valley through the Millennia – Patrick Ryan Williams, David A. Reid, Donna Nash, Sofia Chacaltana, Kirk Costion, Paul Goldstein, Nicola Sharratt ; Chapter 11. Concluding Thoughts: Open Networks, Economic Transfers, and Sourcing Obsidian – Gary M. Feinman and Danielle J. Riebe

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Book SynopsisVillas, Sanctuaries and Settlement in the Romano-British Countryside had its genesis in a conference held at the British Museum in 2009 and brings together a range of papers on buildings that have been categorised as ‘villas’, mainly in Roman Britain, from the Isle of Wight to Shropshire. It comprises the first such survey for almost half a century. While some of these structures were indeed country houses and the centres of agricultural estates as their designation as ‘villas’ implies, others are here shown to have been administrative or industrial centres, hunting lodges or religious sanctuaries, or a combination of more than one such function. The art associated with these prestige structures and its relevance to their function is also considered.Table of ContentsRoman villas in Britain and beyond – Martin Henig, Anthony King and Grahame Soffe ; Where, when and what for? Coin use in the Romano-British countryside – Philippa Walton ; Villa mosaics and archaeology – Patricia Witts ; The Roman villas of the Lower Nene Valley and the Praetorium at Castor – Stephen G. Upex ; Piddington, Northamptonshire: wealthy private farm or imperial property? – Roy and Diana Friendship-Taylor ; Whitley Grange villa, Shropshire: a hunting lodge and its landscape – Roger White ; Moor Park, Hertfordshire: two evaluations of an excavation of the 1950s – Victoria Leitch and Martin Biddle ; Great Witcombe, Gloucestershire: a reinterpretation of the site as a temple rather than a villa – Bryn Walters and David Rider ; Chedworth, Gloucestershire: a question of interpretation – Bryn Walters and David Rider ; Acroterial decoration and cantharus fountains – Anthony Beeson ; The stones with Chi-Rho inscriptions at Chedworth – Stephen R. Cosh ; The St Laurence School villa, Bradford on Avon, Wiltshire – Mark Corney ; Dinnington and Yarford: two villas in south and west Somerset – Anthony C. King, with a contribution by Christina Grande ; The Ashtead Roman villa and tileworks – David Bird ; Lullingstone Roman villa – Martin Henig and Grahame Soffe, with a contribution by Anthony King ; Clinging to Britannia’s hemline: continuity and discontinuity in villa estates, boundaries and historic land use on the islands of Vectis and Tanatis – David Tomalin ; Where did Sidonius Apollinaris live? – John Collis ; From Roman villa to medieval village at the Mola di Monte Gelato, Lazio, Italy – Anthony C. King ; Index

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Book SynopsisSystemizing the Past takes the reader to the fascinating world of Caucasian archaeology demonstrating the essential role of the region in shaping the prehistoric cultural landscape of the Ancient Near East. It is dedicated to Pavel Avetisyan, a leading modern Armenian archaeologist with wide international recognition, whose contributions are notable for their integration of present-day theoretical approaches, application of scientific methodology, and multidisciplinary research and stand out for their scientific value, raising Armenian archaeology to an international level. The volume touches on issues of special interest to Pavel Avetisyan, among them fieldwork reports, and various problems of prehistoric archaeology, from the early farming societies of the Neolithic/Chalcolithic periods to the complex societies of the Bronze and Iron Ages. Questions regarding the chronology and periodization of Armenian and Caucasian archaeological traditions; theoretical problems concerning the formation and development of complex societies in the Armenian Highland and the Caucasus, demonstrating the features typical to regional shifts within the common Near Eastern context; as well as various topics dealing with ceramic typology, burial rites, sacred landscapes, chronology and periodization, transformation of social environments and culture sequences, palaeodemography, ‘World-System’ theory and its main concepts (such as borderland, marginal zone, and frontier) are also considered in the volume. Various contributions dedicated to the fundamental archaeological problems of the region gradually shift the research perspective to meta-levels of understanding the past.Table of ContentsForeword ; ‘Axe-Bull’: An Iron-Age Iconic Anagram – Levon Abrahamian ; Armenian Standing Stones as an Object of Archaeological Study – Hayk Avetisyan, Artak Gnuni, Levon Mkrtchyan and Arsen Bobokhyan ; Neolithization of Armenia: General Trends and Patterns of Development – Ruben Badalyan and Armine Harutyunyan ; Groups of Three Deities in Middle and Neo-Assyrian Times – Felix Blocher ; Water Management in Ancient Armenia: Problems and Perspectives – Tork Dalalyan, Roman Hovsepyan, Levon Abrahamian, Arsen Bobokhyan and Boris Gasparyan ; The Archaeological Site of Garni, Armenia. Pre-Arsacid Archaeological Evidence and an Urartian Inscription of Argišti on a Vishap – Roberto Dan, Arsen Bobokhyan, Onofrio Gasparro, Boris Gasparyan, Artur Petrosyan and Mirjo Salvini ; The Kurtan Belt – Ruben Davtyan and Michael Herles ; Achaemenid Habitats in Beniamin II (Shirak, Armenia) from the End of the 6th Century BC to the End of the 4th Century BC – Stéphane Deschamps, François Fichet de Clairfontaine and Felix Ter-Martirossov† ; New Findings on Urartian Rock-Cut Tomb in Mazgirt/Kaleköy Fortress – Serkan Erdoğan ; Dalarik-1: A New Lower Paleolithic Cave Site in the Republic of Armenia – Boris Gasparyan, Artur Petrosyan, Phil Glauberman, Ani Adigyozalyan, Hayk Haydosyan, Soseh Aghaian, Makoto Arimura, Ellery Frahm, Samvel Nahapetyan, Dmitri Arakelyan, Jennifer Sherriff, Teo Karampaglidis, Masha Krakovsky and Ariel Malinsky-Buller ; The Tušpa Mound Columned Hall – Bülent Genç and Erkan Konyar ; Climate Change and the Transition from the Early to the Middle Bronze Age in the Armenian Highland – Yervand Grekyan ; A Prehistoric Aggregated Cell Structure at 2850 m asl on Mount Aragats, Armenia – Pavol Hnila, Alessandra Gilibert and Arsen Bobokhyan ; Ceramic Technology at the Kura-Araxes I and II Site of Khizanaant Gora, Shida Kartli, Georgia – Mark Iserlis and Raphael Greenberg ; Inscribed and Seal-Impressed Clay Finds from the Urartian Fortress of Çavuştepe – Kenan Işık and Rıfat Kuvanç ; Iron Age Pottery from Metsamor. New Observations Based on Assemblage Discovered in 2019 Season – Mateusz Iskra and Tigran Zakyan ; Urartian Priestesses, How Important They Were? Some Observations of the Iconographic Features – Krzysztof Jakubiak ; Getahovit - 2 Cave in the Middle Ages – Irena Kalantaryan and Astghik Babajanyan ; Shaft Hole Axes of Stone and Metal from the Checon Settlement of the Maikop-Novosvobodnaya Community – Sergey N. Korenevsky and Aleksandr I. Yudin ; Hatti and Išuwa: Anatolians in the Upper Euphrates Valley – Aram Kosyan ; The Fortress of Aramus in the Early Iron Age – Walter Kuntner, Sandra Heinsch and Hayk Avetisyan ; Woven Traces: Notes from the 2017 and 2018 Excavation Seasons at Masis Blur – Kristine Martirosyan-Olshansky and Alan Farahani ; New Evidence from the Necropolis of Karashamb: Excavations of the Tomb no. 444 – Varduhi Melikyan and Artak Hakhverdyan ; Who were the Caucasian Owners of the Mitannian Cylinder Seals? – Goderdzi Narimanishvil and Nino Shanshashvili ; Archaeological Prospection in the Ararat Valley – Drilling into the History of Ancient Artaxata, Armenia – Nikolaas Noorda, Achim Lichtenberger, Cornelius Meyer, Torben Schreiber and Mkrtich Zardaryan ; A Middle and Late Bronze Age Settlement in Armenia: The Aggregated Cells of Arteni – Bérengère Perello, Christine Chataigner, Olivier Barge, Irena Kalantaryan, Karen Azatyan, Roman Hovsepyan and Aurélien Creuzieux ; ‘Axe-Bull’ – Order of the Thunder God – Armen Y. Petrosyan ; Overlooking the River Hrazdan Valley: The Fortified Site of Tghit in the Tsaghkunyats Mountains, Kotayk Region, Armenia – Artur Petrosyan, Roberto Dan, Priscilla Vitolo, Onofrio Gasparro and Boris Gasparyan ; From Landjik to Dvin: Armenian Evidence of Decapitation from Prehistory to the Mediaeval Era – Daniel Thomas Potts ; Reconstructing the Lifeways of the Kura-Araxes – Mitchell S Rothman ; Middle Bronze Age Ceramics in Macro and Micro Perspectives – Karen S. Rubinson ; Monitoring Heritage At Risk: Caucasus Heritage Watch and the Armenian Monuments of Nagorno-Karabakh – Adam T. Smith, Lori Khatchadourian and Ian Lindsay ; Tigran the Great and Mithradates Eupator: Two Parallel Kings of Kings? – Giusto Traina ; Modelling of Bronze and Iron Age Monuments at the Northwestern Slopes of Mount Aragats based on a Case Study of Lernakert – Benik Vardanyan and Levon Mkrtchyan ; The Early Medieval Complex of Agarak – Nora Yengibaryan and Lilit Ter-Minasyan ; Women in Urartian Rituals – Nora Yengibaryan

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Book SynopsisThe enduring legacy of the Silk Roads are the goods and ideas that they facilitated and the technology that they disseminated. However, these trade routes also encompassed a web of communication, crucial for our understanding of the development of cultures, yet obscured by lack of research. This volume centres on how the exchange routes transformed the frontier regions of the Silk Road. In doing so, it utilises a range of methods to reach an archaeological interpretation of the factors that linked people with the environment; movements, settlements, and beliefs. In contrast to historical perspectives that have dominated the field to date, the volume incorporates physical records that offer a more reliable and objective understanding of the past. Taken as a whole, the case studies provide an overview of current developments where multiple lines of evidence are employed to integrate and resolve different data sets. Because trade connected a diversity of cultures, interdisciplinary collaboration is fundamental to reach the full research potential. The papers demonstrate precisely this significance by stretching across Europe, Asia, and Africa from the 4th millennium BC to the 10th century AD. The book is particularly timely given the scope of the Belt and Road Initiative, which threatens numerous archaeological sites across the Silk Roads.Table of ContentsIntroduction – Branka Franicevic and Marie N. Pareja Part One: Human Mobility and Migration Chapter 1: Global Interfaces and the Earliest Evidence for Afro-Eurasian Exchange – Marie N. Pareja Chapter 2: Genomic Landscape of the Silk Roads: Have Animals Transformed the Trade Routes? – Branka Franicevic Chapter 3: Changing Peoples and Practices: Exploring the Role of Cross-Cultural Contact in the British Neolithic-Bronze Age Transition – Anna Bloxam Chapter 4: The Role of Religion in Urban Form During the 7th and 8th Centuries AD at the Extremities of the Silk Roads – Andy Hutcheson and Simon Kaner Chapter 5: The Period Stigma in Archaeological Studies: A Consideration of Beliefs, Customs, and the Silk Roads – Dulcie Sidney Daffodil Newbury and Karina Croucher Part Two: Iconographic and Object-Based Inquiries Chapter 6: Polyvalent Goddesses from the Silk Roads – Marie N. Pareja Chapter 7: Interactions of Change: Pursuing Agentive Materials and Intangible Movements along the Silk Road Network – Sara Ann Knutson Chapter 8: Sopara Port Site Typology and the Link with Maritime Trade – Emilia Smagur, Riza Abbas, Sitaram Toraskar and Andrzej Romanowski Chapter 9: Wings Across the Silk Roads: The Art of the Flying Horse in Early China and Beyond – Robert A. Jones Chapter 10: Chinese Ceramic Exchange in the Maldives and the Indian Ocean, AD 900-1900 – Ran Zhang Chapter 11: Mycenaean Pottery and Pottery Technology as a Tool to Understand Social and Cultural Changes in the Ancient World – Iro’ B. Camici

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Book SynopsisIn this rich volume our articles range across all the main phases of Greek Archaeology from Prehistory to the Postmedieval era, and cover a wonderful range of topics. Studies of individual sites begin with an overview by Michael Boyd of Colin Renfrew’s research project on the Cycladic island of Keros at the truly remarkable prehistoric sanctuary centre of Dhaskaleio, but we also have an update by Corien Wiersma on the exciting new survey and excavations at the Mycenaean palace of Agios Vassilios near Sparta. Welcome news appears from Northern Greece, till not so long ago rather neglected by scholarship, with Bronze to Iron Age house and household cooking research papers from the Toumba mound and sites around Mount Olympus, by Kalliopi Efkleidou and Anastasia Dimoula. Landscape studies begin at the grandest scale with Bernard Knapp’s article on the interconnections of Bronze Age Cyprus and Kostas Sbonias’ article on the coastal economy of Corfu, then scale down geographically to Nadia Coutsinas’ analysis of long-term settlement dynamics in Eastern Crete and Natasha Dakouri-Hild’s high-tech survey project at Aphidna in Attica. Michalis Karambinis follows up his earlier study of the Roman cities of the province of Achaia (JGA 3, 2018), with a survey of the cities of Roman Crete. In a related topic, Anastasia Yangaki offers us an authoritative study of the archaeology of beekeeping on Late Antique Crete. We try hard never to neglect Greek art and architecture in our Journal, and are delighted to have a redating of the architectural history of the famous Archaic to Classical Athena Aphaia temple on Aegina by Hansgeorg Bankel, partnered by a study of the significance of its terracotta votive figurines by Maria Spathi. Andrew Stewart exhibits his immense learning in the field of Greek and Roman sculpture with an in-depth investigation of the statues of the Homeric hero Protesilaos. Always enthusiastic to keep up our coverage of the Medieval and Post-Medieval archaeology of Greece, we welcome two articles on Byzantine and Frankish ceramics from Nauplia and Crete, by Anastasia Vassiliou and Matteo Randazzo. Finally Michael Fotiadis dissects debates concerning the origins and nature of ‘Aegean prehistoric civilisation’ during the 19th century’s discovery and subsequent evaluation of Bronze Age Greece, a theme which has continued to be central to later and current approaches to ethnic and cultural continuity on the Greek homeland. - From the foreword by John Bintliff, General EditorTable of ContentsJournal of Greek Archaeology Volume 7: Editorial ; Prehistory and Protohistory ; The sanctuary at Keros in the Aegean Early Bronze Age: from centre of congregation to centre of power – Colin Renfrew, Michael J. Boyd, Demetris Athanasoulis, Neil Brodie, Tristan Carter, Katerina Dellaporta, Marie Floquet, Giorgos Gavalas, Myrto Georgakopoulou, Myrsini Gkouma, Jill Hilditch, Irini Legaki, Evi Margaritis, Marisa Marthari, Ioanna Moutafi, Olga Philaniotou, Peggy Sotirakopoulou and Joshua Wright ; Fusion cuisine in the shadow of Mount Olympus: an integrated study of Middle and Late Bronze Age cooking pots – Anastasia Dimoula, Sophia Koulidou, Zoi Tsirtsoni, Edward Standall, Oliver E. Craig and Soultana Maria Valamoti ; Bronze Age Cyprus and the Aegean: ‘exotic currency’ and objects of connectivity – A. Bernard Knapp ; Unlocking building biographies during the Late Bronze Age in Central Macedonia: the case of the Thessaloniki Toumba mound settlement – Kalliopi Efkleidou Maria Karantoni, Sevasti Triantaphyllou and Stelios Andreou ; The site of Ayios Vasileios in Laconia from the prehistoric to the early modern period. Results of the pedestrian field survey – Corien Wiersma, Philip Bes, Mink W. van IJzendoorn, Adam Wiznura and Sofia Voutsaki ; Archaic to Classical ; New observations on the pediments of the early Classical temple of Aphaia on Aegina and on other works by the ‘Aphaia architect’ – Hansgeorg Bankel ; What do terracotta figurines in a sacral context reveal? The case of the Aphaia sanctuary on the island of Aegina – Maria G. Spathi ; Roman and Late Roman ; The cities of Crete under Roman rule (1st–3rd centuries AD) – Michalis Karambinis ; Protesilaos, two ways – Andrew Stewart ; A beekeeper’s kit of the First Byzantine period in Eleutherna (Crete) – Anastasia G. Yangaki ; Medieval and Post-Medieval ; A note on Medieval Mediterranean trade networks: first observations on the possible evidence of Sicilian amphorae of the 8th-9th century in Crete and the Aegean – Matteo G Randazzo ; Middle Byzantine glazed pottery from Nauplio: an overview – Anastasia Vassiliou ; Multiperiod ; The settlement patterns of the Ierapetra Isthmus (East Crete) from the Archaic to the Venetian periods, as revealed through the SettleInEastCrete Program – Nadia Coutsinas, Marianna Katifori, Konstantinos Roussos and Athanasios Argyriou ; The Kotroni Archaeological Research Project (KASP): evaluating ancient Aphidna using multimodal landscape analysis – Athos Agapiou, Anastasia Dakouri-Hild, Stephen Davis, EleniAndrikou and William Rourk ; Coastal environments and long-term human practices in Corfu: a seascape perspective – Kostas Sbonias ; Historicising the emergence of the Aegean culture (1890s) – Michael Fotiadis ; Book reviews

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Book SynopsisThe Sasanian empire was one of the great powers of Late Antiquity, and for four centuries ruled the vast region stretching from Syria and the Caucasus to Central Asia. Classical, Armenian, Jewish and Arab written sources throw light on its history, and studies of its rock reliefs, stuccoes, silver, silks, coins and glyptic have created a picture of a rich courtly culture with a strong Iranian character. However, the everyday material culture is much less understood, as is the economy which sustained and supported the Sasanian empire and underpinned its consistent military superiority over its western rivals. This collection of essays looks at these aspects and offers an approach based almost entirely on archaeological and scientific research, much presented here for the first time. This book is divided into three parts which in turn examine evidence for Sasanian sites, settlements and landscapes, their complex agricultural resources, and their crafts and industries. Each section is preceded by an essay setting out the wider research questions and current state of knowledge. The book begins and ends with a general introduction and conclusion setting out why this new approach is necessary, and how it helps change our perceptions of the complexity and power of the Sasanian empire.Table of ContentsGeneral Introduction – St John Simpson ; PART ONE: Sites, Settlements and Landscapes ; Part One: Sites, Settlements and Landscapes - Introduction – St John Simpson ; Parthian and Sasanian Site and Settlement Patterns on the Deh Luran Plain, Khuzistan Province, South-West Iran – J.A. Neely ; The Sasanian Colonisation of the Mughan Steppe, Ardebil Province, North-West Iran – Jason Ur and Karim Alizadeh ; The Army and Urbanism at the Sasanian Empire’s Northern Frontiers:Fieldwork on the Linear Barriers, Fortresses and Cities at the Margins of the Gorgan Plain (Results of a Joint Project Between the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organisation and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham) – Hamid Omrani Rekavandi (HO), Eberhard W. Sauer (EWS), Tony J. Wilkinson (TW),† Ghorban Ali Abbasi (GA), Roger Ainslie (RA), Francesco Caputo (FC), Mohammad Ershadi (ME), Morteza Fattahi (MF), Nikolaus Galiatsatos (NG), Kristen Hopper (KH), Julian Jansen Van Rensburg (JJ), Eve Macdonald (EM), Majid Mahmoudi (MM), Amin Nazifi (AN), Jebrael Nokandeh (JN), Chris Oatley (CO), Seth Priestman (SP), James Ratcliffe (JR), Kourosh Roustaei (KR), Esmail Safari Tamak (EST), Bardia Shabani (BS) and Lucian Steven Usher-WilsoN (SU) ; A Temple Among the Fields: Preliminary Reconstruction of an Agricultural Landscape in the Serakhs Oasis, Southern Turkmenistan – Barbara Kaim ; Excavations at Kirpichli depe in Dehistan – A.E. Atagarryev ; The First Season of Excavations at the Sasanian Site of Tole Qaleh Seyfabad (TQS), South-west Iran: Preliminary Report – Parsa Ghasemi, Reza Noruzi and Azizallah Rezaei ; Sasanian and Early Islamic Settlement Patterns North of the Persian Gulf – Ahmadali Asadi, Seyed Mehdi Mousavi Kouhpar, Javad Neyestani and Alireza Hojabri Nobari ; Bushehr, Dashtestan and Siraf: the Transformation of the Maritime Trade Network in the Middle Persian Gulf – Seth M. N. Priestman ; PART TWO: Environment and Resources ; Charcoal and Wood in Fuel Residues in Sasanian and Early Islamic Merv: Wood Resources and Environmental Implications – Rowena Gale ; Exploitation of Wood at Kush (Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE) in Sasanian Times: Results of the Charcoal Analysis – Margareta Tengberg ; Two Sasanian Archaeofaunas from the Hamrin Basin, Eastern Iraq – F.G. Fedele ; Fracture Patterns Amongst Sasanian Bones at Merv – Ian Smith ; PART THREE: Material Culture ; Part Three: Material Culture - Introduction – St John Simpson ; Sasanian Pottery: Archaeological Evidence for Production, Circulation and Diachronic Change – St John Simpson ; Imitations and Innovations in Kushano-Sasanian Pottery – V.A. Zavyalov† ; Parthian, Sasanian and Islamic Pottery and Occupation of the Deh Luran Plain, South-west Iran – David V. Hill ; Magic and Inter-Communal Relations in Sasanian Iraq: the Case of the Incantation Bowls – Ali G. Scotten ; The Dating of Sasanian Glass in the Light of Excavated Finds from Bahrain – S.F. Andersen ; Reconstruction of the Process of Cutting of Two Sasanian Glass Bowls in the Okayama Orient Museum and the British Museum – Tami Ishida ; Sasanian Swords and Scabbards in the British Museum: A Scientific Analysis – J. Lang and St J. Simpson ; General Conclusion – St John Simpson ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisThe Assyrian Rock Relief at Yaǧmur in the Tur Abdin publishes a newly discovered rock relief in the Mazıdağı Plain, at the western end of the Tur Abdin in southeastern Turkey. The preserved remains include an image of an Assyrian king, divine symbols and traces of three panels of cuneiform inscription. Both the image and the panel preserving the most coherent section of legible text can be dated to the time of Tiglath-pileser I. The sequences which can be deciphered relate to the king’s penetration into the northwest undertaken in the course of his third campaign against the Nairi lands. The monument is studied in the context of our understanding of the Assyrian expansion in this sector, together with a review of the settlement pattern and political organisation of the Tur Abdin as presented in Assyrian sources.Table of ContentsPreface ; The Assyrian Rock Relief at Yaǧmur in the Tur Abdin ; The Mazıdağı Plain ; Yağmur ; The Assyrian relief at Yağmur ; Geographical names ; Dating ; Assyrian reliefs with images of multiple kings ; Tiglath-pileser I’s campaigns in the Nairi lands ; Settlement geography of the Kašiari in Assyrian sources ; Conclusion ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis volume presents papers from the Fourth Australasian Egyptology Conference held at Monash University, Melbourne 16–18 September 2016. Both the conference and the papers in this volume are dedicated to Gillian E. Bowen who retired from Monash that year, and a brief tribute to her is presented at the opening of the volume. The contributions include several on Egypt’s Western Desert where Monash has been engaged in fieldwork for many years in the the Dakhleh Oasis. Relating to the Roman-period village of Kellis, Bassett discusses economic policy in the settlement of the region and Rindi the elaborately decorated funerary cartonnage from one of its cemeteries. Long explores ceramic traditions of the Third Intermediate Period in Dakhleh while Warfe discusses aspects of the proscription of Seth, who was venerated at the ancient capital of Dakhleh, based on data from Luxor Temple in the valley. Livingstone presents textiles of the late Roman Period from Christian burials and Kucera examines a Roman military campaign in the northern Western Desert. The other papers reflect the wide range of research being undertaken by other Australasian scholars. These range from studies of early ceramics from Hamamieh by Pilgrim and the breakage of Predynastic figurines by Ordynat, to a study of a Fifth-century icon of the Virgin Mary by Marsh-Letts. From periods in between come studies of women in the family of high officials at Beni Hassan and in religious practices of the New Kingdom by Paull and Lisle respectively; aspects of the iconography of the Book of the Dead and a new representation of a sailing vessel by Volk and Stephens; the interface between text and visual image by Thorpe and finally mummification practices of children by Davey.Table of ContentsGillian E. Bowen: A Brief Tribute – Colin A. Hope ; Publications by Gillian E. Bowen ; A Note on the Cultural Status of Rural Settlements in Roman Egypt – Ben Bassett ; Interpretation of Mummification Practices in Child Mummies of the Graeco/Roman Period – Janet Davey ; A Roman-Egyptian Military Campaign of the Third Century CE in the Northern Region of the Western Desert – Paul Kucera ; Preliminary Discussions on a Prosopographic Study of the Involvement of Non-Royal Women in New Kingdom Religious Practices – Meg Lisle ; Three Funerary Textiles from Dayr Abu Matta, Dakhleh Oasis – Rosanne Livingstone ; Oasis Ceramics of the Third Intermediate Period: Identifying Regional Traditions – Richard J. Long ; A Fifth Century Virgin Mary: Enthroned as the Queen of Heaven? – Glennda Susan Marsh-Letts ; Intention or Accident? Discussion of Deliberate Breakage of Human Figurines in Predynastic Burials – Ryna Ordynat ; The Mothers, Wives and Daughters of the High Officials at Beni Hassan – Aymie Paull ; A Technological Study of Badarian Pottery from Hemamieh – Tracey Pilgrim ; Cartonnage Mummy Masks from Kellis (Ismant al-Kharab, Dakhleh Oasis) Featuring the Jackal Motif: New Insights on Regionalism after the 2017 Study Season – Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo ; Can a Menesh Vessel be Identified at Gebel el-Silsila? – Michael A. Stephens ; An Extra Dimension: The Important Personal Insight Ancient Egyptian Private Letters Provide to Augment Visual Evidence – Sue Thorpe ; Where are the Funerary Figurine Depictions (or The Nature of Work) in Book of the Dead Spell 110 Vignettes? – Sharyn Volk ; Iconoclasm in Degrees: On the Proscription of Seth (again) – Ashten Warfe

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Book SynopsisÀ travers L'empreinte des empires au Proche-Orient ancien, les collègues, élèves et amis de Francis Joannès ont voulu lui témoigner leur attachement. Ce livre hommage rassemble des articles autour d'une vaste thématique constituant l'un des fils directeurs des travaux de Francis Joannès qui a travaillé, et travaille toujours, sur les empires assyrien, babylonien, perse et gréco-macédoniens. Il a, en particulier, été un pionnier dans l'étude des empires achéménide et gréco-macédoniens à travers les sources cunéiformes. Il a été l'un des premiers à considérer que la fin de l'indépendance de la Babylonie ne marquait en rien la fin de son histoire tant économique, culturelle que politique, histoire qu'il a consacré sa carrière à faire revivre. Cependant, la richesse de ses travaux est bien loin d'être circonscrite à cette thématique ou à cette période et la variété des articles de ce volume est là pour en témoigner.L'empreinte des empires au Proche-Orient ancien se veut donc le reflet du parcours exceptionnel de Francis Joannès et comme le symbole que le futur ne se fera pas sans que demeure son empreinte scientifique et humaine.

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Book SynopsisAgrarian Archaeology in Northwestern Iberia is devoted to the archaeological study of the societies and agrarian landscapes of Northwestern Iberia in the longue durée. The book brings together, for the first time, the results of some of the main projects carried out in recent decades from off-site records providing a fresh perspective for the understanding of historical landscapes. The papers evaluate the ‘manure hypothesis’ and other variables that have influenced the formation of pottery carpets in several territories of the Ebro and Douro basins. The record is interpreted through critical integration with other historical, ethnographic and archaeological evidence. In thematic terms, the processes of early medieval colonization, the transformation of rural societies between the Roman and medieval periods, the agency of subaltern groups, the transformations of agrarian practices from a social perspective, and the morphology of agrarian landscapes from prehistory to the contemporary age are analysed. In addition, singularities in off-site records in non-Mediterranean spaces are considered. In summary, this volume introduces new topics, concepts and case studies useful for developing a multiproxy agrarian archaeology.Table of ContentsPreface – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; The Archaeology of the ‘off-sites’ in North-western Iberia – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; The colonization of agricultural space in the territory of medieval Astorga: the agricultural space of Brimeda (Villaobispo de Otero, León, Spain) as attested by off-site ceramic material – Pilar Diarte-Blasco; Enrique Ariño Gil; Marta Pérez-Polo ; El registro offsite como fuente para la reconstrucción del paisaje antiguo. Dos ejemplos del entorno de la ciudad de Cabeza Ladrero (Sos del Rey Católico/Sofuentes, Zaragoza) – Ángel A. Jordán ; Intensive survey on the Valpierre plain (La Rioja, Spain): dynamics of an agrarian landscape from prehistoric times to the present – Enrique Ariño Gil; Javier González-Tablas Sastre; Rodrigo Portero Hernández; María de los Reyes de Soto García ; Roman rural landscapes in the north-eastern sector of the Duero basin. Field survey and aerial archaeology in the Pisuerga-Arlanzón basin – Jesús García Sánchez ; Pottery, settlement patterns and agrarian practices between Roman and medieval times in the Eresma and Voltoya valleys (Segovia, Spain) – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo, Lorena Elorza González de Alaiza, Maite I. García-Collado ; The manure hypothesis, off-site records and the archaeology of agricultural practices in the Alava plain – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo, Lorena Elorza González de Alaiza, Maite I. García-Collado

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Book SynopsisPeople and Agrarian Landscapes aims to offer the reader a series of keys to understand why agrarian archaeology has become one of the most dynamic, experimental, and innovative sectors of the discipline in southern Europe, providing an overview of the driving theories, methodologies and main topics that have been addressed to date. In this way, the text is presented as an introduction for students, a critical reading guide for other scholars, and an informative instrument aimed at a wide audience. Most of the results of agrarian archaeology are to be found in highly specialized journals and venues that are not always easily accessible, and thus the volume presents the works, tools, and conceptual frameworks that have been developed by some of the main research groups active in the south of Western Europe to study rural societies throughout history, considering the materiality of agricultural activities.Table of ContentsSunflowers, Agrarian Capitalism and Traditional Landscapes. Agrarian Archaeology in the postclassical age – Juan Antonio Quirós Castillo ; Medieval Agrarian Landscapes seen by French School of Archaeogeography – Magali Watteaux ; Defying limits. Archaeology of social landscapes in high mountain areas of the Central Pyrenees – Ermengol Gassiot Ballbè ; A historical context for rural landscapes: the contribution of Environmental Resources Archaeology (ERA) (NW Italy) – Roberta Cevasco, Carlo Montanari, Diego Moreno, Alessandro Panetta, Valentina Pescini, Anna Maria Stagno ; Archaeology of the agrarian landscapes in al-Andalus: new paths towards integrated interpretation – Jorge A. Eiroa ; Archaeology of forest and mountainous areas: The Zigoitia Research Project (Basque Country) – Jose Rodríguez Fernández, Ángel Martínez Montecelo ; Agrarian Archaeologies in the Basque Country. Long-term agrarian landscapes and practices in a social context – Juan Antonio Quirós-Castillo, Josu Narbarte Hernández, Eneko Iriarte ; The archaeological study of agricultural sustainability: the cases of Konso (S Ethiopia) and Engaruka (N Tanzania) – Cruz Ferro-Vázquez; Daryl Stump

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Book Synopsis2022 marked the thirtieth anniversary of the publication of one of the crucial studies in the definition of the pottery of the Iberian culture (7th to 1st centuries BC). The work of C. Mata and H. Bonet (1992) La cerámica ibérica: Ensayo de tipología both synthesized and at the same time brought to fruition a long trajectory of studies related to the material culture of this paradigmatic pre-Roman culture of the Iberian Peninsula, bequeathing to future generations a typological guide that remains valid. However, one of the ceramic types that this culture produced, Iberian grey ware, was not studied individually in the aforementioned research. With this work and through the characterization of more than 6000 ceramics from 55 Iberian sites, our typological knowledge of the pottery productions of these protohistoric populations is completed. It is intended not only to expose the typological, but also the technological characteristics of Iberian grey ware, its functionality and even its origin and symbolism for the people who made it.Table of ContentsResumen ; English Abstract ; Capítulo 1. Introducción ; La cerámica ibérica gris: la necesidad de un ensayo tipológico ; Principales objetivos del presente trabajo ; Capítulo 2. Aparato teórico y metodológico ; Bases teóricas de partida para la definición del objeto de estudio: La relación cultura y cultura material ; La cerámica como objeto y el productor como objetivo ; Aparato teórico-metodológico ; Capítulo 3. Definición del objeto de estudio ; Producciones cerámicas ibéricas. Introducción historiográfica y estado de la cuestión de la cerámica ibérica. Desde los orígenes hasta los inicios del siglo XXI ; Un caso particular. Historiografía de las producciones a torno reductoras de la Península Ibérica ; Once definciones de la cerámica reductora a torno ; Capítulo 4. Caracterización del ámbito espacial y social ; El ámbito espacial ; El ámbito social: los protagonistas ; Capítulo 5. Las fuentes. Realidad histórica y contextos para la configuración de un repertorio tipológico ; Realidad histórica y contextos: los yacimientos estudiados ; Tipología de las cerámicas IBG en el ámbito de estudio: repertorio tipológico ; Capítulo 6. Las cerámicas iberas grises en su contexto ; Las IBG en los espacios domésticos ; Las IBG en los espacios económicos ; Las IBG en las necrópolis ; Las IBG en los espacios de culto y santuarios ; Análisis tecnológico y funcional ; Estudio de las cerámicas IBG decoradas ; Capítulo 7. Contexto general, evolución y cronología ; Las cerámicas IBG dentro del contexto del poblamiento íbero ; Capítulo 8. Conclusiones: caracterización de la cerámica ibérica gris a torno de la oretania septentrional y sus zonas de contacto ; Caracterización de la cerámica ibérica gris a torno de la oretania septentrional y sus zonas de contacto ; Bibliografía

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Book Synopsis‘To See a World in a Grain of Sand’ uses modern scientific methods to examine glass beads and vessel fragments dating from the Meroitic (c. 350 BC-AD 350) and Early Nobadia (c. AD 350-600) periods to provide a new assessment of glass from Nubia (ancient Sudan), a subject hitherto little-studied. The resulting identification of their chemical makeup is not simply about artefact reclassification but permits the tracking of similar compositions and—by extension—the raw materials for glass production that were used throughout Nubia, Egypt, and the Mediterranean. The results reveal interrelationships between trade, technological understanding, and manufacturing choices made across these cultures. Comparing glasses from Nubia with those from Egyptian and Mediterranean contexts has also shown how the same primary production centres were providing glass to sites in Turkey, Albania, Egypt, and Nubia. The identification of different glass groups and rare types of glass within Nubia shows the extent and variation to be found in a material that is present not only at a single site but also across the whole region, while the data presented reveals the diverse and complex nature of glass objects discovered there. That multiple interactions were being employed in glass manufacture shows how the examination of artefacts and their component materials must include consideration of both international trade and ‘home-based’ practices.Table of ContentsChemical Oxides (Symbols and Meaning) ; Timeline of Ancient Egypt and Nubia ; Acknowledgements ; Chapter 1: Nubian History, Glass, and Mediterranean Trade ; Aim and Scope ; The Nubian Historical Context ; Ancient Glassmaking ; The Movement of Goods in Roman Egypt ; Chapter 2: Chemical Analysis and Archaeological Context ; Scientific Methodology and Practice ; The Datasets ; Concluding Remarks ; Chapter 3: Results of Chemical Analyses ; Results: Faras ; Results: Gabati ; Results: Meroe ; Results: Qasr Ibrim ; Lead Oxide (PbO) and Colourants (Iron (II) Oxide (Fe2O3), Copper Oxide (CuO)) ; Concluding Remarks ; Chapter 4: Nubia and the Mediterranean: International Connections through Glass ; Chemical Components of Glass ; Low-Lead Glasses ; Identification of Glass Groups for Nubian Low-Lead Glass Samples 63 ; Comparisons with Published Analyses of Glasses from the Mediterranean and Near East ; Comparisons that Showed Strong Similarities ; Comparison of Pergamon, Bubastis, and Butrint Glasses 69 ; Comparisons that Showed Strong Similarity to a Single Nubian Site ; Comparisons that Showed a Degree of Similarity ; Comparison that Showed a Degree of Similarity to a Single Nubian Site ; Glass Comparison Results in Context: Primary Production Centres, Material Culture, and the Movement of Goods and Ideas ; Concluding Remarks ; Chapter 5: High Lead Glasses and Other Vitreous Materials ; High-Lead Glasses in Nubia ; Comparison of Nubian High-Lead Glasses ; High-Silica Vitreous Material ; Gabati: Local Industry and Imitation? ; Concluding Remarks ; Chapter 6: Conclusions ; Primary Production Centre(s) (PPCs) ; Glass Trade: Nubia and the Mediterranean ; Local Glass Production and Imitation ; Final Remarks ; Appendices ; Appendix I: Egyptian Glass Results ; Appendix II: Nubian Low-Lead Glass Comparisons to Published Material: Scatterplots ; Appendix III: Published Material Comparison to Pergamon, Bubastis, and Butrint: Scatterplots ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisA summary of archaeological teamwork along the Dhofar plateau and its backslope into the Nejd of Southern Oman, this book documents survey and excavation of small-scale stone monuments and pastoral settlements. Whether used as burial places, as landmarks, as mnemonic devices, or for other purposes, monuments are the enduring and prominent traces of desert pastoralists. In Dhofar, pastoralists constructed monuments in discrete pulses over 7500 years. Recognizing the dynamic ecosystems and climate regimes of Arabian prehistory, the author suggests that mobile pastoralists used monuments to link dispersed households into broader social communities. Furthermore, the range of practical adjustments to monuments as a consistent means of messaging among mobile people showcases the adaptive strength of Dhofar’s prehistoric inhabitants over time. A singular episode of settlement during a particularly arid period highlights the longer tradition of pastoral people on the move. With fictional vignettes to imagine the people who used these monuments, the chapters introduce archaeological analysis of the social identities, patterns of resource access, contacts, aversions, and exchanges with neighboring groups. Finally, the book underscores the rich heritage of persistent pastoralism within contemporary Oman.Table of ContentsList of illustrations and tables ; Acknowledgments ; Glossary notes ; 1. A Story and Its Meaning ; 2. Dhofar’s Pastoral Landscape ; 3. Archaeology in Dhofar: The Arabian Human Social Dynamics (AHSD) Project ; 4. Cultural Inheritance of the Dhofar Pastoralists ; 5. Building Pastoral Communities in the Neolithic (5000–4500 BCE) ; 6. Tribes in the Bronze Age (3200–1500 BCE) ; 7. Cultivating Pastoralism in the Late Iron Age (400 BCE–400 CE) ; 8. Mobility and Community in the Late Iron Age (300 BCE–500 CE) ; 9. Patterns of Monuments and Settlement Shaped Dhofar ; Bibliography ; Index

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Book SynopsisKeppel Archibald Cameron Creswell (1879-1974) developed an early interest in Islamic architecture, which became his main area of research at the time of his military posting in Egypt, in 1916. His publications are still fundamental research tools for scholars in the field. Creswell considered photography as an essential tool for recording architectural artefacts, and this volume deals with the photographs that concern Mesopotamia, Syria and Jordan, kept today at the Biblioteca Berenson, of the Villa I Tatti, Harvard University Center for Italian Renaissance Studies, in Florence. On the whole, they can be dated between 1919 and 1930. Many of the sites and monuments photographed by Creswell are still standing, but there are many others that no longer exist, or have been significantly modified. Geolocations for all the photographed monuments can also be viewed on Google My Maps. For this reason, the Creswell photo collection is an exceptional resource for the study of ancient monuments, especially for any conservation and restoration project.Table of ContentsA martyr for Islamic architectural history, by Spyros Koulouris ; Processing the photo archive ; Archival descriptions ; Studying the past – working for the future ; Introduction ; Creswell and the Berenson Collection ; Biographical sketch ; Creswell photographer: the working method ; Creswell’s legacy of photographs ; Creswell’s collection at the Biblioteca Berenson ; Mesopotamia, Syria and Transjordan in Creswell’s photographs ; Mesopotamia, Syria and Transjordan at the end of World War I ; Photographers in Mesopotamia, Syria and Transjordan prior to Creswell’s work ; The sites and the monuments ; Mesopotamia ; Birecik ; Harran ; Samarra ; Qantarat Harba ; Baghdad ; Al-Madain – Taq Kisra ; Al-Ukhaidir ; Syria ; Ancient churches of Northern Syria: Qalat Siman, Qalb Lawzah and Ruweiha ; Aleppo ; Masyaf ; Hama ; Homs ; Damascus ; Transjordan ; Amman ; Iraq al-Amir ; Qusayr Amra ; Conclusions ; Appendixes ; 1. Register of photographers in Mesopotamia, Syria and Transjordan between the 1840s and the 1930s ; 2. Register of Creswell’s photographs of the Biblioteca Berenson ; 3. Synopsis of Creswell’s photographs in the different archives ; 4. Sites and monuments geolocation, by Francesco Saliola (Free online resource ) ; Bibliographic references ; Arabic Summary

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Book SynopsisTo Aleppo Gone ... is a festschrift offered in honour of Jonathan Tubb, former Levant curator and Keeper of the Department of the Middle East at the British Museum. It includes 44 contributions invited from Jonathan’s friends and colleagues from across the world, with each short essay exploring a single idea and its wider ramifications. The assembled volume also reflects the development of Jonathan’s own career and professional interests, with a focus on the Jordan Valley and southern Levant, but also extending to north Syria, Mesopotamia, the protection of endangered cultural heritage, and the lives of early archaeological pioneers. The editors are all former colleagues of Jonathan, and curators in the Department of the Middle East in the British Museum.Table of ContentsPreface ; J.N. Tubb: a bibliography of works ; PART ONE: Along the Jordan Valley ; Notes on the figurines from Tell es-Sa’idiyeh – Josef Mario BRIFFA SJ ; Early Bronze Age capers at Tell es-Sa’idiyeh in Jordan – Caroline R. CARTWRIGHT ; On the naming of Tell es-Sa’idiyeh – Rupert L. CHAPMAN III ; The Shaft Grave with loculus at Tell es-Sa’idiyeh – Jack GREEN ; Tell Um Hammad in the Early Bronze IV period – Svend HELMS†, Melissa KENNEDY and Alison BETTS ; A stamp seal impression from Kataret es-Samra – Albert LEONARD, Jr. ; A view from a tell redux – Suzanne RICHARD ; Tell es-Sa’idiyeh and the Egyptian trade – Eveline J. VAN DER STEEN ; PART TWO: Beyond the Jordan ; A playing scene on an ivory panel from Megiddo – Anne DUNN-VATURI ; Rural cult in urban Canaan: an MB/LB ‘temple’ at el-Khawarij in the Jordan Valley escarpment – James A. FRASER, Jaimie L. LOVELL, Paul DONNELLY ; An elephant in the Sīq? – Sam MOORHEAD ; ‘Canaanites’ at Bethlehem – Lorenzo NIGRO ; A possible sundial from Zoara in the Ghor as-Safi – Konstantinos D. POLITIS ; An Ammonite god in the British Museum – Katharina SCHMIDT ; An Egyptian figurine mould from Tell Halif – Joe D. SEGER ; A human-headed chariot linchpin from Tell Fara – Rachael Thyrza SPARKS ; An enigmatic scarab from Rishon le-Zion – James M. WEINSTEIN ; PART THREE: From Syria to southern Iraq ; The tip of the spear: fortification at Tell Nebi Mend – Stephen BOURKE ; Facing the sunrise: the orientation of certain Levantine Bronze Age temples – Christopher J. DAVEY ; Out of the stores: further obsidian objects from Tell Chagar Bazar – Elizabeth HEALEY ; Peering behind the pictographs – Irving FINKEL ; Found in Assyria, made in Phoenicia, copied in Syria, exported to Iberia: a well-travelled motif of the early 1st millennium BC – Eric GUBEL ; Making a mark: evidence for cattle branding on the Nimrud ivories – Hannah GWYTHER ; The Loftus ladies – Georgina HERRMANN ; ‘Keeper of the inhabited world’ – John MacGINNIS ; Idols for the household: two bronze figurines from Late Bronze I Taşlı Geçit Höyük – Nicolò MARCHETTI ; Sun, hero and hair – Astrid NUNN ; The bitumen trade of Hīt from antiquity to Ottoman times – Andrew D. PETERSEN ; Sumerian harmonics – Sébastien REY ; Griffins in paradise: Canaanite to Phoenician in a Nimrud ivory – Michael SEYMOUR ; Smoking and drinking: from Tell es-Sa’idiyeh to Ur – St John SIMPSON ; PART FOUR: Cultural heritage ; Protecting cultural heritage in museums during crises and wars 165 – Maamoun ABDULKARIM ; The Cyrus Cylinder: anatomy of the Tehran 2010 loan – Dean BAYLIS ; ‘Standing Caliph’ coins from Syria: probably looted and on the market – Neil BRODIE ; The Palestine Archaeological Museum in Jerusalem, 1926–1938 – Mahmoud HAWARI ; PART FIVE: Personal stories ; John Garstang in retrospect – Piotr BIENKOWSKI ; The Palestine Exploration Fund, Charles Clermont-Ganneau and the Mesha stela – Felicity COBBING ; Reasoning in archaeological discourse – Anthony J. FRENDO ; The Megiddo water system: a letter from R.S. Lamon to J.L. Starkey – Yosef GARFINKEL ; Memories of Tell es-Sa’idiyeh – Loretta HOGAN and Sandra SMITH ; A Confluence of Stories: a personal journey – Imran JAVED ; An unexpected find: a letter from Flinders Petrie to Leonard Woolley – Carlo LIPPOLIS ; ‘I am the Bull of Nineveh’: a monument on the move – Henrietta McCALL† ; Family Bibles: an early 18th-century case and beyond – Gerrit van der KOOIJ ; AFTERWORD ; From Palestine Room to Levant Gallery at the British Museum – Jonathan N. TUBB ; Indices

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Book SynopsisGandharan Art in its Buddhist Context is the fifth set of papers from the workshops of the Classical Art Research Centre's Gandhara Connections project. These selected studies revolve around perhaps the most fundamental topic of all for understanding Gandharan art: its religious contexts and meanings within ancient Buddhism.Addressing the responses of patrons and worshippers at the monasteries and shrines of Gandhara, these papers seek to understand more about why Gandharan art was made and what its iconographical repertoire meant to ancient viewers. The contributions from an array of international experts consider dedicatory practices in monasteries, the representation of Buddhas, and the lessons to be learned from some of the latest excavations and survey work in the region.

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