Archaeology by period / region Books
Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of Syria
Book SynopsisThis was the first comprehensive presentation of the archaeology of Syria from the end of the Paleolithic period to 300 BC. Peter Akkermans and Glenn Schwartz outline the many important results Syria has yielded up from decades of excavations and field work, before providing their own perspectives and conclusions.Trade Review'The information is presented in clear, jargon-free prose … the end result is a pleasure to read, as well as thought provoking.' Minerva'… highly welcomed by biblical scholars and archaeologists … it covers an impressive wide range … the biblical scholar cannot but be grateful to the authors for providing such a well-written overview of the cultural realm bordering the biblical world. Several state-of-the-art photographs, drawings, maps and charts round off this beautifully produced volume whose affordable price will ensure its widespread and well-deserved distribution.' Society for Old Testament Study'… a useful reference tool for professional archaeologists and an excellent introduction for students.' AntiquityTable of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Hunter-gatherers at the end of the Ice Age; 3. A changing perspective: neolithic beginnings; 4. The exploration of new horizons; 5. Continuity and change in the late sixth and fifth millenium BC; 6. The fourth millenium BC and the Uruk intrusion; 7. Regionalization and local trajectories; 8. The 'second urban revolution' and its aftermath; 9. The regeneration of complex societies; 10. Empires and internationalism; 11. Iron age Syria; 12. Conclusions.
£90.25
Cambridge University Press The Early Neolithic in Greece The First Farming Communities in Europe Cambridge World Archaeology
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Age of Pericles
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Cambridge University Press The Chinese Neolithic
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Cambridge University Press Native Title in Australia
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£83.60
Cambridge University Press Ancient Middle Niger Urbanism and the Selforganizing Landscape 7 Case Studies in Early Societies Series Number 7
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Companion to the Aegean Bronze Age
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Cambridge University Press The Social History of Roman Art Key Themes in Ancient History
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£72.19
Cambridge University Press Ancient Tiwanaku Case Studies in Early Societies Series Number 9
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£52.25
Cambridge University Press Ancient Cahokia and the Mississippians 6 Case Studies in Early Societies Series Number 6
Book SynopsisThe ancient city of Cahokia developed in the Mississippi valley in North America a millennium ago and has left an extraordinarily rich archaeological record. In this important new survey, Timothy Pauketat offers an outline of the development of Mississippian civilization, presenting a wealth of archaeological evidence.Trade Review'… welcome and will prove valuable and stimulating to students.' AntiquityTable of Contents1. Civilization in North America; 2. Geography, resources, and the Mississippian ethnoscape; 3. Villages along the Mississippi; 4. Early Cahokia; 5. Greater Cahokia; 6. Mississippianization; 7. The struggle for identity; 8. Conclusion.
£71.65
Cambridge University Press Roman Women Cambridge Introduction to Roman Civilization
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£58.00
Cambridge University Press Bioarchaeology of Southeast Asia 43 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 43
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£126.35
Cambridge University Press The GrecoRoman East Politics Culture Society 31 Yale Classical Studies Series Number 31
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Cambridge University Press Architecture and Mathematics in Ancient Egypt
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Cambridge University Press Frontinus De Aquaeductu Urbis Romae 42 Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries Series Number 42
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£126.35
Cambridge University Press The New Documents in Mycenaean Greek
Book SynopsisAn accessible survey written by fourteen of the world's leading experts of work in recent years on the Linear B tablets, deciphered by Michael Ventris in 1952, revealing both the earliest form of Greek and much of the society and economy of its time.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations; Part III. Selected Tablets, Transcription, Translation, Commentary: Introduction: Interpreting Linear B John Killen; 11. Lists of Personnel John Killen; 12. Livestock John Killen; 13. Agricultural Produce John Killen; 14.1. Land Tenure Yves Duhoux; 14.2. The Pylos 'Dosmos' Tablets Pia De Fidio; 15. Taxation Cynthia Shelmerdine; 16. 'Industrial' Production Yves Duhoux; 17. Finished Products I: Vessels and Furniture John Killen and John Bennet; 18. Finished Products II: Military Equipment Joost Crouwel, Robert Plath and John Killen; 19. Religion, Cults and Ritual John Killen; 20. The Inscribed Stirrup Jars Peter Van Alfen; 21. Miscellaneous Texts John Killen; Part IV. Glossary, Bibliography, Indexes And Concordance: Glossary; Bibliography; General Index; Index of Modern Authors Cited; Index of Ancient Authors Cited; Homeric References; Concordance.
£95.00
Cambridge University Press Athletics and Literature in the Roman Empire
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£104.50
Cambridge University Press Death Memory Early Med Britain
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Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Manual of Latin Epigraphy
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£87.00
Cambridge University Press Society and Death in Ancient Egypt
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Cambridge University Press The Early Mediterranean Village
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Cambridge University Press Stelae from Egypt and Nubia in the Fitzwilliam Museum Cambridge c3000 BCAD 1150 Fitzwilliam Museum Publications
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£217.55
Cambridge University Press Romes Gothic Wars From the Third Century to Alaric Key Conflicts of Classical Antiquity
Book SynopsisRome's Gothic Wars is a concise introduction to research on the Roman Empire's relations with one of the most important barbarian groups of the ancient world. The book uses archaeological and historical evidence to look not just at the course of events, but at the social and political causes of conflict between the empire and its Gothic neighbours. In eight chapters, Michael Kulikowski traces the history of Romano-Gothic relations from their earliest stage in the third century, through the development of strong Gothic politics in the early fourth century, until the entry of many Goths into the empire in 376 and the catastrophic Gothic war that followed. The book closes with a detailed look at the career of Alaric, the powerful Gothic general who sacked the city of Rome in 410.Trade Review'Kulikowski offers a novel, exhilarating and convincing interpretation … straight to the heart of a major historical debate.' John F. Drinkwater, author of Fifth-Century Gaul: A Crisis of Identity?'[A] lively and important new study … engaging and sophisticated narrative of events.' Guy Halsall, author of Violence and Society in the Early Medieval West'Intriguing, comprehensive, and up-to-date history … The reader gets a sense of who the Goths were and why they had such a tremendous effect on Rome, defeating the Roman emperor Valens in 378, the greatest military defeat in Roman imperial history, and plundering the city of Rome in 410. In the process Kulikowski de-mystifies the nationalist mythologies surrounding the Goths while telling a fascinating story.' Paul Freedman, Yale University'An extraordinary window back into the life-and-death struggles of the late Roman Empire. Kulikowski brings an epic conflict, rich in character and detail, to life. A great book.' Robert Gardner, three-time Emmy winner and Academy Award nominee, Producer/Director BarbariansTable of ContentsPrologue: before the gates of Rome; 1. The Goths before Constantine; 2. The Roman Empire and the barbarian society; 3. The search for the Gothic origins; 4. Imperial politics and the rise of Gothic power; 5. Goths and Romans, 332–376; 6. The Battle of Adrianople; 7. Theodosius and the Goths; 8. Alaric and the sack of Rome.
£32.30
Cambridge University Press Dissociative Recombination of Molecular Ions Cambridge Molecular Science
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£86.44
Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of South Asia From the Indus to Asoka c6500 BCE200 CE Cambridge World Archaeology
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£128.25
Cambridge University Press The Making of Bronze Age Eurasia
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Cambridge University Press Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt
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Cambridge University Press The Palaeolithic Settlement of Asia Cambridge World Archaeology
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Cambridge University Press Archaeology Society and Identity in Modern Japan
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Cambridge University Press Rural Lives and Landscapes in Late Byzantium
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Cambridge University Press Mesolithic Europe
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Cambridge University Press The Ancient Messenians
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Cambridge University Press The First Boat People 47 Cambridge Studies in Biological and Evolutionary Anthropology Series Number 47
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Cambridge University Press Temple Decoration and Cultural Identity in the Archaic Greek World
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Egypt An Introduction
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Cambridge University Press Origins and Revolutions
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Cambridge University Press Egyptology Today An Introduction
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£74.09
Cambridge University Press Ancient South America
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Cambridge University Press Roman Pottery in the Archaeological Record
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Cambridge University Press Power and Eroticism in Imperial Rome
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Inca
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Cambridge University Press Ancient Teotihuacan
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Cambridge University Press Egypt in the Byzantine World 300700
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Cambridge University Press Earthquakes in the Mediterranean and Middle East A Multidisciplinary Study of Seismicity up to 1900
Book SynopsisThis book examines historical evidence from the last 2000 years to analyse earthquakes in the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East. Early chapters review techniques of historical seismology, while the main body of the book comprises a catalogue of more than 4000 earthquakes identified from historical sources. Each event is supported by textual evidence extracted from primary sources and translated into English. Covering southern Rumania, Greece, Turkey, Lebanon, Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Iraq, the book documents past seismic events, places them in a broad tectonic framework, and provides essential information for those attempting to prepare for, and mitigate the effects of, future earthquakes and tsunamis in these countries. This volume is an indispensable reference for researchers studying the seismic history of the eastern Mediterranean and Middle East, including archaeologists, historians, earth scientists, engineers and earthquake hazard analysts. A parametric catalogue ofTrade ReviewPraise for The Seismicity of Egypt, Arabia and the Red Sea (Cambridge University Press, 1994) co-authored by Professor Ambraseys: 'Once again the authors are to be congratulated on a painstaking piece of research that is now the starting point for anyone working on the seismicity of this region.' Martin Degg, Geoscientist'Anyone with an interest in historical earthquakes will want this volume without hesitation; and rather a lot of seismologists, engineers and planners could learn from the introductory sections … Production values are excellent.' Roger Musson, Geoscientist'It is a great relief to see this monumental work finally printed. Professor Ambraseys has towered over research into historical earthquakes for 50 years. … a level of scholarship that very few people can match. … Cambridge [University Press] should be congratulated for publishing this book … This book will never go out of demand … for libraries, researchers, consulting engineers and the insurance industry.' Geological Magazine'Helpful is the 'earthquake of Amos', dated ca. 759 BCE (Amos 1:1), for which there seems to be solid archaeological evidence all over the place - from Tel Beersheva to Jerusalem, from Gezer and Shechem to Tell Deir Alia and Megiddo, all listed and documented by the author. One should consider the possibility of Amos's activity being somehow conditioned, if not occasioned, by a mighty earthquake that shook all of Palestine' International Review of Biblical StudiesTable of ContentsPreface; 1. Macroseismic information; 2. Evaluation of macroseismic data; 3. Catalogue of earthquakes; 4. Evaluation of instrumental data; 5. Long-term seismicity; 6. Future challenges; Appendix: Photographs of researchers in the field; References; Index.
£147.25
Cambridge University Press Archaeology Ideology and Urbanism in Rome from the Grand Tour to Berlusconi
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Cambridge University Press Reading Herodotus
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Cambridge University Press Unthinking the Greek Polis
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Cambridge University Press The City in the Roman West c.250 BCc.AD 250
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