Archaeology by period / region Books
Taylor & Francis At the Origins of Politics
Book SynopsisThis volume, now available in English, explores how Mesopotamia's urban revolution in the late fourth millennium B.C. shaped a new mentality, leading to new forms of social interaction, and to the development of the state, its laws and its religion to consolidate new managerial hierarchies in the region.How is it that the phenomenon of the state, a society structured along lines of power that frame individuals in a new supra-organism, suddenly came into being during the fourth millennium B.C.? In this book, Buccellati explores the emergence of statehood and power structures in ancient Mesopotamia against the background of the long prehistoric period. It was the arena in which the earliest cities and states were born and that offers us the first and richest documentation of the development of political life in antiquity. This book provides rich documentation of the causes that led to the formation of the territorial state, tracing its evolution from city-states to univers
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Taylor & Francis Ltd The Elamite World
Book SynopsisAmongst the civilizations to participate in the dynamic processes of contact and interchange that gave rise to complex societies in the ancient Near East, Elam has remained one of the most obscure, at times languishing in the background of scholarly inquiry. In recent years, however, an increasing body of academic publications have acknowledged its relevance and suggested that its legacy was more considerable and long-lasting than previously estimated.The Elamite World assembles a group of 40 international scholars to contribute their expertise to the production of a solid, lavishly illustrated, English language treatment of Elamite civilization. It covers topics such as its physical setting, historical development, languages and people, material culture, art, science, religion and society, as well as the legacy of Elam in the Persian empire and its presence in the modern world. This comprehensive and ambitious survey seeks forTrade Review"This much-needed book provides a comprehensive and up-to-date survey of scholarship on one of the more enigmatic cultures of the ancient world, which dominated western Iran from the late fourth millennium BC to the mid-first: Elam. It is a necessary research tool for anyone with an interest in the history, philology, and archaeology of the ancient Near East and beyond." Marc Van De Mieroop, Columbia University, USATable of ContentsIntroduction; Part I Imagining Elam: The History of Research and its Sources; 1. Ælam regio: Elam in Western Scholarship from the Renaissance to the Late 19th Century; 2. Elam and the Bible; 3. France and Elam; 4. Between Orientalism and Persomania: the Presentation of the Iranian Collections at the Louvre; 5. Elamite Forgeries and the Antiquities Market; Part II The Land and Peoples of Elam; 6. Physical Geography and Environment of Elam; 7. Metals and Mining; 8. The Peoples of Elam; 9. Elamites and Iranians; Part III Elam through History; 10. The Birth of Elam in History; 11. The Old Elamite Period; 12. Elam in the Middle Elamite Period; 13. The Last Centuries of Elam: The Neo-Elamite Period; Part IV Close Encounters on the Eastern and Western Fronts; 14. Great Domino Games: From Elam, Looking Eastwards; 15. Elam and Babylonia c. 1400-1100 BC; 16. Elam and Assyria; 17. Propaganda and Symbolism: Representations of the Elamites at the Time of Ashurbanipal; Part V Language and Writing in Elam; 18. Prehistoric Administrative Technologies and the Ancient Near Eastern Redistribution Economy: The Case of Greater Susiana; 19. The Proto-Elamite Writing System; 20. Linear Elamite Writing; 21. The Elamite Language; 22. Writing in Elam; 23. Elamite Royal Inscriptions; 24. Elamite Administration; Part VI The Material Culture of Elam; 25. Elamite Architecture; 26. Elamite Ceramics; 27. The Metal Arts of Elam; 28. The Industry of Vitreous Materials in Elam; 29. Origins of Monumental Sculpture in Elam: Two Case Studies; 30. The Sculptural Arts of Elam; 31. Glyptic in the 4th-2nd Millennium; 32. Glyptic in the 1st Millennium; 33. Elamite Dress and Textiles; Part VII Elamite Society; 34. Cuneiform Culture and Science, Calendars, and Metrology in Elam; 35. Elamite Religion and Ritual; 36. Elamite Funerary Practices; 37. Women of Elam; 38. Music; Part VIII The Legacy of Elam; 39. Elamite Administrative and Religious Heritage in the Persian Heartland; 40. The Elamite Artistic Heritage of Persia; 41. Elam in Achaemenid Studies
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Thames & Hudson Ltd Alexander the Great
Book SynopsisDefeating the mighty Persian Empire at the age of 22, Alexander the Great rapidly conquered the rest of the then known world. This book traces the career of Alexander who was destined to become one of the greatest generals the world has known, and celebrates his legacy to Greek civilization.
£7.55
British Museum Press The Rosetta Stone Objects in Focus
Book SynopsisThis book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text.
£6.00
Little, Brown Book Group Stargate Conspiracy Revealing the truth behind
Book SynopsisRecent exciting discoveries by independent researchers have dramatically challenged our understanding of ancient Egypt, raising profound questions about our past. STARGATE CONSPIRACY exposes the most insidious & dangerous plan of our times. It involves intelligence agencies, politicians, bestselling writers, scientists & industrialists. The authors believe that this conspiracy, centred upon the eternal mysteries of ancient Egypt, targets & threatens us all. Tracing the identity of the groups involved, Lynn Picknett & Clive Prince argue that at the heart of this strange plan is the belief that the ancient Egyptian gods were-and are-real extraterrestrials, about to return through the ''stargate'' between our world & theirs. They suggest that the US-funded excavations on the Giza plateau - officially denied, but for which the authors produce documented evidence - now appear to be the result of directives allegedly received through communication with beings of higher intelligence, who Trade ReviewPicknett and Prince are first-class storytellers and their magical mystery tour is totally enthralling * DAILY MAIL *Over the last few years there has been an explosion of books rewriting archaeology, history and religion. Some focus on new interpretations of the life and teachings of Jesus, others on the Templars and Freemasons, and yet others on ancient monuments suc * Picknett and Prince, who have written their own share of such books (In His Own Image: The Story of the Turin Shroud and The Templar Revelation: Secret Guardians of the True Identity of Christ) now take their turn at debunking books on the pyramids, early *But this is only the beginning of their book. The authors summon large amounts of evidence to argue that behind such modern authors on the pyramids and Mars there might lie a hidden agenda, involving channelled messages from the Ennead, the nine major gods of Egypt; a wide range of parapsychologists and scientists, including some from NASA; the defence and intelligence communities; and even some politicians. The nine gods may or may not be real, they say, and channelling might simply come from the subconscious, though they accept phenomena such as Remote Viewing as entirely real. * Whether their worrying conclusions are valid or whether they have simply come up with another conspiracy theory, Picknett and Prince's book is not only controversial but thought-provoking too.’ *David V Barrett, AMAZON.CO.UK REVIEW
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The History Press Ltd A Landscape Revealed
Book SynopsisThe Down Farm Landscape (where the author''s family has farmed for generations) is one of the most carefully studied areas in Western Europe. Much of this work has been carried out by the author himself - who in 1992 won the Pitt Rivers award for independent archaeology. His work has involved five universities and one of the major field units were recently featured in a BBC 2 ''Meet the Ancestors'' programme. The farm is part of Cranborne Chase, just south of Salisbury (where, coincidentally, the famous General Pitt Rivers began his pioneering work in the 1880s). It not only contains the Neolithic Dorset Cursus, numerous long barrows and Hambledon Hill, but over the last 30 years henges, shafts, plastered houses, land divisions, enclosures and cemeteries have been identified and excavated. The farm has its own museum and for the book the author provided a unique range of illustrations (including full colour reconstructions).
£16.19
The History Press Ltd The Crannogs of Scotland
Book SynopsisUnderwater archaeology paints a dramatic picture of life in the prehistoric past. The public perception of underwater archaeology is usually related to shipwrecks and yet there are thousands of submerged settlement sites from all periods. Most of these lie in shallow waters and are therefore readily accessible to the underwater archaeologist. This book explains the methods of working underwater and the exciting discoveries from a number of sites in Scotland.
£21.25
The History Press Ltd Earthen Long Barrows The Earliest Monuments in
Book SynopsisDescribes the origin of the monuments and their construction, including the pits, standing stones and posts found beneath the later mounds, their location within the country side and what this might mean for contemporary society. This work also discusses the nature of platforms, pavements, internal cairns and earthen round mounds.
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The History Press Ltd Prehistoric Cumbria
Book SynopsisCumbria is home to some of Britain''s most breathtaking prehistoric archaeology. King Arthur''s Round Table, for instance, is a spectacular Neolithic henge and the largest of its kind in Britain. Furthermore, Cumbria''s rural landscape has preserved the arrangement of its ancient monuments - some more complete, even, than at Stonehenge. Prehistoric Cumbria is the first book to consider the development of Cumbria from the end of the last ice age until the arrival of the Romans. Famous for its stone axe factories and stone circles this book attempts for the first time to put prehistoric Cumbrian sites and objects into the social context of the men, women and children who used them. Using the latest archaeological research Dr David Barrowclough considers what life was like in the prehistoric past in Cumbria, considering aspects of daily life and death, food procurement, trade, ritual and belief.
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Society of Antiquaries of London Roman Mosaics of Britain Volume V
Book SynopsisAn overview of research and finds of Roman mosaics in Britain, updating the earlier corpus volumes from 2010 to the present time. The volume incorporates all new discoveries and re-excavations since 2010 including the important figured mosaics from Boxford and Ketton.
£85.50
Egypt Exploration Society Archaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt
Book SynopsisArchaeological Sites of the Nile Delta of Egypt is intended to be a directory, providing an overview and a direction to original sources, without seeking to republish all the known information about each site. It makes available the data on all 783 of the sites in the Egypt Exploration Society's Delta Survey.
£66.50
Egypt Exploration Society Statuary from Royal Buildings at Amarna 2volume
Book Synopsis2-volume set in slipcase. Excavations at the Ancient Egyptian city of Amarna have yielded the remains of many hundreds of statues that were part of Akhenaten's visionary plan. This work catalogues all the statuary, and in a separate volume begins to reintegrate it into the history of the city's temples and palaces.
£308.75
British Museum Press Greek and Roman Medicine at the British Museum
Book SynopsisMost accounts of the history of Greek and Roman medicine are based on ancient medical texts. As a study of the subject through its material remains, this book will be a unique contribution to the understanding of ancient medical implements and surgical instruments, of surgery, and of the history of medicine.Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction: the British Museum Greek and Roman Medical Collections Chapter 2: Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments Chapter 3: Catalogue of Greek and Roman Surgical and Medical Instruments in the British Museum Chapter 4: Scientific Examination and Element Analysis of the Metal Medical Instruments (Susan La Niece and Duncan Hook) Chapter 5: Chemical Analysis of Medicinal Residues: Ingredients, Properties and Purpose (Rebecca Stacey) Chapter 6: Selected Greek and Roman Objects in the British Museum Related to Medicine and Health Appendix 1: An Important Group of Roman Surgical Instruments from Italy in the City of Bristol Museum and Art Gallery Appendix 2: A Unique Roman Plunger Forceps in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford Bibliography Concordance Index
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American School of Classical Studies at Athens The Athenian Agora
Book SynopsisIn a newly revised version of this popular site guide, the current director of excavations in the Athenian Agora gives a brief account of the history of the ancient centre of Athens. The text has been updated and expanded to cover the most recent archaeological discoveries, and the guide now features numerous colour illustrations.Table of ContentsIntroduction; History of the Agora; West side; Administrative center; South side; The Hellenistic south square; East side; Central area; North side; History of the excavations.
£9.37
American School of Classical Studies at Athens Ancient Corinth
Book SynopsisThis is the first official guidebook to the site of ancient Corinth published by the ASCSA in over 50 years, and it comes fully updated with the most current information, colour photos, maps, and plans. It is an indispensable resource for the casual tourist or professional archaeologist new to the site.Trade ReviewThe authors as well as the ASCSA design team have produced a highly functional guidebook to help lay and professional visitors to engage with the extensive excavated and visible remains. The monuments are brought to life by plans, reconstructions, historic photographs, and color images. This will be an invaluable aid to interpret what can be seen on the ground, and will serve as a model for guides to other archaeological sites. David Gill, BMCR 2018.12.05.
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Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne J. Collingwood Bruces Handbook to the Roman Wall
Book SynopsisHadrian''s Wall is one of the best known Roman monuments in Britain. It was declared a World Heritage Site in 1987. The Emperor Hadrian ordered its construction in AD 122 and for nearly three centuries it was the north-west frontier of the Roman empire. Hadrian''s Wall has been visited, written about, surveyed and excavated for over four centuries. In 1851, the great nineteenth century authority on Hadrian''s Wall, John Collingwood Bruce, published The Roman Wall, followed by an abridged edition in 1863. The Handbook to the Roman Wall has subsequently been revised on several occasions. This, the fourteenth edition, has been completely re-written by David Breeze, though acknowledging the style of earlier editions. This authoritative account will be of value to all interested in Hadrian''s Wall.
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Society of Antiquaries of Scotland Winds of Change The Living Landscapes of Hirta St
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British School at Athens Knossos From First to Second Palace
Book SynopsisThis volume presents the pottery from a series of deposits excavated by Sir Arthur Evans in the palace at Knossos and assigned by him to the last part of the Middle Bronze Age or Middle Minoan III. The substantial architectural modifications seen in this period are examined along with stratigraphy to give proper context to the pottery deposits. Middle Minoan III was the time when Knossos appeared to expand its reach across Crete: from the First Palace Period, when palaces at Malia and Phaistos rivalled Knossos, to the Second Palace Period, when seemingly they diminished and other smaller palaces were built. These changes unfolded over the course of the Middle Minoan III period, divided by Evans into two sub-phases, MM IIIA and MM IIIB. He used many palatial deposits to define these phases. However, he did not present the pottery, stratigraphy and architecture in full, leading eventually to some ambiguity over the status of the period. This detailed study revisits more than a dozen of t
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Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies The Emperor Neros Pottery and Tilery at Little
Book SynopsisPreviously suspected on the basis of a tile stamped with the name and titles of the Emperor Nero found alongside other brick and tile in the ploughsoil, excavation of two tile kilns at Little London near Silchester, Hampshire confirmed production during the reign of Nero.Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgements CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION (Michael Fulford) CHAPTER 2. THE GEOPHYSICAL SURVEY (Neil Linford, Paul Linford and Andrew Payne) CHAPTER 3. THE EXCAVATIONS (Nicholas Pankhurst and Daniel Wheeler with Michael Fulford) CHAPTER 4. THE POTTERY (Jane Timby with Joanna Bird and Roger Tomlin) CHAPTER 5. THE CERAMIC BUILDING MATERIAL (Sara Machin with Michael Fulford) CHAPTER 6. WOOD CHARCOAL ANALYSIS: EVIDENCE FOR SITE ECONOMY AND ENVIRONMENT (Catherine Barnett) CHAPTER 7. THE CHARRED PLANT REMAINS (Lisa Lodwick) CHAPTER 8. LITTLE LONDON AND SILCHESTER INSULA IX: RADIOCARBON DATING AND CHRONOLOGICAL MODELLING (Derek Hamilton) CHAPTER 9. ARCHAEOMAGNETIC INVESTIGATION OF TWO FIRED FEATURES AT LITTLE LONDON (David P. Greenwood, Sam E. Harris and Catherine M. Batt) CHAPTER 10. CONCLUDING DISCUSSION (Michael Fulford) THE APPENDICES APPENDIX 1. THE NERO TILE-STAMPS FROM LITTLE LONDON AND SILCHESTER (Peter Warry) APPENDIX 2. OTHER FINDS (Michael Fulford and Nina Crummy) APPENDIX 3. AGE OF ROUNDWOOD WHEN CUT (Catherine Barnett) APPENDIX 4. CALIBRATED AGE RANGES USING THE UK ARCHAEOMAGNETIC CALIBRATED CURVE (David P. Greenwood, Sam E. Harris and Catherine M. Batt) APPENDIX 5. AN INTRODUCTION TO ARCHAEOMAGNETIC DATING (David P. Greenwood, Sam E. Harris and Catherine M. Batt)
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Oxford University School of Archaeology The Archaeology of Greek Colonisation Essays
Book SynopsisThis collection of eight essays on the archaeology of Greek colonisation, dedicated to Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his retirement, has now been reprinted in paperback. Greek colonisation continues to be a much debated topic among ancient historians and archaeologists of the Mediterranean region.Table of ContentsThe nature and standing of the early western colonies (A M Snodgrass); Precolonisation: early Greek contact with the East (M R Popham); Phoenicians and Greeks in the West: a view from Pithekoussai (D Ridgway); Prospectors and pioneers: Pithekoussai, Kyme and central Italy (J N Coldstream); Massalia and colonization in the north-western Mediterranean (B B Shefton): The foundation of Selinous: overpopulation or opportunities? (F De Angelis); Greek penetration of the Black Sea (G R Tsetskhladze); Settlement for trade and land in North Africa: problems of identity (J Boardman).
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Cotswold Archaeological Trust Ltd Excavations on the Wormington to Tirley Pipeline 2000
Book SynopsisArchaeological work in advance of pipeline construction culminated in excavation at four sites on the Gloucestershire/Worcestershire border by the Carrant Brook and River Isbourne.
£14.95
Cotswold Archaeological Trust Ltd Cirencester Excavations VI
Book SynopsisThis volume presents the results of a number of excavations undertaken in Cirencester in the last decade which have examined houses, shops, public buildings (including the forum), town defences and cemeteries.Table of ContentsIntroductory Sections: Orpheus and the Hare: Fifty Years of Cirencester Excavation Committee and Cotswold Archaeology, 1958-2008 (Timothy Darvill and Neil Holbrook); A Rich Resource: Studying CirencesterAes Historic Buildings (David Viner); Introduction to the Excavations (Neil Holbrook); The Street System: Bingham Hall, King Street, 2002 (Tim Havard and Martin Watts); The Foresters Arms, Queen Street, 2003-4 (Derek Evans); Other Miscellaneous Observations (Neil Holbrook); Public Buildings: Excavations on the Site of the Forum (Andrew Simmonds and Alex Smith); Excavations in Insula II at Cotswold Mill, 1998-9 (Neil Holbrook and Alan Thomas); The Probable Theatre and Surrounding Area: Observations in 1969 (Peter Grace and Neil Holbrook); Houses and Shops: Excavations at Stepstairs Lane, 2002-3 (Mark Brett and Martin Watts); Investigations by the Time Team in Insula IX, 1999 (Neil Holbrook and Katie Hirst); Observations and Excavation at Cirencester Grammar School, Victoria Road, 1960 (Peter Grace and Neil Holbrook); Other Miscellaneous Investigations; The Town Defences: Excavation and Watching Brief at Cotswold District Council Offices, Trinity Road, 2001-2 (Annette Hancocks, Martin Watts and Neil Holbrook); Evaluation and Watching Brief between School Lane and Stepstairs Lane 2003-5 (Tim Havard, Kate Cullen and Martin Watts); The Western Cemetery: Excavation and Watching Brief along Old Tetbury Road, 2004-6 (Neil Holbrook, E.R. McSloy and Derek Evans); Other Miscellaneous Investigations Beyond the Walls: Evaluation at 157 Watermoor Road, 2000 (Neil Holbrook); Excavation at Queen Elizabeth Road, 1999 (Alistair Barber, Mark Collard and Neil Holbrook); Observations at Stratton Watermeadows, 2003 (Neil Holbrook); Conclusions (Neil Holbrook); References; Index
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Potingair Press Eros mercator and the cultural landscape of Melos
Book SynopsisThe island of Melos in the Cyclades has a rich archaeology having played an important part in prehistory and throughout history. But owing to its unique geology it is also home to a wide array of rocks and minerals which have been exploited since the first human occupation of the island. This book is about the archaeology of the minerals industries of Melos in antiquity. The localities of their extraction and the type of processing they may have been subject to have been reconstructed on the basis of archaeological evidence. At the site of Aghia Kyriaki, SE Melos, there is evidence for large-scale exploitation of alum in the Late Roman period, its processing in large shallow vessels and packaging into amphorae; there is also evidence for the use of geothermal energy there and in neighbouring Palaeochori Bay; there are phreatic explosions near the sulphur mines at Fyrlingos; finally, there are the egkoila of Melos, the rock-cut cavities carved out of the island's ubiquitous white altereTable of ContentsPrologue. On tradesmen, bath-attendants and men-in-business; 1. Why earths, and why earths now?; 2. Nature's own material culture on Melos; 3. Earths, the name commonly given by all Greeks...; 4. 'A cluster of niches exploited with tenacity and ingenuity...'; 5. On earths and rock-cut features: the SE Melos Survey (SEMS) methodology; 6. Mining, farming and honouring the dead in SE Melos; 7. A tale of two sites; 8. The archaeology of minerals in SE Melos: facts and hypotheses; 9. From mineralogy to microbiology ...via phenomenology, a return journey
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Potingair Press Rhesus Gold Heracles Iron the archaeology of
Book SynopsisEast Macedonia in northern Greece has rich deposits of gold and silver as well as copper and iron ores. The gold and silver were important to Classical Athens and even more so to Alexander the Great's Hellenistic world. Copper was extracted as early as the Late Neolithic, and iron was worked from the Iron Age to Ottoman times. Bringing to life the essential background to this wealth derived from metals, this book looks at the archaeological and archaeometallurgical evidence, some of it very new, for the mining and processing of the ores and the extraction of the metal. The book is written with the visitor to the region very much in mind, taking the reader closer to the landscapes where these practices took place to make sense of silent landscapes' where so much happened at one time but where nature has now taken over the remains of buildings, installations and heaps of waste rendering them mute' and meaningless for all but the expert historian of technology. Written by a native of the Table of Contents1. Rhesos, king of the Thracians and his gold; 2. The Region, its environment and geology; 3. The archaeology and history of the mining and metalworking tradition in NE Greece; 4. The making of iron, silver and gold: some technological principles; 5. Social aspects of metals technology in NE Greece: a holistic interpretation
£33.25
Cotswold Archaeological Trust Ltd The Western Cemetery of Roman Cirencester Excavations at the former Bridges Garage Tetbury Road Cirencester 20112015 7
Book SynopsisExcavations in 2011 to 2015 within the Western Cemetery of Roman Cirencester resulted in the discovery of 118 inhumation and 8 cremation burials, the largest investigation of a Roman cemetery in Cirencester since the Bath Gate excavations of the 1970s.Trade ReviewA model cemetery publication and an important addition to the literature… * British Archaeology *
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Cambridge University Press Anthropological Archaeology Underwater
Book SynopsisAnthropological archaeology underwater is a new field. What type of research is this and how do anthropologists go about it? When most people hear the phrase ''underwater archaeology'', they think of shipwrecks and dramatic images of lost ships at sea, but the underwater archaeological record is vast. In addition to historic vessels, water preserves some of the oldest landscapes on the planet. While archaeologists are interested in the past, those working underwater apply the latest technologies to provide fresh understandings about ancient human behaviour. Underwater environments provide preservation that is unmatched on land and therefore the data collected is novel ? providing information about human lifeways and creating a picture of the past we would otherwise never see. This Element will explore the world of anthropological archaeology underwater, focusing on submerged sites, and review the techniques, data, and theoretical perspectives which are offering new insights into the human story.
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Cambridge University Press Connecting Communities in Archaic Greece
Book SynopsisA new history of Greece in the seventh and sixth centuries BC written for the twenty-first century. It brings together archaeological material from over 100 years, employing experimental modelling techniques from the digital humanities to reveal new patterns about how Greece's first city-states traded with one another and made alliances.
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Cambridge University Press Hieroglyphs PseudoScripts and Alphabets
Book SynopsisIntroduces the workings and uses of Egyptian hieroglyphs, the various degrees of cultural knowledge of their makers and most importantly the influence hieroglyphs had on other scripts and notations in antiquity.Table of Contents1. Introduction; 2. Hieroglyphs, hieratic and Demotic: the work of specialists; 3. Putting up barriers: hyper-specialist writing; 4. Limited understanding and creative use of hieroglyphs; 5. Hieroglyphs abroad: non-Egyptian notations and scripts inspired by hieroglyphs; 6. Conclusion; References.
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Taylor & Francis Bioarchaeology in the Caribbean
Book SynopsisBioarchaeology in the Caribbean assembles leading and emerging scholars in Caribbean bioarchaeology, offering an overview of current research in genomic analyses, deathways, demography and health, diet and population mobility, and research ethics.Chapters emphasize the importance of culture in human adaptation and behavior at both population and individual levels. The first volume to focus solely on Caribbean bioarchaeology, this book is a landmark in this rapidly advancing area of scholarship, providing insight into current research methods and theoretical debates. The Caribbean region has a long and diverse history, and the chapters reflect this, discussing Indigenous, African and European colonial populations, temporally spanning the Archaic period, the Early and Late Ceramic periods, the time of first European contact, and the Colonial period.Bioarchaeology in the Caribbean will appeal to undergraduates, postgraduates, and researchers in bioarchaeology and Caribbean bioarchaeology and archaeology, in particular, as well as local stakeholders in the Caribbean (museum and archaeology professionals).
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Crusader Archaeology
Book SynopsisThe third edition of Crusader Archaeology updates previous editions to include coverage of important recent work in the field. It examines what life was like for European settlers and travellers to the crusader states during the centuries of Latin rule.Examining past, recent and ongoing archaeological discoveries, and research in the field from Israel, Jordan, Syria, Turkey and Cyprus, this volume includes recent findings and approaches including new exploration work in urban sites such as Jerusalem, Acre and Caesarea, new work on industrial sites and new discoveries in research including DNA studies, the field of weaponry and many other topics. It covers such topics as settlement types, fortification, daily life, day-to-day activities, warfare, religious life, arts, industry, leisure pursuits, building technology, agriculture, medicine, death and burial. It considers, in all these fields, the manner in which the Frankish population was influenced by the local and neigTable of Contents1 Background: The Crusades and Outremer; 2 The city and urban life; 3 The rural landscape; 4 The defence of the Latin East; 5 Frankish ecclesiastical architecture; 6 Frankish domestic architecture; 7 Crafts and minor arts; 8 The fine arts; 9 Building techniques and materials; 10 Medicine; 11 Burials; Postcript
£35.99
Taylor & Francis In the Footsteps of Our Ancestors
Book SynopsisIn the Footsteps of Our Ancestors details through archaeological analysis, the dispersal of our species, Homo sapiens, providing a broad examination of evidence for early human migration into Asia and Oceania. Those migrations are crucial to our understanding of the global story of human evolution and cultural diversification. Chapters from an international team of experts provide the new geographical and temporal coverage. Controversies around timing, pathways, and competing models of migrations are explored in regions where archaeological data can be scarce. Genetic and archaeological data often seem inconsistent, but this book uses syntheses of archaeological evidence to give an updated view of our current knowledge of when and how these regions were first settled. These analyses help us understand the pattern of human movement and adaptation that led to the contemporary distribution of our species. This book provides the latest coverage of this important topic and contrib
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Taylor & Francis An Introduction to Peruvian Archaeology
Book SynopsisThe Excavated Past: An Introduction to Peruvian Archaeology offers an accessible and up-to-date guide to Peru's rich archaeological heritage.Through a broad vision of archaeology as a discipline and historical reality, Henry TantaleÃn offers a fascinating immersion into the past of Peru. The book is structured in three parts: an introduction to the key concepts of global and local archaeology, a brief history of Peruvian archaeology and a tour of the societies of ancient Peru, from the first settlers to the fall of the Inca Empire. Furthermore, the author highlights the role of archaeology in daily life, education and popular culture.This book is an invaluable resource not only for students and professionals of Peruvian archaeology, but also for anyone interested in understanding the cultural legacy that these findings contribute to our understanding of human history.
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Taylor & Francis The Birth of Persian Art c. 550486 BC
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Cambridge University Press The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula
Book SynopsisIn this book, Katina Lillios provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1,400,000 (the Paleolithic) and 3,500 years ago (the Bronze Age) as revealed in their art, burials, tools, and monuments. She highlights the exciting new discoveries on the Peninsula, including the evidence for some of the earliest hominins in Europe, Neanderthal art, interbreeding between Neanderthals and modern humans, and relationships to peoples living in North Africa, the Mediterranean, and Western Europe. This is the first book to relate the ancient history of the Peninsula to broader debates in anthropology and archaeology. Amply illustrated and written in an accessible style, it will be of interest to archaeologists and students of prehistoric Spain and Portugal.Trade Review'… the book is a good introduction to the peninsula's past for nonspecialists.' E. Delson, ChoiceTable of Contents1. Setting the stage; 2. The first Iberians and last Neanderthals; 3. The first modern humans in Iberia; 4. The creation of new worlds; 5. The expansion of interregional contacts; 6. The emergence of ranked societies; 7. Archaeologies and histories of the Iberian past.
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Cambridge University Press Early Medieval Britain c. 5001000
Book SynopsisEarly medieval Britain saw the birth of England, Scotland and of the Welsh kingdoms. Naismith''s introductory textbook explores the period between the end of Roman rule and the eve of the Norman Conquest, blending an engaging narrative with clear explanations of key themes and sources. Using extensive illustrations, maps and selections from primary sources, students will examine the island as a collective entity, comparing political histories and institutions as well as societies, beliefs and economies. Each chapter foregrounds questions of identity and the meaning of ''Britain'' in this period, encouraging interrogation and contextualisation of sources within the framework of the latest debates and problems. Featuring online resources including timelines, a glossary, end-of-chapter questions and suggestions for further reading, students can drive their own understanding of how the polities and societies of early medieval Britain fitted together and into the wider world, and firmly graTrade Review'Rory Naismith adopts a refreshingly new approach to the study of early medieval Britain, which takes into account its political and cultural plurality, while also placing it in a wider European context. Comprehensive, accessible and up-to-date with the most recent historiographical developments, it will easily become a classic.' Francesca Tinti, University of the Basque Country'Up-to-date and judiciously argued, Rory Naismith's book with its excellent illustrations, text boxes addressing detailed evidence, timelines and discussion points is an ideal teaching tool. Covering the whole of Britain, sensible to internal differences and divisions, and attentive to the local and particular alongside major developments, this is also an important new history of these early centuries.' Pauline Stafford, University of Liverpool'This timely and refreshing textbook will challenge students' assumptions about 'Dark-Age' Britain. Eschewing the well-worn narratives that search for the national origins of England, Scotland and Wales, Rory Naismith makes a compelling case for adopting a much more holistic approach to the study of British history and taking the early medieval period on its own terms.' Edward Roberts, University of Kent'Students and scholars have been crying out for a well-informed and enticing history of early medieval Britain, which treats the whole island rather than selected parts of it. Rory Naismith has given us precisely that. He has also produced a significant work of scholarship, for this is a wonderfully rich book, which is written with confident command of a diverse array of sources and contains many new insights as well as a lucid survey. Anyone reading it should emerge not only confidently equipped but also inspired to explore the period further.' Stephen Baxter, University of OxfordTable of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements; List of Source Boxes; List of Methods and Analysis Boxes; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; 1. Introduction; Part I. Conceiving Early Medieval Britain: 2. An Island in the Ocean: The Idea of Britain; 3. On the Edge of the World: Britain and Europe; 4. Legend, Myth and History; 5. Migrations and Peoples; 6. Fragments of the Past; Part II. Making Early Medieval Britain: 7. Britain c. 500; 8. 'Fertile of Tyrants': Britain 500–650; 9. 'What the Outcome Will Be, a Future Age Will See': Britain 650–850; 10. 'God Help Us!': Britain 850–1000; Part III. Living in Early Medieval Britain: 11. Kingship in Action; 12. Building a Christian Society; 13. Maintaining Belief: The Church as an Institution; 14. Family, Friend, Lord, Slave: The Basis of Society; 15. Land, People and Settlement; 16. Getting and Giving: Acts and Settings of Exchange; 17. Language and Communication; 18. 'As Far as the Cold Waves Reach': Conclusion; Glossary; Index.
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Cambridge University Press Palaeolithic Europe
Book SynopsisThis book combines archaeological, palaeoanthropological, and paleogenetic data to present a unique demographic perspective on this period of early prehistory, combining social and evolutionary approaches. It will be of interest to advanced students and researchers in archaeology and biological anthropology.Table of Contents1. Towards a Social Palaeodemography of Early Prehistory; 2. Stones, Bones, and Genes: A Palaeodemographic Database; 3. Hunter-Gatherer Demography; 4. Visitation: The First European Populations (~1.8 million-300,000 years ago); 5. Residency: The Neanderthals and their Neighbours (~300,000-40,000 years ago); 6. Expansion: The Arrival of Homo Sapiens and the Extinction of the Neanderthals (~50,000 years ago-35,000 years ago); 7. Intensification: Mid-to-Late Upper Palaeolithic Population Dynamics (~35,000 years ago-15,000 years ago); 8. Palaeolithic Europe: Demography and Society.
£24.69
Cambridge University Press First Peoples in a New World
Book SynopsisOver 15,000 years ago, a band of hunter-gatherers became the first people to set foot in the Americas.They soon found themselves in a world rich in plants and animals, but also a world still shivering itself out of the coldest depths of the Ice Age. The movement of those first Americans was one of the greatest journeys undertaken by ancient peoples. In this book, David Meltzer explores the world of Ice Age Americans, highlighting genetic, archaeological, and geological evidence that has revolutionized our understanding of their origins, antiquity, and adaptation to climate and environmental change. This fully updated edition integrates the most recent scientific discoveries, including the ancient genome revolution and human evolutionary and population history.Written for a broad audience, the book can serve as the primary text in courses on North American Archaeology, Ice Age Environments, and Human evolution and prehistory.Trade Review'The book is an exciting read that offers a lot of information, but always takes the reader along because the author knows how to explain … the book is highly recommended.' Herausgeber, AmerIndian ResearchTable of Contents1. Overture; 2. Glaciers, climates and environments of Ice Age North America; 3. The search for Ice Age Americans: the path from Paleoliths to Paleoindians; 4. Ascertaining archaeological evidence of antiquity; 5. What language, skeletal anatomy and genetics reveal (or not) of the population history of the Americas; 6. Who, from where, when and how? The search for consensus; 7. What do you do when no one's been there before?; 8. Clovis adaptations and Pleistocene Megafaunal extinctions; 9. Settling in: late Paleoindians and the waning ice age; 10. When past and present collide.
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Cambridge University Press Byzantium Venice and the Medieval Adriatic
Book SynopsisAn international team of historians and archaeologists examines the textual sources and material evidence for trade and administration between the medieval Adriatic and Byzantium. They offer stimulating ideas concerning the entire Mediterranean and provide a better understanding of this important region before the heyday of Venice.Trade Review'By shedding new light on the pre-Venetian Adriatic and the competitors of Venice, this volume explains why hegemony over this sea was crucial for Mediterranean polities.' Nicola Carotenuto, English Historical ReviewTable of ContentsIntroduction Magdalena Skoblar; 1. The Adriatic Sea 500–1100: A Corrupted Alterity? Richard Hodges; 2. Thinking of Linking: Pottery Connections, Southern Adriatic, Butrint and Beyond Joanita Vroom; 3. A Winter Sea? Exchange and Power at the Ebbing of the Adriatic Connection 600–800 Francesco Borri; 4. The Origins of Venice: Between Italy, Byzantium and the Adriatic Stefano Gasparri; 5. The Northern Adriatic Area between the Eighth and the Ninth Century: New Landscapes, New Cities Sauro Gelichi; 6. Provincia Iadrensis: Heir of Roman Dalmatia or a Still-Born Child of Byzantine Early Medieval Adriatic Policy? Trpimir Vedriš; 7. Ravenna and Other Early Rivals of Venice: Comparative Urban and Economic Development in the Upper Adriatic c.751–1050 Thomas S. Brown; 8. Byzantine Apulia Jean-Marie Martin; 9. From One Coast to Another and Beyond: Adriatic Connections through the Sigillographic Evidence Pagona Papadopoulou; 10. Icons in the Adriatic before the Sack of Constantinople in 1204 Magdalena Skoblar; 11. The Rise of the Adriatic in the Age of the Crusades Peter Frankopan; 12. Venice in the Twelfth Century: Between the Adriatic and the Aegean Michael Angold; 13. Venice, the Ionian Sea and the Southern Adriatic after the Fourth Crusade Guillaume Saint-Guillain; 14. Sea Power and the Evolution of Venetian Crusading Christopher Wright; 15. Reassessing the Venetian Presence in the Late Medieval Eastern Adriatic Oliver Jens Schmitt; 16. 'Strangers' in the City? The Paradoxes of Communitarianism in Fifteenth-Century Venice Élisabeth Crouzet-Pavan; Conclusion Chris Wickham; Index.
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd A Companion to Greek Art
Book SynopsisThis well-illustrated Companion offers a comprehensive, authoritative account of the development of Greek art through the 1st millennium BC.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations ix List of Color Plates xxvii List of Maps xxix Notes on Contributors xxx Preface xxxviii PART I Introduction 1 1 The Greeks and their Art 3Tyler Jo Smith and Dimitris Plantzos PART II Forms, Times, and Places 15 2 Chronology and Topography 17Nicki Waugh 3 Greek Decorated Pottery I: Athenian Vase-painting 39Thomas Mannack 4 Greek Decorated Pottery II: Regions and Workshops 62Stavros A Paspalas 5 Free-standing and Relief Sculpture 105Dimitris Damaskos 6 Architecture in City and Sanctuary 132Marina Yeroulanou 7 Architectural Sculpture 153Olga Palagia 8 Wall- and Panel-painting 171Dimitris Plantzos 9 Mosaics 186Ruth Westgate 10 Luxury Arts 200John Boardman and Claudia Wagner 11 Terracottas 221Lucilla Burn 12 Coinages 235François de Callataÿ 13 Workshops and Technology 255Eleni Hasaki 14 Ancient Writers on Art 273Kenneth Lapatin PART III Contacts and Colonies 291 15 Egypt and North Africa 293Sabine Weber 16 Cyprus and the Near East 312Tamar Hodos 17 Asia Minor 330Veli Köse 18 The Black Sea 350Jan Bouzek 19 Sicily and South Italy 369Clemente Marconi PART IV Images and Meanings 397 20 Olympian Gods at Home and Abroad 399H.A Shapiro 21 Politics and Society 414Eleni Manakidou 22 Personification: Not Just a Symbolic Mode 440Amy C Smith 23 The Non-Greek in Greek Art 456Beth Cohen 24 Birth, Marriage, and Death 480John H Oakley 25 Age, Gender, and Social Identity 498Jenifer Neils 26 Sex, Gender, and Sexuality 510Timothy J McNiven 27 Drinking and Dining 525Kathleen M Lynch 28 Competition, Festival, and Performance 543Tyler Jo Smith 29 Figuring Religious Ritual 564François Lissarrague 30 Agency in Greek Art 579James Whitley PART V Greek Art: Ancient to Antique 597 31 Greek Art through Roman Eyes 599Michael Squire 32 Greek Art in Late Antiquity and Byzantium 621Anthony Kaldellis 33 The Antique Legacy from the Middle Ages to the Enlightenment 633Jill Johnson Deupi 34 Greek Art and the Grand Tour 649Sue Blundell 35 Myth and the Ideal in 20th c Exhibitions of Classical Art 667Delia Tzortzaki 36 The Cultural Property Debate 683Stelios Lekakis 37 Greek Art at University, 19th–20th c 698Stephen L Dyson 38 Surveying the Scholarship 711Lucie Wall Stylianopoulos Bibliography 723 Index 817
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Taylor & Francis Windows into the Medieval Mediterranean
Book SynopsisThis book reveals the medieval Mediterranean region as a richly nuanced space of places and peoples connected by a body of water, but far from unifiedâand seeks to challenge what we think we know about the medieval Mediterranean and the world it influenced.Reflective of the diversity of the Mediterranean region, the contributors are an international body of scholars that bring together topics that are seemingly disparate but are in fact in a vibrant conversation with one another. The volume seeks to shed new light and perspectives on familiar topics. Each chapter begins with secondary commentary for context, and is followed by primary sources comprised of images and texts that invite careful reading, lively discussion, and possibilities for deeper research. Topics that are discussed include: Archaeology and Architecture, Stories of Travel and Encounter, Literature and Poetry, Matters of Faith, Crusades, Monarchies and Conflict, Ties that Bind, and Around the Mediterranean Wor
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Taylor & Francis Ltd Photographing Tutankhamun
Book SynopsisThey are among the most famous and compelling photographs ever made in archaeology: Howard Carter kneeling before the burial shrines of Tutankhamun; life-size statues of the boy king on guard beside a doorway, tantalizingly sealed, in his tomb; or a solid gold coffin still draped with flowers cut more than 3,300 years ago. Yet until now, no study has explored the ways in which photography helped mythologize the tomb of Tutankhamun, nor the role photography played in shaping archaeological methods and interpretations, both in and beyond the field. This book undertakes the first critical analysis of the photographic archive formed during the ten-year clearance of the tomb, and in doing so explores the interface between photography and archaeology at a pivotal time for both. Photographing Tutankhamun foregrounds photography as a material, technical, and social process in early 20th-century archaeology, in order to question how the photograph made and remade ancient Egypt' in the waning agTrade Review'A beautifully written and fascinating account of the photographs and photographic practices related to Tutankhamun. It will be a landmark study in the relationships between archives, photographs, and archaeology.'--J.A. Baird, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK'Photographing Tutankhamun is a remarkable achievement for many different reasons, but it is perhaps this contribution that makes the book stand out. [...] Riggs’s ability to look across social, empirical and theoretical domains and not lose sight of the idiosyncrasies of Tutankhamun offers a valuable case study in recognising the oscillations and contingencies underpinning the work of photographs in archaeological practice.'--Antiquity'A beautifully written and fascinating account of the photographs and photographic practices related to Tutankhamun. It will be a landmark study in the relationships between archives, photographs, and archaeology.' --J.A. Baird, Birkbeck College, University of London, UK'Photographing Tutankhamun is a remarkable achievement for many different reasons, but it is perhaps this contribution that makes the book stand out. [...] Riggs’s ability to look across social, empirical and theoretical domains and not lose sight of the idiosyncrasies of Tutankhamun offers a valuable case study in recognising the oscillations and contingencies underpinning the work of photographs in archaeological practice.'--AntiquityTable of ContentsTable of ContentsList of FiguresAcknowledgmentsPrefaceChapter 1. Photographing Tutankhamun: An Introduction Chapter 2. Mirrored Memories: Excavating the Photographic Archive Chapter 3. 'The first and most pressing need': Photographic Practice at the Tomb of Tutankhamun Chapter 4. Tutankhamun's Treasures: Objects, Artworks, Bodies Chapter 5. Men at Work: The Resurrection of the Boy-king Chapter 6. Worlds Exclusive: Mediating TutankhamunChapter 7. The Looking-glass: Egyptology’s Archival AfterlivesNotesBibliographyIndex
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Amberley Publishing Prehistoric Sussex
Book SynopsisA fascinating exploration of prehistoric Sussex from the Palaeolithic era to the Iron Age and the Roman invasion.
£14.39
John Wiley and Sons Ltd Prehistoric Europe
Book SynopsisPrehistoric Europe: Theory and Practice provides a comprehensive overview of the wide-ranging contemporary debates in the study of European prehistory. Written to reflect the immense changes in the field, the volume presents essays by some of the most dynamic researchers and leading European scholars in the field today.Trade Review"Extensive and current bibliographies and illustrations accompany the highly stimulating discussions. [This is] Clearly a volume for colleges and universities with programs in archaeology and anthropology." (CHOICE, December 2009) "This edited volume provides a welcome break from the traditional chronological approach to European prehistory. Important disciplinary themes are addressed here in innovative ways by a group of scholars with active field projects as well as impressive publication records." Bettina Arnold, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee "An impressive compilation of papers which successfully combines novel and theoretical approaches with detailed regional studies. Jones has assembled a galaxy of leading scholars to produce an authoritative overview of key themes and subjects within European prehistory, from the Iron Gates Mesolithic to Iron Age Scandinavia." Chris Scarre, University of Durham "Massive amounts of new information exist from all periods of prehistoric Europe and older frameworks of interpretation are increasingly inadequate to the task of making sense of these. Prehistoric Europe brings together a wide range of approaches which show exciting possibilities for novel ways of understanding the past. It is a book to be debated and argued with - I am sure new insights will result." Chris Gosden, University of OxfordTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables vii Notes on Contributors xi Preface xv Introduction 1 Andrew Jones 1 Frameworks for the Analysis of European Prehistory 14 Introduction 14 (a) Hunter-Gatherers to Farmers? 16 Mark Pluciennik (b) The Celts as ‘Grand Narrative’ 35 John Collis 2 Landscape and Place 54 Introduction 54 (a) From Monuments in Landscape to Landscapes in Monuments: Monuments, Death and Landscape in Early Bronze Age Scandinavia 56 Joakim Goldhahn (b) Everything in its Right Place? On Selective Deposition, Landscape and the Construction of Identity in Later Prehistory 86 David Fontijn 3 The Living House – Architecture, the Everyday and the Human Lifecycle 107 Introduction 107 (a) First Households and ‘House Societies’ in European Prehistory 109 Dušan Borić (b) Domestic Times: Houses and Temporalities in Late Prehistoric Europe 143 Fokke Gerritsen 4 Materiality, Technology and Transformation – The Emergence of Novel Technologies 162 Introduction 162 (a) The Emergence of Pottery 164 Dragos Gheorghiu (b) The Emergence of Metalworking 193 Barbara S. Ottaway and Ben Roberts 5 Death, Remembrance and the Past 226 Introduction 226 (a) Engaging Memories of European Prehistory 228 Katina T. Lillios (b) The Past in Later Prehistory 255 Bryan Hanks 6 Identity, Community, the Body and the Person 285 Introduction 285 (a) Neolithic Bodies 287 Daniela Hofmann and Alasdair Whittle (b) Bodies and Identities in the Scandinavian Late Iron Age 312 Ing-Marie Back Danielsson 7 Interaction, Trade and Exchange 330 Introduction 330 (a) Approaches to Trade and Exchange in Earlier Prehistory (Late Mesolithic–Early Bronze Age) 333 John Chapman (b) Trade and Exchange in Later Prehistory 356 Peter Wells Index 373
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John Wiley and Sons Ltd Classical Archaeology
Book SynopsisThe fully revised second edition of this successful volume includes updates on the latest archaeological research in all chapters, and two new essays on Greek and Roman art. It retains its unique, paired essay format, as well as key contributions from leading archaeologists and historians of the classical world. Second edition is updated and revised throughout, showcasing the latest research and fresh theoretical approaches in classical archaeology Includes brand new essays on ancient Greek and Roman art in a modern context Designed to encourage critical thinking about the interpretation of ancient material culture and the role of modern perceptions in shaping the study of art and archaeology Features paired essays one covering the Greek world, the other, the Roman to stimulate a dialogue not only between the two ancient cultures, but between scholars from different historiographic and methodological traditions Includes maps, chronologiesTable of ContentsList of Figures ix Notes on Contributors xv Introduction 1 Robin Osborne and Susan E. Alcock 1 What is Classical Archaeology? 11 Introduction 11 (a) Greek Archaeology 13 Anthony Snodgrass (b) Roman Archaeology 30 Martin Millett 2 Doing Archaeology in the Classical Lands 51 Introduction 51 (a) The Greek World 53 Jack L. Davis (b) The Roman World 71 Henry Hurst 3 Human Ecology and the Classical Landscape 91 Introduction 91 The Greek and Roman Worlds 93 Lin Foxhall, Martin Jones and Hamish Forbes 4 The Essential Countryside 122 Introduction 122 (a) The Greek World 124 Susan E. Alcock (b) The Roman World 144 Nicola Terrenato 5 Urban Spaces and Central Places 168 Introduction 168 (a) The Greek World 170 Tonio Hölscher (b) The Roman World 187 Nicholas Purcell 6 Housing and Households 207 Introduction 207 (a) The Greek World 209 Lisa Nevett (b) The Roman World 228 Bettina Bergmann 7 Cult and Ritual 249 Introduction 249 (a) The Greek World 251 Robin Osborne (b) The Roman World 268 Christopher Smith 8 The Personal and the Political 293 Introduction 293 (a) The Greek World 295 John F. Cherry (b) The Roman World 316 Penelope J. E. Davies 9 The Creation and Expression of Identity 348 Introduction 348 (a) The Greek World 350 Jonathan M. Hall (b) The Roman World 368 Andrew Wallace-Hadrill 10 Linking with a Wider World 394 Introduction 394 (a) Greeks and “Barbarians” 396 Sarah P. Morris (b) Romans and “Barbarians” 415 Jane Webster 11 A Place for Art? 439 Introduction 439 (a) Putting the Art into Artifact 442 Caroline Vout (b) Classical Archaeology and the Contexts of Art History 468 Michael Squire Prospective 501 Susan E. Alcock and Robin Osborne Index 506
£30.35
Amberley Publishing 50 Finds of Roman Coinage
Book SynopsisLooking at some of the fascinating examples of Roman coinage recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
£14.39
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Growing Up Human
Book SynopsisBrings the science of biological anthropology to bear on understanding how our evolutionary history has shaped a phenomenon everyone has experienced childhood.Tracking deep into our evolutionary history, anthropological science has begun to unravel one particular feature that sets us apart from the many, many animals that came before us our uniquely long childhoods. Growing Up Human looks at how we have diverged from our ancestral roots to stay forever young' or at least what seems like forever and how the evolution of childhood is a critical part of the human story.Beginning with a look at the ways animals invest in their offspring, the book moves through the many steps of making a baby, from pair-bonding to hidden ovulation, points where our species has repeatedly stepped off the standard primate path. From the mystery of monogamy to the minefield of modern parenting advice, biological anthropologist Brenna Hassett reveals how differences betweeTrade ReviewSuperb … and often hilarious. Growing Up Human is what happens when science meets an unusually entertaining and uninhibited writer … should be appreciated by anyone pregnant, planning to be pregnant, or who has ever had a child or been one. * Wall Street Journal *A thought-provoking discussion about why humans experience a long childhood ... Hassett artfully dissects the sometimes problematic dogma surrounding growth and development, such as whether physical size predicts life span; debunks common myths, such as the idea that the reproductive cycles of women who regularly interact with one another will synchronize; and rejects falsehoods, such as the idea that toxins are produced during the menstrual cycle. * Science *Bioarchaeologist Brenna Hassett’s intriguing, entertaining book looks at childhood. She examines distinctive aspects from messy mating and dangerous pregnancies to the puzzling human fondness for formal education and love of the written word. * Nature *With characteristic wit, humour and verve, Brenna Hassett delves deep into our evolutionary past and inner nature to explain why humans are ‘the ape who never grew up’. * Alice Roberts *Bursting with fascinating ideas and surprising facts, Growing Up Human pulls off a masterly trick, with such lucid and entertaining writing that even complex scientific ideas slip down a treat. This is human evolution at its most captivating; clever and charming, just like our amazing babies. * Rebecca Wragg Sykes, author of Kindred *It is a comprehensive, thorough, accurate review of recent anthropological findings on everything from pregnancy and birth to lactation, tooth development, play, and learning... This is an excellent book for mothers * Choice *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary: An Introduction Chapter 2: Pop! Goes the Weasel: Life History and Why it Matters Chapter 3: Two Little Monkeys Jumping on the Bed: Making More Monkeys Chapter 4: A Froggy Would A-Courting Go: How Weird is Monogamy? Chapter 5: Georgie Porgie, Pudding and Pie: Conception and Fertility and Fat Chapter 6: Bake Me a Cake as Fast as You Can: the Joys of Gestation Chapter 7: Cackle, Cackle, Mother Goose: Having a Baby Chapter 8: See-Saw, Margery Daw: Cultural Adaptations to Birth Chapter 9: Bye, Baby Bunting: Caring for a Child the Old-Fashioned Way Chapter 10: Old Mother Hubbard’s Cupboard: the Magic of Milk Chapter 11: Hey Diddle Diddle: the Cultural Life of Milk
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John Murray Press Complete Middle Egyptian
Book SynopsisDesigned for complete beginners, and tested for years with real learners, Complete Middle Egyptian offers a bridge from the textbook to the real world, enabling you to learn the grammar, access inscriptions in documents and monuments and even teaching you how to draw hieroglyphs yourself.Structured around key artefacts and introducing both the original hieroglyphs and transliteration (for easier understanding) this course also features: -16 learning units plus pronunciation section, grammar reference, sign list overview and sign list explanation -Stepped progression - clearly graduated progress through different levels of the language-Authentic materials - language taught through key artefacts and texts-Teaches the key skills - reading and understanding hieroglyphs-Culture insights - learn about the culture, society and politics in ancient Egypt-Self tests and learning activities - see and trTrade ReviewFor those who like learning new languages using so-called contextual learning and learning by discovery rather than old-fashioned study of paradigms and memorization, this book might be just the place for you to learn Middle Egyptian, the basic language underlying Egyptian hieroglyphs. * Janet H. Johnson, Morton D. Hull Distinguished Service Professor of Egyptology, Oriental Institute, Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations, University of Chicago *
£35.99
Edinburgh University Press Sasanian Persia
Book SynopsisThe Sasanian Empire was one of the largest empires of antiquity, stretching from Mesopotamia to modern Pakistan. This book explores key phenomena which contributed to its wealth and power, from the empire's armed forces to agriculture, trade and treatment of minorities. The latest discoveries feature prominently.
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