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Griffith Institute Studies in Egyptian Syntax Second Edition
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£89.01
British Institute for the Study of Iraq Abu Salabikh Excavations Vol 3 Catalogue of Early
Book SynopsisVolume III in the British School of Archaeology in Iraq's study of the city of Abu Salabikh. This volume deals solely with the Early Dynastic pots excavated between 1975 and 1983.
£999.99
British Institute for the Study of Iraq (Gertrude Bell Memorial) Historical Topography of Samarra 1 Samarra
Book SynopsisThis is the first fundamentally new work to come out in half a century on one of the world's most famous Islamic archaeological sites: Samarra, in Iraq.
£999.99
Oxford Archaeology Eynsham A village and its Abbey
Book SynopsisFor five hundred years the small village of Eynsham in Oxfordshire has lived with the hazy memory of a great Benedictine abbey that once flourished at its heart. In recent years major archaeological excavations have revealed much of the abbey s remains and intriguing evidence of settlement going back 3000 years.
£9.82
British School at Athens The Latest Sealings from the Palace and Houses of
Book SynopsisSir. Arthur Evans only ever published around a tenth of the sealings he found during excavations of the destruction levels at the Palace of Knossos. Moreover the drawings that he and other scholars did of the sealings are scattered over the four volumes of his Palace of Knossos and in obscure publications. All the sealings of known and unknown context are illustrated here. Margaret Gill's original study of the sealings made in the 1960s has been updated following more recent work on material in the Heraklion Museum. This is the first publication in a new scholarly series from the British School, and will be followed later this year by conference proceedings on Post-Minoan Crete and on Palaeolithic Greece.
£36.57
British School at Athens Servia I AngloHellenic Rescue Excavations 197173
Book SynopsisA report on excavations at the Neolithic-Early Bronze Age site of Servia in Thessaly. The main part of the report deals with the rescue excavation carried out in 1971-73 prior to the flooding of the dam, and also reflcts on earlier investigations in the early-mid 1900s by J.B. Wace, M.S. Thompson and W.A. Heurtley. Sections are given on the stratigraphy of the site, which includes five successive building levels, chronology, small finds and the environmental evidence. Includes a CD-Rom with colour photographs of aspects of the site and small finds. A separate forthcoming volume will deal with the Neolithic pottery in detail.
£126.47
British School at Athens The Fort at Phylla Vrachos Excavations and
Book SynopsisThis supplementary volume reports on investigations carried out on a small fortified site on a hill near to the village of Phylla in central Euboea. A topographical survey and subsequent excavations aimed to provide evidence for the date and nature of the occupation of the site, and the function of the buildings there. As well as the architectural sequence, the contributors report on the ceramic vessels and lamps (in German), the environmental remains and the function of the site within the local district (both in English), assessing the likelihood of it having been a defensive fort during the late Archaic period.
£52.24
British School at Athens Knossos The South House 34 BSA Supplementary
Book SynopsisThe South House, located immediately south of the Palace of Knossos was first excavated by Arthur Evans in 1908, with subsequent work carried out in 1924, but was never published. This volume pieces together evidence from the finds from the excavation housed in the Stratigraphical Museum, as well as the Daybooks of Duncan Mackenzie, to form an overview of the excavation and the history of the building. Contributions from a number of specialists assess the architecture of the South House and especially the entrance system (Jan Driessen) , the fresco fragments (P A Mountjoy) , the fragments of Early, Middle and Late Minoan pottery (C Knappett, P A Mountjoy) , pithoi and storage (K S Chrsitakis) , silver vessels (P A Mountjoy) , stone, bone, ivory, bronze and clay finds (R D G Evely) , loomweights (B Burke) and seals
£109.25
British School at Athens thetheatreatbutrint
Book SynopsisButrint, an Epirote port on the southern Albanian coast, was a cultural and political centre throughout classical antiquity and into the middle ages. The Italian Archaeological Mission, directed by Luigi Maria Ugolini, undertook major excavations of the Hellenistic and Roman theatre between 1928 and 1932. The original reports and surveys are published here for the first time and provide a significant contribution to our knowledge of the development of Butrint. Contents List of illustrations Introduction and acknowledgements, by Oliver J. Gilkes Foreword, by Lord Rothschild Part 1 Luigi Maria Ugolini and the Italian Archaeological Mission to Albania Chapter 1 Luigi Maria Ugolini and the Italian Archaeological Mission to Albania, by Oliver J. Gilkes Chapter 2 Ugolini and Aeneas: the story of the excavation of the theatre at Butrint, by Lida Miraj Chapter 3 The Ugolini manuscripts in the Museo della Civiltà Romana, Rome, by Anna Maria Liberati
£122.00
British School at Athens Archaeological Field Survey in Cyprus Past
Book SynopsisThe volume contains fifteen papers. Ten of them record the genesis and the development of archaeological survey in Cyprus; they also discuss the reasons why the twentieth century ended with serious set-backs in the protection of cultural landscapes, despite the fact that in Cyprus survey was conducted in the name of archaeological resource management as early as 1955. The credit for this accomplishment goes to Hector Catling, who had envisioned the island-wide Cyprus Survey Project, and was instrumental in establishing the Survey Branch in the Cyprus Department of Antiquities. The 'biographies' of eight very different projects offer a representative sample of survey archaeology in Cyprus in the last quarter of the 20th century. The inclusion of four geographically and methodologically diverse projects from Israel, Libya, Italy and Greece provide a trans-Mediterranean perspective against which survey archaeology in Cyprus can be measured. The keynote paper (John Cherry)
£93.10
British School at Athens Explorations in Albania 193039
Book SynopsisIn 1999 a collection of documents were found in the archives of the Italian Institute of Human Palaeontology belonging to Luigi Cardini, one of the founders of the Institute.
£105.89
British School at Athens Knossos Protopalatial Deposits in Early Magazine
Book SynopsisThe crucial earliest phases of palatial Knossos are not well known, in part due to over-building by neopalatial structures and floors. This volume represents the first complete publication of substantial deposits dating to this period, specifically the Middle Minoan IB and IIA phases.
£124.76
British School at Athens Sparta Menelaion I The Bronze Age Supplementary
Book SynopsisThis is the account of an excavation by the British School at Athens at the major Mycenaean settlement in the central Eurotas valley of Laconia, close to the site of ancient and modern Sparta, in the south-central Peloponnese. The site was first identified and partly explored by the British School (under its sixth Director, R. M.
£999.99
British School at Athens The Pottery from Karphi
Book SynopsisThe site of Karphi, high above the Lasithi plateau, remains one of the most extensively investigated settlements of Early Iron Age Greece; it was excavated by the British School at Athens under the direction of John Pendlebury in 1937-39.
£160.49
British School at Athens Palaikastro Block M The Proto and Neopalatial
Book SynopsisBlock M is a substantial architectural complex comprising three large buildings at the heart of the Minoan town of Palaikastro. With traces of activity stretching back to the Prepalatial period, and occupation in the Protopalatial period, Block M sees its most intensive use in the Neopalatial period, in the 17th century BC.
£206.83
British School at Athens Knossos Monastiriako Kephali Tomb and Deposit
Book SynopsisThe archaeological sites on the Monastiriako Kephali hill analysed in this volume include the earliest known mortuary activity at the key Minoan centre of Knossos on the island of Crete. Two Bronze Age sites are presented, known as the ‘Tomb’ and the ‘Deposit’, originally excavated in the 1930s but until now never published in detail.
£102.83
British School at Athens Knossos A Middle Minoan Building in Bougadha
Book SynopsisFrom at least 1700 BC, and for several centuries thereafter, a city of substantial houses flanked the palace of Knossos in north-central Crete. Those immediately adjacent to it, like the Royal Villa or the South House, excavated by Sir Arthur Evans, are well known, as are the Little Palace and Unexplored Mansion to the north-west.
£108.06
British School at Athens The Masons Marks of Minoan Knossos Volume 1 Text
Book SynopsisMasons' marks were signs carved on stone blocks in Minoan Crete during the second millennium BC, chiefly in palatial centres. This two-volume study catalogues some 1600 masons' marks in the Palace of Knossos and surrounding buildings, presents a typology and chronology of the signs, and provides a detailed discussion of their purpose.
£182.23
British School at Athens Karphi Revisited
Book SynopsisPublishes the data from excavation and survey work at Karphi and its surrounding area.
£168.59
J.R. Collis Publications Ilchester Volume 2 Archaeology Excavations and
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£26.28
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Silchester City in Transition 25 Britannia
Book SynopsisCharacterising urban life, City in Transition is the second volume reporting on the archaeology of the continuing excavation of Silchester Insula IX, taking the story down to the early 2nd century.
£999.99
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies A Late Roman Town House and its Environs The
Book SynopsisThis report publishes the 19378 excavations in Colliton Park, Dorchester, Dorset, which revealed one of the best preserved late Roman town houses so far discovered in Roman Britain.
£59.06
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Late Iron Age Calleva
Book SynopsisThe late Iron Age oppidum of Calleva underlies the Roman town at Silchester. This book covers excavations (1997-2014) of a large area (0.3ha) of Insula IX.Trade ReviewIt will be essential reading for anyone interested in the late Iron Age to Roman transition in Britain and in the western provinces more generally * Archaeological Journal *Overall, this volume provides an important step forward in better understanding the oppidum at Calleva, oppida settlements across Britain and on the Continent and social relations in the Late Iron Age in general. * Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society *Table of ContentsCONTENTS List of Figures List of Tables Acknowledgements Preface SECTION 1 – THE SITE Chapter 1. Introduction (Michael Fulford) Chapter 2. The excavation (Michael Fulford, Amanda Clarke and Nicholas Pankhurst) SECTION 2 – THE FINDS Chapter 3. Introduction and the prehistoric finds (Michael Fulford, Richard Bradley, Emma Durham) Chapter 4. The Iron Age coins (Colin Haselgrove) Chapter 5. The brooches (Nina Crummy) Chapter 6. The small finds (Nina Crummy) Chapter 7. The glass (Hilary Cool) Chapter 8. The pottery (Jane Timby, Joanna Bird) Chapter 9. The pre-conquest arretine wares (Joanna Bird) Chapter 10. Organic residue analysis of ceramic vessels (A.C. Colonese, A. Lucquin and O.E. Craig) Chapter 11. The querns (Emma Durham) Chapter 12. Other ceramics (Jane Timby) Chapter 13. The metalworking (John Allen) Chapter 14. The coin moulds (John Allen) SECTION 3 – ENVIRONMENTAL EVIDENCE Chapter 15. The animal bone (Claire Ingrem, Kate Clark) Chapter 16. The insects (Mark Robinson) Chapter 17. The charred and waterlogged plant remains (Lisa Lodwick) Chapter 18. Charcoal and waterlogged wood (Catherine Barnett) Chapter 19. The pollen (Alex Brown) Chapter 20. The phytoliths (Sarah Elliott) Chapter 21. Radiocarbon dating (Catherine Barnett) Chapter 22. The geochemistry (Samantha Cook) Chapter 23. The micromorphology (Rowena Banerjea) SECTION 4 – DISCUSSION Chapter 24. (Michael Fulford) Appendix 1. The small finds (Nina Crummy) Appendix 2. The pottery (Jane Timby) Appendix 3. The Arretine stamps (Joanna Bird) Appendix 4. The querns (Emma Durham) Appendix 5. The animal bone (Claire Ingrem) Appendix 6. The plant remains (Lisa Lodwick) Appendix 7. The wood and charcoal (Catherine Barnett) Appendix 8. The geochemistry (Samantha Cook) Bibliography Index
£87.13
Society for the Promotion of Roman Studies Silchester Insula IX The ClaudioNeronian
Book SynopsisExplores the continuity from Iron Age to Roman occupation of Silchester.Trade ReviewMichael Fulford is the leading authority on Silchester. This book makes a real contribution to that debate by presenting detailed evidence and analysis from Silchester […] for Roman Britain enthusiasts, it has much to offer. * ClassicsForAll *
£80.00
Cotsen Institute of Archaeology at UCLA Pathways to Prismatic Blades
Book SynopsisThis volume explores the social and economic processes involved in the manufacture of obsidian prismatic blades, one of the sharpest cutting instruments ever produced in the prehistoric world. Focusing on ancient Mesoamerica, contributors examine the variation in the way the blades were manufactured and the causes behind their variation.
£12.09
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Studies in Honor of George R. Hughes
Book SynopsisEssays presented to George R. Hughes, Professor Emeritus of Egyptology at the Oriental Institute, on his 70th birthday. The articles deal with the art, history, language, literature, and religion of ancient Egypt, concentrating especially on the later periods of Egyptian civilization, which were Professor Hughes' special interest.
£18.90
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Excavations Between Abu Simbel and the Sudan
Book SynopsisAlthough C-Group sites in the area had been thought to be poor or plundered, Cemeteries T, K, and U yielded large amounts of undisturbed material that provided a valuable opportunity to check the chronology of C-Group by plotting the occurrence of various objects and practices in the cemetery.
£63.03
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Excavations Between Abu Simbel and the Sudan
Book SynopsisThe excavations at these cemeteries provide a full range of X-Group objects, dated to the fourth through sixth centuries a.d. Of special interest is the military equipment, including many decorated quivers, parts of several unusual light composite bows, and a saddle date to the late fourth century.
£73.28
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Excavations Between Abu Simbel and the Sudan
Book SynopsisDetails the New Kingdom remains from the Nubian sites of Qustul and Adindan. Nubia prospered, as it was more closely tied to Egypt during this period of its history than at any other time. The Egyptian influence and Nubia's prosperity are clearly depicted in the burials. 206 figures, 53 plates, 24 tables.
£75.88
Institute for the Study of Ancient Cultures Nippur III
Book SynopsisFirst of the final reports related to the current program of research at Nippur, crucial for understanding the Kassite assemblage at Nippur, especially for ceramics. Cuneiform texts allow some suggestions on the occupants of the sequence of houses and their activities. The plates include photographs of all the texts.
£71.19
Society for the Study of Egyptian Antiquities Middle Egyptian Grammar Sign List XV SSEA
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£16.74
BenBen Enterprises Inc. Omm Setys Abydos 3 SSEA Publication
Book SynopsisA personal history and guide to the ritual site of Abydos, on the West bank of the Nile, which flourished from the Predynastic period until Christian times (c. 4000 BC to AD 641). The author moved to Egypt in 1933 and was involved in excavations with a number of Egyptian archaeologists.
£16.71
University of Pennsylvania Press Ayia Paraskevi Figurines in the University of
Book SynopsisThe 17 figurines published here are but a small sample of the objects excavated more than 100 years ago at the Bronze Age necropolis at the site of Ayia Paraskevi in Cyprus. Vassos Karageorghis introduces the volume with an insightful essay on the significance of the site and one of its early excavators, Max Ohnefalsch-Richter. Terence Brennan contributes information on the history of the Museum''s acquisition of these pieces based on a 12-year correspondence between Sara Yorke Stevenson, one of the Museum''s early founders, and Ohnefalsch-Richter. The volume contains a detailed catalogue of the 17 figurines, including bibliography and comparanda.
£21.59
Van Siclen Books Hibis Temple Project I
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£50.00
Van Siclen Books Hibis Temple Project Volume 2
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£999.99
University of Texas Press Phoneticism in Mayan Hieroglyphic Writing IMS
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£34.64
Truman State University Press Bethsaida A City by the North Shore of the Sea of
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£12.40
Oxford University School of Archaeology The Guadajoz Project. Andalucia in the First
Book SynopsisThis volume makes an excellent site report in its own right, but the general, multi-period overview of social and settlement history, something which has been sadly lacking in past research, makes this a valuable addition to Iberian archaeology. Trial excavations were made at the site of Torreparedones in the Guadalquivir Valley between 1987-1992.
£114.07
Oxford University School of Archaeology Barentins Manor Excavations of the moated manor
Book SynopsisArchaeological investigations at Harding's Field, Chalgrove, revealed the remains of one of the most complete examples of a moated medieval manor yet excavated in England.Trade ReviewLike the dig, the report is a worthwhile salvage job.' -- British Archaeology British Archaeology
£18.95
Oxford University School of Archaeology Gravelly Guy Stanton Harcourt the development of
Book SynopsisExcavations conducted between 1981 and 1986 in advance of gravel extraction in Gravelly Guy field, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, revealed archaeological evidence spanning from the Neolithic through to the Saxon period. Neolithic and early Bronze Age activity is represented by pit scatters and a series of ring ditches with associated burials.Trade Review[a] substantial and excellently produced volume' -- Antiquity Antiquity Fascinating in both detail and overview.' -- British Archaeology British Archaeology
£33.20
Oxford University School of Archaeology Iron Age and Roman Settlement in the Upper Thames
Book SynopsisThe Cotswold Water Park Project is a landscape study centred upon parts of the Upper Thames Valley within what is now the Cotswold Water Park. The report is based upon four key excavated rural settlements, the most extensive being that at Claydon Pike, which dated primarily from the middle Iron Age to the late Roman period.
£33.24
McDonald Institute for Archaeological Research Klithi Palaeolithic Settlement and Quaternary
Book SynopsisThe Epirus region of north-west Greece has witnessed more dramatic changes of physical landscape than almost any other part of Europe.
£94.72
Butrint Foundation The Fortifications of Butrint
Book SynopsisThis work on the fortifications of Butrint which here appears for the first time in English is one of the single most significant archaeological discourses produced on Butrint during the communist era in Albania (1945-91). It encapsulates perfectly the political and historical paradigm within which the author was obliged to operate, and highlights the theme of ethnic, cultural and social continuity from the ancient Illyrians to modern Albanians. Updated with new illustrations, the book is an important contribution to an on-going debate about castles and fortifications in the Balkans.
£33.81
Oxford University School of Archaeology Les fouilles du Yaudet en Ploulech CotesdArmor
Book SynopsisLe Yaudet (in Brittany, France) is a promontory of granite commanding the estuary of the river Léguer down-river from the modern town of Lannion (Côtes d'Armor).Table of ContentsIntroduction; L'occupation PrUhistorique; L'occupation De La TThne Finale Et Des Premiers Temps Du Haut Empire Romain; L'Upoque Romaine : Le Haut Empire; L'empire Gaulois; Discussion GUnUrale; Annexes.
£112.96
Oxford University School of Archaeology Geoarchaeology
Book SynopsisThis volume presents the geoarchaeological analysis of the Aboukir Bay by the Smithsonian Institute. This study outlines the reasons for the submergence of the ancient coast line through detailed analysis of geological core samples.
£75.49
Oxford University School of Archaeology The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the
Book SynopsisThe gravel terraces of the river Thames have revealed a wealth of archaeological information about the evolution of the landscape of the region, the development of the settlement pattern, and past human occupation.Trade Review[It] is very well done. The organisation is conventional and chronological, the writing clear and authoritative, and the illustrations (many in colour) frequent and excellent.' -- British Archaeology British Archaeology Gravel Terraces is a beautiful presented, multidisciplinary synthesis of prehistoric human settlement in the Thames Valley over 700,000 years. With its numerous and exemplary drawings, plans, and maps, this is a model of effective archaeological reporting...This is a book to be consulted, dipped into, and read by researchers from many disciplines. It will remain a definite source for a long time and reflects well on both the generous sponsors and the numerous scientists involved in the work. I wish it had existed when I was an undergraduate.' -- Journal of Anthropological Research Journal of Anthropological Research
£33.24
Oxford University School of Archaeology The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the
Book SynopsisIn common with other volumes in the Thames Through Time series, this account of the Thames Valley in the millennium and a half before the Roman conquest seeks to examine change in human society from a thematic point of view.Trade ReviewBearing in mind the scale and quality of many of the excavations, this must be one of the most complex and reliable collections of regional archaeological data available in Britain, if not the world. This will be a case study for many student classes for years to come. It sets a new benchmark in regional analysis to which we should all aspire.' -- British Archaeology British Archaeology
£28.50
Framework Archaeology From HunterGatherers to Huntsmen A History of the
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£36.05
