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  • Forgotten Books Hastings of Bygone Days and the Present

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  • Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity

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    Book SynopsisThroughout the longue dureé of Western culture, how have people represented mountains as landscapes of the imagination and as places of real experience? In what ways has human understanding of mountains changed or stayed the same? Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity opens up a new conversation between ancient and modern engagements with mountains. It highlights the ongoing relevance of ancient understandings of mountain environments to the postclassical and present-day world, while also suggesting ways in which modern approaches to landscape can generate new questions about premodern responses. It brings together experts from across many different disciplines and periods, offering case studies on topics ranging from classical Greek drama to Renaissance art, and from early modern natural philosophy to nineteenth-century travel writing. Throughout, essays engage with key themes of temporality, knowledge, identity, and experience in the mountain landscape. As a Trade ReviewGiven the tremendous variety of the topics covered in this collection, even non-specialists can expect to find something of potential interest, from classical myths to late antique or medieval religious figures, from early modern English legends to 18th- and 19th-century travelers’ accounts, to the US politician Thomas Jefferson’s renowned mountain retreat Monticello. * Mountain Research and Development *[Hollis and König] not only expand and complicate the modern conceptualisation of the cultural meaning of mountains, but their dialogic approach significantly revises many current historical and literary assumptions. * The Classical Review *A reassessment of existing presuppositions as to the value and importance of mountains at different points in time from antiquity onwards, as well as an instructive example of how to edit a volume that stays focused despite a large chronological scope. * Greece & Rome *The appreciation of mountains in the premodern era, traditionally dismissed by scholars, is given a fresh longue-durée perspective in Mountain Dialogues from Antiquity to Modernity that moreover shows how in later periods mountains were viewed through the lens of the classical past. -- Christina Williamson, Assistant Professor in Ancient History, University of Groningen, The NetherlandsTable of ContentsNotes on Contributors Acknowledgements Note on translations and Order of Chapters Introduction – Dawn Hollis (University of St Andrews, UK) and Jason König (University of St Andrews, UK) 1. Gessner’s mountain sublime – Dan Hooley (University of Missouri, USA) 2. ‘Famous from all antiquity’: Etna in classical myth and Romantic poetry – Cian Duffy (Lund University, Sweden) 3. The ‘authority of the ancients’? Seventeenth-century natural philosophy and aesthetic responses to mountains – Dawn Hollis (University of St Andrews, UK) 4. Toward a continuity of Alpinism in antiquity, premodernity, and modernity: Josias Simler’s De Alpibus Commentarius (1574) and W. A. B. Coolidge’s French translation from 1904 – Sean Ireton (University of Missouri, USA) 5. Mountains and the holy in late antiquity – Douglas Whalin (The Catholic University of America, USA) 6. Erudite retreat: Jerome and Francis in the mountains – Janice Hewlett Koelb (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA) 7. Sublime visions of Virginia: Thomas Jefferson’s Romantic mountainscapes – Alley Marie Jordan (University of Edinburgh, UK) 8. Edward Dodwell in the Peloponnese: Mountains and the classical past in nineteenth-century Mediterranean travel writing – Jason König (University of St Andrews, UK) 9. The top story: truth and sublimity in Patrick Brydone’s account of his 1770 ascent of Mt Etna – Gareth D. Williams (University of Columbia, USA) 10. Mountains of memory: a phenomenological approach to mountains in fifth-century BCE Greek tragedy – Chloe Bray (University of St Andrews, UK) 11. Mountains, identity, and the legend of King Brennus in the early modern English imaginary – Harriet Archer (University of St Andrews, UK) 12. Upland on Mont Ventoux – Peter Hansen (Worcester Polytechnic Institute, UK) Notes Bibliography Index

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  • Negotiating Migrations

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC Negotiating Migrations

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    Book SynopsisDaniela Hofmann is Professor in Neolithic Archaeology at the University of Bergen, Norway.Catherine J. Frieman is Associate Professor of European Archaeology at the Australian National University, Australia. Martin Furholt is Professor of Prehistoric and Social Archaeology at Kiel University, Germany. Stefan Burmeister is the Director of the Varusschlacht Archaeological Museum, Germany. Niels Nørkjær Johannsen is Associate Professor of Archaeology at Aarhus University, Denmark.

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  • Poverty and Plenty in Scandinavia and the North

    Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) Poverty and Plenty in Scandinavia and the North

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  • Forgotten Books Dodone Et Ses Ruines Classic Reprint

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  • Edinburgh University Press Traces of the Prophets

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    Book SynopsisContributing to scholarship studying Islam alongside other late antique religions, Traces of the Prophets highlights how early Muslims deployed sacred objects and spaces to inscribe and dispute Islam's continuities with, and differences from, Judaism and Christianity.

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  • Roman Law Before the Twelve Tables

    Edinburgh University Press Roman Law Before the Twelve Tables

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    Book SynopsisBringing together a team of international experts from different subject areas including law, history, archaeology and anthropology this book re-evaluates the traditional narratives surrounding the origins of Roman law before the enactment of the Twelve Tables.

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  • Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid Egypt

    Edinburgh University Press Archaeology of Empire in Achaemenid Egypt

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    Book SynopsisThis study provides a clear overview of the archaeological evidence for Achaemenid Egypt, including temples, tombs, irrigation works, statues, stelae, seals and coins.

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  • Death in the Diaspora

    Edinburgh University Press Death in the Diaspora

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    Book SynopsisPioneering comparative study of how and why migrants from Scotland, Ireland, England and Wales displayed attachment to home on headstones and memorial markers erected across the British World between the 17th and 20th centuries.

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  • Egyptomania Goes to the Movies

    McFarland & Co Inc Egyptomania Goes to the Movies

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    Book Synopsis Egyptomania, the West''s obsession with the strange and magnificent world of Ancient Egypt, has for centuries been reflected in architecture, literature and the performing arts. But the discovery of Tutankhamen''s tomb in 1922, by a sensation-hungry world newly united by mass media, created a wave of fascination unlike anything before. They called it Tutmania and its influence was felt everywhere from fashion to home decor to popular music--and notably in the new medium of film. This study traces the origins of 20th century cinema''s obsession with Ancient Egypt through previous eras and relates its recurring themes and ideas to the historical reality of the land of the Pharaohs.Trade Review"The title is a recommended and most entertaining resource for any serious fan of mummy films and horror pictures connected with Ancient Egypt." -- PopCultureShelf.com"This reference work goes into detail about films, whether they come from Hollywood, from the UK, or from somewhere else. And the first dates back to 1849![...]The book is therefore a must for anyone who loves Egyptology and movies!" - Out of this World Magazine

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  • Digging through History Again: New Discoveries

    Rowman & Littlefield Digging through History Again: New Discoveries

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    Book SynopsisDigging through History Again: New Discoveries from Atlantis to the Holocaust follows archaeologist Richard Freund's journey through some of the most fascinating archaeological sites of human history—including the mysterious Atlantis, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls, a medieval synagogue in northern Spain and the long-buried Holocaust camp Sobibor and long-neglected sites of the Holocaust. Each chapter takes readers through a different archaeological site, showing what we can learn about past religious life and religious faith through the artifacts found there, as well as what has given each site such strong "staying power" over time. It also highlights the technological developments in geoscience and archaeology of the last 25 years that allows us to uncover more with less time, expense. and labor while observing the sensitivities associated with Jewish traditions. Digging Through History Again further explores just how expansive the lost Atlantis Civilization really is, expands upon information known about the Dead Sea Scrolls and the newly discovered caves where more scrolls will be found, and uncovers new excavations of the death camp of Sobibor, the secrets of the Warsaw Ghetto and escapes from Sobibor, Ponar, and, Fort IX that will help set a standard for future archaeology of the Holocaust.Richard Freund and the research in Digging through History are featured in the National Geographic documentary Atlantis Rising, which premiered on National Geographic in 2017 and a documentary follows Oscar-winning executive producer James Cameron and Emmy-winning filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici as they investigate the myths and realities of Atlantis. The chapter on the “Archaeology of Jewish Resistance during the Holocaust” is also a part of the new television documentary “Resistance: They Fought Back” set to air in 2023. Digging through History is the only book that details Freund’s groundbreaking research on Atlantis and on Jewish resistance during the Holocaust that is featured in the films.

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  • Practical Heritage Management

    Bloomsbury Academic Practical Heritage Management

    Book SynopsisScott F. Anfinson is a former Minnesota State Archaeologist. Prior to that he directed a highway archaeology survey for the Minnesota Historical Society and was the archaeologist for the Minnesota State Historic Preservation Office, helping to implement the National Historic Preservation Act Section 106 and nominating properties to the National Register of Historic Places. He taught cultural heritage management at the University of Minnesota for 15 years. He has been awarded two Fulbright Research Grants to study Norwegian heritage management at the University of Oslo.Anfinson has written and edited numerous publications including Practical Heritage Management: Preserving a Tangible Past (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), Manual for Archaeological Projects in Minnesota (office of the State Archaeologist 2011), Southwestern Minnesota Archaeology (Minnesota Historical Society Press 1997), The Archaeology of the Central Minneapolis Riverfront (The Minnesota Archaeologist 1989, 1990), and A Handbook of Minnesota Prehistoric Ceramics (Minnesota Archaeological Society 1978). He has served as president of the Council for Minnesota Archaeology, editor of The Minnesota Archaeologist, director of the Minnesota Shipwreck Survey, and principal director of the Minnesota Statewide Survey of Historical and Archaeological Sites.

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  • Bloomsbury Academic Prehistoric Europe

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  • Collaborators through Time

    Bloomsbury Academic Collaborators through Time

    Book SynopsisAlex Bentley is a professor of anthropology and director of the Computational Social Sciences program at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, USA. Michael J. O'Brien is a professor of history and psychology at Texas A&M University-San Antonio, USA.

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  • From Antiquarian to Archaeologist

    Pen & Sword Books Ltd From Antiquarian to Archaeologist

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    Book SynopsisThis volume forms a collection of papers tracking the emergence of the history of archaeology from a subject of marginal status in the 1980s to the mainstream subject which it is today. Professor Timothy Murray's essays have been widely cited and track over 20 years in the development of the subject. The papers are accompanied by a new introduction which surveys the development of the subject over the last 25 years as well as a reflection of what this means for the philosophy of archaeology and theoretical archaeology. This volume spans Tim's successful career as an academic at the forefront of the study of the history of archaeology, both in Australia and internationally. During his career he has held posts in Britain and Europe as well as Australia, most notably at the University of Cambridge, The Institute of Archaeology at UCL, Leiden University and the University of Paris. He now edits The Bulletin of the History of Archaeology.

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  • Arcturus Publishing The Tudor Kings and Queens

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    Book SynopsisAlex Woolf studied history at the University of Essex and is the author of a number of non-fiction titles, including A Short History of the World and 1001 Hideous History Facts, and co-author of The Great Scientists. He has also written fiction for children and young adults. He lives in London.

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  • The Hunt for Ancient Israel: Essays in Honour of

    Equinox Publishing Ltd The Hunt for Ancient Israel: Essays in Honour of

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    Book SynopsisThis volume celebrates the contribution of Diana V. Edelman to the field and celebrates her personally as researcher, teacher, mentor, colleague, and mastermind of new research paths and groups. It salutes her unconventional, constantly thinking and rethinking outside the box and her challenging of established consensuses. It includes essays addressing biblical themes and texts, archaeological fieldwork, historical method, social memory and reception history. Contributors include Yairah Amit, James Anderson, Bob Becking, Ehud Ben Zvi, Kare Berge, Anne Fitzpatrick-McKinley, Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher, Lester L. Grabbe, Philippe Guillaume, David Hamidovic, Lowell K. Handy, Maria Hausl, Kristin Joachimsen, Christoph Levin, Aren M. Maeir, Lynette Mitchell, Reinhard Muller, Jorunn Okland, Daniel Pioske, Thomas Romer, Benedetta Rossi, Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Jason Silverman, Steinar Skarpnes, Pauline A. Viviano, Anne-Mareike Wetter.Table of ContentsINTRODUCTION Cynthia Shafer-Elliott, Kristin Joachimsen, Ehud Ben Zvi and Pauline Viviano 1. THE COVENANT OF CIRCUMCISION (GEN 17) AS AN IDENTITY MARKER OF NASCENT JUDAISM Thomas Römer, University of Lausanne 2. PAIN, GAIN, OR BOTH? CIRCUMCISION, TRAUMA, AND (R)EMASCULATION IN POST-EXILIC ISRAEL Anne-Mareike Schol-Wetter, Dutch Bible Society 3. REMEMBERING THE ROLES OF MOTHER, WIVES AND DAUGHTER IN THE FORMATION OF THE IDENTITY AND STORY OF ISRAEL IN GEN 25–36 Steinar Aandahl Skarpnes, MF- Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society 4. THE JOSEPH STORY: BETWEEN A FAMILY AND A POLEMICAL STORY Yairah Amit, Tel Aviv University 5. SHIBBOLETH: FOLKTALE AND REDACTION-HISTORY Christoph Levin, University of Munich 6. A MASTERPIECE OF EARLY HEBREW STORYTELLING: THE SÉANCE AT EN-DOR (1 SAM 28) Reinhard Müller, University of Göttingen 7. THE IRREVOCABLE WORD OF GOD (1 KINGS 13:1–32) Pauline A. Viviano 8. THE PRAGMATIC CHALLENGE TO MOSES. JEREMIAH 30:1-4 IN LIGHT OF DEUTERONOMY Benedetta Rossi, Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome 9. DATING HAGGAI: OR REFRAMING THE CONTEXT OF A PROPHETIC BOOK Bob Becking, Utrecht University 10. IT’S ALL IN THE LISTS! BUILDING THE COMMUNITY THROUGH THE LISTS IN THE BOOKS OF EZRA AND/ NEHEMIAH Maria Häusl, Technical University of Dresden and University of Pretoria 11. REFERENCES TO JOSIAH IN THE CHRONICLES’ NARRATIVE Lowell K. Handy, Loyola University Chicago 12. KEYS TO THE PAST? ARCHAEOLOGICAL CORRELATES OF SOCIAL AND CULTURAL MEMORY FROM THE ANCIENT LEVANT Aren M. Maeir, Bar-Ilan University 13. PUTTING ONE’S HOUSE IN ORDER: HOUSEHOLD ARCHAEOLOGY AT TELL HALIF, ISRAEL Cynthia Shafer-Elliott 14. JERICHO BY QUMRAN AND QUMRAN BY JERICHO IN LATE ANTIQUITY: A MULTISPECTRAL CULTURAL LANDSCAPE THROUGH THE NEW CULTURAL STUDIES David Hamidović, University of Lausanne 15. KINGS SAUL, DAVID, AND ARTHUR: ON WRITING A HISTORY OF THE “DARK AGE” Lester L. Grabbe, University of Hull 16. THE APPEARANCE OF HEBREW PROSE AND THE FABRIC OF HISTORY Daniel Pioske, Georgia Southern University 17. IF I EVER FORGET YOU, BENJAMIN... James S. Anderson, University of the Incarnate Word, Texas, and Philippe Guillaume, University of Berne 18. “HE SHALL ACCOMPLISH MY DESIRED WILL”: THE YEHUDIZED CYRUS IN THE BOOK OF ISAIAH Kristin Joachimsen, MF- Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society 19. WHERE A SHATTERED VISAGE LIES? WARRANTS FOR AUTHORITY IN PERSIAN YEHUD Jason Silverman, University of Helsinki 20. THE PRODUCTION OF LITERATURE IN JUDEAN MILITARY COMMUNITIES IN EGYPT Anne Fitzpatrick, Trinity College Dublin 21. PRAYING HISTORY: TAKING A JOYFUL LEAP OF TRUST Susanne Gillmayr-Bucher, Catholic Private University, Linz 22. CULTURAL MEMORY, IDENTITY, AND THE PAST Kåre Berge, NLA University College, Bergen 23. ALEXANDER AS A SITE OF MEMORY IN HELLENISTIC JUDAH IN THE CONTEXT OF MNEMONIC APPROPRIATIONS OF ‘HIGH-VALUE’ OUTSIDERS Ehud Ben Zvi 24. THE BRAVERY OF WOMEN: JANE DIEULAFOY AND QUEEN PARYSATIS. THE LONG SHADOWS OF THE PERSIAN EMPIRE Jorunn Økland, University of Oslo List of Diana Edelman’s Publications

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  • Archaeology at Home: Notes on Things, Life and

    Equinox Publishing Ltd Archaeology at Home: Notes on Things, Life and

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    Book SynopsisArchaeology at Home takes a deep dive into the entanglements between humans and their things. It explores the notion that things themselves “remember” when left by “their” people and illustrates how the integration of humans and things involves connections running all the way from the present into deep time. Combining methods from contemporary and deep-time archaeology and balancing scholarly archaeology with personal narrative, Hein Bjerck presents three case studies of homes all intimately known to him — the home of his father after his abrupt passing, the home of his uncle that was lost in a fire, and a Stone Age home he excavated many years ago. This evocative approach to archaeologies of memory will be appreciated by professional archaeologists, and by general readers who are drawn to the study of the past and the things that connect us with it.Table of ContentsHumans and Non-Humans that found their way into this book 1. When does the past begin? 2. My father’s things 3. Scorched memories from my uncle’s burnt home 4. A home from the deep past 5. Archaeology at Home – Things, Memories, Life and Time

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  • London's Secret Square Mile

    The History Press Ltd London's Secret Square Mile

    Book SynopsisThe streetscape of London’s historic square mile has been evolving for centuries, but the City’s busy commercial heart still boasts an extensive network of narrow passages and alleyways, secret squares and half-hidden courtyards.Using his wealth of local knowledge, historian David Long guides you through these ancient rights of passage – many dating back to medieval times or earlier – their evocative names recalling old taverns, notable individuals and City traditions. Hidden behind the glass, steel and stone of London’s banks and big business, these survivors of modern development bear witness to nearly 2,000 years of British history.

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  • English Castles

    Batsford Ltd English Castles

    Book SynopsisCastles were introduced into England by the Normans in the 11th century, with more than 1500 built throughout England and Wales over the next 400 years. Colourful photos of castles now and artworks showing what they looked like centuries ago accompany informative detail about topics such as medieval castle life, knights and chivalry, and the castle as a home as well as fortress. Also includes a list of interesting castles to visit, including some National Trust properties. A book for lovers of England and her history. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel.

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  • Wells Cathedral - German

    Batsford Ltd Wells Cathedral - German

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    Book SynopsisWELLS CATHEDRAL - GERMAN

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  • Plantation Castles on the Erne

    The History Press Ltd Plantation Castles on the Erne

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    Book SynopsisPlantation Castles on the Erne is a guidebook of Ulster Plantation castles in the Erne basin (Counties Fermanagh, Cavan and parts of Donegal and Tyrone) that still survive, to a greater or lesser extent. The guide is broken into two parts. The first part sets the scene for the conditions that led to the creation of the Ulster Plantation in 1610 and gives an account of the conditions which accompanied the grants to the various undertakers, including those articles relating to castle building. The section continues with a brief summary of the political conditions prevailing in Ireland and more specifically in Ulster, in the seventeenth century, which impacted on the castles’ survival. It concludes with a short section outlining the reasons why the castle-building tradition finally ended. Photographs illustrate typical castle features (loopholes, corbels, ovens etc). The second part of the guide describes three suggested castle itineraries that could be followed in a day’s outing. The reader can choose a route around Lower Lough Erne, Upper Lough Erne or County Cavan. The history of each castle site is then outlined in detail followed by a description of the surviving ruins, complete with illustrations.

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  • Jedburgh Abbey

    Historic Environment Scotland Jedburgh Abbey

    Book SynopsisJedburgh Abbey is one of the most elegant examples of 12th-century architecture in Scotland. It was founded by King David I, both as an act of piety and to assert his claim to the Borders. The abbey was repeatedly ravaged over centuries of border warfare, and almost abandoned after the Reformation. But thanks to conservation work sponsored by the 9th Marquis of Lothian and excavations in the 1930s and 1980s, the magnificent abbey church can be seen in context as the heart of a medieval Augustinian abbey.

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  • Carthage and Her Remains: Being an Account of the

    Darf Publishers Ltd Carthage and Her Remains: Being an Account of the

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    Book SynopsisIn 1856 Dr Nathan Davis, whose other works include A Voice from North Africa (1844), began his excavation of the site of Carthage, fabled North African city of Dido, ''fugitive princess of Tyre''. During the course of the excavations, which extended to Utica and other sites of historic interest, Dr Davis discovered a number of relics, including some fine fragments of Roman mosaic pavements, which now reside in the British Museum.Carthage and Her Remains is, however, primarily a travel book rather than a scientific account of an archaeological investigation, and the author is an excellent story-teller. He brings to life the culture and history of the region and the classical legends that surround it, memorably retracing at one point the footsteps of Aeneas from the North African shore to the walls of Carthage. He also entertainingly describes his dealings with the dignitaries of Tunis and with his Arab workmen, admirably succeeding in his avowed aim, which is ''... to combine his special object - to dig for relics of the past, with his natural propensity to dig into the minds, and characters, of the modern occupants of the territories of Carthage''.

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  • An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels

    Darf Publishers Ltd An Account of Palmyra and Zenobia with Travels

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    Book SynopsisFirst published in 1895, Palmyra and Zenobia tells of the author''s travels on horseback throughout the region of the Middle East centring on the oasis of Palmyra.Though largely a narrative of the author''s travels the true value of the work lies in the wealth of detailed information on the archaeological features of the area, and particularly important are the large number of plates and engravings of historical sites and artefacts, many of which are now lost.The republication of this work will be widely welcomed by historians and students of Middle Eastern history.

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  • Food and Drink in Archaeology I: University of

    Prospect Books Food and Drink in Archaeology I: University of

    Book SynopsisThis is the first volume of a projected series from the Department of Archaeology at Nottingham University. What sets it apart is that it is a postgraduate conference, not just the usual old lags'' excuse for a get-together, so the contributors are presenting research that is both new and at the cutting-edge of academic preoccupation.While the importance of nutrition for survival has long been recognised, increasing emphasis is being put on the cultural significance of the production, distribution and consumption of foodstuffs throughout all archaeological periods.The ancient Near East, the Mediterranean, Europe and the British Isles come under the microscope, even the household diet of the Willoughby family, former residents of Wollaton Hall in Nottingham is scrutinised.More than 20 researchers write on topics including hunting in Roman Britain; how food reached the Roman frontier; what was sold in the grocery shops of Roman Pompeii and Ostia; the use of stimulants in ancient societies; feasting in Mycenae and the Aegean; food storage and production in Norse Greenland and 17th century Iceland; and what they ate in early medieval Ireland and late medieval London.

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  • Food and drink in archaeology 2: University of

    Prospect Books Food and drink in archaeology 2: University of

    Book SynopsisThis is the second volume of a series from the Department of Archaeology at Nottingham University which organises a postgraduate conference on this particular theme in the early summer of each year. Save for the keynote essay by the archaeologist of Roman Britain, Hilary Cool, all the authors are postgraduate researchers. While the importance of nutrition for survival has long been recognised, increasing emphasis is being put on the cultural significance of the production, distribution and consumption of foodstuffs throughout all archaeological periods. These papers reflect an interest in the sorts of foods consumed, the ways in which they were consumed, and the consequences of their consumption. Contributions range widely over Europe and Asia and cover several forms of historical or archaeological investigation based on documentary and visual records as well as excavation and chemical analysis. In like manner, a number of different historical and prehistorical eras are under discussion.

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  • Food and Drink in Archaeology 3: University of

    Prospect Books Food and Drink in Archaeology 3: University of

    Book SynopsisThis is the third volume of a series from the Department of Archaeology at Nottingham University presenting work by postgraduates and early-career researchers from that university and elsewhere in the world. The essays reflect that while the importance of nutrition for survival has long been recognized, increasing emphasis is now being put on the cultural significance of the production, distribution and consumption of foodstuffs throughout all archaeological periods. Changes in archaeological methods are also demonstrated by the authors in their widespread reliance on zooarchaeological and archaeobotanical evidenceThere are twelve full-length papers and four shorter contributions discussing topics as varied as pyschoactive consumption in Cypriote Bronze Age mortuary ritual; elite ideology and feasting practices in Early Iron Age Greece; intoxicating drinks in ancient Indian art, literature and archaeology; sixteenth-century polemics about cold-drinking; the deceased as metaphorical food in Iron Age Veneto; food diversity in Mesolithic Scotland; a singular Late Bronze Age animal sacrifice event; ritualized feasting-goods from Norwegian graves dating from the first to the fifth centuries AD; animals in the household: not just a foodstuff; feasting and the state in Uruk MesopotamiaProspect Books is an independent publisher specializing in books about food. For a complete list, either write to Allaleigh House, Blackawton, Totnes, Devon TQ9 7DL, or consult the websiteThe first two volumes of this series, Food & Drink in Archaeology, were published by Prospect Books in 2008 and 2009Prospect Books also publishes the proceedings of the Oxford Symposium on Food & Cookery and the food studies journal Petits Propos Culinaires (PPC). PPC is the longest running English-language journal in the field. For subscription information, consult the website. https://prospectbooks.co.uk

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  • The Archaeology of Industrialization: Society of

    Maney Publishing The Archaeology of Industrialization: Society of

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    Book SynopsisThis book is the outcome of the first joint conference of the two country's foremost societies devoted to the archaeological study of the early-modern and modern worlds. It discusses the progress of industrialization and its impact upon modern society.Table of ContentsThe Archaeology of Industrialization: Introduction Approaches to the Archaeology of Industrialization 1. The Dialectic of Past-Present Relations 2. Archaeological Science as an Aid to the Study of Post-Medieval Industrialization Industry in the Rural Landscape 3. Industrial Rural Settlements: Genesis, Character and Context 1550 – 1900 4. Landscape, Economy and Identity: A Study in the Archaeology of Industrialization 5. Industrialization in the Countryside: The Roles of the Lord, Freeholder and Tenant in the Manchester Area, 1600-1900 6. Water Power in the Landscape: The Rivers of the Sheffield Area 7. Woodland, Industry and Common Rights — a Conflict of Interest Landscapes of Mining 8. The Mining Landscape of Cosgarne Common, Gwennap, Cornwall 9. From Pick to Powder — Phases of Change in a North Pennine Landscape 10. Metal Mining and Vegetational History of the Upper Rookhope Valley, Weardale, Northern Pennines Settlement and the Urbanlandscape 11. Social Archaeology: A Possible Methodology of the Study of Workers’ Settlements based on the 18th- and 19th-Century Copper Industry of Swansea 12. The Atlantic World and Industrialization: Contexts for the Structures of Everyday Life in Early Modern Bristol 13. Urban Industrial Landscapes: Problems of Perception and Protection Artefacts and Industry 14. Pathways of Change: Towards a Long-Term Analysis of the Ceramic Industry 15. The Industrialization of the Staffordshire Potteries Material Culture and Social Change 16. Rural Burial and Remembrance: Changing Landscapes of Commemoration 17. Tor Their Own Convenience’: The Archaeology of 19th-Century Pub Tokens 18. Goods and Stores for the Workers: The Shaping of Mass Retailing in Late 19th-Century Ghent The Influence of the Paston the Present 19. Recording People and Processes at Large Industrial Structures 20. Industrial Buildings and their Evaluation 21. Snail and Snail Shell: Industrial Heritage and the Reconstruction of a Lost World Conclusion 22. The Archaeology of Industrialization — New Directions

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  • To Live Forever Egyptian Treasures from the

    D Giles Ltd To Live Forever Egyptian Treasures from the

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  • Radiocarbon Dates: From Samples Funded by English

    Liverpool University Press Radiocarbon Dates: From Samples Funded by English

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  • Maney Publishing Preserving Archaeological Remains in Situ:

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    Book SynopsisThis book is an outcome of the conference on preserving archaeological remains in situ in Denmark. The conference focuses on long-term studies of degradation and monitoring of archaeological sites preserved in situ in urban, rural, and marine environments.Table of ContentsEditorial 1. The 4th International Conference on Preserving Archaeological Remains in Situ (PARIS4): 23–26 May 2011, the National Museum of Denmark, Copenhagen Articles 2. Theme 1: Degradation of Archaeological Remains (Chaired by Jim Williams and Mark Pollard) Laboratory Experiments as Support for Development of in Situ Conservation Methods 3. An Analytical Methodology for the Study of the Corrosion of Ferrous Archaeological Remains in Soils 4. Some Aspects of the Bioerosion of Stone Artefact Found Underwater: Significant Case Studies 5. Reburial and Analyses of Archaeological Remains in the Marine Environment — Investigations into the Effects on Metals 6. Erosion and Archaeological Heritage Protection in Lake Constance and Lake Zurich: The Interreg IV Project ‘Erosion und Denkmalschutz am Bodensee und Zürichsee’ 7. Deep Impact: What Happens When Archaeological Sites are Built on? 8. Research on Conservation State and Preservation Conditions in Unsaturated Archaeological Deposits in Oslo 9. Organic Loss in Drained Wetland Monuments: Managing the Carbon Footprint 10. Changes in the Physico-Chemical and Microbial Nature of Wetlands from the Leaching of Chromated Copper Arsenate (CCA)-Treated Wood 11. Theme 2: Monitoring and Mitigation Case Studies (Chaired by Jane Sidell and Hans Huisman) in Situ Preservation of Wetland Heritage: Hydrological and Chemical Change in the Burial Environment of the Somerset Levels, UK 12. Lowland Floodplain Responses to Extreme Flood Events: Long-Term Studies and Short-Term Microbial Community Response to Water Environment Impacts 13. Preservation Status and Priorities for in Situ Monitoring of the Weapon Sacrifice in Illerup Ådal, Denmark 14. The Future Preservation of a Permanently Frozen Kitchen Midden in Western Greenland 15. In Situ Preservation and Monitoring of the James Matthews Shipwreck Site 16. Samuel Pepys’s Navy Preserved in Situ? 17. The ISCR Project ‘Restoring Underwater’: An Evaluation of the Results after Ten Years 18. S

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    £999.99

  • Two Rivers Press Silchester: Life on the Dig

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    Book SynopsisThe Roman Town at Silchester, Calleva Atrebatum, was a working archaeological dig – the University of Reading Field School – which took place every summer until 2014. Then, the dig was filled in, for future archaeologists to dig up again in the future. Taking advantage of the last opportunity to record ‘life on the dig’ in 2014, artist Jenny Halstead spent the summer creating and collating material for a beautiful and historically important book. Jenny’s superior draughtsmanship, her eye for colour and her wide variety of techniques have produced evocative, lively images of life “on the dig” to illustrate Michael Fulford’s fascinating account of the archaeological purpose of the project and the process by which it was conducted. From excavating, washing and cleaning the finds to teaching and arranging student entertainment, the final summer of the Town Life Project is captured here in all its richness – a fitting and enduring record of this historic episode in the life of an ancient city.

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