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Book SynopsisContinuing the Archaeopress series of pocket-sized Dictionaries of Archaeological Terms, here is a dictionary of useful terms compiled to assist in the reading of archaeological books and publications, and in the writing of papers and articles, in both English and Greek. It covers Aegean prehistory through to Hellenistic and Roman times.

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Book SynopsisThis volume, originally published by Cambridge University Press and now reprinted by Archaeopress, is an essential research tool for scholars studying the Jewish Aramaic translations of the Bible. It provides a description for every Targum manuscript in the Cambridge Genizah Collections, 1600 fragments in all, from every targumic genre and type, ranging in date from the earliest known manuscripts of the Palestinian Targum to late Yemenite versions of Onqelos, including a great many previously unidentified manuscripts. The late Michael Klein, who died in 2000, was the leading authority on the targumic manuscripts in the Genizah. Reviews of the first edition:‘[a] magnificent volume, absolutely indispensable for all who are interested in targumic literature’ (F. García Martínez, Journal for the Study of Judaism 24 (1993)) Originally published by C.U.P.

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Book Synopsis“At last we reached a circular enclosure among the grass and scanty trees. We rushed in and it was like getting into a tropical greenhouse with the roof off. There were tall trees and long creepers making monkey ropes, large flowers hanging, great cactus trees, aloes and all sorts of beautiful things crowded together, so that one could hardly squeeze through. I should have liked to stop and stare at the vegetation but on we rushed, over walls and to the tower we had heard of, which is close to the outer wall. We did not stay even to walk round the tower but out we rushed again, like people who were taking a stolen look into an enchanted garden and were afraid of being bewitched if we remained… It was quite dark and we had to be guided by shouts to our camp and got home in a state of great wonder and delight and hope of profitable work and full assurance of the great antiquity of the ruins. Theodore was not very well and had to take quinine.” [M.V.A. Bent, 4 June 1891] Thus a few lines from Mabel (Mrs J. Theodore) Bent’s 1891 African travel diary on her arrival at ‘Great Zimbabwe’ (in present-day Zimbabwe), written for her family, serve to evoke the romance and hardships of colonial exploration for a Victorian audience. Of particular importance are Mabel’s previously unpublished notebooks covering the couple’s arduous wagon trek to these famous ruins, in part sponsored by the ambitious Cecil Rhodes. Theodore Bent’s interpretations of these wonderful monuments sparked a controversy (one of several this maverick archaeologist was involved in over his short career) that still divides scholars today. Mabel Bent was probably the first woman to visit there and help document this major site. As tourists in Egypt and explorers in the Sudan, Ethiopia, and Southern Africa, anyone interested in 19th-century travel will want to follow the wagon tracks and horse trails of the Bents across hundreds of miles of untouched African landscape. Contents: Personal diaries, travel accounts and letters relating to the Bents’ travels and explorations in: Egypt (1885); Zimbabwe (1891); Ethiopia (1893); Sudan (1896); Egypt (1898). Includes extended contributions on the archaeological background to ‘Great Zimbabwe’ by Innocent Pikirayi, and ‘The Stone Birds of Great Zimbabwe’ by William J. Dewey. Additional documents, maps, and Mabel Bent’s own photographs contribute to this important insight into the lives of two of the great British travellers of the nineteenth century. The Travel Chronicles of Mrs J. Theodore Bent. Mabel Bent's diaries of 1883-1898, from the archive of the Joint Library of the Hellenic and Roman Societies, London. Published in three volumes: Volume I – Greece and the Levantine Littoral (2006); Volume II: The African Journeys (2012); Vol III – Southern Arabia and Persia (2010). "...Brisch and Archaeopress have done a major service by reproducing these hidden gems and rescuing Mabel Bent from relative obscurity. This collection is a valuable primary source and will be of immense interest to those interested in female travelogues, historical archaeology, or the daily experiences of European women in colonial Africa." (Reviewed in 'Journal of African History', Vol. 55/2, 2014, 296-298)

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Book SynopsisDiscussions and scientific exchange are crucial for the advancement of a young discipline such as the study of Roman pottery in the Near East. Therefore, in addition to large conferences such as the ‘Late Roman Coarse Ware Conference’ (LRCW) where the Near East plays only a marginal role, an international workshop with 20 participants dedicated solely to the study of Roman common ware pottery in the Near East was held in Berlin on 18th and 19th February 2010. The goal of this workshop was to provide researchers actively engaged in the study of Roman common wares the possibility to meet and discuss the current state of research as well as questions and problems they are facing with their material. Some of the participants were able to bring pottery samples, which provided the possibility to compare and discuss the identification and denomination of specific fabrics on a regional and supra-regional scale. This volume presents 17 papers from this stimulating event. The Archaeopress series, Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean Pottery (RLAMP) is devoted to research of the Roman and late Antique pottery in the Mediterranean. It is designed to serve as a reference point for all potential authors devoted to pottery studies on a pan-Mediterranean basis. The series seeks to gather innovative individual or collective research on the many dimensions of pottery studies ranging from pure typological and chronological essays, to diachronic approaches to particular classes, the complete publication of ceramic deposits, pottery deposit sequences, archaeometry of ancient ceramics, methodological proposals, studies of the economy based on pottery evidence or, among others, ethnoarchaeological ceramic research that may help to understand the production, distribution and consumption of pottery in the Mediterranean basin.

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

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Book SynopsisGroma stems from the Department of History and Cultures (DISCI) of the University of Bologna and focuses on the different methodologies applied to archaeology. Particular attention is paid to Mediterranean archaeology and to specific methodological aspects such as archaeological documentation and landscape archaeology.Table of ContentsArticles ; Traces around a capital: the hinterland of Ravenna through remote sensing – Michele Abballe, Marco Cavalazzi ; New considerations on the acropolis of Butrint during the Archaic age – Federica Carbotti ; Rocca Savelli (Aventine Hill). Contribution to the knowledge on defence systems for family goods in Rome during the Late Middle Ages – Andrea Fiorini ; The use of mudbricks and earth in modern Umbrian architectures: a preliminary report – Stefano Bordoni ; A diachronic multi-source approach to the study of a historical landscape in Central-Western Europe: the Blies Survey Project – S. Antonelli, J.-P. Petit, A. Stinsky, C. Casolino, S. D’Arcangelo, P. Haupt, M. Moderato, S. Occhietti, V. Ollive, D. Rieth, S. Schmit ; The 3D reconstruction model of the Roman theatre of Falerio Picenus (Falerone, Italy): promoting cultural heritage, understanding our past – Paolo Storchi ; Notes ; Architectures and urban landscapes in Pompeii: the project of Sapienza University in the Regio VII – Rosy Bianco, Sara Bossi, Maria Teresa D’Alessio ; Preliminary zooarchaeological analysis of the Phoenice and Butrint excavations (2021 campaign) – Fabio Fiori ; Geomatics and Ancient Architecture: the study of Villa San Marco and the Baths of Stabiae – Dario Saggese ; Reviews ; Julian Bogdani, Riccardo Montalbano, Paolo Rosati (eds.), Archeo.FOSS XIV 2020: Open software, hardware, processes, data and formats in archeological research, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference (15-17 October 2020), Archaeopress Archaeology, Oxford 2021 | Book review – Noemi Giovino ; Davide Gangale Risoleo, Ippolita Raimondo (eds), Landscape: una sintesi di elementi diacronici. Metodologie a confronto per l’analisi del territorio, BAR International Series 3047, Oxford, 2021 | Book review – Francesco Pizzimenti ; Custode Silvio Fioriello, Francis Tassaux (eds), I paesaggi costieri dell’Adriatico tra Antichita e Altomedioevo: Atti della Tavola Rotonda di Bari, 22–23 maggio 2017, Ausonius Editions, Bordeaux, 2019 | Book review – Frank Vermeulen

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Book SynopsisRingforts were an important part of the rural settlement landscape of early medieval Ireland (AD 400–1100). While most of those circular enclosures were farmsteads, a small number had special significance as centres of political power and elite residence, also associated with specialized crafts. One such ‘royal site’ was Garranes in the mid-Cork region of south-west Ireland. In 1937, archaeological excavation of a large trivallate ringfort provided evidence of high-status residence during the fifth and sixth centuries AD. The site had workshops for the production of bronze ornaments, with glass and enamel working as well as indications of farming. Pottery and glass vessels imported from the Mediterranean world and Atlantic France were also discovered. That trade with the Late Roman world is significant to understanding the introduction of Christianity and literacy in southern Ireland at that time. This monograph presents the results of an interdisciplinary project conducted 2011–18, where archaeological survey and excavation, supported by various specialist studies, examined this historic landscape. Garranes is a special place where archaeology, history and legend combine to uncover a minor royal site of the early medieval period. The central ringfort has been identified as Rath Raithleann, the seat of the petty kingdom of Uí Echach Muman, recalled in bardic poetry of the later medieval period. Those poems attribute its foundation to Corc, a King of Munster in the fifth century AD, and link the site closely to Cian, son-in-law of Brian Bóruma, and one of the heroes of Clontarf (AD 1014). This study provides new evidence to connect the location of Rath Raithleann to high-status occupation at Garranes during the fifth and sixth centuries, and explores its legendary associations in later periods.Trade Review'This is an important publication that makes a signficant contribution to our understanding not only of this early medieval landscape but also of early medieval studies as a whole.' – Archaeology Ireland, Vol. 35, No. 2 (2021)'All told, this volume is handsomely published by Archaeopress with excellent figures, and also benefits from being freely accessible as an Open Access publication. Securing a hard copy while it is available, however, is advisable, as this is destined to be an indispensable landmark for the wider field. This truly seminal publication demonstrates the enduring value of long-term, landscape-scale field projects, which one may hope will become a regular feature of the research landscape for early medieval Ireland.' – Patrick Gleeson (2021): Journal of Irish Archaeology‘This impressive tome combines the results of field research in 1990-92 and 2011-18 with a reappraisal of the earlier work, plus other studies setting the site archaeology in a broader historical and landscape context.’ – Deirdre O’Sullivan (2022): Medieval Settlement Research, Vol. 37Table of Contents1. Garranes: an Introduction ; 2. The Archaeological Landscape ; 3. Lisnacaheragh ; 4. Lisnamanroe ; 5. Lisheenagreine ; 6. Other Excavations ; 7. Specialist Studies ; 8. Early Medieval Settlement and Economy at Garranes ; 9. Ringforts in the Landscape ; 10. Garranes: a Royal Landscape? ; References

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Book SynopsisVentotene is a small island located in the Tyrrhenian sea, known in Antiquity as Pandateria. The site hosts the ruins of a large Roman villa for otium dated to the Augustan age where, during the first century AD, many women related to imperial families were exiled and enclosed. Notable figures exiled to Ventotene include Agrippina the Elder, Julia Livilla and Claudia Octavia, amongst others. This volume is an introduction to the roman antiquities of the island and is the first of a series of thematic monographs dedicated to the island. The first part of the book offers a brief overview of the geology of the island and reviews the studies and archaeological excavations carried out in Ventotene since the 18th century. The central part of the monograph is dedicated to the reconstruction of the historical events that have affected the island and to the development of the archaeological topography of the Roman age. The final chapter examines the numerous underwater archaeological discoveries made in the waters surrounding the island. Ventotene è una piccola isola del medio Tirreno conosciuta nell’antichità con il nome di Pandateria. In questo luogo si conservano gli imponenti resti di una villa romana di età augustea destinata all’otium. Nel corso del I sec. d.C. l’isola funse da luogo di prigionia per una serie di donne legate alla famiglia imperiale che vi furono mandate in esilio. La prima di esse fu, nel 2 a.C., Giulia: era stata accusata di impudicizia sulla base della ‘Lex Iulia de adulteriis coercendis’ e rimase nell’isola con sua madre Scribonia, che la seguì volontariamente, fino al 3 d.C. Nel 29 d.C. la relagatio ad insulam toccò ad Agrippina Maggiore esiliata su ordine di Tiberio: la figlia di Giulia e di Vipsanio Agrippa morì a Ventotene nel 33 d.C. e le sue spoglie furono recuperate e riportate in pompa magna a Roma da Caligola nel 37 d.C. Dal 39 al 41 d.C. l’imperatore Caligola confinò a Pandateria sua sorella Iulia Livilla. Nel 62 d.C. Nerone mandò in esilio a Ventotene Ottavia, sua prima moglie, che vi morì solo pochi giorni dopo. L’ultima esiliata fu, nel 95 d.C., Flavia Domitilla, nipote di Domiziano, accusata di giudaismo. Questo volume costituisce un’introduzione alle antichità romane di Ventotene ed è il primo di una serie contributi monografici dedicati da Archaeopress Publishing al patrimonio archeologico isolano. Nella prima parte del libro si offre una breve panoramica sulla geologia e sulla storia degli studi e degli scavi che hanno interessato Ventotene sin dal XVIII secolo. La parte centrale della monografia è dedicata alla ricostruzione dei tempi e dei modi che hanno caratterizzato lo sviluppo insediamentale dell’isola e si fornisce un esauriente quadro della topografia di età imperiale. Il capitolo finale prende in esame le numerose testimonianze archeologiche recuperate nelle acque che circondano Ventotene.Table of ContentsPrefazione – by G. M. De Rossi; Inquadramento geo-morfologico – by S. Medaglia; Storia degli studi e degli scavi – by S. Medaglia; Da Pandataria a Ventutere: fonti storiche e dinamiche insediative – by S. Medaglia; La topografia archeologica di Ventotene romana – by G. M. De Rossi; Ricerche e rinvenimenti subacquei – by S. Medaglia; Bibliografia; Referenze grafiche e fotografiche

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Book SynopsisThis open-access and peer-reviewed academic publication stems from the activities of the Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory, a research network founded in April 2017 to foster and support new research on the monuments and landscapes of the Anglo-Welsh borderlands and comparative studies of borderlands and frontiers from prehistory to the present. The proceedings of a series of academic and public-facing events have informed the character and direction of the Journal. Moreover, its establishment coincides with the Cadw/Historic England/Offa’s Dyke Association funded Offa’s Dyke Conservation Management Plan as well as other new community and research projects on linear earthworks. Published in print by Archaeopress in association with JAS Arqueología, and supported by the University of Chester and the Offa’s Dyke Association, the journal aims to provide a resource for scholars, students and the wider public regarding the archaeology, heritage and history of the Welsh Marches and its linear monuments. It also delivers a much-needed venue for interdisciplinary studies from other times and places.Trade Review'Volume 1 has delivered an exceptional series of articles which illustrates the breadth of interest and variety in how people engage with dykes.' – Tim Malim, Archaeologia Cambrensis 170 (2021)'...we are presented with a journal on a single, albeit complex, monument, Offa’s Dyke... This is an exciting new development, challenging past practices whereby reports on individual monuments might be published in a range of local and national journals... The papers have met the aspirations of the editors and the journal is attractively produced.' – David J. Breeze, Current Archaeology 371 (2021)Table of ContentsThe Offa’s Dyke Collaboratory and the Offa’s Dyke Journal – Howard Williams and Liam Delaney ; Offa’s Dyke: ‘the Stuff that Dreams are Made of’ – Ann Williams ; Wat’s Dyke: An Archaeological and Historical Enigma – Margaret Worthington Hill ; Hidden Earthworks: Excavation and Protection of Offa’s and Wat’s Dykes – Paul Belford ; Llywarch Hen’s Dyke: Place and Narrative in Early Medieval Wales – Andy Seaman ; The Danevirke: Preliminary Results of New Excavations (2010–2014) at the Defensive System in the German-Danish Borderland – Astrid Tummuscheit and Frauke Witte ; Making Earthworks Visible: The Example of the Oswestry Heritage Comics Project – John Swogger

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Book SynopsisAncient Greek vase-paintings offer broad-ranging and unprecedented early perspectives on the often intricate interplay of images and texts. By bringing together—for the first time in English-language scholarship—an international group of leading scholars in classical art and archaeology who have worked on vase-inscriptions, this book investigates epigraphic technicalities of Attic and non-Attic inscriptions on pottery as well as their broader iconographic and sociocultural significance. The ten chapters in this book propose original and expert methodological approaches to the study of vase-inscriptions and vasepaintings, while also foregrounding the outstanding but not fully examined importance of the area of vase-inscriptions for current research on ancient Greek visual representations. Epigraphy of Art: Ancient Greek Vase-Inscriptions and Vase-Paintings constitutes a major contribution to the fields of Greek epigraphy and classical art and archaeology and will prove significant for epigraphists, archaeologists, and art-historians interested in the complexities of the interaction of art and text.Trade Review'Lavishly illustrated, as the subject demands, and showing Archaeopress at its best.' * Volume 19 *Table of ContentsPreface: Art and Epigraphy: Ancient Greek Vase-Inscriptions - Dimitrios Yatromanolakis Inscriptions and Visual Representations on Attic Vases: Questions, Methodologies, Technical and Contextual Approaches Chapter One: Soundscapes (and Two Speaking Lyres) - Dimitrios Yatromanolakis Chapter Two: Hipparchos kalos - Thomas Mannack Chapter Three: ‘So-and-so καλή’: A Reexamination - Guy Hedreen Chapter Four: Inscribed Mythical Names on Attic Vase-Paintings from 570 to 530 BC: A Contextual Approach - Burkhard Fehr Chapter Five: Meaningless, But Not Useless!: Nonsense Inscriptions on Athenian Little-Master Cups - Pieter Heesen Inscriptions on Apulian Vases Chapter Six: Inscriptions on Apulian Red-Figure Vases: A Survey - John H. Oakley Chapter Seven: Some Observations on Apulian Vase-Inscriptions with a Particular Focus on the Darius Painter - Thomas H. Carpenter Visual Identities: Attic and Corinthian Vase-Inscriptions and the Significance of their Placement Chapter Eight: Instant Messaging: Dance, Text, and Visual Communication on Archaic Corinthian and Athenian Vases - Tyler Jo Smith Chapter Nine: Tracing Letters on the Eurymedon Vase: On the Importance of Placement of Vase-Inscriptions - Georg Simon Gerleigner Chapter Ten: Sophilos, Inscriptions, and the Funeral Games for Patroklos - Mary Moore Index

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Book Synopsis"ROMAN AND LATE ANTIQUE MEDITERRANEAN POTTERY". In November 2008, an ICREA/ESF Exploratory Workshop on the subject of late Roman fine wares was held in Barcelona, the main aim being the clarification of problems regarding the typology and chronology of the three principal table wares found in Mediterranean contexts (African Red Slip Ware, Late Roman C and Late Roman D). The discussion highlighted the need to undertake a similar approach for other ceramic classes across the Mediterranean provinces. In addition, it was perceived that ceramic studies are often dispersed and in such a variety of publications that it is difficult to follow progress in this vast field. Therefore, a series devoted to Roman and late Antique pottery in the Mediterranean was proposed to serve as a reference point for all potential authors devoted to pottery studies on a pan-Mediterranean basis. The creation of such a series would not only serve as a means of publishing the results of the ICREA/ESF workshop but also as a network for publication of in-depth monographs devoted to archaeological ceramics of the Mediterranean in the Roman and late Antique periods. With this first volume on ceramic assemblages and the dating of late Roman fine wares, Archaeopress launch this new series devoted to the publication of ceramics in the Roman Mediterranean and outlying territories from the late Republic to late Antiquity.Table of ContentsIntroductions (a) (M.A. Cau, P. Reynolds, M. Bonifay) ; (b): LRFW Working Group (text by M.A. Cau, P. Reynolds and M. Bonifay), An initiative for the revision of late Roman fine wares in the Mediterranean (c. AD 200-700): The Barcelona ICREA/ESF Workshop ; (c) LRFW Working Group (text by P. Reynolds, M. Bonifay and M.A. Cau), Key contexts for the dating of late Roman Mediterranean fine wares: a preliminary review and ‘seriation’ ; 1) Ceramica e contesti nel Quartiere Bizantino del Pythion di Gortina (Creta): alla ricerca della “complessità” nella datazione (E. Zanini and S. Costa) ; 2) Coins, pottery and the dating of assemblages (R. Reece) ; 3) Late Roman D. A matter of open(ing) or closed horizons? (J. Poblome and N. Firat) ; 4) A note on the development of Cypriot Late Roman D forms 2 and 9 (P. Reynolds) ; 5) Chronologie finale de la sigillée africaine A à partir des contextes de Chãos Salgados (Mirobriga?): différences de facies entre Orient et Occident (J.C. Quaresma) ; 6) Sigillatas africanas y orientales de mediados del VI d. C. procedentes de los rellenos de colmatación de una cisterna de Hispalis (Sevilla). Los contextos de la Plaza de la Pescadería (J. Vázquez Paz and E. García Vargas) ; 7) A 7th century pottery deposit from Byzantine Carthago Spartaria (Cartagena, Spain) (P. Reynolds) ; 8) Contextos cerámicos del siglo VI d.C. de Iluro (Hispania Tarraconensis) (V. Revilla Calvo) ; 9) Note sur les sigillées orientales tardives du port de Fos (Bouches-du-Rhône, France) (F. Marty) ; 10) L’agglomération de Constantine (Lançon-de-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône): deux contextes du VIe siècle (G. Duperron and F. Verdin) ; 11) Un dépôt de céramiques du début du Ve s. apr. J.-C. sur le site de la rue de la Douane à Porquerolles (Hyères, Var) (E. Pellegrino) ; 12) Un ensemble de céramiques de l’extrême fin du IVe s. apr. J.-C. sur le site du n°43 de l’avenue du XVe Corps à Fréjus (Var) (E. Pellegrino) ; 13) Campiani: un ensemble du IIe siècle à Lucciana (Haute-Corse) (S. Lang-Desvignes) ; 14) Fine wares from Beirut contexts, c. 450 to the early 7th century (P. Reynolds) ; 15) Le mobilier céramique de la citerne C4 de la Maison de la Rotonde à Carthage (A. Bourgeois)

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Book SynopsisThe present volume reunites most of the papers that were presented at the second meeting of the Homines, Funera, Astra Symposium on Funerary Anthropology that took place at ‘1 Decembrie 1918’ University, Alba Iulia, between 23rd and 26th September 2012. The theme of the volume is Life beyond Death in Ancient Times. The intention was to create a forum for discussing Prehistoric, Roman and Migration Period burial practices from Central and South-Eastern Europe, focusing on elements that might suggest belief in afterlife. The interdisciplinary character of the volume is provided by the varied approaches to the archaeology by the contributors, resulting in exploring the subject from multiple perspectives: archaeological, anthropological, geological, architectural, landscape, and epigraphic. Seven studies are dedicated to prehistoric burial practices, discussing discoveries dating from the Palaeolithic (one study), Neolithic and Copper Age (four studies), and Bronze Age (one study). A study focusing on methodology proposes a non-invasive method of analysis for burial mounds, with examples from the Bronze and Iron Ages. Two studies focusing on the Roman Period and another on the Migration Period complete our vision of funerary archaeology for this part of Europe. The editor’s wish to express their joy that the editorial project, which started with the publication of the first HFA volume (R. Kogălniceanu, R.-G. Curcă, M. Gligor and S. Stratton (eds.), Homines, Funera, Astra. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Funerary Anthropology, 5-8 June 2011, ‘1 Decembrie 1918’ University, Alba Iulia, Romania. Oxford, Archaeopress, BAR International Series 2410), is followed by the present book. The basis for the series dedicated to burial archaeology with the intention to be a useful, modern, interdisciplinary instrument, is thus laid.Table of ContentsVivre et mourir dans le Paléolithique de l’Europe. Les communautés humaines et leur environnement (Valentin-Codrin Chirica and Vasile Chirica) Neolithic cremation graves and grave goods from Porţ – Corău (Sălaj County, Romania) (Sanda Băcueţ Crişan) Disposal of the dead. Uncommon mortuary practices from Alba Iulia – Lumea Nouă 2003 excavation (Mihai Gligor and Kirsty McLeod) Polished stone tools as grave goods in the Hamangia cemetery from Cernavodă – Columbia D. Typological and contextual analysis (Raluca Kogălniceanu and Constantin Haită) The distortion of archaeological realities through objects: a case study (Cătălin Lazăr and Mădălina Voicu) Funerary constructions characteristic to the Komariv (Middle Bronze Age) communities of the Suceava Plateau (Bogdan Petru Niculică and Dumitru Boghian) Identifying disturbances in the case of burial mounds. Case studies (Alexandru S. Morintz) A few notes on the emergence and distribution of variously shaped ditched enclosures in the Sarmatian environment, with or without graves inside (Vitalie Bârcă) Récit de vie behind funerary texts. A few remarks on CIL VI 3419 (= IDRE 27) (Violeta-Maria Răileanu) An eques romanus and his slave in a new funerary inscription from Troesmis (Lucreţiu Mihailescu-Bîrliba)

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Book SynopsisThe Seminar for Arabian Studies has come a long way since 1968 when it was first convened, yet it remains the principal international academic forum for research on the Arabian Peninsula. This is clearly reflected in the ever-increasing number of researchers from all over the world who come each year to the three-day Seminar to present and discuss their latest research and fieldwork. The Seminar has covered, and continues to cover, an extensive range of diverse subjects that include anthropology, archaeology, architecture, art, epigraphy, ethnography, history, language, linguistics, literature, numismatics, theology, and more, from the earliest times to the present day or, in the fields of political and social history, to around the end of the Ottoman Empire (1922/1923). Papers presented at the Seminar have all been subjected to an intensive review process before they are accepted for publication in the Proceedings. The rigorous nature of the reviews undertaken by a range of specialists ensures that the highest academic standards are maintained. A supplementary volume, ‘Languages, scripts and their uses in ancient North Arabia’ edited by M.C.A. Macdonald (ISBN 9781784918996, Archaeopress, 2018), is also available containing the proceedings from the special session held during the seminar on 5 August 2017.Table of ContentsEditors’ Foreword ; Bayt Bin Himd, a case study of a merchant’s house in old Jiddah (poster) – by Hidaya M. Abbas; Documenting the traditional architecture of Khatbah village in Saudi Arabia (poster) – by Aisha Alshehri; Liminality: narratives of identity on Abu Dhabi’s desert islands – by Marie-Claire Bakker & Mariam Yousef Alhammadi; Bahrah 1: eight years of excavations of an Ubaid culture-related settlement in the al-Sabiyyah desert (Kuwait) – by Piotr Bieliński; From tentscape to landscape: a multi-scale analysis of long-term patterns of occupation in north-west Qatar – by Jose C. Carvajal López, Kirk Roberts, Laura Morabito, Gareth Rees, Frank Stremke, Anke Marsh, Robert Carter & FayΒal ΚAbd Allāh al-NaΚīmī; Living in Madāin Sālih/Hegra during the late pre-Islamic period. The excavations of Area 1 in the ancient city – by Guillaume Charloux, Charlène Bouchaud, Caroline Durand, Yvonne Gerber & Jacqueline Studer; The origins of Abrahah’s cathedral and the Great Mosque — a water sanctuary of the old Arabian religion – by Werner Daum; Use of archival aerial photographs for archaeological research in the Arabian Gulf – by Richard N. Fletcher, Robert A. Carter & Frederick Nesta; Bridging the enclosure and the tower tomb: new insights from the Wādī Sharmā sites, north-west Arabia – by Sumio Fujii; The LCG2 complex at Dibbā (Musandam, Oman, II–I millennium BC): structural, material, and osteological elements – by Francesco Genchi, Luciano Fattore, Alessia Nava & Elena Maini; Magnetometer survey of a Hafit monumental complex, al-Khashbah, Sultanate of Oman (poster) – by Jason T. Herrmann, Jörg W.E. Faßbinder, Marion Scheiblecker, Philippe Kluge, Stephanie Döpper & Conrad Schmidt; New evidence of Iron Age ritual practices in central Oman: 2017 excavations in Mudmār East, near Ādam – by Mathilde Jean, Maria Paola Pellegrino & Guillaume Gernez; New light on Bronze Age trade in the Arabian Gulf: a Dilmun trading port on Sīr Banī Yās island, UAE – by Abdulla Khalfan Al Kaabi & Ali Abdul Rahman Al Meqbali; Results from the 2009–2016 excavation seasons in the historical centre of Dūmat al-Jandal, ancient Adummatu – by Romolo Loreto; The new archaeological joint project on the site of Qurayyah, north-west Arabia: results of the first two excavation seasons – by Marta Luciani & Abdullah S. Alsaud; Life and living conditions in north-west Arabia during the Bronze Age: first results from the bioarchaeological work at Qurayyah – by Marta Luciani, Michaela Binder & Abdullah S. Alsaud; Sea level and climatic influences on the occupation of Qatar and the Gulf during the Holocene period – by Phillip G. Macumber; The Neolithic of Sharbithāt (Dhofar, Sultanate of Oman): typological, technological, and experimental approaches – by Maria Pia Maiorano, Grégor Marchand, Jérémie Vosges, Jean-François Berger, Federico Borgi & Vincent Charpentier; The historical context of grave 58 (G58) from the Sināw area (al-Sharqiyyah, Sultanate of Oman): a warrior during the Samad Late Iron Age? (poster) – by Fausto Mauro; Women in Soqotri and Omani folklore – by Vitaly Naumkin & Leonid Kogan; The early Islamic glass from Sīr Banī Yās, UAE – by Matt Phelps, St John Simpson & Ian C. Freestone; Late Islamic fishing industry in the Gulf: the case of Kharā’ib al-Dasht, Jazīrat Faylakā (poster) – by Agnieszka Pieńkowska & Marta Mierzejewska; Routes across Arabia: pilgrimage routes from the region of the modern United Arab Emirates in historical context – by Fergus Reoch; The Thāj Archaeological Project: results of the first field season – by Jérôme Rohmer, Ahmad Al-Jallad, Mahmud al-Hajiri, Rozan Alkhatib Alkontar, Tara Beuzen-Waller, Paul Calou, Damien Gazagne & Kosmas Pavlopoulos; A tumulus cemetery on the north coast of Kuwait Bay: results of survey and excavation in the al-Sabiyyah region – by Łukasz Rutkowski; KALAM reloaded – by Ronald Ruzicka; Al-’Ayn Oases Mapping Project: al-Hīlī Oasis 2017 – by Peter Sheehan, Timothy Power & Omar Salem Al Kaabi; New data from the renewed excavation at Salūt: the Iron Age settlement (Qaryat Salūt) – by Enrica Tagliamonte & Alessandra Avanzini; Understanding the urban space of an Arabian oasis: the residential quarter of Taymā’ – by Luna Watkins; Papers read at the Seminar for Arabian Studies held at the British Museum, London, 4 to 6 August 2017

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Book SynopsisThis study deals with the iconographic theme of imperial Byzantine ‘heavenly coronation’, or André Grabar’s couronnement symbolique, with particular attention to fine arts and numismatics. This theme, along with the rituals of imperial investiture, represents the concept of divine kingship in figurative terms, a significant ideological premise for Byzantine theocracy. The book is structured in seven chapters, investigating both the origination and conclusion of the iconographical subject and its political derivations. It attempts to assemble all the known images of the ‘heavenly coronation’ theme and to explain its political and iconographical roots.Table of ContentsAbstract ; Presentazione ; 1 L’apporto delle civiltà antiche ; 2 Dalla Tetrarchia alla fine dell’età giustinianea ; 3 Dall’età eracliana all’Iconoclastia ; 4 La prima età macedone ; 5 L’età macedone matura e gli anni dell’interregno ; 6 Dall’età comnena alla conquista latina di Costantinopoli ; 7 Osservazioni conclusive: origine, evoluzione, sviluppo ; Bibliografia ; Elenco delle illustrazioni e referenze fotografiche ; Indice dei nomi e dei luoghi

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Book SynopsisA comprehensive account of the adoption of ironworking in Europe and Western Asia, based on archaeological evidence alongside written sources from the Neat East. Southern Europe and the Near East are the focus, but the book also considers early ironworking in Central Europe, the North Pontic steppe and the regions north and south of the Caucasus.

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Book SynopsisThis book analyses the iconography of dogs in Athenian art, highlighting their roles as companions, hunters, pets, and status symbols. It explores their presence in various aspects of ancient Greek life, their association with gods and heroes, and their depiction in funerary reliefs, reflecting the deep human-canine bond.

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Book SynopsisThis book reviews the history of spatial analysis methods in Russian archaeology, focusing on Upper Palaeolithic complexes in Transbaikal. It introduces contextual analysis, examines the Studenoe 2 site, and includes an ethnographic section on northern frame dwellings. The study will be of interest for archaeologists, historians, and geologists.

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Book SynopsisThis book contains a selection of fifty papers produced over the course of fifty years. The works share a common aim: to increase our knowledge of various aspects of Roman culture. They cover a wide range of topics in ancient history; Roman provincial archaeology; classical philology; epigraphy; numismatics; archaeobiology; history of medicine; and history of sexuality. The collection is not limited to a mere reprint of the articles, but supplements them with epilogues outlining the further development of the discussion of the respective topic since publication.

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Book SynopsisFocusing on the Eastern half of Stod, this is the third in a series of five volumes that comprehensively document rock art in Upper Tibet. It examines a panoply of graphic evidence found on stone surfaces, supplying an unprecedented view of the long-term development of culture and religion on a large swathe of the Tibetan Plateau. The pictographs (rock paintings) and petroglyphs (rock carvings), host sites, and descriptions and analyses presented are the direct result of intensive fieldwork conducted by the author in Upper Tibet between 1995 and 2016. Information on rock art production techniques, subject identification, thematic class, mode of presentation, physical condition, estimated age, and relative location are supplied for each piece of rock art. In addition to the datasets, the book offers rock art site descriptions and assesses the cultural, religious and artistic development of these locations.

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Book SynopsisSt Swithun was an obscure ninth-century bishop of Winchester about whom little was, and is, known. But following the translation of his relics from a conspicuous tomb into the Old Minster, Winchester, on 15 July 971, the massive rebuilding of the cathedral, and a vigorous publicity campaign by Bishop Aethelwold (963-84), St Swithun became one of the most popular and important English saints, whose cult was widespread not only in England but also in Ireland, Scandinavia, and France. The present volume includes new and full editions of all the relevant texts – hagiographical, liturgical, and historical – in Latin, Old English, and Middle English, many of which have never been published before: these illuminate the origins and development of St Swithun’s cult. No dossier of an important English saint has been published on this scale until now: the wealth of this volume sheds new light not only on St Swithun himself, but also on the times during which his cult was at the peak of its popularity.

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

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

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Book SynopsisPractice – The Social, Space, and Materiality forms the second part of Bronze Age Tell Communities in Context: An exploration into culture, society, and the study of European prehistory. It studies Bronze Age tells and our approaches towards an understanding of this fascinating way of life, drawing on the material remains of long-term architectural stability and references back to ancestral place. While the first volume challenged Neo-Diffusionist models of the influence of Mediterranean palatial centres on the development of tell communities in the Carpathians and an attendant focus on social stratification, the second part sets out an alternative theoretical approach, which foregrounds architecture and the social use of space. Unlike the reductionist macro perspective of mainstream social modelling, inspired by aspects of practice theory outlined in this book, the account given seeks to allow for what is truly remarkable about these sites, and what we can infer from them about the way of life they once framed and enabled. The stability seen on tells, and their apparent lack of change on a macro scale, are specific features of the social field, in a given region and for a specific period of time. Both stability and change are contingent upon specific historical contexts, including traditional practices, their material setting and human intentionality. They are not an inherent, given property of this or that ‘type’ of society or social structure. For our tells, it is argued here, underneath the specific manifestation of sociality maintained, we clearly do see social practices and corresponding material arrangements being negotiated and adjusted. Echoing the argument laid out in the first part of this study, it is suggested that archaeology should take an interest in such processes on the micro scale, rather than succumb to the temptation of neat macro history and great narratives existing aloof from the material remains of past lives.Trade Review‘It is an excellent, thought-provoking study and a data-driven expansion of part 1. The book was a much-needed supplement for the older publication, one which establishes a coherent understanding of one of the most challenging phenomena of European prehistory by demonstrating how constructing an alternative model of Bronze Age archaeology can be achieved. The only question remains, whether the readers should start preparing for volume three?’ – Robert Staniuk (2023): GNOMON 95, 2 Table of ContentsI. Introduction ; I.1. Once More on Tells: Where and When ... ; I.2. ... How and Why? ; II. The Social, Space and Materiality ; II.1. Toward a Practice-oriented Approach ; II.2. Theory of Practice and ‘Time-Space’ (Giddens) ; II.3. Theory of Practice and Social Space (Löw) ; II.4. Habitus and Social Space (Bourdieu) ; II.5. ‘Flat Ontologies’: Social Life and Materiality (Schatzki) ; II.6. Architecture and Assemblages (Delitz, DeLanda) ; II.7. Implications and Outlook ; III. Space and Time on Bronze Age Tells ; III.1. Space and Time: The Borsod Example ; III.2. Introduction to a Bronze Age Landscape ; III.3. The Tell or Tell-like Mound: Focus Shared or Community Divided? ; III.4. The Enclosure: Defence or Signal? ; III.5. The Outer Settlement: Commoners or Community? ; IV. Tell-Living ; IV.1. The Tell Plenum of Practices ; IV.2. Social Life Unfolding ; V. Epilogue ; V.1. Death and Burial on the Bronze Age Borsod Plain ; V.2. The Study of the European Bronze Age: A Personal Note ; References

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Book SynopsisLate Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, Symbolic and Territorial Aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age presents the contributions to the International Colloquium ‘FortMetalAges’ (10th–12th November 2017, Guimarães, Portugal), The Colloquium was organised by the Scientific Commission ‘Metal Ages in Europe’ of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (UISPP/ IUSPP) and by the Martin Sarmento Society of Guimarães. Nineteen papers discuss different interpretive ideas for defensive structures whose construction had necessitated large investment, present new case studies, and conduct comparative analysis between different regions and chronological periods from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age.Table of ContentsLate Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive, symbolic and territorial aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age – Davide Delfino, Fernando Coimbra, Gonçalo Cruz and Daniela Cardoso ; My home is my castle? Thoughts about the archaeological axiom of the distinction of fortified and unfortified sites, referring to ethnographical records – Andy Reymann ; A new overview of the later prehistoric hillforts of Britain and Ireland – Gary Lock and Ian Ralston ; The chronology of the defensive systems at Los Millares (Santa Fe de Mondújar, Almería, Spain) – Fernando Molina González, José Andrés Afonso Marrero, Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano, Alberto Dorado Alejos, Rafael María Martínez Sánchez and Liliana Spanedda ; Fortified and Monumentalised Landscapes of the Beira-Douro region between the 3rd and 1st millennia BC: Architecture, Scenarios and Symbology – Alexandre Canha ; Terraced-walled settlements in Bronze Age Liguria (north-western Italy): can we speak of Iron Age ‘castellari’? – Davide Delfino and Angiolo Del Lucchese ; From earth to wood: the ramparts of Ratinhos (Moura, Portugal) as an example in the transition between the Late Bronze Age to the Early Iron Age – Luis Berrocal-Rangel, António Carlos S. Silva, Rosario García Giménez and Lucía Ruano ; Another post in the fence. Proto-urban delimitations in Final Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Northern Italy – Paolo Rondini and Lorenzo Zamboni ; The appropriation of settlement space in Western and Central Europe during the Iron Age – Caroline von Nicolai ; Some symbolic and chronological aspects of rock art of the Hillfort Culture, northwest Iberian Peninsula – Fernando Coimbra ; Fortifications of the Early Iron Age in the surroundings of the Princely Seat of Heuneburg – Leif Hansen, Dirk Krausse and Roberto Tarpini ; The fortifications of the Heuneburg lower town: A summary and evaluation of the 2000-2008 excavations – Manuel Fernández-Götz ; Compartment ramparts in the castros of northwest Iberia – Jorge Camino Mayor and Esperanza Martín Hernández ; The Iron Age hillforts of Gipuzkoa (Basque Country): settlement patterns, fortification systems and territory control – Sonia San Jose, Antxoka Martínez, Xabier Peñalver, Carlos Olaetxea, Javier Prieto Domínguez and Juncal Calvo ; Excavations at Caerau Hillfort, Cardiff: Towards a narrative for the hillforts of south-east Wales – Oliver Davis and Niall Sharples ; The oppidum of Manching: Examining the construction and defensive capability of a Late Iron Age fortification – Thimo Brestel ; The fortifications of Colle Le Case: a new study of Samnite enclosures in Molise (Italy) – Francesca Di Palma ; Walls and Castros. Delimitation structures in the proto-historic settlements of Entre Douro and Vouga region (central-north Portugal) – António Manuel S. P. Silva and Gabriel R. Pereira ; Reviewing a pre-Roman oppidum in northern Portugal. Summary of the archaeological works carried out at Citânia de Briteiros (Guimarães) – Gonçalo Cruz and José Antunes

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Book SynopsisPresenting papers from two International Lychnological Association (ILA) Round Tables, this volume provides an extensive look at the technological development of lighting and lighting devices during Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages in Western Europe and Byzantium. A time of major economic, geopolitical and social changes, there were also radical modifications in lighting devices, as terracotta mold-made lamps, very common throughout the earlier days of the Roman Empire, were replaced by devices that used glass containers to hold oil, candles made of beeswax, and metals to create a wide variety of holders for the newer glass lamp vessels and candles. Discussions included such diverse subjects as lighting devices used in medieval times in Scandinavian mines, the Byzantine use of light for long-distance signaling, castle illumination, polykandela designs and the spiritual significance of light. The scholars used as their source material not only artifacts from museums and excavated contexts, but also written sources and depictions of lighting devices on mosaics, frescos, icons, textiles and manuscripts to help complete their notions about lighting in these eras. The majority of the twenty-nine papers published in this volume were presented at the third International Round Table under the title ‘Dark Ages? History and archaeology of lighting devices in Continental Europe, from late Antiquity to late Medieval Ages’ in Olten, Switzerland in September 2007 and at the fourth International Round Table under the title ‘Lighting in Byzantium’ in Thessaloniki, Greece in October 2011. In many cases the length of each paper is a clear reflection of how little or well-studied the presented topic is. A few discussions on some artifacts dated after 1500 AD are included because they represent and reflect the technological evolution of lighting related to the Middle Ages. Both ILA Round Tables considered the use of lighting devices in everyday and ecclesiastical life and discussed their many aspects, including their terminology, typology, chronology, manufacturing techniques, and symbolic functions. The great breadth of lighting technologies available in those ‘Dark Ages’ becomes apparent through the diversity of the discussions, which reflect the great variety of materials used to create lighting devices.Table of ContentsKaren S. Garnett, Ioannis Motsianos - Light and Lighting in Late Antiquity and the Middle Ages in Western Europe and Byzantium: An Introduction; Habil Laurent Chrzanovski - A Highly Important ‘Half-volume’ as Acta of two Pioneer Congresses: some Explanations; Arja Karivieri - Acknowledgments; Verena Perko with collaboration of Vesna Tratnik - An Overview of Late-Antique Oil-Lamps and Lighting Devices from Slovenia; Thomas Bitterli - A Light is on in the Hut. Light and Lighting Equipment in Medieval Everyday Life; Svetlana Avdusina - Medieval Lighting Devices from the Collection of the State Historical Museum of Russia; Catherine Vincent - Lumière et luminaires dans la vie religieuse en Occident au Moyen ge; Arja Karivieri - Olaus Magnus the Goth on Fire, Light and Lighting Devices of the Northern People; Lena Berg Nilsson - Mines Illuminated – Reflections upon Lighting in Medieval Mining; Yvonne Seidel - Lighthouses in the Tabula Peutingeriana and their Importance in Late Antiquity; Ioannis Motsianos - Lighting Devices in Byzantium: Comparisons in Time and Space; Sofia Akrivopoulou, Periklis Slampeas, Paraskevi Leventeli - Lamps from the Excavation at 45 Basileus Heracleiou Street, Thessaloniki; Evangelia Angelkou, Maria Cheimonopoulou - Lighting Artifacts from the Episcopal Complex at Louloudies Pierias; Karen S. Garnett - Bottoms Up! Bases and Handles on Attic KY Shop Lamps from Corinth's Fountain of the Lamps; Arja Karivieri - Athenian Lamps in the Early Byzantine period– Export, Import and Imitation; Renate Rosenthal-Heginbottom - Aspects of typology, chronology and iconography in the regional lamp production in the area of present-day Israel (4th - 7th centuries AD); Lambrini Koutoussaki - Argos and its Lamps from the late 4th to 7th Century AD; Anastassios Ch. Antonaras - A Three-handled, Calyx-shaped glass lamp from Thessaloniki and its Archaeological Context; Anastasia G. Yangaki - Some Remarks on a Category of Wheel-Made Lamps:A ‘Koinè’ in the 6th and the 7th Centuries AD?; Christopher S. Lightfoot - Lighting Devices found at Byzantine Amorium (Turkey); Stanislav Ryzhov, Tatyana Yashaeva - Church Lighting Devices in Byzantine Cherson; Mara Verykokou - Problems of Methodology in the Dating of Byzantine Polykandela: The Benaki Museum Examples; Paschalis Androudis, Ioannis Motsianos - Byzantine metal support fittings for a candlestick from the Monastery of Chilandar on Mount Athos; Mariela Inkova - Once again on the ‘Byzantine-Mediterranean Limoges’?; Georgios Velenis, Stavros Zachariadis - Considerations on the Function and Usage of Pottery Lamps Inspired by Finds from the Forum of Thessaloniki; Ioannis Motsianos - Difficulties and Preconditions for the Utilitization of Glass in Lighting in Byzantium; Naama Sukenik, Yotam Tepper - A Linen Wick from the Northern Church at Shivta, Israel; Ioannis Motsianos - Some thoughts about the use and the making of beeswax candles in Byzantium; Pelli Mastora - The Virtual Lighting of the Rotunda’s Mosaics; Dr Ioannis Iliades - Light and Lighting Devices in Wall Paintings of Byzantine Churches in Thessaloniki; Efterpi Marki - A beacon from the castle of Kitros, Pieria, Greece; Prof. Dr. Habil Laurent Chrzanovski - Lessons of Modernity from the Past: some Amazing Parallels drawn from Antique and Medieval Lychnological Economics

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Book SynopsisArchaeological investigations in the north-western part of the Arabian Peninsula has increased during the last 15 years. One of the major sites in the region is the ancient oasis of Taymā’, known as a commercial hub on the so-called Incense Road connecting South Arabia with the Eastern Mediterranean. In the context of this new research a multidisciplinary project by the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) and the Orient Department of the German Archaeological Institute (DAI) has been investigating the archaeology and ancient environment of Taymā’ since 2004. A major aim of this project was the development of new perspectives of the site and the region, characterised by elaborating the local socio-cultural and economic contexts. So far, Taymā’ has been known mainly through exogenous sources. The present volume is the first of the publication series of the Saudi-German archaeological project and focuses on three fundamental aspects of research at Taymā’: the current archaeological exploration of the oasis is contextualised with previous and ongoing research within the region, while at the same time offering a first overview of the settlement history of the site, which may have started as early as more than 6000 years ago. New information on the palaeoenvironment has been provided by multiproxy- analysis of sediments from a palaeolake immediately north of the settlement. The results indicate an Early Holocene humid period in the region that is shorter than the so-called African Humid Period. The abrupt aridification at around 8 ka BP, known from other regions in the Near East, is also attested in north-western Arabia. The reconstruction of the past vegetation of the site and its surroundings demonstrates that oasis cultivation at Taymā’ started during the 5th millennium BCE with grapes and figs, rather than with the date palm. According to hydrological investigations on water resources, groundwater aquifers provided the main source of local water supply. These were exploited through wells, some of which have been identified in the area of the ancient oasis. Finally, since the time of early travellers to Northwest Arabia evidence of cultural contacts has been observed in the records from the site, which had been occupied by the last Babylonian king, Nabonidus (556–539 BCE) for ten years. A historical-archaeological essay on Egypt and Arabia as well as a study on the ambiguous relationship between Assyria and Arabia – characterised by conflict and commerce – shed new light on the foreign relations of ancient Taymā’.Trade ReviewIn sum, all scholars and students of Arabia’s past will want to acquire this volume. It represents a first, fundamental, and substantial stepping-stone towards a comprehensive understanding of the long history and development of the Taymā᾿ Oasis. - Lloyd Weeks (2021): Bibliotheca OrientalisTable of ContentsForeword – HRH Prince Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz al-Sa‘ud ; Introduction – Ali bin Ibrahim al-Ghabban ; Preface – Arnulf Hausleiter and Ricardo Eichmann ; ARCHAEOLOGICAL EXPLORATION ; The Archaeological Exploration of the Oasis of Taymāʾ – Arnulf Hausleiter and Ricardo Eichmann ; PALAEOENVIRONMENT, VEGETATION, AND WATER MANAGEMENT ; Palaeoenvironmental Changes at Taymā’ as Inferred from Sabkha Infill – Max Engel, Nicole Klasen, Andreas Ginau, Martin Patzke, Anna Pint, Peter Frenzel, and Helmut Brückner ; Taymā’ Oasis (Saudi Arabia) and its Surroundings – a First Synthesis of the Flora, Vegetation, Natural Resources, and Floral History – Harald Kürschner and Reinder Neef ; Early to Middle Holocene Vegetational Development, Climatic Conditions and Oasis Cultivation in Taymā’: First Results from Pollen Spectra out of a Sabkha – Michèle Dinies, Reinder Neef, and Harald Kürschner ; The Water Management of Taymā’ and Other Ancient Oasis Settlements in the North-Western Arabian Peninsula – a Synthesis – Kai Wellbrock, Peter Voß, Benjamin Heemeier, Patrick Keilholz, Arno Patzelt, and Matthias Grottker ; CULTURAL CONTACTS ; Ägypten und Arabien – Gunnar Sperveslage ; Untersuchungen zu den ‘arabischen’ Toponymen und zur Rezeption der ‘Araber’ in den historischen Quellen der Assyrer – Ariel M. Bagg

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Book SynopsisSince the inception of Maya studies, the issue of water supply in Classic Maya society has been a matter of controversial debate. Due to the annually recurring dry seasons the availability of water during this period is and has always been problematic. In the light of these conditions, the fact that the pre-Hispanic Maya were able to establish, developed and maintain prosperous urban centres over long periods is hard to explain. In order to resolve this open issue, this book aims to explain the water management strategies of the Maya in pre-Hispanic times. To this end, this volume analyses the intricate relationship between the natural environment and the adaptation strategies of the pre-Hispanic population, whose physical remains were documented in the form of hydraulic features. A large section of this book discusses the different forms, functions, and the geographic distribution of the published hydraulic features. The main body of this monograph focuses on the archaeological investigation of the hydraulic system of Uxul, a medium-sized Maya centre in the south of the state of Campeche, Mexico. As many open research questions could be addressed and studied in this site, the hydraulic system of Uxul acted as a central point of reference for the evaluation of the socio-political relevance of water management in the Maya Lowlands. This book identifies both the natural causes for water scarcities and the cultural adaptation strategies that were designed to overcome them. Due to this comprehensive approach, the present book is the most extensive and exhaustive account on the hydraulic features of the Maya Lowlands and thus enables representative statements on the sociopolitical relevance of water management in Classic Maya society.Trade Review'This publication offers a fresh look at the study of water management among the pre-Hispanic Maya... and helps us to understand the underlying problems of the Yucatán Peninsula and how the pre-Hispanic population developed various strategies for the management of rainwater. The publication is commended both for its academic content and good images (more than 260, many of them in colour) as well as its printing quality. The volume contains an extensive discussion and summary of the history of research related to the management of water and land in pre-Hispanic times.' ⁠—Antonio Benavides Castillo, Estudios de Cultura Maya 54, August 2019'In sum, this large volume of 517 pages provides a unique synthesis that many will find useful. Indeed, Seefeld’s book constitutes the best comprehensive study of ancient Maya water management available at this time, with no comparable work out there. The book is a very valuable addition to a Mayanist’s library because of everything it brings together on the topic of ancient Maya water management. Scholars working in water management in other regions of the world will also find a very good place to start here if they intend to look at the Maya case.' ⁠—Thomas Ruhl and Nicholas P. Dunning, Latin American Antiquity Vol. 30, No. 3, September 2019Table of ContentsForeword ; Preface ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Geomorphology of the Maya Lowlands ; 3 History of research on the hydrology of the Maya Lowlands ; 4 Climate history and landscape history of the Maya Lowlands ; 5 Review of hydraulic features in the Maya Lowlands ; 6 Archaeological investigation of Uxul’s hydraulic system ; 7 Functional and spatial patterns of hydraulic features in the Maya Lowlands ; 8 Development and sociopolitical relevance of water management in Classic Maya society ; 9 Conclusions ; 10 Bibliography

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Book SynopsisMetallurgical activity was present in Ecuador from at least 1500 BC; by around the beginning of the Common Era metallurgical manufacture and use had extended to most of the Costa and Sierra. Regional styles soon evolved giving rise to high levels of technical craftsmanship and to shaping particular iconographic and decorative patterns. Copper, gold, silver and platinum were mined, processed and converted into thousands of ornaments, offerings, tools and weapons extensively used both by elites and by the common people. By 1450, the Incas had invaded most of the Ecuadorian Sierra and eventually they integrated the diverse metallurgical traditions into their state-managed metallurgical industry. The European conquest in the sixteenth century deeply affected the native metallurgical activities, even though in some regions copper continued to be worked throughout the colonial period. The reconstruction of the general outlines of this fascinating historical process was made possible through the study of the collection of archaeological metal objects of the Ministry of Culture and Heritage of Ecuador, the compilation of previous archaeological references, laboratory analyses and C14 dating of museum objects. This work is the first one of its kind to be published on the ancient metallurgy of Ecuador.Table of ContentsIntroduction Chapter 1- The collection of the Ministry of Culture Chapter 2 - Previous studies on the pre-Hispanic metallurgy of Ecuador Chapter 3 - Metallogenesis and metal resources in Ecuador Chapter 4 - Early finds and the Initial Period Chapter 5 - La Tolita –Tumaco Chapter 6 - Jama – Coaque Chapter 7 – Bahia Chapter 8 - Milagro – Quevedo Chapter 9 - Manteño – Huancavilca Chapter 10 – Puruha Chapter 11 – Cañari Chapter 12 - Carchi – Nariño Chapter 13 - Isolated finds Chapter 14 - Inca Integration Chapter 15 - Iconography and symbolism Chapter 16 – Synthesis Chapter 17 - An interpretative proposal

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Book SynopsisSpring Archaeology provides young researchers and professionals working in Italy with an opportunity to showcase their work. The presentations and posters focus on the application of new technologies in archaeology, the study of material culture, public archaeology projects, advances in research, and considerations on methodological issues.

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Book SynopsisArt in physical forms and shapes (e.g. buildings and paintings) existed in both prehistoric and modern societies. This book examines similarities and differences between art in ancient Indian (Indus) civilizations and that of the Aegean civilizations (i.e. Minoan, Mycenaean and the Cycladic). In prehistoric cultures, art was distinct from the modern, which was defined in terms of utility or practicality rather than aesthetics. It was expressed not in terms of the beauty of an object, but rather its purpose, such as for worship through representations of gods and goddesses (male and female sculptures) or the use of figurines as votive offerings; it was also used for trade and commerce (stamp seals) and for indication of social hierarchy (jewellery and ornaments). Demand for prestige objects in the Minoan and Mycenaean societies grew in response to royal and elite patronage, which was absent in the Indus Valley. The book discusses production and consumption patterns of objects such as po

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Book SynopsisThis study serves as a source book on domestic food storage in Ancient Israel and Judah by outlining important ethnographic and ancient textual and pictorial sources relevant to the discussion. These allow us to understand the motivated actions in relation to food storage, and the significance of food storage in daily life. On the basis of twenty-two well-excavated buildings from thirteen Iron Age sites, representative archaeological data is examined. For each house the total preserved food storage capacity is calculated, activity areas are identified, and specific patterns are noted. Food storage equipment, the location and role of food storage in the household, and the integration with other activities are analysed. Storage rooms were often located at the margins of houses, but a considerable part of the stored food was kept in other activity areas toward the centre. The data indicates that in Iron Age I food was stored mainly domestically or in shared community facilities, while redistributive food storage became more common in Iron Age II, with significant domestic storage continuing. The ideal of self-sufficiency remained.Table of Contents1 - Introduction; 2 - Foodways in Ancient Israel and Judah; 3 - Literature Review; 4 - Methodology; 5 - Ethnography; 6 - Food storage in ancient literature; 7 - Food storage in ancient art; 8 - Food storage in the Old Testament; 9 - Artefact assemblages; 10 - Tell Halif: the reference site; 11 - Archaeological Review; 12 - Patterns of food storage; 13 - Conclusion

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Book SynopsisSince their initial discovery in the nineteenth century, the enigmatic prehistoric lake-dwellings of the Circum-Alpine region have captured the imagination of the public and archaeologists alike. Over 150 years of research have identified hundreds of lacustrine settlements spanning from the Neolithic to the Late Bronze Age, when apparently, they ceased to be built. Studies of Bronze Age material across Europe have often superficially identified bronze objects as being of ‘Alpine lake-dwelling origin’ or ‘lake-dwelling style’. Through a combination of material culture studies, multiple correspondence analysis, and the principle of object biographies, the role of the Late Bronze Age lake-dwelling communities in Central European exchange networks is addressed. Were the lake-dwellers production specialists? Did they control material flow across the Alps? Did their participation in exchange routes result in cultural assimilation and the ultimate decline of their settlement tradition? Travelling Objects: Changing Values offers insights and answers to such questions.Table of ContentsSection 1: Background ; Chapter 1: Introduction ; Chapter 2: Theoretical Background ; Chapter 3: Prehistoric European Trade Routes ; Section 2: Material Culture Distributions ; Chapter 4: Non-Metal Artefacts ; Chapter 5: Metal Weapons ; Chapter 6: Metal Equipment & Tools ; Chapter 7: Metal Accessories ; Section 3: The Role of Northern Alpine Lake-Dwellings in Europe ; Chapter 8: Metal Working in the Northern Circum-Alpine Region ; Chapter 9: Artefact Deposition ; Chapter 10: The Role of Late Bronze Age Lake-Dwellings in Europe ; Summary ; Zusammenfassung ; Résumé ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis book is the result of the processing of the excavation data and of the pottery coming from the stratigraphy underneath the cathedral of Siena. The surveys were conducted between August 2000 and May 2003 by the Department of Archaeology and History of Arts of the University of Siena, with the scientific coordination of Prof. Riccardo Francovich and Prof. Marco Valenti and the collaboration of the Opera del Duomo di Siena. The ultimate goal is to trace a view of the settlement types and economic framework that has affected the hill of the Cathedral from the Classical age to the late Middle Ages, combining stratigraphic data and the study of materials. The limited planimetric extension of the excavations (often physiological to urban contexts) did not allow an investigation in open area, so the findings have often been compared with those coming from the deposits investigated in the immediate vicinity, both in front and below the Santa Maria della Scala, in order to obtain a more complete and articulated perspective on a diachronic context. The stratigraphy is developed over a time span ranging from the 7th century BC until the 20th century AD, unearthing a very structured sequence that represents a significant view in understanding the evolutionary dynamics of the urban fabric of Siena: in this regard, it is important to emphasize the fact that the chronological junction on which most attention is focused on is between the Augustian Age and the end of the 14th century, since the survey revealed that the archaeological deposit is better preserved in the time period between the two phases mentioned above and, as a result, the restitution of ceramics has been more complete. The settlement/economic dynamics developed over this extended period in different ways and this is what we are going to analyse: the goal is to develop a dialogue between stratigraphic deposit and material culture, with the aim of understanding the evolution of an urban reality, especially in those phases that led to the crisis of the “classical” city and its consequent transformation and reconfiguration between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages.Table of ContentsForeword ; The missed opportunities of a town: Siena, excavations beneath the cathedral ; Premise ; The Excavation ; The cathedral hill from its origins to the Roman era ; Rhythms of the crisis: The contextual recession between Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages ; The Early Middle Ages: new forms of settlement and economic relations between the 6th and 10th centuries AD ; A Second Transition: The rebirth of the context in the Middle Ages ; Pottery from the Excavation ; Introduction ; Coarse Ware ; Fine ware ; African Red Slip Ware (ARS) ; Red engobe ware ; Amphorae ; Lamps ; Sigillata Italica ; Maiolica Arcaica ; Glazed Ware ; Conclusions ; Appendix ; Methodological notes and analysis of mixtures ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisThis work investigates a large assemblage of potentially late-dated Roman ceramics excavated in the early 1990s during rescue interventions in Vigo (N/E Spain) and its surroundings. It is well established that much of this material originated from the Mediterranean, especially the eastern provinces of the Empire. Based on the analyses of these investigations, this study goes on to assess the extent of the Atlantic distribution route and link the northwest of the Iberian Peninsula well within the trading dynamics of the Mediterranean world.Table of ContentsPréface ; Introducción ; Introduction (English) ; PARTE I: Los yacimientos estudiados: aspectos arqueológicos cerámicos y cronológicos ; 1. Los yacimientos con estratigrafía ; 2. Los yacimientos estudiados sin datos estratigráficos ; 3. Otros yacimientos con material tardío parcialmente estudiado ; 4. Periodización y descripción de los Horizontes ; PARTE II: Las vajillas finas: aspectos cuantitativos, tipológicos y cronológicos ; 1. La Terra Sigillata Africana (ARS) ; 2. La Terra Sigillata Focense (LRC) ; 3. La Terra Sigillata Chipriota (LRD) ; 4. Vajillas orientales indeterminadas ; 5. Dérivées des Sigillées Paléochrétiennes del Grupo Atlántico: DSP A (T.S.G.T = Céramique Estampée Tardive) ; 6. La Terra Sigillata Hispánica Tardía (TSHT) ; 7. La Terra Sigillata Bracarense Tardía roja (TSBT) ; 8. Las Cinzentas Tardías (CZT) o ; PARTE III: Otros materiales cerámicos importados: Las ánforas y las cerámicas comunes y de cocina importadas de los contextos de la UARC II ; Lucernas y Ungüentarios Tardíos de Vigo ; 1. Las Ánforas y las Cerámicas Comunes y de Cocina importadas de los contextos de la UARC II (Contextos 19-22) ; 2. Lucernas y Ungüentarios tardíos de Vigo (LRU) ; PARTE IV: La evolución de los intercambios comerciales, sus protagonistas y las mercancías que circulan en el Noroeste durante la Antigüedad Tardía ; 1. La evolución de los intercambios en el noroeste durante la Antigüedad Tardía: s. IV – S. VII ; 2. Las mercancías y los protagonistas del comercio ; Conclusiones ; Conclusions (English) ; Bibliografía ; Anexo 1 Tablas de contabilización ; Anexo 2 Análisis petrográficos ; Anexo 3 Macro fotografías de pastas ; Anexo 4 Fotografías de piezas

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Book SynopsisDionysos carried the blessing of wine to the whole world, and his triumphant return from India became a popular subject for the arts of Greece and Rome in many media. It became associated with Alexander the Great’s comparable victories and later served as a message of immortality for any mortal prince. The iconography survived the ancient world into Renaissance and neo-Classical arts, and may even have contributed to the practices of modern circus parades with their wild animals, maenad-snake-charmers and clown-satyrs: an unusual, indeed unique, survival.Table of ContentsPreface ; THE DIONYSIAC PROCESSION IN EARLY GREECE ; THE EGYPTIAN CONNECTION: STAGING THE TRIUMPH ; DIONYSOS AND ALEXANDER THE GREAT IN THE EAST ; THE PROCESSION IN HELLENISTIC AND ROMAN ART AND LIFE ; THE ORIENTAL SUCCESSION ; THE RENAISSANCE ; THE MODERN WORLD

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Book SynopsisThe close relationship between photography and archaeology is widely acknowledged. Since its invention, photography has been an indispensable documentation tool for archaeology, while the development of digital technology has facilitated the growing needs of an archaeological excavation in recording and archiving. Still, both photography and archaeology are much more than documentation practices. On the one hand, photography is the most appropriate medium for creating visual art; on the other, the excavation is a locus where material and immaterial knowledges are constantly being produced, reproduced and represented; as such, it constitutes an ideal “topos” for experimentation in creating images. This entangled relationship between photography and archaeology, and art and documentation, has only recently attracted attention, emerging as a separate field of study. Archaeographies: Excavating Neolithic Dispilio consists one of the very first experimentations in printed format, dealing with this visual interplay between archaeology and photography. The case study is the excavation of the Greek Neolithic settlement of Dispilio. The book tackles archaeological practice on site, the microcosms of excavation, and the interaction between people and “things”. Archaeographies derives from an on-going, blog-based project, launched in 2006 (visualizingneolithic.com). The black-and-white photos of the book were selected from a large archive, and are loosely assembled as an itinerary. They are accompanied by a laconic commentary, in order to retain the sense of ambiguity and allow multiple interpretation of the images.Trade Review‘….today some archaeologists have transformed themselves into artists exploiting the visual grammar of the past decades.’ - Dragos Gheorghiu (2014): Antiquity'Infantidis [presents] a collection of photographs that document the ephemeral, tangential notes from the excavations at Dispilio. In this he repositions the photographer not as a passive observer, but as an active participant in the investigation of the past.' - Michael Willis (2014): Journal of Contemporary Archaeology

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Book SynopsisIntroduction - The Nabataeans in focus (Laïla Nehmé & Lucy Wadeson); 1) Landscapes north of Petra: the Petra Area and Wādī Silaysil Survey (Brown University Petra Archaeological Project, 2010-2011) (Susan E. Alcock & Alex R. Knodell); 2) Nabataean or Late Roman? Reconsidering the date of the built sections and milestones along the Petra–Gaza road (Chaim Ben David); 3) Reinventing the sacred: from shrine to monastery at Jabal Hārūn (Zbigniew T. Fiema, ); 4) Dating the early phases under the temenos of the QaΒr al-Bint at Petra (F. Renel, M. Mouton, C. Augé, C. Gauthier, C. Hatté, J-F. Saliège & A. Zazzo); 5) A Nabataean shrine to Isis in Wādī Abū Ullayqah, in the south-west of Petra (Marie-Jeanne Roche); 6) The palaces of the Nabataean kings at Petra (Stephan G. Schmid, Piotr Bienkowski, Zbigniew T. Fiema & Bernhard Kolb); 7) The funerary landscape of Petra: results from a new study (Lucy Wadeson); 8) The International Aslah Project, Petra: new research and new questions (Robert Wenning in cooperation with Laurent Gorgerat).

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Book SynopsisThis book stems from the results of an interdisciplinary European Union supported research project, WreckProtect, which investigated the decay and preservation of wooden shipwrecks under water in the Baltic Sea. It is not limited to the decay of wrecks in the Baltic alone and is aimed at all stakeholders with a vested interest in the protection of the underwater cultural heritage including marine archaeologists, conservators, engineers, and students in related fields at universities around the world. The book includes chapters on the anatomy and structure of wood and the physical and biological decay of shipwrecks under water. Well-known shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea are introduced, focusing upon their state of preservation and are compared to finds typically found in the North Sea and the Mediterranean. Microbial decay processes and their identification in both sediments and the water column are also discussed and related to other natural decay processes, as well as human impacts. Finally, a summary of available methods for the in-situ protection of wrecks is presented and a cost-benefit analysis of in-situ preservation versus conventional raising and conservation is given.Table of Contents1) Introduction ; 2) The Baltic Sea: a unique resource of underwater cultural heritage ; 3) Other European waters ; 4) The Baltic Sea environment ; 5) Wood as material ; 6) Wood degraders in the Baltic Sea ; 7) The decay process of shipwreck timbers in the Baltic ; 8) Spread of shipworm into the Baltic ; 9) In-situ preservation of a wreck site ; 10) Future research.

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Book SynopsisProceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 41 2011, Papers from the forty-fourth meeting, held at the British Museum, London, 22–24 July 2010. Contents: 1) Some observations on women in Omani sources (Olga Andriyanova); 2) Archaeological landscape characterization in Qatar through satellite and aerial photographic analysis, 2009 to 2010 (Paul Breeze, Richard Cuttler & Paul Collins); 3) Fishing kit implements from KHB-1: net sinkers and lures (poster) (Fabio Cavulli & Simona Scaruffi); 4) The distribution of storage and diversion dams in the western mountains of South Arabia during the Himyarite period (Julien Charbonnier); 5) Assessing the value of palaeoenvironmental data and geomorphological processes for understanding Late Quaternary population dynamics in Qatar (Richard Cuttler, Emma Tetlow & Faisal al-Naimi); 6) Les fortifications de Khor Rorī – ‘Sumhuram’ (poster) (Christian Darles); 7) Places of contact, spheres of interaction. The Ubaid phenomenon in the central Gulf area as seen from a first season of reinvestigations at Dosariyah (Dawsāriyyah), Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia (Philipp Drechsler0; 8) khushub musannadah (Qurān 63. 4) and Epigraphic South Arabian ms3nd (Orhan Elmaz); 9) Walled structures and settlement patterns in the south-western part of Dhofar, Oman (poster) (Roman Garba & Peter Farrington);10) The wall and talus at Barāqish, ancient Yathill (al-Jawf, Yemen): a Minaean stratigraphy (Francesco G. Fedele); 11) Through evangelizing eyes: American missionaries to Oman (Hilal al-Hajri); 12) Quantified analysis of long-term settlement trends in the northern Oman peninsula (Nasser Said al-Jahwari); 13) Yeha and Hawelti: cultural contacts between Saba and DMT – New research by the German Archaeological Institute in Ethiopia (Sarah Japp, Iris Gerlach, Holger Hitgen & Mike Schnelle); 14) The Kadhima Project: investigating an Early Islamic settlement and landscape on Kuwait Bay (poster) (Derek Kennet, Andrew Blair, Brian Ulrich & Sultan M. al-Duwīsh); 15) Typology of incense-burners of the Islamic period (Sterenn Le Maguer); 16) A geomorphological and hydrological underpinning for archaeological research in northern Qatar (Phillip G. Macumber); 17) Recent investigations at the prehistoric site RH-5 (Ras al-Hamrā, Muscat, Sultanate of Oman) (Lapo Gianni Marcucci, Francesco Genchi, Émilie Badel & Maurizio Tosi); 18) Geoarchaeological investigations at the site of Julfār (al-Nudūd and al-Matāf), Ras al-Khaymah, UAE: preliminary results from the auger-hole survey (poster) (Mike Morley, Robert Carter & Christian Velde); 19) Conserving and contextualizing national cultural heritage: the 3-D digitization of the fort at al-Zubārah and petroglyphs at Jabal al-Jusāsiyyah, Qatar (poster) (Helen Moulden, Richard Cuttler & Shane Kelleher); 20) Reassessing Wādī Debayan (Wādī al-Dabayān): an important Early Holocene Neolithic multi-occupational site in western Qatar (poster) (Faisal al-Naimi, Kathryn M. Price, Richard Cuttler & Hatem Arrock); 21) Research on an Islamic period settlement at Ras Ushayriq in northern Qatar and some observations on the occurrence of date presses (Andrew Petersen); 22) Relations between southern Arabia and the northern Horn of Africa during the last millennium BC (David W. Phillipson); 23) Bayt Bin Ātī in the Qattārah oasis: a prehistoric industrial site and the formation of the oasis landscape of al-Ain, UAE (Timothy Power & Peter Sheehan); 24) The Sabaic inscription A–20–216: a new Sabaean-Seleucid synchronism (Alessia Prioletta); 25) Al-Suwaydirah (old al-Taraf) and its Early Islamic inscriptions (Saad bin Abdulaziz al-Rashid); 26) Investigations in al-Zubārah hinterland at Murayr and al-Furayhah, north-west Qatar (poster) (Gareth Rees, Tobias Richter & Alan Walmsley); 27) Pearl fishers, townsfolk, Bedouin, and shaykhs: economic and social relations in Islamic al-Zubārah (Tobias Richter, Paul Wordsworth & Alan Walmsley); 28) Contemporary tribal versions of local history in Hadramawt (Mikhail Rodionov); 29) A view of the defence strategy of Muharraq, a tribal town in the Gulf (poster); 30) Solaiman Abd al-Rahmān al-Theeb, New Nabataean inscriptions from the site of al-Sīj in the region of al-Ulā, Saudi Arabia (Abdulla Al-Sulaiti); 31) Al-Zubārah Archaeological Park as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Site – a master plan for its site management, preservation, and presentation (poster) (Ingolf Thuesen & Moritz Kinzel); 32) Oman and Bahrain in Late Antiquity: the Sasanians’ Arabian periphery (Brian Ulrich); 33) From the port of Mocha to the eighteenth-century tomb of Imām al-Mahdī MuΉammad in al-Mawāhib: locating architectural icons and migratory craftsmen (Nancy Um); 34) Drummers of the Najd: musical practices from Wādī al-Dawāsir, Saudi Arabia (Lisa Urkevich); 35) The Jewel of Muscat Project: reconstructing an early ninth-century CE Shipwreck (Tom Vosmer, Luca Belfioretti, Eric Staples & Alessandro Ghidoni); 36) Lateral fricatives and lateral emphatics in southern Saudi Arabia and Mehri (Janet C.E. Watson & Munira Al-Azraqi).

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Book SynopsisLas domus de Bulla Regia (Tunisia): arquitectura y decoración musiva represents a contribution to the study of the architecture and decoration of the mosaic floors of the Roman private spaces of Bulla Regia, located in the northwest of Tunisia, in a rich and prosperous region thanks to its agriculture and olive oil production. The book is divided into six chapters which offer a complete overview of both the city in general and the domestic architecture and mosaic decoration of each of the domus.

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Book SynopsisArchaeological work took place on South Quay, Hayle between 2010 and 2014. The development of Hayle started in the mid-18th century and it soon became a significant industrial centre. South Quay was constructed in 1818 by the locally influential and entrepreneurial Harvey family and was located adjacent to their large iron foundry. Activity on the quay evolved with, from the 1830s, the Harvey family becoming involved in ship building. This took place on newly constructed slipways connected to the quay. By the 1840s, wharfs, many other structures and buildings were established on the quay, all linked by rail tracks enabling products to be efficiently sent across the trading world. The decline in South Quay from c1860 was slow and little substantial new development occurred except for a short-lived industrial redevelopment of part of the site in the 1970s. The quay later became derelict and there was substantial fly tipping. Archaeological examination found that under the ground surface there were large areas where fragile historic remains and artefacts had survived such as 19th century rail tracks, chains and anchors. Other archaeological work undertaken included recording features such as the walls of the quay, which had been modified over time. Walls that had been part of the docks and slipways were exposed. Additionally, the former Carnsew Channel leading off South Quay was revealed and remains of its sluice gates, which was attached to the quay, were drawn. An ‘Accommodation’ bridge had been constructed within the quay during WWII to aid the assembly of ‘Rhinos’ in preparaton of D-Day in 1944, and was examined before it was removed. This publication has extensively used cartographic, photographic and documentary records to place the archaeological and structural features uncovered into context. The importance of these industrial remains has been shown by the fact that the former port of Hayle, including South Quay, had gained World Heritage status.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction Designations Background Planning Location and topography Neglect Objectives and Methodology Chapter 2. Historical background Timeline Historic Environment Records Historical background Cartographic evidence Carnsew Pool and sluices Later Ordnance Survey maps Photographic evidence World War II and post-war at South Quay Hayle Harbour Chapter 3. The Archaeology of South Quay and areas relating to Carnsew Quay The external walls of South Quay The silting up and the deposition of rubble at the western side of South Quay The Western Slipway Carnsew Dock The walls of Carnsew Channel and Pool and the southern sluice (mitre) gates Carnsew Channel and training walls Southern sluice (mitre) gates Internal archaeological examination of South Quay General observations during the watching brief Archaeological evidence of cranes Chapter 4. Finds Sluice gate related items Rail track/cart wheel Chains, mooring posts, and anchors Miscellaneous finds Chain survey Chapter 5. Discussion – Rob Atkins, Yvonne Wolframm-Murray and Andy Sherman Background Industrial importance The rise of Hayle The rise and expansion of Hayle from 1740 South Quay and the role it helped play in the expansion in the early to mid-19th century Slow decline of South Quay from c1860 Research priorities Conclusion Bibliography

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Book SynopsisAs the name indicates, KOINON is a journal that encourages contributions to the study of classical numismatics from a wide variety of perspectives. The journal includes papers concerning iconography, die studies, provenance research, forgery analysis, translations of excerpts from antiquarian works, specialized bibliographies, corpora of rare varieties and types, ethical questions on laws and collecting, book reviews, and more. The editorial advisory board is made up of members from all over the world, with a broad range of expertise covering virtually all the major categories of classical numismatics from archaic Greek coinage to late Medieval coinage. Volume VI includes nine papers on Greek coinage and three in the Byzantine, Medieval, and Early Modern section, followed by a catalog of varieties.Table of ContentsBeauty Worth Sharing: An Introduction to Koinon VI, with Recourse to Marlaina – Nicholas J. Molinari Greek Coinage Electrum Coinage of the Scythians – Ivan Butkevych The Dismounting Horseman Scene on Cilician Coins – Petr Veselý Minting Anomalies in Greek Sicily: Stepped Flans, Edge Ridges, and Edge Splits – William E. Daehn A New Overstrike from Abakainon – Nicholas J. Molinari A Revealing New Addition to the Corpus of Alexander Decadrachms from Babylon – Lloyd W. H. Taylor and Marko Andric Important Coins from the Collection of Klaus Grigo – Julian Wünsch The Baktrian Coregency Legend Coinage of Seleukos and Antiochos: Context and Origin – Lloyd W. H. Taylor A Newly Discovered Coin from Kietis Featuring Acheloios Kalykadnos – Nicholas J. Molinari Two New Legend Variations of a Rare Greek Coin Type from Amyzon – Christoph Öhm-Kühnle Medieval and Early Modern Coinage Two New Palaeologan Torneses – Sam Cowell The Fourrée Hyperpyra of John V Palaeologus – Sam Cowell Survey of the Early (pre-1000 AD) Use of Christian Saints’ Names and Images on European Coins – David B. Spenciner and Theodore Dziemianowicz Catalog of New Varieties

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Book SynopsisIn the early Bronze Age, there was a single isolated burial monument defined by a ring ditch within which were six similarly shaped pits. One of these pits contained urned cremation burials, one pit contained an unurned cremation burial, two pits contained pottery vessels and two pits did not contain human remains or artefacts.The vast majority of the archaeological evidence was associated with enclosures and fields systems that were probably established during the middle to late Iron Age period and were developed and expanded upon in the Roman period, being utilised until the early 4th century. At least two of the enclosures were established during the Iron Age and a further seven enclosures were created during the Roman period, with the earlier enclosures being incorporated. These enclosures and field ditches were part of an extensive landscape across this area, where a vast array of cropmarks have been plotted, making the Redhouse site just one of many in the landscape. Part of the Roman Road from Lincoln to York, known locally as the Roman Ridge, extended across the eastern part of the area.Enclosures were utilised for both domestic and other functions such as crop processing, stock management and smithing. Features found included a crouched inhumation within a pit which was radiocarbon dated to the middle Iron Age. Several Roman coins including three counterfeits were recovered during excavations. Of note were fragments of coin moulds from one of the Roman enclosure ditches, which makes this one of only about 40 sites that have produced evidence for this activity.

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

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Book SynopsisQidfaʿ 1: Excavation of a Late Prehistoric Tomb, Fujairah Emirate, United Arab Emirates presents results from the rescue excavations of the Qidfa’ 1 site, a multi-period tomb (Wadi Suq-Late Bronze /Early Iron Age). The architecture of the two-storey structure and the material culture found in the U-shaped tomb are presented to establish a chronology for the site, and its importance for archaeology in the Fujairah Emirate is discussed. The data obtained and the diversity of the materials discovered contribute to a better understanding of the changes that took place in south-east Arabia during the 2nd millennium BC. The principle aim of the report is therefore to discuss the funeral architecture and present the finds, especially those which came from the intact upper chambers, such as pottery vessels, stone vessels and copper/bronze vessels, in addition to other artefacts such as daggers, axes, adzes, bangles, anklets, arrowheads and other personal items. The richness of the discoveries demonstrates the wealth and significance of the culture of the 2nd millennium BC in southeast Arabia. By disseminating the results of this important but previously unpublished excavation the book will open a window for further discussions.Table of Contentsالملخص ; Preface and Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; The Area Setting ; History of Investigations in Fujairah Emirate Before Qidfaʿ 1 ; Excavation at Qidfaʿ 1: The First Season ; The Tomb Architecture ; The Northern Burial Chamber Upper Tier ; The Southern Burial Chamber Upper Tier ; The Second Season ; The Tomb Entrance ; The Lower Burial Tier of Both Chambers ; The Finds ; Pottery Vessels from the Upper Burial Tier ; Pottery from the Lower Burial Tier ; Stone Vessels from the Upper Burial Tier ; Truncated Conical Vessels in Stone ; Rectangular Vessels in Stone ; Beakers in Stone ; Open-Mouthed Bowls in Stone ; Stone Lids ; Stone Vessels and Lids from the Lower Burial Tier ; Copper-based Vessels ; Ostrich Egg Shell ; Metallic Miscellanea ; Seal excavated from tomb Qidfaʿ 1, Fujairah, UAE ; The Impact of Qidfaʿ 1 Excavations on the Archaeology of Fujairah ; Conclusion and discussion ; The Dental Remains ; 1. Description of the remains ; 2. Number of Individuals ; 3. Age at Death ; 4. Sex ; 5. Pathology ; 6. Archaeological Background ; Plates ; Appendix 1: Pottery vessels ; Appendix 2: Stone vessels ; Appendix 3: Copper-bronze vessels ; Appendix 4: Miscellaneous ; Bibliography

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Book SynopsisDa Roma a Gades/De Roma a Gades is dedicated to the illustrious and beloved archaeologist Simon Keay. It collects the scientific results of the International Workshop held in Rome in September 2019, which discussed the management, elimination and reuse of artisanal and commercial waste in maritime and river ports. Two relevant archaeological finds in recent years (the ‘Nuovo Mercato Testaccio’ in Rome, focused on the recycling of rudera; and the ‘Halieutic Testaccio’ in Gades, dedicated to waste from the fish processing industry), both currently being opened as museums, have constituted the spur to revive the discussion on the fundamental importance of ‘dumps’ for historical reconstruction in Antiquity. A dozen contributions from Italian, Spanish and French colleagues analyze the role of urban waste in the city from multiple perspectives, although most prominently from an archaeological point of view. From the few public examples still known in the Roman world (Monte Testaccio and the new find in Cádiz, possibly managed by that municipium in Baetica) to the problem of selected and unselected waste. Through paradigmatic examples from the Western Mediterranean (from the Palatine or Trastevere in Rome to the unique cases of Augusta Emerita or Arles) the contributors reflect on the ‘typology’ of dumps and their importance for understanding the ways of life of past societies.Table of ContentsPresentazione – Leonardo Nardella ; Presentación – Antonio Pizzo ; Introducción. De las Sordes Urbis a las descargas seleccionadas/no seleccionadas ¿cómo clasificar los «vertederos» arqueológicos? – Renato Sebastiani, Darío Bernal-Casasola e Alessia Contino ; I RIFIUTI E LE DISCARICHE: DALLE FONTI DOCUMENTALI AI REPERTI ARCHEOLOGICI ; Leyes y normas sobre la gestión de los residuos en época romana – Juan Francisco Rodríguez Neila ; Roma e i rifiuti urbani: un problema di stoccaggio, eliminazione e riuso – Alessia Contino ; DISCARICHE PUBBLICHE: CARATTERISTICHE DELL’INTERVENTO STATALE NELLA GESTIONE DEI RIFIUTI URBANI ; Monte Testaccio. Un basurero público – José Remesal Rodríguez ; El Testaccio haliéutico de Gades. Un vertedero especializado dependiente del municipium – Darío Bernal-Casasola y José Manuel Vargas Girón ; DISCARICHE SELEZIONATE: SMALTIMENTO E REIMPIEGO DEI RUDERA ; La discarica per rudera del Nuovo Mercato Testaccio a Roma – Alessia Contino, Lucilla D’Alessandro e Renato Sebastiani ; Scarichi e colmate da un centro di consumo privilegiato: il santuario della Magna Mater e le pendici nord orientali del Palazzo dei Cesari sul Palatino – Fulvio Coletti e Marta Casalini ; DISCARICHE NON SELEZIONATE: SMALTIMENTO DEI RIFIUTI URBANI ; Le discariche non selezionate: l’esempio di via Morosini e via Sacchi a Trastevere – Massimo Brando, Daniele Pantano e Renato Sebastiani ; Los vertederos y la eliminación de los residuos sólidos en Augusta Emerita (Mérida, España) – Jesús Acero Pérez ; Gestion et fonction des déchets amphoriques et céramiques : l’exemple d’Arles – David Djaoui ; CONCLUSIONI E PROSPETTIVE ; Note conclusive – Darío Bernal-Casasola, Alessia Contino e Renato Sebastiani

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Book SynopsisThe Public Archaeology of Treasure comprises the select proceedings of the 5th University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference which took place on 31 January 2020 in the lecture theatre of the Grosvenor Museum, Chester and was complemented by an online Twitter conference on the following morning, 1 February 2020. Reflecting on the shifting and conflicting meanings, values and significances for treasure in archaeology’s public engagements, interactions and manifestations, the volume emphasises how education and research cannot avoid the persistent and evocative associations of ‘treasure’ in socio-political discourse and popular culture. This first-ever exploration of ‘the public archaeology of treasure’ thus offers a host of timely themes and perspectives on the public engagement with, and popular receptions of, archaeological artefacts and assemblages written by students, researchers, educators and heritage practitioners.Table of ContentsIntroduction: the Public Archaeology of Treasure – Howard Williams, Samuel Clague, Natasha Carr and James Raine ; Going with the FLO: Personal Reflections on the Portable Antiquities Scheme for England and Wales – an interview with Peter Reavill ; ‘An Unlikely Ally?’ Archaeologists and Metal Detectorists in England and Wales Today – Pauline Magdalene Clarke ; Stór mo chroí - Reflections on Treasure from an Irish Perspective – Sharon A. Greene ; From Golden Eggs to Trampled Treasure: the 2019 Cadbury Chocolate Scandal – Aisling E.P. Tierney ; A National Strategy for Treasure? – an interview with Gail Boyle ; The Staffordshire Hoard Conservation Program – an interview with Pieta Greaves ; Audio Bling: Innovation and Accessibility in the Museum Display of Archaeological Treasures – Edward Antrobus ; Early Medieval Treasures Online: Strategies for Engagement – Caitlin R. Green ; Rest in Pieces: ‘Treasure’ and the Public Perception of Grave Goods in England and Wales – Adam Daubney ; The Public Archaeology of Tomb Treasures in the Media – Sophie Brown ; Destroy the ‘Sutton Hoo Treasure’! – Howard Williams ; Green Bling – Kenneth Brophy

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Book SynopsisThe Delta Survey Workshop comprises the proceedings of two conferences organised by the Delta Survey Project and held in Alexandria in 2017 and Mansoura in 2019. The 23 papers contain the results of the latest fieldwork in the Nile Delta and Sinai, from survey work that records and documents unknown and new sites such as Kom Dabaa and Mutubis or sites in Kafr Dawar and Wadi Tumilat, to excavation reports from established projects at major sites such as Qantir, Bubastis, Tell Heboua, Tell el-Maskhuta, Akademia, Taposiris Magna and Tell Fara’in (Buto). New work is also reported from Tell Tebilla, urban funerary sites in Alexandria, and Arab el Hisn (Heliopolis). There are also thematically focussed papers covering ovens recorded in archaeological and ethnological fieldwork, tower houses, amphorae and pottery and human remains. In addition, there are mapping and remote sensing reports from Mariut and the Buto area, rock inscriptions in Sinai and a catalogue project of material in the St Mark antiquities collection in Alexandria.Table of ContentsIntroduction & Acknowledgments ; Foreword ; Western Delta ; 1. Ahmed M. El-Sebaei, Mennatallah Magdi and Doaa Ali Zain, Egyptian influence in the Hellenistic period: A Case Study from the El-Abd Site, Alexandria. ; 2. Aya M. Salem, Hanaa Magdy, Magda M. Ibrahim, Ahmed Abo Zaid and Mahmoud Abd El-Kader, The Results of Rescue Excavations in El-Haddad Site (2016-2017). ; 3. Sherif Mohamed Abd El-Moneim, Amphorae and trade in Taposiris Magna. ; 4. Valérie Pichot, The Early Imperial Era Wine Amphora Workshop of Akademia (Mareotid Area). ; 5. Elena Tiribilli, Investigating the western Delta: a regional survey at Kafr el-Dawar province, Season 2018. ; 6. So Hasegawa and Shin-ichi Nishimoto, Recovering the Landscape of the Waterfront at Lake Idku: Archaeological Survey at Kom al-Diba’. ; 7. Hany Ahmed Abu El-Azem, Private Collections in Alexandria: Saint Mark College Museum. ; 8. Ismael Awad, Mapping and Remote Sensing west of Alexandria. ; Central and North Delta ; 9. Pascal Ballet, Loïc Mazou, Romain Seguier, Recent Works in Tell el-Fara’in, Late Buto (2016-2019). ; 10. Mahmoud Ali Arab, The Railway Line from Buseili to Sidi Ghazi, Kafr el-Sheikh: Impact on Tell Mutubis and Tell Sheikh Ibrahim. ; 11. Robert Schiestl, Reconstructing the Tangled Ancient Waterscape of the Northwestern Delta. ; 13. Mamdouh El-Damaty, The Throne Chapel of Ramses II in Arab El-Hisn. ; Eastern Delta and Sinai ; 14. Eva Lange-Athinodorou, Preliminary report on the excavation in the precinct of the temple of Bastet in Bubastis /Tell Basta (Area A), Seasons 2009-2017. ; 15. Rabea Reimann, Preliminary report on the pottery from Area A in Tell Basta. ; 16. El-Sayed Abd El-Halim, The Casemate Foundation Platform of Tell Heboua I, North Sinai. ; 17. Ayman Wahby, Hamdi Abd el-Azim, Mohamed Abd El-Mawla, Mansoura University Excavations at Tell Tebilla: A Preliminary Report. ; 18. Sara Al-Desoky Al-Emary, The Human Remains From Tell Tebilla, Excavation Season 2018. ; 19. Henning Franzmeier, Qantir-Pi-Ramesse – Preliminary Report on the 2016 and 2017 seasons (site Q VIII). ; 20. Annalinda Iacoviello, Tell el-Maskhuta, A Key Site along the Wadi Tumilat: reassessment and New Data. ; 21. Mustafa Nour El-Din, Mahmoud Salem, Eslam Samy, El-Sayed El-Badawy, Hend M. Ramadan, Discovering Sodwod el-Banat 2: A new Nabatean site in south Sinai. ; 22. Mustafa Nour El-Din, Archaeological Sites in Wadi Tumilat. ; Delta Culture ; 23. Manuela Lehmann and Mohamed Kenawi, Cities of the Delta on the mosaic of the church of St. Stephen, Umm el-Rasas, Jordan. ; 24. Warda El-Nagar and Mona Abbady, The Tannur Ovens in Egypt between the Past and the Present.

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