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Archaeopress:
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of Professor Lawrence Keppie ed.
David J. Breeze and William S. Hanson. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 64, 2020. ISBN 9781789694505. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694512, Open Access) Paperback; 206x255mm; 494pp; 166 figures; 15 tables 32 papers present research on the Antonine Wall in honour of Lawrence Keppie. Papers cover a wide variety of aspects: the environmental and prehistoric background; structure, planning and construction; military deployment; associated artefacts and inscriptions; logistics of supply; the people of the Wall, including womenfolk and children.    |
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from Adorned Nudity to Ritual
Regalia The Changing Role of Fibre Crafts and Their Evolving Techniques of Manufacture in the Ancient Near East from the Natufian to the Ghassulian by Janet Levy. 2020. ISBN 9781789694482. £52.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694499, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 350pp; 171 figures, 13 tables This volume documents and evaluates the changing role of fibre crafts and their evolving techniques of manufacture and also their ever-increasing wider application in the lives of the inhabitants of the earliest villages of the Ancient Near East. |
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ΙΠΠΟΔΡΟΜΟΣ ΓΕΡΑΣΑ by
Antoni A. Ostrasz† and Ina Kehrberg-Ostrasz. 2020. ISBN 9781784918132. £65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781784918149, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 504pp; 261 figures (77 plates in colour) This book presents the study of Roman circuses and the complex fieldwork for the restoration of the Jarash Hippodrome, a work in progress abruptly ended by the untimely death of Antoni A. Ostrasz in 1996. It aims to provide researchers as well as restorers of ancient monuments with unparalleled insights of architectural studies for anastyloses. |
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Continuity and Change in Southern
Jordan The Nabatean to Modern Periods (1st century BC – 20th century AD): Volume 1: Stratigraphy, Finds and Architecture ed. Alison McQuitty, Holly Parton and Andrew Petersen. 2020. ISBN 9781789693898. £60.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693904, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 428pp; 271 figures, 60 tables This volume is the first of three which chart the temporal and spatial occupational fluctuations at the site of Khirbat Faris in Southern Jordan and the stories of the communities that lived there. The excavation report follows the site and its environs throughout their many phases of use and occupation, from the 13th century BC to the present day. |
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Standing on
Holy Ground by Vivien Deacon. 2020. ISBN 9781789694581. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694598, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 230pp; 163 figures; 36 tables This landscape study of the rock-art of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire, considers views of and from the sites. In an attempt to understand the rock-art landscapes of prehistory the study considered the environment of the moor and its archaeology along with the ethnography from the whole circumpolar region. |
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The Urban Landscape of Bakchias: / ΒΑΚΧΙΑ, ΦΑΓΙΟΥΜ
by Paola Buzi
and Enrico Giorgi. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 66. 2020. ISBN 9781789695670. £29.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695687, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 120pp; 76 figures, 6 plates This book summarises the results of field research—including historical, historico-religious and papyrological studies—conducted on the archaeological site of Bakchias, located in the north-eastern part of the Fayyum region. The book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the rise and fall of the kome of Bakchias. |
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by Ilaria Rossetti.
Archaeopress Egyptology 27, 2020. ISBN 9781789694956. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694963, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 284pp; 165 figures, 6 tables During the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian temples were divided into three ranks: first, second and third class. This volume examines the rules according to which Egyptian sacred buildings were classified and how the different classes of temples were planned and arranged. |
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Barrows at
Guiting Power, Gloucestershire by Alistair Marshall. 2020. ISBN 9781789693591. £50.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693607, from £16+VAT) Paperback; 205x290mm; 290pp; illustrated throughout This volume covers the full excavation, analysis and interpretation of two early Bronze Age round barrows at Guiting Power in the Cotswolds, a region where investigation and protection of such sites have been extremely poor, with many barrows unnecessarily lost to erosion, and with most existing excavation partial, and of low quality. |
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Análisis tipo-cronológico y comparativa atlántico-mediterránea by
José Manuel Vargas Girón. 2020. ISBN 9781789693850. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693867, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 188pp; 83 illustrations The study of fishing tackle is an innovative area of research which is improving our understanding of one of the most important past economic activities: fishing. This book analyses fishing tackle in the region known as Fretum Gaditanum (the Strait of Gibraltar), where over a thousand pieces of evidence have been inventoried. |
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Excavations in Thames Street, London,
1974–84 by John Schofield, Lyn Blackmore, Jacqui Pearce and Tony Dyson. 2020. ISBN 9781789695595. £65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781784918385, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 544pp; 292 figures; 162 tables; 38 artefact tables (colour throughout) This book presents and celebrates the mile-long Thames Street in the City of London and the land south of it to the River Thames as an archaeological asset. Four Museum of London excavations of 1974–84 are presented: Swan Lane, Seal House, New Fresh Wharf and Billingsgate Lorry Park. Here the findings of the period 1100–1666 are presented. |
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at Manor Pit, Baston,
Lincolnshire: Excavations 2002-2014 by Rob Atkins, Jim Burke, Leon Field and Adam Yates. 2020. ISBN 9781789695830. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695847, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 300pp Between 2002 and 2014 MOLA Northampton carried out evaluation and excavation work at the Manor Pit, Baston, Lincolnshire. The site saw significant occupation in the late Bronze Age and Roman periods, with evidence of enclosures in Medieval and Post-Medieval times. |
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The Neglected Goat A New Method to Assess
the Role of the Goat in the English Middle Ages by Lenny Salvagno. 2020. ISBN 9781789696295. £120.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696301, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 888pp; 744 figures, 351 tables (colour throughout) Based on a combination of morphological and biometrical analyses, this book provides a new, objective and transparent methodology to distinguish between sheep and goat post cranial bones in the archaeological record. Additionally, on the basis of the newly proposed approach, it reassesses the role of the goat in medieval England. |
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Geology
for Archaeologists: ΓΕΩΛΟΓΙΑ
A short introduction by J.R.L. Allen. 2017.
eISBN 9781784916886. PDF; 148pp; Illustrated throughout in black & white with 7 plates in colour This short introduction aims to provide archaeologists of all backgrounds with a grounding in the principles, materials, and methods of geology. Each chapter ends with a short reading list, and many have selected case-histories in illustration of the points made. Included is a glossary of technical terms.  |
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A study in archaeological exploration and interpretation The Rhind Lectures 2019
by David J. Breeze. 2019. eISBN 9781789691689. £16.00. PDF; 204pp; 125 figures, 4 tables (79 plates in colour) Based on the annual Rhind Lectures delivered in May 2019, David J. Breeze presents six papers on Hadrian’s Wall. He first considers the historiographical background before examining specific aspects: its purpose and operation; its later history; and life on and around the Wall. Finally, he considers the Wall today and some aspects of its future. |
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ed. Y. Kanjou and A.
Tsuneki. 2016. eISBN 9781784913823. PDF; 460pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white This volume presents the long history of Syria through a jouney of the most important and recently-excavated archaeological sites. The sites cover over 1.8 million years and all regions in Syria; 110 academics have contributed information on 103 excavations for this volume. |
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The Rediscovered Footprints of Travellers in Egypt and the Near East
ed. Neil Cooke. Publications of the Association for the Study of Travel in Egypt and the Near East. 2019. eISBN 9781789692419. PDF; 370pp; Illustrated throughout (89 colour pages) Early travellers in Egypt and the Near East made great contributions to our historical and geographical knowledge and gave us a better understanding of the different peoples, languages and religions of the region. Travellers in this volume are a mixture of rich and poor, bravely adventuring into the unknown, not knowing if would ever return home. |
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ed. George Nash and Aron Mazel. 2018. eISBN
9781784915612. PDF; 702pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (81 plates in colour) Why publish a Reader? Today, it is relatively easy and convenient to switch on your computer and download an academic paper. However, as many scholars have experienced, historic references are difficult to access. Moreover, some are now lost and are merely references in later papers. This can be frustrating. |
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Florence, Italy 23-30
August 2015 ed. Gloria Rosati and M. Cristina Guidotti. Archaeopress Egyptology 19. 2017. eISBN 9781784916015. PDF; 754pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white Presents proceedings from the eleventh International Congress of Egyptologists which took place at the Florence Egyptian Museum (Museo Egizio Firenze), Italy from 23- 30 August 2015. |
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Proceedings of the XXI International Congress of
Roman Frontier Studies (Limes Congress) held at Newcastle upon Tyne in August 2009 ed. Nick Hodgson, Paul Bidwell and Judith Schachtmann. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 25. 2017. eISBN 9781784915919. PDF; 752pp; Illustrated throughout with 49 plates in colour Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (LIMES XXI), hosted by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in August 2009. |
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by Danièle Foy, Françoise
Labaune-Jean, Caroline Leblond, Chantal Martin Pruvot and Marie-Thérèse Marty. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 42. 2018. eISBN 9781784918989. PDF; 800pp; Illustrated throughout in black & white with 118 colour plates Colourless glass became prominent between the middle of the 1st century AD and the beginning of the 4th century. This book reflects the diversity of glass and is designed as a practical manual divided into three parts: Assemblages, Typological Catalogue, Chemical Analyses. |
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by Paul Wilkinson. 2007. ISBN 9781789695311. £15.00.
(eBook ISBN 9781789695601, from £9.00) Paperback; 190x250mm; 104pp; Illustrated in full colour throughout A practical introduction covering all core aspects of archaeology, this book is perfect for anyone looking to get involved in archaeology on a professional level or as a volunteer, or simply wanting an overview of the discipline. Aerial and ground survey, excavation and fieldwork, recording methods, soil sampling and small finds are all discussed. |
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ed. Anna K. Hodgkinson and Cecilie Lelek
Tvetmarken. 2020. ISBN 9781789695571. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695588, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 206pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (58 pages in colour) Proceedings of a workshop held in Berlin, 2018, focusing on manufacturing activities identified at archaeological sites. New excavation techniques, ethnographic research, archaeometric approaches, GIS, experimental archaeology, and theoretical issues associated with how researchers understand production in the past, are presented here. |
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The Hypocephalus: ΥΠΟΚΕΦΑΛΟΣ
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Tamás Mekis. Archaeopress Egyptology 24. 2020. ISBN 9781789693331. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693348, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 368pp; 95 figures, 36 plates The hypocephalus is an element of Late Period and Ptolemaic funerary equipment—an amuletic disc placed under the head of mummies. Its shape emulates the sun’s disc, and its form is planar (although it is occasionally concave). This volume analyses the written records and iconography of these objects. |
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by Makoto Arimura.
AL-SHARK – University of Tsukuba: Studies for West Asian Archaeology 4, 2020. ISBN 9781789694567. £60.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694574, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 388pp; 158 figures, 192 tables, 132 plates This book presents the first attempt to unveil the Neolithisation process in northwest Syria, with the techno-typological studies of the flintstone implements from Tell Ain el-Kerkh in the Rouj basin in Idlib, an important large Neolithic site occupied from the from the 9th to the 7th millennium BC. |
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edited by Donatella Usai,
Stefano Tuzzato and Massimo Vidale. 2020. ISBN 9781789694406. £50.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694413, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 372 pages; 260 figures (128 plates in colour). This book presents a series of papers in honour of Sandro Salvatori divided into three main sections reflecting his long years of work in Middle Asia, his time in Italy as an officer of the Archaeological Superintendency (Ministry of Cultural Heritage), and finally his studies on the prehistory of north-eastern Africa. |
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ed. Laura
Dietrich et al.. 2020. ISBN 9781789694543. £32.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694550, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 186pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (30 pages in colour) Since the fall of communism, archaeological research in Central and Eastern European countries has seen a large influx of new projects and ideas, fueled by bilateral contacts, Europe-wide circulation of scholars and access to research literature. This volume is the first study which relates these issues specifically to Bronze Age Archaeology. |
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Proceedings
of an International Symposium at Newcastle University, March 2014 ed. Maria Duggan et al. Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean Pottery 15, 2020. ISBN 9781789693379. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693386, from £16.00) Paperback; 210x297mm; 150pp Papers focus on the pottery of Mediterranean origin imported into the Atlantic, as well as ceramics of Atlantic production which had widespread distribution. They examine chronologies and relative distributions, and consider the composition of key Atlantic assemblages, revealing new insights into the networks of exchange between c. 400-700 AD. |
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Proceedings of the International Colloquium ‘FortMetalAges’, Guimarães,
Portugal ed. Davide Delfino et al. 2020. ISBN 9781789692549. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789692556, FREE download) Paperback; 205x290mm; 256pp; 93 figures; 5 tables; 2 maps (colour throughout) 19 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 periods (Chalcolithic to Iron Age). |
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ed. Howard Williams and Pauline Magdalene Clarke. 2020. ISBN
9781789695274. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695281, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 368pp; 162 illustrations What does the ‘Dark Ages’ mean in contemporary society? Tackling public engagements through archaeological fieldwork, heritage sites and museums, fictional portrayals and art, and increasingly via a broad range of digital media, this is the first-ever dedicated collection exploring the public archaeology of the Early Middle Ages. |
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by
Ilaria Incordino. 2020. ISBN 9781789695137. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695144, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 128pp; Fully illustrated catalogue in colour This book presents a catalogue of selected pottery from the monastic site of Manqabad (Asyut, Egypt) as part of of an ongoing study and conservation project at the University of Naples. The typologies identified include the most relevant Byzantine classes and a particular link with production from the Middle Egypt region. |
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Medico-Surgical
Interventions at Paliokastro ΘΑΣΟΣ ΠΑΛΙΟΚΑΣΤΡΟ
by Anagnostis P. Agelarakis. 2020. ISBN
9781789696011. £20.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696028, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 60pp; 28 figures, 1 table (colour throughout) A recent archaeological discovery at Paliokastro (Thasos, Greece), and the subsequent study of the human skeletal remains interred in four monumental funerary contexts, provide a unique insight into the mounted archers and their female kin during the turbulent ProtoByzantine period. |
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by Mercedes de
Caso Bernal. 2020. ISBN 9781789695113. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695120, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 140pp; 30 figures (27 pages in colour) This volume reflects on the unique status of the Western Mediterranean in the Bronze Age, considering the independence of its development and the existence of an indigenous maritime trade. |
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by Christine Finn. Archaeological Lives, 2020. ISBN 9781789695977. £25.00.
(eBook ISBN 9781789695984, from £16.00) Hardback; 156x234mm; 300pp; expected to publish in October 2020. Jacquetta Hawkes was a pioneer in public archaeology: first as the wife of notable prehistorian, Christopher Hawkes, and then as the wife of celebrated playwright, JB Priestley, placing her at the heart of British postwar culture. This book is the result of a 25-year literary excavation of the many layers of Hawkes’s personal and professional past.  |
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by Pawel Golyzniak. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 65. 2020. ISBN
9781789695397. £90.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695403, Open Access) Hardback; 205x290mm; 618pp; Fully illustrated catalogue containing 1,015 figures (in colour) This book studies small but highly captivating artworks from antiquity – engraved gemstones. These objects had multiple applications, and the images upon them captured snapshots of people’s beliefs, ideologies, and everyday occupations. They provide a unique perspective on the propaganda of Roman political leaders, especially Octavian/Augustus. |
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Irish Archaeological Monograph Series* ΙΡΛΑΝΔΙΑ
Burials and Society in Late Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age Ireland
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Cormac McSparron. Queen’s University Belfast Irish Archaeological Monograph 1. 2020. ISBN 9781789696318. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696325, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 220pp; 75 figures, 26 tables This book describes and analyses the increasing complexity of later Chalcolithic and Early Bronze Age burial in Ireland, using burial complexity as a proxy for increasing social complexity, and as a tool for examining social structure. |
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2nd
Edition ed. Werner Steinhaus, Simon Kaner, Megumi Jinno and Shinya Shoda. Comparative and Global Perspectives on Japanese Archaeology 1. 2016. ISBN 9781789693959. £45.00. Paperback; 210x297mm; 352pp; 209 figures, 248 plates (full colour throughout) The Illustrated Companion to Japanese Archaeology provides, for the first time, a comprehensive visual introduction to a wide range of sites and finds from the earliest occupation of the Japanese archipelago prior to 35,000 years ago to the early historical periods. First published in 2016, the 2nd edition is revised and updated for 2020. |
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Juliette Mas and Palmiro Notizia. Archaeopress Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology 7. 2020. ISBN 9781789695915. £24.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695922, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 175x245mm; 124pp; 30 figures, 4 tables This volume examines the organization, scale, and the socio-economic role played by institutional and non-institutional households, as well as the social use of domestic spaces in Bronze Age Mesopotamia. |
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ΑΡΙΣΤΟΤΕΛΗ ΜΕΤΕΩΡΟΛΟΓΙΚΑ, Τσωνης, Ζερεφος
by Anastasios A. Tsonis and Christos Zerefos. 2020.
ISBN 9781789696370.
£30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696387, FREE to download in Open Access) Hardback; 175x245mm; 126pp; 34 figures (17 in colour) This book concentrates on the meteorological aspects of Aristotle’s work published as Meteorologica books A-D, and on how they compare now with our understanding of meteorology and climate change. |
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Masters of the Steppe: ΣΚΥΘΙΑ
edited by Svetlana Pankova and
St John Simpson. 2020. ISBN 9781789696479. £80.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696486, from £16+VAT if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 588pp; illustrated throughout This book presents 45 papers presented at a major international conference held at the British Museum during the 2017 BP exhibition ‘Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia’. Papers include new archaeological discoveries, results of scientific research and studies of museum collections, most presented in English for the first time. |
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by Tom
Moore. 2020. ISBN 9781789695342. £85.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695359, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 626pp This book explores the changing nature of power and identity from the Iron Age to the Roman period in Britain. It provides fresh insights into the origins and nature of one of the lesser-known, but perhaps most significant, Late Iron Age ‘oppida’ in Britain: Bagendon in Gloucestershire. |
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by Ian Begg. Archaeological Lives. 2020. ISBN 9781789694529. £25.00. (eBook
ISBN 9781789694536, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Hardback; 145x210mm; 380pp; 14 figures; 5 maps This book relates three years (1921-1924) in the life of Gilbert Bagnani, a young Italian archaeologist in Greece, based on his letters to his mother in Rome, at first as a non-partisan observer of, and later as an active participant in, some of the most tumultuous events in modern Greek history. |
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ed. Paolo Cimadomo, Rocco
Palermo, Raffaella Pappalardo and Raffaella Pierobon Benoit. 2020. ISBN 9781789695991. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696004, FREE Download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 126pp; 35 figures The result of a workshop held at the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (2016), this book explores various aspects related to transformation and change in the Roman and Late Antique world, from the evolution of settlement patterns to spatial re-configuration after abandonment processes. |
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ΜΕΓΑΛΙΘΙΚΑ και ΓΕΩΛΟΓΙΑ
MEGA-TALKS
2: 19-20 November 2015 (Redondo, Portugal) edited by Rui Boaventura†, Rui Mataloto and André Pereira. 2020. ISBN 9781789696417. £38.00. (eBook 9781789696424, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 196pp; 114 figures, 10 tables This book presents contributions from MegaTalks 2, (Portugal, 2015), part of the MegaGeo project which aimed to analyse the raw material economy in the construction of megalithic tombs in multiple territories, showing the representation of several prehistoric communities that raised them and their relationship with the surrounding areas. |
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Papers
from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists: Volume I ed. Helen Lewis. 2020. ISBN 9781789695052. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695069, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 244pp; 170 figures, 13 tables This volume comprises papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 conference in 2012, updated for publication. It focuses on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange. |
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from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists: Volume II ed. Helen Lewis. 2020. ISBN 9781789695939. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695946, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 328pp; 164 figures, 27 tables This volume comprises papers presented at the EurASEAA14 conference in 2012, updated for publication. It focuses on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and heritage, material culture, environmental archaeology, osteoarchaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and long-distance contact, trade and exchange. |
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Arqueología de Tumbaya (Jujuy,
Argentina) by Agustina Scaro. 2020. ISBN 9781789694895. £52.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694901, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 304pp; 216 figures, 58 plates. Spanish text. A landscape and ceramics study of Tumbaya located in Quebrada de Humahuaca (northern Argentina). The research aims to improve understanding of local pre-Inca societies and the impact of Inca domination on them from different lines of evidence. |
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Study of Religious Transgressions and Punishments in Greek Cultic Regulation and Lydian-Phrygian Propitiatory Inscriptions (‘Confession Inscriptions’) by Aslak Rostad. 2020. ISBN 9781789695250. £32.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695267, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 175x245mm; 224pp This book analyses pagan concepts of religious transgressions as expressed in Greek cultic regulations from the 5th century BC-3rd century AD. Also considered are so-called propitiatory inscriptions from the 1st-3rd century AD Lydia and Phrygia, in light of ‘cultic morality’, intended to make places, occasions, and worshippers suitable for ritual. |
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by Philip Rahtz† and Lorna Watts.
2020. ISBN 9781789694826. £48.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694833, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 318pp; 180 illustrations The result of c. 20 years of work on and around the church of St Gregory’s Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire, this work is concerned primarily with the 8th century onwards, but also extends the time-period of this isolated site, particularly for the post-Roman to middle Saxon period, but also as an earlier probably religious landscape. |
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Ephyra-Epirus: ΕΦΥΡΑ / ΗΠΕΙΡΟΣ / ΠΑΠΑΔΟΠΟΥΛΟΣ
ed. Thanasis I. Papadopoulos and
Evangelia Papadopoulou-Chrysikopoulou. 2020. ISBN 9781789693713. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693720, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 300pp; 600 illustrations This volume presents the results of the 1975-1986 and 2007-2008 excavations on the prehistoric-Mycenaean acropolis of Ephyra, one of the most important Bronze Age sites of Epirus. Ephyra is a small coastal fortified site in the region of the lower Acheron valley, and it has produced impressive and, in some cases, unique Bronze Age remains. |
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by Yervand Margaryan. 2020. ISBN 9781789693416. £30.00. (eBook ISBN
9781789693423, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 176x250mm; 180pp; 32 illustrations in colour and black & white This work examines the historical, archaeological, and political interpretations of world-systems theory and geocivilizational analysis. The macrosociological issues of ancient and modern history are presented through five case-studies, concentrating on the Taurus-Caucasus region, which functioned as a contact zone throughout the different periods. |
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