Νέα βιβλία και εκδόσεις αρχαιολογικού ενδιαφέροντος

Archaeology: What It Is, Where It Is, and How to Do
It (4th edition) by Paul Wilkinson. 2007. ISBN 9781789695311. £15.00.
(eBook ISBN TBC, 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.
  

Approaches to the Analysis of Production Activity at
Archaeological Sites 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.
    

The Hypocephalus: An Ancient Egyptian Funerary Amulet
by Tamás Mekis. Archaeopress Egyptology 24. 2020. ISBN
9781789693331. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693348, from £16.00) / ΥΠΟΚΕΦΑΛΟΣ
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.
  

The Neolithic Lithic Industry at Tell Ain El-Kerkh:
Excavation Reports of Tell el-Kerkh, Northwestern Syria 1 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.
  

Tales of Three Worlds – Archaeology and Beyond: Asia,
Italy, Africa: A Tribute to Sandro Salvatori 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.
  

Bringing Down the Iron Curtain: Paradigmatic Change
in Research on the Bronze Age in Central and Eastern Europe? 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.
  

Ceramics and Atlantic Connections: Late Roman and
Early Medieval Imported Pottery on the Atlantic Seaboard 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.
  

Late Prehistoric Fortifications in Europe: Defensive,
Symbolic and Territorial Aspects from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Age
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).
    

Digging into the Dark Ages:
Early Medieval Public Archaeologies 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.
    

Pottery of Manqabad: A
Selected Catalogue of the Ceramic Assemblage from the Monastery of ‘Abba
Nefer’ at Asuyt (Egypt) 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.
    

Eastern Roman Mounted
Archers and Extraordinary Medico-Surgical Interventions at Paliokastro in
Thasos Island during the ProtoByzantine Period 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),  ΠΑΛΙΟΚΑΣΤΡΟ ΘΑΣΟΣ 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.
    

Las relaciones comerciales
marítimas entre Andalucía occidental y el Mediterráneo central en el II
milenio a.C. 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.
    

The Role of Anglo-Saxon Great Hall Complexes in Kingdom
Formation, in Comparison and in Context AD 500-750 by Adam McBride. 2020.
ISBN 9781789693874. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693881, from £16+VAT,
if applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 370pp; 228 figures (161 colour pages)
This book explores the role of great hall complexes in kingdom formation
through an expansive and ambitious study, incorporating new fieldwork, new
quantitative methodologies and new theoretical models for the emergence of
high-status settlements and the formation and consolidation of supra-regional
socio-political units.
  

Ancient West Mexico in the Mesoamerican Ecumene
by Eduardo Williams. Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology 12. 2020. ISBN
9781789693539. £60.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693546, from £16+VAT, if
applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 400pp; 321 figures
This volume presents a long-overdue synthesis and update on West Mexican
archaeology. Ancient West Mexico has often been portrayed as a ‘marginal’ or
‘underdeveloped’ area of Mesoamerica. This book shows that the opposite is
true and that it played a critical role in the cultural and historical
development of the Mesoamerican ecumene.
  

Weaving in Stones: Garments and Their Accessories in
the Mosaic Art of Eretz Israel in Late Antiquity by Aliza
Steinberg. ISBN 9781789693218. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693225, from £16+VAT,
if applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 380pp; 321 figures in colour and black & white
This book, copiously illustrated throughout, studies the garments and their
accessories worn by some 245 figures represented on approximately 41 mosaic
floors (some only partially preserved) that once decorated both public and
private structures within the historical-geographical area of Eretz Israel in
Late Antiquity.
  

Bridge
of Civilizations: The Near East and Europe c. 1100–1300 edited by Peter
Edbury, Denys Pringle and Balázs Major. ISBN 9781789693270. £65.00. (eBook
ISBN 9781789693287, from £16+VAT)
Hardback;
176x250mm; 368 pages; 171 figures, 10 maps
This volume considers the links and contrasts between Europe and the areas
around the eastern Mediterranean that were visited and occupied by western
crusaders and settlers in the twelfth and thirteenth centuries, giving
special attention to the evidence provided by archaeology and material
culture, as well as historical sources.
  

‘Scènes de Gynécées’ Figured Ostraca from New Kingdom
Egypt: Iconography and Intent by Joanne Backhouse. Archaeopress
Egyptology 26. 2020. ISBN 9781789693454. £28.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693461, from
£16+VAT, if applicable) / ΓΥΝΑΙΚΕΣ
Paperback;
205x290mm; 136pp; 170 figures
This work examines images of women and children drawn on ostraca from Deir
el-Medina, referred to in previous scholarship as ‘Scènes de Gynécées’. This
publication represents the first systematic study of this material, and it
brings together ostraca from museums worldwide to form a corpus united
contextually, thematically and stylistically.
  

Roman and Late Antique Wine Production in the Eastern
Mediterranean: A Comparative Archaeological Study at Antiochia ad Cragum
(Turkey) and Delos (Greece) by Emlyn K. Dodd. Archaeopress Roman
Archaeology 63. 2020. ISBN 9781789694024. £36.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694031, from
£16+VAT, if applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 222pp; 30 figures, 23 tables, 42 plates (56 colour pages) / ΚΡΑΣΙ: ΑΝΤΙΟΧΕΙΑ και ΔΗΛΟΣ
Wine was an ever-present commodity that permeated the Mediterranean
throughout antiquity. This book analyses the viticulture of two settlements,
Antiochia ad Cragum and Delos, using results stemming from surface survey and
excavation to assess their potential integration within the now well-known
agricultural boom of the 5th-7th centuries AD.
  

Anthropomorphic Images in Rock Art Paintings and Rock
Carvings ed. Terence Meaden and Herman Bender. 2020. ISBN
9781789693577. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693584, from £16+VAT, if
applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 334pp; 430 illustrations
In rock art, humanlike images appear widely throughout the ages. The artworks
discussed in this book range from paintings, engravings or scratchings on
cave walls and rock shelters, images pecked into rocky surfaces or upon
standing stones, and major sacred sites,  in which exists the
possibility of recovering the meanings intended by the artists.
  
 

Kom al-Ahmer – Kom Wasit II: Coin Finds 2012–2016 /
Late Roman and Early Islamic Pottery from Kom al-Ahmer ed.
Michele Asolati, Cristina Crisafulli, Cristina Mondin, Maria Lucia Patanè and
Mohamed Kenawi. 2019. ISBN 9781789693966. £65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693973,
from £16+VAT, if applicable)
Hardback;
205x290mm; 356pp; 41 figures; 22 tables; 127 plates (88 colour pages)
This volume presents over 1070 coins (ca. 310 BC–AD 641) and 1320 examples of
Late Roman and Early Islamic pottery. Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit emerge as
centers of an exchange network involving large-scale trade of raw materials
to and from the central and eastern Mediterranean.
  

Mortuary Variability and Social Diversity in Ancient
Greece: Studies on Ancient Greek Death and Burial ed. Nikolas
Dimakis and Tamara M. Dijkstra. 2020. ISBN 9781789694420. £35.00. (eBook ISBN
9781789694437, from £16+VAT, if applicable) / ΘΑΝΑΤΟΣ ΣΤΗΝ ΑΡΧΑΙΑ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
Paperback;
205x290mm; 204pp; 117 figures (60 colour pages)
This volume brings together early career scholars working on funerary customs
in Greece from the Early Iron Age to the Roman period. Papers present various
thematic and interdisciplinary analysis in which funerary contexts provide
insights on individuals, social groups and communities.
  

Landscapes of Human Evolution: Contributions in
Honour of John Gowlett ed. James Cole et al. 2020. ISBN
9781789693799. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693805, from £16+VAT, if
applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 204pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white
Fourteen papers are presented here in honour of John Gowlett. John has a wide
range of research interests primarily focused on the human genus Homo and is
a world leader in understanding the cognitive and behavioural preconditions
necessary for the emergence of complex behaviours such as language and art.
  

Wonders Lost and Found: A Celebration of the
Archaeological Work of Professor Michael Vickers ed. Nicholas
Sekunda. 2020. ISBN 9781789693812. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693829, from
£16+VAT, if applicable)
Paperback;
205x290mm; 230pp; 150 illustrations (82 pages of colour)
Twenty-one contributions, written by friends and colleagues, reflect the wide
interests of Professor Michael Vickers; from the Aegean Bronze Age to the use
made of archaeology by dictators in the modern age. Seven contributions
relate to Georgia, where the Professor has worked most recently, and made his
home.
  

Farmsteads and Funerary Sites: The M1 Junction 12
Improvements and the A5–M1 Link Road, Central Bedfordshire Archaeological
investigations prior to construction, 2011 & 2015–16 by Jim
Brown. 2020. ISBN 9781789692600. £120. (eBook ISBN 9781789692617, Open
Access)
Hardback;
205x290mm; 566pp; highly illustrated throughout in colour and black &
white.
Extensive excavations by MOLA (Museum of London Archaeology) near Houghton
Regis and Toddington, in south Central Bedfordshire, provide a detailed
multi-period dataset for regional and national comparison. Evidence ranges
from middle/late Bronze Age pits to medieval settlements.
    

Offa’s Dyke Journal: Volume 1 for 2019
ed. Howard Williams. ISBN 9781789695380. £25.00. (eBook ISBN , from £16+VAT,
if applicable)
Paperback;
176x250mm; 162pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white
This new journal offers 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.
    

Armenian Archaeology: Past Experiences and New
Achievements ed. Aram Kosyan et al. ARAMAZD: Armenian
Journal of Near Eastern Studies X 2016. Special issue, published in
2020. ISBN 9781789693935. £65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693942, from £16+VAT, if
applicable)
Paperback;
165x235mm; 488pp; 326 figures (160 colour pages)
This volume celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Republic of Armenia and
summarises the studies conducted in the field of archaeology which cover a
significant time span: from Lower Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. The
articles summarise the archaeological surveys conducted by joint
international expeditions and partly by Armenian archaeologists.
  

ARAMAZD: Armenian Journal of Near Eastern Studies
Volume XIII 2019 ed. Aram Kosyan. 2020. Issue 1 and 2 now
available (download combined contents below). Print from £50 / eBook
from £25+VAT, if applicable.
Paperback;
165x235mm; 368pp
Established in 2006 by the Association for Near Eastern and Caucasian Studies
in corporation with Institute of Oriental Studies and National Academy of
Sciences of Armenia, AJNES is the only periodical in the Republic of
Armenia devoted exclusively to the investigation of ancient and medieval
cultures of the Near East and the Caucasus.
  

Heritage Management: The Natural and Cultural Divide
ed. Heleen Van Londen, Marjo Schlaman and Andrea TravagliaEx Novo: Journal of
Archaeology 4. 2020. ISBN 9781789694864. Print from £30.00. FREE PDF
download.
Paperback;
210x297mm; 148pp;
This timely collection of peer-reviewed papers and short essays, based on
papers presented in two sessions at the EAA annual meeting in Maastricht
2017, seeks to bridge the longstanding gap between natural and cultural
heritage when it comes to landscape management.
    

Bar Locks and Early Church Security in the British
Isles by John F. Potter. 2020. ISBN 9781789693980. £40.00.
(eBook ISBN 9781789693997, FREE download)
Paperback;
203x276mm; 170pp; 90 figures, 11 tables (includes 96 colour pages)
This book examines the evidence for the measures taken to make church
buildings secure or defensible from their earliest times until the later
medieval period. In particular it examines the phenomenon of ‘bar locks’
which the author identifies in many different contexts throughout England,
Wales, Scotland and Ireland.
    

Arqueología de la Edad Moderna en el País Vasco y su
entorno ed. Idoia Grau Sologestoa and Juan Antonio Quirós
Castillo. 2020. ISBN 9781789694383. £48.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694390, FREE
download)
Paperback;
203x276mm; 314pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white (68
pages in colour)
This book aims to provide a summary of the current archaeological framework
for investigations of the Modern Age in the Basque Country, and to make
proposals for developing these practices in the future.
    

Piazza Armerina: L’area nord dell’insediamento
medievale presso la Villa del Casale by Carmela Bonanno. 2020.
ISBN 9781789694604. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694611, FREE download)
Paperback;
203x276mm; 172pp
Archaeological explorations in the area north of the Roman Villa of Casale in
Piazza Armerina (Sicily) were carried out in 2013-2014. Investigations on the
slopes of Monte Mangone and a survey carried out in the immediate
surroundings of the hill in the Colla district provide valuable new evidence
regarding the extension of the medieval town.
    

The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor
Lawrence Keppie ed. David J. Breeze and William S.
Hanson. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 64, 2020. ISBN 9781789694505. £30.00.
(eBook ISBN 9781789694512, from £16.00)
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.
  

Ice Without, Fire Within: A Life of Jacquetta Hawkes
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.

The Hippodrome of Gerasa: A Provincial Roman Circus
by Antoni A. Ostrasz† and Ina Kehrberg-Ostrasz. 2020. ISBN 9781784918132.
£65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781784918149, from £16.00) / ΓΕΡΑΣΑ
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.
  

I templi del Fayyum di epoca tolemaico-romana: tra fonti
scritte e contesti archeologici: Per una classificazione degli edifici sacri
nell’Egitto tolemaico e romano 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.
  

The Rock-Art Landscapes of Rombalds Moor, West
Yorkshire: 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.

Middle Bronze Age and Roman Settlement 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.
  

A Biography of Power: Research and Excavations at the
Iron Age ‘oppidum’ of Bagendon, Gloucestershire (1979-2017)
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.

Lost Worlds of Ancient and Modern Greece: Gilbert
Bagnani: The Adventures of a Young Italian Archaeologist in Greece, 1921-1924
by Ian Begg. Archaeological Lives. 2020. ISBN 9781789694529. £25.00. (eBook
ISBN 9781789694536, from £16+VAT, if applicable) / ΧΑΜΕΝΟΙ ΚΟΣΜΟΙ ΣΤΗΝ ΕΛΛΑΔΑ
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.
  

El instrumental de pesca en el Fretum Gaditanum (siglos
V a.C. – VI d.C.): 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; 200pp; 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.
  

Before/After: Transformation, Change, and Abandonment in
the Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean 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.
  

The Genesis of the Textile Industry 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.

St Gregory’s Minster, Kirkdale, North Yorkshire:
Archaeological Investigations and Historical Context 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.

Ephyra-Epirus: The Mycenaean Acropolis: Results of the
Excavations 1975-1986 and 2007-2008 ed. Thanasis I.
Papadopoulos and Evangelia Papadopoulou-Chrysikopoulou. 2020. ISBN
9781789693713. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693720, from £16+VAT, if
applicable) / ΕΦΥΡΑ – μυκηναικη ακρόπολη
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.

On the Borders of World-Systems: Contact Zones in
Ancient and Modern Times 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.

Khirbat Faris: Rural Settlement, 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; pp; 123 illustrations
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.