Archaeology by period / region

Early Urbanizations in the Levant examines the first cycle of urbanization, collapse and reurbanization in the 4th-2nd millennium BCE Levant.

Archaeology of a Brothel in Nineteenth-Century Boston, MA provides an accessible and thought-provoking account of the archaeological understanding of nineteenth-century prostitution in Boston, Massachusetts.

New Philadelphia, Illinois, was founded in 1836 by Frank McWorter, a Kentucky slave who purchased his own freedom and then acquired land on the prairie for establishing a new-and integrated-community.

Offering a fresh archaeological interpretation, this work reconceptualizes the Bronze Age prehistory of the vast Eurasian steppe during one of the most formative and innovative periods of human history.

This innovative work of historical archaeology illuminates the genesis of the Californios, a community of military settlers who forged a new identity on the northwest edge of Spanish North America.

This authoritative and sweeping compendium, the second volume in Getzel Cohen's organized survey of the Greek settlements founded or refounded in the Hellenistic period, provides historical narratives, detailed references, citations, and commentaries on all the settlements in Syria, The Red Sea Basin, and North Africa from 331 to 31 BCE.

Develops readings of Rome''s historians Sallust, Livy and Tacitus in light of contemporary discussions of republicanism and rhetoric.

This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art.

Examines the role of spirituality and religious ritual in the emergence of complex societies, using Çatalhöyük, as a case study.

Develops readings of Rome''s historians Sallust, Livy and Tacitus in light of contemporary discussions of republicanism and rhetoric.

This book examines ancient figurines from several world areas to address recurring challenges in the interpretation of prehistoric art.

Examines the role of spirituality and religious ritual in the emergence of complex societies, using Çatalhöyük, as a case study.

Explores the parallels between the Odyssey and genres of myth extant in various Near Eastern cultures, in particular the Bible.

Benoît Dubreuil offers a naturalist account of the creation and destruction of hierarchies in human evolution.

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In this book, Justin Jennings argues that the globalization of today is just the latest in a series of globalizing movements in human history.

In-depth, comparative study of household economy and settlement in three Bronze Age micro-regions: the Mediterranean, Central Europe, and Northern Europe.

A fascinating analysis of the relationship between mathematics and architecture in ancient Egypt.

An archaeological analysis of Asia Minor, the area equated with much of modern-day Turkey, from 20,000 to 2,000 BC.

Explores the parallels between the Odyssey and genres of myth extant in various Near Eastern cultures, in particular the Bible.

Benoît Dubreuil offers a naturalist account of the creation and destruction of hierarchies in human evolution.

Paul G.

In this book, Justin Jennings argues that the globalization of today is just the latest in a series of globalizing movements in human history.

In-depth, comparative study of household economy and settlement in three Bronze Age micro-regions: the Mediterranean, Central Europe, and Northern Europe.

This book examines Roman military and political conquest of the Western Balkans (Illyricum) between 229 BC and c.

This book examines the early history of the biblical Philistines who migrated to the Levant during the early twelfth century BC.

Challenging current theories of how modern humans emerged, this book explores how people travelled from Africa to Australia in the Pleistocene.

A significant interpretation of Etruscan material culture which should transform our understanding of Etruscan society.

An introduction to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts, including lessons and exercises.

This book examines the early history of the biblical Philistines who migrated to the Levant during the early twelfth century BC.

Rosenswig proposes that we understand Early Formative Mesoamerica as an archipelago of complex societies.

Summary of recent Paleolithic excavations at Fontéchevade, France, and their archaeological and paleontological implications.

The remarkable longhouses of Borneo remain mysterious.

This book examines Roman military and political conquest of the Western Balkans (Illyricum) between 229 BC and c.

Rosenswig proposes that we understand Early Formative Mesoamerica as an archipelago of complex societies.

The remarkable longhouses of Borneo remain mysterious.

Challenges current interpretations of social and cultural change in prehistoric Eurasia, through a thematic investigation of archaeological patterns.

This book is a comprehensive examination of Olympic victor lists, their origins, development, content, and structure.

A synthesis of the record left by Africa''s earliest inhabitants combining archaeology, genetics and palaeo-environmental science.

Summary of recent Paleolithic excavations at Fontéchevade, France, and their archaeological and paleontological implications.

In this book, Louise Revell examines questions of Roman imperialism and Roman ethnic identity.

This volume brings together essays that measure the life history of stone tools relative to retouch values, raw material constraints and evolutionary processes.

This book traces the history of Messenian ethnicity from the archaic period to the Roman Empire.

This text argues that Christianising the household became a central survival strategy for the Roman Empire.

Cutting-edge perspectives on life and death in ancient Egypt, focusing on disease identification and evolution.

This 2007 book challenges orthodox readings of Greek history centred on the polis and proposes a broader approach.

This book addresses the complex relationship between geography and political power in the context of the crisis and fall of the Western Zhou state.

An investigation of the archaeological evidence for Greek and Roman culture in Jesus Galilee.

A comprehensive synthesis of Caribbean prehistory from 4000 BC to AD 1700.

This book, first published in 2007, brings together the archaeological evidence on a wide range of aspects of life in Neolithic Italy.