Archaeology by period / region

Bathing culture was one of the pillars of Roman society and bathhouses are one of the largest categories of a particular type of construction excavated in the Roman world.

Bathing culture was one of the pillars of Roman society and bathhouses are one of the largest categories of a particular type of construction excavated in the Roman world.

This volume presents a series of reflections on modes of communication in the Bronze Age Aegean, drawing on papers presented at two round table workshops of the Sheffield Centre for Aegean Archaeology on ‘Technologies of Representation’ and ‘Writing and Non-Writing in the Bronze Age Aegean’.

Network theory and methodologies have become central to exploring and explaining social, economic, and political relationships and connections in past societies.

Network theory and methodologies have become central to exploring and explaining social, economic, and political relationships and connections in past societies.

Winchester’s identity as a royal centre became well established between the ninth and twelfth centuries, closely tied to the significance of the religious communities who lived within and without the city walls.

Winchester’s identity as a royal centre became well established between the ninth and twelfth centuries, closely tied to the significance of the religious communities who lived within and without the city walls.

Markets emerge in recent historical research as important spheres of economic interaction in ancient societies.

Markets emerge in recent historical research as important spheres of economic interaction in ancient societies.

The Brough of Birsay was the power-center of the Viking earldom of Orkney and is one of Historic Environment Scotland’s key monuments and visitor attractions on the islands.

The Brough of Birsay was the power-center of the Viking earldom of Orkney and is one of Historic Environment Scotland’s key monuments and visitor attractions on the islands.

Clothing was an essential part of material culture in ancient societies both as a form of body protection and as house equipment.

Clothing was an essential part of material culture in ancient societies both as a form of body protection and as house equipment.

Trinacria, the ancient name for Sicily extending back to Homeric Greek, has understandably been the focus of decades of archaeological research.

Trinacria, the ancient name for Sicily extending back to Homeric Greek, has understandably been the focus of decades of archaeological research.

With the decline in popularity of the term “Romanization” as a way of analyzing the changes in the archaeological record visible throughout the conquered provinces of the Roman Empire, scholars have increasingly turned to the important concept of “identity” to understand the experiences of local peoples living under Roman rule.

With the decline in popularity of the term “Romanization” as a way of analyzing the changes in the archaeological record visible throughout the conquered provinces of the Roman Empire, scholars have increasingly turned to the important concept of “identity” to understand the experiences of local peoples living under Roman rule.

This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.

This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.

This book explores the economic evidence for the settlement at Bornais on South Uist.

This book explores the economic evidence for the settlement at Bornais on South Uist.

The Eastern Fertile Crescent region of western Iran and eastern Iraq hosted major developments in the transition from hunter-forager to farmer-herder lifestyles through the Early Neolithic period, 10,000-7000 BC.

The Eastern Fertile Crescent region of western Iran and eastern Iraq hosted major developments in the transition from hunter-forager to farmer-herder lifestyles through the Early Neolithic period, 10,000-7000 BC.

The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine.

The human body serves as a symbolic bridge between communities of the living and the divine.

Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol.

Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol.

The papers in Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol.

The papers in Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol.

One of the principal characteristics of the European Neolithic is the development of monumentality in association with innovations in material culture and changes in subsistence from hunting and gathering to farming and pastoralism.

One of the principal characteristics of the European Neolithic is the development of monumentality in association with innovations in material culture and changes in subsistence from hunting and gathering to farming and pastoralism.

Weapons and tools are frequently found depicted in rock art in many parts of the globe and different periods and in varying social contexts.

Weapons and tools are frequently found depicted in rock art in many parts of the globe and different periods and in varying social contexts.

Deeply stratified settlements are a distinctive site type featuring prominently in diverse later prehistoric landscapes of the Old World.

Deeply stratified settlements are a distinctive site type featuring prominently in diverse later prehistoric landscapes of the Old World.

Did the Exodus occur?

Did the Exodus occur?

In recent decades, there has been a new surge of interest in the history and legacies of the Silk Roads both within academic and public discourses.

In recent decades, there has been a new surge of interest in the history and legacies of the Silk Roads both within academic and public discourses.

Which ancient army boasted the largest fortifications, and how did the competitive build-up of military capabilities shape world history?

This edited volume delves into the current state of Iron Age and Early Medieval research in the North.

This edited volume delves into the current state of Iron Age and Early Medieval research in the North.

Late Antique artefacts, and the images they carry, attest to a highly connected visual culture from ca.

Late Antique artefacts, and the images they carry, attest to a highly connected visual culture from ca.

The first contacts between Greece, the Aegean and India are generally thought to have occurred at the beginning of the sixth century BC.

The first contacts between Greece, the Aegean and India are generally thought to have occurred at the beginning of the sixth century BC.

The intense bonds among the king and his family, friends, lovers, and entourage are the most enticing and intriguing aspects of Alexander the Great’s life.

The intense bonds among the king and his family, friends, lovers, and entourage are the most enticing and intriguing aspects of Alexander the Great’s life.

This book investigates the complex relationship between funerary treatment and wider social dynamics through a contextual analysis of human skeletal remains and associated mortuary data from Voudeni, an important Mycenaean (1450–1050 BC) chamber tomb cemetery in Achaea, Greece.

This book investigates the complex relationship between funerary treatment and wider social dynamics through a contextual analysis of human skeletal remains and associated mortuary data from Voudeni, an important Mycenaean (1450–1050 BC) chamber tomb cemetery in Achaea, Greece.