Archaeology by period / region

The Chalcolithic period in Cyprus has been known since Porphyrios Dikaios’ excavations at Erimi in the 1930s and through the appearance in the antiquities market of illicitly acquired anthropomorphic cruciform figures, often manufactured from picrolite, a soft blue-green stone.

Embracing the Provinces is a collection of essays focused on people and their daily lives living in the Roman provinces, c.

Embracing the Provinces is a collection of essays focused on people and their daily lives living in the Roman provinces, c.

Between 2006 and 2009 Worcestershire Archaeology completed a series of investigations in advance of quarrying at Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire revealing one of the most important sequences of prehistoric to early medieval activity discovered to date from the Central Severn Valley.

Between 2006 and 2009 Worcestershire Archaeology completed a series of investigations in advance of quarrying at Clifton Quarry, Worcestershire revealing one of the most important sequences of prehistoric to early medieval activity discovered to date from the Central Severn Valley.

Asia Minor is considered to have been a fairly prosperous region in Late Antiquity.

Asia Minor is considered to have been a fairly prosperous region in Late Antiquity.

Over the course of four centuries, the island of Malta underwent several significant political transformations, including its roles as a Catholic bastion under the Knights of St.

The crannog on Llangorse Lake near Brecon in mid Wales was discovered in 1867 and first excavated in 1869 by two local antiquaries, Edgar and Henry Dumbleton, who published their findings over the next four years.

The Ancient Explorers (1929) examines the motives of ancient exploration by the different civilizations of the time, the primary of these being the Greeks and the Romans, and looks at the means of travel at their disposal.

The bestselling author of The King in the North turns his attention to the obscure era of British history known as 'the age of Arthur'.

The Orcadian archipelago is a museum of archaeological wonders.

'Richardson writes beautifully about his return to the land, about listening to the soil and about understanding the ancient world.

The Cairo Genizah is considered one of the world's greatest Hebrew manuscript treasures.

The Cairo Genizah is considered one of the world's greatest Hebrew manuscript treasures.

There is a long-held feeling in Russia that Moscow is the true heir to the Christian Byzantine Empire.

There is a long-held feeling in Russia that Moscow is the true heir to the Christian Byzantine Empire.

A Contemporary Archaeology of London's Mega Events explores the traces of London's most significant modern 'mega events'.

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

This rich and magisterial work traces Palestine's millennia-old heritage, uncovering cultures and societies of astounding depth and complexity that stretch back to the very beginnings of recorded history.

The Hittites in the Late Bronze Age became the mightiest military power in the Ancient Near East.

What common features can be found in the native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass?

What buried secret lies beneath the stones of one of England's greatest former churches and shrines?

The ancient Greeks attributed great importance to the sacred during war and campaigning, as demonstrated from their earliest texts.

The Phoenicians present a tantalizing face to the ancient historian.

'Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.

The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans.

An exploration of Sardinia's incredibly rich history and culture, which stretches back to the Neolithic period.

The Hittites in the Late Bronze Age became the mightiest military power in the Ancient Near East.

What common features can be found in the ancient customs and native religions of the vast Eurasian landmass?

What buried secret lies beneath the stones of one of England's greatest former churches and shrines?

The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans.

The Phoenicians present a tantalizing face to the ancient historian.

'Here lies our leader all cut down, the valiant man in the dust.

Since the days of conquistador Hern n Cort s, rumours have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden deep in the Honduran interior.

The Parthenon Marbles (formerly known as the Elgin Marbles), designed and executed by Pheidias to adorn the Parthenon, are perhaps the greatest of all classical sculptures.

This book is the culmination of the author’s lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic landscape of Wessex.

This book is the culmination of the author’s lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic landscape of Wessex.

Western Iberia has one of the richest inventories of Neolithic chambered tombs in Atlantic Europe, with particular concentrations in Galicia, northern Portugal and the Alentejo.

Western Iberia has one of the richest inventories of Neolithic chambered tombs in Atlantic Europe, with particular concentrations in Galicia, northern Portugal and the Alentejo.

The aim of this book is to promote the thesis that myth may illuminate archaeology and that on occasion archaeology may shed light on myth.

The aim of this book is to promote the thesis that myth may illuminate archaeology and that on occasion archaeology may shed light on myth.

This volume brings together an interesting range of papers discussing medieval buildings across Europe.

This volume brings together an interesting range of papers discussing medieval buildings across Europe.

Few areas of the world have played as prominent a role in human evolution as the Levantine Corridor, a comparatively narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea on the west and the expanse of inhospitable desert to the east.

Few areas of the world have played as prominent a role in human evolution as the Levantine Corridor, a comparatively narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Mediterranean Sea on the west and the expanse of inhospitable desert to the east.

Excavations on the site of this remarkable fort in northern Bulgaria (1996–2005) formed part of a long-term program of excavation and intensive field survey, aimed at tracing the economic as well as physical changes which mark the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, a program that commenced with the excavation and full publication of the early Byzantine fortress/city of Nicopolis ad Istrum.

Excavations on the site of this remarkable fort in northern Bulgaria (1996–2005) formed part of a long-term program of excavation and intensive field survey, aimed at tracing the economic as well as physical changes which mark the transition from the Roman Empire to the Middle Ages, a program that commenced with the excavation and full publication of the early Byzantine fortress/city of Nicopolis ad Istrum.

Building on the first Wild Things volume (Oxbow Books 2014), which aimed to showcase the research putting archaeologists researching the Palaeolithic and Mesolithic at the cutting edge of understanding humanity’s past, this collection of contributions presents recent research from an international group of both early career and established scientists.