Archaeology by period / region

This introduction to the archaeology of Asia focuses on case studies from the region s last 10,000 years of history.

Archaeologies of the Middle East provides an innovative introduction to the archaeology of this fascinating region and a window on both its past and present.

Research on early medieval Cyprus has focused on the late antique "e;golden age"e; (late fourth/early fifth to seventh century) and the so-called Byzantine "e;Reconquista"e; (post-AD 965) while overlooking the intervening period.

Research on early medieval Cyprus has focused on the late antique "e;golden age"e; (late fourth/early fifth to seventh century) and the so-called Byzantine "e;Reconquista"e; (post-AD 965) while overlooking the intervening period.

This book examines the ways in which lived religion in Roman Italy involved personal and communal experiences of the religious agency generated when ritualised activities caused human and more-than-human things to become bundled together into relational assemblages.

This book examines the ways in which lived religion in Roman Italy involved personal and communal experiences of the religious agency generated when ritualised activities caused human and more-than-human things to become bundled together into relational assemblages.

This book argues that the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe essentially began shortly before 1600 BC, when lands rich in natural resources were taken over by military forces from the Eurasian steppe and from southern Caucasia.

This book argues that the Indo-Europeanizing of Europe essentially began shortly before 1600 BC, when lands rich in natural resources were taken over by military forces from the Eurasian steppe and from southern Caucasia.

This volume provides a powerful alternative to the Western paradigms that have governed archaeological inquiry and heritage studies in Africa.

This volume provides a powerful alternative to the Western paradigms that have governed archaeological inquiry and heritage studies in Africa.

Un-Roman Sex explores how gender and sex were perceived and represented outside the Mediterranean core of the Roman Empire.

Un-Roman Sex explores how gender and sex were perceived and represented outside the Mediterranean core of the Roman Empire.

The Story of Garum recounts the convoluted journey of that notorious Roman fish sauce, known as garum, from a smelly Greek fish paste to an expensive luxury at the heart of Roman cuisine and back to obscurity as the Roman empire declines.

The Story of Garum recounts the convoluted journey of that notorious Roman fish sauce, known as garum, from a smelly Greek fish paste to an expensive luxury at the heart of Roman cuisine and back to obscurity as the Roman empire declines.

Rock art in South America is as diverse as the continent itself.

Rock art in South America is as diverse as the continent itself.

Going West?

Going West?

Princes of the Church brings together the latest research exploring the importance of bishops' palaces for social and political history, landscape history, architectural history and archaeology.

Princes of the Church brings together the latest research exploring the importance of bishops' palaces for social and political history, landscape history, architectural history and archaeology.

Elis examines the city of Elis from its earliest history, through the Archaic period and the Classical period where it reached its zenith, to its decline in the Hellenistic, Roman and later periods.

Elis examines the city of Elis from its earliest history, through the Archaic period and the Classical period where it reached its zenith, to its decline in the Hellenistic, Roman and later periods.

Near Eastern archaeology is generally represented as a succession of empires with little attention paid to the individuals, labelled as terrorists at the time, that brought them down.

Near Eastern archaeology is generally represented as a succession of empires with little attention paid to the individuals, labelled as terrorists at the time, that brought them down.

Before Alexander, the Near East was ruled by dynasts who could draw on the significant resources and power base of their homeland, but this was not the case for the Seleukids who never controlled their original homeland of Macedon.

Before Alexander, the Near East was ruled by dynasts who could draw on the significant resources and power base of their homeland, but this was not the case for the Seleukids who never controlled their original homeland of Macedon.

The establishment of large-scale water infrastructure is a defining aspect of the process of urbanisation.

The establishment of large-scale water infrastructure is a defining aspect of the process of urbanisation.

The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology is a multi-authored compendium of articles on specific topics of interest to today's historical archaeologists, offering perspectives on the current state of research and collectively outlining future directions for the field.

The Routledge Handbook of Global Historical Archaeology is a multi-authored compendium of articles on specific topics of interest to today's historical archaeologists, offering perspectives on the current state of research and collectively outlining future directions for the field.

Material is the mother of innovation and it is through skill that innovations are brought about.

Material is the mother of innovation and it is through skill that innovations are brought about.

This collection of essays presents a synthesis of current research on the Oxus Civilization, which rose and developed at the turn of the 3rd to 2nd millennia BC in Central Asia.

This collection of essays presents a synthesis of current research on the Oxus Civilization, which rose and developed at the turn of the 3rd to 2nd millennia BC in Central Asia.

The period from the death of Alexander the Great to the rise of the Islam (c.

The period from the death of Alexander the Great to the rise of the Islam (c.

This book examines the influence of architectural design in the conservation of historic buildings by discussing in detail an important building complex in Rome: the Temple of Venus and Rome, the monastery of Santa Maria Nova and the church of Santa Francesca Romana.

This book examines the influence of architectural design in the conservation of historic buildings by discussing in detail an important building complex in Rome: the Temple of Venus and Rome, the monastery of Santa Maria Nova and the church of Santa Francesca Romana.

This book provides a thorough and engaging study of Plains Indian life.

This book provides a thorough and engaging study of Plains Indian life.

Iconoclasm, or the destruction of images and other symbols, is a subject that has significant resonance today.

Iconoclasm, or the destruction of images and other symbols, is a subject that has significant resonance today.

The peoples of Inner Asia in the second half of the first millennium BC have long been considered to be nomads, engaging in warfare and conflict.

The peoples of Inner Asia in the second half of the first millennium BC have long been considered to be nomads, engaging in warfare and conflict.

The ship transcends the descriptive categories of place, vehicle and artefact; it is a cosmos, which requires its own cosmology.

The ship transcends the descriptive categories of place, vehicle and artefact; it is a cosmos, which requires its own cosmology.

First published in 2001, this is the first reference work to cover the archaeology of medieval Europe.

This volume presents Babylon as it has been passed down through Western culture: through the Bible, classical texts, in Medieval travel accounts, and through depictions of the Tower motif in art.

First published in 2001, this is the first reference work to cover the archaeology of medieval Europe.

Herod: King of the Jews and Friend of the Romans examines the life, work, and influence of this controversial figure, who remains the most highly visible of the Roman client kings under Augustus.