Archaeology by period / region

In terms of design, scale, and blending of ecologicical and aesthetic function, Amsterdam's seventeenth-century Canal District is a European marvel.

In terms of design, scale, and blending of ecologicical and aesthetic function, Amsterdam's seventeenth-century Canal District is a European marvel.

In the eighteenth century sport as we know it emerged as a definable social activity.

In the eighteenth century sport as we know it emerged as a definable social activity.

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Two prehistoric cave sites on the Bird's Head of western New Guinea provide a detailed narrative of 26,000 years of human occupation of this area.

This book presents a collection of papers from experts in a broad range of disciplines, including history, archaeology, genetics, and linguistics, to provide a detailed understanding of the Vikings in peace and in war.

From Berlin to Boston, and St Petersburg to Sydney, ancient Egyptian art fills the galleries of some of the world's greatest museums, while the architecture of Egyptian temples and pyramids has attracted tourists to Egypt for centuries.

This pioneering work offers a meticulous exploration of Scandinavian presence in Viking Age Poland.

This volumes examines Roman pottery and production centers in the bay of Gaditana, modern-day Cádiz.

In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome.

In Search of the Romans is a lively and informative introduction to ancient Rome.

This book reconsiders how we can understand archaeology on a grand scale by abandoning the claims that material remains stand for the people and institutions that produced them, or that genetic change somehow caused cultural change.

This book reconsiders how we can understand archaeology on a grand scale by abandoning the claims that material remains stand for the people and institutions that produced them, or that genetic change somehow caused cultural change.

Medieval castles were, alongside the great cathedrals, the most recognisable buildings of the medieval world.

Medieval castles were, alongside the great cathedrals, the most recognisable buildings of the medieval world.

How did small-scale societies in the past experience and respond to sea-level rise?

How did small-scale societies in the past experience and respond to sea-level rise?

In ancient Egypt, one of the primary roles of the king was to maintain order and destroy chaos.

In ancient Egypt, one of the primary roles of the king was to maintain order and destroy chaos.

In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands.

In the half-century between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt for new lands.

Memory is a constructed system of references, in equilibrium, of feeling and rationality.

Memory is a constructed system of references, in equilibrium, of feeling and rationality.

The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity.

The rich history of Egypt has provided famous examples of board games played in antiquity.

This is an in depth yet accessible study of human decapitation burials in Roman Britain.

This is an in depth yet accessible study of human decapitation burials in Roman Britain.

"e;Everyone should have two copies - one for the car and one for the house to plan journeys.

The story of Europe and its people, told through its genetic legacy.

** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 **'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.

The modern view of the ancient Egyptian world is often through the lens of a scribe: the trained, schooled, literate individual who was present at many levels of Egyptian society, from a local accountant to the highest echelons of society.

The modern view of the ancient Egyptian world is often through the lens of a scribe: the trained, schooled, literate individual who was present at many levels of Egyptian society, from a local accountant to the highest echelons of society.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun [Tut.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun [Tut.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun [Tut.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun [Tut.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian King Tutankhamun [Tut.

The discovery of the resting place of the great Egyptian King Tutankhamun [Tut.

The reign of Tutankhamun was of major significance in the history of ancient Egypt.

Following the discovery of Tutankhamun's tomb in 1922, the story of the boy who became Pharaoh, died young, and was buried in splendor at the height of Egyptian civilization captivated generations.

Roman Reflections uses a series of detailed and deeply researched case studies to explore how Roman society connected with and influenced Northern Europe during the Iron and Viking Ages.

Roman Reflections uses a series of detailed and deeply researched case studies to explore how Roman society connected with and influenced Northern Europe during the Iron and Viking Ages.

Romanesque is the style name given to the art and architecture of Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Romanesque is the style name given to the art and architecture of Europe in the eleventh and twelfth centuries.

Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall defined the edge of the Roman Empire in Britain.

Hadrian's Wall and the Antonine Wall defined the edge of the Roman Empire in Britain.

The Byzantine Dark Ages explores current debates about the sudden transformation of the Byzantine Empire in the wake of environmental, social and political changes.

The Byzantine Dark Ages explores current debates about the sudden transformation of the Byzantine Empire in the wake of environmental, social and political changes.