Archaeology by period / region

Women in Mycenaean Greece is the first book-length study of women in the Linear B tablets from Mycenaean Greece and the only to collect and compile all the references to women in the documents of the two best attested sites of Late Bronze Age Greece - Pylos on the Greek mainland and Knossos on the island of Crete.

First published in 2005.

This work was published in 1912 as a record of the pioneering and most significant excavation undertaken at Thebes by Howard Carter and his team under the patronage of Lord Carnarvon.

This work was published in 1912 as a record of the pioneering and most significant excavation undertaken at Thebes by Howard Carter and his team under the patronage of Lord Carnarvon.

First published in 1992 as part of the Studies in Egyptology Series.

First published in 1992 as part of the Studies in Egyptology Series.

First published in 1988, the present volume contains the texts of papers read at a three-day Colloquium on bronzeworking centres in Western Asia from 1000 BC until the beginning of the Achaemenian period in 539 BC, which was held in the British Museum in July 1986.

First published in 1988, the present volume contains the texts of papers read at a three-day Colloquium on bronzeworking centres in Western Asia from 1000 BC until the beginning of the Achaemenian period in 539 BC, which was held in the British Museum in July 1986.

Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary Joyce offer a new approach to the Ancient Egyptian and Mayan understanding of embodiment.

Examining a wide range of archaeological data, and using it to explore issues such as the sexual body, mind/body dualism, body modification, and magical practices, Lynn Meskell and Rosemary Joyce offer a new approach to the Ancient Egyptian and Mayan understanding of embodiment.

The Roman Conquest of Britain in AD 43 was one of the most important turning points in the history of the British Isles.

The Roman Conquest of Britain in AD 43 was one of the most important turning points in the history of the British Isles.

Argos and the Argolid, first published in 1972, presents a study of the history and achievements of the Argives, who have hitherto been largely neglected: partly because Classical Argos is overshadowed by the legends of an earlier millennium, and partly because many of her monuments and records have been lost.

Argos and the Argolid, first published in 1972, presents a study of the history and achievements of the Argives, who have hitherto been largely neglected: partly because Classical Argos is overshadowed by the legends of an earlier millennium, and partly because many of her monuments and records have been lost.

This book, first published in 1958, aims to describe Greek art and poetry within this ambiguous period of ancient history (often referred to as the Greek 'Dark Ages'), and to explore the possibilities of learning about Mycenaean civilisation from its own documents and not only from archaeology.

This book, first published in 1958, aims to describe Greek art and poetry within this ambiguous period of ancient history (often referred to as the Greek 'Dark Ages'), and to explore the possibilities of learning about Mycenaean civilisation from its own documents and not only from archaeology.

Containing a comprehensive dictionary of hieroglyphs to all the texts of the Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead, and also to most of the supplementary Chapters of the SaA te and Graeco-Roman period that are usually appended to it, this volume will prove to be a staple part of a rounded appreciation of Ancient Egyptian literature.

Containing a comprehensive dictionary of hieroglyphs to all the texts of the Theban Recension of the Book of the Dead, and also to most of the supplementary Chapters of the SaA te and Graeco-Roman period that are usually appended to it, this volume will prove to be a staple part of a rounded appreciation of Ancient Egyptian literature.

This is the first of three volumes exploring some of the most remarkable insights into Ancient Egypt to have come to light in modern times.

This is the first of three volumes exploring some of the most remarkable insights into Ancient Egypt to have come to light in modern times.

This, the first volume of Sir E.

This, the first volume of Sir E.

Within the colonial history of the British Empire there are difficulties in reconstructing the lives of people that came from very different traditions of experience.

Within the colonial history of the British Empire there are difficulties in reconstructing the lives of people that came from very different traditions of experience.

Originally published in 1956, this collection features chapters by well-known archaeologists on various archaeological sites explored in the previous decade, as examples of the techniques being used and finds being made.

Originally published in 1956, this collection features chapters by well-known archaeologists on various archaeological sites explored in the previous decade, as examples of the techniques being used and finds being made.

The climax of the Stone Age in Britain, the Neolithic period (4700-2000BC), was a period of startling achievement.

The climax of the Stone Age in Britain, the Neolithic period (4700-2000BC), was a period of startling achievement.

This book offers a detailed survey on major archaeological discoveries in the Near and Middle East.

This book offers a detailed survey on major archaeological discoveries in the Near and Middle East.

A practical guide to the various modern methods of discovery, excavation and recording of the remains left by prehistoric man in Britain.

A practical guide to the various modern methods of discovery, excavation and recording of the remains left by prehistoric man in Britain.

This book covers the whole range of West African archaeology to the arrival of the Portugese on the Guinea coast.

This book covers the whole range of West African archaeology to the arrival of the Portugese on the Guinea coast.

Archaeologists from many different European countries here explore the very varied relationship between nationalistic ideas and archaeological activity through the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Archaeologists from many different European countries here explore the very varied relationship between nationalistic ideas and archaeological activity through the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

Medieval archaeology is a relatively young discipline.

Medieval archaeology is a relatively young discipline.

This book provides an introduction to the Mediterranean world in which the early Christian apostles moved.

This book provides an introduction to the Mediterranean world in which the early Christian apostles moved.

This volume is based on lectures given when the British Summer School of Archaeology was held at Bangor in August 1959.

This volume is based on lectures given when the British Summer School of Archaeology was held at Bangor in August 1959.

This is a great work by one of the pioneers of modern archaeology.

This is a great work by one of the pioneers of modern archaeology.

This is an immensely fascinating work, published originally in 1968, which is of great value in understanding London's past.

This is an immensely fascinating work, published originally in 1968, which is of great value in understanding London's past.

First published in 1936 and rewritten in 1953, this book embodies the results of the author's extensive researches and fieldwork.

First published in 1936 and rewritten in 1953, this book embodies the results of the author's extensive researches and fieldwork.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the tombs of Pompeii and its immediate environs, examining the funerary culture of the population, delving into the importance of social class and self-representation, and developing a broad understanding of Pompeii's funerary epigraphy and business.

This book offers a comprehensive overview of the tombs of Pompeii and its immediate environs, examining the funerary culture of the population, delving into the importance of social class and self-representation, and developing a broad understanding of Pompeii's funerary epigraphy and business.