Archaeology by period / region

This book uses ancient souvenirs and memorabilia to reveal the experiences, interests, imaginations, and aspirations of ordinary ancient Romans.

This volume challenges traditional narratives on power, moving away from elite-centered models and focusing instead on the archaeology of commoners.

This book examines the varied faces of war, politics, and violent spectacle over thousands of years in the pre-Columbian Andes.

Breaks new ground by reconstructing a scenario for the ritual and ideological origins of nudity in Greek art and culture.

This book examines the varied faces of war, politics, and violent spectacle over thousands of years in the pre-Columbian Andes.

Breaks new ground by reconstructing a scenario for the ritual and ideological origins of nudity in Greek art and culture.

This book uses archaeology to tell 15,000 years of history of the indigenous people of the North American Great Plains.

This book uses archaeology to tell 15,000 years of history of the indigenous people of the North American Great Plains.

This Element tells you what salt is, where it comes from and how it has been produced over the ages.

It introduces a religious dimension to the study of ethnic identity and globalization in the provinces of the Roman Empire.

It introduces a religious dimension to the study of ethnic identity and globalization in the provinces of the Roman Empire.

Human prehistory is an effective tool for adopting an evolutionary perspective on present day and future challenges humans face.

Human prehistory is an effective tool for adopting an evolutionary perspective on present day and future challenges humans face.

Southend, one of five medieval settlements in Burton Dassett parish, Warwickshire, was the site of a market promoted by the manorial lord Bartholomew de Sudeley, with a charter being obtained in 1267.

Southend, one of five medieval settlements in Burton Dassett parish, Warwickshire, was the site of a market promoted by the manorial lord Bartholomew de Sudeley, with a charter being obtained in 1267.

This focused study is one of the few analytical resources in English that covers the ancient and early medieval history of one of the least studied areas of the vast mountainous Pamir region of Central Asia: Shughnan.

This focused study is one of the few analytical resources in English that covers the ancient and early medieval history of one of the least studied areas of the vast mountainous Pamir region of Central Asia: Shughnan.

The hill of Uisneach lies almost exactly at the geographical center of Ireland.

The hill of Uisneach lies almost exactly at the geographical center of Ireland.

This volume uses osteobiography and individual-level analyses of burials retrieved from the La Plata River Valley (New Mexico) to illustrate the variety of roles that Ancestral Pueblo women played in the past (circa AD 1100-1300).

This volume uses osteobiography and individual-level analyses of burials retrieved from the La Plata River Valley (New Mexico) to illustrate the variety of roles that Ancestral Pueblo women played in the past (circa AD 1100-1300).

This book looks at the ways in which archaeological methods have been used in debates concerning the early medieval and medieval periods in South Asia.

This book looks at the ways in which archaeological methods have been used in debates concerning the early medieval and medieval periods in South Asia.

This book explores the diachronic development of the ideological content of Pompey and Caesar's monuments in Rome, emphasising the importance of the late Republican period as a precursor to imperial propaganda through architecture.

This book explores the diachronic development of the ideological content of Pompey and Caesar's monuments in Rome, emphasising the importance of the late Republican period as a precursor to imperial propaganda through architecture.

This volume presents a collection of studies by international experts on various aspects of ancient Israels society, economy, religion, language, culture, and history, synthesizing archaeological remains and integrating them with discussions of ancient Near Eastern and biblical texts.

This volume presents a collection of studies by international experts on various aspects of ancient Israels society, economy, religion, language, culture, and history, synthesizing archaeological remains and integrating them with discussions of ancient Near Eastern and biblical texts.

Ancient Landscapes of Zoara II reveals the unique set of objects discovered through the meticulous excavations at the Ghor as-Safi in Jordan.

Ancient Landscapes of Zoara II reveals the unique set of objects discovered through the meticulous excavations at the Ghor as-Safi in Jordan.

Working Donkeys in 4th-3rd Millennium BC Mesopotamia: Insights from Modern Development Studies is a reassessment of the role and impact of working-animal adoption in antiquity, focusing on 4th-3rd millennium BC Mesopotamia but applicable to other periods and regions.

Working Donkeys in 4th-3rd Millennium BC Mesopotamia: Insights from Modern Development Studies is a reassessment of the role and impact of working-animal adoption in antiquity, focusing on 4th-3rd millennium BC Mesopotamia but applicable to other periods and regions.

A thought-provoking study of how knowledge of provenance was not transferred with enslaved people and goods from the Portuguese trading empire to Renaissance ItalyIn the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries, Renaissance Italy received a bounty of goods from Portuguese trading voyagesfruits of empire that included luxury goods, exotic animals and even enslaved people.

Roman-Period and Byzantine Nazareth and its Hinterland presents a new social and economic interpretation of Roman-period and Byzantine Nazareth and its hinterland as a whole, showing the transformation of a Roman-period Jewish village into a major Byzantine Christian pilgrimage centre.

Roman-Period and Byzantine Nazareth and its Hinterland presents a new social and economic interpretation of Roman-period and Byzantine Nazareth and its hinterland as a whole, showing the transformation of a Roman-period Jewish village into a major Byzantine Christian pilgrimage centre.

Using archaeological evidence, the author investigates the prehistories of Austronesian migrants to Taiwan and their connections to contemporary peoples in Taiwan.

Using archaeological evidence, the author investigates the prehistories of Austronesian migrants to Taiwan and their connections to contemporary peoples in Taiwan.

First published in 1920, The Burial of the Dead emerged from the idea that the primitive man did not imagine graves as receptacles for the dead, but refuges for the living.

First published in 1920, The Burial of the Dead emerged from the idea that the primitive man did not imagine graves as receptacles for the dead, but refuges for the living.

This in-depth exploration of emotions in the ancient Near East illuminates the rich and complex worlds of feelings encompassed within the literary and material remains of this remarkable region, home to many of the worlds earliest cities and empires, and lays critical foundations for future study.

This in-depth exploration of emotions in the ancient Near East illuminates the rich and complex worlds of feelings encompassed within the literary and material remains of this remarkable region, home to many of the worlds earliest cities and empires, and lays critical foundations for future study.

Weapons in Late Shang (c.

Weapons in Late Shang (c.

This volume challenges assumptions about-and highlights new approaches to-the study of ancient Egyptian society by tackling various thematic social issues through structured individual case studies.

This volume challenges assumptions about-and highlights new approaches to-the study of ancient Egyptian society by tackling various thematic social issues through structured individual case studies.

Historical events literally took place in specific contexts; 'where things are' shapes 'how things are'.

Historical events literally took place in specific contexts; 'where things are' shapes 'how things are'.

This book explores the archaeology of the Acacus massif and surrounding areas in southwestern Libya over approximately 2500 years of the Early Holocene, utilising fresh theoretical approaches and new explanations of the social and cultural processes of the area.

This book explores the archaeology of the Acacus massif and surrounding areas in southwestern Libya over approximately 2500 years of the Early Holocene, utilising fresh theoretical approaches and new explanations of the social and cultural processes of the area.

In this new edition of Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology, Denys A.

In this new edition of Experiments in Egyptian Archaeology, Denys A.