Archaeology by period / region

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

A comprehensive presentation of the various aspects of Jewish life throughout the medieval Islamic world.

Accessible and authoritative account of Babylon the city at the heart of one of the world''s great civilisations.

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

A comprehensive presentation of the various aspects of Jewish life throughout the medieval Islamic world.

Reveals how the empire of Attalid Pergamon dominated the Hellenistic world by controlling culture and identity through its fiscal system.

Reveals how the empire of Attalid Pergamon dominated the Hellenistic world by controlling culture and identity through its fiscal system.

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.

A richly-illustrated introduction to the various ways in which coins can help illuminate the history of the Roman republic.

A richly-illustrated introduction to the various ways in which coins can help illuminate the history of the Roman republic.

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.

This book provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation.

This book provides an overview of medieval monasticism in Iceland, from its dawn to its downfall during the Reformation.

Indo-European Fire Rituals is a comparative study of Indo-European fire rituals from modern folklore and ethnography in Scandinavia and archaeological material in Europe from the Bronze Age onwards to the Vedic origins of cosmos in India and today's cremations on open pyres in Hinduism.

Indo-European Fire Rituals is a comparative study of Indo-European fire rituals from modern folklore and ethnography in Scandinavia and archaeological material in Europe from the Bronze Age onwards to the Vedic origins of cosmos in India and today's cremations on open pyres in Hinduism.

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).

Reconstructing a Maritime Past argues that rather than applying geo-ethnic labels to shipwrecks to describe "e;Greek"e; or "e;Roman"e; seafaring, a more intriguing alternative emphasizes a maritime culture's valorization of the Mediterranean Sea.

Reconstructing a Maritime Past argues that rather than applying geo-ethnic labels to shipwrecks to describe "e;Greek"e; or "e;Roman"e; seafaring, a more intriguing alternative emphasizes a maritime culture's valorization of the Mediterranean Sea.

This book examines the relationship between several of the most prominent American biblical archaeologists and Zionism.

This book examines the relationship between several of the most prominent American biblical archaeologists and Zionism.

This book is a biography and reception history of the Lithuanian-American archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994).

This book is a biography and reception history of the Lithuanian-American archaeologist Marija Gimbutas (1921-1994).

This book studies the internal framework of the Indo-Pacific region and examines the strategic issues faced by the countries that belong to it.

This book studies the internal framework of the Indo-Pacific region and examines the strategic issues faced by the countries that belong to it.

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 Israel's 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 Israel's 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.

Interrogating Human Origins encourages new critical engagements with the study of human origins, broadening the range of approaches to bring in postcolonial theories, and begin to explore the decolonisation of this complex topic.

Interrogating Human Origins encourages new critical engagements with the study of human origins, broadening the range of approaches to bring in postcolonial theories, and begin to explore the decolonisation of this complex topic.

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.

The Archaeology of Seeing provides readers with a new and provocative understanding of material culture through exploring visual narratives captured in cave and rock art, sculpture, paintings, and more.

The Archaeology of Seeing provides readers with a new and provocative understanding of material culture through exploring visual narratives captured in cave and rock art, sculpture, paintings, and more.

This volume examines several theoretical concerns of embodiment in the context of Asian religious practice.

This volume examines several theoretical concerns of embodiment in the context of Asian religious practice.

Written for researchers, university lecturers and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in all fields of archaeological and anthropological study, this collection features new research from different excavation sites around Indonesia together with pioneering expert analysis.

Written for researchers, university lecturers and advanced undergraduate and postgraduate students in all fields of archaeological and anthropological study, this collection features new research from different excavation sites around Indonesia together with pioneering expert analysis.