Archaeology by period / region

An overview of all excavations that have been conducted at Troy, from the nineteenth century through the latest discoveries between 1988 and the present.

Analysing ten different archives of cuneiform tablets, this book describes the society and economy of the Middle Assyrian state.

The first comprehensive treatment of the languages and scripts of Cyprus, from the Late Bronze Age to the Hellenistic Period.

This book shows how, in unearthing biblical cities, archaeology transformed nineteenth-century thinking on the truth of Christianity and its role in modern cities.

Reviews the palaeoenvironmental evidence and its incorporation with landscape archaeology across the Mediterranean, from the Early Neolithic to the end of the Roman period.

An overview of all excavations that have been conducted at Troy, from the nineteenth century through the latest discoveries between 1988 and the present.

A sophisticated introduction to and assessment of all aspects of the Roman Empire''s economic life.

An introduction to the ways in which archaeologists study the recent past (c.

This Companion covers the history and the material culture of Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands from c.

A sophisticated introduction to and assessment of all aspects of the Roman Empire''s economic life.

An introduction to the ways in which archaeologists study the recent past (c.

This Companion covers the history and the material culture of Crete, Greece and the Aegean Islands from c.

Uses artefact analyses to investigate complex spatial and community relationships inside the walls of early Roman imperial military bases.

Twenty essays by renowned scholars explore contact between Greece and the Ancient Near East through the medium of prose fiction.

Using the most recently discovered archaeological and textual evidence, Christopher Loveluck explores the transformation of Northwest Europe, from c.

Considers foundation myths in ancient Ionia, exploring issues of identity, ethnicity and the negotiation of cultural differences.

This book examines encounters between the living and the dead in nineteenth-century highland Madagascar, considering the challenges that ghostly actors pose for writing history.

Winchester's rich heritage is brought to life in this uniquely accessible overview of the city's long and intricate physical and cultural history.

Uses artefact analyses to investigate complex spatial and community relationships inside the walls of early Roman imperial military bases.

Twenty essays by renowned scholars explore contact between Greece and the Ancient Near East through the medium of prose fiction.

Using the most recently discovered archaeological and textual evidence, Christopher Loveluck explores the transformation of Northwest Europe, from c.

Considers foundation myths in ancient Ionia, exploring issues of identity, ethnicity and the negotiation of cultural differences.

This book examines encounters between the living and the dead in nineteenth-century highland Madagascar, considering the challenges that ghostly actors pose for writing history.

This book employs new archaeological and historical evidence to explain how and why Roman Britain became Anglo-Saxon England.

This book investigates the law enforcement system of Ptolemaic Egypt (323–30 BC).

A highly accessible survey of life in the capital of the Roman Empire, the largest metropolis of its day.

This book employs new archaeological and historical evidence to explain how and why Roman Britain became Anglo-Saxon England.

This book investigates the law enforcement system of Ptolemaic Egypt (323–30 BC).

A highly accessible survey of life in the capital of the Roman Empire, the largest metropolis of its day.

An introduction to the writing system of ancient Egypt and the language of hieroglyphic texts, including lessons and exercises.

Explores the human ecology and history of Antikythera over the full course of its approximately seven-thousand-year history of human activity.

Challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes their diversity.

Offers a new framework for understanding the transformation of the Native American South during the first centuries of the colonial era.

The interactions and multiple identities of indigenous and Mediterranean communities in Southern Gaul come to life through sociolinguistics and archaeology.

This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras.

Explores the human ecology and history of Antikythera over the full course of its approximately seven-thousand-year history of human activity.

This book examines how the power of the Ptolemies depended upon control of waterways, the easiest form of communication in the ancient world.

Challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes their diversity.

Offers a new framework for understanding the transformation of the Native American South during the first centuries of the colonial era.

The interactions and multiple identities of indigenous and Mediterranean communities in Southern Gaul come to life through sociolinguistics and archaeology.

This book examines the rich corpus of mosaics created in Crete during the Roman and Late Antique eras.

Ostia in Late Antiquity is the first book to narrate the life of Ostia Antica, Rome''s ancient harbor, during the later empire.

This book focuses on the archaeological evidence, allowing fresh perspectives and new approaches to the fate of the Roman West.

Ostia in Late Antiquity is the first book to narrate the life of Ostia Antica, Rome''s ancient harbor, during the later empire.

This book focuses on the archaeological evidence, allowing fresh perspectives and new approaches to the fate of the Roman West.

This book re-assesses the military, social and economic history of Roman Italy from the angle of population history.

This book investigates the practice of constructing cities in the ancient Near East, bringing together architecture and cultural history.

This book re-assesses the military, social and economic history of Roman Italy from the angle of population history.

This book investigates demographic behaviour and population trends in Italy during the emergence of the Roman Empire.

This is the first book-length study of the archaeology of Australia''s deserts, exploring the cultural and environmental history of these drylands.