Archaeology

This volume explores the landscape settings of megalithic chambered monuments in Wales.

This volume explores the landscape settings of megalithic chambered monuments in Wales.

This volume is a collection of essays, which exemplify the range and diversity of work currently being undertaken on the regional landscapes of the British Bronze Age and the progress which has been made in both theoretical and interpretive debate.

This volume is a collection of essays, which exemplify the range and diversity of work currently being undertaken on the regional landscapes of the British Bronze Age and the progress which has been made in both theoretical and interpretive debate.

Pottery has become one of the major categories of artifact that is used in reconstructing the lives and habits of prehistoric people.

Pottery has become one of the major categories of artifact that is used in reconstructing the lives and habits of prehistoric people.

For a century following the end of the Lamian War in 322 B.

For a century following the end of the Lamian War in 322 B.

These papers come from a conference on Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in Europe held in London in 1999.

These papers come from a conference on Neolithic Causewayed Enclosures in Europe held in London in 1999.

Dorothy Garrod opened many doors; not only was she the first female professor at Cambridge University, but she illuminated - and in some cases initiated - some of prehistoric archaeology's most central issues.

Dorothy Garrod opened many doors; not only was she the first female professor at Cambridge University, but she illuminated - and in some cases initiated - some of prehistoric archaeology's most central issues.

Human migration tends to involve more than the odd suitcase or two - we often carry other organisms on our travels, some are deliberately transported, others move by accident.

Human migration tends to involve more than the odd suitcase or two - we often carry other organisms on our travels, some are deliberately transported, others move by accident.

Food and drink, along with the material culture involved in their consumption, can signify a variety of social distinctions, identities and values.

Food and drink, along with the material culture involved in their consumption, can signify a variety of social distinctions, identities and values.

Socialising Complexity introduces the concept of complexity as a tool, rather than a category, for understanding social formations.

Reprint of another classic Neolithic Studies Group volume.

Socialising Complexity introduces the concept of complexity as a tool, rather than a category, for understanding social formations.

Studies on finds in Roman Britain and the Western Provinces have come to greater prominence in the literature of recent years.

Studies on finds in Roman Britain and the Western Provinces have come to greater prominence in the literature of recent years.

The five authoritive papers presented here are the product of long careers of research into Anglo-Saxon culture.

The five authoritive papers presented here are the product of long careers of research into Anglo-Saxon culture.

In this third volume Dr Killen investigates how woodworking in ancient Egypt developed in the 19th and 20th dynasties.

In this third volume Dr Killen investigates how woodworking in ancient Egypt developed in the 19th and 20th dynasties.

In this revised second edition Dr Killen continues his survey of Egyptian furniture-making techniques with a study of boxes, chests and footstools and traces their evolution from the earliest times.

In this revised second edition Dr Killen continues his survey of Egyptian furniture-making techniques with a study of boxes, chests and footstools and traces their evolution from the earliest times.

This revised second edition examines the common forms of furniture used in ancient Egypt, so much of which has been preserved by the dry Egyptian climate and has long been admired for the quality of its design and construction.

This revised second edition examines the common forms of furniture used in ancient Egypt, so much of which has been preserved by the dry Egyptian climate and has long been admired for the quality of its design and construction.

More than quarter of a century ago Richard Bradley published The Passage of Arms.

More than quarter of a century ago Richard Bradley published The Passage of Arms.

Twenty years ago, John Cherry looked forward to the day when archaeological survey projects working around the Mediterranean region (the 'Frogs round the pond') would begin to compare and synthesize the information they had collected.

Twenty years ago, John Cherry looked forward to the day when archaeological survey projects working around the Mediterranean region (the 'Frogs round the pond') would begin to compare and synthesize the information they had collected.

Archaeology of Populus Monograph in Archaeology of Mediterranean Landscapes Series.

Archaeology of Populus Monograph in Archaeology of Mediterranean Landscapes Series.

Rosemary Cramp's influence on the archaeology of early Medieval Britain is nowhere more apparent than in these essays in her honor by her former students.

Rosemary Cramp's influence on the archaeology of early Medieval Britain is nowhere more apparent than in these essays in her honor by her former students.

From sewn planked boats in Early Dynastic Egypt to Late Roman wrecks in Italy, and the design of Venetian Merchant Galleys, this huge volume gathers together fifty-three papers presenting new research on the archaeology and history of ancient ships and shipbuilding traditions.

From sewn planked boats in Early Dynastic Egypt to Late Roman wrecks in Italy, and the design of Venetian Merchant Galleys, this huge volume gathers together fifty-three papers presenting new research on the archaeology and history of ancient ships and shipbuilding traditions.

A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as the Danelaw.

A selection of papers from the 13th Viking Congress focusing on the northern, central, and eastern regions of Anglo-Saxon England colonised by invading Danish armies in the late 9th century, known as the Danelaw.

This critical assessment of the archaeology of the historic city of Winchester and its immediate environs from earliest times to the present day is the first published comprehensive review of the archaeological resource for the city, which as seen many major programmes of archaeological investigation.

Economic archaeology is the study of how past peoples exploited animals and plants, using as evidence the remains of those animals and plants.

Economic archaeology is the study of how past peoples exploited animals and plants, using as evidence the remains of those animals and plants.

Archaeologists have recently made tremendous advances in understanding the early ceramic traditions of the prehistoric Near East.

Archaeologists have recently made tremendous advances in understanding the early ceramic traditions of the prehistoric Near East.

Purple dye is extracted from the glands of the molluscs Hexaplex trunculus, Bolinus Brandaris and Stramonita Haemastoma which, through a chemical reaction of photosynthesis, produces hues ranging from dark red to bluish purple color.

Purple dye is extracted from the glands of the molluscs Hexaplex trunculus, Bolinus Brandaris and Stramonita Haemastoma which, through a chemical reaction of photosynthesis, produces hues ranging from dark red to bluish purple color.

This is an important study of the new types of warships which evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans in the fleets and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion.

This is an important study of the new types of warships which evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans in the fleets and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion.