Archaeology

The primary question addressed in this book focuses on how the ancient Maya in the northern Petén Basin sustained large populations during the Late Classic period.

A new account of the role of coinage in the finances and economy of the Roman Empire.

A synthesis of the environmental and climatic history of every major desert and desert margin, for researchers and advanced students.

Major new study of the destruction of religious images and objects during the English Reformation.

This richly illustrated volume provides an architectural history of the central section of the Roman Forum during the Empire (31 BCE–476 CE).

Examines the two distinct approaches taken when examining archaeological remains, one based on science, the other on social theory.

Authoritative discussion of the evidence for the earliest inhabitants of Asia, challenging long-standing assumptions.

The first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations.

Reveals the diversity of goals, contexts and accomplishments in scientific study during the Middle Ages.

The first detailed comparative study of the seven best-documented early civilizations.

Reveals the diversity of goals, contexts and accomplishments in scientific study during the Middle Ages.

A major new work of reference on the coinage of Spain and Portugal from c.

Conservation of monuments and historic sites is one of the most challenging problems facing modern civilization.

This proceedings volume contains selected papers presented at the Workshop on the Conservation of the Subterranean Cultural Heritage, held 25-27 March 2014, in Seville, Spain.

The Second International Congress on Science and Technology for the Conservation of Cultural Heritage was held in Seville, Spain, June 24-27, 2014, under the umbrella of the TechnoHeritage network.

Trafficking Culture outlines current research and thinking on the illicit market in antiquities.

Trafficking Culture outlines current research and thinking on the illicit market in antiquities.

Time and History in Prehistory explores the many processes through which time and history are conceptualized and constructed, challenging the perception of prehistoric societies as ahistorical.

Time and History in Prehistory explores the many processes through which time and history are conceptualized and constructed, challenging the perception of prehistoric societies as ahistorical.

What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum?

What does the transformation to a visitor-centered approach do for a museum?

A thriving port, a frontier base for the lords of Gower and a multi-cultural urban community, the south Wales town of Swansea was an important centre in the Middle Ages, at a nexus of multiple identities, cultural practices and configurations of power.

A thriving port, a frontier base for the lords of Gower and a multi-cultural urban community, the south Wales town of Swansea was an important centre in the Middle Ages, at a nexus of multiple identities, cultural practices and configurations of power.

This book explores the history of children's toys and games bearing racial stereotypes, and the role these objects played in the creation and maintenance of structures of racialism and racism in the United States, from approximately 1865 to the 1930s.

This book explores the history of children's toys and games bearing racial stereotypes, and the role these objects played in the creation and maintenance of structures of racialism and racism in the United States, from approximately 1865 to the 1930s.

This collection explores the multifaceted nature of the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Italy.

This collection explores the multifaceted nature of the gods and goddesses worshipped in ancient Italy.

Numismatic Archaeology of North America is the first book to provide an archaeological overview of the coins and tokens found in a wide range of North American archaeological sites.

Numismatic Archaeology of North America is the first book to provide an archaeological overview of the coins and tokens found in a wide range of North American archaeological sites.

The ability to accumulate and store large amounts of goods is a key feature of complex societies in ancient times.

The ability to accumulate and store large amounts of goods is a key feature of complex societies in ancient times.

Large-scale disasters mobilize heritage professionals to a narrative of heritage-at-risk and a standardized set of processes to counter that risk.

Large-scale disasters mobilize heritage professionals to a narrative of heritage-at-risk and a standardized set of processes to counter that risk.

Material things mattered immensely to those who engaged in daily struggles over the character and future of slavery and to those who subsequently contested the meanings of freedom in the post-emancipation Caribbean.

Material things mattered immensely to those who engaged in daily struggles over the character and future of slavery and to those who subsequently contested the meanings of freedom in the post-emancipation Caribbean.

The essays collected together in this volume were written in honour of Professor Christopher Hawkes, in recognition of his stature as an international scholar and his generosity in encouraging the work of others.

The essays collected together in this volume were written in honour of Professor Christopher Hawkes, in recognition of his stature as an international scholar and his generosity in encouraging the work of others.

This survey of work carried out over a number of years synthesises the progress of archaeology, showing at a glance the changes within less than quarter of a century on the interpretation of and reflection on knowledge in the area.

This survey of work carried out over a number of years synthesises the progress of archaeology, showing at a glance the changes within less than quarter of a century on the interpretation of and reflection on knowledge in the area.

Ancient Monuments and Modern Identities sets out to examine the role of archaeology in the creation of ethnic, national and social identities in 19th and 20th century Greece.

Ancient Monuments and Modern Identities sets out to examine the role of archaeology in the creation of ethnic, national and social identities in 19th and 20th century Greece.

Ideas abound as to why certain complex societies collapsed in the past, including environmental change, subsistence failure, fluctuating social structure and lack of adaptability.

Analyzes the use of water features in late antique homes across the Western Roman Empire, highlighting their aesthetic, social, and practical significance.

Jordan is a key area of migration within the Levantine corridor that links the continents of Africa and Asia.

Jordan is a key area of migration within the Levantine corridor that links the continents of Africa and Asia.

The Southern Levant was a thriving centre of religious and cultural exchange during the Bronze Age.

The Southern Levant was a thriving centre of religious and cultural exchange during the Bronze Age.

Memory matters.

Memory matters.

In recent years scholars have re-evaluated the "e;parting of the ways"e; between Judaism and Christianity, reaching new understandings of the ways shared origins gave way to two distinct and sometimes inimical religious traditions.