These case studies offer new approaches to the analysis and interpretation of symbols in a variety of media and as expressed on a range of objects at different scales.
"Entdecken Sie in 'Hatschepsut: Die Königin, die zum König wurde' die faszinierende Geschichte einer der außergewöhnlichsten Herrscherinnen des Alten Ägyptens.
The third international conference on "e;Archaeology and Conservation along the Silk Road"e; was met with as much enthusiasm as the earlier ones, with participants joining from near and far.
Als in der Höhle Hohle Fels 2008 einige Elfenbeinfragmente zum Vorschein kamen, war klar: Schon vor rund 40 000 Jahren hatten Menschen die Figur einer nackten Frau geschaffen, in der Art, wie sie bis dahin nur aus der späteren Altsteinzeit überliefert war.
On a monetary basis, Magdala must be considered as one of the most important and active settlements between the 1st century BC and most of the 3rd century AD on Lake Kinneret, a place of production and trade, of supply for military forces, certainly in contact with other trading centres, probably located on the Mediterranean coast, however in a 'market' perspective quite different from our current experience and even from the semantic content of this word, often abused with a semantic extension that does not correspond to the experience of the ancients.
Seit Jahrtausenden flüstern Mythen, Texte und verborgene Überlieferungen von einer uralten Präsenz auf der Erde – Wesen halb göttlich, halb menschlich.
The Hittites, one of the most powerful peoples of the ancient Near East, successfully challenged all other nations, including almighty Egypt, from their Anatolian stronghold.
The Hittites, one of the most powerful peoples of the ancient Near East, successfully challenged all other nations, including almighty Egypt, from their Anatolian stronghold.
Esta publicación es acerca del patrimonio arqueológico de la ciudad, el patrimonio cultural enterrado que poco a poco ha salido a la luz para contar sobre la vida y la muerte en la ciudad, sobre la permanencia de prácticas indígenas y europeas en los oficios, como la producción cerámica o la preparación de alimentos, y las estrategias para la obtención de recursos, como el agua, en espacios que se hacen pequeños frente al aumento de población, propio de las urbes.
Case studies combine archaeological data and oral tradition to illustrate how the archaeological expression of beliefs and meanings passed down in the oral tradition may be interpreted.
The author of Hidden History explores the archaeology, legends and strange sightings at 32 ancient sites around the world-from Stonehenge to Angkor Wat.
Somerville s infectious enthusiasm and wry humour infuse his journey from the Isle of Lewis to southern England, revealing our rich geological history with vibrant local and natural history Observer A meticulous exploration of the ground beneath our feet.
For over 25 years The Handbook of British Archaeology has been the foremost guide to archaeological methods, artefacts and monuments, providing clear explanations of all specialist terms used by archaeologists.
WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2008'The world's most controversial classicist debunks our movie-style myths about the Roman town with meticulous scholarship and propulsive energy' Laura Silverman, Daily MailThe ruins of Pompeii, buried by an explosion of Vesuvius in 79 CE, offer the best evidence we have of everyday life in the Roman empire.
Sie ist die älteste Darstellung des Himmels, ihre Entdeckung war eine archäologische Sensation: Die Himmelsscheibe von Nebra stammt aus keiner Hochkultur des Altertums, sie wurde im Herzen Europas gefunden.