Archaeology

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In the hearts of London and New York stand their two oldest public monuments, Cleopatras Needles, the last of a series of obelisks from Ancient Egy...

A panoramic history of the antiquarians whose discoveries transformed Renaissance culture and gave rise to new forms of art and knowledgeIn the ear...

This collective volume explores societal crises in Hellenistic Egypt, focussing regionally on the Thebaid, from small-scale insurgencies to full-fl...

The Archaeological Survey of Nubia was one of the earliest and most extensive studies of the population of ancient Nubia. Beginning in 1907 in sout...

'Africa is a lost cause.' This is a cynical view held widely in the West, in much of the world and even in Africa. Many people in the old European ...

Chakshudana or rituals of opening the eyes are practiced across multiple South Asian communities by artists, sculptors, and priests. The ritual off...

This book explores routes of interaction and exchange in the Southern Maya Area, a zone that had both short- and long-distance trade and whose natu...

The book offers an interdisciplinary overview of the film and place relationship from an intercultural perspective. It explores the complex domain ...

This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J. Boas, an archaeologist, historian and scholar who has...

This collection is published in the Crusades Subsidia series in honour of Professor Adrian J. Boas, an archaeologist, historian and scholar who has...

As it is today, the property market was a key and dynamic economic sector in Ancient Rome. Its study demands a deep understanding of Roman society,...

This book offers a comparative analysis of the experiences, responses, and adaptations of people to climate variability and environmental change ac...

Kim and Zoh bring together a team of contributors to analyse the role of heritage studies across Asia, and its impact on Asia and its constituent c...

This in-depth exploration of emotions in the ancient Near East illuminates the rich and complex worlds of feelings encompassed within the literary ...

Theorizing Archaeological Museum Studies works towards reconnecting archaeological practice, the theoretical richness of archaeology, and museum st...

Drawing on modern economic theory, this book provides new insights into the economic development of ancient economies and the sustainability of the...

This volume presents a collection of studies by international experts on various aspects of ancient Israels society, economy, religion, language, c...

The Angkorian World explores the history of Southeast Asias largest ancient state from the first to mid-second millennium CE. Chapters by leading s...

Through meticulously researched case studies, this book explores the materiality of terracotta sculpture in early modern Europe.Chapters present a ...

The volume discusses nudity and clothing in the Hebrew Bible, covering anthropological, theological, archaeology and religious-historical aspects. ...

This fully updated sixth edition of a classic classroom text is essential reading for core courses in archaeology.Archaeology: An Introduction expl...

This engaging volume reveals how politics permeates all facets of museum practice, particularly in regions of political conflict. In these settings...

In December 1967, Time magazine put Bonnie and Clyde on its cover and proudly declared that Hollywood cinema was undergoing a renaissance. For the ...

An in-depth investigation of the ancient structures at Karahan Tepe, its builders, and its cosmic shamanic purpose Examines the intricate carvings,...

This book argues that tribal Scandinavia was set on the route to kingship by the arrival in the AD 180s90s of warrior groups that were dismissed fr...

This book argues that tribal Scandinavia was set on the route to kingship by the arrival in the AD 180s90s of warrior groups that were dismissed fr...

Worcester is one of Englands great historic cities, with a history of occupation that goes back to the Iron Age. It was a Roman ironworking and ind...

The peoples who inhabited Europe during the two millennia before the Roman conquests had established urban centers, large-scale production of goods...