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This book on Roman construction explains why and how Roman builders employed a set of unusual vaulting techniques and explores why each is confined to a particular area of the Empire. It is written to be accessible to advanced students as well as experts in the field.
Lauren Ristvet rethinks the narratives of state formation by investigating the interconnections between ritual, performance, and politics in the... Læs mere
This book shows what fossil hominin teeth can tell us about human evolution, integrating the latest research insights with current debates and issues in... Læs mere
The twenty-seven essays in this volume, edited and written by leading archaeologists and... Læs mere
This companion volume to the third edition of the author's popular Middle Egyptian contains eight literary works from the Middle... Læs mere
Kramer-Hajos examines the Euboean Gulf region in Central Greece to explain its flourishing during the post-palatial period, focusing on the interactions between this 'provincial' coastal area and the core areas where the Mycenaean palaces were located.
This book presents a detailed description of the political, cultural, and economic world of ancient Kanesh (present-day Kültepe, Turkey), a vibrant Bronze Age Anatolian trade outpost and the earliest attested commercial society in world history.
Drawing on studies of foreign policy and international relations, the book explores how Latin American leaders influenced US policy in... Læs mere
This book advances our understanding of the religion, society and culture of Dura-Europos, the small town on the Euphrates known as the 'Pompeii of the Syrian desert' and one of the best sources for day-to-day life in a community on the periphery of the Roman world.
Aside from archaeologists and historians of China, this book caters to scholars and students interested in the study of social memory, state formation... Læs mere
This book presents key case studies for human and technological mobility across the eastern Mediterranean in later prehistory.... Læs mere
This book investigates the working mechanisms of public opinion in the politics of Late Republican Rome. It explores the political interaction (and... Læs mere