Throughout the volume the reader will follow a representation of a marine hunter-gatherer society, a projection deriving from one of its iconic and most important material assets, the harpoon.
One of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia, Xinjiang was a hub for the Silk... Læs mere
This book is divided into two main parts: ‘The Tanbûr Tradition’ discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanbûrs;... Læs mere
Archaeological explorations in the area north of the Roman Villa of Casale in Piazza Armerina (Sicily) were carried out... Læs mere
12 papers from specialists covering a wide array of time periods and subject areas, this volume explores the links between identity and... Læs mere
From antiquity onwards people have opted to live near rivers and major watercourses. This volume explores rivers as facilitators of movement through landscapes, and it investigates the reasons for living near a river, as well as the role of the river in the human landscape.
This volume gathers together the first 10 years of The European Archaeologist (ISSN 1022-0135), from Winter 1993 through to the 10th Anniversary Conference Issue, published in 2004 for the Lyon Annual Meeting.
Emmanuel Anati was heavily involved with the UNESCO and ICOMOS assessments into the state of world research into rock art. Here he... Læs mere
Aptera yields more stamped fragments of terra sigillata than any other Cretan city, including Knossos. This book presents stamped... Læs mere
This book examines the evidence for the measures taken to make church buildings secure or defensible from their earliest times until the later... Læs mere
This volume, focusing on pharaonic sites, is the first of a series, bringing to publication the records of the Archaeological... Læs mere
A collection of forty-six papers papers in honour of Professor Jacek Lech, compiled in recognition of his research and academic career as well as his inquiry into the study of prehistoric flint mining, Neolithic flint tools (and beyond), and the history of archaeology.