An analysis of material in Roman and European archives and libraries, allowing for a reassessment of Rome as a long-devalued place of university study. The term place of study is also... Læs mere
The contributions to this book are concerned with the material culture of... Læs mere
Grotte des Pigeons, Taforalt (Morocco), is one of the most famous cave sites in North Africa. This book presents new findings on the Iberomaurusian hunter-gatherer inhabitants who faced the major challenges of a rapidly changing climate.
The carnyx, an animal-headed bronze horn, once echoed across Iron Age Europe. Now, after centuries of silence, this book... Læs mere
An introduction to the dispute about religious art conducted in France... Læs mere
At the end of the Pleistocene, hunters and gatherers in North-West Europe... Læs mere
In this volume the concept of complex systems is used to discuss the interplay between social and environmental factors for the emergence and... Læs mere
On May 21st 736 the noblewoman Li Chui died at the age of 25, as related by the inscription on the epitaph found in her tomb. She was buried in an earth-chambered grave outside the Tang period capital Chang'an, the present-day Xi'an.
The contributions to this volume discuss research into the spatial analysis of... Læs mere
Works of art by the Etruscans, the legendary people from central Italy, have been on display again at the Altes Museum in... Læs mere
Since Antiquity, the ‘Silk Road’ was a network for commercial and... Læs mere
The gallery of beautiful women, painted by Joseph Karl Stieler for King Ludwig I, still exerts an unusual fascination for visitors to Munich’s Schloss Nymphenburg. All... Læs mere