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British Series

Gem Engraving in Britain from Antiquity to the Present
with a catalogue of the British engraved gems in The State Hermitage Museum
£125.00
Author:
Julia Kagan
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407305578
Paperback:
504pp, Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings, photographs in colour and black and white. Catalogue. With additional material online (timeline).
Sub-series name:
Beazley Archive - Studies in Gems and Jewellery, 5
BAR number:
B514
Sub Title:
with a catalogue of the British engraved gems in The State Hermitage Museum
Dr. Julia Kagan, Curator of post-Classical engraved gems in the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, has devoted a lifetime of... More
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£33.00
Author:
Mark Downing
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306445
Paperback:
135pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
B515
Military monuments in Lincolnshire (eastern England) have hitherto received little attention, with only four being the subject of... More
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Scarcewater, Pennance, Cornwall
Archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age and Roman landscape
£49.00
Author:
Andy M. Jones and Sean R. Taylor with contributions from Samia Butcher, Ralph Fyfe, Rowena Gale, Anna Lawson-Jones, Julie Jones, Henrietta Quinnell, Clare Randall, Laura Ratcliffe, Roger Taylor and Carl Thorpe
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306452
Paperback:
214pp, Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
B516
Sub Title:
Archaeological excavation of a Bronze Age and Roman landscape
Following an archaeological assessment, geophysical survey, and evaluation trenching, a large-scale excavation covering some 30 hectares was undertaken by... More
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The Great Hall, Wolverhampton: Elizabethan Mansion to Victorian Workshop
Archaeological Investigations at Old Hall Street, Wolverhampton, 2000-2007
£31.00
Author:
Christopher Hewitson, Eleanor Ramsey, Michael Shaw, Malcolm Hislop and Richard Cuttler
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307022
Paperback:
114pp, Illustrated in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 5
BAR number:
B517
Sub Title:
Archaeological Investigations at Old Hall Street, Wolverhampton, 2000-2007
This report outlines the results of archaeological investigations at Old Hall Street, Wolverhampton, West Midlands, UK (NGR SO 916984),... More
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Iron Age Mirrors
A biographical approach
£47.00
Author:
Jody Joy
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307039
Paperback:
189pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B518
Sub Title:
A biographical approach
Mirrors are amongst the most well known British Iron Age objects. They are of a type which is peculiar to Britain and are significantly... More
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£45.00
Author:
Allan Wilson
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307220
Paperback:
177pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B519
Assessment of the Roman Iron Age in the Central Scottish Borders and the relationship between Roman and native is based primarily on an... More
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A Decade of Discovery
Proceedings of the Portable Antiquities Scheme Conference 2007
£61.00
Editors:
Sally Worrell, Geoff Egan, John Naylor, Kevin Leahy and Michael Lewis
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307237
Paperback:
241pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B520
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Portable Antiquities Scheme Conference 2007
In 2007 the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) marked its tenth anniversary by holding a conference at which speakers, both from within... More
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£41.00
Author:
R. M. Chapple with appendices by Sean Denham, Catherine M. Dunne, Meriel McClatchie Maria B. O’Hare artefact illustrations by Stephanie Godden
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English with abstract in German and French
ISBN:
9781407307244
Paperback:
167pp. Includes 77 figures, 75 plates, 12 tables
BAR number:
B521
This volume details the excavation of a remarkably well preserved, enclosed Middle Bronze Age cemetery in the townland of Gransha, Co... More
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The Reign of Æthelred II
King of the English, Emperor of all the Peoples of Britain, 978-1016
£36.00
Author:
Ian Howard
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307251
Paperback:
145pp. Includes 16 illustrations
BAR number:
B522
Sub Title:
King of the English, Emperor of all the Peoples of Britain, 978-1016
King Æthelred II (978-1016), known as 'the Unready', is a relatively unknown English monarch. The exploration of Æthelred's reign in this... More
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Footprints of Industry
Papers from the 300th anniversary conference at Coalbrookdale, 3-7 June 2009
£75.00
Editors:
Paul Belford, Marilyn Palmer and Roger White with a foreword by Sir Neil Cossons
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307275
Paperback:
297pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B523
Sub Title:
Papers from the 300th anniversary conference at Coalbrookdale, 3-7 June 2009
This volume contains a selection of papers which were presented at the Fe09 Conference in June 2009. The conference was held as part of... More
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Archaeology of the Upper Witham Valley
Prehistoric visitors, Iron Age settlement and a Romano-British landscape dominated by a new villa
£55.00
Author:
Thomas H Jolliffe
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307374
Paperback:
225pp. Illustrated throughout in colour
BAR number:
B524
Sub Title:
Prehistoric visitors, Iron Age settlement and a Romano-British landscape dominated by a new villa
This work represents an in-depth study of Iron Age - Romano-British periods in the Upper Witham Valley (Lincolnshire, England). 'In... More
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Liming and Agriculture in the Central Pennines
The use of lime in land improvement from the late thirteenth century to c. 1900
£40.00
Author:
David S. Johnson
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307381
Paperback:
163pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B525
Sub Title:
The use of lime in land improvement from the late thirteenth century to c. 1900
This book focuses on the historic use of lime as a soil additive, and sets liming in the context of agricultural land improvement... More
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£46.00
Author:
Christopher Casswell and Patrick Daniel
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307398
Paperback:
205pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B526
Sub Title:
Excavations between Pannal and Nether Kellet 2006-2007
In 2006 and 2007, a 94km-long gas pipeline was excavated across the Pennines, from Pannal in North Yorkshire, to Nether Kellet in... More
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£54.00
Editors:
Stuart Brookes, Sue Harrington and Andrew Reynolds
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307510
Paperback:
196pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B527
This volume of papers is offered to Martin Welch on the occasion of his retirement from UCL in 2010. It is a celebration of his long... More
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Five Sites in Cambridgeshire
Excavations at Woodhurst, Fordham, Soham, Buckden and St Neots, 1998–2002
£56.00
Author:
Richard Cuttler, Helen Martin-Bacon, Kirsty Nichol, Catharine Patrick, Rob Perrin, Stephanie Rátkai, Martin Smith and Josh Williams. Illustrations by Mark Breedon, Nigel Dodds, John Halsted and Bryony Ryder.
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307619
Paperback:
203pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 6
BAR number:
B528
Sub Title:
Excavations at Woodhurst, Fordham, Soham, Buckden and St Neots, 1998–2002
The results of five excavations carried out in Cambridgeshire between 1998 and 2002 by Birmingham University Archaeological Field Unit... More
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£54.00
Author:
Malcolm Hislop, George Demidowicz and Stephen Price. Illustrations by Nigel Dodds, Helen Moulden, Bryony Ryder and Ric Tyler.
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307626
Paperback:
193pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 7
BAR number:
B529
This report describes the results of an archaeological programme undertaken by Birmingham Archaeology between 2005 and 2007 at King's... More
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£47.00
Author:
Alistair Marshall
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307862
Paperback:
169pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B530
Two extended papers investigating two contemporary areas of experimental archaeology. Paper 1: Simulation of prehistoric cremation:... More
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Manufacturers, Mummies and Manchester
Two hundred years of interest in and study of Egyptology in the Greater Manchester area
£31.00
Author:
Hilary Forrest
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307886
Paperback:
107pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B532
Sub Title:
Two hundred years of interest in and study of Egyptology in the Greater Manchester area
This book traces interest in Egyptology in Manchester (England) and the surrounding towns from the early nineteenth century, when... More
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£41.00
Editors:
Simon Butler and Richard Cuttler
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308005
Paperback:
149pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 8
BAR number:
B533
Between June 2000 and April 2004 four sites within the City of Worcester were subjected to archaeological investigation by Birmingham... More
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Roman Birmingham 3: Excavations at Metchley Roman Fort 1999-2001 and 2004-2005
Western settlement, the livestock complex and the western defences
£35.00
Author:
Alex Jones
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308012
Paperback:
125pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 9
BAR number:
B534
Sub Title:
Western settlement, the livestock complex and the western defences
Archaeological excavation, salvage recording and watching briefs were undertaken at Metchley Roman fort, Birmingham in 1999-2001 and... More
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Investigating Animal Burials
Ritual, mundane and beyond
£63.00
Author:
James Morris
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308128
Paperback:
248pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white. With additional material online (Access database and Excel spreadsheets)
BAR number:
B535
Sub Title:
Ritual, mundane and beyond
In recent years zooarchaeology has started to move beyond the purely economic towards social interpretations. In particular, these... More
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The Hulks of Forton Lake, Gosport
The Forton Lake Archaeology Project 2006–2009
£32.00
Author:
Mark Beattie-Edwards and Julie Satchell with contributions by Paul Donohue, Mary Harvey, Alison James, Colin McKewan, Jane Maddocks, Daniel Pascoe, Philip Simons and Julian Whitewright
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308135
Paperback:
122pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. With additional material online (A3 foldouts)
Sub-series name:
Nautical Archaeology Society Monograph Series (NAS), 3
BAR number:
B536
Sub Title:
The Forton Lake Archaeology Project 2006–2009
This monograph is the result of four years' work investigating the archaeology of Forton Lake in Gosport, Hampshire, England. Chapter 1... More
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St. Saviour's Church and Parsonage (1855-6), Mortimer West End, Hampshire-Berkshire Border
Building on the Englefield Estate during the Victorian boom
£24.00
Author:
J. R. L. Allen
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308142
Paperback:
64pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B537
Sub Title:
Building on the Englefield Estate during the Victorian boom
The Anglican church of St. Saviour's and its former parsonage, in the historic Hampshire parish of Mortimer West End, lie on the northern shoulder of the... More
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£43.00
Author:
Andrew Mudd and Michael Webster
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308258
Paperback:
153pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Northamptonshire Archaeology Monograph, 2
BAR number:
B538
A programme of archaeological excavation was undertaken by Northamptonshire Archaeology in 1999-2000 on land to the north of West Fen... More
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Overhowden and Airhouse, Scottish Borders
Characterization and interpretation of two spectacular lithic assemblages from sites near the Overhowden henge
£26.00
Author:
Torben Bjarke Ballin
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308265
Paperback:
88pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
B539
Sub Title:
Characterization and interpretation of two spectacular lithic assemblages from sites near the Overhowden henge
This book presents an investigation of two of the National Museum of Scotland's older lithic collections, the assemblages from Airhouse... More
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'Tribal Territories' from the Humber to the Tyne
An analysis of artefactual and settlement patterning in the Late Iron Age and Early Roman Periods
£54.00
Author:
Catherine Rosemary Ross
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308272
Paperback:
219pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
B540
Sub Title:
An analysis of artefactual and settlement patterning in the Late Iron Age and Early Roman Periods
This study investigates the nature of indigenous settlement in northern England. The main focus is on artefactual and settlement... More
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Archaeological Evaluation, Land Use and Development
An application of decision theory to current practices within the local government development control processes in England
£60.00
Author:
Ruth Waller
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308289
Paperback:
237pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
B541
Sub Title:
An application of decision theory to current practices within the local government development control processes in England
Despite theoretical advances in some areas of Field Evaluation practice, little research has been undertaken on the application of theory... More
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£26.00
Editors:
Michael F. Reed
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308401
Paperback:
89pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B542
The genesis of this volume was a conference co-organized at the University of York, U.K., in 2007 entitled “New Voices on Early Medieval... More
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£76.00
Author:
Paul C Tubb
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308418
Paperback:
309pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B543
This study discusses a poorly understood period of late prehistory, the Late Bronze Age/Early Iron Age transition, in a little researched... More
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£26.00
Author:
Kasper Grønlund Evers
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308425
Paperback:
89pp. Includes 4 figures and tables
BAR number:
B544
The Vindolanda Tablets are rightly famous for the insights they provide into the life of Roman auxiliaries on the province of Britain's... More
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Excavations at Little Paxton Quarry, Cambridgeshire, 1992-1998
Prehistoric and Romano-British Settlement and Agriculture in the River Great Ouse Valley
£83.00
Editors:
Alex Jones
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308548
Paperback:
332pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 10
BAR number:
B545
Sub Title:
Prehistoric and Romano-British Settlement and Agriculture in the River Great Ouse Valley
The results of archaeological investigations undertaken in advance of quarrying within a 53ha concession at Little Paxton, to the north... More
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Tutbury: 'A Castle Firmly Built'
Archaeological and historical investigations at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire
£76.00
Author:
Malcolm Hislop, Mark Kincey and Gareth Williams
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308555
Paperback:
305pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 11
BAR number:
B546
Sub Title:
Archaeological and historical investigations at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire
A report on the archaeological and historical investigations undertaken at Tutbury Castle, Staffordshire. The town of Tutbury is situated... More
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£55.00
Author:
Timothy Webb
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308562
Paperback:
231pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B547
The type of personal ornamentation an individual wears is a matter of choice. Preferences in objects worn reflect local culture as well... More
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Recent Archaeological Work in South-Western Britain
Papers in Honour of Henrietta Quinnell
£47.00
Editors:
Susan Pearce
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308845
Paperback:
185pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B548
Sub Title:
Papers in Honour of Henrietta Quinnell
A collection of papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell. More
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£32.00
Editors:
John A. Davies
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308852
Paperback:
115pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B549
This book includes papers from a conference held in Norwich in May 2008 entitled 'Land of the Iceni, the Iron Age of Northern East Anglia'. More
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The Complex Roundhouses of the Scottish Iron Age
An architectural analysis of complex Atlantic roundhouses (brochs and galleried duns), with reference to wheelhouses and timber roundhouses. Volume I – Text and Illustrations. Volume II – Catalogue
£146.00
Author:
Tanja Romankiewicz
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English with abstract in German
ISBN:
9781407308883
Paperback:
751pp. Two volume set, illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
B550
Sub Title:
An architectural analysis of complex Atlantic roundhouses (brochs and galleried duns), with reference to wheelhouses and timber roundhouses. Volume I – Text and Illustrations. Volume II – Catalogue
This research on complex roundhouses of the Scottish Iron Age is split into two volumes. Volume I presents the main text, discussing the results of the... More
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£40.00
Editors:
Julian Whitewright and Julie Satchell
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308890
Paperback:
128pp, Illustrated throughout, some in colour
Sub-series name:
Hampshire and Wight Trust for Maritime Archaeology Monograph Series (now The Maritime Archaeology Trust Monograph Series), 1
BAR number:
B551
This monograph presents an account of the archaeological and historical investigation of the seabed remains of the Flower of Ugie, a... More
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Roman Birmingham 4: Excavations at Metchley Roman Fort 2004-2005
The western fort interior, defences and post-Roman activity
£41.00
Author:
Alex Jones With contributions from Erica Macey-Bracken, Hilary Cool, James Greig, Rob Ixer, Rosalind McKenna, Anthony Swiss, Jane Timby, Roger White, Felicity Wild and David Williams
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309309
Paperback:
129pp, Illustrated in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Birmingham Archaeology Monograph Series, 12
BAR number:
B552
Sub Title:
The western fort interior, defences and post-Roman activity
An area excavation was undertaken in December 2004-May 2005 within the western part of the interior and defences of Metchley Roman fort,... More
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Excavations at Chester
The western and southern Roman extramural settlements: A Roman community on the edge of the world: Excavations 1964-1989 and other investigations
£115.00
Author:
Excavations directed by Simon Ward, David Mason, John McPeake, Sybil Rutland and Tim Strickland. Site reports compiled by Simon Ward, David Mason and John McPeake. Volume editors, Peter Carrington with Catrina Appleby and Alison Heke
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309316
Paperback:
465pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Chester Archaeological Excavation and Survey Report, 15
BAR number:
B553
Sub Title:
The western and southern Roman extramural settlements: A Roman community on the edge of the world: Excavations 1964-1989 and other investigations
This is the first detailed, wide-ranging report to be published on excavations in the extramural settlement of the Roman legionary... More
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'The beste and fayrest of al Lincolnshire'
The Church of St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire, and its Medieval Monuments
£61.00
Editors:
Sally Badham and Paul Cockerham
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309330
Paperback:
286pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B554
Sub Title:
The Church of St Botolph, Boston, Lincolnshire, and its Medieval Monuments
Using a quotation from the English antiquary John Leland (c. 1503-1552) as their inspiration, the editors provide a fresh look at the... More
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£70.00
Author:
Ben Lennon
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309460
Paperback:
193pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B555
The objective of this study is to seek to better understand the processes involved in landscape change that have resulted in the highly... More
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The Maritime Landscape of Roman Britain
Water transport on the coasts and rivers of Britannica
£55.00
Author:
James Ellis Jones
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309583
Paperback:
217pp. Illustrated throughout, Gazetteer of locations
BAR number:
B556
Sub Title:
Water transport on the coasts and rivers of Britannica
The continuation of the author's fascination with the maritime landscape of Roman Britain (see BAR 493 2009: The Maritime and Riverine Landscape of the West... More
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Roman Nantwich: A Salt-Making Settlement
Excavations at Kingsley Fields 2002
£48.00
Author:
Peter Arrowsmith and David Power
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309590
Paperback:
200pp. Illustrated throughout. With additional material online (appendices).
BAR number:
B557
Sub Title:
Excavations at Kingsley Fields 2002
In 2002 the fullest evidence so far recovered for the Roman settlement at Nantwich, a historic salt-producing centre in Cheshire... More
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£31.00
Author:
Olaf Swarbrick
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309606
Paperback:
112pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
B558
A Gazetteer representing practical field observations of most of the prehistoric Standing Stones in Great Britain and some 'Other Stones'... More
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£43.00
Author:
Janice Kinory
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309729
Paperback:
171pp. Illustrated throughout, Gazette
BAR number:
B559
The study of salt during British prehistory has experienced an awakening during the past 40 years. In this work the author explores the... More
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£46.00
Author:
Ian Hinton
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309736
Paperback:
183pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B560
It has been variously considered that churches faced east for liturgical reasons or reasons of Christian religious belief; that they... More
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Insects in the City
An archaeoentomological perspective on London’s past
£36.00
Author:
David Smith
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309866
Paperback:
125pp. Includes 37 figures, Appendix of taxa
BAR number:
B561
Sub Title:
An archaeoentomological perspective on London’s past
Insect remains from archaeological sites can tell us an astonishing amount about the past. This ranges from lists of which species were... More
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Roman Soldiers and the Roman Army
A study of military life from archaeological remains
£49.00
Author:
Rikke D Giles
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310008
Paperback:
202pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
B562
Sub Title:
A study of military life from archaeological remains
This study combines archaeological material from Romano-British forts located in northern Britain with concepts and methods from the New... More
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