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Africa

Theatres of Imagery
A performance theory approach to rock art research
£61.00
Author:
David M. Witelson
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356198
Paperback:
224 pages, Illustrated throughout in b&w, and colour.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 98
BAR number:
S3149
Sub Title:
A performance theory approach to rock art research
This monograph applies performance theory to rock paintings in the Stormberg mountains of South Africa’s Eastern Cape Province-a rich rock art area to the... More
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£54.00
Author:
Elena E. Sosa Suárez
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360515
Paperback:
178 pages, Illustrated throughout in black& white, and colour.
BAR number:
S3136
En el año 1992 se realizó la excavación arqueológica del solar en el que estuvo ubicado el antiguo Convento de San Francisco de Asís de Las Palmas de Gran... More
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Ship Timbers from the Islamic Sites of al-Balid and Qalhat, Oman
Sewn-plank technology in the Indian Ocean during the 10-16th centuries CE
£58.00
Author:
Alessandro Ghidoni
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360577
Paperback:
216 pages
Sub-series name:
Nautical Archaeology Society Monograph Ser. (NAS), 7
BAR number:
S3132
Sub Title:
Sewn-plank technology in the Indian Ocean during the 10-16th centuries CE
The sewn-plank ships that sailed the Indian Ocean during the medieval Islamic period carried people, goods, and ideas between East Africa, Arabia, India,... More
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£80.00
Author:
Antonella Patricia Merletto
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360454
Paperback:
308 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3131
Sub Title:
Case studies in Greece and North Africa
This monograph studies the architectural history of ancient public toilets, called foricae. Using comparative data and historical, archaeological and... More
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Tell Timai, (Egypt) 2009-2020
The Ptolemaic–Roman north western temple zone and Roman city excavations
£66.00
Author:
James E. Bennett
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360737
Paperback:
306 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3127
Sub Title:
The Ptolemaic–Roman north western temple zone and Roman city excavations
This monograph covers the excavations conducted at the Ptolemaic-Roman city of Tell Timai by the University of Hawaii from 2009 - 2020. It is divided into... More
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Interactions, Trade, and Mobility in Archaeology
Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology Oxford (GAO) Conference 2021
£53.00
Editors:
Dimitris Karampas and Angela Falezza
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360393
Paperback:
196 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
BAR number:
S3119
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology Oxford (GAO) Conference 2021
The Graduate Archaeology at Oxford (GAO) International Conference 2021 provided early career researchers with the opportunity to share their work and ideas... More
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Beyond Death
Beliefs, Practice, and Material Expression
£48.00
Editors:
Patrick Ryan Williams, Gary M. Feinman and Luis Muro Ynoñán
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English, with abstracts in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360430
Paperback:
160 pages
Sub-series name:
Fieldiana: Anthropology, 47
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407360430
BAR number:
S3104
Sub Title:
Beliefs, Practice, and Material Expression
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform... More
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La Casa Arqueológica
Estudios de caso en la antigüedad
£65.00
Editors:
Juan Garcia Targa and Geiser Gerardo Martín Medina
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360058
Paperback:
248 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3096
Sub Title:
Estudios de caso en la antigüedad
El volumen La Casa Arqueológica: estudios de caso en la antigüedad está compuesto de 18 artículos en los que se lleva a cabo el acercamiento a la realidad... More
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Rock Art in the Landscapes of Motion
Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Congress IFRAO 2018 in Valcamonica, Italy
£56.00
Editors:
Pawel L Polkowski and Frank Förster
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359892
Paperback:
192 pages
BAR number:
S3092
Sub Title:
Proceedings of a session of the 20th International Rock Art Congress IFRAO 2018 in Valcamonica, Italy
This volume presents a collection of papers focusing on the dynamic relationship between rock art, movement and the surrounding landscape. The contributors... More
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Ein heiliger Ort in der Ostwüste
Beitrag zur altägyptischen Religion am Beispiel eines Hirtenbildes
£40.00
Author:
Hartwig Hartmann
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
German
ISBN:
9781407359298
Paperback:
140 pages, Illustrated throughout. 39 figures.
BAR number:
S3086
Sub Title:
Beitrag zur altägyptischen Religion am Beispiel eines Hirtenbildes
Seit der 5. Dynastie wird die Geburt eines Kälbchens und dessen Säugung auf den Wandreliefs altägyptischer Gräber dargestellt. Auch Grabbeigaben und... More
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£59.00
Author:
Michael Allen Stephens
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359113
Paperback:
226 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour
BAR number:
S3084
This book - a continuation of the author’s previous BAR work “A Categorisation and Examination of Egyptian Ships and Boats from the Rise of the Old to the... More
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£22.00
Author:
Jacques Aymeric Nsangou
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
French with an abstract in English
ISBN:
9781407359236
Paperback:
174 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & whiite and colour, 84 figures and 4 tables
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 97
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407359236
BAR number:
S3081
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform... More
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Past Imperfect
The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa
£33.00
Author:
Sian Tiley-Nel
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359632
Paperback:
132 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour. 31 figures.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 96
BAR number:
S3080
Sub Title:
The contested early history of the Mapungubwe Archive, South Africa
This book interrogates the context, primary literature and silent gaps in the Mapungubwe Archive held at the University of Pretoria. It examines the... More
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Commemorating Coal Mining Worldwide
International museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining
£115.00
Author:
Margaret Lindsay Faull
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358123
Paperback:
504 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour. 452 figures.
BAR number:
S3076
Sub Title:
International museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining
This book contains descriptions of 432 coal-mining museums, heritage centres, archives and memorials, and preserved colliery sites in 48 countries in... More
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Estudio traceológico de la industria lítica achelense de Thiongo Korongo (Garganta de Olduvai, Tanzania)
Aproximación experimental y arqueológica a la gestión económica a partir del análisis de filos
£48.00
Author:
Patricia Bello Alonso
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407359212
Paperback:
208 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. 95 figures and 13 tables
BAR number:
S3073
Sub Title:
Aproximación experimental y arqueológica a la gestión económica a partir del análisis de filos
En este libro se presentan los resultados obtenidos a partir del análisis arqueológico de las huellas de uso documentadas en el material lítico asociado al... More
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Past Environments and Plant Use in Holocene Southern Africa
A study of charcoal and seed remains from the Late Stone Age sites of Toteng (Botswana), Leopard Cave and Geduld (Namibia)
£50.00
Author:
Malebogo Mvimi
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357171
Paperback:
214 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. 71 figures and 25 tables.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 95
BAR number:
S3072
Sub Title:
A study of charcoal and seed remains from the Late Stone Age sites of Toteng (Botswana), Leopard Cave and Geduld (Namibia)
This book uses macrobotanical analysis (charcoal and seeds/grains) from Later Stone Age sites in Botswana and Namibia to address past climatic and... More
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Imprints of the Archaeology of Northern Nigeria
Landscape, society and crafts around Kirfi, Bauchi region
£45.00
Author:
Abubakar Sule Sani
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358925
Paperback:
180 pages
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 94
BAR number:
S3062
Sub Title:
Landscape, society and crafts around Kirfi, Bauchi region
Abubakar Sule Sani’s pioneering book combines archaeological, ethnographic and historical data to construct a compelling narrative about the people of the... More
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Africa, Egypt and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire
Military and religious interactions (2nd -3rd centuries AD)
£27.00
Editors:
Ștefana Cristea, Călin Timoc and Eric C. De Sena
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English, with chapters in French
ISBN:
9781407359045
Paperback:
108 pages
BAR number:
S3058
Sub Title:
Military and religious interactions (2nd -3rd centuries AD)
This volume is the product of a symposium ‘Africa and the Danubian Provinces of the Roman Empire’ (July 29-30, 2018) which took place in Timișoara and was... More
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Carved in Stone
The archaeology of rock-cut sites and stone quarries
£48.00
Editors:
Claudia Sciuto, Anaïs Lamesa, Katy Whitaker and Ali Yamaç
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358093
Paperback:
192 pages
BAR number:
S3054
Sub Title:
The archaeology of rock-cut sites and stone quarries
The study of marks left by humans on stone outcrops is an interdisciplinary endeavour that entails geology, history of techniques, ethnography as well as... More
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Beyond Paradigms in Cultural Astronomy
Proceedings of the 27th SEAC conference held together with the EAA
£45.00
Editors:
A. César González-García, Roslyn M. Frank, Lionel D. Sims, Michael A. Rappenglück, Georg Zotti, Juan A. Belmonte, Ivan Šprajc
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358222
Paperback:
182 pages
BAR number:
S3033
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 27th SEAC conference held together with the EAA
Cultural Astronomy is the endeavour to understand the role of the sky in past and present societies, and how these societies incorporated the sky into their... More
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£55.00
Author:
Claudia Abatino
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English, with a summary chapter in Italian
ISBN:
9781407357263
Paperback:
188 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 136 figures and 86 tables.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 93
BAR number:
S3020
Sub Title:
Northern Limpopo Province, South Africa
This research aims to reconstruct the dynamics of exploitation and management of animal resources during the Middle Iron Age in the northern part of the... More
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Experiencing the Landscape in Antiquity
I Convegno Internazionale di Antichità – Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata'
£75.00
Editors:
Armando Cristilli, Alessia Gonfloni and Fabio Stok
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English and Italian
ISBN:
9781407357409
Paperback:
308 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 143 illustrations
BAR number:
S3015
Sub Title:
I Convegno Internazionale di Antichità – Università degli Studi di Roma 'Tor Vergata'
This book represents research presented at the 1st International Conference on Classical Antiquities, held in Rome from 15th to 17th May, 2019 at the Tor... More
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Modelling Water Use at Great Zimbabwe
An ethnohistoric, ethnoarchaeological, and GIS landscape analysis at an ancient African city
£39.00
Author:
Tendai Treddah Musindo
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407353975
Paperback:
136 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 82 figures.
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 92
BAR number:
S2952
Sub Title:
An ethnohistoric, ethnoarchaeological, and GIS landscape analysis at an ancient African city
This book combines GIS aided landscape analysis with an examination of both historical and ethnoarchaeological data to provide new insights on the link... More
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The Napatan Cylindrical Sheaths
A catalogue and analysis of precious objects from the royal cemetery of Nuri
£33.00
Author:
Amarillis Pompei
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407355498
Paperback:
116 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 28 figures, 19 plates (12 in colour).
BAR number:
S2948
Sub Title:
A catalogue and analysis of precious objects from the royal cemetery of Nuri
The Napatan Cylindrical Sheaths provides a complete analysis of the precious finds discovered at the royal cemetery of Nuri (Sudan) for the first time. This... More
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The So Pots of Central Africa
Memories of the past
£29.00
Author:
Graham Connah
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316888
Paperback:
97 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 2 tables, 94 figures (15 in colour).
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 91
BAR number:
S2938
Sub Title:
Memories of the past
This book is an original study of very large pots in parts of Chad, Cameroon and Nigeria. Found in excavations and surface fieldwork, they have been... More
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La política salvaje
Una teoría genealógica de los fundamentos sociales
£75.00
Author:
Jordi A. López Lillo
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407353814
Paperback:
337 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. 26 figures.
BAR number:
S2935
Sub Title:
Una teoría genealógica de los fundamentos sociales
Esta investigación se desarrolla como una exploración crítica de los principios de la Economía y el Estado en el fundamento de las sociedades humanas.... More
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Le Premier Nome du sud de l’Égypte au Moyen Empire
Fouilles de la mission espagnole à Qoubbet el-Haoua (Assouan) 2008-2018
£28.00
Author:
Alejandro Jiménez-Serrano and Juan Carlos Sánchez-León
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
French with an English abstract & 8 pg English summary
ISBN:
9781407316994
Paperback:
98 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 28 figures (19 in colour).
BAR number:
S2927
Sub Title:
Fouilles de la mission espagnole à Qoubbet el-Haoua (Assouan) 2008-2018
Le présent volume rassemble les résultats des dix premières années de fouilles archéologiques espagnoles menées dans la nécropole de Qoubbet el-Hawa. Il... More
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Equids and Wheeled Vehicles in the Ancient World
Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
£59.00
Editors:
Peter Raulwing, Katheryn M. Linduff and Joost H. Crouwel
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316437
Paperback:
232 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 261 figures (80 in colour), 19 tables.
BAR number:
S2923
Sub Title:
Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
The essays in this volume were originally presented at a symposium in honour of Mary Aiken Littauer, la grande dame de l’hippologie ancienne. The papers... More
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Amenemhat IV and the End of the Twelfth Dynasty
Between the End and the Beginning
£56.00
Author:
Stefania Pignattari
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316352
Paperback:
228 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 46 figures (3 in colour), 3 schemes, 77 documents
BAR number:
S2906
Sub Title:
Between the End and the Beginning
Amenemhat IV's short and poorly documented reign as penultimate Pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty presents an interesting subject for Egyptological... More
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Mucho más que barcos
Una aproximación teórica a las funciones, capacidades náuticas, bases materiales y dimensión social de la tecnología naval prehistórica
£35.00
Author:
Julián Moyano Di Carlo
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Spanish with a 6 pg English summary
ISBN:
9781407316543
Paperback:
123 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 6 tables, 67 figures (1 in colour), 2 colour graphs
BAR number:
S2901
Sub Title:
Una aproximación teórica a las funciones, capacidades náuticas, bases materiales y dimensión social de la tecnología naval prehistórica
Este trabajo pretende convertirse en un modelo teórico que sirva de sustento a un proyecto de investigación futuro sobre tecnología naval prehistórica.... More
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Culturas en contacto: conflicto, asimilación e intercambio
Proceedings of the Third Postgraduate Conference in Studies of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 23–25th November 2016
£56.00
Editors:
Núria Pacheco Catalán, Ignacio Díaz Sierra, Marina Fernández Monterrubio, Isaac Lampurlanés Farré, Ariadna Martínez Guimerà, Marc Mendoza Sanahuja, Manel Pica Torné, Montserrat Rovira Rafecas and David Vázquez Ruiz
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Spanish, 2 papers in Italian, 1 paper in English, Spanish and English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407316307
Paperback:
177 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. 3 tables, 18 figures, 1 map, 1 graph
BAR number:
S2887
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Third Postgraduate Conference in Studies of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 23–25th November 2016
Este volumen contiene las actas de las III Jornadas Predoctorales en Estudios de la Antigüedad y la Edad Media, celebradas en la Universidad Autónoma de... More
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£70.00
Author:
Laura Lewis
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315522
Paperback:
307 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 198 tables, 173 figures (91 in colour)
BAR number:
S2861
Microlith production is a distinctive and significant stone tool technology. However, inter-regional comparative analyses of microlithic industries are... More
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£41.00
Author:
Luisa Sernicola
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407314747
Paperback:
150 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white: 81 figures (40 in colour)
BAR number:
S2860
This English version of the author's PhD dissertation, revised and updated in the light of the latest research and interpretation, aims to reconstruct the... More
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£54.00
Author:
Matthew Pawlowicz
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407314860
Paperback:
196 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 40 tables, 146 figures (7 in colour)
BAR number:
S2859
Sub Title:
Finding Their Place in the Swahili World
Large-scale networks of interaction and exchange have existed on the East African Swahili coast for at least the past two millennia, linking coastal... More
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£53.00
Author:
Anne M. Compton
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315843
Paperback:
189 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 111 tables, 84 figures (13 in colour).
BAR number:
S2857
The Bono Manso region of central Ghana was occupied from the late 12th to mid-18th centuries CE, spanning much of the zenith of the sub-Saharan and Atlantic... More
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Chinese Porcelain Marks from Coastal Sites in Kenya
aspects of trade in the Indian Ocean, XIV-XIX centuries
£35.00
Author:
Caroline Sassoon
Publication Year:
1978
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860540182
Paperback:
144pp, Includes 160 illustrations
BAR number:
S43
Sub Title:
aspects of trade in the Indian Ocean, XIV-XIX centuries
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Space, Hierarchy and Society
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Area Analysis
£61.00
Editors:
Barry C. Burnham and John Kingsbury
Publication Year:
1979
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860540601
Paperback:
268pp, Includes 33 illustrations
BAR number:
S59
Sub Title:
Interdisciplinary Studies in Social Area Analysis
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The Roman West in the Third Century, Parts i and ii
Contributions from Archaeology and History
£95.00
Editors:
Anthony King and Martin Henig
Publication Year:
1981
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541271
Paperback:
558pp, Two volume set. Illustrated throughout, 60 figures.
BAR number:
S109
Sub Title:
Contributions from Archaeology and History
This volume is part of a two volume set: ISBN 9781407389578 (Volume I) ISBN 9781407389585 (Volume II) ISBN 9780860541271 (Volume set). More
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£56.00
Author:
Yousif Mukhtar el Amin
Publication Year:
1981
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541349
Paperback:
248pp, Includes 69 figures.
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 4
BAR number:
S114
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Production and Distribution
A Ceramic Viewpoint
£83.00
Author:
Hilary Howard and Elaine L. Morris
Publication Year:
1981
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541462
Paperback:
404pp, Illustrated throughout, figures.
BAR number:
S120
Sub Title:
A Ceramic Viewpoint
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The Transition from Lower to Middle Palaeolithic and the Origin of Modern Man
International Symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of excavations in the Mount Carmel Caves by D.A.E. Garrod: University of Haifa 6-14 October 1980
£76.00
Editors:
Avraham Ronen
Publication Year:
1982
Language:
English (24 papers), German (1 paper)
ISBN:
9780860541905
Paperback:
346pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliographies
BAR number:
S151
Sub Title:
International Symposium to commemorate the 50th anniversary of excavations in the Mount Carmel Caves by D.A.E. Garrod: University of Haifa 6-14 October 1980
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£90.00
Editors:
Donald R. Keller and David W. Rupp
Publication Year:
1983
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541974
Paperback:
436pp, Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S155
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Animals and Archaeology
1. Hunters and their Prey
£77.00
Editors:
Juliet Clutton-Brock and Caroline Grigson
Publication Year:
1983
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542087
Paperback:
354pp, Illustrated throughout, figures.
BAR number:
S163
Sub Title:
1. Hunters and their Prey
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The Mousterian Legacy
Human Biocultural Change in the Upper Pleistocene
£53.00
Editors:
Erik Trinkaus
Publication Year:
1983
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542094
Paperback:
234pp, Illustrated throughout, figures.
BAR number:
S164
Sub Title:
Human Biocultural Change in the Upper Pleistocene
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History and Ethnoarchaeology in Eastern Nigeria
A Study of Igbo-Igala relations with special reference to the Anambra Valley
£72.00
Author:
Philip Adigwe Oguagha and Alex Ikechukwu Okpoko
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542490
Paperback:
320pp, Includes figures.
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 7
BAR number:
S195
Sub Title:
A Study of Igbo-Igala relations with special reference to the Anambra Valley
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Meroitic Settlement in the Central Sudan
An Analysis of Sites in the Nile Valley and the Western Butana
£72.00
Author:
Khidir Abdelkarim Ahmed
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542520
Paperback:
320pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliography: p289-308
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 8
BAR number:
S197
Sub Title:
An Analysis of Sites in the Nile Valley and the Western Butana
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£64.00
Author:
Charles Cable
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542582
Paperback:
282pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliography: p253-267
Sub-series name:
Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology (now African Archaeology), 9
BAR number:
S201
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Animals and Archaeology
3. Early Herders and their Flocks
£86.00
Editors:
Juliet Clutton-Brock and Caroline Grigson
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English (23), French (3), German (1)
ISBN:
9780860542599
Paperback:
414pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliographies
BAR number:
S202
Sub Title:
3. Early Herders and their Flocks
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