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The Representation of Monkeys in the Art and Thought of Mediterranean Cultures
A new perspective on ancient primates
£29.00
Author:
Cybelle Greenlaw
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307473
Paperback:
101pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2192
Sub Title:
A new perspective on ancient primates
Inspired in part by the famous blue monkeys of Thera, in this original work, the author provides a survey of the diverse cultural... More
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The Archaeology of the Hellenistic Far East: A Survey
£22.00
Author:
Rachel Mairs
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307527
Paperback:
75pp. Includes 3 figures
BAR number:
S2196
This book is intended as an introduction to the archaeology of the easternmost regions of Greek settlement in the Hellenistic period,... More
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Ship Iconography in Mosaics
An aid to understanding ancient ships and their construction
£59.00
Author:
Zaraza Friedman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307589
Paperback:
235pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2202
Sub Title:
An aid to understanding ancient ships and their construction
Mosaic surfaces (floor and/or wall) comprise one of the most accomplished art forms to develop in the Mediterranean region in antiquity.... More
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Archaeology, Art and Ethnography of Bronzes of Nepal
£53.00
Author:
Mala Malla
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307664
Paperback:
209pp, Illustrated throughout with 247 figures and 4 colour plates
Sub-series name:
South Asian Archaeological Series, 13
BAR number:
S2208
Bronze art of Nepal bears its distinctive stamp on the cultural history of the country. Meager and sporadic research on the subject... More
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The Heart of Wisdom: Studies on the Heart Amulet in Ancient Egypt
£40.00
Author:
Rogério Sousa
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307695
Paperback:
146pp. Includes 111 figures
BAR number:
S2211
The heart amulet is one of the most often depicted images in Egyptian art. Due to the scarcity of archaeological information available... More
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From Pella to Gandhara
Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East
£53.00
Editors:
Anna Kouremenos, Sujatha Chandrasekaran and Roberto Rossi with a foreword by Sir John Boardman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307794
Paperback:
213pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2221
Sub Title:
Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East
Alexander the Great's campaigns in the East brought the Greek and Eastern worlds in closer contact than was possible in previous... More
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Tying Headbands or Venus Appearing: New Translations of k'al, the Dresden Codex Venus Pages and Classic Period Royal 'Binding' Rituals
£26.00
Author:
Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308036
Paperback:
87pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2239
Epigraphers of the Mayan hieroglyphic writing system have demonstrated that a single verb root lies behind a substantial array of royal... More
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In Memoriam: Fr Michele Piccirillo, ofm (1944-2008)
Celebrating his life and work
£83.00
Editors:
Claudine Dauphin and Basema Hamarneh
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English & French with abst. in English, French, Italian, Arabic
ISBN:
9781407308159
Paperback:
331pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2248
Sub Title:
Celebrating his life and work
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Marine Craft in Ancient Mosaics of the Levant
£29.00
Author:
Eva Grossmann
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308166
Paperback:
91pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2249
This book presents an outline history of ancient sites associated with floor mosaics depicting marine vessels in the widely defined... More
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La escuela de pintura de Sición y su fortuna crítica
£54.00
Author:
Jorge Tomás García
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407308197
Paperback:
193pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2252
The painters of Sicyon were rulers of a τέχνη in their artistic creation that allowed them to combine their natural talent for painting... More
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Ethnicity in Mediterranean Protohistory
£129.00
Author:
Wim M. J. van Binsbergen and Fred C. Woudhuizen
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308234
Paperback:
521pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2256
This book on ethnicity in Mediterranean protohistory may well be regarded as the main and final result of the project on the ethnicity of... More
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Egyptian Watercraft Models from the Predynastic to Third Intermediate Periods
£125.00
Author:
Ann Merriman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308340
Paperback:
505pp. Illustrated throughout, catalogue
BAR number:
S2263
The primary goal of this study is the reclassification of Egyptian watercraft models from the standard 1898 George Reisner Typology. The... More
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La fatica del bello
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
£41.00
Author:
Giorgio Dondi
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407308593
Paperback:
169pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Notebooks on Military Archaeology and Architecture, 5
BAR number:
S2282
Sub Title:
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
A study of European decorative ironwork techniques as applied to arms and armour from Late Medieval to modern times. More
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Portuguese Faience in England and Ireland
£53.00
Author:
Tânia Manuel Casimiro
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308784
Paperback:
213pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour
BAR number:
S2301
The object of this research is to register, analyse, understand and interpret the presence of Portuguese faience in the British Isles are... More
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The Minoan Double Axe
An experimental study of production and use
£43.00
Author:
Maria Lowe Fri
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308814
Paperback:
154pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour, catalogue
BAR number:
S2304
Sub Title:
An experimental study of production and use
Since the double axe is such an important and symbolically charged object, emblematic for Minoan Crete, it has been discussed from... More
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Symbolism in the Representation of Royal Children during the New Kingdom
£94.00
Author:
Georgia Xekalaki
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308975
Paperback:
373pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2314
The subject of this work is the way that symbolism operates in official representations of the pharaohs' sons and daughters, during the... More
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Les Princes Martyrs Boris et Gleb
Iconographie et Canonisation
£61.00
Author:
Victor Spinei
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407309026
Paperback:
185pp. Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S2319
Sub Title:
Iconographie et Canonisation
An art historical/contextual study of various representations of the Russian/Ukrainian saints Boris and Gleb, the first saints to be... More
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Sexually Ambiguous Imagery in Cyprus from the Neolithic to the Cypro-Archaic Period
£29.00
Author:
Sandra Christou
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309125
Paperback:
106pp. Illustrated in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2329
Although the earliest known literary evidence for a dual-sexed divinity on Cyprus dates to the fifth century BCE, archaeological evidence... More
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The Intellectual and Spiritual Expression of Non-Literate Societies
£32.00
Editors:
Emmanuel Anati, Luiz Oosterbeek, Federico Mailland
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781407309477
Paperback:
119pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Proceedings of the XVI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (Florianopolis, Brazil, 4-10 September 2011), 1
BAR number:
S2360
Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (Florianopolis, Brazil, 4-10 September 2011). More
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Multifaceted Studies in South Asian Archaeology
Arpitam. Festschrift for Professor Vidula Jayaswal
£41.00
Editors:
S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309484
Paperback:
171pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2361
Sub Title:
Arpitam. Festschrift for Professor Vidula Jayaswal
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Modern Materials
The proceedings of CHAT Oxford, 2009
£38.00
Editors:
Brent Fortenberry & Laura McAtackney
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309507
Paperback:
135pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Contemporary and Historical Archaeology, 8
BAR number:
S2363
Sub Title:
The proceedings of CHAT Oxford, 2009
This, the eighth volume in the series, brings together papers from the seventh CHAT Conference (2009), held at Keble College, Oxford on... More
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The Management of Estates and their Resources in the Egyptian Old Kingdom
£66.00
Author:
Joyce Swinton
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309842
Paperback:
261pp. Includes 45 figures, 17 tables
BAR number:
S2392
The subject of this study is an examination of the resources at the disposal of the elite class of Old Kingdom officials who administered... More
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Unravelling the Palaeolithic
Ten years of research at the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO, University of Southampton)
£47.00
Editors:
Karen Ruebens, Iza Romanowska and Rachel Bynoe
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309958
Paperback:
188pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
University of Southampton Series in Archaeology, 8
BAR number:
S2400
Sub Title:
Ten years of research at the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO, University of Southampton)
This book includes papers from the 2011 conference marking ten years of Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO, University of... More
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A Study of Scythian Gold Jewellery Manufacturing Technology and its Comparison to Greek Techniques from the 7th to 5th Centuries BC
£29.00
Author:
David Vincent Redfern
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310237
Paperback:
109pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2424
This comparative study of Greek and Scythian jewellery manufacturing in the North Pontic region is based on a new technique developed by... More
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