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Archaeology of a World of Changes. Late Roman and Early Byzantine Architecture, Sculpture and Landscapes
Selected Papers from the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Belgrade, 22–27 August 2016) – In memoriam Claudiae Barsanti
£92.00
Editors:
Dominic Moreau, Carolyn S. Snively, Alessandra Guiglia, Isabella Baldini, Ljubomir Milanović, Ivana Popović, Nicolas Beaudry and Orsolya Heinrich-Tamáska
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English, with papers in French and Italian
ISBN:
9781407354217
Paperback:
412 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, 376 figures.
BAR number:
S2973
Sub Title:
Selected Papers from the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Belgrade, 22–27 August 2016) – In memoriam Claudiae Barsanti
Published in memory of Prof. Claudia Barsanti, Archaeology of a World of Changes provides a selection of papers presented in sessions on Late Roman and... More
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Dynastic Deeds
Hunt scenes in the funerary imagery of the Achaemenid Eastern Mediterranean
£51.00
Author:
Alessandro Poggio
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356389
Paperback:
174 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 89 figures.
BAR number:
S2974
Sub Title:
Hunt scenes in the funerary imagery of the Achaemenid Eastern Mediterranean
This study adopts a transregional approach that focuses on connectivity dynamics in order to present a wider picture of artistic, cultural and political... More
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£54.00
Author:
Susan E. Poole
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407354286
Paperback:
202 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 4 tables, 209 figures. With additional material online (Appendices I, II and III, additional tables and illustration of Part II)
Sub-series name:
UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD Series, 3
BAR number:
S2980
This monograph analyses human figures that appear in Aegean Bronze Age art, considering the roles and relations between genders, and interpreting... More
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The Clay World of Çatalhöyük
A fine-grained perspective
£40.00
Author:
Chris Doherty
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407354224
Paperback:
138 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 18 tables, 95 figures.
BAR number:
S2981
Sub Title:
A fine-grained perspective
This book addresses a paradox concerning the role of clay at Çatalhöyük that arises from conflicting material culture and landscape views of what clay truly... More
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£78.00
Editors:
Juan Garcia Targa and Geiser Gerardo Martín Medina
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Spanish and English
ISBN:
9781407357102
Paperback:
320 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 13 tables, 181 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 5
BAR number:
S2985
El paisaje urbano maya: del Preclásico al Virreinato lleva a cabo una reflexión en torno a ese término en el ámbito de la cultura maya. El volumen se... More
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£74.00
Authors:
Oleksandr Shelekhan
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356440
Paperback:
304 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 10 tables, 81 figures.
BAR number:
S2989
Oleksandr Shelekhan comprehensively examines Scythian bladed weapons belonging to farmer tribes who lived in the East European Forest-Steppe from the 7th... More
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“Yellow” Coffins from Thebes
Recording and decoding complexity in Egyptian funerary arts (21st – 22nd Dynasties)
£69.00
Editors:
Rogério Sousa
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357447
Paperback:
248 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. 13 tables, 221 figures
BAR number:
S3010
Sub Title:
Recording and decoding complexity in Egyptian funerary arts (21st – 22nd Dynasties)
This volume proposes a theoretical and methodological framework for the study of “yellow” coffins, which is one of the most extensive corpus of funerary... 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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The World of Figurines in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Aegean
The case of Uğurlu Höyük on Gökçeada (Imbros)
£55.00
Authors:
Hasan Can Gemici and Çiğdem Atakuman
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357751
Paperback:
188 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 12 tables, 107 figures.
BAR number:
S3021
Sub Title:
The case of Uğurlu Höyük on Gökçeada (Imbros)
This book studies the corpus of figurines recovered from the Neolithic - Chalcolithic settlement of Uğurlu Höyük on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros) in the... More
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£172.00
Author:
Alejandro Villa del Castillo
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
Spanish, with a summary chapter in English
ISBN:
9781407358062
Paperback:
812 pages, two-volume set.
BAR number:
S3032
Sub Title:
Análisis arqueológico
En este trabajo se analiza, por primera vez en su conjunto, la producción escultórica cristiana hispana fechada entre los siglos VI y X. Frente a los... More
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Art and Archaeology in Byzantium and Beyond
Essays in honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti and Maria Panayotidi-Kesisoglou
£59.00
Editors:
Dionysios Mourelatos
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English, with abstracts in Greek
ISBN:
9781407356488
Paperback:
258 pages
BAR number:
S3046
Sub Title:
Essays in honour of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti and Maria Panayotidi-Kesisoglou
Art and Archaeology in Byzantium and Beyond consists of 21 papers, which represent the breadth of the research interests of Sophia Kalopissi-Verti and Maria... More
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La stipe votiva di Monticchio Bagni (Rionero in Vulture, Italia)
Natura e Sacro sul Monte Vulture nel contesto italico
£30.00
Author:
Annarita Sannazzaro
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
Italian with abstracts in English
ISBN:
9781407358604
Paperback:
120 pages
Sub-series name:
Young Lukanian Archaeologists (YLA), 3
BAR number:
S3049
Sub Title:
Natura e Sacro sul Monte Vulture nel contesto italico
La scoperta agli inizi del XX secolo di un deposito votivo nelle campagne di Monticchio resta a lungo dimenticata negli archivi e nei magazzini della... More
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Change and Continuity in the Prehistoric Rock Art of East Siberia
An archaeological and anthropological exploration into ethno-cultural identity, belonging, and symbolism
£53.00
Author:
Irina A. Ponomareva
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358765
Paperback:
222 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of Prehistoric Art, 4
BAR number:
S3057
Sub Title:
An archaeological and anthropological exploration into ethno-cultural identity, belonging, and symbolism
The volume covers a huge region of East Siberia, considering prehistoric ethno-cultural and social processes through the development of rock art styles and... 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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£48.00
Author:
Patricia Witts
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358987
Paperback:
208 pages
BAR number:
S3064
This fully-illustrated study brings together over 70 prints and drawings of mosaics from the collection of nearly 3,000 items formed by Richard Topham... More
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Preparing for Eternity
Funerary models and wall scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms
£61.00
Author:
Georgia Barker
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359175
Paperback:
262 pages. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour. 107 figures and 2 tables.
BAR number:
S3070
Sub Title:
Funerary models and wall scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle Kingdoms
During the late Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom, there were two principal types of artistic representation in the ancient Egyptian elite tomb:... More
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Armes et Guerriers
Continuités et changements dans l'équipement du guerrier en Europe, Proche et Moyen-Orient de l'âge du Bronze à l’époque Moderne
£48.00
Editors:
Pauline Bombled, Prune Sauvageot and Rita Solazzo
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
French with a chapter in English
ISBN:
9781407359441
Paperback:
206 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
BAR number:
S3078
Sub Title:
Continuités et changements dans l'équipement du guerrier en Europe, Proche et Moyen-Orient de l'âge du Bronze à l’époque Moderne
Ce manuscrit est le résultat d’un colloque consacré à l’armement, thématique au coeur de nombreuses recherches internationales, mais manquant parfois de... More
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‘Make it According to Plan’
Workshop scenes in Egyptian tombs of the Old Kingdom
£100.00
Author:
Michelle Hampson
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359106
Paperback:
480 pages
BAR number:
S3083
Sub Title:
Workshop scenes in Egyptian tombs of the Old Kingdom
The tomb paintings and reliefs of Ancient Egypt constitute a major source of evidence for the historical and cultural reconstruction of this fascinating... More
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Mesoamerican Codices
Calendrical knowledge and ceremonial practice in Indigenous religion and history
£53.00
Author:
Alessia Frassani
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359670
Paperback:
186 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour. 115 illustrations.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407359670
BAR number:
S3085
Sub Title:
Calendrical knowledge and ceremonial practice in Indigenous religion and history
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... 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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Innovative Approaches to Archaeology
Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conference 2020
£49.00
Editors:
Emanuele Prezioso and Marcella Giobbe
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359915
Paperback:
168 pages
BAR number:
S3095
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conference 2020
The volume brings together the innovative contributions presented at the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford 2020 conference ‘Innovative Approaches to... 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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£128.00
Editors:
Armando Cristilli, Fabio De Luca, Gioconda Di Luca and Alessia Gonfloni
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Italian and English
ISBN:
9781407360096
Paperback:
522 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3107
Questo libro contiene i risultati del II° Convegno Internazionale di Antichità Classiche, svoltosi a Roma il 21/25 novembre 2021 presso il Dipartimento di... More
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Down by the Water
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Environment Interactions in Watery Spaces
£59.00
Editors:
Veronica Walker Vadillo, Emilia Mataix Ferrándiz and Elisabeth Holmqvist
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360218
Paperback:
208 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
Sub-series name:
Cultural Studies in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology, 4
BAR number:
S3108
Sub Title:
Interdisciplinary Studies in Human-Environment Interactions in Watery Spaces
Waterways have been key factors in the development of societies from prehistoric times, particularly due to their role as vectors for cultural interactions,... More
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