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Φιλική Συναυλία: Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology for Mario Benzi
£75.00
Editors:
Giampaolo Graziadio, Riccardo Guglielmino, Valeria Lenuzza and Salvatore Vitale
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English and Italian
Paperback:
463pp. Illustrated throughout
ISBN:
9781407310688
BAR number:
S2460
A collection of recent papers presented in honour of Mario Benzi. More
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Zeus in Early Greek Mythology and Religion
From prehistoric times to the Early Archaic period
£46.00
Author:
Olga A. Zolotnikova
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
Paperback:
233pp. Illustrated throughout
ISBN:
9781407311067
BAR number:
S2492
Sub Title:
From prehistoric times to the Early Archaic period
This monograph examines the religious and mythological concepts of Zeus from prehistoric times until the Early Archaic period. The... More
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Yachay Wasi
The House of Knowledge of I.S. Farrington
£65.00
Editors:
Lisa A. Dunbar, Rebecca Parkes, Christine Gant-Thompson and Damian Tybussek
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Papers in English and in Spanish with English abstracts
Paperback:
312 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 33 tables and 96 figures.
ISBN:
9781407315102
BAR number:
S2962
Sub Title:
The House of Knowledge of I.S. Farrington
Yachay Wasi celebrates the remarkable career of Ian S. Farrington in archaeological research. Due to Ian’s dedication and passion as an educator, this... More
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What are these Queer Stones? Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish
£27.00
Author:
Sam Crooks
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
Paperback:
93pp. Includes black and white illustrations
ISBN:
9781407311296
BAR number:
S2511
This monograph examines the aniconic cult stones, or baetyls, of the Aegean Bronze Age. Minoan baetyls are commonly understood by... More
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Vulvae, Eyes, Snake Heads. Archaeological Finds of Cowrie Amulets
£107.00
Author:
László Kovács with malacological identifications by Gyula Radócz
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
Paperback:
538pp. Includes 196 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, with extensive catalogue
ISBN:
9781407303338
BAR number:
S1846
A comprehensive study of cowries and other shells, including fossilised material. More
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Violence in the Service of Order: The Religious Framework for Sanctioned Killing in Ancient Egypt
£28.00
Author:
Kerry Muhlestein
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
Paperback:
118pp. Illustrated throughout
ISBN:
9781407308760
BAR number:
S2299
This book is hoped to be only the beginning of explorations of the ancient Egyptian notion of upholding Order (Ma'at) through violence.... More
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Viking Age Amulets in Scandinavia and Western Europe
£49.00
Author:
Bo Jensen
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
Paperback:
223pp. Illustrated throughout. With additional material online (database).
ISBN:
9781407307138
BAR number:
S2169
Two hundered years of antiquarian and archaeological and archaeological interest has generated an archive of some 1350 Viking Age... More
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Vida y muerte en el asentamiento del Neolítico Antiguo de El Prado (Pancorbo, Burgos)
Construyendo el Neolítico en la Península Ibérica
£48.00
Editors:
Carmen Alonso-Fernández
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
Spanish with 1 English paper. Spanish and English abstracts
Paperback:
218 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 77 figures (45 in colour) and 29 tables
ISBN:
9781407316253
BAR number:
S2876
Sub Title:
Construyendo el Neolítico en la Península Ibérica
El Prado es uno de los escasos yacimientos al aire libre del Neolítico Antiguo de la mitad norte peninsular. En la excavación arqueológica han sido... More
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Un Conjunto Ceremonial Subterráneo en Teotihuacan
£24.00
Author:
Natalia Moragas Segura
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
Spanish
Paperback:
83pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour
ISBN:
9781407314280
BAR number:
S2767
In 1992, in the context of the Archaeological Project Teotihuacan 92-94 under the direction of Eduardo Matos Montezuma , two caves in the southeast of the... More
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Two Treasurers of the Late Middle Kingdom
£28.00
Author:
Wolfram Grajetzki
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English
Paperback:
122pp. Includes drawings, plans, tables, 8 black and white plates
ISBN:
9781841712864
BAR number:
S1007
The Middle Kingdom (c. 2000 - 1500 BC) is in many respects the classical period of ancient Egyptian history and culture. During the two... More
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Topografía cristiana de las ciudades hispanas durante la Antigüedad tardía
£43.00
Author:
Isabel Sánchez Ramos
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
Spanish with English summary
Paperback:
204pp. Illustrated throughout
ISBN:
9781407312378
BAR number:
S2606
This volume presents the current state of archaeological knowledge of the urban world in Hispania in the historical period between the... More
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Tools of the Mammoth Hunters
The application of use-wear analysis on the Czech Upper Palaeolithic chipped industry
£25.00
Author:
Andrea Šajnerová-Dušková
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English
Paperback:
95pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, photographs and tables
ISBN:
9781407300795
BAR number:
S1645
Sub Title:
The application of use-wear analysis on the Czech Upper Palaeolithic chipped industry
Moravia played a very important role in the Palaeolithic migration of ancient Homo sapiens as it made a natural corridor between the... More
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Tipologia sepolcrale delle catacombe romane
I cimiteri ipogei delle vie Ostiense, Ardeatina e Appia
£53.00
Author:
Donatella Nuzzo
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
Italian
Paperback:
243pp. Includes 295 illustrations, photographs (12 colour), drawings, plans and maps.
ISBN:
9781841712017
BAR number:
S905
Sub Title:
I cimiteri ipogei delle vie Ostiense, Ardeatina e Appia
A detailed typological study, in Italian, of the Roman catacombs found on the Via Appia, Via Ardeatina, Via Ostiense, and their immediate... More
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Tibetan Silver, Gold and Bronze Objects and the Aesthetics of Animals in the Era before Empire
Cross-cultural reverberations on the Tibetan Plateau and soundings from other parts of Eurasia
£46.00
Author:
John Vincent Bellezza
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
Paperback:
184 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 2 tables, 148 figures, 2 maps.
ISBN:
9781407354316
BAR number:
S2984
Sub Title:
Cross-cultural reverberations on the Tibetan Plateau and soundings from other parts of Eurasia
This archaeological and art-historical study is woven around rock art and ancient metallic articles attributed to Tibet. The silver bowls, gold finial, and... More
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Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Evolutionary Archaeology / Questions théorétiques et méthodologiques en archéologie évolutive
Toward an unified Darwinian paradigm / Vers un paradigme Darwinien unifié, Vol. 20, Session WS22
£28.00
Editors:
Hernán Juan Muscio and Gabriel Eduardo José López
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
Paperback:
121pp, Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs
ISBN:
9781407303987
BAR number:
S1915
Sub Title:
Toward an unified Darwinian paradigm / Vers un paradigme Darwinien unifié, Vol. 20, Session WS22
Sub-series name:
Proceedings of the XV World Congress UISPP (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006), 20
This book includes papers from the session 'Theoretical and Methodological Issues in Evolutionary Archaeology' presented at the XV UISPP... More
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Theoretical and Methodological Considerations in Central European Neolithic Archaeology
Proceedings of the ‘Theory and Method in Archaeology of the Neolithic (7th - 3rd millennium BC)’ conference held in Mikulov, Czech Republic, 26th – 28th of October 2010
£36.00
Editors:
Jan Kolár and František Trampota
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
Paperback:
131pp. Illustrated throughout
ISBN:
9781407309088
BAR number:
S2325
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the ‘Theory and Method in Archaeology of the Neolithic (7th - 3rd millennium BC)’ conference held in Mikulov, Czech Republic, 26th – 28th of October 2010
This book presents the proceedings of the 'Theory and Method in Archaeology of the Neolithic (7th - 3rd millennium BC)' conference held... More
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The Uruk Phenomenon
The role of social ideology in the expansion of the Uruk Culture during the fourth millennium BC
£25.00
Author:
Paul Collins
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
English
Paperback:
105pp. Includes 31 figures, 4 tables.
ISBN:
9781841710969
BAR number:
S900
Sub Title:
The role of social ideology in the expansion of the Uruk Culture during the fourth millennium BC
This work identifies 'social ideology' as an example of a crucial mover in the emergence of a complex society, and one that helps explain... More
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The Urnfield Culture in Continental Croatia
£53.00
Author:
Snježana Karavanic
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
Paperback:
251pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, tables, drawings and photographs
ISBN:
9781407306131
BAR number:
S2036
The main aim of this book is to provide a synthesis of all published research on sites of the Urnfield culture (c. 1300 BC - 750 BC) in... More
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The Timber Monuments of Neolithic Scotland
£37.00
Author:
Kirsty Millican
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
Paperback:
150pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white: 147 figures (including 15 photographs), 6 maps
ISBN:
9781407318059
BAR number:
B623
Timber monuments form an important part of the Neolithic monumental repertoire, yet tend to play a relatively minor role in discussions of this period. This... More
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The Theodosian Age (A.D. 379-455)
Power, place, belief and learning at the end of the Western Empire
£59.00
Editors:
Rosa García-Gasco, Sergio González Sánchez and David Hernández de la Fuente
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English and Spanish
Paperback:
275pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
ISBN:
9781407311074
BAR number:
S2493
Sub Title:
Power, place, belief and learning at the end of the Western Empire
This book includes papers presented at the conference on the age of the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius (Segovia 2009). More
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The Terracotta Figurines from Tell Timai: 2009-2013
£24.00
Author:
James E. Bennett, Robert J. Littman, and Jay Silverstein
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
Paperback:
93pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white (149 figures).
ISBN:
9781407315621
BAR number:
S2834
This study documents the corpus of terracotta figurines that were found during excavations at Tell Timai between 2009 and 2013. The study assesses the... More
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The Social Organization of Early Copper Age Tribes on the Great Hungarian Plain
£46.00
Author:
William A. Parkinson
Publication Year:
2006
Language:
English
Paperback:
217pp. Includes 54 tables, 86 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs
ISBN:
9781841717883
BAR number:
S1573
The research presented in this study focuses upon a 2,000 sq km area in the Körös River Valley, in northern Békés County, eastern... More
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The Significance of Trees
An archaeological perspective
£23.00
Author:
Peter Skoglund
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
Paperback:
77pp. Illustrated throughout.
ISBN:
9781407309071
BAR number:
S2324
Sub Title:
An archaeological perspective
This book investigates the practical and ritual dimensions of trees and timber in the Bronze Age and Iron Age of Scandinavia. The... More
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The Sardinian Neolithic: An Archaeology of the 6th and 5th Millennia BCE
£27.00
Author:
Gary Webster
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
Paperback:
108 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 57 figures.
ISBN:
9781407355115
BAR number:
S2941
Despite Sardinia’s extraordinarily rich Neolithic record, very little of it has made its way into the general European discourse. Written as a companion to... More
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