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Ritual / Religion / Temples

£69.00
Editors:
P. Bueno Ramirez, E. Cerrillo Cuenca, A. Gonzalez Cordero
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English and Spanish
ISBN:
9781407307770
Paperback:
275pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2219
The convergence of a number of research groups with common interests in an area little favored by the traditional hypotheses of the... 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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£38.00
Author:
Terje Oestigaard
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307909
Paperback:
133pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2228
Death and the life-giving waters of the Nile were intimately interwoven in ancient Egyptian religion. The principal objective of this... More
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£63.00
Editors:
Manuel Álvarez Martí-Aguilar
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407308098
Paperback:
255pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2245
This publication offers new perspectives on the Phoenician presence in the Iberian Peninsula. It is proposed that Tartesos needs to be... More
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£40.00
Editors:
Hallie G. Meredith
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308111
Paperback:
143pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2247
This volume contains a series of papers that had their origins in a symposium convened whilst the editor was a Research Fellow at the... More
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£52.00
Author:
María Dolores Tobías
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308296
Paperback:
208pp. Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S2258
This research aims to better understand Maya ritual practices associated with the burning of aromatic substances and the use of incense... More
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Estudios recientes de Arqueología Gaditana
Actas de las Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores Prehistoria & Arqueología (Cádiz, abril 2008)
£81.00
Editors:
J. J. Díaz, A. M. Sáez, E. Vijande and J. Lagóstena
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407308500
Paperback:
321pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2276
Sub Title:
Actas de las Jornadas de Jóvenes Investigadores Prehistoria & Arqueología (Cádiz, abril 2008)
Proceedings of a conference on the early archaeology of Cadiz, Spain, held in April 2008. More
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£32.00
Author:
Kerry Muhlestein
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308760
Paperback:
118pp. Illustrated throughout
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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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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£53.00
Editors:
Colleen M. Zori and Ilana Johnson
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308937
Paperback:
207pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2310
A collection of recent papers on the prehistoric Jequetepeque Valley, Peru. More
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£53.00
Editors:
Tara Steimer-Herbet
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781407309002
Paperback:
210pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Maison de l’Orient Méditerranéen
BAR number:
S2317
Focusing on the Middle East, this book presents a collection of recent research on dolmens and standing stones. More
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The Significance of Trees
An archaeological perspective
£26.00
Author:
Peter Skoglund
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309071
Paperback:
77pp. Illustrated throughout.
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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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
£41.00
Editors:
Jan Kolár and František Trampota
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309088
Paperback:
131pp. Illustrated throughout
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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£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 Early and Middle Neolithic in Macedonia
Links with the neighbouring areas
£60.00
Author:
Sote Angeleski
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309156
Paperback:
237pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2332
Sub Title:
Links with the neighbouring areas
A study of the Neolithic in Macedonia. More
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£35.00
Author:
Maria Milvia Morciano
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
Italian with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407309262
Paperback:
125pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2343
In this work the cult of the Capitoline Triad is examined from a viewpoint that varies from the traditionally public and official one. A... More
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Egyptology in Australia and New Zealand 2009
Proceedings of the conference held in Melbourne, September 4th-6th
£45.00
Editors:
Christian M. Knoblauch and James C. Gill
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309415
Paperback:
175pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2355
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the conference held in Melbourne, September 4th-6th
16 papers from the 'Egyptology in Australia and New Zealand' Conference held in Melbourne, September 4th-6th 2009. 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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Il Martyrion di Hierapolis di Frigia (Turchia)
Analisi archeologica e architettonica
£41.00
Author:
Güven Gümgüm
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
Italian with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407309774
Paperback:
178pp, Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2385
Sub Title:
Analisi archeologica e architettonica
Hierapolis (Phrygia) is located in Turkey in the territory of Pamukkale-Denizli. The city was known in antiquity for the cult of Cyble, patron goddess of... More
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Archaeology of Mother Earth Sites and Sanctuaries through the Ages
Rethinking symbols and images, art and artefacts from history and prehistory
£48.00
Editors:
G. Terence Meaden
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309811
Paperback:
139pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2389
Sub Title:
Rethinking symbols and images, art and artefacts from history and prehistory
This book includes papers from a session on 'Mother Earth' sites presented at the Fourteenth Annual Conference of the European... More
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£38.00
Editors:
Kerry Muhlestein and John Gee
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309903
Paperback:
135pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2397
This book includes papers from an international Egyptological conference entitled Evolving Egypt: Innovation, Appropriation, and... More
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Canibalismo en la Cueva de Malamuerzo
Identificación de huellas de manipulación intencional en restos óseos humanos de origen arqueológico (Granada, España)
£41.00
Author:
Ana Solari Giachino, Miguel Botella López and Inmaculada Alemán Aguilera
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
Spanish with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407310176
Paperback:
167pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2418
Sub Title:
Identificación de huellas de manipulación intencional en restos óseos humanos de origen arqueológico (Granada, España)
This volume focuses on: the identification of indelible traces recorded on bones; on human actions associated with these marks; and... More
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Tell el-Mazar II
Excavations on the Mound 1977-1981. Field I
£45.00
Author:
Khair Yassine and Eveline van der Steen
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310299
Paperback:
179pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. Catalogues of pottery and finds.
BAR number:
S2430
Sub Title:
Excavations on the Mound 1977-1981. Field I
Tell el-Mazar (central east Jordan valley, c. 3km north of Tell Deir Alla and 5.5km south of Tell es-Sa'idiyeh) forms part of a complex... More
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Rock Art in the Americas: Mythology, Cosmogony and Rituals
Proceedings of the 2nd REEA Conference Ritual Americas: Configurations and Recombining of the Ritual Devices and Behaviors in the New World, in Historical and Contemporary Societies Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) April 2-5, 2008
£39.00
Editors:
Françoise Fauconnier and Serge Lemaitre
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English and Spanish
ISBN:
9781407310527
Paperback:
138pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2448
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 2nd REEA Conference Ritual Americas: Configurations and Recombining of the Ritual Devices and Behaviors in the New World, in Historical and Contemporary Societies Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium) April 2-5, 2008
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£47.00
Author:
Nicholas L. Wright
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310541
Paperback:
187pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2450
This research takes an integrative approach to the study of Hellenistic cult and cultic practices in an important part of western Asia by... More
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South Asian Archaeology 2007: Volume I - Prehistoric Periods
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology Ravenna, Italy, 2-6 July 2007
£67.00
Editors:
Dennys Frenez and Maurizio Tosi
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310626
Paperback:
325pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2454
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 19th International Conference of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology Ravenna, Italy, 2-6 July 2007
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£86.00
Editors:
Giampaolo Graziadio, Riccardo Guglielmino, Valeria Lenuzza and Salvatore Vitale
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English and Italian
ISBN:
9781407310688
Paperback:
463pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2460
A collection of recent papers presented in honour of Mario Benzi. More
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£26.00
Author:
Philip John Turner
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310848
Paperback:
116pp, Includes 18 figures
BAR number:
S2473
This study examines aspects of Seth which suggest that throughout Egyptian history he was continually worshipped and indeed, at times, enjoyed some... More
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£56.00
Author:
Maria A. Borrello
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
French with English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407310886
Paperback:
265pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2476
This work presents a new study of Alpine prehistory between two critical moments of its cultural development - the advent of peasant... More
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£38.00
Author:
Maria Emilia Cavaliere
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
Italian with English summary
ISBN:
9781407310916
Paperback:
129pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Young Lukanian Archaeologists (YLA), 1
BAR number:
S2479
The first volume of Young Lukanian Archaeologists (YLA) sub-series examines monumental votive offerings (tripods or pedestals which... More
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£28.00
Author:
Crispin Corrado
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311036
Paperback:
81pp. Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S2489
This book undertakes to answer questions relating to the creation of deity assimilation statues for young boys, a common mode of... More
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Zeus in Early Greek Mythology and Religion
From prehistoric times to the Early Archaic period
£53.00
Author:
Olga A. Zolotnikova
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311067
Paperback:
233pp. Illustrated throughout
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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The Theodosian Age (A.D. 379-455)
Power, place, belief and learning at the end of the Western Empire
£68.00
Editors:
Rosa García-Gasco, Sergio González Sánchez and David Hernández de la Fuente
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English and Spanish
ISBN:
9781407311074
Paperback:
275pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
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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£56.00
Author:
Pau Figueras
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311098
Paperback:
259pp. Illustrated throughout, Gazetteer Glossary
BAR number:
S2495
The present collection refers not only to the remains of the pagan religion of Greeks and Romans, but also to those of Edomites,... More
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£108.00
Author:
Isaac Sastre de Diego
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
Spanish with English Abstract
ISBN:
9781407311197
Paperback:
655pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2503
Sub Title:
Estudio arqueológico
In this work the author focuses on early Hispanic churches built before the arrival of the Roman Liturgy and the Romanesque techniques by... More
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£31.00
Author:
Sam Crooks
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311296
Paperback:
93pp. Includes black and white illustrations
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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£31.00
Author:
Annalisa Tasso
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
Italian with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407311425
Paperback:
104pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2524
This work focuses on the persistence of the 'Gates of Hades' iconographic theme among the peoples of the ancient Mediterranean. The... More
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Il ginnasio greco
Genesi, topografia e culti dei luoghi della paideia
£62.00
Author:
Catia Trombetti
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
Italian with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407311456
Paperback:
297pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2527
Sub Title:
Genesi, topografia e culti dei luoghi della paideia
This research considers sites of continental Greece and the Cycladic islands where, with the exception of contexts tied to the large... More
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Le tzompantli et le jeu de balle
Relation entre deux espaces rituels
£53.00
Author:
Emilie Ana Carreón Blaine
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407311654
Paperback:
231pp, Includes 52 black and white plates
Sub-series name:
Paris Monographs in American Archaeology, 32
BAR number:
S2545
Sub Title:
Relation entre deux espaces rituels
Western values imposed on pre-Columbian practices are obstacles in the understanding of the relationship between the 'skull-rack'... More
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£75.00
Editors:
Fanis Mavridis and Jesper Tae Jensen
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311791
Paperback:
361pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2558
This volume provides a welcome introduction to cave archaeology generally (or it may be used as a reader on aspects of cave research);... More
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£60.00
Author:
Martin Bommas
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
German
ISBN:
9781407311838
Paperback:
283pp. Includes 20 black and white plates
BAR number:
S2562
Based on a new edition of Moscow 314 Papyrus from the Middle Kingdom, this study identifies for the first time the ancient Egyptian... More
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£46.00
Author:
Marion Hesse
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
German with English summary
ISBN:
9781407311937
Paperback:
151pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2572
The necropolis of Amarna was used for only a very short period of time and therefore presents a unique opportunity for a 'snapshot' of... More
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£31.00
Author:
Eltayeb Sayed Abbas
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312354
Paperback:
105pp. Illustrated in black and white and with 8 colour plates
BAR number:
S2603
This study deals with the significance of ritual scenes on 21st Dynasty coffins. The images on these coffins are studied as texts... More
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Otium cum dignitate
Festschrift für Angelika Geyer zum 65. Geburtstag. Studien zur Archäologie und Rezeptionsgeschichte der Antike
£66.00
Editors:
Dennis Graen, Mareike Rind and Henning Wabersich
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
German with English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407312361
Paperback:
344pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2605
Sub Title:
Festschrift für Angelika Geyer zum 65. Geburtstag. Studien zur Archäologie und Rezeptionsgeschichte der Antike
A festschrift for Professor Angelika Geyer to mark her 65th birthday. More
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£49.00
Author:
Isabel Sánchez Ramos
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
Spanish with English summary
ISBN:
9781407312378
Paperback:
204pp. Illustrated throughout
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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Kult bei der Arena
Nemesis-Heiligtümer im Kontext römischer Amphitheater
£38.00
Author:
Tim Wittenberg
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
German with English summary
ISBN:
9781407312460
Paperback:
125pp. Includes 53 figures, Catalogue
BAR number:
S2615
Sub Title:
Nemesis-Heiligtümer im Kontext römischer Amphitheater
The book looks at the worship of the goddess Nemesis within the context of the Roman ludi and offers the first entire collection and... More
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The Hongshan Papers
Collected Studies on the Archaeology of Northern China
£39.00
Author:
Sarah M. Nelson
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312538
Paperback:
124pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white & colour
BAR number:
S2618
Sub Title:
Collected Studies on the Archaeology of Northern China
The papers gathered together in this volume represent over a dozen years of research on the Hongshan period in north-eastern China.... More
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£31.00
Editors:
Kathryn Soar and Christina Aamodt
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312576
Paperback:
101pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2622
The aim of this volume is to explore a topic which occurs in all cultures from as early as the Upper Palaeolithic, but has so far been... More
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