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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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Divine Kings and Sacred Spaces: Power and Religion in Hellenistic Syria (301-64 BC)
£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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Φιλική Συναυλία: Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology for Mario Benzi
£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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Seth – A Misrepresented God in the Ancient Egyptian Pantheon?
£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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Les hommes préhistoriques et les Alpes
£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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Dediche di Occidentali nel santuario di Apollo a Delfi (VI-IV a. C.)
£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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Merry and Jovial: Reconsidering the Effigies Immortalis and the Commemoration of Roman Boys
£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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The Pagan Image of Greco-Roman Palestine and Surrounding Lands
£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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Los altares de las iglesias hispanas tardoantiguas y altomedievales
Estudio arqueológico
£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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What are these Queer Stones? Baetyls: Epistemology of a Minoan Fetish
£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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Pylai Aidao: Un percorso iconografico e letterario sulla diffusione del tema delle Porte dell'Ade da Oriente a Occidente
£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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Stable Places and Changing Perceptions: Cave Archaeology in Greece
£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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Das ägyptische Investiturritual
£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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Die Privatgräber von Amarna - Zum Wandel des Grabgedankens in Zeiten eines religiösen Umbruchs
£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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Ritual Scenes on the Two Coffins of PA-dj-imn in Cairo Museum
£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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Topografía cristiana de las ciudades hispanas durante la Antigüedad tardía
£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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Archaeological Approaches to Dance Performance
£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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Neolithic and Copper Age Monuments
Emergence, function and the social construction of the landscape
£46.00
Editors:
Bettina Schulz Paulsson and Bisserka Gaydarska
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312606
Paperback:
164pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white & colour
BAR number:
S2625
Sub Title:
Emergence, function and the social construction of the landscape
The Neolithic and Copper age monuments in Europe, consisting of stone temples and circles, standing stones, henge monuments, long... More
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Dalla villa al monastero: Nuovi dati archeologici da S. Maria di Grottaferrata
£49.00
Author:
Francesca Zagari
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
Italian text with English summary
ISBN:
9781407312699
Paperback:
200pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white & colour
BAR number:
S2632
This monograph presents the results of the first planned archaeological excavations in the important Italo-Greek Abbey of Grottaferrata... More
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Pit and Groove Work among the Olmec-style Monuments of the Gulf Coast Lowlands
£38.00
Author:
Arnaud F. Lambert
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312743
Paperback:
128pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Paris Monographs in American Archaeology, 35
BAR number:
S2637
One of the most interesting issues in the study of Olmec-style art, especially in the southern Gulf Coast lowlands, has been the debate... More
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Constructing 'Commoner' Identity in an Ancient Maya Village
Class, status, and ritual at the Northeast Group, Chan Belize
£38.00
Author:
Chelsea Blackmore
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312842
Paperback:
134pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2645
Sub Title:
Class, status, and ritual at the Northeast Group, Chan Belize
Research at the Northeast Group explores how the malleability of commoner identity is crucial to interpretations of ancient Maya society.... More
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Lieux de culte et parcours cérémoniels dans les fêtes des vingtaines à Mexico - Tenochtitlan
£83.00
Author:
Elena Mazzetto
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407313030
Paperback:
440pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Paris Monographs in American Archaeology
BAR number:
S2661
This book analyzes the places of worship used during the eighteen feasts of the Nahua solar calendar, called “veintenas”, and the... More
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Central Asia in Antiquity: Interdisciplinary Approaches
£36.00
Editors:
Borja Antela-Bernárdez and Jordi Vidal
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313115
Paperback:
124pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2665
Central Asia is a wide subject of research in the archaeological and historical studies of the Ancient World. Scholars have usually... More
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Nouveau regard sur Choqek'iraw (Choque Quirao)
Un site Inca au coeur de la Cordillere de Vilcabamba au Perou
£69.00
Author:
Patrice Lecoq
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
French text with abstract in English and Spanish.
ISBN:
9781407313078
Paperback:
352pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Paris Monographs in American Archaeology, 37
BAR number:
S2669
Sub Title:
Un site Inca au coeur de la Cordillere de Vilcabamba au Perou
Situated in the heart of the Vilcabamba cordillera in Peru, some 150 km northwest of Cuzco, Choqek'iraw or Choquequirao (« the golden... More
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L'architettura religiosa nella diocesi medievale di Lucca a sud dell'Arno (secoli XI-XIV)
£48.00
Author:
Francesca Roggi
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407313146
Paperback:
198pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2672
This study focuses on the architectural landscape of the lower Valdarno area, which formerly belonged to the diocese of Lucca and in the... More
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Broadening Horizons 4
A Conference of young researchers working in the Ancient Near East, Egypt and Central Asia, University of Torino, October 2011
£66.00
Editors:
Giorgio Affanni, Cristina Baccarin, Laura Cordera, Angelo Di Michele and Katia Gavagnin
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313474
Paperback:
329pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2698
Sub Title:
A Conference of young researchers working in the Ancient Near East, Egypt and Central Asia, University of Torino, October 2011
Broadening Horizons is an international congress dedicated to postgraduate students and early-stage researchers working with disciplines... More
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Figured Monuments from Ulpia Traiana Sarmizegetusa
£79.00
Author:
Dorin Alicu, Constantin Pop and Volker Wollmann translated from the Romanian by Nubar Hampartumian
Publication Year:
1979
Language:
English, translated from Romanian
ISBN:
9780860540502
Paperback:
388pp, Includes illustrations, plans, index.
Sub-series name:
Sarmizegetusa Monograph, 2
BAR number:
S55
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Neolithic Studies
A Review of Some Current Research
£53.00
Editors:
Richard Bradley and Julie Gardiner
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542919
Paperback:
232pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliographies
Sub-series name:
Reading Studies in Archeology, 1
BAR number:
B133
Sub Title:
A Review of Some Current Research
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