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Ritual / Religion / Temples

Rebirth and Afterlife
A study of the transmutation of some pagan imagery in early Christian funerary art
£53.00
Author:
Sister Charles Murray
Publication Year:
1981
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860541189
Paperback:
232pp, Includes 39 illustrations
BAR number:
S100
Sub Title:
A study of the transmutation of some pagan imagery in early Christian funerary art
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£53.00
Author:
D. Ya. Telegin and I. D. Potekhina, translated from the Russian by V. A. Tikhomirov, edited by J. P. Mallory
Publication Year:
1987
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860544968
Paperback:
234pp
BAR number:
S383
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The Imagination of Matter
Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
£53.00
Editors:
Davíd Carrasco
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860546566
Paperback:
230pp
BAR number:
S515
Sub Title:
Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
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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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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
£53.00
Author:
John Vincent Bellezza
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407354316
Paperback:
184 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 2 tables, 148 figures, 2 maps.
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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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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£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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£52.00
Author:
Dorin Alicu and Emil Nemeş
Publication Year:
1977
Language:
English, translated from Romanian
ISBN:
9780904531626
Paperback:
224pp, Illustrated throughout, 38 figures.
Sub-series name:
Sarmizegetusa Monograph, 1
BAR number:
S18
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£52.00
Author:
Kalle Sognnes
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315164
Paperback:
208pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white. 1 table and 118 figures.
BAR number:
S2837
This book examines the Northern (Stone Age) rock art of central Norway, which is dominated by images of marine and terrestrial motifs. It focuses on how... More
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Interdisciplinary Approaches to the Ancient Maya Underworld
Exploring the rise and fall of Maya centres in central Belize from the cave context
£52.00
Author:
Shawn Gregory Morton
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316666
Paperback:
205 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 2 tables, 103 figures (20 in colour). With additional information online (Appendices)
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 2
BAR number:
S2910
Sub Title:
Exploring the rise and fall of Maya centres in central Belize from the cave context
As integrated and varied ritual contexts, how do changing patterns of pre-Columbian cave use inform the complex of historical, social, political, economic... More
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Different Iron Ages
Studies on the Iron Age in Temperate Europe
£51.00
Editors:
J. D. Hill and C. G. Cumberpatch
Publication Year:
1995
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547792
Paperback:
222pp, Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S602
Sub Title:
Studies on the Iron Age in Temperate Europe
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Contested Heritage
Relations between contemporary Pagan groups and the archaeological and heritage professions in Britain in the early 21st century
£51.00
Author:
Will Rathouse
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356969
Paperback:
176 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 37 figures
BAR number:
B661
Sub Title:
Relations between contemporary Pagan groups and the archaeological and heritage professions in Britain in the early 21st century
This book examines the sometimes fraught interactions and relationships between contemporary Pagan groups and archaeological heritage managers in the first... More
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Picturing Roman Belief Systems
The iconography of coins in the Republic and Empire
£50.00
Author:
Murray Eiland
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360713
Paperback:
226 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3125
Sub Title:
The iconography of coins in the Republic and Empire
This volume is a visual exploration of Roman belief systems and culture through time, with emphasis on what coins can reveal about Roman society. The text... More
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Lod (Lydda), Israel
From its Origins through the Byzantine Period 5600 B.C.E. - 640 C.E.
£49.00
Author:
Joshua J. Schwartz
Publication Year:
1991
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547211
Paperback:
210pp, Includes text illustrations
BAR number:
S571
Sub Title:
From its Origins through the Byzantine Period 5600 B.C.E. - 640 C.E.
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Argos Paléochrétienne
Contribution à l'étude du Péloponnèse Byzantin
£49.00
Author:
Anastasia Oikonomou-Laniado
Publication Year:
2003
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781841715414
Paperback:
199pp. Includes 159 figures, plans, maps, drawings, photographs
BAR number:
S1173
Sub Title:
Contribution à l'étude du Péloponnèse Byzantin
This volume represents a detailed study of the important town of Argos in the Peloponnese during Byzantine phases (4th-7th centuries AD).... 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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£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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Portable Shrine Models
Ancient Architectural Clay Models from the Levant
£49.00
Author:
Hava Katz
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407318936
Paperback:
188pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white: 10 tables, 230 figures (including 66 photographs), 1 map
BAR number:
S2791
Sub Title:
Ancient Architectural Clay Models from the Levant
Portable shrine models with architectural features are unique objects within the assemblages of material culture, even though they appear in a variety of... More
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£49.00
Author:
N.C. Christopher Couch
Publication Year:
1985
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860543459
Paperback:
212pp
BAR number:
S270
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The Land of the Solstices
Myth, geography and astronomy in ancient Greece
£49.00
Author:
Tomislav Bilić
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358628
Paperback:
212 pages
BAR number:
S3039
Sub Title:
Myth, geography and astronomy in ancient Greece
Following the recent upsurge of interest in ancient geography and astronomy, together with the ever-present fascination with myth, this book offers a fresh... More
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Space and Function
Buddhist State Monasteries in Early Medieval China and their Impact on East Asia
£49.00
Author:
Liqun He
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358147
Paperback:
172 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3110
Sub Title:
Buddhist State Monasteries in Early Medieval China and their Impact on East Asia
Space and Function is a study of Buddhist State Monasteries in medieval East Asia. The research is based on archaeological evidence and focuses on how the... More
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£48.00
Author:
Andrei Opait
Publication Year:
2004
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841716275
Paperback:
189pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans and drawings, 61 black and white plates
BAR number:
S1274
This monograph is a first attempt to present a general outline of the economic evolution of the province of Scythia (4th-6th centuries... More
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£48.00
Author:
Susan M. Lupack
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303413
Paperback:
193pp. Includes 5 figures
BAR number:
S1858
Our conception of the Mycenaean economy has been considerably altered in recent times. The palatial administration has gone from being... More
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A Landscape of Pilgrimage and Trade in Wadi Masila, Yemen
al-Qisha and Qabr Hud in the Islamic period
£48.00
Author:
Lynne S. Newton
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303819
Paperback:
193pp. Includes 8 tables, 52 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1899
Sub Title:
al-Qisha and Qabr Hud in the Islamic period
Archaeological excavations were carried out at al-Qisha, located on the Wadi Masila in the Mahra region of the Republic of Yemen.... More
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