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Ritual / Religion / Temples

Le patrimoine subaquatique du lac Titicaca, Bolivie
Utilisation et perception de l’espace lacustre durant la période Tiwanaku (500-1150 PCN)
£75.00
Author:
Christophe Delaere
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407356563
Paperback:
336 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 176 figures.
Sub-series name:
Cultural Studies in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology, 1
BAR number:
S2966
Sub Title:
Utilisation et perception de l’espace lacustre durant la période Tiwanaku (500-1150 PCN)
Ce livre propose de réexaminer l’étude de l’occupation du basin lacustre du lac Titicaca durant la période Tiwanaku (500-1150 PCN) en développant le concept... More
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£74.00
Editors:
Terry G. Powis, Sheldon Skaggs and George J. Micheletti. Foreword by Jaime J. Awe
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356631
Paperback:
272 pages, Illustrated in colour and black and white, 24 tables, 122 figures
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 4
BAR number:
S2970
This volume presents the results of 35 years of archaeological research at the Maya site of Pacbitun, located in west central Belize. The site was... More
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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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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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£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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The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice
With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe
£41.00
Editors:
Mathias Bjørnevad-Ahlqvist and Peter Bye-Jensen
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356822
Paperback:
140 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 11 tables, 111 figures.
BAR number:
S2991
Sub Title:
With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe
Inspired by a session held at the EAA conference in Vilnius in 2016, The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice focuses on creating biographies... More
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Drawn and Written in Stone
An inventory of stepped structures and inscriptions on rock surfaces in Upper Tibet (ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE)
£90.00
Author:
John Vincent Bellezza
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356396
Paperback:
336 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 3 tables, 494 figures, 4 maps.
BAR number:
S2995
Sub Title:
An inventory of stepped structures and inscriptions on rock surfaces in Upper Tibet (ca. 100 BCE to 1400 CE)
Drawn and Written in Stone explores the religious history of the highest part of the Tibetan Plateau through its rock art and inscriptions. It is focused... More
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El servidor del ka en el Reino Antiguo
Funciones y espacios de actuación
£94.00
Author:
Raúl Sánchez Casado
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407356761
Paperback:
392 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 4 tables, 51 figures, 4 graphs.
BAR number:
S2997
Sub Title:
Funciones y espacios de actuación
El presente trabajo aborda el estudio de la figura del servidor del ka durante el periodo cronológico del Reino Antiguo. Por medio de una amplia selección... More
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Making Spaces into Places
The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic
£64.00
Editors:
Nenad N. Tasić, Dushka Urem-Kotsou and Marcel Burić
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407353807
Paperback:
243 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 7 tables, 124 figures, 5 plates.
BAR number:
S3001
Sub Title:
The North Aegean, the Balkans and Western Anatolia in the Neolithic
During three millennia of the Neolithic in southeastern Europe important changes in the social organisation, everyday practices and beliefs formed a diverse... 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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£71.00
Author:
Cezary Namirski
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357669
Paperback:
272 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. 10 tables, 451 figures
BAR number:
S3016
This book presents findings on Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Nuragic settlement dynamics in two selected areas of the east coast of Sardinia, placing them... 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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Pratiche funerarie e cultuali in Italia meridionale fra VI e V sec. a.C.
Il centro indigeno di Garaguso tra tradizione e innovazione
£78.00
Author:
Valentina Garaffa
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
Italian and English
ISBN:
9781407357249
Paperback:
315 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 21 tables, 191 figures
BAR number:
S3026
Sub Title:
Il centro indigeno di Garaguso tra tradizione e innovazione
Gli scavi archeologici nel centro indigeno di Garaguso, nell’entroterra della Basilicata, hanno restituito una documentazione eccezionale di questa comunità... 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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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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La Calabria dalla Tarda Antichità al Medioevo
Ricostruzione del paesaggio rurale dell’Altopiano del Poro, Vibo Valentia
£59.00
Author:
Cristiana La Serra
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407357799
Paperback:
254 pages
BAR number:
S3048
Sub Title:
Ricostruzione del paesaggio rurale dell’Altopiano del Poro, Vibo Valentia
La conoscenza archeologica della Calabria nel Medioevo è ancora poco approfondita rispetto al resto dell'Italia meridionale, e questo rende difficile... 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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Carved in Stone
The archaeology of rock-cut sites and stone quarries
£48.00
Editors:
Claudia Sciuto, Anaïs Lamesa, Katy Whitaker and Ali Yamaç
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358093
Paperback:
192 pages
BAR number:
S3054
Sub Title:
The archaeology of rock-cut sites and stone quarries
The study of marks left by humans on stone outcrops is an interdisciplinary endeavour that entails geology, history of techniques, ethnography as well as... More
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The Maya and Environmental Stress from Past to Present
Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands
£55.00
Author:
Eva Jobbová
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357287
Paperback:
236 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 8
BAR number:
S3055
Sub Title:
Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands
Both the perceived successes and failures of the Maya are often linked to their relationship with the local environment and their response to episodes of... 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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Imprints of the Archaeology of Northern Nigeria
Landscape, society and crafts around Kirfi, Bauchi region
£45.00
Author:
Abubakar Sule Sani
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358925
Paperback:
180 pages
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 94
BAR number:
S3062
Sub Title:
Landscape, society and crafts around Kirfi, Bauchi region
Abubakar Sule Sani’s pioneering book combines archaeological, ethnographic and historical data to construct a compelling narrative about the people of the... 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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£29.00
Author:
Attilio Mastrocinque
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359137
Paperback:
116 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour. 24 figures.
BAR number:
S3074
Why did the Romans worship a Persian god? This book presents a new reading of the Mithraic iconography taking into account that the cult had a prophecy. It... More
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Sylloge of Defixiones from the Roman West, Volumes I and II
A comprehensive collection of curse tablets from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE
£126.00
Author:
Celia Sánchez Natalías
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315324
Paperback:
600 pages, two-volume set
BAR number:
S3077
Sub Title:
A comprehensive collection of curse tablets from the fourth century BCE to the fifth century CE
Defixiones, also known as curse tablets, are one of the most revealing sources for ancient magico-religious practices. Born of rancour, anger, desire, love,... 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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Ein heiliger Ort in der Ostwüste
Beitrag zur altägyptischen Religion am Beispiel eines Hirtenbildes
£40.00
Author:
Hartwig Hartmann
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
German
ISBN:
9781407359298
Paperback:
140 pages, Illustrated throughout. 39 figures.
BAR number:
S3086
Sub Title:
Beitrag zur altägyptischen Religion am Beispiel eines Hirtenbildes
Seit der 5. Dynastie wird die Geburt eines Kälbchens und dessen Säugung auf den Wandreliefs altägyptischer Gräber dargestellt. Auch Grabbeigaben und... More
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Sepolture, rituali e comunità nei secoli IV-VI d.C
Il cimitero paleocristiano e bizantino di Vaste (Puglia meridionale)
£89.00
Authors:
Giovanni Mastronuzzi and Valeria Melissano
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407360133
Paperback:
372 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3103
Sub Title:
Il cimitero paleocristiano e bizantino di Vaste (Puglia meridionale)
Nell'entroterra di Otranto, a partire dal 1991, un importante complesso paleocristiano e bizantino è stato portato alla luce durante gli scavi... 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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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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£34.00
Author:
Raquel Martínez Romero
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360171
Paperback:
106 pages
BAR number:
S3112
En este trabajo se analiza la relación entre los modos de vida y las herramientas líticas de dos yacimientos arqueológicos (‘El Trobal’ en Jerez de la... More
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£46.00
Author:
Lilian Dogiama
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358246
Paperback:
162 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
BAR number:
S3116
In this book Dr Lilian Dogiama considers the role of hunting at the Neolithic community of Çatalhöyük and its significance in shaping personal and communal... More
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£33.00
Author:
Richard Lunniss
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English, with chapter summaries in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407359953
Paperback:
108 pages
BAR number:
S3117
Sub Title:
A Reconstruction and Interpretation
The Late Formative site of Salango, on the central coast of Ecuador, functioned as a sacred centre of increasing influence from 600 BC to 100 BC. This... 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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Tell Timai, (Egypt) 2009-2020
The Ptolemaic–Roman north western temple zone and Roman city excavations
£66.00
Author:
James E. Bennett
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360737
Paperback:
306 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3127
Sub Title:
The Ptolemaic–Roman north western temple zone and Roman city excavations
This monograph covers the excavations conducted at the Ptolemaic-Roman city of Tell Timai by the University of Hawaii from 2009 - 2020. It is divided into... More
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The ‘Woman at the Window’ Came from Egypt
New interpretations of the Phoenician ivories from the Assyrian palaces of Nimrud and Khorsabad
£40.00
Author:
Henriette Broekema
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407354255
Paperback:
120 pages
BAR number:
S3145
Sub Title:
New interpretations of the Phoenician ivories from the Assyrian palaces of Nimrud and Khorsabad
The ‘Woman at the Window’ Came From Egypt investigates the origin of ivory plaques found in the Assyrian palaces of Nimrud and Khorsabad from the first... More
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£45.00
Author:
Omar Larentis
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
Italian, with abstract and two Forewords in English
ISBN:
9781407354064
Paperback:
152 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
BAR number:
S3157
Questo studio costituisce la prima analisi complessiva dei dati antropologici della Civiltà di Golasecca nel loro contesto cronologico e geografico, cioè... More
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