Published by the British Institute at Ankara and distributed in North America by The David Brown Book Co., this two-volume set represents the findings of a multi-season survey project. (The dates of t
This is the first detailed, wide-ranging report to be published on excavations in the extramural settlement of the Roman legionary fortress at Chester (north-western England), specifically those ar
This volume focuses on the role of the postulated derivational and filtering devices in current linguistic theory and aims to promote the exchange of ideas between the proponents of MP and OT in order
Although the earliest known literary evidence for a dual-sexed divinity on Cyprus dates to the fifth century BCE, archaeological evidence indicates there was a tradition on the island of sexually a
The heart amulet is one of the most often depicted images in Egyptian art. Due to the scarcity of archaeological information available about the heart amulet, its artistic depictions represent an impo
Egypt, Carthage and other African civilisations are well documented but the land and people between them are less well known yet also worthy of consideration.
A collection of papers in honour of Henrietta Quinnell: 1) Hennrietta Quinnell: Rescue Archaeology, Adult Education and South West Britain (Susan Pearce); 2) South Western Hunter-Gather Landscapes
Participants in the 2002-03 project describe the results of archaeological investigations at a cemetery in the London Borough of Camden during construction of a high-speed railway to the Channel Tunne
Clausewitz's understanding of war was shaped by his understanding of the state, which he regarded as the central institution of modern life. His achievements as a theorist of war in turn clarify one o
This oversize volume (9.75x12") is the catalogue for an exhibition (date and venue not stated), a collaborative effort of Egypt's Supreme Council of Egyptian Antiquities, the U. of Pisa (and its libra
20 papers from a conference called in celebration of the 300th anniversary of Abraham Darby's successful attempt to smelt iron ore using coke in 1709, which focus on processes of industrialization.
This study examines the use of ceramic building materials in transitional architecture of the 9th-11th centuries in southeast England and northwest France, discussing parallels, and in particular aski
This study uses the perspectives of what might be termed the 'empirical tradition' of British landscape archaeology that developed in the 1960s and 1970s, especially in industrial archaeology, to e
This book collects articles from two different workshops organized in 2009 and 2010, one which aimed to analyse the epistemology of cyber-archaeology in relation to state of the art methods, theory, a
In this third volume of his series on traditional African weaponry, the author examines a group of unusual edged weapons showing analogies to agricultural implements. These weapons are characterized b
This volume reports on a large scale survey of a site in Egypt's eastern desert, one hitherto little explored. Specialist reports cover the geology of the region, the prehistoric finds, the numerous p
China has been a challenge to Christianity since the beginning of modern times, and it remains so today. Here is a great civilisation comprising a quarter of humankind, yet largely untouched by Christ
This volume contains ten papers originally given as part of two seminar series on landscape archaeology. Topics include sarsen stones; the Christianisation of Ethipia's landscape; a comparative study
'Assembles a series of innovative studies in the historical archaeology of graffiti. A rich variety of case studies range from figures carved into the bark of aspen trees in upland Nevada made during
Aethelred II is more commonly known by the epithet "the Unready", and it is precisely this popular image of incompetence which Ian Howard's biography is intended to put to rest. In constructing a chro
This research addresses the issue of variability within the Middle Dorset (2000-1100 B.P.) culture on the island of Newfoundland and on the island of Saint-Pierre in the French Archipelago of Saint-Pi
This study takes a fesh look at Livy's accounts of battles, asking how useful they are as depictions of the reality of republican warfare. It looks at the existing models of the infantry battle, combi
This collection of papers is entirely devoted to cupules, a feature prominently in Peruvian and Bolivian rock art, as well as in Lower Palaeolithic India and elsewhere. The contributors examine issues
The practice of condensing writings has deep historical roots and plenty of angles for historical and philosophical analysis, given that its activity reflects a culture's preservation efforts, has tie
By the 4th century AD Britain was witnessing the break down of Roman identity and by the mid-6th century a number of kingdoms had been created which paved the way for the Germanic take-over.
The principles theory, introduced by Ronald Dworkin and developed further by Robert Alexy, is at the centre of various debates in legal philosophy and legal theory. In the controversy over the concept
10 papers present the latest excavation reports and interpretative work on prehistoric flint mining. The contributors cover aspects of flint mining from extraction to processing and distribution strat
This meticulous work aims to identify all of the assets of one English abbey, that of Winchcombe, founded in the 8th century. In addition to locating and plotting the actual lands and estates of the m
The volume covers the 2008 season of clearing and mapping at the Khentkawes Town (KKT) on the Giza Plateau, and survey, mapping, and excavation of burials in the area. The work at the KKT site encompa
How did the Romans plan their great road to the north, Dere Street? In setting out to answer this question, and to produce a method for diagnosing the direction of Roman surveying and planning from th
This volume presents prehistoric records that span over a millennium to examine issues of human paleoecology on the Columbia Plateau of Washington State, USA. It quantifies past human population, comp
The anthology was born out of a 2002-04 research project funded by the Austrian Science Fund to investigate the concept of paranormal and supranormal perception in the Buddhist epistemological traditi
"The Perfection of Wisdom in 150 Verses" is one of the most influential and revered scriptures in East Asian esoteric Buddhism, and survives in five Chinese versions, a Tibetan translation, and a frag
This work is a study of Anglo-Saxon mortuary and settlement practices in the landscape of Norfolk (eastern England) from the early fifth to the early seventh centuries AD. It considers the places c
This study examines the landscape of west Wales during the reign of Rhys ap Gruffydd (1155-1197), using GIS tp look at patterns of settlement and territoriality, and in particular analysing the impact
In 2002 the author was selected by the Director General of the Giza Monuments to conduct excavations on a series of unexpected finds (made in the mid-1990s) at Sahure's pyramid complex. In his introdu
The present volume comprises most of the papers delivered at RICAN 4 in 2007. The focus is placed on readers and writers in the ancient novel and broadly in ancient fiction, though without ignoring re
Beloved of readers and writers alike, Carol Shields was a formidable creative force. The author of dozens of books, she won a Pulitzer Prize and an Orange Prize, a Governor General's award, and many o
