The Vindolanda tablets wooden writing-tablets discovered near Hadrian's Wall contribute in a remarkable way to knowledge of Roman Britain between AD 90 and c.120. The tablets include military document
This detailed study of military medical practice on the western frontiers of the Roman army aims to discover whether legionary and auxilliary units were treated differently, whether local civilians we
This study examines archaeological evidence relating to predynastic settlement along the Nile from the 5th to 4th millennium BC. Evidence from 37 sites is presented including the remains of domestic s
This volume reports on two main excavations at The Parks (1998) and London Road (1997-1998) carried out in Godmanchester (Cambridgeshire), plus a series of other smaller investigations. Excavations at
This study of Neolithic tool assemblages from three sites in Syria addresses the question of transformations in lithic debitage from the 10th to 8th millennium BP.
A session held at the TAG conference in Cardiff in 1999 sought to steer Mesolithic debates away from traditional lithic approaches and instead considered social aspects of Mesolithic life.
Placing the written evidence to one side and bringing archaeological evidence to the fore, Sjogren studies the emergence of the polis on Crete through settlements and material culture. Examining more
In the wealth of literature concerning Bell Beakers, the present volume is the first broad treatment of issues relating to their northeast frontier. The book has grown from papers read at the symposiu
There are many examples of Chihuahuan ceramics held in North American museum collections which remain an untapped source of information on this culture. This study makes use of the unprovenanced examp
Oxford's Pitt Rivers Museum houses seventeen collections of Palaeolithic material from Egypt, comprising a total of 1009 objects. None of the objects were recovered during excavation but many were fou
Around the year 500 A.D. king Clovis expanded his territory situated near the French-Belgian border to an area reaching from beyond the Pyrenees to well into Germany. Towards the end of the 20th centu
During his stay in Japan as one of the foreign technicians employed to aid the Westernization and industrialization of Japan, William Gowland (1842-1922) conducted the first truly accurate scientific
The results of the 1994-1996 excavations by Matthews (U. College London, UK) and his team of archaeologists from several countries at Tell Brak, a site occupied from the fourth until the second millen
Based on the author's thesis, this study presents a series of period-based reconstructions of the occupation and exploitation of the Wolds in East Yorkshire from the late Bronze Age to the early medie
Best known for his 1947 memoir L'Espece humaine, Robert Antelme (1917-1990) is a central figure in the history of the European response to the Nazi concentration camps. In this first study in any lang
Born to a wealthy and prestigious English Quaker family in 1866, Katherine rebelled against their strict Victorian values, becoming one of the first female graduates of Oxford University and the first
The first comprehensive, one-volume account of the maritime history of the British Isles from the early Middle Ages to the dawn of the 21st century. Ian Friel defines 'maritime history' broadly to enc
The Whole Body of Cookery Dissected went through five editions in the twenty years after its first publication and this current volume is a facsimile of the 1682 printing. The text is a remarkable sta
This is a reprint of the Academic Press original of 1976, which was distinguished by inclusion in Books for College Libraries, 3d ed. Schiffer (U. of Arizona) provides a new introduction. Percheron
Sociopolitical changes in the Ilare district of central Yorubaland in Nigeria led to the nucleation of small villages into larger towns and a new form of institutional organisation based on dynastic r
This detailed study about how Christian life changed in Pannonia after Christianity was adopted as the empire's official religion, is based on a well-illustrated catalogue of Christian and Jewish site
The aim of this volume is to publish letters and letter fragments from the Petrie excavations at Lahun in an accessible and affordable manner. The Middle Kingdom papyri are illustrated and, on the fac
An investigation of the cultural and ritual significance behind the placing of personal ornaments in certain contexts, notably temples, shrines and burials. Drawing throughout on archaeological and ic
Grainge's dissertation examines recent evidence from maritime archaeology, in the Mediterranean and off the coast of Britain, to reinterpret the events of AD 43. Grainge's principal aims are to identi
This meticulous survey of the origins of medieval rural settlements is based on an in-depth analysis of topographical and archaeological evidence and, as such, varies from more usual document-based an
This special issue of Ancient Narrative Supplementum 1, entitled 'Space in the Ancient Novel', brings together a collection of revised papers, originally presented at the International conference unde
Brochs, roundhouses and wheelhouses are an ill-understood part of Scotland's archaeological heritage even though they are a fairly widespread phenomenon across northern and north-west Sotland and the
This paper contains transcriptions of chapter 180 from the Book of the Dead, and a brief discussion of the sources. Chapter 180 occurs twice in the Nebseni Papyrus, in both cases copied backwards from
A study of piracy in north-west Europe from the 1st century and the Julio-Claudians to the 5th century AD. Detalle's analysis is based on various sources of evidence including epigraphy, coinage, arte
Contents: Stephen White: Opuscula and Opera in the Catalogue of Theophrastus' Works Han Baltussen: Theophrastean Echoes? The De Sensibus in the Platonic and Aristotelian Tradition Pamela M. Huby: Arab
The medicinal and panaceist benefits of spring water have been known since ancient times and people have been bathing in and drinking from springs, lakes and watery caves for centuries. This volume pr
Adventures in Egypt and Nubia tells the story of the pioneer Egyptologist William John Bankes (1786-l855). A brilliant and volatile man, Bankes was the unexpected heir of the Kingston Lacy estate in D
Pottery has become one of the major categories of artefact that is used in reconstructing the lives and habits of prehistoric people. In these 14 papers, members of the Prehistoric Ceramics Researc
Excavations at Shadwell between 1974 and 1976 uncovered extensive archaeological remains, including the base of a masonry structure interpreted as a 3rd-century military signal tower by the excavator.
25 papers, from a conference held at Glasgow in 2000, focus on the issues involved in the archaeology of battlefields, mostly in medieval Europe, in North America and in the warzones of the 19th and 2
The aim of this thesis is to `examine the development of constructed cult loci from the late Iron Age to the late Roman period in Southern Britain'. Smith concludes that such sites were rare during th
Anthropomorphic figurines are one of the most discussed instances of Palaeolithic Art. This study provides an overview of such objects in the Pavlovian, an Upper Palaeolithic archaeological culture
A report on excavations at the Late Neolithic-Chalcolithic site of Teleilat Ghassul in Jordan by an Australian team in 1967-77 and 1994-97. The report outlines the history of research at the site befo
This volume contains the results of tests on the corrosivity of European sea waters towards three types of stainless steels as well as reviews and reports covering materials selection.
