Archaeologists report findings at the bottom of the strait separating the Isle of Wight from the southern coast of England, where people lived in a redwood forest about the seven millennium BC. They d
This book constitutes the first volume of a three-volume study of Christian testimonies to divine suffering: God's Wounds: Hermeneutic of the Christian Symbol of Divine Suffering, Divine Vulnerability
Generated by two 2008 symposia--October in Kyoto and November in Vienna-- the 24 papers in this collection look in turn at coins and chronology and art and archaeology in what is generally now called
Drawing on the preserved letters of Boniface and his chosen follower Lul, saints' lives, and Frankish chronicles and annals, as well as archaeology and monastic charters, this impressive history chron
This work presents 13 essays resulting from a 2006-2009 study circle at Nordic Summer University. Contributors are academics and practitioners in dance, philosophy, theater, music, and acting, in Denm
This volume is the first publication within the project 'PeripheralAutonomy? Longitudinal analyses of cultural transfer in the literary fields of small language communities', financed by the Netherlan
This volume discusses the role of organic residue analysis in identifying economic activities and subsistence practices associated with the first uses of pottery in the Middle East, and presents the r
A literacy training tool for students who are learning theology and for whom English is a second language or for those who are studying theology or scripture at the parish level. The book is a textboo
This volume is the much larger companion to Roger Blockley's similarly-titled monograph, published in 1981 (ARCA 6). The earlier volume gave a commented conspectus of the fragments, and essays on the
Garvie's career, before and after his retirement, has spanned 47 years in all but a few he published books, articles and reviews. Here his admirers continue in his tradition of considering the text, i
This volume presents the 1994-1997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid Plain of Greece. It compliments the author's previous volume on the Lower Terraces
The September 2003 workshop in London was the first in the series to be held outside the US and the first to have its proceedings published, though papers from earlier ones have been published separat
This volume contains a range of papers from a seminar held in Oxford in 2005. What did art in its widest sense mean to them, the Romans, and what might it (or even should it), mean to us? The approach
Whitehead (Russian, U. of St. Andrews, Scotland) investigates the literary genre of the fantastic as it was practiced in the two countries during the rise of the novel and the grand narrative. Investi
Kanawati and Abder-Raziq report findings of fieldwork conducted from 1999 to 2002 at the tombs of Iynefert/Shanef and Ihy (reused by Idut/Seshseshet). While the tomb of Iynefert is open to visitors an
A report on a group of officials' tombs excavated in the 1980s by the Egyptian Antiquities Authority. This volume includes details on the architectural features, scenes, inscriptions and finds from th
For over a century Yiddish served as a major vehicle for expressing left-wing ideas and sensitivities. A language without country, an ‘ugly jargon’ despised by the assimilationist Jewish bourgeoisie a
The earliest vitreous materials in Egypt date to c.4000 BC although the production of glass, faience, frit or 'Egyptian blue' does not really take off until the 18th dynasty. Andrew Shortland combines
Even in its incomplete form (the final volume is still in preparation), the Commentary on the Amores of Ovid has become a scholarly standard. The introductions to each elegy are succinct, readable a
Contents: Introduction (Francoise Fauconnier and Serge Lemaitre); 1) Rock art sites as spiritual places ? Canadian Shield rock art as part of the Algonquian sacred landscape (Daniel Arsenault); 2) Thu
Ancient Egypt was noted for its mineral wealth, and the prolific use of semi-precious stones in jewelry and personal ornamentation. This study focuses on just one such mineral, turquoise, exploring it
This book examines the genetic processes that shaped two of the great literary masterpieces of modernity: Flaubert's (L'education sentimentale ) and Proust's (A la recherche du temps perdu.
The series is projected to encompass many volumes that will disseminate preliminary reports on what has been learned during 20 years of archaeology at the Giza Pyramids in Egypt under the aegis of the
Against the commonly held opinion that ancient Judaism was an artless culture, this sumptuously illustrated book offers new ways of looking at art in Jewish antiquity. Leading experts, under the edito
Contents: Introduction (Robert Hillenbrand); I. METALWORK AND TEXTILES: The Freer Canteen: Jerusalem or Jazira? (Teresa Fitzherbert); Mamluk Textiles (Maria Sardi); The Captivating Power of Textiles (
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
These seventeen essays are written in honour of Lorraine Copeland which reflect her interest in the prehistory of the Near East and her belief that river sediments were the key to providing `a prelimi
As in many other areas in south Scandinavia, the region surrounding the city of Simrishamn in south-east Scania has a great many Bronze Age mounds that are still visible in the landscape, and records
With a collection of 57 articles in English, French and German, presenting the most recent research on ancient fortifications, this book is the most substantial publication ever to have issued on the
This book is about two giants of 20th century historiography, Michael Rostovzteff (1870-1952) and Elias Bickerman (1897-1981) whose lives and careers intersected on many occasions but who have rarely
Could the circulation of objects or ideas and the mobility of artisans explain the unprecedented uniformity of the material culture observed throughout the whole of Europe? The 17 papers presented her
Archaeological investigation of Early Middle Palaeolithic flint tools, including hand axes, and faunal remains in the North Sea. This volume also examines submerged and buried landscapes. The methods
The causes and consequences of violence and warfare have long interested social scientists, historians, and philosophers. While economic motivations for conflict are among the most commonly discussed
In Theologizing Friendship, Nathan Lefler revitalises Jean Leclercq's defence of monastic theology, while expanding and qualifying some of the central theses expounded in Leclercq's magisterial The Lo
