This is a study of the southern Netherlands during the transition from Mesolithic to Neolithic. The data comes solely from flint scatters, studied both spatially and chronologically, over four levels
Fragments of the monumental naos, or shrine, were discovered by Edouard Naville during excavations in 1888, but its architectural form and the exquisite quality of its sunken relief carvings have rema
Excavations were undertaken at Grove Farm, in Wessex, from 1986 to 1990, and unearthed 42 inhumation burials probably spanning from the late fifth and sixth centuries. The report was completed in 1992
Deals with all "skeletal material" finds (bone, ivory and antler) from the work of the three teams excavating at Caesarea Maritima, Israel, over recent years. The assemblage includes around 4,000 find
This volume is the first of twelve scheduled to present the materials excavated under the direction of Professor Keith C. Seele in a concession that extended from the Abu Simbel temples to the Sudan f
These two barrows in the parish of Tixall, north of Stafford, were excavated by the Stoke-on-Trent Museum Archaeological Society between the years 1986 and 1994. They are approximately one kilometre a
A true gem of Chinese Buddhist mural painting is to be found in the Beijing Western Mountains in a monastery of the Chan tradition, the Fahai Chan Si ("Chan Monastery of the Sea of the Law&am
Early Interracial Oneness Pentecostalism' is a look at what is perhaps the least-known chapter in the history of American Pentecostalism. The study of the first thirty years of Oneness Pentecostalism
This volume presents the results of investigations undertaken by Oxford Archaeology between 2003 and 2011 in advance of construction of the Banbury Flood Alleviation Scheme, Oxfordshire. The main elem
The Weymouth Relief Road crosses an area of intricately varied geology and one of the richest and most important cultural landscapes in England, which preserves a wealth of archaeological and historic
How people produced or acquired their food in the past is one of the main questions in archaeology. Everyone needs food to survive, so the ways in which people managed to acquire it forms the very bas
This book addresses three key areas of intellectual enquiry: literary criticism, cultural critique, and philosophical theology. Once closely related, especially in the Catholic tradition, they often a
Perhaps it is just something that comes with age or perhaps with reading the same stories over and over and over again to younger ears, but one starts to notice little things that grow to bother you.
The manufacture of cloth, yarn, twine, rope, nets and a wide range of other goods is one of the longest-established forms of industry in the South West. Evidence of the traditional textile industries
This book provides reflections on the Sunday Bible readings in the Roman Catholic Lectionary for Years A, B, and C of the liturgical cycle. They previously appeared in separate volumes of Sunday Matte
Hitchcock (church history and theology, Sioux Falls Seminary, South Dakota) pieces together Swiss Protestant theologian Barth's (1886-1968) beliefs regarding end times that are scattered throughout hi
The subject of the present publication is the working practices of the Ghent-Bruges illuminators, active in Flanders in the decades around 1500. Its focus is on manuscripts featuring freestanding, iso
Media structures play an important role in explaining media performance. The research on media systems, institutions and organizations developed significantly over the last decade.
Where do our images about early hominids come from? In this fascinating in-depth study, David Van Reybrouck demonstrates how input from ethnography and primatology has deeply influenced our visions ab
Die Arbeit uber die fruh- und mittelbronzezeitlichen Lanzenspitzen Grosbritanniens umfasst die fruhen Formen mit Schaftzunge (?tanged“) sowie die Tullenlanzenspitzen mit Osen (?looped“). Formale Aspek
The site of Memphis preserves the archaeological remains of the first capital of a unified pharaonic Egypt, including the site of the temple of Ptah which gives its name to the city and the country
Volume 3 in this series on Pre-Columbian figurines concentrates on pottery figurines from the south coast, the highlands and the ‘Selva’ (tropical rain forests) of Peru. It details a collection of 784
This rich, multi-authored work addresses the future of the Christian Church in Africa, the challenges it faces, and how it must respond to them. The essays are inspired by the theme of the Second Syno
The destruction by fire of a reconstruction of a Sunken-Featured Building (SFB or Grubenhaus) at West Stow in Suffolk, presented a unique opportunity for experimental archaeology, and provides new ins
The inspiration for this volume is one of the most celebrated documents retrieved from the ancient cave library in Dunhuang: a tantric commentary in 85 folios together with its root text, and prolific
Kent (Old Testament and arts, Wesley Institute, Sydney, Australia) examines verbal repetition as a versatile narrative tactic, and uses literary theory and narrative film theory to analyze repetitions
Soils perform a variety of functions. Soils are the basis of food and other biomass products; they provide crucial resources; and they store, filter, and transform materials (such as water) that are v
In a revision of his PhD dissertation in theology at Baylor University, Green (Christian thought and tradition, Union U., Tennessee) enters into the debate following theologian Gunton's (U. of London)
With Desiderium Sapientiae (The Desire for Wisdom) written in 1996, and Le Porte Celesti (The Doors of Heaven) published in 1999, now both out of print, Renzo Manetti returns in this book to his favou
Being Faithful in Diversity considers the facts and natures of religious diversity and examines responses to them. It then explores the more difficult issue about how it is we are to be true to our re
In this work, the author reconstructs the Mesopotamian land tenure system as it may have existed at or near the beginning of history. The major focus is on the texts from Souruppak, which are the firs
Participants in the extensive project, undertaken in advance of redevelopment, explain their findings in the southwest quadrant of the Roman and medieval town of Bath. Their coverage also extends back
Ivestigates the development of social complexity and the changes of modes of pottery production from the Neolithic to early Bronze Age in the Yuanqu Basin, north-central China. The research focuses on
The ubiquitous rhetorics of uniform origins and timeless principles, of pure intentions versus degraded expressions, and of pristine insides versus ambiguous outsides, says McCutcheon (religious studi
In 1995 an extraordinary array of timber posts set in bright yellow mortar was exposed by marine erosion of the Tankerton foreshore at Whitstable, Kent. Canterbury Archaeological Trust, with the he
Belt buckles, which were worn by both men and women in Anglo-Saxon England, not only had an obvious practical function, they also had a potent social significance for their wearers. Their archaeologic
This papyrus is a return of taxable private land for the village of Philadelphia dating from AD 216/217. The register, divided into three parts, includes five entries of Alexandrian officials, foll
The classic guide to the Palace of Nestor, now illustrated in full colour, including Piet de Jong's watercolours. Expanded to include descriptions of nearby sites and those discovered as a result of r
