In studies of seventeenth-century British architecture, the term 'Britain' has more often than not been used as a synonym for England. The geographical and political reality was far more complex. Foll
The crucial role that the Ukrainian 'branch' of the Tripolye culture played in shaping the historical formation of the Ukraine, and indeed that of Europe, is still not fully understood or appreciated.
According to Song, the Christian faith is deeply rooted in storytelling: stories are the most basic mode of human communication and, in the same idea, the Christian Bible is fundamentally a collection
The book is a complete biographical listing of all the rare and precious collections in the library from 1600 to 1699. Each entry has complete bibliographic information, with brief description in simp
Neef (German Archaeological Institute), Rene T. J. Cappers, and Renee M. Bekker (both U. of Groningen, The Netherlands) present a third volume in the Digital Plant Atlas Project, the first two present
The Council for British Archeology (CBA) is noted as the first organization to include industrial archeology in the field's scope, and Palmer (emeritus, U. of Leicester, UK) as the UK's first professo
It is the variability in the human use of caves and rockshelters that archaeologists emphasize as they survey the multiple significances of such natural places in a range of chronological, spatial, an
In one of five projects and volumes published by the Museum of London in conjunction with English Heritage, Shepherd presents the evidence for a Roman Fort at Cripplegate that Grimes discovered during
A Gazetteer representing practical field observations of most of the prehistoric Standing Stones in Great Britain and some Other Stones which post-date AD 1. The list also includes 34 prehistoric Stan
Revising his June 2010 PhD dissertation at the University of Warsaw, Ochala explores the several different dating systems used in Christian Nubia between the sixth and 15th centuries. Until now, he sa
The British Museum Byzantine Seminar organizes annual conferences on the material culture of Late Antiquity and Byzantium; the 30 essays here represent all but four of the presentations at the May 200
Over a quarter century after Isaac's premature death in 1985, archaeologists around the world continue to write about him and his work. Among the topics here are the evolution of palaeolandscape resea
Leonard has written extensively about the parish churches in Shropshire and Herefordshire, where he is now retired from medical general practice, but here he returns to his native London. The book pro
Over the past decade, the discussion of John Howard Yoder's theology and ethics has shifted from the context of older, more conservative theologians to a larger context of philosophy, in particular, p
English description: Forced exile is considered a form of punishment typical for Imperial Rome. Thus far, however, few investigations have been made into the motives of the emperor and other judges, w
Aichele (retired, religion and philosophy, Adrian College, Michigan) explores the messages of the four Gospels, the reality they are conveying--that is, at a middle level between the actual words of t
A gifted storyteller, Wilcox deftly relates the content of the scenes, the complexities of relationships, the inner struggles, and lessons to be found in the story of David's fall, with his commentary
Most of the 16 papers are from the August 2006 International Council of Archaeozoology in Mexico City. Archaeologists from the US, Europe, and Asia explore some of the diverse relationships between hu
From a summer 2007 conference in Copenhagen, 10 essays explore modes of interaction between change and continuity during the Middle Ages. They cover martyrdom in the West, images of Mary from Theotoko
How have French Jewish women reacted to the great traumas of the last century, the Holocaust, North African decolonization and the resulting migration of African Jews to France, the Arab-Israeli crisi
Linguists mostly in Australia, but throughout the anglophone world, reflect on their teaching experience, discussing what they think is important and in the format they think best to express it. For a
Interlopers played a significant role in Early Modern world trade. The eighteenth century was a case in point; re-exports of colonial goods such as tobacco, sugar, tea and coffee increased dramaticall
In 2007 the Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) marked its tenth anniversary by holding a conference at which speakers, both from within the Scheme and outside gave a series of papers that demonstrat
During the early 1980s, local farmers discovered old ship timbers incorporated in the bank of the Fribrodre River in Denmark, and excavations later showed that a large ship handling harbor was located
Jones (theology, U. of the Free State-Bloemfontein, South Africa) argues that Goodwin's Christology is grounded in and flows out of the eternal covenant of redemption, also known as the pactum salutis
This book serves as an up-to-date manual for the ever evolving discipline of digital landscape reconstruction, and shows how digital tools can used in the interpretation of archaeological data related
This translated catalog was produced for the title exhibit at the J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, held July 16, 2009-February 8, 2010. Iozzo (National Archeological Museum, Florence) and the Getty'
What role did Eastern Central European metropolises play in the culture-political changes before and after World War I? This study focuses on two centers: Prague, the capital of Austria's province of
In this volume four, former British Museum curator Bailey writes the catalogue of the terracottas in the collection from the Ptolemaic and Roman periods in Egypt. Catalogue sections are separated by t
Green China captures the glory of China's natural world through Heather Angel's photographs, most taken specifically for this book. Over 300 images are coupled with an informed and engaging text to ta
Twenty documentary papyri of the Roman period from the collection of the Aegyptisches Museum-Berlin are here published for the first time. All texts are equipped with full commentary and recent bib
This volume describes the site and building sequence of the bishop of Winchester's palace (now in Southwark) from the earliest finds through the initial building in the 12th century, rebuilding in the
This title provides the Romano-British and Anglo-Saxon results of an archaeological excavation held in the early 1980s at Barrow Hills, Radley; the earlier, prehistoric phases of the site were reporte
The exhibit at the Oriental Museum in Chicago (no date cited) and this companion volume demonstrate how archaeologists work with shards, while illuminating aspects of life along the Silk Road from the
Of interest to geologists as well as archaeologists, the five chapters of this volume describe exploration and analysis of the region now known as Aboukir Bay in Egypt. Originally situated high above
Lost Nubia: A Centennial Exhibit of Photographs from the 1905-1907 Egyptian Expedition of the University of Chicago is the catalogue for the inaugural exhibit in the Marshall and Doris Holleb Family
Aphra Behn has emerged as a central literary figure in early feminist studies and as such, this new edition of Wiseman's critical study covers the considerable revision of critical appreciation of her
The 5th-century B.C. poet Pindar remarked on the rich sculptural decoration of the Athenian Agora, and, indeed, over 3,500 pieces of various types of sculpture have been uncovered during its excavatio
Between the seventh and tenth centuries, Anglo-Saxon sea power was largely used on the offensive. Historian Pullen-Appleby looks at three aspects of the subject. First he considers the institutions an
Lynn Rainville's revised thesis uses `micro-debris analyis' to investigate aspects of domestic life in three Early Bronze Age sites, two urban and one rural, in southeastern Turkey. More than 370 micr
