Despite its great historical and cultural importance, the Southern Caucasus has been inadequately researched. This two-volume publication compiles 75 articles from an international symposium exploring the region’s cultures from earliest times to the Middle Ages.
For the first time in English, this volume presents three decades of research on Bol’shoy Yakor’ I, a key Late Pleistocene site in Eastern Siberia. Through detailed study of lithic production and hunting, it reveals the seasonal cycles of prehistoric hunter-gatherers.
These articles offer invaluable insights into the results of different interactions between “Romans” and Others. They cover a huge geographical area, from Britain, across Europe to the Near East, and provide information on the Roman Empire as seen through the eyes of foreigners.
Chronology and Evolution within the Mesolithic of North-West Europe
These proceedings focus on the contribution of carbon-14 dates to Mesolithic research in North-West Europe. 40 papers cover themes like lithic industries, settlement patterns, burial practices, human impact on the environment, and neolithisation.
Transforming the Colony
Winter investigates the lives of convicts transported to Western Australia, particularly how their presence in the colony served as a form of modernity, fundamentally transforming it in the process.
Sacred Monuments and Practices in the Baltic Sea Region
Over recent decades, the scope of church archaeology has expanded immensely. This book provides a convincing testament to this development, with every chapter giving a distinctive perspective on the theme of sacred monuments and practices written by leading experts in the field.
This second volume on Grotta Mora Cavorso presents multidisciplinary analyses of the cave’s Neolithic occupation. Discover one of the largest collective burial caves in the Mediterranean, revealing its complex and multi-layered use as a ritual place in central Italy.
This compendium brings together 18 case studies investigating territory in the Middle Ages from an archaeological perspective. The contributions focus especially on cases in Portugal, Spain and Italy, in order to provide a Mediterranean perspective.
The Archaeology of Anatolia Volume II
This second volume in the Archaeology of Anatolia series offers reports on the most recent discoveries from across the Anatolian peninsula. Periods covered span the Epipalaeolithic to the Islamic, and sites and regions range from the western Anatolian coast to Van.
From Prehistory to the Middle Ages, the Duero River’s archaeological heritage is at risk. Before these sites are lost forever, the Zamoraprotohistórica society leads a programme to preserve them. This volume is a compilation of remarkable papers on the river’s rich history.
The Archaeology of Anatolia, Volume III
This third volume in the Archaeology of Anatolia series delivers timely updates from ongoing excavations across the peninsula. Covering the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval, it features a new section presenting the latest critical findings and research in the field.
The Archaeology of Anatolia, Volume IV
This fourth volume in the Archaeology of Anatolia series offers reports on the most recent discoveries from across the peninsula. Periods covered span the Epipalaeolithic to the Medieval Age. The volume includes reviews of on-going excavations and a “State of the Field” section.
Lemesos
This is the first scholarly work in English on the history of Limassol, Cyprus, from antiquity to the 1570 Ottoman conquest. Six scholars explore Limassol’s political, social, economic, artistic, and cultural history.
International Conference on Use-Wear Analysis
This volume explores use-wear studies as a proxy for prehistoric techno-cultural reconstruction. Discussing various research methods, techniques, chronologies, and regions, this book will be of interest to both archaeologists and anthropologists.
Muge 150th
This publication explores a number of archaeological themes, and is divided into two volumes, with the first focusing on Mesolithic finds in the Muge and Sado valleys. The second volume discusses the general Mesolithic period and its transition to the Neolithic across Europe.
Booleying in Ireland
This book challenges the view of booleying as a post-medieval practice. Drawing on extensive research, it traces the origins of transhumance to the prehistoric period, providing a fresh perspective on its history and economic importance in Ireland and Achill.
The Exploitation of Raw Materials in Prehistory
This collection presents state-of-the-art approaches to the use of inorganic raw materials in the period known as prehistory. It focuses on stone-tools, adornments, colorants and pottery from Europe, America and Africa.