Archaeology Books

Human intentionality in chemical patterns in Bronze Age metals For the last 180 years, scientists have been attempting to determine the 'provenance' (geological source) of the copper used in Bronze Age artefacts. However, despite advances in analytical...

A well‐preserved early Middle Palaeolithic site set against a wider northwestern European context The shift from Lower to Middle Palaeolithic in northwestern Europe (dated to around 300,000-250,000 years ago) remains poorly understood and underexplored...

Ancient glass beads as a window to the ancient worldGlass beads, both beautiful and portable, have been produced and traded globally for thousands of years. Modern archaeologists study these artifacts through sophisticated methods that analyze the glass...

Proceedings Of The Society Of Antiquaries Of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne (Third Series) (Volume I) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So...

Proceedings Of The Society Of Antiquaries Of London November 17, 1870, To April 3, 1873 Second Series (Volume V) has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Archäologie, Note: 1,0, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: In dieser Arbeit soll der vielfach verwendete vegetabile Dekor in Form von Palmetten, Lotos, sowie Efeu- und...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2015 im Fachbereich Archäologie, Note: 1,0, Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die vorliegende Arbeit will den Versuch unternehmen, einen zeitlichen Bogen von rund einem Millennium, nämlich...

Akademische Arbeit aus dem Jahr 2004 im Fachbereich Archäologie, Note: 1,0, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (Ur- und Frühgeschichte), Veranstaltung: Archäologie im Ostseeraum, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der Text analysiert die Anfängen der...

Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey, was one of the great cities of the ancient world, and the location of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. A largely Greek city, it attracted large numbers of pilgrims going to the temple,...

Archaeology at Home takes a deep dive into the entanglements between humans and their things. It explores the notion that things themselves "remember" when left by "their" people, and illustrates how the integration of humans and things involves...

Painting the Mediterranean Phoenician focuses on the Canaanite-Phoenician economic systems that predominated in and determined Mediterranean history. Phoenician trade networks were sophisticated and elaborate operations that required a highly developed...

Born to Choose is John H. Falk's compelling account of why and how we make the endless set of choices we do, every second of every day of our lives. Synthesizing research from across the biological and social sciences, Falk argues that human...

The First Urban Churches 7 includes essays focused on the development of early Christianity from the mid-first century through the sixth century CE in the ancient Macedonian city of Thessalonica. An international group of contributors trace the emergence...

This book is a full-color study of over 500 pre-Clovis stone artifacts of Virginia. With the 22K-year date of the Cinmar bipoint in Virginia, there is ample evidence of artifact classes that are older than Clovis. Over 50 tool types are illustrated and...

Innovative tourism industry leader Rosemary Rice McCormick guides the reader through the basics of marketing and tourism know-how for museum store managers and other museum and heritage marketing professionals. Packed with valuable ideas and case...

Leslie Bedford, former director of the highly regarded Bank Street College museum leadership program, expands the museum professional's vision of exhibitions beyond the simple goal of transmitting knowledge to the visitor. Her view of exhibitions as...

Jews and most Christians know about only 150 "Psalms of David"; they were collected in the Davidic Psalter of the (Masoretic) Hebrew Bible or Old Testament. Since about 200 BCE, the Greek translation of the Davidic Psalter contained 151 Psalms of David...

Artifacts linked to projectile technologies traditionally have provided the foundations for time-space systematics and cultural-historic frameworks in archaeological research having to do with foragers. With the shift in...

One hundred and fifty years of sustained archaeological investigation has yielded a more complete picture of the ancient Near East. The Old Testament in Archaeology and History combines the most significant of these archaeological findings with those of...

This book is the result of more than fifteen years of research. The study has been carried on, partly in libraries and town records, partly by conferences with descendants of potters and others familiar with their history, and partly by actual digging on...

Manors of Virginia in Colonial Time is a historical book written by Edith Dabney Tunis Sale in 1909. The book provides a comprehensive account of the manors and estates in Virginia during the colonial period. It covers the history of the land grants, the...

Ragged London, In 1861 (1861) is a historical book written by John Hollingshead that provides a comprehensive account of the living conditions and social issues faced by the working-class people of London in the mid-19th century. The book is based on...

London And Westminster, City And Suburb V1: Strange Events, Characteristics, And Changes, Of Metropolitan Life (1868) is a book written by John Timbs. The book provides a comprehensive and detailed description of the city of London and its suburbs in the...

En este trabajo se analiza, por primera vez en su conjunto, la producción escultórica cristiana hispana fechada entre los siglos VI y X. Frente a los tradicionales estudios de tipo formal o iconográfico, aquí se desarrolla y aplica una metodología...

Cultural Astronomy is the endeavour to understand the role of the sky in past and present societies, and how these societies incorporated the sky into their culture. This broad ranging discipline is closely related to archaeology when investigating...

This book presents a comprehensive study of the pottery from the Persian and Graeco-Roman periods at Memphis/KomTuman. The material analysed originates from a complex of administrative, residential, and artisanal quarters that lay at the foot of the...

This research aims to reconstruct the dynamics of exploitation and management of animal resources during the Middle Iron Age in the northern part of the Limpopo region (South Africa). The book offers an interpretation of faunal remains from two sites:...

This book represents a nuanced perspective on zooarchaeological studies. Although primarily conceived as proceedings from the 9th Postgraduate ZooArchaeology (PZAF) Forum held online in 2021, it gradually become something more - a "magnifying glass" that...

This book represents the first synthesis of the Neolithic archaeology of a pastoral, upland region of northern England that has historically been poorly represented in the archaeological record. Importantly for scholars of the period, the study...

This book examines the significance of feet, footwear, and the artefacts that depicted them to people living in the north-western provinces of the Roman Empire. It considers trends and symbolism in Roman hobnailing patterns, and Roman ritual use of shoes...

Impressions in pottery left by the remains of cereals have long been noticed by archaeologists, but new techniques including the use of scanning electron microscopes, cast replications, and CT scans have enabled new discoveries, including within the...

Results from the excavation of this high-status Roman villa confirm its occupation throughout the Roman period and beyond, illuminating lifestyle and landscape through detailed analysis of its architecture, finds and environmental remains. This site...

This research is concerned with the prehistory of the region which now forms the border between England and Wales. Whilst the Anglo-Welsh border is a relatively modern construct, and has shifted over time, the area is made up of distinctive topography,...

""Auf Friedlichem Wege: Ein Vorschlag Zur Losung Der Sozialen Frage"" ist ein Buch von Michael Flurscheim, das 1884 ver������ffentlicht wurde. In diesem Buch stellt der Autor einen Vorschlag zur L������sung der sozialen Frage vor, die zu dieser Zeit in...

Das Buch ""Abstammung, Ursitz Und Alteste Geschichte Der Baiwaren"" wurde im Jahr 1857 von Ernst Anton Quitzmann ver������ffentlicht. Es behandelt die Herkunft, den Ursprung und die fr�����he Geschichte der Bayern. Der Autor beschreibt die verschiedenen...

Le livre ""Etudes Archeologiques, Historiques Et Statistiques Sur Arles (1838)"" de Jean Julien Estrangin est une �����uvre qui traite de l'histoire, de l'arch�����ologie et de la statistique de la ville d'Arles. L'auteur y d�����crit en d�����tail les...

""A Magyar �����s Sz�����kely Asszonyok T������rv�����nye"" c������m����� k������nyv Cserei Farkas �����ltal ������r������dott 1800-ban. A k������nyv az asszonyok jogait �����s k������teless�����geit t�����rgyalja a magyar �����s sz�����kely...

The Elements of Greek Worship is a book written by Solomon Charles Kaines Smith in 1906. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the various elements that were involved in the worship practices of ancient Greeks. The author delves into the...

""Notes On The Archeology Of Margarita Island, Venezuela (1916)"" is a book written by Theodoor Hendrik Nikolaas De Booy. The book is a comprehensive study of the archeological findings on Margarita Island in Venezuela. The author has meticulously...

The book ""Census Of The City Of Providence, Taken In July, 1855"" was written by Edwin Miller Snow and published in 1856. It is a historical record of the population of Providence, Rhode Island, as recorded in a census taken in July of 1855. The book...

Annals of the British Peasantry is a historical non-fiction book written by Russell Montague Garnier and originally published in 1895. The book provides a comprehensive account of the lives and struggles of the rural working class in Britain during the...

""Alcohol, Its Place And Power: The Use And Abuse Of Tobacco"" is a book written by James Miller in the year 1880. The book primarily focuses on the impact of alcohol and tobacco on individuals and society as a whole. It explores the history of these...

Libri Quatuor De Sepulchris Hebraeorum est opus Nicolai Johannaei, quod anno MDCCVI editum est. In hoc libro, auctor de sepulchris Hebraeorum scribit, quae in Veteri Testamento commemorantur. Quattuor libri in hoc opere continentur, qui omnes de...

This book presents to English readers the research on the Sudarium of Oviedo, most of which has been available in Spanish so far. It includes a thorough critical analysis and new unpublished studies.

Dieses an Anfänger gerichtete Lehrbuch führt in die grundlegenden, zur Auswertung archäologischer Daten relevanten statistischen Verfahren ein. Es zielt vor allem darauf ab, empirisch arbeitenden Geisteswissenschaftlern Werkzeuge an die Hand zu geben,...