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Prehistoric Mediterranean

Materiality and Social Practice: Transformative Capacities of Intercultural Encounters
edited by Joseph Maran and Philipp W. Stockhammer
Materiality and Social Practice investigates the transformative potential arising from the interplay between material forms, social practices and intercultural relations. Such a focus necessitates an approach that takes a transcultural perspective as a fundamental methodology and, then a broader understanding of the inter-relationship between humans and objects. Adopting a transcultural approach forces us to change archaeology's approach ...
Hardback. Price GB £36.00

Mortuary Customs in Prehistoric Malta: Excavations at the Brochtorff Circle at Xaghra, Gozo (1987-94)
edited by Caroline Malone, Simon Stoddart, Anthony Bonanno and David Trump
Amongst the earliest stone architecture in the world, the Neolithic temples and hypogea of Malta testify to a sophisticated island culture. Explored in the early twentieth century, the subterranean burial temple, the Hal Saflieni Hypogeum, was cleared of its burials and artefacts without detailed record. Late in the twentieth century, excavation at Xaghra on Gozo rediscovered a second cave cemetery that provides a unique comparison ...
Hardback. Price GB £95.00

Archaeoseismology
edited by S. Stiros and R. E. Jones
The papers in this volume, which have sprung from collaboration between archaeologists and seismologists, investigate the social, historical and physical effects of ancient earthquakes. Sites where archaeological and historical evidence of palaeoseismic events is investigated include Mycenae, Late Helladic III Kynos, 13th century BC Tiryns and Late Minoan Crete. Others adopt a scientific approach to the effects of earthquakes such as the uplift ...
Hardback. Publisher's Price GB £35.00, Our Price GB £9.95

The Power of Technology in the Bronze Age Eastern Mediterranean: The Case of the Painted Plaster
by Ann Brysbaert
This volume explores issues of power and status in craft specialization and the transfer of technology in the Bronze Age eastern Mediterranean through a detailed case study of painted plaster. 16 sites were examined in detail, with iconographic and stylistic festures treated alonside technological ones, and comparative information analysed from around the Aegean. Ann Brysbaert finds a complex picture of technological transfer, and uses her ...
Hardback. Price GB £60.00

Charis: Essays in Honor of Sara A Immerwahr
edited by Anne P Chapin
This tribute to Professor Sara Immerwahr comprises a short biography, her full bibliography, and twenty articles written by fellow scholars celebrating her contributions to the field of Bronze Age painting and art history, as well as her encouragement and generous support of her students and colleagues over many years. Thirteen Bronze Age scholars present papers that address aspects of social, political, religious, and ritual significance in wall ...
Paperback. Publisher's Price GB £37.50, Our Price GB £8.95

An Island Archaeology of the Early Cyclades
by Cyprian Broodbank
A new and up-to-date review of Cycladic history, the first major study of its type since Renfrew's Emergence of Civilization. This is a study of island archaeology, with in-depth discussions of all the issues that are peculiar to such environments - colonisation, interaction, communication, trade and diffusion. Cyprian Broodbank steers us through the history of the Cyclades from pre-colonisation, through the Neolithic, Bronze and ...
Paperback. Price GB £51.00

Santorini and its Eruptions
by Ferdinand A. Fouqué, translated by Alexander R. McBirney
The first annotated English translation of Fouqué's seminal study of the Santorini archepelago in the Aegean. The eruption of Thera, now Santorini, has long-since fascinated scholars and tourists alike. Here Fouqué discusses the discovery of the ...
Hardback. Price GB £62.00

An Archaeology of Natural Places
by Richard Bradley
Little work has been done on investigating the meaning and significance of natural places within the landscape, such as caves, springs, mountains and rivers. Richard Bradley's discussion begins with the early career of Sir Arthur Evans and takes us on a winding journey through Scandinavia, Britain, Iberia, Europe and the Aegean, charting the changing perceptions of the landscape and its natural places in prehistory. His ideas and thoughts on the ...
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Early Roman Warrior: 753-321 BC
by Nic Fields
Illustrated with plenty of reconstructions alongside pictures of archaeological finds, this book attempts to reconstruct the armies of Rome in its infancy. Nic Field outlines the kind of military equipment used in Iron Age Italy, and looks at social structure and its influence on the military, and at such evidence as we have for the raids and campaigns fought by these early Roman warriors. 64p b/w and col illus (Osprey 2011)
Paperback. Price GB £11.99

The First Mediterranean Islanders: Initial Occupation and Survival Strategies
edited by Nellie Phoca-Cosmetatou
The present volume provides a much needed contribution to island archaeology by examining the characteristics of the initial occupation of the Mediterranean islands. It enhances our understanding of the mechanisms, strategies, cultural contingencies and social alliances that enabled the consolidation of a permanent human presence in these settings. Particular attention is given to small islands, which can present increased demands on people to ...
Paperback. Price GB £35.00