Ancient Near East & Cyprus
Archaeology and history from Early Man to the spread of Islam in the region that stretches from northern Turkey to southern Arabia and from the Levantine coast to Iran.
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The Cyrus Cylinder and Ancient Persia: A New Beginning for the Middle East [Hardback]
John Curtis (Author); Neil MacGregor (Author); Irving Finkel (Translator)
£25.00ISBN: 9780714111872
Published by : British Museum Press
The Cyrus Cylinder is one of the most famous objects to have survived from the ancient world. The Cylinder was inscribed in Babylonian cuneiform on the orders of the Persian King Cyrus the Great (559−530BC) after he captured... .... Learn More -
The Oxford Handbook of the State in the Ancient Near East and Mediterranean [Hardback]
Peter F. Bang (Editor); W. Scheidel (Editor)
£95.00ISBN: 9780195188318
Published by : Oxford University Press
This Handbook offers a comprehensive survey of ancient state formation in western Eurasia and North Africa. Eighteen experts introduce readers to a wide variety of systems spanning 4,000 years, from the earliest known states in wo... .... Learn More -
Settlement Patterns, Development and Cultural Change in Northern Oman Peninsula : A multi-tiered approach to the analysis of long-term settlement trends [Paperback]
Nasser Said Ali Al-Jahwari. (Author)
£47.00ISBN: 9781407310954
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2483
The aim idea of this study is to examine, quantify and critically assess the settlement history of the northern Oman Peninsula from the Hafit period (late 4th - early 3rd millennium BC) to recent times. .... Learn More -
Warships of the Ancient World, 3000-500 BC [Paperback]
Adrian K. Wood (Author)
£9.99ISBN: 9781849089784
Published by : Osprey
Covering a vast sweep, this well-illustrated book provides a concise exploration of pre-Classical naval warfare in the Mediterranean. Adrian Wood examines the vessels, naval techniques and strategy, and prominent engagements fough... .... Learn More -
Textile Production and Consumption in the Ancient Near East: archaeology, epigraphy, iconography [Hardback]
Marie-Louise Nosch (Editor); Henriette Koefoed (Editor); Eva Andersson Strand (Editor)
£30.00ISBN: 9781842174890
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES
Volume: 12
In the past, textile production was a key part of all ancient societies. The Ancient Near East stands out in this respect with the overwhelming amount of documentation both in terms of raw materials, line of production, and the di... .... Learn More -
Persia's Imperial Power in Late Antiquity: The Great Wall of Gorgan and the Frontier Landscapes of Sasanian Iran [Hardback]
H. Omrani Rekavandi (Author); T. J. Wilkinson (Author); J. Nokandeh (Author); Eberhard Sauer (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9781842175194
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: British Institute of Persian Studies Monograph
Volume: 2
The Gorgan Wall stretches for over 200km through northern Iran. Guarded by over 30 forts, it is longer than Hadrians Wall and the Antonine Wall put together and is the most monumental ancient border defence system between Central Europe and Chi... .... Learn More -
King and Court in Ancient Persia, 559 to 331 BCE [Hardback]
Lloyd Llewellyn-Jones (Author)
£80.00ISBN: 9780748641260
Published by : Edinburgh University Press
he first Persian Empire (559-331 BCE) was the biggest land empire the world had seen, and seated at the heart of its vast dominions, in the south of modern-day Iran, was the person of the Great King. Immortalized in Greek literatu... .... Learn More -
Nishapur Revisited: Stratigraphy and Ceramics of the Qohandez [Hardback]
Rocco Rante (Author); Annabelle Collinet (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781842174944
Published by : Oxbow Books
Nishapur in eastern Iran was an important Silk Road city, its position providing links to central Asia and China, Afghanistan and India, the Persian Gulf and the west. Despite previous excavations there are many unresolved questions surrounding... .... Learn More -
The Sumerian World [Hardback]
Harriet Crawford (Editor)
£150.00ISBN: 9780415569675
Published by : Routledge Ltd
This new companion to the Sumerian civilization of third millennium BC southern Mesopotamia is a mine of information, with 32 chapters exploring a vast array of topics. After an initial section exploring physical and linguistic co... .... Learn More -
An Examination of Late Assyrian Metalwork [Hardback]
John Curtis (Author)
£48.00ISBN: 9781842175071
Published by : Oxbow Books
Although the Assyrian kingdom that dominated the Ancient Near East between the ninth and seventh centuries BC had a rich material culture, attested particularly by the distinctive stone wall reliefs and colossal gateway figures, practically not... .... Learn More