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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Excavations by K.M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961–1967, Volume VI: Sites on the edge of the Ophel [Hardback]
Kay Prag (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9781785706530
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Levant Supplementary Series
Volume: 18
In this volume the principal focus is on the presence/absence of the city walls on the east side of the city from the Iron Age onwards. The evidence for major walls and their structure from Iron Age II to the Byzantine periods in Sites S.II and R.... .... Learn More -
Arsacids, Romans and Local Elites: Cross-Cultural Interactions of the Parthian Empire [Paperback]
Jason Schlude (Editor); Benjamin Rubin (Editor)
£36.00ISBN: 9781785705922
Published by : Oxbow Books
For almost 500 years (247 BCE–224 CE), the Arsacid kings of Parthia ruled over a vast multi-cultural empire, which encompassed much of central Asia and the Near East. The inhabitants of this empire included a complex patchwork of Hellenized Greek-... .... Learn More -
Artisans versus nobility?: Multiple identities of elites and ‘commoners’ viewed through the lens of crafting from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Ages in Europe and the Mediterranean [Paperback]
Ann Brysbaert (Editor); Alexis Gorgues (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9789088903960
Published by : Sidestone Press
In prehistoric Europe hierarchic societies arose and developed technological systems and processes in the production of objects related to everyday use, on the one hand, and items of religious and symbolic character emulating prestige and luxury, ... .... Learn More -
Artisans versus nobility?: Multiple identities of elites and ‘commoners’ viewed through the lens of crafting from the Chalcolithic to the Iron Ages in Europe and the Mediterranean [Hardback]
Ann Brysbaert (Editor); Alexis Gorgues (Editor)
£135.00ISBN: 9789088903977
Published by : Sidestone Press
In prehistoric Europe hierarchic societies arose and developed technological systems and processes in the production of objects related to everyday use, on the one hand, and items of religious and symbolic character emulating prestige and luxury, ... .... Learn More -
Walking Through Jordan: Essays in Honor of Burton Macdonald [Hardback]
Geoffrey A. Clark (Editor); P. M. Michele Daviau (Editor)
£90.00ISBN: 9781781792834
Published by : Equinox
The objective of Walking through Jordan is to acknowledge and honor the singular achievements and wider impacts of Jordan's most prominent survey archaeologist, Burton MacDonald. MacDonald is a biblical scholar by training who has written extensiv... .... Learn More -
Stone Vessels in the Near East During the Iron Age and the Persian Period: (C. 1200-330 BCE) [Paperback]
Andrea Squitieri (Author)
Regular Price: £45.00
Special Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9781784915520
Published by : Archaeopress Archaeology
Series: Archaeopress Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology
Volume: 2
This book focuses on the characteristics and the development of the stone vessel industry in the Near East during the Iron Age and the Persian period (c. 1200 - 330 BCE). Three main aspects of this industry are investigated. First, the technology ... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of the Ostraca House at Israelite Samaria [Hardback]
Ron E. Tappy (Author)
£74.00ISBN: 9780897570954
Published by : American Schools of Oriental Research
The Israelite Ostraca, or pottery fragments, are among the most important finds ever recovered by the Harvard Expedition to Samaria in 1908 according to George Andrew Reisner, who led the expedition to excavate the site of the capital of the ancie... .... Learn More -
Ancient Israel: What Do We Know and How Do We Know it? [Paperback]
Lester L. Grabbe (Author)
£21.99ISBN: 9780567670434
Published by : Bloomsbury
In Ancient Israel Lester L. Grabbe sets out to summarize what we know through a survey of sources and how we know it by a discussion of methodology and by evaluating the evidence. The most basic question about the history of ancient Israel, how do... .... Learn More -
Archaeozoology of the Near East [Hardback]
Marjan Mashkour (Editor); Mark Beech (Editor)
£70.00ISBN: 9781782978442
Published by : Oxbow Books
This two part volume brings together over 60 specialists to present 31 papers on the latest research into archaeozoology of the Near East. The papers are wide-ranging in terms of period and geographical coverage: from Palaeolithic... .... Learn More -
From Sasanian Mandaeans to Sabians of the Marshes [Paperback]
Kevin van Bladel (Author)
£37.00ISBN: 9789004339439
Published by : Brill
Series: Leiden Studies in Islam and Society
Volume: 6
This historical study argues that the Mandaean religion originated under Sasanid rule in the fifth century, not earlier as has been widely accepted. It analyzes primary sources in Syriac, Mandaic, and Arabic to clarify the early history of Mandaei... .... Learn More
