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Where the Last Neanderthals Lived: A Study of Neanderthal and Modern Human Behavioural Ecology in a Glacial Refugium [Hardback]
Clive Finlayson (Editor); D. Francisco Giles Pacheco (Editor); Joaquin Rodriguez Vidal (Editor)
Regular Price: £50.00
Special Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781842172650
Published by : Oxbow Books
Gorham's Cave, at the southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar, is a large cavern that sits close to the Mediterranean coast in full view of North Africa. The cave is rich in archaeological deposits and evidence of Neanderthal occupation, dating b... .... Learn More -
All the Emperor's Men: Roman Soldiers and Barbarians on Trajan's Column [Hardback]
J. C. Coulston (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781842173008
Published by : Oxbow Books
Trajan's Column, set up in the heart of Rome, was completed in 113 CE to commemorate the emperor Trajan's wars across the Danube. Its reliefs provide a uniquely detailed picture of the army at war in perfect harmony with Trajan who in his own ... .... Learn More -
Ways of Being Roman: Discourses of Identity in the Roman West [Paperback]
Louise Revell (Author)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £17.50
ISBN: 9781842172926
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book examines the question of identity in the Roman west. Combining material and textual evidence, it takes an innovative approach in looking at the wider discourses or ideologies through which an individual sense of self was learnt and ex... .... Learn More -
Building for Eternity: the History and Technology of Roman Concrete Engineering in the Sea [Hardback]
C.J. Brandon (Author); R.L. Hohlfelder (Author); M.D. Jackson (Author); J.P. Oleson (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 9781782974208
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One marker of the majesty of ancient Rome is its surviving architectural legacy, the stunning remains of which are scattered throughout the circum-Mediterranean landscape. Surprisingly, one truly remarkable aspect of this heritage... .... Learn More -
Fashionable Encounters: Perspectives and trends in textile and dress in the Early Modern Nordic World [Hardback]
Tove Engelhardt Mathiassen (Editor); Marie-Louise Nosch (Editor); Maj Ringgaard (Editor); Kirsten Toftegaard (Editor); Mikkel Venborg Pederson (Editor)
Regular Price: £38.00
Special Price: £28.50
ISBN: 9781782973829
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
At the heart of this anthology lies the world of fashion: a concept that pervades the realm of clothes and dress; appearances and fashionable manners; interior design; ideas and attitudes. Here sixteen papers focus on the Nordic w... .... Learn More -
Animals and Archaeology in Northern Medieval Russia: Zooarchaeological Studies in Novgorod and its Region [Hardback]
Mark Maltby (Editor)
Regular Price: £60.00
Special Price: £45.00
ISBN: 9781842172773
Published by : Oxbow Books
This is the third book on material studies in this series on medieval Novgorod and its territory, and deals with a substantial body of animal bones that has been recovered over the last decade. The zooarchaeological evidence is discussed by the... .... Learn More -
Silk for the Vikings [Paperback]
Marianne Vedeler (Author)
Regular Price: £25.00
Special Price: £20.00
ISBN: 9781782972150
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
The analysis of silk is a fascinating topic for research in itself but here, focusing on the 9th and 10th centuries, Marianne Vedeler takes a closer look at the trade routes and the organization of production, trade and consumptio... .... Learn More -
Communicating with the World of Beings: The World Heritage rock art site in Alta, Arctic Norway [Hardback]
Knut Helskog (Author); Tim Challman (Translator)
£35.00ISBN: 9781782974116
Published by : Oxbow Books
The rock art found in the World Cultural Heritage site of the Alta area, Norway, comprises thousands of images including vast panels depicting many animals including reindeer and elk as well as fish, birds, boats, humans and geome... .... Learn More -
Using Images in Late Antiquity [Paperback]
Stine Birk (Editor); Troels Myrup Kristensen (Editor); Birte Poulsen (Editor)
£45.00ISBN: 9781782972617
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Fifteen papers focus on the active and dynamic uses of images during the first millennium AD. They bring together an international group of scholars who situate the period’s visual practices within their political, religious... .... Learn More -
Paths Towards a New World [Paperback]
Mats Larsson (Author); Geoffrey Lemdahl (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781782972570
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Covering the approximately 6,500 years from the beginning of the Late Mesolithic to the transition to the Bronze Age, Mats Larsson takes the reader on a journey through the development of Swedish prehistoric society and culture se... .... Learn More