Two colours red

Two new books that leapt out of the shelves this month, purely on the merit of their titles... They turned out to be pretty good books as well! We explore ancient Peru, and take a look at the turbulent history of the colour red...

Byzantine moments...

We look at some new titles that will feature at the forthcoming Byzantine congress

Damaged books - careless previous owner

Back by popular demand! Damaged books at perfect prices!

Of all the new books that have passed over the desks of the Oxbow staff this month, these, for whatever reason, are the ones that grabbed their attention.

New Releases

Who Owns Objects?: The Ethics and Politics of Collecting Cultural Artefacts
edited by Eleanor Robson, Luke Treadwell, and Chris Gosden
Paperback. GB £24.00, GB £7.50

Who owns cultural objects? and who has the right to own them? The contributors to this book have thought long and hard about the ethics and politics of collecting, from a variety of professional perspectives: archaeologist, museum curator, antiquities dealer, collector, legislator. The book is the outcome of a series of lectures and workshops held in Oxford in October-December 2004. It brings together some stimulating and provocative opinions, that would not usually be found together; archaeology and cultural heritage students rarely come into contact with antiquities dealers or collectors, for instance; museum curators rarely get to know the production processes and rationales behind the legislation and ethical codes they have to abide by. The aim is to provoke thought and debate on this topical and sensitive subject area.

Deliciae Fictiles III: Architectural Terracottas in Ancient Italy: New Discoveries and Interpretations (Proceedings of the International Conference held at the American Academy in Rome, November 7-8, 2002)
edited by Ingrid Edlund-Berry, Giovanna Greco and John Kenfield
Hardback. GB £35.00, GB £10.00

This edited volume of forty-four papers on terracottas opens with a section on New Research, followed by five geographical sections on: Etruria; Umbria and Abruzzo; The Faliscans, Rome and Latium; Campania and Magna Graecia; and Sicily. The terracottas in question are the various parts of roofing systems used by the ancient Italians – Italic, Etruscan and colonial Greek – and cover both domestic and temple architecture. Thirty-three papers are in Italian, nine in English and two in German.

Conferences we will be attending

INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS OF BYZANTINE STUDIES
London (Monday 21st August - Saturday 26th August 2006)
This is always a well-attended gathering with scholars from all the world. See our 'Byzantine moments' feature for more details.
http://www.byzantinecongress.org.uk/

UISPP XVTH WORLD CONGRESS
Lisbon (Monday 4th September - Saturday 9th Sept 2006)
Major international congress on archaeology, takes place every four years. The congress will involve 25 parallel sessions organised in six main thematic areas: hunter-gatherers; first farmers and pastoralists; early metallurgy; historical archaeology; archaeosciences. For the first time since 1986, when the “World Archaeological Congress” was founded (in the UK), all archaeologists are gathering together, due to the active engagement of WAC’s President in the preparation of the Lisbon’s Congress.
http://www.uispp.ipt.pt/en/enmain.html