Ancient History
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Silk: Trade and Exchange along the Silk Roads between Rome and China in Antiquity [Paperback]
Berit Hildebrandt (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789255515
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Ancient Textiles Series
Volume: 29
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Already in Greek and Roman antiquity a vibrant series of exchange relationships existed between the Mediterranean regions and China, including the Indian subcontinent, along well-defined routes we call the Silk Roads. Among the many goods that fou... .... Learn More -
Britannia Romana: Roman Inscriptions and Roman Britain [Paperback]
R. S. O. Tomlin (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789255485
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Britannia Romana: Roman Inscriptions and Roman Britain is based on the author’s 40 years’ experience of the epigraphy of Roman Britain. It collects 487 inscriptions (mostly on stone, but also on metal, wood, tile and ceramic), the majority from Br... .... Learn More -
Dariali: The 'Caspian Gates' in the Caucasus from Antiquity to the Age of the Huns and the Middle Ages: The Joint Georgian-British Dariali Gorge Excavations and Surveys 2013-2016 [Hardback]
Eberhard Sauer (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789251920
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: British Institute of Persian Studies Archaeological Monograph Series
Volume: 6
The Huns, invading through Dariali Gorge on the modern-day border between Russia and Georgia in AD 395 and 515, spread terror across the late antique world. Was this the prelude to the apocalypse? Prophecies foresaw a future Hunnic onslaught, via ... .... Learn More -
Butrint 5: Life and Death at a Mediterranean Port: The Non-Ceramic Finds from the Triconch Palace [Hardback]
William Bowden (Author)
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ISBN: 9781785708978
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: BUTRINT ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 5
This is the second volume arising from the 1994–2003 excavations of the Triconch Palace at Butrint (Albania), which charted the history of a major Mediterranean waterfront site from the 2nd to the 15th centuries AD. The sequence (Butrint 3: Excava... .... Learn More -
Butrint 6: Excavations on the Vrina Plain Volume 3: The Roman and late Antique pottery from the Vrina Plain Excavations [Hardback]
Paul Reynolds (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789252217
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Butrint Archaeological Monographs
Volume: 6.3
Butrint 6 describes the excavations carried out on the Vrina Plain by the Butrint Foundation from 2002–2007. Lying just to the south of the ancient port city of Butrint, these excavations have revealed a 1,300 year long story of a changing communi... .... Learn More -
Gilded Flesh: Coffins and Afterlife in Ancient Egypt [Hardback]
Rogério Sousa (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789252620
Published by : Oxbow Books
Egyptian coffins stand out in museums’ collections for their lively and radiant appearance. As an involucre of the mummy, coffins played a key-role by protecting the body and at the same time, integrating the deceased in the afterlife. The paramou... .... Learn More -
Nairi Lands: The Identity of the Local Communities of Eastern Anatolia, South Caucasus and Periphery During the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age. A Reassessment of the Material Culture and the Socio-Economic Landscape [Hardback]
Guido Guarducci (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789252781
Published by : Oxbow Books
This study analyses the social and symbolic value of the material culture, in particular the pottery production and the architecture, and the social structure of the local communities of a broad area encompassing Eastern Anatolia, the South Caucas... .... Learn More -
Inhabiting the Promised Land: Exploring the Complex Relationship between Archaeology and Ancient Israel as Depicted in the Bible [Paperback]
Margreet L. Steiner (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789253306
Published by : Oxbow Books
For many people it is clear: the actions and beliefs of Ancient Israel are described in the Bible. The stories about its peoples and kings, struggles and wars, deities and shrines, are supposed to have been told and retold throughout the ages and ... .... Learn More -
The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum: Catalogue and Essays [Hardback]
Faye Kalloniatis (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789251968
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Egyptian Collection at Norwich Castle Museum represents the first full publication of this important collection which contains several outstanding objects. Part 1 begins with an outline of the acquisition history of the Egyptian collection a... .... Learn More -
Butrint 6: Excavations on the Vrina Plain Volume 2: The Finds [Hardback]
Simon Greenslade (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789252170
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Butrint Archaeological Monographs
Volume: 6.2
Butrint 6 describes the excavations carried out on the Vrina Plain by the Butrint Foundation from 2002–2007. Lying just to the south of the ancient port city of Butrint, these excavations have revealed a 1,300 year long story of a changing communi... .... Learn More
