Africa - World Archaeology

A Stranger in the House - The Crossroads III: Proceedings of an International Conference on Foreigners in Ancient Egyptian and Near Eastern Societies of the Bronze Age held in Prague, September 10-13, 2018 [Hardback]

Jana Mynářová (Editor); Marwan Kilani (Editor); Sergio Alivernini (Editor)

£66.80

ISBN: 9788073089283
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
The main objective of the conference was to enhance our understanding of “foreignness” in ancient societies between the end of the Chalcolithic period and the end of the Late Bronze Age. This book collects some of the twenty most significant contr... .... Learn More

Early Symbolic Culture and the Evolution of Behavioral Modernity [Hardback]

Nicholas J. Conard (Editor); Ewa Dutkiewicz (Editor)

£46.00

ISBN: 9783935751315
Published by : Kerns Verlag
Series: Tübingen Publications in Prehistory
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Publication of results from the conference on early symbolic culture and the evolution of behavioral modernity, held as part of the Hugo Obermaier Meeting in Heidenheim, Germany. .... Learn More

The Monasteries and Monks of Nubia [Hardback]

Artur Obłuski (Author)

£43.00

ISBN: 9788394684860
Published by : Journal of Juristic Papyrology
Series: JJP Supplements
Volume: 36
The volume is the first study of the archaeology of religion of Christian Nubia. It presents the material record of Nubian monasticism and offers a comparative analysis of this phenomenon. On the basis of archaeological and epigraphic data, the au... .... Learn More

Rural Settlement and Economic Activity: Olive oil, wine and amphorae production on the Tarhuna plateau during the Roman period [Paperback]

Muftah Ahmed (Author)

£40.00

ISBN: 9781900971553
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Rural Settlement and Economic Activity is a key new addition to literature on the rural economy of Tripolitania during Antiquity. The chapters explore the geography and climate of the area and present the results of the author’s archaeological sur... .... Learn More

Modern Human Origins and Dispersal [Paperback]

Yonatan Sahle (Editor); Hugo Reyes-Centeno (Editor); Christian Bentz (Editor)

£37.00

ISBN: 9783935751308
Published by : Kerns Verlag
Series: Words, Bones, Tools: DFG Center for Advanced Studies
Volume: 1
Despite consensus on Africa's central place in the evolution of our species, the emergence of modern human populations and their dispersal out of the continent remain controversial topics. In this second installment of the DFG Center for Advanced ... .... Learn More

Classical Antiquities of Algeria: A Selective Guide [Paperback]

Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès (Author); Claude Sintes (Author); Philip Kenrick (Author)

£20.00

ISBN: 9781900971546
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Algeria is a large country, rich in visual remains of its long and complex history. The monuments of the Roman period are particularly impressive. This is partly because they are well-preserved, but also because the French, who colonised the regio... .... Learn More

The Archaeology of Western Sahara: A Synthesis of Fieldwork, 2002 to 2009 [Hardback]

Joanne Clarke (Author); Nick Brooks (Author)

£55.00

ISBN: 9781782971726
Published by : Oxbow Books
Contrary to much perceived wisdom, the Sahara is a rich and varied tapestry of diverse environments that sustain an array of ecosystems. Throughout its history, the Sahara has been a stage for human evolution, with human habitation, movement and l... .... Learn More

Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2015 [Hardback]

Miroslav Bárta (Editor); Filip Coppens (Editor); Jaromír Krejčí (Editor)

£168.00

ISBN: 9788073087586
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
The Czech Institute of Egyptology of the Charles University in Prague has since the start of the third millennium established the tradition of organising on a regular basis a platform for scholars, active in the pyramid fields and the cemeteries o... .... Learn More

Africa Proconsularis: Volume 3 - Regional Studies in the Segermes Valley of Northern Tunisia -- Historical Conclusions [Hardback]

Peter f. Orsted (Author); Jesper Carlsen (Author); Laila Ladjimi Sebai (Author); Habib Ben Hassen (Author)

£34.25

ISBN: 9788772888286
Published by : Aarhus University Press
From 1987 to 1990, in collaboration with several Danish research institutes, the Tunisian Institut National de Patrimoine carried out an extensive archaeological survey in the valley known as the Segermes basin, in Tunisia. The results of that wor... .... Learn More

Africa Proconsularis, Volumes 1 & 2: Regional Studies in the Segermes Valley of Northern Tunisia [Hardback]

Peter f. Orsted (Author); Jesper Carlsen (Author); Laila Ladjimi Sebai (Author); Habib Ben Hassen (Author)

£45.75

ISBN: 9788772887401
Published by : Aarhus University Press
What was the relationship between city and country in the Roman Empire? The writings which have been preserved show an enormous empire, divided into "cells", each with a city at its centre. But the written sources are few, and focus mainly on the ... .... Learn More