Ancient Near East: Cradle of Civilization Explored
Uncover the origins of civilization in our Ancient Near East collection. From Mesopotamia to Persia, explore the birthplace of writing, law, and agrarian societies. Complement your studies with related insights with our Egyptology books and delve into the religious aspects with our Ancient & Medieval Religion resources.
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Obsidian Vessels in the Prehistoric and Early Historic Near East
Full Price: £45.00
Discount Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9798888570623
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-11-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
First comprehensive study and catalogue of over 150 obsidian vessels made and used c. 5400–1500 BC in the Near East.
Archaeology of Symbols
ICAS I: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology of Symbols
Price: £59.95
ISBN: 9798888570982
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-02-28
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
304 Pages
Explores the prominence of symbols and allegorical aspects in archaeology as expressions of iconographic evidence, material culture or ritual ceremonies, seen from a multicultural perspective.
Exploring Writing Systems and Practices in the Bronze Age Aegean
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789259018
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2023-11-23
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
Focusing on the syllabic systems of Bronze Age Greece, brings together different perspectives to create an innovative interdisciplinary outlook on what is involved in writing.
Cyprus in the Long Late Antiquity
History and Archaeology Between the Sixth and the Eighth Centuries
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789258745
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2022-12-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
288 Pages
Provides a new understanding of the complexity of settlement patterns, economic, political and social developments in post-Roman Cyprus up to and beyond the Arab incursions of the 7th century.
The Semantics of Word Division in Northwest Semitic Writing Systems
Ugaritic, Phoenician, Hebrew, Moabite and Greek
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789256772
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-12-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
256 Pages
Presents an important new approach to key aspects of early language by considering the targets of graphic word-level units in natural language, focusing on ancient North West Semitic (NWS) writing systems.
Bathhouses in Iudaea, Syria-Palaestina and Provincia Arabia from Herod the Great to the Umayyads
Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781789256574
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-06-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
176 Pages
A comprehensive overview of Roman bathhouses of modern Israel, Jordan and southern Syria, exploring the evidence from dating and plans, building techniques and materials, and decorations.
The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile Crescent
Excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan
Price: £65.00
ISBN: 9781789255263
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-07-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
720 Pages
Analysis of the transition to sedentary farming in the Fertile Crescent and the establishment of Neolithic culture based on major excavations in Iraq.
Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean
From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry
Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781789253801
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-01-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
472 Pages
The history of the Ancient Near East covers a huge chronological frame, from the first pictographic texts of the late 4th millennium to the conquest of Alexander the Great in 333 BC. During these millennia, different societies developed in a changing landscape where sheep (and their wool) always played an important economic role.
Obsidian Vessels in the Prehistoric and Early Historic Near East
Full Price: £45.00
Discount Price: £36.00
ISBN: 9798888570623
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-11-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
160 Pages
Archaeology of Symbols
ICAS I: Proceedings of the First International Conference on the Archaeology of Symbols
Price: £59.95
ISBN: 9798888570982
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2024-02-28
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
304 Pages
Exploring Writing Systems and Practices in the Bronze Age Aegean
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789259018
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2023-11-23
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
192 Pages
Cyprus in the Long Late Antiquity
History and Archaeology Between the Sixth and the Eighth Centuries
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789258745
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2022-12-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
288 Pages
The Semantics of Word Division in Northwest Semitic Writing Systems
Ugaritic, Phoenician, Hebrew, Moabite and Greek
Price: £50.00
ISBN: 9781789256772
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-12-15
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
256 Pages
Bathhouses in Iudaea, Syria-Palaestina and Provincia Arabia from Herod the Great to the Umayyads
Price: £40.00
ISBN: 9781789256574
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2021-06-05
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
176 Pages
The Early Neolithic of the Eastern Fertile Crescent
Excavations at Bestansur and Shimshara, Iraqi Kurdistan
Price: £65.00
ISBN: 9781789255263
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-07-31
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Oxbow Books
720 Pages
Wool Economy in the Ancient Near East and the Aegean
From the Beginnings of Sheep Husbandry to Institutional Textile Industry
Price: £35.00
ISBN: 9781789253801
Publisher: Oxbow Books
Pub Date: 2020-01-15
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Oxbow Books
472 Pages