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Kratos & Krater: Reconstructing an Athenian Protohistory

Barbara Bohen

Athenian governance and culture are reconstructed from the Bronze Age into the historical era based on traditions, archaeological contexts and remains, foremost the formal commensal and libation krater. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Sig y análisis espacial en la arqueología de cazadores recolectores de Magallania (extremo sur de Sudamérica)

María Cecilia Pallo

Environmental and spatial analysis in the archeology of hunter-gatherers from Magallania (southernmost South America) READ MORE

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La ocupación humana del territorio de la comarca del río Guadalteba (Málaga) durante el Pleistoceno

Lidia Cabello Ligero

This investigation exhaustively gathers the archaeological evidence of the Palaeolithic human settlement in the Guadalteba river region (Malaga, Spain) during the Pleistocene. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

Roman Frontier Studies 2009

ed. Nick Hodgson et al.

Proceedings of the 21st International Congress of Roman Frontier Studies (LIMES XXI), hosted by Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK, in August 2009. READ MORE

Paperback: £90.00 | eBook: £16.00

Horcott Quarry, Fairford and Arkell’s Land, Kempsford

Chris Hayden et al.

Excavations at Horcott revealed Mesolithic activity, a major Iron Age settlement with exceptional grain-storage structures, a Roman farmstead, a 3rd–4th-century cemetery, and a large Anglo-Saxon settlement. Nearby Arkell’s land saw only Roman-period enclosures and fields, likely linked to Claydon Pike, and no later occupation. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

The Archaeology of Time Travel

ed. Bodil Petersson et al.

This volume explores the relevance of time travel as a characteristic contemporary way to approach the past. Papers explore various types and methods of time travel and seek to prove that time travel is a legitimate and timely object of study and critique because it represents a significant way to bring the past back to life in the present. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access

New Perspectives on the Bronze Age

ed. Sophie Bergerbrant et al.

This collection of articles helps to explain why the Bronze Age has come to hold such a fascination within modern archaeological research. By providing new theoretical and analytical perspectives on the evidence new interpretative avenues have opened, it situates the history of the Bronze Age in both a local and a global setting. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00

‘Poedicvlorvm oppida’

Custode Silvio Fioriello

This volume reconstructs – for the first time, in an organic manner and in a global framework – the profile of the urban space of central Apulia, Italy in Roman times. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00

Catalogue of Artefacts from Malta in the British Museum

Josef Mario Briffa SJ et al.

Ancient finds from the Maltese islands are rare, and those held in the British Museum form an important collection. Represented is a wide cultural range, spanning the Early and Late Neolithic, the Bronze Age, Roman and more recent historic periods. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00

Egypt 2015: Perspectives of Research

ed. Mladen Tomorad et al.

This volume presents proceedings from the Seventh European Conference of Egyptologists, Zagreb, Croatia 2015. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

Large Scale Rhodian Sculpture of Hellenistic and Roman Times

Kalliope Bairami

This volume presents the large-scale Rhodian sculpture of the Hellenistic and Roman period through the publication of sixty unpublished sculptures of life size or larger than life size, together with forty-five sculptures already published. READ MORE

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L’arte rupestre dell’età dei metalli nella penisola italiana: localizzazione dei siti in rapporto al territorio, simbologie e possibilità interpretative

ed. Renata Grifoni Cremonesi et al.

This volume presents the proceedings of the conference “L’arte rupestre dell’età dei metalli nella penisola italiana: localizzazione dei siti in rapporto al territorio, simbologie e possibilità interpretative”, University of Pisa on 15th June 2015 READ MORE

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Coventry’s Medieval Suburbs

Paul Mason et al.

Reports the results of 2003-2007 excavations at Hill Street, Upper Well Street and Far Gosford Street, three suburban streets which stood directly outside the city gates of Coventry for much of the medieval period. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Birds, Beasts and Burials: A study of the human-animal relationship in Romano-British St. Albans

Brittany Elayne Hill

Birds, Beasts and Burials examines human-animal relationships as found in the mortuary record within the area of Verulamium that is now situated in the modern town of St. Albans. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

Cedar Forests, Cedar Ships

Sara A. Rich

It is commonly recognized that the Cedars of Lebanon were prized in the ancient world, but how can the complex archaeological role of the Cedrus genus be articulated in terms that go beyond its interactions with humans alone? READ MORE

Paperback: £44.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Death of the Maiden in Classical Athens

Katia Margariti

The present study examines the death of maidens in classical Athens, combining the study of Attic funerary iconography with research on classical Attic maiden burials, funerary inscriptions, tragic plays, as well as the relevant Attic myths READ MORE

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Cloth Seals: An Illustrated Guide to the Identification of Lead Seals Attached to Cloth

Stuart F. Elton

This book is intended to be a repository of the salient information currently available on the identification of cloth seals, and a source of new material that extends our understanding of these important indicators of post medieval and early modern industry and trade READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

Late Roman to Late Byzantine/Early Islamic Period Lamps in the Holy Land

Varda Sussman

This volume illustrates lamps from the Byzantine period excavated in the Holy Land and demonstrates the extent of their development since the first enclosing/capturing of light (fire) within a portable man-made vessel. READ MORE

Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00

Due antiche diocesi dello stretto di Messina

Francesca Zagari

This monograph is a comparative study of the Saline area and of the Aeolian Islands dioceses’ settlement in Late Antiquity and in the Early Middle ages. READ MORE

Paperback: £33.00 | eBook: £16.00

Ländliche Siedlungsstrukturen im römischen Spanien

Jan Schneider

The present study deals with the comparison of rural settlements, aiming to compare developments in various settlements of the Iberian Peninsula during the Roman era. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00

Atlas of Mammal Distribution through Africa from the LGM (~18 ka) to Modern Times

Hélène Jousse

This work provides the first overview of mammal species distributions in Africa since the Last Glacial Maximum (LGM, 18 ky) to modern time READ MORE

Paperback: £55.00 | eBook: £16.00

Portuguese Intervention in the Manila Galleon Trade

Etsuko Miyata

In this study of the Portuguese intervention in the Manila Galleon Trade, Etsuko Miyata explores its history through a new approach: the examination of Chinese ceramics. READ MORE

Paperback: £22.00 | eBook: £16.00

Recent Investigations in the Puuc Region of Yucatán

ed. Meghan Rubenstein

Papers focus on the history of the Puuc region, Yucatán, incorporating archaeological, architectural, epigraphic, and iconographic studies. READ MORE

Paperback: £33.00 | eBook: £16.00

Percy Manning: The Man Who Collected Oxfordshire

ed. Michael Heaney

This volume provides the first detailed biography Percy Manning (1870-1917), an Oxford antiquary who amassed enormous collections about the history of Oxford and Oxfordshire. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

Suyanggae and Her Neighbours in Haifa, Israel

ed. Sharon Gonen et al.

This proceedings volume gathers papers, abstracts and posters from the 20th (1) symposium: Suyanggae and Her Neighbours, which took place from 21–28 June 2015 in Haifa, Israel. READ MORE

Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00

Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon Settlement along the Empingham to Hannington Pipeline in Northamptonshire and Rutland

Simon Carlyle et al.

Reports on excavations by Northamtonshire Archaeology (now MOLA) in the south-east Midlands region; Nineteen sites were investigated, dating primarily to the Iron Age, Roman and Anglo-Saxon periods READ MORE

Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Nature and Origin of the Cult of Silvanus in the Roman Provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia

Ljubica Perinić

The Nature and Origin of the Cult of Silvanus in the Roman Provinces of Dalmatia and Pannonia deals with the cult of Silvanus and presents the evidence and current state of research of the cult in Dalmatia and Pannonia to the wider scholarly community. READ MORE

Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00

Amphorae in the Eastern Mediterranean

Hakan ??niz

Amphorae in the Eastern Mediterranean is designed to share the subject of amphorae which were found on the Mediterranean coast of Turkey with the wider scholarly community. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Croatia at the Crossroads: A consideration of archaeological and historical connectivity

ed. David Davison et al.

Papers focus on Croatia’s particular interconnectedness in terms of social and cultural relationships with the wider region as the starting point for exploring issues across a broad chronological range, from human origins to modernity. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Liber Amicorum–Speculum Siderum: Nūt Astrophoros

ed. Nadine Guilhou et al.

In this volume, a pleiade of Egyptologists, Archaeologists, Archaeoastronomers, Archaeoanthropologists, Historians and other scholars from fifteen countries have combined their efforts in order to honour Alicia Maravelia. READ MORE

Paperback: £56.00 | eBook: £16.00

Medieval Urban Landscape in Northeastern Mesopotamia

Karel Nováček et al.

Investigates the sites which formed an urban network from 6th to 19th centuries in the region of northeastern Mesopotamia, bounded by the rivers Great Zab, Little Zab and Tigris. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00

Epigraphy of Art

ed. Dimitrios Yatromanolakis

Ancient Greek vase-paintings offer broad-ranging and unprecedented early perspectives on the often intricate interplay of images and texts. This book investigates both epigraphic technicalities of Attic and non-Attic inscriptions, and their broader, iconographic and sociocultural, significance. READ MORE

Paperback: £36.00 | eBook: £16.00

Social complexity in early medieval rural communities

ed. Juan Antonio Quir??s Castillo

This book presents an overview of the results of the research project DESPAMED funded by the Spanish Minister of Economy and Competitiveness. The aim of the book is to discuss the theoretical challenges posed by the study of social inequality and social complexity in early medieval peasant communities in North-western Iberia. READ MORE

Paperback: £32.00 | eBook: £16.00

Social Identity and Status in the Classical and Hellenistic Northern Peloponnese

Nikolas Dimakis

This book aims to employ and illustrate the unique strengths of burial evidence and its contribution to the understanding of social identity and status in the Classical and Hellenistic Northern Peloponnese. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

From Blackfriars to Bankside: Medieval and Later Riverfront Archaeology Along the Route of Thameslink, Central London

Elizabteh Staford et al.

Geoarchaeological and excavation work for the Thameslink upgrade revealed Roman foreshore activity at the mouth of the Fleet, Saxon–post-medieval alluvial sequences, and medieval to early modern riverfront structures at Blackfriars, including a 14th-century friary wall and later wharfing tied to land reclamation. READ MORE

Hardback: £12.00

Disponibilidad y explotación de materias primas líticas en la costa de Norpatagonia (Argentina)

Jimena Alberti

The present book aims to study the use of lithic raw materials on the coast of the San Matías gulf (Río Negro, Argentina) during the middle and late Holocene. READ MORE

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Archaeology with Art

ed. Helen Chittock et al.

Based on a 2013 Theoretical Archaeology Group (TAG) conference session, this book aims to merge the perspectives of artists and archaeologists on making art. It explores the relationship between archaeology and art practice, the interactions between materials and practitioners, and the processes that result in the objects and images we call ‘art’. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

Les sépultures mésolithiques de Téviec et Hoedic: révisions bioarchéologiques

Bruno Boulestin

This book presents the long lacking bioarchaeological review study of the Teviec and Hoedic graves, located in Brittany and excavated from 1928 to 1934 by Marthe and Saint-Just Péquart. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

Forensic Archaeology

Laura Evis

This book evaluates current archaeological excavation methods and recording systems in relation to their use in providing forensic evidence, and their ability to satisfy the admissibility tests introduced by the Law Commission, and other internationally recognised bodies. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00

Castles, Siegeworks and Settlements

ed. Duncan W. Wright et al.

This volume comprises thirteen reports detailing fieldwork undertaken by a research project which sought to assess the archaeological evidence of the period of conflict that took place in mid-twelfth-century England popularly known as ‘the Anarchy’. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | Open Access

Parcours d’Orient

ed. Bérengère Perello et al.

This volume contains 23 articles written by 26 authors in order to express the extent of their respect and friendship for Christine Kepinski. Several papers are directly connected to fieldwork she conducted in Iraq and in Turkey: Haradum and the Middle Euphrates area, Tilbeshar and Kunara. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00

Managing Archaeological Collections in Middle Eastern Countries

Dianne Fitzpatrick

In this guide, archaeologist Dianne Fitzpatrick sees archaeological collections management as a means of integrating achievable good-practice strategies into research designs and site management plans from the outset. READ MORE

Paperback: £26.00 | eBook: £16.00

Myths about Rock Art

Robert G. Bednarik

Rather than considering the myths supposedly depicted in the world’s rock art, this book examines the myths archaeologists and others have created about the meanings and significance of rock art. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Maritime Traditions of the Fishermen of Socotra, Yemen

Julian Jansen van Rensburg

This research analyses the Socotri maritime traditions and addressing the question as to how social, environmental and technological influences have shaped the maritime traditions of the fishermen of Socotra (205 nautical miles south of Yemen). READ MORE

Paperback: £33.00 | eBook: £16.00

Archaeological excavations in Moneen Cave, the Burren, Co. Clare

Marion Dowd

In 2011, cavers exploring a little-known cave on Moneen Mountain in County Clare in the west of Ireland discovered part of a human skull, pottery and an antler implement. An archaeological excavation followed, leading to the discovery of large quantities of Bronze Age pottery, butchered animal bones and oyster shells. READ MORE

Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00

An Urban Geography of the Roman World, 100 BC to AD 300

J. W. Hanson

This book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sources and archaeological material to provide a new catalogue of cities, calculates new estimates of their areas and uses a range of population densities to estimate their populations. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Small Finds and Vessel Glass from Insula VI.1 Pompeii: Excavations 1995-2006

H.E.M. Cool

This report presents the vessel glass and small finds found during the excavations between 1995 and 2006 that took place in Insula VI.1, Pompeii (henceforth VI.1). More than 5,000 items are discussed, and the size of the assemblage has meant that the publication is in two parts. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

Enfoques metodológicos en el estudio de los asentamientos fortificados de la edad del hierro

Óscar Rodríguez Monterrubio

This volume focuses on the main methodological perspectives currently existing in studies on Iron Age fortified settlements. READ MORE

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Siruthavoor: An Iron Age-Early Historical burial Site, Tamil Nadu, South India

Smriti Haricharan

This study aims at using and understanding man-land relationships in order to better comprehend the megalithic burials of Tamil Nadu. READ MORE

Paperback: £22.00 | eBook: £16.00

Lusitanian Amphorae: Production and Distribution

ed. Inês Vaz Pinto et al.

More than a century of archaeological investigation in Portugal has helped to discover, excavate and study many Lusitanian amphorae kiln sites, with their amphorae being widely distributed in Lusitania. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

Houses in Graeco-Roman Egypt

Youssri Ezzat Hussein Abdelwahed

This book examines different forms of ritual activities performed in houses of Graeco- Roman Egypt. It draws on the rich archaeological record of rural housing and evidence from literature or papyrological references to both urban and rural housing. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00

Archival Theory, Chronology and Interpretation of Rock Art in the Western Cape, South Africa

Siyakha Mguni

This book advocates the archival capacity of rock art and uses archival perspectives to analyse the chronology of paintings in order to formulate a framework for their historicised interpretations. READ MORE

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Paleoart and Materiality

ed. Robert G. Bednarik et al.

This book addresses the presentation of scientific approaches to the materiality of rock art, ranging from recording and sampling methods to data analyses. The issue of the materiality of visual productions of the distant past is addressed through various scientific approaches, including fieldwork, laboratory techniques and data analysis protocols. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Development of Domestic Space in the Maltese Islands from the Late Middle Ages to the Second Half of the Twentieth Century

George A. Said-Zammit

This study traces and analyses the evolution of domestic space in Maltese vernacular and ‘polite’ houses from medieval to contemporary times. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00 | eBook: £16.00

Networks of trade in raw materials and technological innovations in Prehistory and Protohistory: an archaeometry approach

ed. Davide Delfino et al.

Specialists from various disciplines (humanities and natural sciences) debate, from different perspectives, the networks in raw materials and technological innovation in Prehistory and Protohistory, involving investigation topics typical of archaeometry: archeometallurgy, petrography, and mineralogy READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00 | Open Access

The Archaeology and History of the Church of the Redeemer and the Muristan in Jerusalem

ed. Dieter Vieweger et al.

This monograph contains fifteen chapters written by leading scholars from around the world dealing with the archaeological and historical aspects of the Muristan from the Iron Age through to Ottoman times. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00

L’ artisanat de l’os À l’époque Gallo-Romaine

Marc Barbier

Analysis of 22 Gallo-Roman bone combs. Experimental archaeology replicates a bone-worker production line. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00

Making Pictures of War

Laura Battini

This book brings together the main discussions that took place at an international conference on the iconology of war in the ancient Near East, a subject never addressed at an international meeting before. READ MORE

Paperback: £24.00 | eBook: £16.00

Moneda Antigua y Vías Romanas en el Noroeste de Hispania

M. Isabel Vila Franco

The main objective of this work was to obtain an overview of the Roman monetary circulation in Gallaecia following the road network that crossed this territory in Roman times. READ MORE

Paperback: £75.00 | eBook: £16.00

Potamikon: Sinews of Acheloios

ed. Nicholas J. Molinari et al.

This book, Potamikon, presents an investigation into the origin and identity of the man-faced bull, as well as a catalogue of coins. READ MORE

Hardback: £80.00

Inter Moesos et Thraces

Agnieszka Tomas

Excavations at the Roman legionary base at Novae in Lower Moesia reveal one of the most important sites in the Lower Danubian provinces. Towards late Antiquity, the military camp was transformed into a civil town with Episcopal residence and survived until the beginning of the 7th century. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | eBook: £16.00

Potamikon: Sinews of Acheloios

Nicholas J. Molinari et al.

This book, Potamikon, presents an investigation into the origin and identity of the man-faced bull, as well as a catalogue of coins. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

Archaeology of the Ouse Valley, Sussex, to AD 1500

ed. Dudley Moore et al.

This is the first review of the archaeology of this important landscape ??? from Palaeolithic to medieval times by contributors all routed in the archaeology of Sussex. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00

A Roman Villa and other Iron Age and Roman Discoveries at Bredon's Norton, Fiddington and Pamington along the Gloucester Security of Supply pipeline

Tim Allen et al.

Presents discoveries along the Gloucester Security of Supply pipeline, including Iron Age enclosures, Roman rural settlement, burials and an unexpected Roman bath-house at Bredon's Norton. The report explores settlement and landscape change around Tewkesbury. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00

Gin Pit: The Archaeology of a Coal-Mining Settlement

Ian Miller et al.

Introduces Gin Pit near Tyldesley, a small industrial settlement on the Manchester Coalfield. Historical research and archaeological work at the colliery and workshops reveal the development of coal mining, engineering and community life from the 19th century onward. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Lost Landscapes of Palaeolithic Britain

Mark White et al.

Synthesises the results of ALSF-funded research that transformed understanding of the British Palaeolithic and Pleistocene environments. Leading specialists present accessible accounts of landscapes, evidence and interpretation for this fragile and ancient period. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

Drawings in Greek and Roman Architecture

Antonio Corso

This book is an essay on architectural drawings of the Greek and Roman world. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00 | eBook: £16.00

Le QSAR, type d’implantation humaine au Sahara: architecture du Sud Algérien

Mounia Chekhab-Abudaya

This volume, through the systematic analysis and comparison of some qṣūr of southeastern Algeria (Rīġ, Mzāb, Miya and al-Manī‘a), reveals common architectural features that can be used to identify a common type of qṣar in this region. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

Entre reyes y campesinos

ed. Markus Eberl et al.

Archaeological investigations provide a comprehensive perspective on social dynamics and change in the ancient Mayan capital of Tamarindito. READ MORE

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A Dignified Passage through the Gates of Hades

Anagnostis P. Agelarakis

Archaeological excavations at the Eleuthernian burial ground of Orthi Petra yielded a remarkable collection of jar burials in complex internal tomb stratification, containing cremated human bones accompanied by a most noteworthy assembly of burial artifacts of exquisite wealth. READ MORE

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Diseños geométricos en los mosaicos del Conventus Astigitanus

Sebasti??n Vargas V??zquez

This volume focuses on the study of the geometric designs documented in the mosaics of the Conventus Astigitanus, one of the four conventi iuridici of Roman Baetica. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00

A Slave Who Would Be King: Oral Tradition and Archaeology of the Recent Past in the Upper Senegal River Basin

Jeffrey H. Altschul et al.

This report makes a significant contribution to the archaeology and ethnography of eastern Senegal. Combining ethnographic and archaeological data yields a picture of a period of intense social change at the end of the 19th c. and extended well into the mid-20th c. READ MORE

Paperback: £60.00 | eBook: £16.00

Proceedings of the 17th Iron Age Research Student Symposium, Edinburgh

ed. Graeme JR Erskine et al.

Proceedings of the 17th Iron Age Research Student Symposium held in Edinburgh, organised to reflect three general themes (migration/interaction, material culture and the built environment) READ MORE

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Holocene Prehistory in the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria

ed. David Lubell

Excavations at Kef Zoura D and Aïn Misteheyia - stratified Capsian escargotières (one openair, the other a rockshelter) in the Télidjène Basin, Eastern Algeria. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | eBook: £16.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 46, 2016

ed. Janet Starkey et al.

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, the only international academic forum that meets annually for the presentation of research in the humanities on the Arabian Peninsula. READ MORE

Paperback: £69.00

Ōsaka Archaeology

Richard Pearson

This book summarizes results of decades of Japanese intensive archaeological study and introduces some local museums conserving and interpreting cultural heritage in the face of overwhelming urbanization. READ MORE

Paperback: £28.00 | eBook: £16.00

Post-Palaeolithic Filiform Rock Art in Western Europe

ed. Fernando Coimbra et al.

This session focuses on Filiform rock art which appears as a spontaneous technique, more simple and immediate than pecking, good either for autonomous strands of expression, or for sketches and first drafts regarding works of painting or pecking. READ MORE

Paperback: £24.00 | Open Access

Ricerche Archeologiche a Sant’Andrea di Loppio (Trento, Italia): Il Castrum Tardoantico-Altomedievale

Barbara Maurina

The island of Sant’ Andrea, situated on the road that since ancient times has linked the Adige Valley with the Lake Garda, is now little more than a small hump on the edge of a vast marshy basin. Excavations reveal a multi-layered archeological site with finds ranging from the prehistoric age right through to the First World War. READ MORE

Paperback: £80.00 | eBook: £16.00

Public Images, Private Readings: Multi-Perspective Approaches to the Post-Palaeolithic Rock Art

ed. Ramón Fábregas Valcarce et al.

A significant number of Holocene societies throughout the world have resorted at one time or another to the making of paints or carvings on different places. The aim of the session A11e, held within the XVII World UISPP Congress, was to put together the experiences of specialists from different areas of the Iberian Peninsula and the World. READ MORE

Paperback: £22.00 | Open Access

Late Prehistory and Protohistory: Bronze Age and Iron Age (1. The Emergence of warrior societies and its economic, social and environmental consequences; 2. Aegean ??? Mediterranean imports and influences in the graves from continental Europe ??? Bronze a

ed. Fernando Coimbra et al.

Proceedings of two sessions from the XVII UISPP World Congress, 2014: A3c The Emergence of warrior societies and its economic, social and environmental consequences and A16a Aegean ??? Mediterranean imports and influences in the graves from continental Europe ??? Bronze and Iron Ages. READ MORE

Paperback: £38.00 | Open Access

Palmyrena: City, Hinterland and Caravan Trade between Orient and Occident

ed. J??rgen Christian Meyer et al.

The contributions to this volume address the archaeology and history of the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | eBook: £16.00

Un estudio de tecnología lítica desde la antropología de las técnicas: el caso del Alero Deodoro Roca ca. 3000 AP, Ongamira, Ischilín, Córdoba

José María Caminoa

As part of a series of research projects on the Archaeology of hunter-gatherers societies in the Southern Pampean Hills this presents, among other things, the study of various aspects of the organization of lithic technology and strategies for the use of lithic resources by prehistoric populations. READ MORE

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Estudios antracológicos en los espacios de combustión del Alero Deodoro Roca – Ongamira (Córdoba)

Andrés Ignacio Robledo

This book is about how hunter-gatherer groups maintained a relationship with the use and management of fire in the Late Holocene of Southern Precordillera. READ MORE

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Mégalithismes vivants et passés: approches croisées

ed. Christian Jeunesse et al.

This volume seeks, through both case studies and more synthetic works, to discuss how the patterns drawn from the observation of 'living' megalithic societies have been used to try and shed light on the functioning of European Neolithic societies. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00 | eBook: £16.00

Die Anfänge des kontinentalen Transportwesens und seine Auswirkungen auf die Bolerázer und Badener Kulturen

Tünde Horváth

The earliest finds of wheeled vehicles in northern and central Europe date to 3900-3600 BC. However finds (3400-3300 BC) from the Boleraz sites of Arbon/Bleiche 3 and Bad Buchau/Torwiesen II, linked to pile-dwelling settlements, indicate methods of transport typical for higher altitudes (slides, sleds, etc.). READ MORE

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Medieval Rural Settlements in the Syrian Coastal Region (12th and 13th Centuries)

Bal??zs Major

This book is the result of more than a dozen years of research in the field of the hitherto unstudied medieval settlement pattern of the Syrian coastal region in the 12th and 13th centuries. READ MORE

Paperback: £52.00 | eBook: £16.00

‘A Mersshy Contree Called Holdernesse’: Excavations on the Route of a National Grid Pipeline in Holderness, East Yorkshire

ed. Gavin Glover et al.

Presents the results of excavations along the route of a national grid pipeline in Holderness, East Yorkshire shedding light on rural life in the claylands to the east of the Yorkshire Wolds, from the Mesolithic to the Iron Age and Roman periods, and beyond. READ MORE

Paperback: £40.00 | Open Access

Athens from 1920 to 1940

Dimitris N. Karidis

During the short interwar period of the early 20th century, Athens entered into a process of meteoric urban transformation which gave her a unique place among European capital cities of the time. READ MORE

Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00

Quality Management of Cultural Heritage: problems and best practices

ed. Maurizio Quagliuolo et al.

Proceedings of the XVII UISPP World Congress (1-7 September, Burgos, Spain). Volume 8 / Session A13: Quality Management of Cultural Heritage: problems and best practices READ MORE

Paperback: £22.00 | Open Access

Medieval and Post-Medieval Occupation and Industry in the Redcliffe Suburb of Bristol

ed. Mary Alexander

Cloth-dying was the dominant industry in Redcliffe in the 12th and 13th centuries, and the well preserved remains of dye-stuffs as well as leather shoes and off-cuts from a cobbler’s workshop were recovered from water-logged pit fills. The pits also yielded the largest assemblage of pottery of its kind from the city to date. READ MORE

Hardback: £19.95

Living Near the Edge

Jonathan Hart et al.

Archaeological work along the Wormington to Sapperton Gas Pipeline revealed new sites from the Neolithic to medieval periods, including prehistoric pits and burials, Iron Age and Roman settlements, Anglo-Saxon boundary graves, and medieval buildings, enriching understanding of life on the western Cotswold margins. READ MORE

Paperback: £21.95

Tomb Security in Ancient Egypt from the Predynastic to the Pyramid Age

Reg Clark

This book presents an in-depth analysis of the architecture of tomb security in Egypt from the Predynastic Period until the early Fourth Dynasty by extrapolating data on the security features of published tombs from the whole of Egypt and gathering it together for the first time in one accessible database. READ MORE

Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00

The Three Dimensions of Archaeology

ed. Hans Kamermans et al.

This volume brings together presentations from two sessions organized for the XVII World UISPP Conference: The scientific value of 3D archaeology, and Detecting the Landscape(s). READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00 | Open Access

CAA2015. Keep The Revolution Going

ed. Stefano Campana et al.

This volume brings together all the successful peer-reviewed papers submitted for the proceedings of the 43rd conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology that took place in Siena (Italy) from March 31st to April 2nd 2015. READ MORE

Paperback: £129.00 | Open Access

Arqueología y Tecnologías de Información Espacial

ed. Alfredo Maximiano et al.

Papers from the First Iberoamerican Conference on Spatial Archaeology held in 2013 at the University of Cantabria, Spain. READ MORE

Paperback: £42.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00

A Faith in Archaeological Science: Reflections on a Life

Don Brothwell

This is the first memoir by an internationally known archaeological scientist, written with humour and a critical concern to understand the nature of his life and that of our species. It provides a very readable account of a life embracing field and laboratory work from Orkney to Egypt and Mongolia to Peru. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00 | eBook: £16.00

Set in Stone?

Emma Login

This book provides a holistic and longitudinal study of war memorialisation in the UK, France and the USA from 1860 to 2014. READ MORE

Paperback: £34.00 | eBook: £16.00

Tra Montaccianico e Firenze: gli Ubaldini e la città

ed. Alessandro Monti et al.

The central theme The Ubaldini and the City is the classic confrontation between feudal society and a resurgent urban form as the central instrument of organisation of European society, which is crucial to the origins of Europe as we know it today. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00 | eBook: £16.00

3D Delineation: A modernisation of drawing methodology for field archaeology

Justin J.L. Kimball

How can 3D models be integrated more fully alongside other forms of archaeological documentation? This work presents a method that combines the interpretative power of traditional archaeological drawings and the realistic visualisation capacity of 3D digital models. READ MORE

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La ceramica bassomedievale a Pisa e San Genesio (San Miniato-Pi)

Beatrice Fatighenti

This book presents the study of pottery in two medieval contexts, Pisa (a city) and San Genesio (a central place in the Arno Valley). READ MORE

Paperback: £37.00 | eBook: £16.00

Excavations at Newport Street, Worcester, 2005

Peter Davenport

The results complement previous major investigations of the Roman and medieval town, providing valuable insights into the economic and social status of the medieval town’s expansion onto a former floodplain. Particularly valuable is the integrated study of the later archaeological evidence with documentary and historical sources. READ MORE

Hardback: £21.95

Stone Carving of the Hospitaller Period in Rhodes: Displaced pieces and fragments

Anna-Maria Kasdagli

The work presents 230 stone carvings of the Hospitaller period in Rhodes (1309-1522), which for various reasons are no longer in their original setting. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00

Rhesus' Gold, Heracles' Iron: the archaeology of metals mining and exploitation in NE Greece

Nerantzis X. Nerantzis

East Macedonia in northern Greece has rich deposits of gold and silver as well as copper and iron ores. The gold and silver were important to Classical Athens and even more so in Hellenistic times. This book looks at the archaeological and archaeometallurgical evidence for the mining and processing of the ores and the extraction of the metal. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00

Metallurgical Production in Northern Eurasia in the Bronze Age

Stanislav Grigoriev

Copper is the first metal to play a large part in human history. This work is devoted to the history of metallurgical production in Northern Eurasia during the Bronze Age, based on experiments carried out by the author and analyses of ancient slag, ore and metal. READ MORE

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Archaeological Paleography

Joshua D. Englehardt

This volume explores the development of the Maya writing system in Middle-Late Formative and Early Classic period (700 BC-AD 450) Mesoamerica. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00 | eBook: £16.00

SOMA 2013. Proceedings of the 17th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology

ed. Sergey Fazlullin et al.

Papers from the 17th Symposium on Mediterranean Archaeology, SOMA 2013 held in Moscow, 25-27 April 2013. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00 | Free Download | eBook Institution: £10.00

Greengate: The Archaeology of Salford's Historic Core

Richard Gregory et al.

Presents excavations in Greengate and Salford's historic core, tracing development from medieval settlement to industrial town. Archaeology around Greengate, Chapel Street and Gravel Lane reveals textile mills, engineering works, workers' housing and urban change. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

"Hell Upon Earth": The Archaeology of Angel Meadow

Ian Miller et al.

Reports excavations in Angel Meadow, Manchester, undertaken during the NOMA regeneration project. The work reveals workers' housing and the remains of Manchester's earliest steam-powered cotton mill, illuminating the city's pioneering industrial townscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Arthur Evans in Dubrovnik and Split (1875-1882)

Branko Kirigin

This work presents details on the everyday life of Arthur Evans in Dubrovnik and Split as seen by the local people who wrote about him in newspapers, journals or books, material that is not easily available to those interested in Evans’s pre-Knossos period. READ MORE

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The Antonine Wall: A Handbook to Scotland's Roman Frontier

Anne S. Robertson et al.

This well-known handbook to the Roman frontier between Forth and Clyde, in print since 1960, is republished here in a revised format and illustrated for the first time in full colour. It incorporates the latest results of archaeological excavation, fieldwork and research, with numerous photographs and plans to aid the modern visitor. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95 £4.95

Eros, mercator and the cultural landscape of Melos in antiquity

Effie Photos-Jones et al.

This book is about the archaeology of the minerals industries of Melos (in the Cyclades) in antiquity. The localities of their extraction and the type of processing they may have been subject to have been reconstructed on the basis of archaeological evidence. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00

The Archaeology of the South-West Reinforcement Gas Pipeline, Devon

Andrew Mudd et al.

Neolithic and Bronze Age pits and Middle Bronze Age land division were revealed. Iron Age iron smelting was found near Dartington. A Roman hillslope enclosure was identified near the River Dart and an open settlement engaging in pewter close to the River Avon. A medieval sunken outbuilding near Powderham contained charred cereals READ MORE

Hardback: £21.95

Languages of Southern Arabia

ed. Orhan Elmaz et al.

The special session in 2013, Languages of Southern Arabia, was the fifth in the Seminar for Arabian Studies special session series. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 44 2014

ed. Robert Hoyland et al.

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2013. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00

'Remember Me To All': The Archaeological Recovery and Identification of Soldiers Who Fought and Died in the Battle of Fromelles, 1916

Louise Loe et al.

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This volume documents the recovery and analysis of 250 soldiers buried after the 1916 Battle of Fromelles. Using innovative excavation, forensic methods and artefact study, the project achieved the largest modern identification of WWI soldiers, revealing personal details, battle trauma and the stories of those who fell. READ MORE

Broughton, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire

Rob Atkins et al.

Excavations near Broughton revealed shifting settlements from the Iron Age to medieval times. A middle Iron Age hamlet gave way to Roman-period farmsteads with rich cremation cemeteries, later abandoned as new sites emerged. Saxon activity followed, and after the Norman Conquest a farmstead formed the origins of Broughton. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

An Ancient and Historic Place: The Archaeology of Cheadle

Norman Redhead et al.

Introduces the archaeology of Cheadle, an ancient manor with origins in the Anglo-Saxon period and evidence of much earlier activity. Finds, burials and historic evidence trace settlement from prehistory and Roman times through the development of the Cheshire landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Archaeology at the Waterfront 1: Investigating Liverpools Historic Docks

Richard Gregory et al.

This volume presents major excavations along Liverpool?s historic waterfront, revealing extensive 18th?19thcentury dock construction, land reclamation, and waterfront activity. Combined with historical research, the findings illuminate Liverpool?s rise, commercial peak, decline, and the enduring significance of its maritime landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

Prehistoric, Romano-British and Medieval Occupation in the Frome Valley, Gloucestershire

ed. Martin Watts

This volume presents excavations at Foxes Field and Rectory Meadows in Gloucestershire, revealing Bronze Age to medieval activity. Finds include a Roman burial ground, medieval paddocks, and evidence of nearby Roman villas, highlighting the area's long-term occupation and human stories. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95

Solent-Thames: Research Framework for the Historic Environment

ed. Gill Hey et al.

This volume outlines the Solent???Thames Research Framework, assessing archaeology from the Palaeolithic to today across five counties and setting future research priorities. Highlighting key sites from Mesolithic Kennet valley settlements to Silchester, Lankhills and major medieval towns, it guides ongoing work in this diverse region. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00

Down to Weymouth town by Ridgeway: Prehistoric, Roman and Later Sites Along the Weymouth Relief Road

Lisa Brown et al.

Excavations for the Weymouth Relief Road uncovered Neolithic pits, Bronze Age barrows, Iron Age–Roman settlements, shale-working, and distinctive burials across Ridgeway Hill and Southdown Ridge. These results highlight one of England’s richest prehistoric landscapes and its long-term ritual, settlement, and agricultural use. READ MORE

Paperback: £29.00

Opening the Wood, Making the Land: The Archaeology of a Middle Thames Landscape

Tim Allen et al.

Excavations at the Eton Rowing Course and the Maidenhead–Windsor Flood Alleviation Channel revealed Mesolithic flint scatters, rich early Neolithic middens in former channels, middle–late Neolithic burials, and Beaker/early Bronze Age ring ditches and settlement evidence across a complex Thames palaeochannel landscape. READ MORE

Paperback: £35.00

Prehistoric Settlement in the Lower Kennet Valley

Adam Brossler et al.

Excavations at Green Park and Moores Farm revealed middle–late Bronze Age field systems with waterholes preserving wooden revetments and key pottery, alongside earlier Mesolithic–Neolithic activity. Later Iron Age, Roman and post-medieval features show long-term landscape change across the Lower Kennet Valley. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 43 2013

ed. Lloyd Weeks et al.

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2012. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00

Uncovering the Estate: The Archaeology of Dunham Massey

Richard Gregory et al.

Summarises archaeological excavations and surveys across the Dunham Massey Estate. The booklet explores the medieval deer park, designed landscape, hall and wider estate history shaped by successive influential families on the Cheshire and Greater Manchester border. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Scots Dyke to Turnpike: The Archaeology of the A66, Greta Bridge to Scotch Corner

John Zant et al.

This volume presents excavations from the A66 upgrade between Greta Bridge and Scotch Corner, revealing remains from prehistory to the 19th century. Key findings include new early–middle Iron Age dating for Scots Dyke, placing it within a wider Iron Age and Roman landscape explored through a multidisciplinary approach. READ MORE

Hardback: £15.00

Early Landscapes of West and North Yorkshire: Archaeological Investigation Along the Asselbly to Pannal Natural Gas Pipeline 2007-8

Richard Gregory et al.

During 2007 and 2008, a major natural gas pipeline was constructed on behalf of National Grid, which traversed those parts of North and West Yorkshire lying between Asselby in the east, and Pannal. The construction of this 62 km-long pipeline provided an important opportunity to investigate the archaeology across three distinct landscapes. READ MORE

Hardback: £22.50

The Wetlands of South West Lancashire

Robert Middleton et al.

This volume reports on the 1993–96 South West Lancashire survey for the North West Wetlands Survey, revealing previously unknown archaeological and palaeoecological evidence across the wetlands. Findings show intensive past occupation, from Mesolithic activity to later landscape change, and highlight the area’s significant preservation potential. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

Archæographies: Excavating Neolithic Dispilio

Fotis Ifantidis

This work explores the visual interplay between archaeology and photography via excavations of the Greek Neolithic settlement of Dispilio. The book tackles archaeological practice on site, the microcosms of excavation, and the interaction between people and “things”. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.50 | Open Access

Medieval and Post-Medieval Development within Bristol???s Inner Suburbs

ed. Martin Watts

This volume presents four archaeological projects in Bristol???s historic suburbs. Despite their medieval origins, little development occurred until the 18th century, when Bristol???s growth???driven by Atlantic trade???led to major urban expansion, reshaping Redcliffe, Billeswick, and surrounding areas. READ MORE

Paperback: £19.95

Under the Oracle

Ben M. Ford et al.

Excavations for the Oracle development in Reading uncovered 11th???12th???century minster buildings, a large medieval cookshop, tanning pits, craftworking areas, and major mill complexes with well???preserved machinery. Finds ranged from medieval pottery and leatherwork to Reading???s largest clay???pipe assemblage. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 42 2012

ed. Janet Starkey

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2011 READ MORE

Paperback: £67.00

The Nabataeans in Focus: Current Archaeological Research at Petra

ed. Laila Nehmé et al.

Proceedings of the special session held during the Seminar for Arabian Studies 2011. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00

An Industrial Art: The Archaeology of Calico Printing in the Irwell Valley

Ian Miller

Examines the archaeology of calico printing in the Irwell Valley, a key centre in Lancashire's early cotton industry. Excavations and surveys of former print works reveal the development, technology and landscape impact of this important but poorly preserved industry. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Longbridge Deverill Cow Down

ed. Lisa Brown

This volume publishes Sonia Chadwick Hawkes??? excavations of the early Iron Age settlement at Longbridge Deverill Cow Down, a key British Iron Age site. Featuring well-preserved roundhouses and a remarkable pottery assemblage linked to their destruction, it provides fresh insights into settlement, ritual and landscape use on Salisbury Plain. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00

Cairns, Fields and Cultivation: Archaeological Landscapes of the Lake District Uplands

Jamie Quartermaine et al.

This volume reports on the 1982?89 Lake District survey, which recorded over 10,300 later-prehistoric field systems and settlements across 78 km?. Aimed at managing and preserving these upland landscapes, the project also advanced understanding of long-term occupation in the region?s marginal lands. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Landscape and Prehistory of the East London Wetlands

Elizabeth Stafford et al.

A13 excavations revealed Mesolithic to post-Roman activity, with major Neolithic finds and extensive Bronze Age wetland structures including trackways, timber-built features and a possible footbridge. Rich palaeoenvironmental evidence charts changing Thames floodplain conditions and long-term human adaptation. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00

Archaeology in Bath: Excavations at the New Royal Baths (The Spa), and Bellott's Hospital 1998-1999

Peter Davenport et al.

Excavations near Bath’s Hot Bath spring revealed Mesolithic activity, an Iron Age votive coin, and major Roman redevelopment creating a religious–leisure complex with rich offerings. Later levels were heavily truncated, but Roman buildings, a blacksmith’s workshop, and medieval pits survived, tracing occupation into the Georgian spa era. READ MORE

Hardback: £9.99

Rediscovering Bradford

Ian Miller

Previously, the area which now houses the City of Manchester Stadium was a heavily industrialised district that was widely regarded as the ‘engine room’ for Manchester, as is detailed in this booklet. READ MORE

Paperback: £5.00

Cirencester before Corinium

Edward Biddulph et al.

Excavations at Kingshill North revealed late Neolithic pits with rare Grooved Ware, feasting remains, and exotic flint and axe fragments. Beaker burials showed non???local origins. Later Bronze and Iron Age pits, structures, and burials marked evolving settlement, abandoned by the 1st century AD, with only limited later activity. READ MORE

Paperback: £15.00

Trade and Prosperity, War and Poverty

Richard Brown et al.

Excavations in Southampton???s medieval French Quarter uncovered vaulted cellars, pits, wells and rich finds from 22 long???lived tenements, including Polymond???s Hall. The results illuminate the town???s medieval prosperity, later decline, and the lived experiences of residents in this key port city. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 41 2011

ed. Janet Starkey

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2010. READ MORE

Paperback: £65.00

The Anglo-Saxon Cemetery at Butler???s Field, Lechlade, Gloucestershire, Volume 2

Angela Boyle et al.

The second volume on Butler's Field, Lechlade, presents specialist reports on the Anglo-Saxon grave goods, cemetery chronology and burial practice. The rich assemblage from one of the Thames Valley's most important cemeteries offers major evidence for 5th- to 7th-century society. READ MORE

Paperback: £20.00

Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley: High Speed 1 Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent, the Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Landscape, Volume 3

Catherine Barnett et al.

Volume 3 of the Springhead and Northfleet HS1 reports presents specialist studies of Late Iron Age and Roman human bone, faunal remains and environmental evidence. The volume complements the artefact reports and deepens understanding of the Ebbsfleet Valley landscape. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley: High Speed 1 Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent, the Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Landscape, Volume 4

Phil Andrews et al.

Volume 4 of the Springhead and Northfleet HS1 reports presents specialist studies of Saxon and later finds, human remains, faunal material and environmental evidence. It completes the multi-volume account of the Ebbsfleet Valley's later archaeological sequence. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

Yarnton: Iron Age and Romano-Britsh Settlement and Landscape

Gill Hey et al.

The second Yarnton volume reports Iron Age and Romano-British settlement and landscape evidence from excavations between 1990 and 1998. It traces occupation, field systems and changing land use on the Thames Valley gravel terraces near Yarnton and Cassington. READ MORE

Hardback: £49.95

Settling the Ebbsfleet Valley: High Speed 1 Excavations at Springhead and Northfleet, Kent, the Late Iron Age, Roman, Saxon and Medieval Landscape, Volume 2

Edward Biddulph et al.

Volume 2 of the Springhead and Northfleet HS1 reports presents specialist studies of Late Iron Age and Roman artefacts from the Ebbsfleet Valley. The finds illuminate settlement, ritual, trade and daily life within a landscape transformed by major transport archaeology. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

Bewsey Old Hall, Warrington, Cheshire: excavations 1977-81 and 1983-5

Jennifer Lewis et al.

This volume presents the extensive excavations and research at Bewsey Old Hall, tracing its development from a 13th-century timber hall for the Butlers of Warrington to the later brick and Georgian phases. Rich medieval and post-medieval finds place the site within its regional context and highlight its long, complex history. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

'Finished Labour of a Thousand Hands': The Archaeology of the Combe Down Stone Mines, Bath, Somerset

Lynn Willies et al.

This volume documents Oxford Archaeology???s long???term recording of the Combe Down stone mines before their stabilisation, revealing 18th???19th???century underground quarrying linked to Bath???s growth, earlier quarry phases, and the technological development of the workings through detailed survey and archival research. READ MORE

Paperback: £25.00

The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: Early Prehistory to 1500 BC

Anthony Morigi et al.

This volume surveys early prehistory in the Upper and Middle Thames Valley, from Pleistocene climate shifts to Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and the rise of Neolithic and early Bronze Age farming, monuments, ritual and exchange, revealing evolving lifeways and increasing human impact on the environment. READ MORE

Hardback: £34.99

The Late Roman Cemetery at Lankhills, Winchester

Paul Booth et al.

Excavations at Lankhills revealed 307 late Roman inhumations and 25 cremations, many richly furnished and showing a strong official/military presence. Isotope analysis indicates diverse origins, including migrants from Europe and the Mediterranean, offering major insight into Winchester???s 4th???century population. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

The Development of Arabic as a Written Language

ed. Michael C.A. Macdonald

Proceedings of the special session held during the Seminar for Arabian Studies 2009. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 40 2010

ed. Janet Starkey

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2009. READ MORE

Paperback: £55.00

Castle Hill and its Landscape

Tim Allen et al.

Details archaeological investigations at Castle Hill, Little Wittenham, and its surrounding landscape. Geophysical survey, fieldwalking and excavation reveal late Bronze Age and Iron Age activity, hillfort development, burials and changing use of the Oxfordshire Thames Valley. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00

Landscape Evolution in the Middle Thames Valley

John Lewis et al.

The second Heathrow Terminal 5 volume integrates excavations from 1996-2007 to trace landscape evolution in the Middle Thames Valley. Evidence from the Mesolithic to later periods reveals changing settlement, environment and land use across the Perry Oaks and airport sites. READ MORE

Hardback: £20.00

Piccadilly Place: Uncovering Manchester's Industrial Origins

Ian Miller et al.

Traces the industrial origins of Manchester through archaeology at Piccadilly Place, north-west of Piccadilly Station. The booklet examines the site's transformation from town-edge land to a key part of the textile-driven industrial city. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

The Rock Triangle, Bury: The Archaeology of an Industrial Suburb

Ian Miller et al.

Presents excavations at the Rock Triangle in Bury, where buried remains of mills, engineering works, foundries, workshops and terraced housing recorded a once-thriving industrial suburb. The booklet charts Bury's history and the area's varied industrial past. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Passionate Patron: The Life of Alexander Hardcastle and the Greek Temples of Agrigento

Alexandra Richardson

Alexander Hardcastle's name is little known today, especially in comparison with such figures as Howard Carter and Arthur Evans, but his archaeological work in Sicily and Etruria deserves to be ranked with theirs. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.99 | eBook: £16.00

The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: The First Foundations of Modern Society in the Thames Valley, 1500 BC - AD 50

George Lambrick et al.

This study charts late prehistoric change in the Thames Valley, from monument-focused landscapes to organised farming, trade and early ironworking. Emerging hillforts and large communal enclosures reflect shifting social and political structures, culminating in new tribal dynamics before the Roman conquest. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 39 2009

ed. Janet Starkey

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2008. READ MORE

Paperback: £50.00

The Carlisle Millennium Project: Excavations in Carlisle 1998-2001. Volume 1

John Zant

This volume reports on the 1998–2001 excavations south of Carlisle Castle, conducted ahead of the Millennium Project. Five trenches and prior geophysical surveys revealed remains from the Roman fort and medieval castle’s outer ward, in an area expected to include the ditch dividing castle and city. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Between Villa and Town: Excavations of a Roman Roadside Settlement and Shrine at Higham Ferrers, Northamptonshire

Alex Smith et al.

The settlement shifted in layout in the late 2nd???3rd centuries, with new roadside buildings and a gravel pavement, while a monumental shrine rose to the west. In the 3rd???4th centuries it expanded north and the shrine was abandoned. The site was deserted by the late 4th century, later seeing Saxon reuse among surviving Roman earthworks. READ MORE

Hardback: £19.99

'In the Vaults Beneath': Archaeological Recording at St George's Church, Bloomsbury

Ceridwen Boston et al.

Restoration work at St George’s, Bloomsbury uncovered 871 lead-lined coffins, mostly named, offering exceptional insight into an affluent post-medieval population. Osteological and documentary analysis revealed disease patterns, early dental treatments, and challenged assumptions about burial practices. READ MORE

Paperback: £12.99

Neolithic to Saxon Social and Environmental Change at Mount Farm, Berinsfield, Dorchester-on-Thames, Oxfordshire

George Lambrick

Excavations at Mount Farm revealed activity from the early Neolithic to early Saxon period, including Neolithic pits and an oval barrow, Bronze Age barrows, a burnt mound and waterhole, an extensive Iron Age settlement, and a well-preserved Saxon well, offering insights into long-term social and environmental change. READ MORE

Paperback: £15.00

The Roman Roadside Settlement at Westhawk Farm, Ashford, Kent

Paul Booth et al.

Excavation at Westhawk Farm uncovered a major Roman roadside settlement with both planned and unplanned plots, timber buildings and a polygonal shrine. Focused on farming, markets and local ironworking, the site declined sharply by the mid???3rd century, mirroring wider regional patterns. READ MORE

Hardback: £25.00

Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 38 2008

ed. Lloyd Weeks et al.

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2007. READ MORE

Paperback: £49.00

Saved from the Grave: Neolithic to Saxon Discoveries at Spring Road Municipal Cemetery, Abingdon, Oxfordshire, 1990-2000

Tim Allen et al.

Excavations at Spring Gardens cemetery revealed Mesolithic visits, rich Neolithic and Bronze Age activity including a rare timber circle, an Iron Age roundhouse with burials, Roman enclosures, and early Saxon settlement, showing long-term occupation of this gravel rise before its later use as farmland and finally a cemetery. READ MORE

Hardback: £17.50

Life and Death in a Roman City

Andrew Simmonds et al.

Reports excavations at 120-122 London Road, Gloucester, revealing part of the Wotton Roman cemetery, including cremations, inhumations and a rare mass grave. The volume examines burial practice, human remains and evidence for life and death in the Roman city. READ MORE

Paperback: £30.00

The Archaeology of the M6 Toll 2000-2003

Andrew B Powell et al.

Presents the results of archaeological investigations ahead of the M6 Toll motorway. Forty-one sites along the 44 km route produced evidence from the Mesolithic to the post-medieval and modern industrial landscape, including flint scatters, prehistoric features and later infrastructure. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

Flowing Through Time: The Evolution of the Ribble Valley

Mark Brennand et al.

Explores the long-term evolution of the Ribble Valley, from the end of the last Ice Age to the present. The book examines how ice, water and human activity shaped the valley's landscape, settlement, communications and use as a boundary and routeway. READ MORE

Paperback: £9.95

Norton Priory: Monastery to Museum

Fraser Brown et al.

Excavations carried out at the Augustinian Priory of St Mary in Norton, Cheshire, which was founded in 1134. READ MORE

Hardback: £50.00

Prehistoric and Medieval Occupation at Moreton-in-Marsh and Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire

ed. Martin Watts

This volume reports on excavations at Blenheim Farm and Bishop???s Cleeve, revealing a Middle Bronze Age settlement, medieval paddocks, and Iron Age to medieval remains. Finds include post-built structures, a possible sheepcote, and a rare Middle Palaeolithic handaxe. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95

Settlement on the Bedfordshire Claylands

Jane Timby et al.

Excavations along the A421 Great Barford Bypass revealed sparse early prehistoric activity, late Bronze Age–Iron Age settlement at several sites, widespread middle Iron Age occupation, early Roman abandonment at some locations, a late Roman cemetery, and Saxon to medieval hamlets, showing long-term shifting settlement use. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95

Roman Rural Landscape at Kempsford Quarry, Gloucestershire

Paul Booth et al.

Excavation east of Kempsford uncovered a late Iron Age/early Roman field system replaced in the 2nd century by a planned network of Roman trackways linking nearby settlements. After a 3rd-century hiatus, part of the layout was renewed with a stockade. Pastoral farming dominated, and burials occurred intermittently along the routes. READ MORE

Paperback: £4.50

Fairfield Park, Stotfold, Bedfordshire

Leo Webley et al.

Excavations at Fairfield Park uncovered late Bronze Age enclosures and cremations, followed by two early Iron Age settlements with roundhouses, four-post structures and many storage pits, plus rare finds like early querns and 49 bone weaving tools. Limited middle Iron Age activity followed before the hilltop returned to agriculture. READ MORE

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Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 37 2007

ed. Lloyd Weeks et al.

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2006. READ MORE

Paperback: £47.00

Recent Developments in the Research and Management at World Heritage Sites

Melanie Pomeroy-Kellinger et al.

This volume gathers papers from a seminar on managing World Heritage Sites, focusing on megalithic landscapes in Wiltshire and Malta, alongside studies on education, cultural landscapes and a Neolithic site in China. Key themes include UNESCO’s influence, research-led management, and the value of partnership and community involvement. READ MORE

Paperback: £7.50

The Archaeology of the A1 (M) Darrington to Dishforth DBFO Road Scheme

Fraser Brown et al.

This monograph presents results from excavations at over 60 sites along the A1(M) Darrington–Dishforth route, highlighting major discoveries including a Beaker burial and Iron Age chariot burial at Ferry Fryston, a large Iron Age settlement near Micklefield, and a high-status medieval site at Wetherby Lane. READ MORE

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Excavations At Barrow Hills, Radley, Oxfordshire, 1983-5. Volume 2

Richard Chambers et al.

This volume reports a 3rd–4th-century Romano-British cemetery of 69 burials and an early Anglo-Saxon settlement with post-built and sunken-featured buildings at Barrow Hills, Radley. The findings illuminate burial organisation, settlement layout, and continuity of use beside earlier prehistoric monuments. READ MORE

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Excavations of Early Medieval and Early Post-Medieval Features at 90-93 Broad Street, Reading

Andrew Norton et al.

Excavations at 90–93 and 7–8 Broad Street, Reading, uncovered Saxon-period soils, medieval gravel pits and a 13th-century bell-mould pit, plus rich faunal and pottery assemblages. Later remains included a 16th–17th-century tavern with cess pit and cellar, revealing high-status consumption and craft activity. READ MORE

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The Archaeology of the Gravel Terraces of the Upper and Middle Thames: The Early Historical Period, AD 1-1000

Jane Timby et al.

This volume reviews late Iron Age, Roman, and Anglo-Saxon archaeology in the Upper and Middle Thames Valley, outlining landscape change, evolving settlements, lifeways, identities, trade and power. It synthesises rich evidence from extensive gravel-quarry discoveries and highlights key themes for future research. READ MORE

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Iron Age and Roman Settlement in the Upper Thames Valley

David Miles et al.

This volume synthesises excavations from the Cotswold Water Park, centred on four rural settlements—most notably Claydon Pike—spanning the middle Iron Age to late Roman period, with some middle Saxon burials. It provides a wider landscape analysis of settlement, economy, environment and material culture. READ MORE

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From Studium to Station: Rewley Abbey and Rewley Road Station, Oxford

Julian Munby et al.

This report synthesises over 40 years of excavation, building survey and research at Rewley Abbey, a 13th-century Cistercian chantry-turned-studium that became one of Oxford’s earliest colleges. It also documents the later 1851 railway station on the site, modelled on the Crystal Palace. READ MORE

Paperback: £7.50

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J. Collingwood Bruce's Handbook to the Roman Wall

David J. Breeze

In 1851, John Collingwood Bruce published 'The Roman Wall', followed by an abridged edition in 1863. Subsequently revised on several occasions, the fourteenth edition has been completely re-written by David Breeze, though acknowledging the style of earlier editions. This authoritative account will be of value to all interested in Hadrian's Wall. READ MORE

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Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 36 2006

ed. Rob Carter et al.

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2005. READ MORE

Paperback: £45.00

A Slice of Rural Essex

Jane Timby et al.

Reports archaeological fieldwork along the A120 between Stansted Airport and Braintree, documenting activity across the rural Essex landscape from prehistory to later periods. Excavations and watching briefs reveal settlement, land use and route development in north-west Essex. READ MORE

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The Tower of London New Armouries Project

Graham Keevill et al.

Investigations at the Tower of London (1997–2000) revealed limited Roman deposits, medieval structures by the inner curtain wall, and exceptionally preserved remains of the 18th-century Irish Barracks, along with later features. The work clarifies occupation and rebuilding phases around the New Armouries and East Mint Street. READ MORE

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Archaeology of the Wallingford Bypass, 1986-92

Anne Marie Cromarty et al.

Excavations for the Wallingford Bypass revealed a high-status late Bronze Age settlement on a Thames eyot, early cord-rig cultivation, and dated Grim’s Ditch to the late Iron Age/early Roman period. Additional sites showed multi-period activity from the Neolithic to Saxon era, enriching the region’s archaeological narrative. READ MORE

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Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 35 2005

ed. Michael C.A. Macdonald

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2004. READ MORE

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Gravelly Guy: Stanton Harcourt Oxfordshire

George Lambrick et al.

Large-scale excavation at Gill Mill quarry uncovered extensive Iron Age activity and a later 10-ha nucleated roadside settlement with regular enclosures and few buildings. Strong evidence for organised cattle management suggests an estate-level role before the site was abandoned by AD 370. READ MORE

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Barentin's Manor

Philip Page et al.

The finds included fine pottery, continental imports, decorated tiles, coins, metal, bone, ivory and stone objects, glass, slags, and a substantial animal bone assemblage, offering rich evidence for the site's material culture, diet, and craft activities. READ MORE

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Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 34 2004

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2003. READ MORE

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Thornhill Farm, Fairford, Gloucestershire

David Jennings et al.

Excavations at Thornhill Farm revealed a large middle Iron Age–early Roman agricultural complex of paddocks and enclosures for livestock management, with domestic waste and roundhouse traces. The site was extensively reorganised in the early 2nd century AD with new trackways. READ MORE

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Old Abbey Farm Risley: Building Survey and Excavation at a Medieval Moated Site

Richard Heawood et al.

This book reports on 1990s excavations at Old Abbey Farm, Risley, where archaeologists investigated a moated medieval site beneath standing 17th-century buildings. A unique experiment separated building survey and excavation teams to compare methods, with results later featured in a BBC Countryfile documentary. READ MORE

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Green Park (Reading Business Park): Phase 2 Excavations 1995

Adam Brossler et al.

Excavations at Reading Business Park revealed Neolithic pits and a segmented ring ditch, middle–late Bronze Age cremations, field systems and a settlement with roundhouses, plus a large burnt mound. Finds show continuity in pottery traditions and evidence of shifting occupation into the medieval period. READ MORE

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Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 33 2003

ed. Michael C.A. Macdonald

Proceedings of the Annual Meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies, 2002. READ MORE

Paperback: £42.00

Aelfric???s Abbey

Alan Hardy et al.

A major report on excavations at Eynsham Abbey, Oxfordshire, tracing occupation from early Saxon settlement and minster to Benedictine abbey and post-Dissolution reuse. Archaeology, survey and documentary evidence illuminate the development and economy of a medieval religious house. READ MORE

Hardback: £49.95

Lines in the Landscape: Cursus Monuments in the Upper Thames Valley

Alistair Barclay et al.

Reports excavations at the Drayton and Lechlade cursus monuments in the Upper Thames Valley. The volume examines Neolithic monument complexes, associated pits, graves and barrows, and the ways these long earthworks shaped later prehistoric landscapes. READ MORE

Hardback: £35.00

A Romano-British and Medieval Settlement Site at Stoke Road, Bishop's Cleeve, Gloucestershire

Dawn Enright et al.

Excavations at Stoke Road, Bishop???s Cleeve (1997) revealed Romano-British enclosures, ironworking, and burials. Later finds include Saxon and medieval features like paddocks, tofts, and waterlogged pits with rare biological remains, offering insights into rural life across centuries. READ MORE

Paperback: £14.95

The Hotties: Excavation and Building Survey at Pilkingtons No. 9 Tank House, St Helens Merseyside

Mick Krupa et al.

This book presents the 1991–97 survey, excavation, and archival research on Pilkingtons’ No. 9 Tank House in St Helens. A rare surviving continuous tank furnace, now part of the World of Glass museum, it preserves an important industrial monument and showcases the technological heritage of the glass industry. READ MORE

Paperback: £18.95

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