Keyword: nature

Embroidered Nature: The Art of Amanda Cobbett in the Buccleuch Collection

Amanda Cobbet et al.

26 works of art by award-winning textile artsits Amanda Cobbett were commissioned by the Duke of Buccleuch, inspired by fungi and lichen from four strikingly different landscapes. Astonishing photography brings her works to vivid life on the page, supported by documentary photogrpahs and watercolours with accompanying commentary and field notes. READ MORE

Hardback: £30.00

Pots, Pans, and People: Material Culture and Nature in Mesoamerican Ceramics

Eduardo Williams

This book explores material culture and human adaptations to nature over time, with a focus on ceramics. The author also explores the role of ethnoarchaeology and ethnohistory as key elements of a broad research strategy that seeks to understand human interaction with nature over time. READ MORE

Paperback: £70.00 | eBook: £16.00

Naturvorstellungen im Altertum

ed. Florian Schimpf et al.

This volume looks at the concepts of nature in texts as well as in archaeological remains of the Ancient Near Eastern and Greek cultures from the Archaic to the Hellenistic period. Contributions from the fields of archaeology and philology are juxtaposed for each time period in chronological order. READ MORE

Paperback: £32.00 | Open Access

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

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