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This book is the result of a large-scale yet detailed study of early medieval grave furnishings from the Netherlands, aiming at the creation of a comprehensive artefact typology and updated relative chronology for this under-explored period in the Low Countries.

Rushen Abbey, now owned and managed by Manx National Heritage, was a Cistercian monastery founded in 1134 and suppressed in 1540. It was the most important religious institution on the Isle of Man wielding significant secular power as well as ecclesiastical authority. Its location in the middle of the Irish Sea and its political connections made it one of the most influential houses in western Britain and Ireland. The first known excavations were carried out in the late 1890s by Deemster Gill, one of the most senior law officers on the island. They were followed in 1912 and again in 1926 by more extensive investigations of parts of the east range the north transept of the church by William Cubbon then owner of the site. The modern study of the site began in 1978 and 1979 with excavations of the presbytery and both transepts by Dr Lawrence Butler, who followed them in 1988 and 1989 with a complete exploration of the east range. In between these two programmes of work Dr Larch Garrad of the Manx Museum carried out an important rescue excavation to the east of the church in 1984, locating a new chapel, part of the monastic cemetery and a charnel pit. Under threat of development for a hotel complex the site was purchased by the Manx Government in 1998 and the Centre for Manx Studies, University of Liverpool was asked to carry out exploratory excavations in the first place, followed by more extensive investigations of a number of areas of the site. These were carried out each year from 1998 to 2008 and succeeded in defining the plan of the church and claustral buildings together with parts of the western courtyard. In addition, to the south of the Cistercian complex an already disturbed early medieval cemetery was investigated. Alongside the excavations, medieval documentary sources were reviewed, and extensive fieldwork was carried out on the abbey's lands throughout the island. This book aims to provide a synthesis of all the available evidence for Rushen Abbey under one cover. Given the numbers of excavations, their complexity and the richness of finds, the detailed evidence on which this overview text is based is provided by a set of 20 online reports.

The mural paintings of Cacaxtla were discovered by chance in 1975. They arouse excitement in the Mesoamericanist community for their original style, at the crossroads of traditions from the Central Highlands, the Maya area and the Gulf Coast. Vibrant polychrome references also echo the sculpted panels of the Pyramid of the Feathered Serpent at Xochicalco (Morelos), known since the late 18th century. These hybrid visual assemblages constitute the starting point for a discussion of cultural interactions and the fabrication of prestige. After the disintegration of the Teotihuacan system around 550 AD, how did the city-states of the Central Highlands transform their material culture to construct new political discourses to establish their new local authority? Thanks to the joint contribution of anthropology, art anthropology and archaeology, the purpose of this book is to explore holistically the way in which these Mesoamerican societies thought and created their otherness and expressed it in their visual and material universe.

La ciudad de Buenos Aires, fundada en 1580, tras un intento fallido previo, fue establecida sobre una meseta natural frente al caudaloso Rio de la Plata, con un pequeno puerto natural ubicado en un rio cercano llamado Riachuelo. La presencia de poblacion originaria en el lugar es un tema de discusion en este libro. La region era parte del sistema natural de tierras bajas e inundables. La ciudad se extendio sobre las tierras altas hasta que en la mitad del siglo XIX la necesidad de ocupar nuevos espacios llevo a concebir un proyecto poco comun para la epoca: rellenar las tierras bajas con basura y escombro, aunque se alteraran los desagues naturales, para luego edificar encima. Los antecedentes provienen del siglo XVIII, pero la falta de tecnologia lo hizo imposible de llevar a gran escala. Para el ensayo inicial de ese manejo de la basura se fundo en 1855 un pueblo, Belgrano, excavado por el autor de este libro, donde se experimento con el manejo de la basura para rellenos de nivelacion; el sistema fue eficiente pero los costos sociales fueron tremendos y a la vez minimizados. A partir de alli mas de la mitad del suelo de la ciudad ha sido hecho con rellenos de varios metros de altura, compensados con el rebaje de las zonas elevadas para rellenar tierras bajas y manejar la basura urbana. Esta politica de manejo de residuos y de venta de tierras no aptas para urbanizarse, se justificaba desde una paralela construccion literaria, la de la pampa infinita, tierra plana de una horizontalidad imposible de existir. Era la imagen que el pais vendia al exterior como exportador de productos ganaderos y agricolas. La arqueologia ha ido excavando cada uno de los sectores altos y bajos para comprender este proceso nunca explicitado de transformacion del territorio. La arqueologia urbana para el autor se define como el estudio de las ciudades actuales, que existen y funcionan, no de ciudades muertas sino vivas, no es la busqueda de etapas anteriores bajo construcciones actuales. Es la comprension del fenomeno urbano, la ciudad y su territorio, desde sus inicios hasta hoy. Una "arqueologia de nosotros mismos" que interpela al presente y busca en el pasado la explicacion de acciones y decisiones actuales.

Dimore della Cirenaica analizza l'edilizia residenziale urbana della Cirenaica (Libia orientale) rivolgendosi in particolare alle citta di Cirene e Tolemaide su di un arco cronologico che va dalla prima alla tarda eta imperiale. La prima parte, in forma catalogica, e incentrata su ventuno casi-studio. In queste sezioni e incluso l'inquadramento dell'assetto urbano e dei principali edifici delle due citta esaminate. Lo sviluppo di ciascuna residenza viene qui illustrato, delineando altresi paralleli all'interno della regione e del piu ampio scenario imperiale. Nella seconda parte vengono estrapolati i temi chiave prima trattati separatamente al fine di discuterli in modo piu ampio. Gli argomenti principali affrontati riguardano le caratteristiche delle piante e degli elevati, la decorazione e il quadro socio-economico della Cirenaica delineato in base allo studio delle dimore. L'analisi e volta a ricostruire la storia degli edifici indagati e a evidenziare il ruolo della loro evoluzione architettonica come indicatore dei cambiamenti intervenuti, sia a livello locale che piu ampio, durante il periodo in esame. Questo studio sistematizza informazioni sparse in altre pubblicazioni e nuovi dati, commenti e discussioni che l'autrice ha raccolto tramite il lavoro sul campo e le ricerche d'archivio. Il risultato consiste in un corpus di evidenze che rappresenta il punto di partenza per ogni futura ricerca su questi temi.

In this important and beautifully illustrated book, David Breeze elucidates the context of the most famous frontier, Hadrian‿s Wall. The zone to north and south of the Wall was a heavily militarised landscape of roads, bridges, forts, fortlets and towers, but also the towns, settlements and supply infrastructure on which the army depended.

Presents the results of the main ongoing archaeological and historical research focusing on medieval suburbia and rural sites in Sicily. The volume is divided into thematic areas: Urbanscapes, suburbia, hinterlands; Inland and mountainous landscapes; Changes in rural settlement patterns; and Defence and control of the territory.

The Seminar for Arabian Studies is the longest continually running academic forum for the presentation of cultural heritage research on the Arabian Peninsula. Subjects include archaeology, epigraphy, history, ethnography, art, architecture, linguistics, and literature from prehistory to the early twentieth century.

These vibrant Mélanges celebrate the life and work of an exceptional scientist, Jean-Loïc Le Quellec. The book bears witness to the transdisciplinarity, rigour and benevolence that characterise this great scholar, and through diverse contributions explore themes dear to him: mythologies, folklore, cave arts, cultural heritage, and more.

This volume traces the scientific work of some thirty prehistorians, geologists and paleontologists from the end of the 19th and 20th centuries in territories (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Sahara) where prehistoric and protohistoric discoveries were numerous and fruitful.

Robert Koehl has long considered processions to have played an integral role in Aegean Bronze Age societies. Papers concentrate mainly on evidence from Crete, the Cyclades and the Greek mainland, with additional perspectives from abroad, these geographic divisions forming the basic outline of this volume.

Chapters in this volume, with contributions from a a wide range of multidisciplinary specialists, demonstrates the diversity and vibrancy of international research collaboration in the archaeology of Georgia and underlines the enormous potential of the country‿s archaeological resource.

La villa romana di Punta Eolo e una "villa a padiglioni" situata all'estremita nord di Ventotene, dove si protende nel mare per circa 300 m di lunghezza e 100 m di larghezza, sviluppandosi per oltre tre ettari attorno a uno scalo portuale. La residenza, originariamente concepita come villa d'otium, fu la sede coatta di Giulia maggiore, figlia dell'imperatore Augusto, dopo la condanna per adulterio e la relegatio ad insulam nel 2 a.C. Nel I secolo d.C. la villa continuo a svolgere la funzione di luogo di reclusione per condannate di status imperiale. Gli scavi archeologici del complesso, coordinati da G.M. De Rossi negli anni 1990-2005, restituirono una grande quantita di frammenti di affreschi, stucchi, lastre Campana e rivestimenti pavimentali. Il presente libro e il risultato di un lungo lavoro di documentazione e analisi dei reperti messi in luce nel settore residenziale della villa.

Ash-sharq is a journal devoted to short articles on the archaeology, history and society of the Ancient Near East.

Focusing on the eastern part of the region, this is the first in a series of five volumes that comprehensively document rock art in Upper Tibet. It examines a panoply of graphic evidence found on stone surfaces, supplying an unprecedented view of the long-term development of culture and religion on a large swathe of the Tibetan Plateau.

This book investigate reuse of tombs in Eastern Arabia from the beginning of the Early Bronze Age until the end of the Sasanian period in order to understand the underlying purposes and social context of this practice.

16 contributions consider various pottery categories like terra sigillata, black gloss Italian ware, and more, offering multidisciplinary perspectives on trade, local production, and societal contexts. Spanning from early to late Roman periods, Acta 47 sheds light on pottery's significance and its diverse usage across the ancient Roman world.

The Guadalquivir River has been a feature of the identities of the communities settled around it throughout history. This volume aimsto reflect on contemporary threats to the sustainability of the region's complex cultural landscapes from multiple perspectives, including archaeology, the natural environment, didactics, new technologies and tourism.

Papers address a major challenge in archaeology: non-intrusive research in pursuit of a deeper understanding of urban areas can be richly informative and cost-effective. Geophysical surveys, UAVs, exposed historic structures and the exhaustive examination of archival records can all play a vital role and their implementation is considered here.

This highly illustrated book offers an accessible summary of Hadrian's Wall, and an overview of the wider context of the Roman frontiers.

This volume centres on how the exchange routes transformed the frontier regions of the Silk Road. In doing so, it utilises a range of methods to reach an archaeological interpretation of the factors that linked people with the environment; movements, settlements, and beliefs.

These papers present a range of recent discoveries that demonstrate north-west Arabia's centrality to understanding the greater region and further, and to begin to clarify the extraordinary richness of life in this pivotal zone of the Arabian Peninsula from the Palaeolithic through to the Islamic period.

Volume 6 of JHP, an independent learned journal dedicated to the research of ceramics and objects of daily use of the Hellenistic period in the Mediterranean region and beyond.

The Roman fort of Trimontium is renowned internationally thanks to the work of James Curle (1862-1944) who led the excavations of 1905-1910. This volume brings together key sets of his correspondence which cast fresh light on the intellectual networks of the early 20th century, when professional archaeology was still in its infancy.

The Lady Gardeners are those women who, from the eighteenth century to the present day, have been working in a garden, from imagining and creating it, to sowing, planting, pruning, painting and photographing plants, and moving from garden design to more urgent themes such as landscape conservation and environmental issues.

Volume 23 of Anglo-Saxon Studies in Archaeology and History (ASSAH), a series concerned with the archaeology and history of England and its neighbours during the Anglo-Saxon period (circa AD 400-1100).

This volume explores the response of the living when dealing with the death of a child. Papers focus on juvenile burial practices in Europe and the Near East during recent prehistory and protohistory. The interpretation of normative, atypical or deviant is interrogated based on the context of the burials and the intentionality of the practice.

Presents results of 15-year-long excavations and landscape research at Berkeley Castle. Combining archaeological results with information from the castle's 20,000 historical documents, the project adds greatly to our understanding of the changes that accompanied the arrival of the Normans, with the erection of a castle on the former minster site.

Papers focus on two central topics regarding past funerary behaviour in Central and South-Eastern Europe: cremation, and cause and time of death. Six studies relate to prehistory, from the Neolithic to Iron Age. Three more papers focus on the Roman Age and the other four are dedicated to the Medieval period.