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The first look at the evidence from excavations at the site of Cladh Hallan (South Uist, Western Isles of Scotland).

An examination of the hunter-gatherer communities of the Irish Mesolithic to understand the unique ways societies have lived there throughout history.

An ethnographic study of the monumental buildings from the prehistoric to early medieval periods in northern and northwestern Europe.

An in-depth, beautifully illustrated exploration into women's role in the martial sphere of Viking culture.

An examination of the role of Winchester as the heart of royal power in early medieval England.

An exploration of Roman maritime concrete and its uses.

Cutting-edge research on personal ornaments from archaeological contexts around the world.

A fascinating insight into the lives of the men who served on the Mary Rose.

Explores the development of Roman and medieval Exeter and its hinterland.

Integrating the study of Exeter within its wider landscape context, using modern scientific techniques.

Interrogates the potential of network concepts for understanding the movement of ideas over time and space.

Proposes a methodology for analysing the social context of writing systems.

A detailed examination of the growth of Christianity in southern Greece.

Definitive and comprehensive presentation, translation and interpretation of all the known, major inscriptions from Roman Britain and key related inscriptions from Italy and the Roman provinces arranged chronologically and thematically.

Collected papers presenting latest multi-disciplinary approaches to the manufacture, trade in and status of silk and other textiles between Rome and China along the Silk Roads.

Brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.

This collection of essays begins with the premise that violence, in its relationship to order, is a central element of history.

State Formation in Italy and Greece offers an up-to-date and comprehensive sampler of the current discourse concerning state formation in the central Mediterranean.

A comprehensive examination of the tell phenomenon across Europe and the Near East from the Neolithic to Iron Age, addressing key themes of commonality and diversity.

New ways of approaching the study of writing in the past.

A real-world approach to understanding the Exodus.

This, the final title to be published from the sessions of the 2002 ICAZ conference, focuses on the role of man's best friend. As worker or companion, the dog has enjoyed a unique relationship with its human master, and the depth and variety of the papers in this fascinating collection is a testament to the interest that this symbiotic arrangement holds for many scholars working in archaeology today. The book covers an eclectic range of subjects, such as considering dogs as animals of sacrifice and animal components of ancient and modern religious ritual and practice; dogs as human companions subject to loving care, visual/symbolic representation, deliberate or accidental breed manipulation; as working dogs; and finally as co-inhabitors of uman dwelling paces and co-consumers of human food resources. While many of the papers in this volume have a predominant focus, they also demonstate that the relationships between humans and dogs are rarely , if ever singular or simple. Instead these relationships are complex, often combining the practical, the ideological and the symbolic.

This is an important study of the new types of warships which evolved in the navies of the Mediterranean in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC, and of their use by Greeks, Phoenicians and Romans in the fleets and naval battles in the second and first centuries, culminating in the Battle of Aktion. The book includes a catalogue and discussion of the iconography of the ships with over fifty illustrations from coins, sculptures and other objects. John Coates discusses reconstructions, crews, ships and tactics illuminated by the recent experiments with the reconstructed trireme Olympias . Complete with gazetteer, glossary, bibliography and indexes.

Divided into thematic sections, these collected papers celebrate the career and research interests of Lindsay Allason-Jones, who has been at the forefront of small find and Roman frontier research for 40 years. Newly printed into paperback.

Papers on the study of wool and other fibers in ancient textile production.

A review of the latest research into the Neolithic settlement of northern England/southern Scotland.

A broad collection of archaeological case studies and historical essays that analyze how political competition, strategic considerations, and violent encounters affected Greek Sicily.

This atlas, produced in the Historic Towns Trust's large portfolio format, traces the origins and growth of Oxford from prehistory to a city dominated by churches and university buildings.

Explores how we identify and interpret patterns of movement in prehistory.

Explores Iron Age art at a Eurasian scale, as well as its long-distance connections.