Archaeology by period & region books

Islamic archaeology is a rather young discipline, having emerged only over the course of the 1980s and 1990s. The...  Read More >>

Barbarians and Romans (1983) examines the rise of the barbarian tribes and the consequent decline of the Roman Empire....  Read More >>

The Elements of Greek Philosophy (1922) is an overview of the basic principles of Ancient Greek philosophy, tracing...  Read More >>

In the Beginning (1957) represents a series of lectures given by the author at Cornell University, examining the...  Read More >>

The Collective Spirit (1925) lays down a rough outline of what science can tell us as to the progress of evolution,...  Read More >>

Comprehensive account of the earliest undeciphered script from the Aegean, indeed the earliest writing in Europe,...  Read More >>

This Element will explore the world of anthropological archaeology underwater, focusing on submerged sites, and...  Read More >>

Welcome ancient history lovers and archaeology fans! Raven Todd DaSilva, award-winning scholar, archaeologist, and...  Read More >>

An overview of different topics covered by the field of archaeoacoustics, which seeks to advance the field through...  Read More >>

Culinary Technology of the Ancient Near East discusses the technical aspects of meal preparation, cooking, and baking...  Read More >>

This book explores the complex relationship between production, trade, and connectivity in Pre-Roman Italy, confronting...  Read More >>

Culinary Technology of the Ancient Near East discusses the technical aspects of meal preparation, cooking, and baking...  Read More >>

A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra...  Read More >>

A definitive and thrilling new account of the last great dynasty of ancient Egypt, from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra...  Read More >>

This volume, now available in English, explores how Mesopotamia’s urban revolution in the late fourth millennium...  Read More >>

A richly nuanced analysis of how ancient Egyptian society regarded and dealt with pregnancy, mothers, birth, and...  Read More >>

This volume, now available in English, explores how Mesopotamia’s urban revolution in the late fourth millennium...  Read More >>

The book traces how death shaped cities and vice versa, arguing that by studying death and the city, we can open...  Read More >>

This book provides the current knowledge on prehistoric human contacts and migrations in Northeast Asia (consisting...  Read More >>

An award-winning history of the Mediterranean from prehistory to the Classical world reissued with an extended new...  Read More >>

Facsimile reissue of part III of complete catalogue of the inscribed stelae, reliefs and paintings in the Petrie...  Read More >>

Case studies from Cyprus, Crete and Sardinia reconsider through evidence from archaeology, art, and history, assumptions...  Read More >>

The history and artistic heritage of the much-mythologized ancient Phoenicians.  Read More >>

The eleven essays presented here lead the reader through the earliest manifestations of the chantry, the origins...  Read More >>

New, fully illustrated, comprehensive examination of the development, chronology, manufacture, context and use of...  Read More >>