Archaeology by period & region books

In this 1859 work, John Taylor claimed to have discovered the 'pyramid inch', which he argued was one twenty-fifth...  Read More >>

The self-taught Assyriologist George Smith (1840–76), originally an engraver by trade, was enthralled by the discoveries...  Read More >>

This catalogue of Roman sculpture from south-east England features over 200 items in museum collections. It includes...  Read More >>

Essays on the development of the post-medieval house, its contents and decoration.  Read More >>

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Considers how elements of pre-Christian Celtic myth preserved in medieval Irish literature shed light on older traditions...  Read More >>

Using new archaeological data from four major cities of the Classic Maya world, this book explores how gender, age,...  Read More >>

The aim of this work was to examine land-use and settlement on the Berkshire Downs from the Bronze Age to the end...  Read More >>

Petrography is the minute examination by microscope of rock and mineral samples for the purpose of determining precisely...  Read More >>

In this book, Jan J. Boersema reconstructs the ecological and cultural history of Easter Island and critiques the...  Read More >>

Presents a comprehensive survey of Ireland's industrial archaeology. Divided into five main sections, the subject...  Read More >>

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Carthage is mainly known as the city that was utterly destroyed by the Romans in 146 BC. This book tells the story...  Read More >>

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With their large brains, sturdy physique, sophisticated tools, and hunting skills, Neanderthals are the closest...  Read More >>

The volume is the result of the Ninth Annual University of Chicago Oriental Institute PostDoc Seminar, held on March...  Read More >>

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Long before the Aztecs and 800 miles from Classic Maya centers, Teotihuacan was part of a broad Mesoamerican tradition...  Read More >>

Excavations at Wigmore Castle were carried out in 1996 and 1998 as a precursor to repair and consolidation of the...  Read More >>

Tlacuachero is the site of a shellmound insouthwest Mexico. Presents investigations of several floors within the...  Read More >>

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