Archaeology by period & region books

An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs. The three millennia...  Read More >>

Now available in paperback, this extensively illustrated book explores the fascinating history, archaeology and...  Read More >>

Spanning the period between the 2nd and 9th centuries, this volume collects 45 papers dealing with the Adriatic...  Read More >>

Featuring brilliant photography, this book explores the innovative recovery programme that supports wounded soldiers...  Read More >>

This new edition offers an historical overview of the civilizations of the ancient Near East spanning ten thousand...  Read More >>

This new edition offers an historical overview of the civilizations of the ancient Near East spanning ten thousand...  Read More >>

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This volume, the fourth in a series of occasional proceedings from the ongoing Theban Workshop, presents new research...  Read More >>

A lavishly illustrated and approachable book detailing evidence of 6000 years of farming, everyday life and ritual,...  Read More >>

The volume provides a broader case study of the links between climate change, migration, and the spread of agriculture...  Read More >>

An exploration of the part of Britain’s coast that was the cradle of humankind in Europe  Read More >>

This is an introduction to human prehistory written for complete beginners with a global perspective, written in...  Read More >>

The final report of the emergency excavations undertaken at Dorginarti, one of the ruined fortresses in the Second...  Read More >>

Private associations abounded in the ancient Greek world and beyond, and this volume provides the first large-scale...  Read More >>

Explores how religious institutions used landscapes and architecture to express their religious and social ideologies....  Read More >>

This book offers an analysis of the many stories celebrating the life and deeds of Cyrus the Great over millennia...  Read More >>

The Compendium of World Sovereigns series contains three volumes Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern. These volumes...  Read More >>

This is an introduction to human prehistory written for complete beginners with a global perspective, written in...  Read More >>

How did the Greeks and Romans perceive rape? How seriously was it taken, and who were seen as its main victims?...  Read More >>

This book presents the results of extensive excavations conducted in the rural region south and east of the modern...  Read More >>

This volume analyses the dietary life histories of prehistoric hunter-gatherers from six cemeteries in the Lake...  Read More >>

Papers in this volume explore the phenomenon of anomalous burials on a European scale, with an interdisciplinary...  Read More >>

Excavations at the Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton which revealed archaeological remains spanning early prehistory...  Read More >>

Papers focus on two central topics regarding past funerary behaviour in Central and South-Eastern Europe: cremation,...  Read More >>

This book considers mobility in Antiquity in its broadest sense from a multidisciplinary perspective. Although mobility...  Read More >>