Archaeology books

A new history of Greece in the seventh and sixth centuries BC written for the twenty-first century. It brings together...  Read More >>

Explores the 7500-year history of the area around Tuscania, a small town near Rome, using the results of an extended...  Read More >>

""The fundamental subject matter of biological (formerly physical) anthropology focuses on human origins and human...  Read More >>

This Element is an accessible discussion of the study of archaeological wood which introduces a number of approaches...  Read More >>

This Element constitutes a systematic attempt to preliminarily reconstruct the Shang economy based on contemporary...  Read More >>

This Element focusses on the emergence of Aegean Prehistory as a discipline, from the first recorded encounters...  Read More >>

""Archaeology tells the story of our ancestors: how they lived, wha t they believed in and how their cultures developed...  Read More >>

Göbekli Tepe Enigma: Descifrando los Misterios Antiguos El descubrimiento que reescribió la historia-revelando...  Read More >>

A lost history. An ancient warning. A race against time.  Archaeologist Carter Devereux unearths evidence of...  Read More >>

Early Buddhist manuscript recording a previously unknown scholastic text about existence This volume offers a transcription,...  Read More >>

Nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year 2026 The image of the armoured knight mounted on his charging...  Read More >>

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Pirates have long been stock figures in popular culture, from Treasure Island to the more recent antics of Jack...  Read More >>

Excavations at the ancient Egyptian archaeological site of Amarna identified a workshop for glass and faience. This...  Read More >>

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The director of Pompeii offers a revelatory new history of the city  Read More >>

People are often able to identify change agents. They can estimate possible economic and social transitions, and...  Read More >>

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This volume offers a comprehensive perspective on three topics: theoretical and textual approaches to landscape,...  Read More >>

This monograph provides a discussion of the history of excavations at this sanctuary, as well as a contextual examination...  Read More >>

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This study examines public estates in Tuscany's Maremma region from the 9th to 11th centuries, identifying material...  Read More >>

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