Levant / Near East

The World of Figurines in the Neolithic and Chalcolithic Aegean
The case of Uğurlu Höyük on Gökçeada (Imbros)
£55.00
Authors:
Hasan Can Gemici and Çiğdem Atakuman
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357751
Paperback:
188 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 12 tables, 107 figures.
BAR number:
S3021
Sub Title:
The case of Uğurlu Höyük on Gökçeada (Imbros)
This book studies the corpus of figurines recovered from the Neolithic - Chalcolithic settlement of Uğurlu Höyük on the island of Gökçeada (Imbros) in the... More
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Four Economic Topics for Studies of Antiquity
Agriculture, trade, population, and the behaviour of aggregate economies
£72.00
Author:
Donald W. Jones
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357683
Paperback:
272 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. 6 tables, 104 figures.
BAR number:
S3018
Sub Title:
Agriculture, trade, population, and the behaviour of aggregate economies
In this book Donald W. Jones presents a framework for how to approach four important topics that have held the attention of historians and archaeologists... More
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£85.00
Author:
Giuseppe Labisi
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357225
Paperback:
352 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 7 tables and 69 figures.
BAR number:
S3004
This book is the first systematic collection and discussion of dwellings in the Umayyad ‘cities’ (madāʾin) and ‘palaces’ (quṣūr) of Bilād al-Shām. Giuseppe... More
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Shepherds Who Write
Pastoral graffiti in the uplands of Europe from prehistory to the modern age
£69.00
Editors:
Marta Bazzanella and Giovanni Kezich
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357140
Paperback:
256 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 7 tables, 228 figures.
BAR number:
S2999
Sub Title:
Pastoral graffiti in the uplands of Europe from prehistory to the modern age
In a number of significant sites of the vast ancient pasturelands of the Old World, generations of wandering shepherds have left their testimony in the form... More
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Kouklia. Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Tombs at Palaepaphos 1951-1954, Volumes I and II
Excavations of the Liverpool City Museum and St Andrews University Expedition to Palaepaphos
£162.00
Author:
H. W. Catling
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357324
Paperback:
672 pages, Two volume set. Illustrated throughout in black and white. 19 tables, 143 figures, 246 plates
BAR number:
S2994
Sub Title:
Excavations of the Liverpool City Museum and St Andrews University Expedition to Palaepaphos
Palaepaphos (modern Kouklia) is a major prehistoric site in south-west Cyprus, famous as a cult-place of a deity later identified with Aphrodite. Between... More
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The Clay World of Çatalhöyük
A fine-grained perspective
£40.00
Author:
Chris Doherty
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407354224
Paperback:
138 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 18 tables, 95 figures.
BAR number:
S2981
Sub Title:
A fine-grained perspective
This book addresses a paradox concerning the role of clay at Çatalhöyük that arises from conflicting material culture and landscape views of what clay truly... More
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Dynastic Deeds
Hunt scenes in the funerary imagery of the Achaemenid Eastern Mediterranean
£51.00
Author:
Alessandro Poggio
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356389
Paperback:
174 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 89 figures.
BAR number:
S2974
Sub Title:
Hunt scenes in the funerary imagery of the Achaemenid Eastern Mediterranean
This study adopts a transregional approach that focuses on connectivity dynamics in order to present a wider picture of artistic, cultural and political... More
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Archaeology of a World of Changes. Late Roman and Early Byzantine Architecture, Sculpture and Landscapes
Selected Papers from the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Belgrade, 22–27 August 2016) – In memoriam Claudiae Barsanti
£92.00
Editors:
Dominic Moreau, Carolyn S. Snively, Alessandra Guiglia, Isabella Baldini, Ljubomir Milanović, Ivana Popović, Nicolas Beaudry and Orsolya Heinrich-Tamáska
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English, with papers in French and Italian
ISBN:
9781407354217
Paperback:
412 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white, 376 figures.
BAR number:
S2973
Sub Title:
Selected Papers from the 23rd International Congress of Byzantine Studies (Belgrade, 22–27 August 2016) – In memoriam Claudiae Barsanti
Published in memory of Prof. Claudia Barsanti, Archaeology of a World of Changes provides a selection of papers presented in sessions on Late Roman and... More
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Ships, Boats, Ports, Trade, and War in the Mediterranean and Beyond
Proceedings of the Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium 2018
£51.00
Editors:
Naseem Raad and Carlos Cabrera Tejedor
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407317021
Paperback:
176 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 22 tables, 81 figures, 3 charts
BAR number:
S2961
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium 2018
This volume gathers papers presented at the Maritime Archaeology Graduate Symposium, held in Oxford in 2018. The event was an Honor Frost Foundation... More
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Proceedings of the XXth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes
Resource, reconstruction, representation, role
£101.00
Editors:
Philipp Baas
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English, German, French, Italian
ISBN:
9781407355894
Paperback:
416 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 28 tables, 25 diagrams, 270 figures.
BAR number:
S2958
Sub Title:
Resource, reconstruction, representation, role
Bronzes in the ancient world – from over-lifesize sculptures to small-scale utilitarian objects – were an omnipresent and integral part of everyday public... More
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£60.00
Author:
B. Nilgün Öz
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356587
Paperback:
222 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 8 tables, 107 figures.
BAR number:
S2954
Sub Title:
A critical review
Foreign-run excavations are a significant component of archaeological research in Turkey, however, conservation work carried out at these excavations has... More
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Le c.d. gammadiae nelle catacombe cristiane di Roma
Censimento, confronti ed ipotesi interpretative
£67.00
Author:
Cristina Cumbo
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
Italian with Italian and English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407355078
Paperback:
252 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 1 colour figure and 20 colour Piantas.
BAR number:
S2947
Sub Title:
Censimento, confronti ed ipotesi interpretative
Il presente volume prende avvio dalle riflessioni generate dall'analisi di tutti gli affreschi nelle catacombe cristiane di Roma, per identificare e... More
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Lucid Transformations
The Byzantine–Islamic transition as reflected in glass assemblages from Jerusalem and its environs, 450–800 CE
£62.00
Author:
Tamar Winter
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316987
Paperback:
236 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 10 tables, 47 figures (6 in colour), 4 maps, 3 plans.
BAR number:
S2946
Sub Title:
The Byzantine–Islamic transition as reflected in glass assemblages from Jerusalem and its environs, 450–800 CE
The book investigates the contribution of glass finds to understanding the nature of the transition from Byzantine to Islamic rule in Syria-Palestine, by... More
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£46.00
Editors:
Caroline Arnould-Béhar and Véronique Vassal
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
French with French and English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407316864
Paperback:
143 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 1 table, 89 figures (59 in colour), 3 maps.
BAR number:
S2934
Sub Title:
Actes de la journée d’études du 29 mai 2018, Institut Catholique de Paris
Cette publication constitue les actes de la deuxième journée d’études sur l’art du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain, qui s’est tenue à l’Institut... More
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Equids and Wheeled Vehicles in the Ancient World
Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
£59.00
Editors:
Peter Raulwing, Katheryn M. Linduff and Joost H. Crouwel
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316437
Paperback:
232 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 261 figures (80 in colour), 19 tables.
BAR number:
S2923
Sub Title:
Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
The essays in this volume were originally presented at a symposium in honour of Mary Aiken Littauer, la grande dame de l’hippologie ancienne. The papers... More
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Early Bronze IV Village Life in the Jordan Valley
Excavations at Tell Abu en-Ni'aj and Dhahret Umm el-Marar, Jordan
£51.00
Author:
Steven E. Falconer and Patricia L. Fall with contributions by Ilya Berelov and Steven Porson
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316925
Paperback:
232 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 68 tables, 112 figures (4 in colour), 122 photos (6 photos), 7 maps (6 in colour). With additional information online (Appendices).
BAR number:
S2922
Sub Title:
Excavations at Tell Abu en-Ni'aj and Dhahret Umm el-Marar, Jordan
The archaeological excavation of Tell Abu en-Ni‘aj provides the foundation for an unprecedented analysis of agrarian village life during an era of the... More
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Amenemhat IV and the End of the Twelfth Dynasty
Between the End and the Beginning
£56.00
Author:
Stefania Pignattari
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316352
Paperback:
228 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 46 figures (3 in colour), 3 schemes, 77 documents
BAR number:
S2906
Sub Title:
Between the End and the Beginning
Amenemhat IV's short and poorly documented reign as penultimate Pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty presents an interesting subject for Egyptological... More
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Sailing to the Holy Land
Crusader Ships, Seamanship, Logistics and Landing Operations
£31.00
Author:
Dan Mirkin
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316598
Paperback:
107 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 3 tables, 81 figures (73 in colour).
BAR number:
S2904
Sub Title:
Crusader Ships, Seamanship, Logistics and Landing Operations
This book, unlike most studies dealing with the Crusaders’ voyages by sea across the Mediterranean and their arrival at the shores of the Levant, looks at... More
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Mucho más que barcos
Una aproximación teórica a las funciones, capacidades náuticas, bases materiales y dimensión social de la tecnología naval prehistórica
£35.00
Author:
Julián Moyano Di Carlo
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Spanish with a 6 pg English summary
ISBN:
9781407316543
Paperback:
123 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 6 tables, 67 figures (1 in colour), 2 colour graphs
BAR number:
S2901
Sub Title:
Una aproximación teórica a las funciones, capacidades náuticas, bases materiales y dimensión social de la tecnología naval prehistórica
Este trabajo pretende convertirse en un modelo teórico que sirva de sustento a un proyecto de investigación futuro sobre tecnología naval prehistórica.... More
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Art et archéologie du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain
Les circulations artistiques entre Orient et Occident: Actes de la journée d’études du 11 mai 2017, Institut Catholique de Paris
£39.00
Editors:
Caroline Arnould-Béhar and Véronique Vassal
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
French with English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407316444
Paperback:
123 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 87 figures (28 in colour)
BAR number:
S2897
Sub Title:
Les circulations artistiques entre Orient et Occident: Actes de la journée d’études du 11 mai 2017, Institut Catholique de Paris
Cette publication est le résultat de la première journée d’études sur l’art et l’archéologie du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain qui s’est tenue à... More
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Interchange in Pre- and Protohistory
Case Studies in Iberia, Romania, Turkey and Israel
£61.00
Editors:
Ana Cruz and Juan F. Gibaja
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316369
Paperback:
214 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. 14 tables, 94 figures, 16 maps and 1 graph.
BAR number:
S2891
Sub Title:
Case Studies in Iberia, Romania, Turkey and Israel
This book, constructed around a central theme rather than a specific time period or region, aims to show how different researchers working on different... More
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Culturas en contacto: conflicto, asimilación e intercambio
Proceedings of the Third Postgraduate Conference in Studies of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 23–25th November 2016
£56.00
Editors:
Núria Pacheco Catalán, Ignacio Díaz Sierra, Marina Fernández Monterrubio, Isaac Lampurlanés Farré, Ariadna Martínez Guimerà, Marc Mendoza Sanahuja, Manel Pica Torné, Montserrat Rovira Rafecas and David Vázquez Ruiz
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Spanish, 2 papers in Italian, 1 paper in English, Spanish and English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407316307
Paperback:
177 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. 3 tables, 18 figures, 1 map, 1 graph
BAR number:
S2887
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Third Postgraduate Conference in Studies of Antiquity and Middle Ages, Autonomous University of Barcelona, 23–25th November 2016
Este volumen contiene las actas de las III Jornadas Predoctorales en Estudios de la Antigüedad y la Edad Media, celebradas en la Universidad Autónoma de... More
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Le fortificazioni di Iasos di Caria
Rilievi e analisi architettoniche
£52.00
Author:
Michele Cornieti
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Italian with an English abstract
ISBN:
9781407315157
Paperback:
205 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 249 figures (50 in colour)
BAR number:
S2886
Sub Title:
Rilievi e analisi architettoniche
Il libro tratta delle fortificazioni urbane dell'antica città di Iasos, in Asia Minore. Sono analizzati sotto il profilo architettonico, tipologico, tattico... More
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Le site de Bey-144
Fouilles et étude de la céramique (période hellénistique – début de l'ère romaine)
£41.00
Author:
Dina Frangié-Joly
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
French with a short English abstract
Paperback:
144 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 21 figures (2 in colour), 7 colour photos and 24 plates (4 in colour)
BAR number:
S2881
Sub Title:
Fouilles et étude de la céramique (période hellénistique – début de l'ère romaine)
Cette monographie porte sur l’étude d’un établissement portuaire (Bey-144), qui a fait l’objet d’une fouille de sauvetage à Beyrouth en 2003. Elle comprend... More
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