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The Theodosian Age (A.D. 379-455)
Power, place, belief and learning at the end of the Western Empire
£68.00
Editors:
Rosa García-Gasco, Sergio González Sánchez and David Hernández de la Fuente
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English and Spanish
ISBN:
9781407311074
Paperback:
275pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2493
Sub Title:
Power, place, belief and learning at the end of the Western Empire
This book includes papers presented at the conference on the age of the eastern Roman emperor Theodosius (Segovia 2009). More
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Zeus in Early Greek Mythology and Religion
From prehistoric times to the Early Archaic period
£53.00
Author:
Olga A. Zolotnikova
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311067
Paperback:
233pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2492
Sub Title:
From prehistoric times to the Early Archaic period
This monograph examines the religious and mythological concepts of Zeus from prehistoric times until the Early Archaic period. The... More
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Merry and Jovial: Reconsidering the Effigies Immortalis and the Commemoration of Roman Boys
£28.00
Author:
Crispin Corrado
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407311036
Paperback:
81pp. Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S2489
This book undertakes to answer questions relating to the creation of deity assimilation statues for young boys, a common mode of... More
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Dediche di Occidentali nel santuario di Apollo a Delfi (VI-IV a. C.)
£38.00
Author:
Maria Emilia Cavaliere
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
Italian with English summary
ISBN:
9781407310916
Paperback:
129pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Young Lukanian Archaeologists (YLA), 1
BAR number:
S2479
The first volume of Young Lukanian Archaeologists (YLA) sub-series examines monumental votive offerings (tripods or pedestals which... More
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From Funeral Monuments to Household Pottery
Current advances in Funnel Beaker Culture (TRB/TBK) research: Proceedings of the Borger Meetings 2009, The Netherlands
£52.00
Editors:
J. A. Bakker, S. B. C. Bloo and M. K. Dütting
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310855
Paperback:
203pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2474
Sub Title:
Current advances in Funnel Beaker Culture (TRB/TBK) research: Proceedings of the Borger Meetings 2009, The Netherlands
In November 2009 an international conference on the Trichterbecher Kultur (Funnel Beaker culture; TRB) was held in Borger, the... More
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Ethnoarchaeology: Current Research and Field Methods
Conference Proceedings, Rome, Italy, 13th-14th May 2010
£68.00
Editors:
Francesca Lugli, Assunta Alessandra and Stoppiello Stefano Biagetti
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English, French and Italian
ISBN:
9781407310831
Paperback:
339pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2472
Sub Title:
Conference Proceedings, Rome, Italy, 13th-14th May 2010
This volume is a collection of the contributions to the Ethnoarchaeology Conference 'Ethnoarchaeology: Current Research and Field... More
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Sulle spalle dei saccarii
Le rappresentazioni di facchini e il trasporto di derrate nel porto di Ostia in epoca imperiale
£43.00
Author:
Elena Martelli
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
Italian and English
ISBN:
9781407310787
Paperback:
171pp. Illustrated throughout, catalogue
BAR number:
S2467
Sub Title:
Le rappresentazioni di facchini e il trasporto di derrate nel porto di Ostia in epoca imperiale
This work examines a group of clay figurines representing porters carrying sacks (saccarii) recovered from Ostia and other harbours. The... More
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Φιλική Συναυλία: Studies in Mediterranean Archaeology for Mario Benzi
£86.00
Editors:
Giampaolo Graziadio, Riccardo Guglielmino, Valeria Lenuzza and Salvatore Vitale
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English and Italian
ISBN:
9781407310688
Paperback:
463pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2460
A collection of recent papers presented in honour of Mario Benzi. More
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Composantes culturelles et premières productions céramiques du Bronze ancien dans le Sud-Est de la France
Résultats du Projet Collectif de Recherche 1999-2009
£108.00
Editors:
Joël Vital, Fabien Convertini and Olivier Lemercier
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407310503
Paperback:
431pp. Illustrated throughout. With additional material online (Annexes).
BAR number:
S2446
Sub Title:
Résultats du Projet Collectif de Recherche 1999-2009
The results of research over a period of ten years into the question of the origins of the Early Bronze Age in south-eastern France. The... More
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Memorie Suessane di Matidia
Suessa: Città e territorio dagli Aurunci all’età romana
£39.00
Author:
Sergio Cascella and Maria Grazia Ruggi D’Aragona
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407310497
Paperback:
151pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2445
Sub Title:
Suessa: Città e territorio dagli Aurunci all’età romana
This volume presents a compendium of the history of the city of Suessa (Sessa Aurunca - northern Campania, Italy) which was the principal... More
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Archaeological Heritage: Methods of Education and Popularization
£48.00
Editors:
Roksana Chowaniec and Wieslaw Wieckowski
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310473
Paperback:
189pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2443
This volume stems from an International Conference titled 'Methods of Education and Popularization in Archaeological Heritage', held in... More
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The Pottery Figurines of Pre-Columbian Peru
Volume III: The Figurines of the South Coast the Highlands and the Selva
£123.00
Author:
Alexandra Morgan
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310459
Paperback:
491pp. Includes 17 figures, 36 tables, 82 figures, 8 maps
BAR number:
S2441
Sub Title:
Volume III: The Figurines of the South Coast the Highlands and the Selva
Volume 3 in this series on Pre-Columbian figurines concentrates on pottery figurines from the south coast, the highlands and the 'Selva' (tropical rain... More
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Islamic Art, Architecture and Material Culture
New perspectives
£40.00
Editors:
Margaret S. Graves
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310350
Paperback:
161pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2436
Sub Title:
New perspectives
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The Black Sea, Paphlagonia, Pontus and Phrygia in Antiquity
Aspects of archaeology and ancient history
£94.00
Editors:
Gocha R. Tsetskhladze with the assistance of Ergün Laflı, James Hargrave and William Anderson
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310312
Paperback:
377pp. Illustrated in black and white and colour
BAR number:
S2432
Sub Title:
Aspects of archaeology and ancient history
The papers in this volume vary in their coverage, from the archaeological to the linguistic, from numismatics to pottery (and peoples),... More
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A New Interpretation of the Cone on the Head in New Kingdom Egyptian Tomb Scenes
£43.00
Author:
Joan Padgham
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310305
Paperback:
175pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2431
The dome shaped object commonly referred to as a 'cone on the head' originated in tomb scenes of the early New Kingdom. At first, it... More
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A Study of Scythian Gold Jewellery Manufacturing Technology and its Comparison to Greek Techniques from the 7th to 5th Centuries BC
£29.00
Author:
David Vincent Redfern
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310237
Paperback:
109pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2424
This comparative study of Greek and Scythian jewellery manufacturing in the North Pontic region is based on a new technique developed by... More
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Unravelling the Palaeolithic
Ten years of research at the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO, University of Southampton)
£47.00
Editors:
Karen Ruebens, Iza Romanowska and Rachel Bynoe
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309958
Paperback:
188pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
University of Southampton Series in Archaeology, 8
BAR number:
S2400
Sub Title:
Ten years of research at the Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO, University of Southampton)
This book includes papers from the 2011 conference marking ten years of Centre for the Archaeology of Human Origins (CAHO, University of... More
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The Management of Estates and their Resources in the Egyptian Old Kingdom
£66.00
Author:
Joyce Swinton
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309842
Paperback:
261pp. Includes 45 figures, 17 tables
BAR number:
S2392
The subject of this study is an examination of the resources at the disposal of the elite class of Old Kingdom officials who administered... More
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Modern Materials
The proceedings of CHAT Oxford, 2009
£38.00
Editors:
Brent Fortenberry & Laura McAtackney
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309507
Paperback:
135pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Contemporary and Historical Archaeology, 8
BAR number:
S2363
Sub Title:
The proceedings of CHAT Oxford, 2009
This, the eighth volume in the series, brings together papers from the seventh CHAT Conference (2009), held at Keble College, Oxford on... More
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Multifaceted Studies in South Asian Archaeology
Arpitam. Festschrift for Professor Vidula Jayaswal
£41.00
Editors:
S. Rama Krishna Pisipaty
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309484
Paperback:
171pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2361
Sub Title:
Arpitam. Festschrift for Professor Vidula Jayaswal
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The Intellectual and Spiritual Expression of Non-Literate Societies
£32.00
Editors:
Emmanuel Anati, Luiz Oosterbeek, Federico Mailland
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781407309477
Paperback:
119pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Proceedings of the XVI World Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (Florianopolis, Brazil, 4-10 September 2011), 1
BAR number:
S2360
Congress of the International Union of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Sciences (Florianopolis, Brazil, 4-10 September 2011). More
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Sexually Ambiguous Imagery in Cyprus from the Neolithic to the Cypro-Archaic Period
£29.00
Author:
Sandra Christou
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309125
Paperback:
106pp. Illustrated in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2329
Although the earliest known literary evidence for a dual-sexed divinity on Cyprus dates to the fifth century BCE, archaeological evidence... More
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Les Princes Martyrs Boris et Gleb
Iconographie et Canonisation
£61.00
Author:
Victor Spinei
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407309026
Paperback:
185pp. Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S2319
Sub Title:
Iconographie et Canonisation
An art historical/contextual study of various representations of the Russian/Ukrainian saints Boris and Gleb, the first saints to be... More
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Symbolism in the Representation of Royal Children during the New Kingdom
£94.00
Author:
Georgia Xekalaki
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308975
Paperback:
373pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2314
The subject of this work is the way that symbolism operates in official representations of the pharaohs' sons and daughters, during the... More
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The Minoan Double Axe
An experimental study of production and use
£43.00
Author:
Maria Lowe Fri
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308814
Paperback:
154pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour, catalogue
BAR number:
S2304
Sub Title:
An experimental study of production and use
Since the double axe is such an important and symbolically charged object, emblematic for Minoan Crete, it has been discussed from... More
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Portuguese Faience in England and Ireland
£53.00
Author:
Tânia Manuel Casimiro
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308784
Paperback:
213pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour
BAR number:
S2301
The object of this research is to register, analyse, understand and interpret the presence of Portuguese faience in the British Isles are... More
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La fatica del bello
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
£41.00
Author:
Giorgio Dondi
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407308593
Paperback:
169pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Notebooks on Military Archaeology and Architecture, 5
BAR number:
S2282
Sub Title:
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
A study of European decorative ironwork techniques as applied to arms and armour from Late Medieval to modern times. More
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Egyptian Watercraft Models from the Predynastic to Third Intermediate Periods
£125.00
Author:
Ann Merriman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308340
Paperback:
505pp. Illustrated throughout, catalogue
BAR number:
S2263
The primary goal of this study is the reclassification of Egyptian watercraft models from the standard 1898 George Reisner Typology. The... More
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Ethnicity in Mediterranean Protohistory
£129.00
Author:
Wim M. J. van Binsbergen and Fred C. Woudhuizen
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308234
Paperback:
521pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2256
This book on ethnicity in Mediterranean protohistory may well be regarded as the main and final result of the project on the ethnicity of... More
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La escuela de pintura de Sición y su fortuna crítica
£54.00
Author:
Jorge Tomás García
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407308197
Paperback:
193pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2252
The painters of Sicyon were rulers of a τέχνη in their artistic creation that allowed them to combine their natural talent for painting... More
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Marine Craft in Ancient Mosaics of the Levant
£29.00
Author:
Eva Grossmann
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308166
Paperback:
91pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2249
This book presents an outline history of ancient sites associated with floor mosaics depicting marine vessels in the widely defined... More
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In Memoriam: Fr Michele Piccirillo, ofm (1944-2008)
Celebrating his life and work
£83.00
Editors:
Claudine Dauphin and Basema Hamarneh
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English & French with abst. in English, French, Italian, Arabic
ISBN:
9781407308159
Paperback:
331pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2248
Sub Title:
Celebrating his life and work
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Tying Headbands or Venus Appearing: New Translations of k'al, the Dresden Codex Venus Pages and Classic Period Royal 'Binding' Rituals
£26.00
Author:
Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308036
Paperback:
87pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2239
Epigraphers of the Mayan hieroglyphic writing system have demonstrated that a single verb root lies behind a substantial array of royal... More
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From Pella to Gandhara
Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East
£53.00
Editors:
Anna Kouremenos, Sujatha Chandrasekaran and Roberto Rossi with a foreword by Sir John Boardman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307794
Paperback:
213pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2221
Sub Title:
Hybridisation and Identity in the Art and Architecture of the Hellenistic East
Alexander the Great's campaigns in the East brought the Greek and Eastern worlds in closer contact than was possible in previous... More
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The Heart of Wisdom: Studies on the Heart Amulet in Ancient Egypt
£40.00
Author:
Rogério Sousa
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307695
Paperback:
146pp. Includes 111 figures
BAR number:
S2211
The heart amulet is one of the most often depicted images in Egyptian art. Due to the scarcity of archaeological information available... More
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Archaeology, Art and Ethnography of Bronzes of Nepal
£53.00
Author:
Mala Malla
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307664
Paperback:
209pp, Illustrated throughout with 247 figures and 4 colour plates
Sub-series name:
South Asian Archaeological Series, 13
BAR number:
S2208
Bronze art of Nepal bears its distinctive stamp on the cultural history of the country. Meager and sporadic research on the subject... More
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Ship Iconography in Mosaics
An aid to understanding ancient ships and their construction
£59.00
Author:
Zaraza Friedman
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307589
Paperback:
235pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2202
Sub Title:
An aid to understanding ancient ships and their construction
Mosaic surfaces (floor and/or wall) comprise one of the most accomplished art forms to develop in the Mediterranean region in antiquity.... More
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The Archaeology of the Hellenistic Far East: A Survey
£22.00
Author:
Rachel Mairs
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307527
Paperback:
75pp. Includes 3 figures
BAR number:
S2196
This book is intended as an introduction to the archaeology of the easternmost regions of Greek settlement in the Hellenistic period,... More
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The Representation of Monkeys in the Art and Thought of Mediterranean Cultures
A new perspective on ancient primates
£29.00
Author:
Cybelle Greenlaw
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307473
Paperback:
101pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2192
Sub Title:
A new perspective on ancient primates
Inspired in part by the famous blue monkeys of Thera, in this original work, the author provides a survey of the diverse cultural... More
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The Relief Plaques of Eastern Eurasia and China
The ‘Ordos Bronzes’, Peter the Great’s Treasure, and their kin
£47.00
Author:
John Boardman
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306872
Paperback:
250pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2146
Sub Title:
The ‘Ordos Bronzes’, Peter the Great’s Treasure, and their kin
'The 'Ordos bronzes' are well known to collectors and many museums, named for the many finds in and around the Ordos plateau in north... More
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Anthropomorphic and Zoomorphic Miniature Figures in Eurasia, Africa and Meso-America
Morphology, materiality, technology, function and context
£41.00
Editors:
Dragos Gheorghiu and Ann Cyphers
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306797
Paperback:
164pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S2138
Sub Title:
Morphology, materiality, technology, function and context
The present volume is mainly the result of two symposia held at the European Archaeological Association meetings in Krakow (2006) and... More
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Die Funktion und Bedeutung der Reiter-und Pferdeführerdarstellungen auf attischen Grab- und Weihreliefs des 5. und 4. Jhs. v. Chr.
£46.00
Author:
Angelos Tillios
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
German
ISBN:
9781407306780
Paperback:
183pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs. With catalogue
BAR number:
S2137
The present study aims to define the function and meaning of images of horsemen and horse leaders on Attic grave and votive reliefs in... More
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South Asian Archaeology 2007: Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007
Volume II: Historic Periods
£94.00
Editors:
Pierfrancesco Callieri and Luca Colliva
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306742
Paperback:
376pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2133
Sub Title:
Volume II: Historic Periods
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007. Volume II: Historic... More
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The Gilund Project: Excavations in Regional Context
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007
£22.00
Editors:
Teresa P. Raczek and Vasant Shinde
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306735
Paperback:
69pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2132
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology in Ravenna, Italy, July 2007
This book presents the proceedings of the 19th Meeting of the European Association of South Asian Archaeology that took place in Ravenna,... More
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Sacred and Civic Stone Monuments of the Northwest Roman Provinces
£43.00
Author:
S. L. McGowen
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306506
Paperback:
173pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans and figures. Catalogue
BAR number:
S2109
This study examines Roman sculpture across the provinces extending from the Rhine to the Pyrenees and Britain to understand better both... More
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Aspects of the Cult of Cybele and Attis on the Monuments from the Republic of Croatia
£31.00
Author:
Aleksandra Nikoloska
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407305622
Paperback:
113pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings and photographs. With catalogue
BAR number:
S2086
The cult of Cybele and Attis is a spiritual phenomenon of wide chronological and geographical range. There is abundant documentation of... More
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Pavimentos decorativos de Itálica (Santiponce, Sevilla)
Un estudio arqueológico
£60.00
Author:
Irene Mañas Romero
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407304809
Paperback:
246pp. Includes black and white illustrations
BAR number:
S2081
Sub Title:
Un estudio arqueológico
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Archaic Greek Culture: History, Archaeology, Art and Museology
Proceedings of the International Round-Table Conference, June 2005, St-Petersburg, Russia
£40.00
Editors:
Sergey Solovyov
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English with one paper in German
ISBN:
9781407305523
Paperback:
163pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2061
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the International Round-Table Conference, June 2005, St-Petersburg, Russia
This book presents the proceedings of the international round-table conference held from 23-25 June 2005 at the State Hermitage Museum,... More
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