Han Dynasty (206BC-AD220) stone carved tombs in Central and Eastern China /
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Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220) stone carved tombs were constructed from carved stone slabs or a combination of moulded bricks and carved stones, and were distributed in Central and Eastern China. In this text, the origins, meanings and influences of these tombs are presented as a part of the history of interactions between different parts of Eurasia.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (xiv, 216 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789690781 (ebook) :
Wari women from Huarmey : bioarchaeological interpretation of human remains from the Wari Elite Mausoleum at Castillo de Huarmey, Peru /
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Excavations at the Castillo de Huarmey archaeological site brought to light the first intact burial of female high-elite members of the Wari culture. It was found beneath a large adobe mausoleum, a landmark and focal point of the lower Huarmey Valley. Abundant grave goods, among which were precious metal artefacts, luxurious pottery, beautifully decorated bone and wooden objects, as well as spinning and weaving utensils, leave no doubt about the social status of individuals buried within the main chamber. The very unique character of the find was additionally emphasised by the fact that all of the buried individuals were women, accompanied by two grave guardians, and the remains of ancestors. This book presents the results of bioarchaeological analyses performed to date, and focuses on reconstructing the funeral rite and social status of the deceased.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (vi, 152 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789691856 (ebook) :
Afetna Point, Saipan : archaeological investigations of a Latte Period village and historic context in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands /
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Archaeological investigations at the Chamorro village at Afetna Point on the southwest coast of Saipan yielded Latte Period burials, ceramics, stone and shell tools, microfossils from food remains, and charcoal from cooking features dating between A.D. 1450 and 1700.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xii, 188 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
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9781789691771 (ebook) :
Kom al-Ahmer-Kom Wasit.
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This volume presents the results of the Italian archaeological mission at Kom al-Ahmer and Kom Wasit, Beheira, Egypt between 2012 and 2016. It provides details of the survey and excavation results of the different occupation phases, which range from the Late Dynastic to the Early Islamic period.
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Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xviii, 350 pages) : illustrations (black and white). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789692990 (ebook) :
Messages from the past : rock art of Al-Hajar Mountains /
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Angelo E. Fossati takes the reader on an in-depth journey into the various themes present in the rock art of Oman, offering theories on the chronology and interpretation, while exploring the landscape setting of the decorated. Highly illustrated throughout, beautiful photographs and scientific tracings of the rock art accompany the text.
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Published in association with the Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. :
1 online resource (xxx, 304 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps. :
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789692877 (PDF ebook) :
Imágenes, lengua y creencias en Lusitania romana /
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The papers in this volume consider the visual, linguistic and religious culture of the Roman province of Lusitania (modern Portugal (south of the Douro river) and part of western Spain).
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789692952 (ebook) :
Khirbat Faris : rural settlement, continuity and change in southern Jordan : the Nabatean to modern periods (1st century BC - 20th century AD).
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This volume is the first of three which chart the temporal and spatial occupational fluctuations at the site of Khirbat Faris in Southern Jordan and the stories of the communities that lived there. The excavation report follows the site and its environs throughout their many phases of use and occupation, from the 13th century BC to the present day.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (428 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) :
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789693904 (ebook) :
Redonner vie à une collection : les terres cuites communes du Fort La Tour /
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Research on common earthenware from the first half of the 17th century is very elementary, when it exists at all. This study seeks to bring back to life the ceramics, the inhabitants and the site where the objects were used. The collection includes 1602 fragments from 277 common earthenware objects coming from the period of occupation of Fort La Tour (1631-1645) in Portland Point, New Brunswick. These pieces were mostly made in France, but some are probably of English origin. Mostly through the visual identification of the features included in the ceramic body, a classification system was developed with four main groups, 28 types, and 10 variations. With this classification system, earthenware objects were able to be grouped based on the activities for which they were used and related to their uses and functions.
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"Available both in print and Open Access"--Home page. :
1 online resource (xviii, 248 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789693843 (ebook) :
The role of Anglo-Saxon great hall complexes in kingdom formation, in comparison and in context AD 500-750 /
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Examining the role of great hall complexes in kingdom formation through an expansive and ambitious study, this text incorporates new fieldwork, new quantitative methodologies and new theoretical models for the emergence of high-status settlements and the formation and consolidation of supra-regional socio-political units.
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1 online resource (xvi, 350 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789693881 (ebook) :
Invisible archaeologies : hidden aspects of daily life in ancient Egypt and Nubia /
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The eight papers presented here stem from a conference held in Oxford in 2017 which brought together international early-career researchers applying novel archaeological and anthropological methods to 'overlooked' subjects in ancient Egypt and Nubia. The diverse topics covered include women, prisoners, entangled communities and funerary displays.
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"Available both in print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (ii, 128 pages). :
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9781789693768 (ebook) :
Un sistema per la gestione dell'affidabilità e dell'interpretazione dei dati archeologici : percezione e potenzialità degli small finds : il caso studio di Festòs e Haghia Triada /...
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This work aims to identify methodological problems associated with the digital management of archaeological data and to introduce viable solutions that embrace interpretative aspects and the reliability concept. A prototype system is presented, managing small finds data from early 20th century excavations at Phaistos and Ayia Triada.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (165 pages) : illustrations. :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789696646 (ebook) :
Scelte tecnologiche, expertise e aspetti sociali della produzione : una metodologia multidisciplinare applicata allo studio della ceramica eneolitica /
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Ceramic technology is a topic widely explored in archaeology, especially for its social inferences. This volume addresses the social aspects of production and the role of potters within prehistoric communities. The book focusses on the Copper Age when social complexity was incipient and ceramic production was not considered a formalised activity.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (148 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789696707 (ebook) :
Le verre de Sabra al-Mansuriya : (Kairouan, Tunisie) milieu Xe-milieu XIe siècle : production et consommation : vaisselle - contenants - vitrages /
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Knowledge of Islamic glass and its craftsmanship in the medieval period has relied heavily on Middle Eastern literature. The study of workshop and rich glass assemblage from Sabra al-Mansuriya (Kairouan), the Fatimid capital founded in 947/948 and destroyed in 1057, shows that Ifriqiya followed the technological evolutions of glass craftsmanship.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (300 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789696622 (ebook) :
Pharmacy and medicine in Ancient Egypt : proceedings of the conference held in Barcelona (2018) /
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This volume presents the proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Pharmacy and Medicine in Ancient Egypt (Barcelona, October 2018) showcasing the most recent pharmaceutical and medical studies on human remains and organic and plant material from ancient Egypt, together with discussions on textual and iconographical evidence.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (156 pages) : illustrations. :
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9781789697711 (PDF ebook) :
Ages and abilities : the stages of childhood and their social recognition in prehistoric Europe and beyond /
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This volume explores social responses to stages of childhood from the late Neolithic to Classical Antiquity in Central Europe and the Mediterranean. Comparing osteological and archaeological evidence, as well as integrating images and texts, authors consider whether childhood age classes are archaeologically recognisable.
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Series issued by SSCIP.
Also issued in print: 2020.
"Available both in print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (xi, 248 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697698 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Ramla : city of Muslim Palestine, 715-1917 : studies in history, archaeology and architecture /
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This book presents a comprehensive overview of the history, archaeology and architecture of the city of Ramla from the time of its foundation as the capital of Umayyad Palestine around 715 until the end of Ottoman rule in 1917.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (332 pages) : illustrations (black and white) :
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9781789697773 (PDF ebook) :
Definición y caracterización de las cerámicas a mano con decoración pintada del sur de la península ibérica en época tartésica /
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This volume presents a study of the handmade ceramics with painted decoration from the Late Bronze Age and the First Iron Age in the Guadalquivir and Guadiana valleys - the context in which the Tartessian culture developed - defining their technical characteristics, dispersion, forms, decoration, symbolism, chronology, use and meaning.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (472 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (colour) :
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9781789697735 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Man and bird in the Palaeolithic of Western Europe /
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This text considers the nature of the interaction between birds and hunter-gatherers in Western Europe. It examines aspects of avian behaviour and the qualities targeted at different periods by hunter-gatherers, who recognised the utility of the diversity of avian groups in various applications of daily life and thought.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (iv, 149 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) :
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9781789699104 (PDF ebook) :
Lithic studies : Anatolia and beyond /
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This volume shows networks of cultural interactions by focusing on the latest lithic studies from Turkey, Greece, and the Balkans, bringing to the forefront the connectedness and techno-cultural continuity of knapped and ground stone technologies.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (vi, 278 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789699272 (PDF ebook) :
Ex Asia et Syria : Oriental religions in the Roman Central Balkans /
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This title examines the cults of Asia Minor and Syrian origin in the Roman provinces of the Central Balkans. The author analyses all hitherto known epigraphical and archaeological material attesting to the presence of the cults in that region, a subject yet to be the object of serious scholarly study.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (266 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789699142 (PDF ebook) :