A time of change : questioning the "collapse" of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka /
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This work reassesses the apparent collapse of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, through explicit reference to the archaeological record. The study of Anuradhapura's terminal period has long been dominated by an over-reliance upon textual sources, resulting in the establishment of a monocausal and politically charged narrative that depicts a violent eleventh century invasion by the South Indian Chola Empire as the primary cause of Anuradhapura's collapse, bringing to an end over a millennium of rule from Sri Lanka's first capital. Such is the dominance of this narrative that few alternative explanations for the abandonment of Anuradhapura have ever been posited, with just two alternative models ever described; epidemic malaria, and an imperial economic model.
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Previously issued in print: 2017. :
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781784916336 (ebook) :
Barrow Old Hall and Twiss Green : investigations of two sub-manorial estate centres within the townships of Bold and Culcheth in the hundred of Warrington 1982-87 /
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This work presents results of excavations at the moated sites of Barrow Old Hall and Twiss Green, in Warrington, North West England, including evidence for possible aisled halls at both sites, as well as a significant assemblage of medieval and early post-medieval pottery.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (viii, 108 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784919696 (ebook) :
Etnicidad vs. aculturación : las necrṕolis castellanas de los siglos V-VI d.C. y el asentamiento visigodo en la Península Ibérica : una mirada desde la meseta sur /
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A study of the political and archaeological controversies surrounding the Castilian Necropoleis of the V-VI Centuries AD and the Visigoth Settlement in the Iberian Peninsula. The author attempts to deconstruct the various controversies and presents fresh analysis based on the archaeological data and literary evidence.
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Previously issued in print: 2018. :
1 online resource (238 pages) : illustrations (black and white). :
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789690804 (ebook) :
Bridging the gap in maritime archaeology : working with professional and public communities /
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Proceedings of a conference session held at CIfA 2014. The session focused on ways in which it is possible to engage with a wider audience in the course of maritime archaeological work. Papers offer a series of case studies exhibiting best practice with regard to individual maritime projects and examples of outreach to local communities.
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Previously issued in print: 2019.
Conference proceedings. :
1 online resource (viii, 148 ages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789690866 (ebook) :
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) :
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) :
Tanbûr long-necked lutes along the Silk Road and beyond /
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This text is divided into two main parts: 'The Tanbûr Tradition' which discusses the origin, history, construction and playing techniques of tanbûrs; and 'The Tanbûr Family' which focuses on long-necked as a family of musical instruments. After a short introduction, the construction, playing technique, and musical traditions are briefly discussed.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (x, 186 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references and discography. :
9781789691702 (ebook) :
RACTA 2018 : Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tardantichità e Altomedioevo = Researches on Christian Archaeology, Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages : 1st international confere...
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RACTA (Ricerche di Archeologia Cristiana, Tardantichità e Altomedioevo) was the first international conference for PhD students of Christian archaeology. It took place in Rome in February 2018, hosted by Pontificio Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana and gathered more than 50 multidisciplinary talks and posters from PhD students from Europe, America and Russia. The engagement shown at the well-attended event, and the interest of several institutions, proved that Christian archaeology continues to be important to new generations of archaeologists, art historians, and researchers of the ancient world.
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At foot of cover title: Pontifico Istituto di Archeologia Cristiana ; Römisches Institut der Görres-Gesellschaft.
Also issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (246 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789691757 (e-Pdf) : :
Open access.
TephroArchaeology in the North Pacific /
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'TephroArchaeology' (from the Japanese, kazanbai kokogaku - lit. volcanic ash archaeology), refers to a sub-discipline of archaeology developed in Japan in the last few decades. This book brings into the English-speaking world tephroarchaeological investigations by archaeologists in Japan whose results are usually only accessible in Japanese.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xviii, 330 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789691733 (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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9781789692990 (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) :
Why did ancient states collapse? : the dysfunctional state /
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Rooted in agriculture, sedentism and population growth, ancient states were fragile and prone to collapse. There is an ongoing debate about the importance, nature and even existence of state-wide collapse. This book investigates why ancient states collapsed and examines to what extent inequality contributed to their downfall.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (viii, 42 pages). :
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9781789693034 (PDF 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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1 online resource (xviii, 248 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
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9781789693843 (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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1 online resource (ii, 128 pages). :
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9781789693768 (ebook) :
Public archaeology : arts of engagement /
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This collection, stemming from the 2nd University of Chester Archaeology Student Conference 'Archaeo-Engage: Engaging Communities in Archaeology' (April 2017), provides original perspectives on public archaeology's current practices and future potentials focusing on art/archaeological media, strategies and subjects.
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"Available both in print and Open Access"--Home page.
Conference proceedings. :
1 online resource (xiv, 270 pages) : illustrations (colour). :
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9781789693744 (PDF ebook) :
Barbaric splendour : the use of image before and after Rome /
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This text comprises a collection of essays comparing late Iron Age and Early Medieval art. Fundamentally, the work asks what making images meant on the fringe of the expanding or contracting Roman empire, particularly as the art from both periods drew heavily from - but radically transformed - imperial imagery.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (152 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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9781789696608 (ebook) :
On the origins of the cartouche and encircling symbolism in Old Kingdom pyramids /
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This study suggests the development of the cartouche was closely related to the monumental encircling symbolism incorporated into the architectural designs of the Old Kingdom pyramids. By employing a new architectural style and a new iconographic symbol, the pharaoh sought to elevate his status above that of the members of his powerful court.
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"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage.
Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (100 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789696585 (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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9781789696622 (ebook) :
Between the 3rd and 2nd millennia BC : exploring cultural diversity and change in late prehistoric communities /
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This collection of studies on the cultural reconfigurations that occurred in western Europe between the 3rd and 2nd millennium BCE focuses on the evidence from the West of the Iberian Peninsula, and one on the South of England. They explore regional diversity and challenge grand narratives regarding Chalcolithic and Bronze Age communities.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (ii, 150 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789699234 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
An experimental approach to archaeomorphometrics : with special reference to metapodials of artiodactyls in Sri Lanka /
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Measurements of bones and teeth play an important role in zooarchaeology. This study aims to publish a set of metapodial (Artiodactyl) measurements to facilitate comparisons with other bones from archaeological sites and to help the interpretation of measurement data; and to gain a better understanding of metric data.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (iii, 62 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
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Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803271910 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.