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The end of the lake-dwellings in the Circum-Alpine region

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After more than 3500 years of occupation in the Neolithic and Bronze Age, the many lake-dwellings around the Circum-Alpine region ‘suddenly’ came to an end. Throughout that period ...


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Children, Spaces and Identity

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How do children construct, negotiate and organize space? The study of social space in any human group is fraught with limitations, and to these we must add the further limits invol ...


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Death embodied

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In April 1485, a marble sarcophagus was found on the outskirts of Rome. It contained the remains of a young Roman woman so well-preserved that she appeared to have only just died a ...


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Cypriot Cultural Details

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There are countless references to Cyprus in Venice: in palaces, primarily that of Queen Caterina Corner, in the church of Saints Giovanni e Paolo, where the skin of Mark Antonius B ...


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Journal of Roman Pottery Studies Volume 16

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The Journal of Roman Pottery Studies continues to present a cross-section of recent research not just from the UK but also Europe. Volume 16 carries papers on a variety of subjects ...


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Every Traveller Needs a Compass

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A varied and charming collection of 17 papers that bring something new about the people from many countries and backgrounds who traveled to, from and within Egypt and the Near East ...


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Speeches that Changed Britain

A fascinating and richly illustrated book exploring speeches made in Birmingham that changed history.Meet some of Britain’s most famous orators.The book reflects the importan ...


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People with Animals

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People with Animals emphasizes the interdependence of people and animals in society, and contributors examine the variety of forms and time-depth that these relations can take. The ...


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Flint Daggers in Prehistoric Europe

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For more than a century flint daggers have been among the most closely studied and most heavily published later prehistoric lithic tools. It is well established that they are found ...


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Ireland's First Settlers

Ireland’s First Settlers tells the story of the archaeology and history of the first continuous phase of Ireland’s human settlement. It combines centuries of search and speculation ...


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The Materiality of Magic

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The subject of ‘magic’ has long been considered peripheral and sensationalist, the word itself having become something of an academic taboo. However, beliefs in magic and the ritua ...


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The Roots of Asian Weaving

This groundbreaking book documents the weaving traditions and textiles of one of Asia’s most ethnically diverse areas, placing them in a regional context. Based on more than a deca ...


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Down By the River

East Anglia has long been known for its internationally significant cultural and environmental Palaeolithic archaeology, often overshadowing the potential of its Holocene resource. ...


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A Neolithic Ceremonial Complex in Galloway

A complex enclosure identified by aerial photography at Dunragit Galloway, was demonstrated by excavation to have been of Late Neolithic date, and comprised three concentric timber ...


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Economy and Exchange in the East Mediterranean during Late Antiquity

The results of recent archaeological excavation, systematic rural survey and detailed studies of pottery distributions have revealed the extent and complexities of the economy in t ...


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Huntsman’s Quarry, Kemerton

Archaeological investigations at Huntsman’s Quarry, Kemerton, south Worcestershire during 1995-6 recorded significant Late Bronze Age occupation areas and field systems spreading a ...


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Archaeology for the People

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In 2014, the Joukowsky Institute for Archaeology and the Ancient World organized an international writing competition calling for accessible and engaging essays about any aspect of ...


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Small Finds and Ancient Social Practices in the Northwest Provinces of the Roman Empire

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Small finds – the stuff of everyday life – offer archaeologists a fascinating glimpse into the material lives of the ancient Romans. These objects hold great promise for unravellin ...


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Preserved in the Peat

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Excavation of a Scheduled burial mound on Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor revealed an unexpected, intact burial deposit of Early Bronze Age date associated with an unparalleled range of ...


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Romano-British Settlement and Cemeteries at Mucking

Excavations at Mucking, Essex, between 1965 and 1978, revealed extensive evidence for a multiphase rural Romano-British settlement, perhaps an estate center, and five associated ce ...


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Through a Glass Brightly

The twenty-five papers in this volume cover diverse aspects of the material culture of the late Roman, Byzantine and Medieval periods, with particular emphasis on the metalwork and ...


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St Paul's Cathedral

This is the first volume concerned solely with the archaeology of a major late 17th century building in London, and the major changes it has undergone. St Paul’s Cathedral in the C ...


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A Handbook of Geoarchaeological Approaches to Settlement Sites and Landscapes

Geoarchaeology is a major branch of archaeological science at the interfaces between geology, geography and archaeology, involving the combined study of archaeological, soil and ge ...


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A Medieval Woman's Companion

What have a deaf nun, the mother of the first baby born to Europeans in North America, and a condemned heretic to do with one another? They are among the virtuous virgins, marvelou ...


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Danes in Wessex

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There have been many studies of the Scandinavians in Britain, but this is the first collection of essays to be devoted solely to their engagement with Wessex. New work on the early ...