Oxbow: 348 books
The Social Context of Technological Change
Egypt and the Near East, 1650-1150 BC
Language: English
Release Date: December 16, 2016
The technological capabilities of the ancient world have long fascinated scholars and the general public alike, though scholarly debate has often seen material culture not as the development of technology, but as a tool for defining chronology and delineating the level of interactions of neighbouring...
Archaeology for the People
Joukowsky Institute Perspectives
Language: English
Release Date: February 29, 2016
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 archaeology. Nearly 150 submissions from over two dozen countries were received. Archaeology for the People gathers the...
Every Traveller Needs a Compass
Travel and Collecting in Egypt and the Near East
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2015
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, either singly or as a group, and explored, observed and recorded, or stayed for a short period of time to improve their...
by Sean Kingsley, Michael Dexker
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2015
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 the eastern empire. The eight papers in this volume demonstrate this complexity and prosperity, examining several types...
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Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Alepotrypa Cave at Diros Bay, Lakonia, Greece, is a massive karstic formation of consecutive chambers ending at a lake. The cave was excavated by G. Papathanassopoulos from 1970 to 2006. In conjunction with the surrounding area, it was used as a complementary habitation area, burial site, and place...
Ireland's First Settlers
Time and the Mesolithic
Language: English
Release Date: December 31, 2015
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 about human antiquity in Ireland with a review of what is known today about the Irish Mesolithic. This is, in part,...
Archaeomalacology
Molluscs in former environments of human behaviour
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2005
Molluscs are the most common invertebrate remains found at archaeological sites, but archaeomalacology (the study of molluscs in archaeological contexts) is a relatively new archaeological discipline and the field of zooarchaeology is seen by many as one mainly focused on the remains of vertebrates....
With Alexander in India and Central Asia
moving east and back to west
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Alexander conquered most parts of the Western World, but there is a great deal of controversy over his invasion of India, the least known of his campaigns. In BC 327 Alexander came to India, and tried to cross the Jhelum river for the invasion, but was then confronted by King Porus who ruled an area...
The Ancient Red Sea Port of Adulis, Eritrea
Report of the Etritro-British Expedition, 2004-5
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2007
The port of Adulis was one of greatest significance in Antiquity. It is best known for its role in Aksumite trade during the fourth - seventh centuries AD. However it is also a major port of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea , a sailors' hand-book of the first century AD. Not only did it offer a...
From Machair to Mountains
Archaeological Survey And Excavation in South Uist
Language: English
Release Date: January 31, 2012
South Uist in the Outer Hebrides has some of the best preserved archaeological remains within Britain and even further afield. Three distinct ecological zones - grassland machair plain, peaty blackland and mountains - each bear the imprint of human occupation over many millennia. The machair strip,...
Jerusalem Throne Games
The Battle of Bible Stories After the Death of David
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2017
Presents an individual and thought-provoking exploration of who wrote the Bible (or, indeed Bibles), re-examining the documented evidence for possible individual authors set against the personal, religious, economic and political background of the period of its compilation.
Britannia Romana
Roman Inscriptions and Roman Britain
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2017
Britannia Romana: Roman Inscriptions and Roman Britain is based on the author’s 40 years’ experience of the epigraphy of Roman Britain. It collects 487 inscriptions (mostly on stone, but also on metal, wood, tile and ceramic), the majority from Britain but many from other Roman provinces and Italy,...
Shuffling Nags, Lame Ducks
The Archaeology of Animal Disease
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2013
The analysis of animal bone assemblages from archaeological sites provides much valuable data concerning economic and husbandry practices in the past, as well as insights into cultural and symbolic or ritual activity. Animal palaeopathology can identify diseases in archaeozoological assemblages but...
St Paul's Cathedral
archaeology and history
Language: English
Release Date: September 30, 2016
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 City of London was built in 1675–1711 to the designs of Sir Christopher Wren and has been described as an iconic building...