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Table of ContentsTheory & Method 3Multi-Period� 3Prehistory:�Britain�&�Ireland� 4Prehistory:�Europe� 4Egypt�&�the�Near�East� 6Classical�Civilizations�/�Late�Antiquity�/�Byzantine� 8Early�Medieval�/�Medieval� 11Early�Modern�/�Modern� 12Asia� 12�The�Americas� 12Biography�/�Travel� 13Open�Access� 14Forthcoming�Publications� 14Bargains�&�Special�Offers� 15�Ordering�Information� 15

Welcome� to� the� Spring/Summer� 2015� edition�of� the�Archaeopress� catalogue.� Archaeopress� is� an�Oxford-based�publisher� run�by�archaeologists�Dr�David�Davison�and�Dr�Rajka�Makjanic,� the�team�which�has�been�publishing�archaeology�titles�since�1991.�Archaeopress Archaeology� currently� publishes� 6-9� new� titles� every� month� covering� all� archaeological� topics,� all� geographic�locations�and�all�time�periods�with�dedicated�series�for�specialist�fields�of�study.�Series�currently�include:�Archaeopress Egyptology, Archaeopress Roman Archaeology, Archaeopress Pre-Columbian Archaeology, Roman & Late Antique Mediterranean Pottery, Archaeological Lives, 3rdGuides�and�Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies.�A�range�of�exclusive�Open�Access�material�is�available�directly�from�Archaeopress�at�www.archaeopress.com.

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and� related� artefacts,� including� ceramic� building�materials,� refractories� and� plaster.� Using� over� 200�colour� photomicrographs� of� thin� sections� from� a�diverse�range�of�artefacts,�archaeological�periods�and�geographic�regions,�this�book�illustrates�the�spectrum�of� compositional� and� microstructural� phenomena�that� occur� within� ancient� ceramics� under� the�micro-scope� and� provides� comprehensive� guidelines� for�their�study�within�archaeology.�The�book�is�structured�according�to�the�main�steps�involved�in�the�analysis�and�interpretation�of�archaeological�ceramic�thin�sections,�

including�classification,�characterization,�the�determination�of�provenance�and�the�reconstruction�of�manufacturing�technology.�It�can�be�used�as�a�reference�manual�for�microscope�research�as�well�as�a�course�book�for�specialist�training�on�thin�section�petrography�and�archaeological�ceramic�analysis.

Multi-PeriodEvolution of a Community: The Colonisation of a Clay Inland Landscape Neolithic to post-medieval remains excavated over sixteen years at Longstanton in Cambridgeshire by� Samantha� Paul� and� John� Hunt.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910860.� £45.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910877.�£38.25).xii+245�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�&�white.

�The�movement�of�people�from�the�fen�edge�and�river�valleys�into�the�clay�lands�of�eastern�England�has�become�a�growing�area�of�research.�The�opportunity�of�studying�such�an�environment�and�investigating�the�human�activities�that�took�place� there�became�available�9�km�to� the�north-west�of�Cambridge�at�the� village� of� Longstanton.� The� archaeological� excavations� that� took� place�over� a� sixteen� year�period�have�made�a� significant� contribution� to� charting�the�emergence�of� a�Cambridgeshire� clayland� settlement�and� its� community�over�six�millennia.�Evolution of a Community�chronologically�documents�the�colonisation�of�this�clay�inland�location�and�outlines�how�it�was�not�an�area�on�the�periphery�of�activity,�but�part�of�a�fully�occupied�landscape�extending�back�into�the�Mesolithic�period.�Subsequent�visits�during�the�Late�Neolithic�became�more� focused� when� the� locality� appears� to� have� been� part� of� a� religious�landscape� that� included� a� possible� barrow� site� and� ritual� pit� deposits.� The�excavations�indicate�that�the�earliest�permanent�settlement�at�the�site�dates�to� the�Late�Bronze�Age,�with� the�subsequent� Iron�Age�phases�characterised�as� a� small,� modest� and� inward-looking� community� that� endured� into� the�Roman�period�with�very� little�evidence�for�disjuncture�during�the�transition.�The� significant�discovery�of� a� group�of� seventh-century�Anglo-Saxon�burials�which�produced�rare�evidence�for�infectious�deceases�is�discussed�within�the�context� of� ‘final� phase’� cemeteries� and� the� influence� of� visible� prehistoric�features�within� the� local� landscape.�The�excavation�of� the�Late�Anglo-Saxon�and�medieval�rural�settlement�defined�its�origins�and�layout�which,�alongside�the�artefactual�and�archaeobotanical�assemblages�recovered�creates�a�profile�over� time�of� the� life� and� livelihood� of� this� community� that� is� firmly� placed�within�its�historical�context.

Archeologia a Firenze: Città e Territorio Atti del Workshop. Firenze, 12-13 Aprile 2013� edited� by� Valeria� d’Aquino,� Guido�Guarducci,� Silvia� Nencetti� and� Stefano�Valentini.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2015.� PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910587.�£58.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN� 9781784910594.�£49.30).iv+438� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.�Italian�text.�Abstracts�for�all�papers�in�Italian�&�English.

This�volume�presents�the�proceedings�of�the�workshop�‘Archeologia a Firenze: Città e territorio’,� organized� by� CAMNES,�Centre for Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Studies,� in� collaboration� with� the� Soprintendenza per i Beni Archeologici della Toscana,� in� April� 2013.� This� event� experienced� an�extraordinary� participation� by� experts� in� the� field,� and� resulted� also� in� a�

Theory & MethodCAA2014. 21st Century Archaeology Concepts, methods and tools. Proceedings of the 42nd Annual Conference on Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology� edited� by� F.�Giligny,� F.�Djindjian,� L.� Costa,� P.�Moscati�and�S.�Robert.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.� PRINT� ISBN� 9781784911003.�£75.00.vi+649�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�&�white.

This�volume�brings�together�a�selection�of�papers�proposed�for�the�Proceedings�of�the�42nd Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology conference (CAA),� hosted� at� Paris� 1� Panthéon-Sorbonne� University� from�22nd� to� 25th� April� 2014.� The� program� was� divided� into� different� themes�and� this� structure� has� been� maintained� in� the� arrangement� of� articles� in�the�various�chapters�of�this�book.�Chapter�headings� include:�Historiography;�Field�and�Laboratory�Data�Recording;�Ontologies�and�Standards;�Internet�and�Archaeology;� Archaeological� Information� Systems;� GIS� and� Spatial� Analysis;�Mathematics� and� Statistics� in� Archaeology;� 3D� Archaeology� and� Virtual�Archaeology;�Multi-Agent�Systems�and�Complex�System�Modelling.

Fractures in Knapping� by� Are� Tsirk.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN�9781784910228.�£25.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910235.�£21.25).xii+261�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�&�white.

This�book�is�for�students�and�practitioners�of�not�only�knapping,� lithic� technology�and�archaeology,�but�also�of�fractography�and�fracture�mechanics.�At�conferences�on� fractography� of� glasses� and� ceramics,� the� author�has�often�been�asked�to�demonstrate�knapping�as�well�

as�provide�overviews�of�fractography�learned�from�it.�The�first�part�of�the�book�is�intended�to�stimulate�such�interests�further,�in�order�to�solicit�contributions�from� a� largely� untapped� pool� of� experts.� Such� contributions� can� advance�significantly�our�understandings�of�knapping�as�well�as�fractography.�In�Part�II�of�the�book,�fracture�markings�as�the�tools�of�fractography�are�introduced,�with�their�formation,�meaning�and�utility�explained.�Observations�on�the�presence�or�absence�of�the�markings�in�knapping�are�considered�in�Part�III,�along�with�a� number� of� interpretations� of� fracture� features.� The� basic� principles� and�concepts�of�fracture�mechanics�and�fractography�apply�to�fractures�produced�in�any� cultural� context.� This� volume� therefore�addresses�most�questions�on�fracture� in� a� generic� sense,� independent� of� cultural� contexts.� In� general,�understanding�of�fractures�provides�a�sounder�basis�for�lithic�analysis,�and�use�of�more�recent�scientific�tools�opens�new�avenues�for�lithic�studies.

The European Archaeologist: 1 – 21a 1993 – 2004� edited� by� Henry�Cleere,� Karen� Waugh� &� Ross� Samson.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910129.� £30.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910136.�£25.50).iv+356�pages;�black�&�white�throughout.

This� volume� gathers� together� the� first� 10� years�of�The European Archaeologist (ISSN�1022-0135),�from�Winter�1993�through�to�the�10th�Anniversary�Conference� Issue,�published� in�2004� for� the�Lyon�

Annual�Meeting.

Ceramic Petrography The Interpretation of Archaeological Pottery & Related Artefacts in Thin Section�by�Patrick�Sean�Quinn.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2013.�PRINT�ISBN�9781905739592.�£35.00.260�pages;�illustrated�in�full�colour�throughout.

Thin� section� ceramic� petrography� is� a� versatile� interdisciplinary� analytical�tool� for� the� characterization� and� interpretation� of� archaeological� pottery�

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Archaeopress Archaeology

Archaeopress: www.archaeopress.com T: +44 (0)1865 311914 E: [email protected], Gordon House, 276 Banbury Road, Oxford, OX2 7ED

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The Prehistoric Burial Sites of Northern Ireland� by� Harry� and� June� Welsh.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910068.� £63.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910075.�£53.55).xi+478�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�and�white.

Much� has� been� written� about� the� history� of�Northern� Ireland,� but� less� well-known� is� its�wealth�of�prehistoric�sites,�particularly�burial�sites,�from�which�most� of� our� knowledge� of� the� early�inhabitants�of�this�country�has�been�obtained.�This�work�brings�together�information�on�all�the�known�

sites� in�Northern� Ireland�that�are� in�some�way�associated�with�burial.� It�has�been�compiled�from�a�number�of�sources�and�includes�many�sites�that�have�only�recently�been�discovered.�A�total�of�3332�monuments�are�recorded�in�the�inventory,�ranging�from�megalithic�tombs�to�simple�pit�burials.�In�addition�to�providing�an�inventory�of�all�known�sites,�along�with�a�selection�of�photographs�and�plans,�the�work�also�includes�an�introduction�to�the�prehistory�of�Northern�Ireland,�an�explanation�of�terms�and�a�full�bibliography.

The Evolution of Neolithic and Bronze Age Landscapes: from Danubian Longhouses to the Stone Rows of Dartmoor and Northern Scotland�by�Alex�Carnes.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910006.� £31.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910013.�£26.35).

ix+165�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�and�white.

At� the� heart� of� this� book� is� a� comparative� study�of� the� stone� rows� of� Dartmoor� and� northern�

Scotland,�a�rare,�putatively�Bronze�Age�megalithic�typology�that�has�mystified�archaeologists� for� over� a� century.� It� is� argued� that� these� are� ‘symbols’� of�Neolithic� long� mounds,� a� circumstance� that� accounts� for� the� interregional�similarities;�other�aspects�of�their�semantic�structures�are�also�analysed�using�rigorous�semiotic�theory.�The�research�presented�here�takes�an�evolutionary�approach,� drawing� on� biological� theory� to� explain� the� active� role� of� these�monuments�in�social�evolution�and�to�investigate�the�processes�at�work�in�the�development�of�prehistoric�landscapes.�New�theory�is�developed�for�analysing�such�archaeological�sequences,�and�for�understanding�and�explaining�material�culture�more�generally.�The�local�sequences�are�contextualised�by�examining�European� megalithic� origins,� tracing� the� long� mound� concept� back� to� the�LBK� longhouses.� It� is� argued� that� all� of� these� related� forms�—� longhouses,�long�mounds,�and�stone�rows�—�are�implicated�in�a�process�of�competitively�asserting� ancestral� affinities,� which� explains� the� constraint� on� cultural�variation,�and�thus�the�formation�of�remarkably�stable�monument�traditions,�that�led�to�the�convergence�between�Dartmoor�and�northern�Scotland�in�the�Early�Bronze�Age.

Excavations at King’s Low and Queen’s Low Two Early Bronze Age barrows in Tixall, North Staffordshire� by� Gary�Lock,� Dick� Spicer� and� Winston� Hollins.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739660.� £17.50.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910716.�£14.80).x+112�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�and�white.

These� two� barrows� in� the� parish� of� Tixall,� north�of�Stafford,�were�excavated�by�the�Stoke-on-Trent�

Museum�Archaeological�Society�between�the�years�1986�and�1994.

Prehistory: EuropeLBK Realpolitik: An Archaeometric Study of Conflict and Social Structure in the Belgian Early Neolithic�by�Mark�Golitko.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910884.�£33.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910891.�£28.05).vi+188�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�&�white.

significant� success� in� terms� of� public� archaeological� awareness.� Almost�twenty�years�after� the�exhibition� ‘Alle origini di Firenze’� and� the�publication�of� its�Catalogo,�which� is�considered�a�signal�point� in�Florentine�archaeology,�the�workshop�provided�an�opportunity�for�discussion�between�all�those�who�conducted� research,� protection� and� enhancement� of� the� archaeological�heritage� of� Florence� thanks� to� the� presentation� of� the� most� recent�excavations.� Moreover,� the� origins� of� the� city� that� took� the� leading� role�during�the�Renaissance�were�discussed,�finding� in� its�roots�the�very�reasons�for� its� glorious� destiny.� The� sessions,� organized� in� chronological� order� –�from� prehistoric� to�medieval� topics� –� were� supplemented� by� contributions�concerned� with� conservation� and� enhancement� of� the� historic� landscape�whose� reconstruction� through� research� and� excavation� activities� constantly�requires�new�discussions�and�often�additional�reflections.

Technology of Sword Blades from the La Tène Period to the Early Modern Age The case of what is now Poland� by�Grzegorz� Żabiński� and� Janusz� Stępiński�with� Marcin� Biborski.� Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT� ISBN�9781784910280.� £51.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781784910297.�£43.35).vi+363� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.

This� book� assesses� the� results� of� recent�metallographic�examination�of�45�sword�blades�(mid-2nd�century�BC�to�early-16th� century)� from� the� territory� of�what� is� now� Poland.� Pre-Roman� blades�were�usually�made�from�one�piece�of�metal�of�varying�quality�(better�quality�items� were� perhaps� imported).�Most� high� quality� and� complex� technology�Roman�blades�were�in�all�probability�of�Roman�provenance,�while�some�low�quality�one-piece�examples�may�have�been�made�locally.�The�Migration�Period�and�Early�Middle�Ages�witnessed�the�greatest�diversification�of�technological�solutions.�However�it�is�much�more�difficult�to�define�the�provenance�of�blades�based�on�their�technology�in�these�periods.�The�range�of�technologies�in�use�strongly�decreased�in�the�High�and�Late�Middle�Ages.

Il Duomo di Siena: Excavations and Pottery below Siena Cathedral by�Gabriele�Castiglia.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781905739745.� £30.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739776.�£25.50).ii+159�pages;�black�and�white�illus.�throughout.

This� book� is� the� result� of� the� processing� of� the�excavation�data�and�of�the�pottery�coming�from�the�stratigraphy�underneath�the�cathedral�of�Siena.�The�ultimate� goal� is� to� trace� a� view�of� the� settlement�types� and� economic� framework� that� has� affected�the�hill� of� the�Cathedral� from� the�Classical� age� to�

the�late�Middle�Ages,�combining�stratigraphic�data�and�the�study�of�materials.

Prehistory: Britain & IrelandThe Origins of Ireland’s Holy Wells� by�Celeste� Ray.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.� PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910440.� £33.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910457.�£28.05).ii+172�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�colour�and�black�&�white.

This� book� re-assesses� archaeological� research� into�holy�well� sites� in� Ireland� and� the�evidence� for� votive�deposition� at� watery� sites� throughout� northwest�European� prehistory.� Ray� examines� a� much-ignored�and� diminishing� archaeological� resource;� moving�

beyond� debates� about� the� possible� Celticity� of� these� sites� in� order� to� gain�a� deeper� understanding� of� patterns� among� sacred� watery� sites.� The� work�considers�how�and�why�sacred�springs�are�archaeologically-resistant�sites�and�what�has�actually�been�found�at�the�few�excavated�in�Ireland.�Drawing�on�the�early� Irish� literature�(the�myths,�hagiographies,�penitentials�and�annals),�the�author�gives�an�account�of�pre-Christian�supermundane�wells� in�Ireland�and�what�we�know�about�their�early�Christian�use�for�baptism,�and�concludes�by�considering�the�origins�of�“rounding”�rituals�at�holy�wells.

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During� the� international� conference� ‘Settlement, Communication and Exchange around the Western Carpathians’� held� in� Kraków� in� October� 2012,�attention� was� focused� on� the� complex� issues�of� long-term� cultural� change� in� the� populations�surrounding� the� Western� Carpathians,� with�the� aim� of� striking� a� balance� between� local�cultural� dynamics,� subsistence� economy� and�the� alleged� importance� of� far-reaching� contacts,�and� communication� and� exchange� involved� in�this� process.� Specialists� from� Germany,� Hungary,�Poland,� Slovakia� and� the� United� States� met�and� discussed� for� two� days� their� archaeological�

findings�relating�to�questions�of�(Trans)Carpathian�communication,�settlement�patterns,� and� agricultural� and� technological� changes� that� occurred� (mainly)�during�the�Neolithic�and�Bronze�Age.�Additionally,�case�studies�from�Northern�Poland� and� Eastern� Germany� were� included� to� provide� a� perspective� on�the� variability� of� traditions� and� economic� strategies� in� different� natural�environments� and� topographical� settings.� Drawing� on� a� broad� spectrum� of�methods� (including� anthropological,� archaeobotanical,� geochemical,� and�geophysical),�and�adhering�to�different�theoretical�approaches,�the�objective�was�to�contribute�to�a�more�holistic�understanding�of�prehistoric�settlement�strategies,� adaptation� to�marginal� (and�not� so�marginal)� environments,� and�the�role�of�communication�for�prehistoric�populations�to�the�north�and�south�of�the�Western�Carpathians.

Around the Petit-Chasseur Site in Sion (Valais, Switzerland) and New Approaches to the Bell Beaker Culture Proceedings of the International Conference (Sion, Switzerland – October 27th – 30th 2011)�edited�by�Marie�Besse.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910242.� £47.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910259.�£39.95).336�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�&�white.�All� papers� in� English;� abstracts� for� each�paper� in�English�and�French.

The� necropolis� of� Petit-Chasseur� still� remains� a� key� reference� for� the�understanding�of�the�Final�Neolithic�period,�not�only�in�the�Alpine�countries,�but� also� throughout� Europe.� This� publication� includes� twenty-five� papers�referring�to�the�periods�represented�at�the�Petit-Chasseur�necropolis,�namely�the�end�of�the�Neolithic,�the�Bell�Beaker�period�and�the�beginning�of�the�Early�Bronze�Age.�

ΑΘΥΡΜΑΤΑ: Critical Essays on the Archaeology of the Eastern Mediterranean in Honour of E. Susan Sherratt� edited�by� Yannis� Galanakis,� Toby� Wilkinson� and�John� Bennet.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910181.�£43.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910198.�£36.55).iv+274�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�&�white.

ΑΘΥΡΜΑΤΑ (athyrmata):� Over� her� career�Susan� Sherratt� has� questioned� our� basic�

assumptions� in� many� areas� of� the� later� prehistory� of� the� Mediterranean�and� Europe,� deploying� a� canny� eye� for� detail,� but� never� losing� sight� of� the�big� picture.� Her� collected� works� include� contributions� on� the� relationship�between� Homeric� epic� and� archaeology;� the� economy� of� ceramics,�metals� and� other� materials;� the� status� of� the� ‘Sea� Peoples’� and� other�ethnic� terminologies;� routes� and� different� forms� of� interaction;� and� the�history� of� museums/collecting� (especially� relating� to� Sir� Arthur� Evans). The�editors�of�this�volume�have�brought�together�a�cast�of�thirty-two�scholars�from�nine�different�countries�who�have�contributed�these�twenty-six�papers�to�mark�Sue’s�65th�birthday�–�a�collection�that�seeks�to�reflect�both�her�broad�range� of� interests� and� her� ever-questioning� approach� to� uncovering� the�realities�of�life�in�Europe�and�the�Mediterranean�in�later�prehistory.

The� causes� and� consequences� of� violence� and�warfare� have� long� interested� social� scientists,�historians,� and� philosophers.� While� economic�motivations� for� conflict� are� among� the� most�commonly� discussed� drivers� of� human� violence,�prehistorians� have� often� downplayed� economic�factors� when� studying� non-state� society.� This�volume� explores� linkages� between� conflict� and�socioeconomic� organization� during� the� early�Neolithic� of� eastern� Belgium� (c.� 5200-5000� BC),�using� compositional� analysis� of� ceramics� from�Linienbandkeramik� villages� to� assess� production�organization�and�map�intercommunity�connections�

against�the�backdrop�of�increasing�evidence�for�conflict.

Experiencing Etruscan Pots: Ceramics, Bodies and Images in Etruria� by� Lucy�Shipley.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910563.� £29.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910570.�£24.65).vi+155�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

In� a� world� without� plastics,� ceramics,� alongside�organic� containers,� were� used� for� almost�every� substance� which� required� protection� or�containment:� from� perfume� to� porridge.� The�experience�of�an�Etruscan�person,�living�day�to�day,�

would�have�been�filled�with�interactions�with�ceramics,�making�them�objects�which�can�recall�intimate�transactions�in�the�past�to�the�archaeologist�in�the�present. Characterising�that�experience�of�Etruscan�pottery�is�the�concern�of�this�book.�What�was�it�like�to�use�and�live�with�Etruscan�pottery?�How�was�the�interaction�between�an�Etruscan�pot�structured�and�constituted?�How�can�that�experience�be�related�back�to�bigger�questions�about�the�organisation�of�Etruscan�society,�its� increasingly� urban� nature� and� relationship� with� other� Mediterranean�cultures?� More� specifically,� this� volume� aims� to� unpick� both� the� physical�encounter�between�vessel�and�hand,�and�the�emotional�interaction�between�the�user�of�a�pot�and�the�images�inscribed�upon�its�surface.

From Cave to Dolmen Ritual and symbolic aspects in the prehistory between Sciacca, Sicily and the central Mediterranean� edited� by� Domenica�Gullì.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910389.� £45.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910396.�£38.25).vi+308� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.�Papers�in�English�and�Italian.

This� book� brings� together� the� scientific�contributions� of� a� wide� panel� of� Sicilian� and�

mainland�Italian�specialists�in�prehistory.�Taking�inspiration�from�a�conference�organised�by�the�Soprintendenza�ai�Beni�Culturali�e�Ambientali�of�Agrigento�and� by� the� municipal� council� of� Sciacca� in� November� 2011,� the� decision�was� taken� to� broaden� and� deepen� some� of� the� main� themes� discussed�on� that�occasion.� Therefore� this�book� focuses�on� the�Sciacca� region�and� its�landscape�which�is�extraordinarily�rich�in�natural�geological�phenomena�and�associated�archaeological�activity,�for�example�the�Grotta�del�Kronio�and�the�numerous�dolmens�present�nearby.�This�volume�seeks�to�explore�the�various�aspects� –� habitational� or� ritual� –� of� the� prehistoric� use� of� the� numerous�caves�present�in�the�region�and�to�analyse�the�many�features�of�the�island’s�megalithic�architecture.�The�text�includes�an�historical�review�of�the�processes�of� discovery�of� the� archaeological� evidence,� also� an� account� of� the� current�research�projects�and�research�activities.

Settlement, Communication and Exchange around the Western Carpathians International Workshop held at the Institute of Archaeology, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, October 27–28, 2012� edited� by� T.� L.� Kienlin,� P.� Valde-Nowak,� M.� Korczyńska,�K.� Cappenberg� and� J.� Ociepka.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.� PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910365.� £47.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781784910372.�£39.95).vi+403�pages;�Illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

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to�use�as�many�methods�as�possible� to�better�understand� their�production,�use� and� context.� A� database� was� compiled� to� find� answers� to� questions�regarding� patterns� of� distribution,� context,� fragmentation� and� deformation.�Aspects� of� production� were� considered� through� experimental� archaeology,�metallographic�analysis�and�a�re-discovered�axe�blank�with�missing�shaft-hole.�The�typology�was�re-evaluated�and�modified�to�ensure�comparability�across�modern� national� boundaries.� The� integration� of� these� approaches� yielded�some� interesting� results.� The� great� variability� in� shape� clearly� shows� that� a�variety�of�production�techniques�were�used,�but�it� is�difficult�to�relate�these�to� specific� geographic� areas.� In� fact� the� typology� as�well� as� the� practice� of�marking� the� axes� indicate� that� traditional� archaeological� ‘cultures’� rarely�correspond�to�axe�types�and�marking�practices.�Instead�there�were�different�spheres� of� influence,� some� more� localised� and� others� much� larger� than�specific�ceramic�traditions.�These�different�levels�of�belonging�show�that�it�was�a�period�of�complex�cultural�patterns�and�interactions.�The�axes�were�part�of�these�networks�of�daily�life�on�many�different�levels�from�the�utilitarian�to�the�ritualised�placement�in�burial�contexts.

Creating the Human Past An Epistemology of Pleistocene Archaeology� by� Robert�G.� Bednarik.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2013.�PRINT�ISBN�9781905739639.�£14.95.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910730.�£12.70).ii�+�186�pp.,�illustrated�in�colour�and�black�and�white.

How� humans� became� what� they� are� today� is� of�profound� importance� to� understanding� ourselves,�both�as�a� species�and� individually.�Our�psychology,�cognition,� diseases,� intellect,� communication�

forms,� physiology,� predispositions,� ideologies,� culture,� genetics,� behavior,�and,� perhaps� most� importantly,� our� reality� constructs� are� all� the� result� of�our� evolutionary� history.� Therefore� the� models� archaeology—especially�Pleistocene�archaeology—creates�of�our�past�are�not�just�narratives�of�what�happened� in� human� history;� they� are� fundamental� to� every� aspect� of� our�existence.

Egypt & the Near EastA History of Research into Ancient Egyptian Culture in Southeast Europe edited�by�Mladen�Tomorad.�Archaeopress�Egyptology� 8.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910907.�£42.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910914.�£35.70).xii+272� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.

The� history� of� Ancient� Egypt� has� been� studied�in� the� region� of� Southeast� Europe� since� the�end� of� the� nineteenth� century.� In� some� of� the�

countries� this�was� not� the� case� for� various� reasons,� but�mainly� because� of�the� undeveloped� scholarly� capabilities� and� institutions,� insufficient� funds�for� archaeological� research� in� Egypt,� and� the� lack� of� cooperation� with�scholars� from� other� countries.� From� the� 1960s,� however,� this� situation�has� changed� for� the� better,� firstly� with� the� numerous� publications� of� the�diffusion� of� the� Ancient� Egyptian� cults� during� Graeco-Roman� period,� and�then� with� publications� (articles,� catalogues,� books)� on� Ancient� Egyptian�collections� in� various� museum� institutions� located� in� Southeast� Europe. From�the�early�1990s�one�can�trace�the�increased�production�of�various�scholarly�papers� in� which� researchers� from� Slovenia,� Croatia,� Serbia,� Macedonia,�Romania,�and�Bulgaria�not�only�researched�the�Egyptian�cults� in�the�Roman�Empire,�but�also�on� the�various�aspects�of�history,� religion�and� literature�of�Ancient�Egypt.�Their�work,�however,�was�mostly�unknown�to�the�scholars�outside�the�region�primarily�because�the�results�were�written�in�the�native�languages.�This� book�will� try� to� give� a� review� of� the� history� of� the� studies� of� Ancient�Egypt� done� in� Southeast� Europe,� and� present� some� of� the� latest� research. The� book� comprises� a� selection� of� papers� in� which� scholars� from� various�institutions�of� the�region�reviewed�the�different�aspects�of�past�studies�and�the�development�of�the�research�of�the�Ancient�Egypt�in�some�countries,�along�with�recent�research�in�the�field.�We�hope�that�this�publication�will�be�useful�for�all�scholars�who�are�unfamiliar�with�the�historiography�of�this�region.

Travelling Objects: Changing Values The role of northern Alpine lake-dwelling communities in exchange and communication networks during the Late Bronze Age� by� Benjamin� Jennings.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739936.� £37.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739943.�£31.45).x+219� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� and�white.�With�CD.

Since� their� initial� discovery� in� the� nineteenth�century,�the�enigmatic�prehistoric�lake-dwellings�of�the�Circum-Alpine�region�have�captured�the�imagination�of�the�public�and�archaeologists�alike.�Over�150�years�of�research�have�identified�hundreds�of�lacustrine�settlements�spanning�from�the�Neolithic�to�the�Late�Bronze�Age,�when�apparently,�they�ceased�to�be�built.�Studies�of�Bronze�Age�material�across�Europe�have�often�superficially�identified� bronze� objects� as� being� of� ‘Alpine� lake-dwelling� origin’� or� ‘lake-dwelling� style’.� Through� a� combination� of�material� culture� studies,�multiple�correspondence�analysis,�and�the�principle�of�object�biographies,�the�role�of�the�Late�Bronze�Age�lake-dwelling�communities�in�Central�European�exchange�networks� is� addressed.� Were� the� lake-dwellers� production� specialists?�Did� they� control� material� flow� across� the� Alps?� Did� their� participation� in�exchange�routes�result�in�cultural�assimilation�and�the�ultimate�decline�of�their�settlement�tradition?�Travelling Objects: Changing Values�offers� insights�and�answers�to�such�questions.

Building the Bronze Age: Architectural and Social Change on the Greek Mainland during Early Helladic III, Middle Helladic and Late Helladic I by�Corien�Wiersma.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739868.� £60.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739899.�£51.00).xxii+561�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�and�white�with�some�colour.

Communities�living�on�the�Greek�Mainland�during�the� end� of� the� Early� Bronze� Age� (EBA.� ca.� 2200-

2000�BC)�and�the�earlier�Middle�Bronze�Age� (MBA,�ca.�2000-1800�BC)�were�thought�to�be�relatively�simple�and�egalitarian,�while�during�the�later�MBA�and�early�Late�Bronze�Age�(LBA,�ca.�1700-1600�BC),�monumental�and�rich�graves�were�suddenly�constructed.�The�systematic�analysis�of�domestic�architecture,�which�was� long� overdue,� shows� indeed� that� houses�were� relatively� simple.�However,� subtle� differences� between� houses� and� settlements� did� exist� and�change�through�did�take�place,�especially�during�the�later�MBA�and�early�LBA.�The�architectural�patterns�could�with�some�certainty,�be�ascribed�to�changes�in� social� relations,� as�well� to� internal� developments� and�external� influence.�During�the�late�EBA,�the�household�seems�to�have�been�the�most�important�social� unit.� It� was� self-sufficient,� though� to� some� extent� dependent� on� the�wider� community.� This� is� reflected� in� the� freestanding� but� homogenous�appearance�of�houses.�During�the�earlier�MBA,�the�first�subtle�changes�take�place:�more�rectangular�instead�of�apsidal�houses�are�constructed,�house�size�and� the�number�of� rooms� increase�and�slightly�more�architectural� variation�is� seen.� These�developments� intensify� during� the� later�MBA�and� early� LBA.�It� is� suggested� that� some� households� started� to� cooperate� and� that� some�households�expanded�in�size.�These�changes�may�have�led�to�less�dependency�of�the�household�on�the�wider�community,�which�subsequently�enabled�the�development�of�more�architectural�variation.

Copper Shaft-Hole Axes and Early Metallurgy in South-Eastern Europe: An Integrated Approach� by� Julia� Heeb.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739837.� £32.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739905.�£27.20).viii+167�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�and�white�with�some�colour.�With�CD.

Although� the�copper�axes�with�central� shaft-hole�from� south-eastern� Europe� have� a� long� history�of� research,� they� have� not� been� studied� on� a�

transnational� basis� since� the� 1960s.� What� has� also� been� missing,� is� trying�

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accompany�state�organised�military,�trading�and�mining�expeditions�and�what�was�his�role�in�healing?�In�the�temple�sphere�he�not�only�executed�a�variety�of� ritual� actions� but� he� also� directed� ritual� practices.�What� responsibilities�did�he�fulfil�when�sitting�on� legal�assemblies,�both�temple-based�and� in� the�community?� Activities� such� as� these� that� encompassed� many� aspects� of�ancient�Egyptian�life�are�discussed�in�this�volume.

Ägyptens wirtschaftliche Grundlagen in der mittleren Bronzezeit by� Rainer�Nutz.� Archaeopress� Egyptology� 4.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910303.� £32.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910310.�£27.20).x+177�pages.�German�text�with�English�summary.

Economic� issues� are� seemingly� neglected� topics�within�Egyptology.�This�study�attempts�to�highlight�selected� economic� aspects� of� the� first� half� of�the� second� millennium� BC.� In� this� work� the� so-

called� ‘Heqanakht�Papyri’� are�presented�as� case-studies� to� combine�a�more�general�economic�picture�with�concrete�information�concerning�Heqanakht’s�household,�in�an�attempt�to�develop�an�overall�picture�of�his�activities,�even�if�it�must�remain�fragmentary.

Body, Cosmos and Eternity New Trends of Research on Iconography and Symbolism of Ancient Egyptian Coffins� edited� by�Rogério� Sousa.� Archaeopress� Egyptology�3.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910020.� £35.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910037.�£29.75).viii+203� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour�and�black�and�white.

In� February� 2013,� the� Symposium�Body, Cosmos and Eternity: the Symbolism of Coffins in Ancient

Egypt�convened�at�the�historical�building�of�the�University�of�Porto�to�debate�conceptual� frameworks� underlying� the� contemporary� study� of� Egyptian�coffins.� The� studies� presented� in� this� volume� display� an� excellent� overview�on� the�new� trends�of� research�on� coffin� studies,�with�diverse� contributions�concerned�either�with�symbolism�or�social�significance�of�coffins,�museums´�collections� or� archaeological� finds.� These� studies� superbly� showcase� the�richness�of�coffins�as�documental�sources�for�the�study�of�Egyptian�religion,�economy�and�society.

Dating the Tombs of the Egyptian Old Kingdom�by� Joyce�Swinton.�Archaeopress�Egyptology� 2.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781905739820.�£34.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739882.�£28.90).vii+191�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�and�white.

The�decorated�tombs�of�the�Egyptian�Old�Kingdom�offer� detailed� knowledge� of� a� society� that� in� all�probability�was�the�first�nation�state�in�history.�Yet�scholars�continue�to�find�it�difficult�to�access�the�full�potential�of�this�great�body�of�data�because�so�few�of�the�tombs�can�be�dated�with�sufficient�precision�

to�provide�a�relative�chronology�for�the�evidence�they�offer.�The�system�of�dating�these�monuments�presented�here�builds�on�the�work�of�previous�scholars.�In�this�volume�the�author�explains�how�the�dating�method�was�devised.�This�required�establishing�‘life-spans’�for�104�criteria,�features�drawn�from�tomb�iconography.�The�system�is�then�applied�to�Memphite�and�provincial�monuments�spanning�the�Fourth�to�the�Sixth�Dynasties.

Cultural Expression in the Old Kingdom Elite Tomb� by� Sasha�Verma.� Archaeopress� Egyptology� 1.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.� PRINT� ISBN� 9781905739783.� £40.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781905739790.�£34.00).vi+288�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�and�white.

Cultural Expression in the Old Kingdom Elite Tomb�considers�the�material�and�immaterial� culture� left� behind� by� the� ancient� Egyptian� elite� in� their� tombs�

The Origins and Use of the Potter’s Wheel in Ancient Egypt by� Sarah�Doherty.� Archaeopress� Egyptology� 7.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910600.� £29.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910617.�£24.65).x+140� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white�with�two�colour�plates.

The�invention�of�the�wheel�is�often�highlighted�as�one� of� humankinds’� most� significant� inventions.�Wheels� do� not� exist� in� nature,� and� so� can� be�

viewed�entirely�as�a�human-inspired�invention.�Machinery�too,�was�relatively�rare�in�the�ancient�world.�The�potter’s�wheel�is�arguably�the�most�significant�machine� introduced� into� Egypt,� second� only� perhaps� to� the� drill,� the� loom�and� the� bellows� for� smelting�metal.� In� Predynastic� Egypt� (c3500� B.C.),� the�traditional�methods�of�hand-building�pottery�vessels�were�already�successful�in�producing�pottery�vessels�of�high�quality�on�a�large�scale�for�the�domestic�market,� so� it�would� seem� that� the�potter’s�wheel�was� a� rather� superfluous�invention.�However,�the�impact�of�this�innovation�would�not�just�have�affected�the� Egyptian� potters� themselves� learning� a� new� skill,� but� also� signalled�the� beginnings� of� a� more� complex� and� technologically� advanced� society. Despite�many�years�work�on�the�technology�of�pottery�production�it�is�perhaps�surprising� that� the� origins� of� the� potter’s� wheel� in� Egypt� have� yet� to� be�determined.�This�present�project�seeks�to�rectify�this�situation�by�determining�when� the� potter’s� wheel� was� introduced� into� Egypt,� establishing� in� what�contexts�wheel�thrown�pottery�occurs,�and�considering�the�reasons�why�the�Egyptians�introduced�the�wheel�when�a�well-established�hand�making�pottery�industry�already�existed.

Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia A century in review edited� by� Ryan�Metcalfe,� Jenefer� Cockitt� and� Rosalie�David.� Archaeopress� Egyptology� 6.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910266.� £25.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910273.�£21.25).viii+169�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

The�study�of�human�remains�from�ancient�Egypt�and�Nubia�has�captured�the�imagination�of�many�people�

for�generations,�giving�rise�to�the�discipline�of�palaeopathology�and�fostering�bioarchaeological�research.�This�book�contains�16�papers�that�cover�material�presented� at� a� workshop� entitled� ‘Palaeopathology in Egypt and Nubia: A Century in Review,’� held� at� the�Natural�History�Museum,� London� (August�29–30,�2012),�which�formed�part�of�a�three-year�research�project,�‘Sir Grafton Elliot Smith: Palaeopathology and the Archaeological Survey of Nubia.’ The papers�explore�the�subject�of�palaeopathology�from�its�beginnings�in�the�early�1900s� through� to� current� research� themes� and� the� impact� of� technological�development� in� the� field.� Revealing� the� diverse� range� of� methods� used� to�study�human�remains�in�these�regions,�the�book�gives�readers�an�insight�into�the� fascinating� work� carried� out� over� the� last� century,� and� suggests� some�possible�future�directions�for�the�field.

The Role of the Lector in Ancient Egyptian Society� by� Roger� Forshaw.� Archaeopress�Egyptology� 5.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910327.�£31.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910334.�£26.35).viii+165�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

The�lector�is�first�attested�during�the�2nd�Dynasty�and� is� subsequently� recognised� throughout�ancient�Egypt�history.�In�previous�studies�the�lector�is� considered� to� be� one� of� the� categories� of� the�ancient�Egyptian�priesthood.�He�is�perceived�to�be�

responsible�for�the�correct�performance�of�rites,�to�recite�invocations�during�temple�and�state�ritual,�and�to�carry�out�recitations�and�perform�ritual�actions�during�private�apotropaic�magic�and�funerary�rites.�Previous�treatments�of�the�lector�have�rarely�considered�the� full�extent�of�his�activities,�either� focusing�on�specific�aspects�of�his�work�or�making�general�comments�about�his� role.�This�present�study�challenges�this�selective�approach�and�explores�his�diverse�functions� in� a� wide� ranging� review� of� the� relevant� evidence.� Why� did� he�

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attempt�to�understand�the�city�during�its�Graeco-Roman�years�—�a�time�when�Dora� reached� its� largest� physical� extent� and� gained� enough� importance� to�mint� its�own�coins,�numismatic�sources�provide�key� information.�With� their�politically,� socio-culturally� and� territorially� specific� iconography,�Dora’s� coins�indeed� reveal� that� the� city�was� self-aware�of� itself� as� a� continuous� culture,�beginning�with�its�Phoenician�origins�and�continuing�into�its�Roman�present.

I vetri del Museo archeologico di Tripoli by� Sofia� Cingolani.� Archaeopress� Roman�Archaeology�7.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910945.�£33.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910952.�£28.05).ii+182� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white�with�3�colour�plates.�Italian�text.

This� volume� is� focused� on� the� cataloguing� of�glass� conserved� in� the� Archaeological� Museum�of�Tripoli.�This� is�so� far�an�unpublished�corpus�of�objects� identified� from� investigations� into� the�necropolis� and� other� burials� in� Tripoli� and� its�

suburbs,�in�conjunction�with�the�activities�of�the�Italian�Government�in�Libya�during� the�first� twenty� years� of� the� last� century.� The�main� objective�of� the�work� is�filling�the�gaps� in�the�state�of�knowledge�concerning�the�production�of� glass� of� the� North-African� area� by� providing� as� complete� as� possible� a�documentation�on�the�findings�from�Oea�and�its�territory.

Egyptian Cultural Identity in the Architecture of Roman Egypt (30 BC-AD 325)�by�Youssri�Ezzat�Hussein�Abdelwahed.�Archaeopress� Roman� Archaeology� 6.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910648.� £37.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910655.�£31.45).x+222�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

Egyptian Cultural Identity in the Architecture of Roman Egypt (30 BC–AD 325)� considers� the�relationship� between� architectural� form� and�

different� layers�of� identity�assertion� in�Roman�Egypt.� The�Roman�province�of�Aegyptus� was� a� peculiar� province� such� that� many� scholars� have� generally�assumed�that�it�was�given�a�special�status�in�the�Roman�Empire.�The�text�covers�the�period�from�the�Roman�conquest�of�Egypt�under�Octavian�in�30�BC�to�the�official�recognition�of�Christianity�in�AD�325.�It�stresses�the�sophistication�of�the�concept�of�identity,�and�the�complex�yet�close�association�between�architecture�and� identity.�This�monograph� is� the�outcome�of� four�years�of� research�at� the�Department�of�Classics�and�Ancient�History,�the�University�of�Durham.�The�book�will�be�of�interest�and�value�for�both�Classicists�and�Egyptologists�working�on�the�archaeology�of�Egypt�under�Roman�rule�and�the�concept�of�identity.

The Early and Late Roman Rural Cemetery at Nemesbőd (Vas County, Hungary) edited� by�Gábor� Ilon� and� Judit� Kvassay.�Archaeopress� Roman� Archaeology� 5.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910488.� £34.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910495.�£28.90).x+194�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

The� Roman� Cemetery� at� Nemesbőd� belonged� to�a� settlement�or� a� villa�which�was� located�on� the�territory�of�the�Roman�colony�of�Savaria�(present�

day� Szombathey,� Hungary)� in� Pannonia.� The� book� deals� with� thirty-seven�graves,� which� consisted� of� mainly� cremation� but� also� of� some� inhumation�burials.� Detailed� analysis� of� grave� goods� (bronze� vessels,� pottery,� glass,�personal�accessories,�lamps�etc.)�provides�a�study�of�burial�customs�and�their�evolution.�In�addition,�specialist�reports�on�human�remains�and�animal�bone�as�well�as�on�epigraphic�material�are�presented.

La difusión comercial de las ánforas vinarias de Hispania Citerior-Tarraconensis (s. I a.C. – I. d.C.)� edited� by� Verònica� Martínez�Ferreras.� Archaeopress� Roman� Archaeology� 4.� Archaeopress�Archaeology.�PRINT� ISBN�9781784910624.�£40.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781784910631.�£34.00).

starting� some� 5000� years� ago.� The� book� intends�to�understand�this�culture�reflecting�the�‘intention’�of�the�ancient�Egyptians.�All�these�‘intentions’�are�now� inaccessible� to� us,� a� paradox� indeed.� The�author�starts�by�examining�the�ways�in�which�other�Egyptologists�have�understood�tomb�culture�over�the� past� century.� Two� main� clusters� of� thought�dominate� the� history� of� this� topic,� the� literal�and/or� the� symbolic�meaning.�The�author�uses�a�third�mid-way�course�between�the�literal�and�the�symbolic;� i.e.� an� attempt� to� study� the� evidence�in�its�reality�and�to�search�for�common,�universal�factors�which�may�be�present�and�which�may�aid�

understanding.�The�result� is�an� inventory,�analysis�and�synthesis�of� the�core�components� of� Egyptian� cultural� dynamics� as� reflected� in� the� iconographic�evolution�of�Old�Kingdom�elite�tombs.

Ships, Saints and Sealore: Cultural Heritage and Ethnography of the Mediterranean and the Red Sea edited�by�Dionisius�A.�Agius,�Timmy�Gambin�and�Athena� Trakadas� with� contributions� by�Harriet� Nash.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781905739950.�£32.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739967.�£27.20).x+170�pages;�illus.��throughout�in�black�and�white.

Just� as� the� sea� has� played� a� pivotal� role� in� the�connectivity� of� people,� economies� and� cultures,�

it� has� also� provided� a� common� platform� for� inter-disciplinary� cooperation�amongst�academics.�This�book�is�a�selection�of�conference�papers�and�other�contributions�that�has�seen�the�coming-together�of�scholars�and�researchers�from�backgrounds�as�diverse�as�archaeology,�history,�ethnography,�maritime�and�heritage�studies�of�the�Mediterranean�and�the�Red�Sea.�Its�strength�lies�in� the� way� such� diversity� has� been� harnessed� to� provide� an� engaging� and�insightful�study�of�the�sea�and�its� influences�on�various�factors�of� life�-�both�past�and�present.

Rural Settlements on Mount Carmel in Antiquity by�Shimon�Dar.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT� ISBN�9781905739875.�£39.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781905739929.�£33.15).198�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�&�black�and�white.

In� the� years� 1983-2013,� an� archaeological�expedition�under�the�auspices�of�the�Department�of�Land�of� Israel�Studies�and�Archaeology�of�Bar-Ilan�University,�Ramat�Gan,�was�active�on�Mount�

Carmel,�Israel.�This�book�describes�ten�rural�mountain�sites�through�which�it�seeks�to�reconstruct�the�character�of�all�the�settlements�on�the�mountain�and�at�its�foot,�from�the�Persian�through�the�Byzantine�periods.

Classical Civilisations / Late Antiquity / Byzantine

Material Culture and Cultural Identity: A Study of Greek and Roman Coins from� Dora� by� Rosa� Maria� Motta.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910921.� £25.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910938.�£21.25).xiv+103�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

The�ancient�harbor� town�of�Dor/Dora� in�modern�Israel�has�a�history�that�spanned�from�the�Bronze�Age� until� the� Late� Roman� Era.� The� story� of� its�peoples� can� be� assembled� from� a� variety� of�

historical�and�archaeological�sources�derived�from�the�nearly� thirty�years�of�research�at�Tel�Dor�—�the�archaeological�site�of�the�ancient�city.�Each�primary�source�offers� a� certain� kind�of� information�with� its� own�perspective.� In� the�

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Römisches Zaumzeug aus Pompeji, Herculaneum und Stabiae Metallzäume, Trensen und Kandaren�by�Christina�Simon.�Archaeopress� Roman� Archaeology� 1.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910341.� £36.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910358.�£30.60).vi+240� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.�German�text�with�English�summary.

Few�regions�possess�so�many�and�mainly�complete�Roman� bridles� as� do� the� Vesuvian� sites.� Singular�

find� conditions� permit� both� comprehensive� antiquarian-historian� analyses� of�their� production,� functionality,� and�everyday�use�and�new�approaches� to� their�typology�and�chronology.�The�103�catalogued�specimens�belong�to�four�types�of�bronze�headstalls,�namely�metallic�noseband,�bitless�metal�bridle�(“hackamore”),�multipartite�metallic�bridle� (“metallic�halter”),�and�muzzle�as�well�as� two�types�of� bits,� namely� snaffle� bit� with� circular� cheekpieces� and� curb� bit.� All� of� them�occurred�in�more�or�less�numerous�variants�of� local�or�provincial�origin.�Special�attention�is�paid�to�the�reconstruction�of�application�methods�and�combinations�of� types�as�well�as� the�replica�of�a�snaffle�bit�with�circular�cheekpieces.�Bitless�metal� bridles� followed� Greek� models,� multipartite� metallic� bridles� Celtiberian�ones�and,�in�combination�with�Thracian�or�Italian�curb�bits,�formed�typical�military�bridles.�All�Campanian�finds�came�from�civilian�contexts�such�as�luxury�villae,�villae�rusticae,�urban�houses,�and�workshops.�Thanks�to�find�circumstances�they�can�be�attributed�to�draught�animals,�beasts�of�burden�or�mounts�(horse,�donkey,�mule)�which�also�showed�up�in�stables�and�skeletal�remains.

Alexandria’s Hinterland Archaeology of the Western Nile Delta, Egypt�by�Mohamed�Kenawi.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910143.� £48.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910150.�£40.80).xii+241�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�&�white.

This� volume� contains� detailed� information�about�63�sites�and�shows,�amongst�other� things,�that� the� viticulture� of� the� western� delta� was�significant� in� Ptolemaic� and� Roman� periods,� as�

well�as�a�network�of�interlocking�sites,�which�connected�with�the�rest�of�Egypt,�Alexandria,�North�Africa�and�the�Eastern�Mediterranean�and�Aegean.�Far�from�being�a�border�area�—�as�perhaps�it�had�been�in�the�Pharaonic�period�—�the�west�Delta�network�exerted�an�important�economic�production�influence�over�a�very�wide�area.

Spatial ‘Christianisation’ in Context: Strategic Intramural Building in Rome from the 4th – 7th C. AD� by� Michael�Mulryan.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781784910204.� £25.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910211.�£21.25).vi+109�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�and�white.

This�book�is�the�first�to�closely�examine�the�location�of� the� earliest� purpose-built� Christian� buildings�inside� the� city� of� Rome� in� their� contemporary�context.� It� argues� that� some� of� these� were�

deliberately�sited�by�their�builders�so�as�to�utilise�prominent�positions�within�the�urban�landscape�or�to�pragmatically�reuse�pre-existing�bath�facilities�for�Christian�liturgical�practice.�Several�examples�are�discussed�with�the�latest�archaeological�discoveries�explored.�Two�particular�case�studies�are�also�examined�within�the�Subura�area�of�the�city,�and�their�urban�location�is�examined�in�relation�to�the�commercial,� religious,� social� and�public� spaces� around� them,� known� through�a� 3rd� century� A.D.� survey� of� the� city.� Certain� other� Christian� basilicas� in� the�city� encroached� or� blocked� roads,� were� situated� by� main� arterial� highways,�were�located�on�hills�and�eventually�reused�prestigious�public�buildings.�Other�examples�were� located� by� potent� ‘pagan’� sites� or� important� places� of� public�congregation,�with� two�structures�suggesting�the�political�astuteness�of�a�4th�century�pope.�This�book� shows� that� the� spatial�Christianisation�of�Rome�was�not� a� random� and� haphazard� process,� but� was� at� times� a� planned� project�that� strategically� built� new� Christian� centres� in� places� that�would� visually� or�practically�enhance�what�were�generally�small�and�modest�structures.

x+220�pages;�illustrated�in�colour�and�black�&�white�throughout.� Papers� in� Spanish� and� French� with�English�abstracts;�Preface�in�Spanish�and�English.

This� volume� presents� a� series� of� studies� of� the�wine� from�Hispania Citerior-Tarraconensis� traded�in� amphorae,� with� the� aim� of� demonstrating�(as� has� recently� been� done� for� the� amphora�production)� the� existence� of� different� trade�dynamics,�according�to�individual�cases,�territories�and�periods.�While� seeking� to� avoid� descriptions�of� a� generalised� nature,� the� present� volume�aims� to� illustrate� the� complexity� of� the� trading�

system,� emphasizing� intra-� and� inter-provincial� commercial� patterns� and�the�way�in�which�these�evolved�during�the�period�considered.�Although�this�work�includes�the�results�of�a�few�highly�specific�case�studies�(which�cannot�replace�the�findings�from�other�better�or�lesser�known�sites),�they�cover�most�of�the�areas�of�wine�production�and�trade�and�all�the�dimensions�of�analysis�in�which�archaeological,�epigraphic�and�literary�data�related�to�the�commercial�distribution�might�be�framed.

Diana Umbronensis a Scoglietto Santuario, Territorio e Cultura Materiale (200 a.C. - 550 d.C.)�edited�by�Alessandro�Sebastiani,�Elena� Chirico,� Matteo� Colombini� and�Mario� Cygielman.� Archaeopress� Roman�Archaeology�3.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910525.�£50.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910532.�£42.50).x+396� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.�Papers�in�Italian�with�English�abstracts.

This�volume�is�the�first�in�a�series�of�works�detailing�the�archaeological� investigations�of� the�ager�Rusellanus,� in�coastal� southern�Etruria,� undertaken� by� the� Alberese� Archaeological� Project.� It� focuses� on�the�Roman� temple�and� sanctuary�dedicated� to�Diana�Umbronensis,� located�at� Scoglietto� (Alberese� –� GR)� on� the� ancient� Tyrrhenian� coast.� In� so� doing�it� adds� to� the� study� of� trade� and� settlement� networks� in� ancient� Italy,� and�provides� new� data� on� the� character� of� Roman� and� late� antique� Etruria. The�book�discusses�the�changing�aspect�and�character�of�the�sanctuary�over�approximately�eight�centuries�–�from�its�foundation�in�the�mid-2nd�century�BC�and�substantial�refurbishment�in�the�Antonine�period,�to�its�destruction�in�the�4th�century�AD�and�the�varied�use�and�reuse�of�the�site�through�the�following�two�centuries.�It�includes�archaeological,�historical�and�landscape�studies,�as�well� as� detailed� architectural� and� material� culture� studies� for� a� composite�interpretation�of�the�site�and�its�history.

The Arverni and Roman Wine Roman Amphorae from Late Iron Age sites in the Auvergne (Central France): Chronology, fabrics and stamps�by�Matthew�Loughton.�Archaeopress� Roman� Archaeology� 2.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910426.� £77.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910433.�£65.45).ix+626�pages;� illustrated� throughout� in�black�and�white.

Large� numbers� of� Greco-Italic� and� Dressel� 1�amphorae�were�exported�to�many�parts�of�Gaul�during�the�late�Iron�Age�and�they�provide�a�major�source�of�information�on�the�development�and�growth�of�the�Roman�economy�during�the�late�Republican�period.�This�volume�examines�in�detail� this� trade� to� the�Auvergne� region�of�central�France�and�provides�a�typological� and� chronological� study� of� the�main� assemblages� of� Republican�amphorae� found� on� the� farms,� agglomerations,� oppida,� and� funerary� sites,�dating� from� the� second� century� BC� until� the� early� first� century� AD.� Other�topics� examined� include� the� provenance� of� the� amphorae,� the� stamps,�painted� inscriptions�and�graffiti,� the�distribution�of�Republican�amphorae� in�the�Auvergne,� and� the� evidence� for� their�modification� and� reuse.� Finally,� a�gazetteer�of�Republican�amphora�findspots�from�France�is�also�provided.

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archaeometric� study� of� the� wine� amphorae� produced� in� Hispania� Citerior�(Tarraconensis,�in�Augustus’�reorganisation)�between�the�first�century�BC�and�the�first�century�AD.�Wine�production�expanded�in�this�area�at�the�beginning�of�the�first�century�BC,�as�new�Roman�towns�were�founded�and�new�farms�or�villae�gradually�emerged�in�rural�areas.�However,�it�was�during�Augustus’�reign�that�wine�production�and�trade�reached�their�peak.�The�study�aims�to�shed�new� light� on� the� composition� of� the�wine� amphorae� produced� in� this� area�as�well�as�on�the�technological�processes�involved�in�their�manufacture�along�within�the�period�considered.�For�that,�the�study�includes�the�characterisation�of� several� amphora� types� produced� in� various� ceramic� workshops� located�along� the� Catalan� coast� which� initiated� pottery� activity� at� different� times.�All� the�available�archaeological� information�for�each�case�study� is� reviewed,�considering�data�referring�to�the�production�centres�and�also�to�the�geology�and�the�environment�in�which�the�pottery�workshops�were�located.

Roman Pottery in the Near East. Local Production and Regional Trade Proceedings of the round table held in Berlin, 19-20 February 2010� edited� by�Bettina� Fischer-Genz,� Yvonne� Gerber�and� Hanna� Hamel.� Roman� and� Late�Antique� Mediterranean� Pottery� � 3.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739677.� £35.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910686.�£29.75).ii+215�pages;�illustrated�throughout.

Discussions� and� scientific� exchange� are� crucial� for� the� advancement� of�a� young� discipline� such� as� the� study� of� Roman� pottery� in� the� Near� East.�Therefore,� in�addition� to� large�conferences� such�as� the� ‘Late�Roman�Coarse�Ware�Conference’�(LRCW)�where�the�Near�East�plays�only�a�marginal�role,�an�international�workshop�with�20�participants�dedicated�solely�to�the�study�of�Roman�common�ware�pottery�in�the�Near�East�was�held�in�Berlin�on�18th�and�19th� February� 2010.� The� goal� of� this�workshop�was� to� provide� researchers�actively�engaged�in�the�study�of�Roman�common�wares�the�possibility�to�meet�and�discuss�the�current�state�of�research�as�well�as�questions�and�problems�they�are�facing�with�their�material.�Some�of�the�participants�were�able�to�bring�pottery�samples,�which�provided� the�possibility� to�compare�and�discuss� the�identification�and�denomination�of� specific� fabrics�on�a� regional� and� supra-regional�scale.�This�volume�presents�17�papers�from�this�stimulating�event.

The Ancient Mediterranean Trade in Ceramic Building Materials: A Case Study in Carthage and Beirut� by� Philip� Mills.�Roman� and� Late� Antique� Mediterranean�Pottery� � 2.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,�2013.�PRINT�ISBN�9781905739608.�£30.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910679.�£25.50).x+132�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�and�white.�With�CD.

This� study� addresses� the� level� of� interregional�trade� of� ceramic� building� material� (CBM),�

traditionally� seen� as� a� high� bulk� low� value� commodity,� within� the� ancient�Mediterranean� between� the� third� century� BC� and� the� seventh� century� AD.�It� examines� the� impact� of� different� modes� of� production,� distribution� and�consumption�of�CBM�and�how�archaeological�assemblages�differ�from�what�is�predicted�by�current�models�of�the�ancient�economy.�It�also�explores�how�CBM�can�be�used�to�investigate�cultural�identity�and�urban�form.

LRFW 1. Late Roman Fine Wares. Solving problems of typology and chronology. A review of the evidence, debate and new contexts�edited�by�Miguel�Ángel�Cau,�Paul�Reynolds�and�Michel�Bonifay.�Roman�and�Late� Antique�Mediterranean� Pottery� � 1.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2012.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739462.� £30.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910662.�£25.50).xii+251� pages;� illustrated� throughout.�Contributions�in�English,�French�and�Spanish.

L’incoronazione celeste nel mondo Bizantino Politica, cerimoniale, numismatica e arti figurative� by� Andrea� Torno�Ginnasi.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN�9781905739974.�£40.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739981.�£34.00).vi+251�pages;� illustrated�throughout� in�black�and�white.�Italian�text�with�English�Abstract.

This� study� deals� with� the� iconographic� theme�of� imperial� Byzantine� ‘heavenly� coronation’,� or�André� Grabar’s� couronnement� symbolique,� with�

particular� attention� to� fine� arts� and� numismatics.� This� theme,� along� with�the� rituals�of� imperial� investiture,� represents� the�concept�of�divine�kingship�in�figurative�terms,�a�significant� ideological�premise�for�Byzantine�theocracy.�The�book� is� structured� in� seven� chapters,� investigating�both� the�origination�and� conclusion� of� the� iconographical� subject� and� its� political� derivations.� It�attempts� to� assemble� all� the� known� images� of� the� ‘heavenly� coronation’�theme�and�to�explain�its�political�and�iconographical�roots.

The Triumph of Dionysos Convivial processions, from antiquity to the present day� by� John� Boardman.� Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT� ISBN�9781905739707.� £20.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781905739738.�£17.00).ii+78�pages;� highly� illustrated� throughout� in� colour�&�black�and�white.

Dionysos�carried�the�blessing�of�wine�to�the�whole�world,�and�his�triumphant�return�from�India�became�

a�popular�subject�for�the�arts�of�Greece�and�Rome�in�many�media.�It�became�associated�with�Alexander�the�Great’s�comparable�victories�and�later�served�as�a�message�of�immortality�for�any�mortal�prince.�The�iconography�survived�the�ancient�world�into�Renaissance�and�neo-Classical�arts,�and�may�even�have�contributed�to�the�practices�of�modern�circus�parades�with�their�wild�animals,�maenad-snake-charmers� and� clown-satyrs:� an� unusual,� indeed� unique,�survival.

El comercio tardoantiguo (ss.IV-VII) en el Noroeste peninsular a través del registro cerámico de la ría de Vigo� by�Adolfo� Fernández.� Roman� and� Late�Antique� Mediterranean� Pottery� � 5.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739721.� £55.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910709.�£46.75).xii+529�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�and�white�with�some�colour�pages.�In�Spanish.

This� work� investigates� a� large� assemblage� of�potentially� late-dated� Roman� ceramics� excavated� in� the� early� 1990s� during�rescue� interventions� in� Vigo� (N/E� Spain)� and� its� surroundings.� It� is� well�established� that�much� of� this�material� originated� from� the�Mediterranean,�especially� the� eastern� provinces� of� the� Empire.� Based� on� the� analyses� of�these� investigations,� this� study� goes�on� to� assess� the�extent�of� the�Atlantic�distribution�route�and�link�the�northwest�of�the�Iberian�Peninsula�well�within�the�trading�dynamics�of�the�Mediterranean�world.

Ánforas vinarias de Hispania Citerior-Tarraconensis (s. I a.C.– I d.C.) Caracterización arqueométrica� by�Verònica�Martínez�Ferreras.�Roman�and�Late�Antique�Mediterranean�Pottery��4.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739691.� £45.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910693.�£38.25).xvi+319� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour�&� black� and� white.� Spanish� text� with� English�summary.

This� volume� presents� the� results� of� a� multidisciplinary� archaeological� and�

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Binsey: Oxford’s Holy Place Its saint, village, and people� edited� by� Lydia� Carr,�Russell� Dewhurst� and� Martin� Henig.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN�9781905739844.�£20.00.x+147� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour� and�black�&�white.

Binsey� is� a� village� to� the� west� of� Oxford,� on� the�south� bank� of� the� main� channel� of� the� River�Thames,�opposite�Port�Meadow.�Its�association�with�Oxford’s� patron� saint� St� Frideswide� alone� makes�

this�an�evocative�place�for�anyone�with�an�interest�in�the�origins�of�this�great�University�city.�Its�holy�well,�dedicated�to�St�Margaret�like�the�church�itself,�was�a�place�of�resort�for�those�with�eye�problems�or�desirous�of�a�child:�Katharine�of�Aragon’s�lack�of�success�in�conceiving�a�male�heir�after�resort�to�the�well�in�a�sense�precipitated�the�English�Reformation!�Later�associations,�which�include�Charles�Dodgson�and�Alice�Liddell�as�well�as�Gerard�Manley�Hopkins�and�C.�S.�Lewis,�render�Binsey�a�place�for�the�literary�as�well�as�the�religious�pilgrim.�This�book�is�a�collection�of�essays�on�aspects�of�Binsey�and�its�environs.

Towns in the Dark? Urban Transformations from Late Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England� by� Gavin� Speed.� Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT� ISBN�9781784910044.� £34.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781784910051.�£28.90).ix+196�pages;� illustrated� throughout� in�black�and�white.

What�became�of� towns� following� the�official�end�of� ‘Roman� Britain’� at� the� beginning� of� the� 5th�century� AD?�Did� towns� fail?�Were� these� ruinous�

sites� really� neglected�by� early�Anglo-Saxon� settlers� and� leaders?�Developed�new�archaeologies�are�starting�to�offer�alternative�pictures�to�the�traditional�images�of�urban�decay�and�loss�revealing�diverse�modes�of�material�expression,�of�usage�of�space,�and�of�structural�change.�The�focus�of�this�book�is�to�draw�together�still�scattered�data�to�chart�and�interpret�the�changing�nature�of�life�in�towns�from�the�late�Roman�period�through�to�the�mid-Anglo-Saxon�period.� The� research� centres� on� towns� that� have� received� sufficient� archaeological�intervention�so�that�meaningful�patterns�can�be�traced.�The�case�studies�are�arranged�into�three�regional�areas:�the�South-East,�South-West,�and�Midlands.�Individually� each� town� contains� varying� levels� of� archaeological� data,� but�analysed�together�these�illustrate�more�clearly�patterns�of�evolution.�Much�of�the�data�exists�as�accessible�but�largely�unpublished�reports,�or�isolated�within�regional� discussions.� Detailed� analysis,� review� and� comparisons� generate�significant�scope� for�modelling� ‘urban’�change� in�England� from�AD�300-600.�‘Towns�in�the�Dark’�dispels�the�simplistic�myth�of�outright�urban�decline�and�failure�after�Rome,�and�demonstrates�that�life�in�towns�often�did�continue�with�variable�degrees�of�continuity�and�discontinuity.

Landscapes and Artefacts: Studies in East Anglian Archaeology Presented to Andrew Rogerson� edited� by� Steven�Ashley�and�Adrian�Marsden.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT� ISBN�9781905739752.� £40.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781905739998.�£34.00).xiv+250�pages;� illustrated�throughout� in�colour�&�black�and�white.

Andrew� Rogerson� is� one� of� the� most� important�and�influential�archaeologists�currently�working�in�

East�Anglia.� The� various� essays� in� this� volume,� presented� to�him�by� friends�and�colleagues�from�both�the�university�sector�and�public�archaeology,�closely�reflect�his�diverse�interests�and�his�activities�in�the�region�over�many�decades.�They�include�studies�of�‘small�finds’�from�many�periods;�of�landscapes,�both�urban�and� rural;� and�of�many�aspects�of�medieval� archaeology�and�history.�This� important�collection�will�be�essential� reading�for�all� those� interested� in�the�history� and� archaeology�of�Norfolk� and� Suffolk,� in� the� interpretation�of�artefacts�within� their� landscape�contexts,�and� in� the�material� culture�of� the�Middle�Ages.

“ROMAN� AND� LATE� ANTIQUE� MEDITERRANEAN� POTTERY”.� In� November�2008,�an�ICREA/ESF�Exploratory�Workshop�on�the�subject�of�late�Roman�fine�wares�was�held�in�Barcelona,�the�main�aim�being�the�clarification�of�problems�regarding� the� typology� and� chronology� of� the� three� principal� table� wares�found� in�Mediterranean�contexts� (African�Red�Slip�Ware,�Late�Roman�C�and�Late� Roman�D).� The� discussion� highlighted� the� need� to� undertake� a� similar�approach�for�other�ceramic�classes�across�the�Mediterranean�provinces.

Wroxeter, the Cornovii and the Urban Process. Volume 2: Characterizing the City. Final Report of the Wroxeter Hinterland Project, 1994-1997� by� R.� H.�White,�C.�Gaffney�and�V.�L.�Gaffney�with�A.�Baker.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2013.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781905739615.� £15.50.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910747.�£13.18).xii+227� pages;� with� summaries� in� German� and�French.�Illustrated�throughout�in�colour�and�black�and�white.

In� the�mid�1990s,� the�site�of� the�Roman�city�of�Viroconium�Cornoviorum�at�Wroxeter,�Shropshire,�was�subjected�to�one�of�the�most�intensive�campaigns�of�geophysical�survey�ever�carried�out�on�a�Roman�town.�The�result�was�a�complete�plan�of�the�city�using�magnetometry�but�also�significant�deployment�of�other�technologies� including�resistance,�GPR�and�more�experimental�technologies.�Since� that� time,� geophysical� survey� has� continued� intermittently,� using� the�site� as� a� geophysical� laboratory.� This� volume� reports� on� the� archaeological�interpretation�of�this�work,�marrying�the�extensive�and�nuanced�geophysical�data�with�a�detailed�analysis�of�the�existing�aerial�photographic�record�created�by�Arnold�Baker�during�the�1950s�to�1980s.

Early Medieval/MedievalLandscapes of Pilgrimage in Medieval Britain� by� Martin� Locker.� Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT� ISBN�9781784910761.� £43.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781784910778.�£36.55).vi+292�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

This�book� seeks� to�address� the� journeying� context�of� pilgrimage� within� the� landscapes� of� Medieval�Britain.�Using�four�case�studies,�an�interdisciplinary�methodology� developed� by� the� author� is� applied�to�four�different�geographical�and�cultural�areas�of�

Britain�(Norfolk,�Wiltshire/Hampshire,�Flintshire/Denbighshire�and�Cornwall),�to�investigate�the�practicalities�of�travel�along�the�Medieval�road�network�including�the� routes� themselves,� accommodation,� the� built� environments� and� natural�topographies�encountered.�An� introduction,�assessment�of�current�theory�and�scholarship�is�provided,�followed�by�an�explanation�of�the�methodology�used.�The�four�case�studies�are�then�presented�(Ely�to�Walsingham,�Salisbury�to�Winchester,�St�Asaph�to�Holywell,�and�Camelford�to�Bodmin).�Within�each�case�study,�both�the�selected�starting�point�for�the�pilgrimage�(typically�either�a�locale�confirmed�in� the�historical� record�as� linked� to� the�pilgrim�destination,�or�a�settlement�of�some� significance�within� the� local� area� and� thus�well� connected� to� the� route�network),� and� the� site� of� the� saint� cult� itself� are� analysed� for� their� growth,�reaction�and�accommodation�to� the�pilgrim�phenomenon.�Also�addressed�are�the�route�networks�of�the�county�as�a�whole,�relationships�to�economic�centres�and�their�impact�on�travel�possibilities,�the�topography,�the�distribution�patterns�for�saint�dedications�in�parish�churches�within�the�area,�material�culture�and�the�ecclesiastical�built�environment�(for�example�pilgrim�badges,�monasteries),�and�the�physical�landscapes�through�which�the�pilgrim�travels.�Here,�the�interaction�between� the� pilgrim� and� the� environments� through� which� they� move� is�addressed.�Considerations�include�fatigue,�exertion,�panoramas�and�way-finding,�route�visibility,�sight�lines�to�monuments,�folklore�within�the�landscape,�and�the�potential�echoing�of�Christian�scriptural�motifs�within�certain� landscape�types/features�(e.g.�wilderness�and�sanctuary).�Within�the�final�section�of�the�book�these�themes�are�compared�and�expanded�into�the�broader�context�of�pilgrimage�not�only�in�Medieval�Christendom,�but�within�Buddhist,�Hindu�and�Islamic�religious�traditions,� in�order�to�demonstrate�the�methodology’s�validity�and�flexibility� in�addressing�pilgrimage�holistically.�Comparisons�are�made�between�the�local�and�universal�pilgrim�routes�in�terms�of�material�culture,�landscape�interaction�and�travel�practicalities,�and�suggestions�for�future�research�and�development�of�the�pilgrim�studies�field�are�also�provided.

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Looted, Recovered, Returned: Antiquities from Afghanistan A detailed scientific and conservation record of a group of ivory and bone furniture overlays excavated at Begram, stolen from the National Museum of Afghanistan, privately acquired on behalf of Kabul, analysed and conserved at the British Museum and returned to the National Museum of Afghanistan in 2012 by�J.�Ambers,�C.�R.�Cartwright,�C.�Higgitt,��D.�Hook,�E.�Passmore,�St�J.�Simpson,��G.�Verri,�

C.�Ward�and�B.�Wills.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910167.�£48.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910174.�£40.80).342�pages,�highly�illustrated�in�colour�throughout.

The� “Begram� ivories”� are� widely� considered� to� be� miniature� masterpieces�of�Indian�art�and�are�one�of�the�largest�archaeological�collections�of�ancient�ivories.�They�were�excavated�at�the�site�of�Begram,�in�northern�Afghanistan,�in� 1937� and� 1939� and� belong� to� a� period� when� Afghanistan,� Pakistan� and�northern� India� were� united� under� rulers� of� the� Kushan� dynasty.� � Divided�soon� afterwards� between� the� National� Museum� of� Afghanistan� in� Kabul�and� the�Musée� national� des� arts� asiatiques–Guimet� in� Paris,� the� collection�in� Kabul� suffered� a� disaster� during� the� civil�war�which� ravaged� the� country�during� the� early� 1990s.� Some� of� the� pieces� were� successfully� concealed�by� museum� staff� but� most� were� stolen,� hundreds� have� since� been�reported� in� different� collections� and� very� few� have� yet� been� recovered.� In�2011�a�group�of�twenty�bone�and� ivory�plaques�was�generously�acquired�for�the�National�Museum�of�Afghanistan�by�a�private� individual.�These�were�scientifically� analysed,� conserved� and� exhibited� at� the� British�Museum� and�returned�to�Kabul�in�2012.�This�book�describes�their�story�from�excavation�to�display�and�return,�with� individual�object�biographies�and�detailed�scientific�analyses� and� conservation� treatments.� It� also� discusses� how� these� objects�have� attracted� very� different� interpretations� over� the� decades� since� their�discovery,� and� how� the� new� analyses� shed� a� completely� fresh� light� on� the�collection.�It�is�lavishly�illustrated�in�full�colour,�and�includes�many�previously�unpublished�views�of�the�objects�when�they�were�originally�exhibited�in�Kabul. This� book� is� essential� reading� for� anyone� interested� in� the� archaeology� of�Afghanistan,� Indian�art,�polychromy,�museum�studies,�object�biographies�or�the�history�of�conservation.�

The AmericasPalaces and Courtly Culture in Ancient Mesoamerica� edited� by� Julie� Nehammer�Knub,� Christophe� Helmke� and� Jesper�Nielsen.� Archaeopress� Pre-Columbian�Archaeology�4.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910501.�£31.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910518.�£26.35).xiv+124� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour�and�black�&�white.

Mesoamerica� is� one� of� the� cradles� of� early�civilizations� in� the� ancient� world,� featuring� a�

wide� diversity� of� cultures� exhibiting� a� high� degree� of� social� inequality� and�stratification.�At�the�pinnacle�of�the�society�was�the�ruler,�the�court�and�the�high�elite.�This�social�segment�was�responsible�for�the�creation�and�consumption�of� the� hallmarks� of� civilizations,� including� monumental� architecture,� great�monolithic� monuments� and� a� wide� array� of� highly� decorated,� exotic� and�exceptional� material� culture.� As� such� royal� courts� defined� the� very� tastes�and� styles� that� characterise� entire� civilizations.� This� volume� collects� eight�recent� and� innovative� studies� on� the� subject� rulership,� palatial� compounds�and�courtly�culture�by�staff�and�students�of� the�American� Indian�Languages�and�Culture�studies�programme�at�Department�of�Cross-cultural�and�Regional�Studies,�University�of�Copenhagen,�Denmark.�Together�these�studies�span�the�breadth�of�Mesoamerica,�from�the�Early�Classic�metropolis�of�Teotihuacan�(ad�200-550),�to�Tenochtitlan,�the�Late�Postclassic�capital�of�the�Aztec�(ad�1300-1521),�and�from�the�arid�central�Mexican�highlands�in�the�west�to�the�humid�Maya�lowlands�in�the�east.

Early Modern/ModernThe Archaeology of Anglo-Jewry in England and Wales 1656–c.1880� by� Kenneth�Marks.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.�PRINT� ISBN� 9781905739769.� £35.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781905739912.�£29.75).xvi+437� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour� &�black�and�white.

The Archaeology of Anglo-Jewry in England and Wales 1656–c.1880� is� a� comprehensive� study� of�the�urban�topography�of�Anglo-Jewry�in�the�period�before� the� mass� immigration� of� 1881.� The� book�

brings�together�the�evidence�for�the�physical�presence�of�at�least�80%�of�the�Jewish� community.� London� and� thirty-five� provincial� cities� and� towns� are�discussed.�The�year�1656�marks� the�date�of� re-admission� to� the�country�by�Cromwell.�His�purpose�was�to�re-establish�London�as�a�major�trading�centre�and� the� Jews�were� a� key� to� this.� The� book� traces� the� development� of� the�community� from�a�handful�of� families� in�1656� to�c.60,000�persons� in�1880,�mostly� living� in�London.�The�immigrants�who�came�to�England�and�Wales� in�the�early�18th�century�were�in�the�main�fleeing�from�poverty�and�persecution�in� Eastern� Europe,� and� hoping� to� find� a� better� life.� The� book� discusses� the�evidence�for�the�demographic�shift�out�of�the�slum�areas�in�the�major�cities,�such� as� Liverpool,� Manchester� and� Birmingham,� to� the� suburbs� and� the�decline�of�the�early�port�communities�from�1815.

Athens from 1456 to 1920 The Town under Ottoman Rule and the 19th-Century Capital City�by�Dimitris�N.�Karidis.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781905739714.� £35.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910723.�£29.75).292�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�and�white.

Architectural�and�urban�analysis�of�Athens�between�1456� and� 1920� discloses� the� metamorphosis� of�a� town� to� a� city,� experienced� as� an� invigorating�adventure�through�the�meandering�routes�of�history.

AsiaThe Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing� by� Bryan� K.� Wells� with�technical� appendices� by� Andreas� Fuls.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910464.� £25.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910471.�£21.25).x+143�pages;�illustrated�throughout�in�black�&�white.

The Archaeology and Epigraphy of Indus Writing is� a� detailed� examination� of� the� Indus� script.� It�presents� new� analysis� based� on� an� expansive� text�

corpus� using� revolutionary� analytical� techniques� developed� specifically� for�the�purpose�of�deciphering�the�Indus�script.�This�exploration�of�Indus�writing�examines�the�structure�of�Indus�text�at�a� level�of�detail�that�has�never�been�possible�before.�This�advance�in�analytic�techniques�is�combined�with�detailed�linguistic�information�to�suggest�a�root�language�for�the�Indus�script.�Further�the�syntax�of�the�Indus�script�is�demonstrated�to�match�a�Dravidian�language.�In�the�process�of�analysis�the�place�name�for�the�ancient�Indus�site�of�Dholavira�is�identified.�This�leads�to�the�eventual�identification�of�17�signs�with�various�levels�of�certainty.�These�readings� lead�to�the�partial�definition�of� the� Indus�system�of�affixing.�Using� innovative�analytical� techniques� Indus�signs�can�be�defined�functionally�as�logographic�or�syllabic.�Further,�specific�sign�sequences�are� identified� as� verbs� or� nouns.� The� volumetric� system� used� at� Harappa�during�the�Indus�period�is�demonstrated.�This�discovery�gives�us�a�good�idea�of�the�scale�and�process�of�Indus�exchange.�The�Indus�inscriptions�are�analyzed�with�an�emphasis�on�their�archaeological�contexts.�The�analysis�presented�in�this�book�represents�a�significant�advancement�in�our�understanding�of�Indus�writing.

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Biography/TravelBryan Faussett: Antiquary Extraordinary by� David� Wright.� Archaeological� Lives.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910846.�£28.00.�(eBOOK�£23.80).xii+324�pages;� illustrated� throughout� in�colour�and�black�&�white.

A� biography� of� Bryan� Faussett,� F.S.A.,� (1720-1776),� pioneering� Kent� genealogist,� archaeologist�and� antiquary� who,� at� his� death,� had� amassed�the� world’s� greatest� collection� of� Anglo-Saxon�

jewellery�and�antiquities.�The�material�was� famously� rejected�by� the�British�Museum,� saved� for� the� nation� by� a� Liverpudlian� philanthropist,� and� now�resides� in� the� Liverpool� World� Museum.� This� episode� led� directly� to� the�British� Museum’s� setting� up� departments� devoted� to� British� Antiquities.� This� volume� is� the� first� to� focus� on� Faussett,� presenting� comprehensive�genealogical� sections�on� the�Faussetts�and�Godfreys;�a�history�of� the� family�seat� near� Canterbury;� and� an� introduction� to� antiquarianism� and� how� the�history�of� the�world�was� imperfectly�viewed� in� the�18th�century.�A�detailed�biography�of�Bryan�Faussett’s� life�covers�his�education,� career�and�scholarly�circle,� with� detailed� descriptions� of� the� sites� he� excavated.� Surviving�archaeological�notebooks�offer� insights� into�his�working�practice,�and�family�account-books� reveal� a� great� deal� about� his� personal� life� and� interests. Bryan� Faussett�was� a� quintessentially� Georgian� cleric� and� antiquary� whose�extraordinary�archaeological�career�and�collections�are�modestly�well�known�within�the�county,�but�deserve�far�greater�national�recognition.�It�is�hoped�that�this�biography�may�further�that�aim.

Charles-Étienne Brasseur de Bourbourg, premier grand mayaniste de France� by�Jean-Marie� Lebon.� Archaeological� Lives.�Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910983.� £30.00.� (eBOOK�£25.50).xii+377� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white�with�6�colour�plates.�French�text.

Two�hundred� years� ago,� on� September� 8,� 1814,� in�the� northern� French� city� of� Bourbourg,� a� boy�was�

born� into�a� family�of� local�entrepreneurs� connected� to� the� local�political�or�judicial�elite.�The�young�Charles-Etienne�Brasseur�was�lucky�to�spend�days�and�days� in�the� impressive� library�of�Alexandre�Nicolas�Muchembled,� the�son�of�his� godmother.� The� reading�of� exciting� travel�books� there� �mapped�out� the�course�of�his�truly�adventurous�life�to�come.�Although�a�rebellious�schoolboy,�he� acquired� a� huge� knowledge� in� many� fields� by� his� omnivorous� reading�of� books� and� journals.�He�was� also� a� very� curious� young�man,� delving� into�the�private� libraries�of�the� local�grand�families,�resulting� in�him�contributing�many� historical� articles� to� newspapers� and� learned� societies.� At� the� age�of� 24,�while� still� in� high� school,� he�published�his� first� novel.� This� biography�is�the�first�to�reveal�insights�into�the�many�facets�of�the�life�of�Brasseur;�the�extent� of� his� secret� activities� for� the� Vatican;� his� advanced� ideas� regarding�the�dual�phonetic�and�ideographic�nature�of�Mayan�writing,�as�early�as�1843-44,�and�explicitly�confirmed�by�him�in�May�1852,�which�he�later�dramatically�rejected�in�1870,�thus�failing�to�become�the�Champollion�of�Mesoamerica;�his�continuous�attempts�to�preserve�documents�while�crossing�territories�ravaged�by�civil�wars;�the�immense�value�of�the�manuscripts�he�saved,�like�the�Tzeltal�vocabulary�of�Copanabastla�or�the�Motul�dictionary;�his�unique�dedication�in�copying�old�manuscripts,�with� the�help�of�his�nephews,� to�be�sent� to�other�pioneers�of�Mayan�studies�in�Europe�and�America;�his�short-lived�pioneering�work�on� the�Huave� (Wabis);� details�of�his� six� expeditions� � to�Mesoamerica,�often�in�terrible�conditions,�as�shown�by�his�later�severe�ill�health;�his�defence�of�the�Indians�against�the�academic�community;�details�of�the�internal�conflicts�in� the�Quebec�Catholic�Church;�and�his� ideas�on�certain�geophysical�events,�such�as�the�elevation�of�ocean�beds�and�islands,�which�he�wrongly�dated�to�the�time�of�the�ancient�Mayans,�or�the�shifting�of�the�Earth’s�rotation�axis.

The Dodecanese: Further Travels Among the Insular Greeks Selected Writings of J. Theodore & Mabel V.A. Bent, 1885-1888 edited� by� Gerald� Brisch.� 3rdGuides� -� Archaeopress� Travel� 8.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910969.�£15.00.�(eBOOK�£12.75).

Rainfed Altepetl Modeling institutional and subsistence agriculture in ancient Tepeaca, Mexico�by�Aurelio�López�Corral.�Archaeopress�Pre-Columbian�Archaeology�3.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN� 9781784910402.� £26.00.� (eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910419.�£22.10).ii+125�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

Climate� variability� and� human� management�strategies�on�crop�stands�were�major�factors�that�frequently� affected� agricultural� yields� among�

indigenous�populations�from�central�Mexico.�This�work�seeks�to�model�food�production� in� ancient� Tepeaca,� a� Late� Postclassic� (AD�1325-1521)� and� Early�Colonial� (16th� century)� state� level-polity� settled�on� the� central�highlands�of�Puebla,�by�applying�a�model�that�recognizes�the�presence�of�two�independent�and� interconnected� forms� of� food� production:� subsistence� agriculture� and�institutional� agriculture.� Crop� stands� within� this� region� depended� heavily�on� rainfed� conditions,� a� form� of� agriculture� that� often� generates� unstable�interannual� fluctuations� in� yields.� Archaeology� acknowledges� the� effects�of� such� variations� on� the� economy� of� households� and� institutions,� but�attention� has� been� largely� put� on� estimating� average� productivity� values�over� long� periods� rather� than� focusing� on� interannual� divergences.� Such�instability�of�agricultural�production�was�recorded�among�modern�Tepeaca’s�agriculturalists�through�an�ethnographic�survey.�This�crucial�information,�along�with�archaeological�data�and�local�16th�century�historical�sources,�is�used�for�modeling�the�effects�of�climate�variability�among�prehispanic�populations�and�serves� to� better� comprehend� the� organization� of� past� agrarian� structures,�tribute�systems�and� land�tenure�organization�at� the�household�and�regional�levels.

Stone Trees Transplanted? Central Mexican Stelae of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic and the Question of Maya ‘Influence’� by�Keith�Jordan.�Archaeopress�Pre-Columbian�Archaeology�2.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2014.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910105.�£35.00.�(eBOOK�ISBN�9781784910112.�£29.75).xii+237�pages;�illus.�throughout�in�black�&�white.

Stelae� dating� to� the� Epiclassic� (650-900� CE)�and� Early� Postclassic� (950-1150� CE)� from� Tula,�Xochicalco,�and�other�sites�in�Central�Mexico�have�

been�presented� in� the�archaeological�and�art�historical� literature�of� the� last�four�decades—when�they�have�been�addressed�at�all—as�evidence�of�Classic�Maya� ‘influence’� on� Central� Mexican� art� during� these� periods.� This� book�re-evaluates� these� claims� via� detailed� comparative� analysis� of� the� Central�Mexican� stelae� and� their� claimed�Maya� counterparts.� For� the�first�time� the�Central�Mexican�stelae�are�placed�in�the�context�of�often�earlier�local�artistic�traditions�as�well�as�other�possible�long-distance�connections.�While�it�is�clear�that�some�Central�Mexican�stelae,�especially�Stela�4�from�Tula,�reflect�Maya�contacts,� this� has� to� be� balanced� by� consideration� of� local� and� other� long�distance�developments�and�connections.

The Archaeology of Yucatán: New Directions and Data� edited� by� Travis�W.� Stanton.� Archaeopress� Pre-Columbian�Archaeology�1.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,� 2014.� PRINT� ISBN�9781784910082.� £50.00.� (eBOOK� ISBN�9781784910099.�£42.50).xix+514� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.�Papers�in�English�and�Spanish.

This�volume�was�conceived�to�provide�a�forum�for�Mexican�and�foreign�scholars�to�publish�new�data�and�interpretations�on�the�archaeology�of�the�northern�Maya�lowlands,�specifically�the�State�of�Yucatán.�Increased�communication�among�scholars�has�become�increasingly�important�for�grasping�a�better�understanding�of�the�great�amount�of�data�emerging�from�the�State�of�Yucatán.�

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these� communities� pointed� the� way� for� future� skills� and� developments� in�wheel�and�cart/wagon�manufacture.

Shipwrecks and Global ‘Worming’ by� P.� Palma� and� L.N.� Santhakumaran.�Archaeopress�Open�Access,�2014.ii+62�pages;�illustrated�in�full�colour�throughout.

Marine� borers,� particularly� the� shipworms,� as�destroyers� of� timber,� par� excellence,� are� well�known� from� very� ancient� times.� They� attacked�the� wooden� hulls� of� ships� with� such� intensity�that� the� weakened� bottom� planks� broke� up� even�due� to� a� mild� impact� caused� by� hitting� a� rock� or�any� floating� objects� inducing� shipwrecks.� Even�

the� survival� of� sunken� ships� as� wrecks� depends� on� the� mercy� of� wood-destroying� organisms,� which� may� turn� these� ‘port-holes’� to� history� into�meaningless�junks.�The�silent�saboteurs,�involved�in�several�early�shipwrecks,�are� the� molluscan� and� crustacean� borers,� aided� by� bacteria� and� fungi. This�paper�presents�an�account�of�the�marine�wood-borers,�together�with�a�historical�review�of�literature�on�their�depredation�on�wooden�ships,�and�on�protective�methods�adopted�from�antiquity�to�modern�times.

Forthcoming PublicationsThe Traditio Legis: Anatomy of an Image�by�Robert�Couzin.�Archaeopress�Archaeology,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784910815.�£TBC.vi+140� pages;� extensively� illustrated� with� 56�plates,�3�in�colour.

Early� Christian� images� commonly� depicted�narratives� drawn� from� biblical� sources.� Around�the� middle� of� the� 4th� century,� new� forms� of�representation�were�added�to�the�visual�repertoire.�These� bore� only� an� indirect� link� to� scriptural�narrative.�They�may�recall�or�evoke�sacred�history�without� purporting� to� depict� a� specific� event,�

or�even�a�condensation�of� several�events,� recounted� in� the� textual� sources.�Among� these� new�motifs� is� a� composition� in� which� Christ� stands� between�the� princes� of� the� apostles.�He� raises� his� right� hand� and�holds� an� unfurled�bookroll,�or�volumen,�in�his�left.�Paul�stands�on�the�left�of�the�image�(that�is�to� say,� at� the� Lord’s� right)�while�Peter�approaches� the�open� scroll� from� the�other�side.�This�is�the�image�that�has�come�to�be�known�as�the�traditio�legis. When� representations� are� labelled� by� reference� to� the� narrative� theme�they�depict,�the�definition�of�the�category�is�clear�even�if�classification�is�not�always� straightforward.� Early� Christian� images� are� rarely� simple� illustrations�of� a� biblical� text.� Nonetheless,� the� sacred� narratives� provide� an� anchor. The� traditio� legis� is�more�complex� to�define�and�categorise.� Its� iconography�has�no�direct� scriptural� source�and�probably�no�singular� textual�basis�at�all.�As�a�consequence,�delimiting� the�corpus�of�monuments�and�even�assigning�it�a�name�become�matters�of�opinion�and�potential�controversy.�The�chapters�of� Part� I� focus� on� a� series� of� preliminary� issues,� providing� an� extended�introduction�to�the�consideration�of�the�meaning�and�reception�of�the�traditio�legis,�which�is�the�subject�of�Part�II.

Quarrying in Western Norway An archaeological study of production and distribution in the Viking period and Middle Ages by� Irene� Baug.� Archaeopress� Archaeology,� 2015.� PRINT�ISBN�9781784911027.�£TBC.

La valle del Sagittario e la conca peligna tra il IV e il I secolo A.C. Dinamiche e sviluppi della romanizzazione: Parte I by�Anna�Dionisio,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784911041.�£TBC.

Aegean Mercenaries in Light of the Bible Clash of cultures in the story of David and Goliath�by�Simona�Rodan,�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784911065.�PRICE�£TBC.

An Anatomy of a Priory Church: The Archaeology, History and Conservation of St Mary’s Priory Church, Abergavenny edited�by��George�Nash.�2015.�PRINT�ISBN�9781784911089.�£TBC.

xiv+194� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� black� &�white.

A� sequel� to� The Cyclades,� a� compilation� of� late-19th-century�travel�writings�(with�an�archaeological/ethnographical� bias)� centred� on� the� Greek�Dodecanese� islands� (including� Rhodes,� Nissiros,�Tilos,� Karpathos,� Patmos,� and� Astypalea).� The�authors� are� the� British� explorer� J.� Theodore� Bent�(1852-1897),� devotedly� supported� by� his� wife�Mabel� Virginia� Anna� (1847-1929).� Theodore� met�Mabel� shortly� after� coming� down� from� Oxford� in�

1875� and� they�married� two� years� later.� They�were� of� independent� character�and� means� and� spent� the� too� few� years� until� Theodore’s� early� death� on� a�breathless�sequence�of�annual�travels�to�the�Eastern�Mediterranean,�Africa,�and�Southern�Arabia.�Theodore’s�publications�are�referenced�still�by�archaeologists�and� scholars� working� on� sites� or� regions� such� as� ‘Great� Zimbabwe’,� Aksum,�the�Wadi� Hadramaut,� the� Cilician� littoral,� and,� of� course,� the� Greek� islands.�� Bent’s� first� successful� monograph� was� based� on� two� winters� spent� in� the�Cycladic� isles�(1882/3�and�1883/4).�From�the�start�the�couple�kept�notebooks�from�which�all�Theodore’s�later�lectures�and�literature�sprang.�His�The Cyclades, or Life Among the Insular Greeks�was�published�in�1885�and�has�been�rarely�out�of�print�since.�It�remains�one�of�the�most�delightful�accounts�in�English�of�the�region,�and�few�serious�travellers�and�tourists�to�these�islands�fail�to�discover�it.� In� the� year� The Cyclades� was� published� the� Bents� moved� a� little� east� and�explored� the� islands� now� commonly� referred� to� as� the� Greek� Dodecanese.�Unforeseen� circumstances� obliged� the� explorers� to� curtail� their� activities�before� Theodore’s� writings� on� the� area� could� be� edited� into� a� monograph�to� complement� his� earlier� bestseller.� Theodore’s� Dodecanesian� output� was�channelled� instead� into� a� wide� range� of� articles,� while� Mabel� completed�three� volumes� of� her� personal� Chronicles� on� their� daily� travels� and� travails. Bent�never�presented�his�Dodecanese�researches�to�the�public�in�a�compendium,�the�way�he�had,� so�brilliantly,� for� the�Cyclades.�Now,�130�years� later,�his�The Dodecanese� can� appear� for� the� first� time:� a� collection� of� reminiscences� and�studies�on�these�sunny,�blue-surrounded,�and�delightful�islands.

Archaeopress Open AccessArthur Evans in Dubrovnik and Split (1875-1882) by�Branko�Kirigin.�Archaeopress�Open�Access,�2015.ii+14� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour� and�black�&�white.

Thanks� to� the� biography� by� Joan� Evans,� sister� of�Arthur�Evans,�the�research�of�John�J.�Wilkes�and�the�new�biography�by�Silvia�L.�Horwitz,�we�know�much�about�Arthur�Evans’s�work�in�the�Balkans�prior�to�his�discoveries�on�Crete.�This�work�will�not�repeat�here�the�achievements�Evans�has�made�for�archaeology,�

ethnography� and� cultural� history� of� the� region� including� his� remarkable�journalistic�work�where�he�showed�deep�knowledge�of�regional�politics�and�admiration� towards� the� Slav� freedom� movement� ‘against� Turks,� Austrians,�Russians,� or� any� others� –� including� Englishmen� –� who� refused� them� their�right�to�self-determination’.�This�work�presents�some�details�on�the�everyday�life�of�Arthur�Evans� in�Dubrovnik�and�Split�as� seen�by� the� local�people�who�wrote�about�him�in�newspapers,�journals�or�books,�material�that�is�not�easily�available�to�those�interested�in�Evans’s�pre-Knossos�period.

Die Anfänge des kontinentalen Transportwesens und seine Auswirkungen auf die Bolerázer und Badener Kulturen by� Tünde� Horváth.� Archaeopress� Open�Access,�2015.�ISBN�9781784910839.iv+77� pages;� illustrated� throughout� in� colour� and�black�&�white.�German�text.

The� earliest� finds� of� wheeled� vehicles� in� northern�and�central�Europe�date�to�3900-3600�BC.�However�finds� (3400–3300� BC)� from� the� Boleráz� sites� of�Arbon/Bleiche� 3� and� Bad� Buchau/Torwiesen� II,�

linked�to�pile-dwelling�settlements,� indicate�methods�of�transport�typical�for�higher�altitudes�(slides,�sleds,�etc.).�The�nature�of�the�finds�relating�to�vehicles�associated�with� lake� and� riverine� settlements� reveal� technical� and�material�features:�there�is�evidence�of�a�high�degree�of�carving,�if�not�decoration,�and�

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