Sparta is one of the best-documented states of ancient Greece. Its political and social systems have fascinated and perplexed generations …
This title attempts to evaluate the role of the Malay Peninsula as a crossroads in the great wave of commercial …
This book attempts to understand Jewish religion from the inside in first century Galilee. The autor's basic thesis is that …
""Embark on a fascinating journey through the Caribbean's rich cultural heritage with 'Crossing the Borders: New Methods and Techniques in …
For decades, scholars have struggled to understand the complex relationship between pastoral nomadic tribes and sedentary peoples of the Near …
"It has served us well, this myth of Christ." —Pope Leo X, 16th Century In a hail of fire and …
This book includes papers from the Symposium, Kingdom of the Coral Seas, November 17, 2007, at the School of Oriental …
From the Euphrates Valley to the southern Peruvian Andes, early complex societies have risen and fallen, but in some cases …
The Etruscans were a powerful and influential civilization in ancient Italy. But despite their prominence, they are often misrepresented as …
The study of Roman sculpture has been an essential part of the disciplines of Art History and Classics since the …
This book examines how Romans used their pottery and the implications of these practices on the archaeological record. It is …
This book provides an introduction to the archaeology and history of ancient Palestine - modern Israel, Jordan, and the Palestinian …
Israel Finkelstein is director of the Sonia and Marco Nadler Institute of Archaeology at Tel Aviv University.
A collection of key articles on Syro-Palestinian archaeology of the Bronze and Iron Ages compiled in honor of archaeologist Olga …
This second volume of collected essays, complement to volume one, focuses upon the art and culture of the third millennium …
Of all avian groups, birds of prey in particular have long been a prominent subject of fascination in many human …
Michael Shanks has written a challenging contribution to recent debates on the emergence of the Greek city states in the …
The proceedings of the international round-table conference held from 23-25 June 2005 at the State Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg. The …
This volume of 15 papers is a tribute to Petros Themelis for his significant contribution to Greek archaeology and especially …
General Books publication date: 2009 Original publication date: 1918 Original Publisher: McKinlay, Stone
As portals to the supernatural realm that creates and animates the universe, caves have always been held sacred by the …
This volume explores the development of the Maya writing system in Middle-Late Formative and Early Classic period (700 BC-AD 450) …
From the end of the Ice Age to the fur trade era, Twelve Millennia: Archaeology of the Upper Mississippi River …
