OxfordshireA Look At the Pastby Hilary L Turner.A tour of the churches, m o n u m e n t s , t r a c k w a y s , markets, houses and colleges of Oxfordshire, aimed at the resident and visitor alike. Hilary Turner

reviews the evidence chronologically, describing the sites and monuments, exploring human impact on the landscape and building a picture of the changing lives of the people of Oxfordshire.128p, 30 col illus (Plotwood 1997) Pb was £9.75 now £2.95

DogsHistory, Myth, Artby Catherine Johns.An attractive ‘souvenir’ history of dogs illustrated by objects from all areas of the British Museum’s collection, arranged thematically with a linking text setting the

illustrations in context.208p col illus (British Museum Press 2008) Hb was £16.99 now £5.95

Coin Finds in Britainby Michael J. Cuddeford.A catalogue of commonly encountered coins, dating from ancient times until the modern day, explaining their historical context, how they might have come to be lost and where they

may be found today.64p b/w and col illus (Shire 2013) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Perilous GloryThe Rise of Western Military Powerby John France.This expansive book surveys the history of warfare from ancient Mesopotamia to the Gulf War in search of a deeper understanding

of the origins of Western warfare and the reasons for its eminence today. Its bold conclusions cast doubt on well-entrenched attitudes about the development of military strength, the impact of culture on warfare, the future of Western dominance, and much more. 438p b/w pls (Yale UP 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

Goldby Susan La Niece.Cultures as different as the Mughals of India, the Anglo-Saxons and the pre-Hispanic civilizations of the New World have created precious objects of gold and given special status to

their goldsmiths. Susan La Niece explores the long and fascinating history of gold around the world and across time, illustrated throughout with examples from the collections of the British Museum. 128p col illus (British Museum Press 2009) Hb was £9.99 now £4.95

Living Archaeology by Philip Rahtz. An entertaining autobiography of one of the best known and most highly regarded archaeologists of recent times. Rahtz excavated many important sites, including Bordesley Abbey, Glastonbury

Tor, Cannington Cemetery, the church at Deerhurst St Mary and the Iron Age hillfort at Cadbury Congresbury, and gained many great friends and colleagues along the way. 288p b/w illus (Sutton 2001) Pb was £17.99 now £5.95

Silverby Philippa Merriman.Silver has been used over the centuries for coinage, for jewellery and adornment, for high-status vessels and plate. It has been given as gifts on special occasions and associated with

magic and the moon. Phillipa Merriman, herself a professional silversmith, writes entertainingly about the long and fascinating history of silver around the world, illustrated throughout with examples from the collections of the British Museum.128p col illus (British Museum Press 2009) Hb was £9.99 now £4.95

Astrology From Ancient Babylon to the Presentby P.G. Maxwell-Stuart.This new history of astrology aims to get away from the impression of exoticism which has surrounded it, stressing that for most of its existence it was a science at the

forefront of intellectual speculation. Maxwell-Stuart traces the development of the discipline, showing that like a science it was not a static body of learning, but one that was constantly reinterpreted and added to, following theological, medical aesthetic and political currents, and in turn influencing other areas of inquiry. 320p b/w pls (Amberley 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

CleanA History of Personal Hygiene and Purityby Virginia Smith.From pre-historic grooming rituals to New Age medicine, from ascetics to cosmetics, Smith looks at how different cultures

have interpreted and striven for personal cleanliness and shows how, throughout history, this striving for purity has brought great social benefits as well as great tragedies.457p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2007) Hb was £16.99 now £7.95

Sites of Antiquity from Ancient Egypt to the Fall of Romeby Charles Freeman.Freeman selects 50 of the Ancient World’s finest sites, using them to trace the development of their civilizations. The texts are well-

written and convey a surprising amount of information, focusing on the extant remains and what they can tell us, rather than on excavations at the sites, and each illustrated with useful plans and many colour photographs.248p col illus (Blue Guides 2008) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Empires of FoodFeast, Famine and the Rise and Fall of Civilizationsby Evan G. Fraser and Andrew Rimas.A lively account of the key role which food and foodways have played in human history from the

earliest cities to the present day. It takes the form of a series of thematically linked case studies comparing the ways which different civilizations have dealt with challenges such as intensifying farming, irrigation, storage, and food security, as well as what happens when things go wrong. 302p (Random House 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

Taphonomy and Interpretationedited by Jacqueline P. Huntley and Sue Stallibrass. 13 Papers from the 1993 Asso-ciation for Environmental Archae-ology conference at Durham. They examine ways in which material

(pollen, insects, bones etc.) came to be deposited in the context from which they were recovered, how surviving material might compare with what existed in the past and how our methodologies can bias our results.120p (Oxbow 2000) Pb was £24.00 now £5.00

Glass of Four Millenniaby Martine Newby. This book charts the development of Glass over four millennia, from 18th Dynasty Egypt, through to the present day, illustrated by 56 examples from the collections held by the

Ashmolean Museum.80p col illus (Ashmolean Museum 2000) Hb was £11.95 now £4.95

NostraticExamining a Linguistic Macrofamilyedited by Colin Renfrew and Daniel Nettle.This volume of essays examines the claim that a linguistic macrofamily can be identified

which includes not only the Indo-European and Afroasiatic language families but also the Kartvelian, Uralic,Altaic and Dravidian families.164p (McDonald Institute 1999) Pb was £30.00 now £9.95

World PrehistoryStudies in Memory of Grahame Clarkedited by J Coles, R Bewley and P Mellars.Presents all new developments and perspectives in G Clark’s major fields of interest – ranging

from the origins of our own genus in Africa to issues of the Later Stone Age, and the emergence of civilization.246p, b/w and col illus (Oxford UP/ British Academy 1999) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

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Archaeology and Heritageby John Carman.Largely theoretical in content, the book focuses especially on the relationship between the interpreter of objects and physical remains such as sites and structures, addressing the

question of the categorisation of objects and the purpose of heritage within the context of the public and the wider world.228p, b/w figs and pls (Continuum 2002) Hb was £100.00 now £19.95

Substance, Memory, DisplayArchaeology and Art edited by Colin Renfrew, Chris Gosden and Elizabeth DeMarrais.This innovative volume explores key themes, including the role of display in art, in the practice of archaeology and in daily life,

and the material transformations which underlie the physical reality of the archaeological record as much as the creative processes of the contemporary artist. 170p col illus (McDonald Institute 2004) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

The Backbone of HistoryHealth and Nutrition in the Western Hemisphereedited by Richard H. Steckel and Jerome C. Rose.An interdisciplinary assessment of health and nutrition among the inhabitants of the western

hemisphere from 5000 BC to the modern age.It includes methodological papers, studies of specific populations or skeletal remains, case studies from the 19th and 20th centuries, and more general studies of changes in health patterns.633p, tbs (Cambridge UP 2002, Pb 2005) Pb was £27.99 now £12.95

Late Quaternary Environments of the Soviet Unionedited by A. A. Velichko.The Late Quaternary saw not only fluctuations of ice sheets and mountain glaciers but also shifts in the levels of lakes and seas, in

the extent of the permafrost and wind-borne deposits, in the distribution of environmentally sensitive plants and animals and in the development of human cultures - areas covered in this book by Soviet specialists in the earth sciences, palaeoecology and palaeoclimatology.327p b/w illus (Minnesota UP 1984) Hb was £37.50 now £7.95

Marx’s GhostConversations with Archaeologistsby Thomas C. Patterson.This book explores the profound influence of Karl Marx on 20th century archaeology. Patterson discusses the work of V. Gordon

Childe in applying Marxism to archaeology, then analyses trends including the “new archaeology” of the 1960s. Finally he looks at how archaeologies from differing theoretical perspectives have continued to use, engage with and critique Marxist ideas.204p (Berg 2003) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

Birdsby Dale Serjeantson.This book serves as a guide to the methods of study of bird remains from the past and covers a wide range of topics, including anatomy and osteology, taphonomy, eggs, feathers, and

bone tools. It examines the myriad ways in which people have interacted with birds in the past.486p b/w figs (Cambridge Manuals in Archaeology 2009) Pb was £33.00 now £9.95

Mitigation of Construction Impact on Archaeological Remainsby M.J. Davis, K.L.A. Gdaniec, M. Brice and L. White.This volume aims to inform and assist archaeologists in making decisions where sites may be

threatened by development. Extensive information on the range of construction techniques as well as a range of suggested strategies to mitigate the impact of the techniques outlined are provided.91p b/w illus (MOLA 2004) Pb was £6.95 now £2.95

Past LivesUnlocking the Secrets of Our Ancestorsby Ian Wilson.With a fascinating combination of archaeology and forensic science, this well-illustrated volume aims to literally reconstruct the faces of

our ancestors. Case studies include Homo Erectus , the `Cheddar Caveman’, the `Iceman’, an Egyptian priest of Amun, a Minoan priestess, Philip of Macedonia, a Roman sailor, a Viking, an unknown soldier from the Battle of Towton and Tsar Ivan the Terrible.216p col illus (Casell 2001) Hb was £20.00 now £5.95

The Invisible DiggersA Study of British Commercial Archaeology by Paul Everill. This monograph examines the situation within contemporary ‘commercial’ archaeology and considers the challenges faced

by those employed within that sector, including the impact of commercial working practices on pay and conditions of employment and the process of excavation and knowledge production. 216p (Heritage 2009) Pb was £24.95 now £6.95

The Past in PerspectiveAn Introduction to Human Prehistoryby Kenneth L. Feder.An engaging and accessible introduction to our Prehistoric past, which provides truly global coverage. Feder outlines the

grand sweep of human evolutionary history and fundamental cultural developments, whilst selecting key cultures, topics and controversies for in-depth discussion.546p, col illus (Oxford UP 5th ed 2011) Pb was £55.00now £14.95

Managing the Marine Cultural Heritage edited by J. Stachell and P. Palma. This volume presents a range of international initiatives that include examples of management responses to regional, national, and international situations. It

also discusses the principal challenges facing maritime archaeology, which have relevance not just in the UK but across the globe. 114p col illus (Council for British Archaeology 2007) Pb was £18.50 now £3.95

Material EngagementsStudies in Honour of Colin Renfrew edited by N. Brodie and C. Hills. Papers which explore the engage-ment of human beings, now and in the past, with both the natural world and the material world

they have created. Particular themes include the interactions of archaeology with the study of art and with the antiquities trade.180p, col figs (McDonald Institute 2004) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

The Archaeology of Politics and PowerWhere, When and Why the First States Formedby Charles Maisels.This book describes how states formed in Egypt and Mesopotamia, China and the Andes, and also

how the Indus Civilization functioned without a state. It spans law, ideology, politics, economics, and psychology, the ancient world and modern history, in order to show how power is obtained, sustained and deployed, and in whose interests.440p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £35.00 now £9.95

Dyes in History and Archaeology 20edited by Jo Kirby.The papers are centred around the theme of dyestuff analysis, from the application of relatively new instumental methods to the examination of dyes and the

information this examination can provide towards a better understanding of a historical textile.200p b/w illus, col pls (Archetype 2005) Pb £40.00 now £9.95

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Dyes in History and Archaeology 16/17edited by Jo Kirby.Papers on dying technologies in the past covering everything from the use of indigo in Senegal, Tunisia, silk dyeing with cochineal, and scientific

techniques for the analysis of dyes to the medieval woad vat.222p b/w illus, col pls (Archetype 2001) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Archaeomalacology Revisited:Non-dietary use of molluscs in archaeological settingsedited by Canan Cakirlar.These ten papers revisit important issues in archaeomalacology such as provenance of raw materials,

dye production and the secondary uses of industrial shell waste, the role of shell artefacts in the symbolic world of diverse civilisations, technology and early cross-regional exchange networks.104p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Development-Led Archaeology in North-West Europeedited by Richard Bradley, Colin Haselgrove, Mar vander Linden and Leo Webley.These 12 papers bring together data on developer-

led archaeology in Britain, Ireland, France, the Low Countries, Germany and Denmark in order to review and evaluate key common issues relating to organisation, practice, legal frameworks and quality management.200p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £38.00 now £9.95

The Oxford Companion to Family and Local History edited by David Hey. Over 2000 entries lay bare the background to the social histories of communities and individuals. The book contains intro ductory essays which give the basics and

an A–Z of terms, key issues and so on. The second edition takes into account all the latest scholarship, and in particular the explosion of study in this area made possible by the internet 517p (Oxford UP 1996, 2nd ed 2008) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

First Aid for the Excavation of Archaeological Textiles by Carole Gillis and Marie-Louise Nosch.This small booklet is an important conservation guide. It deals with the special care required in order to deal with these delicate fabrics

during their excavation and recording. It is included as an appendix in Ancient Textiles: Production, Crafts and Society.48p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2007) Pb was £3.95 now £1.00

ApocalypseEarthquakes, Antiquity and the Wrath of Godby Amos Nur with Dawn Burgess.A m o s N u r a rg u e s t h a t archaeologists and historians too often seek man-made causes for destruction, abandonment and

the extinction of civilisations, rather than adequately exploring natural causes. This study revisits a number of ancient sites and cultures looking for possible earthquake damage in the archaeological and skeletal records and evaluating seismic risks. 309p b/w illus (Princeton UP 2008) Hb was £18.95 now £7.95

Great ExcavationsShaping the Archaeological Professionedited by John Schofield.This is a fascinating and enter-taining retrospective documenting some of the seminal British excavations, assessing why they

were so significant and why they persist in the memory and folklore of archaeologists today. 368p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £36.00 now £7.95

Gifts & DiscoveriesThe Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology, Cambridge edited by Mark Elliott and Nicholas Thomas.This beautifully illustrated sample of the Museum’s collec tions, which illustrates and dis cusses

objects from all over the world, from the first stone tools to modern indigenous art. Alongside information on the artefacts themselves the text explores the circumstances of their collection, illuminating aspects of the history of archaeology and anthropology. 96p col illus (Scala 2011) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

The Death of Archaeological Theory?Edited by John Bintliff and Mark Pearce.This book addresses the pro-vocative subject of whether it is time to discount the burden of somewhat dogmatic theory and

ideology that has defined archaeological debate and shaped archaeology over the last 25 years. Seven chapters meet this controversial subject head on, also assessing where archaeological theory is now, and future directions.96p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Experiments in the Collection and Analysis of Archaeological Survey Databy S Shennan.This survey of the archaeology of eastern Hampshire is a case study in archaeological method involving fieldwalking over a

large area, the use of computer modelling of data, and general considerations as to the significance of data gathered from ground survey in this manner and the attendant distorting factors.130p, figs (Sheffield 1989) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

Researching the History of a Country HouseA Guide to Sources and their useby Richard Goodenough. Richard Goodenough takes the budding local historian through the various classes of evidence

which may be employed including oral history, the landscape, architecture, early written records and maps. He illustrates the process throughout with a case study of his own house at Trimworth, in Kent.164p b/w illus (Phillimore 2010) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

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Assembling the PastStudies in the Professionalization of Archaeologyedited by Alice B. Kehoe and Mary Beth Emmerichs.12 essays examine processes whereby archaeology became

professionalized during the course of the twentieth century, focusing in particular on the the increasing participation of once marginalized groups, above all women into the mainstream of the profession.241p (University of New Mexico Press 1999) Hb was £48.50 now £9.95

From Paris to PompeiiFrench Romanticism and the Cultural Politics of Archaeologyby Goran Blix.Taking the iconic city of Pompeii as its central example, and ranging widely across French romantic culture, this book examines

the formation of a modern archaeological gaze and analyzes its historical ontology, rhetoric of retrieval, and secular theology of memory, before turning to its broader political implications.310p (University of Pennsylvania Press 2009) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Time’s AnvilEngland, Archaeology and the Imaginationby Richard Morris.Zig-zagging between prehistoric stone tools and Tudor theatre, primal wildwood and mass-produced cars, Time’s Anvil

weaves a series of interconnecting studies of apparently unrelated things and periods that are normally considered in isolation. Richard Morris combines the personal with the academic and reflects on how and why archaeology goes about its business. 466p b/w illus (Weidenfeld & Nicholson 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £6.95

St Peter’s, Barton-upon-Humber, Volume 2The Human Remains by Tony Waldron. The excavations at St Peter’s church, Barton-upon-Humber, between 1978 and 1984 have yielded the largest collection

of human remains in the UK, dating from the late tenth century to the mid-nineteenth. In total, 2,750 inhumations were examined, with the results presented here. 216p b/w illus, col pls (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £30.00 now £6.95

The Future from the PastArchaeolozoology in Wildlife Conservation and Heritage Managementedited by Roel Lauwerier and Ina Plug. These 18 papers are all con-cerned with the contributions

archaeozoologists make to specific problems encountered in the management and conservation of our natural and cultural heritage. 184p b/w figs (Oxbow 2003) Hb was £45.00 now £4.95

The Holocene Evolution of the London Thamesby Jane Sidell, Keith Wilkinson, Robert Scaife and Nigel Cameron.A final report on the excavation of the Jubilee Line Extension project which revealed evidence for the Holocene environment of

the Thames Valley. Excavations uncovered a 12 km stretch of sedimentary deposits which contained a number of rich archaeological sites that illustrated the fluctuating nature of the Thames floodplain and river.144p b/w illus (MOLA 2000) Pb was £15.00 now £5.95

Romney MarshEnvironmental Change and Human Occupation in a Coastal Lowland edited by Jill Eddison, Mark Gardiner and Antony Long. Topics range from the physical evolution and sediment layers to

landscape transformation in late medieval and early modern times, and malarial trends. 220p with figs (OUCA 1998) Pb £25.00 now £5.00

Enduring RecordsThe Environmental and Cultural Heritage of Wetlands edited by Barbara A. Purdy. These twenty-seven papers on wetland research across the world, from America to Europe to Australasia, aim to raise

the profile of these fragile environments and the potential they have for shedding light on the past. 320 pages, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2001) Hb was £55.00 now £4.95

Landscapes Through the Lens edited by David C. Cowley, Robin A. Standring and Matthew J. Abicht. This volume presents the rich, but under-utilised and in parts inaccessible, archival historic aerial imagery for the exploration

and management of cultural heritage. Case studies illustrate the applications of this imagery across a wide range of heritage issues, from prehistoric cultivation and settlement patterns, to the impact of recent landscape change. 288p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £45.00 now £14.95

Late Quaternary Landscape Evolution of the Swale-Ure Washlands, North Yorkshireedited by David Bridgland, Jim Innes, Antony Long and Wishart Mitchell.This book seeks to reconstruct the history since the last glaciation of

the area between the middle reaches of the Rivers Swale and Ure in Yorkshire, including both natural changes, determined from studies of landforms and sediments, and human-induced changes, recorded in archaeological and geo-archaeological records.336p col pls, CD-Rom (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £32.00 now £4.95

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The Historic Landscape of Devonby Lucy Ryder.The combined evidence for three case-study areas – the Blackdown Hills, Hartland Moors, and the South Hams – is examined in detail. Key issues addressed include: how

far back patterns of 19th century landholding can be traced, or projected, back into the medieval period; the occurrence and extent of open field farming in Devon; and the spread of nucleated and dispersed settlements. 256p col illus (Windgather Press 2013) Pb was £38.00 now £9.95

The Animal Bones from Exeter, 1971-75by Mark Maltby.A pioneering study of faunal remains from the city of Exeter, ranging from Roman to medieval in date and documenting changes in patterns of animal

husbandry and the economic life of the city over the last 2000 years.222p b/w illus (University of Sheffield 1979) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Ancient Bodies, Ancient LivesSex, Gender and Archaeologyby Rosemary Joyce.Rosemary Joyce argues for much more diverse conceptions of gender and sex in ancient societies, with different stages in

the life-cycle corresponding to different roles, and with much more blurring of any boundary between ideas of male and female within these roles.152p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2008) Hb was £14.95, now £6.95

Winds of ChangeClimate, Weather, and the Destruction of Civilizationsby Eugene Linden.A lively popular work which argues for the force of climate as a major factor in historical change and, indeed the downfall

of civilizations such as the Vikings in Greenland, the Maya and the Akkadians, whilst also charting the effects of short-term fluctuations caused by El Nino, and the implications of present day global warming.319p (Simon & Schuster 2007) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

After CollapseThe Regeneration of Complex Societiesedited by Glenn M. Schwartz and John J. Nichols.This volume examines the question of how and why early complex urban societies have

reappeared after periods of decentralization and collapse, ranging widely across the Near East, the Aegean, East Asia, Mesoamerica, and the Andes.295p (University of Arizona Press 2006) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Archaeological Field Survey in Britain and Abroad edited by S Macready and F H Thompson. This collection of papers focuses on the archaeological evidence that can be discovered on and not below the surface. Case studies

come from Britain, France, Spain, Italy, Yugoslavia, Greece and North Africa. 251p, 160 b/w pls (Soc of Antiquaries 1985) Pb was £15.00 now £2.95

Visions of AntiquityThe Society of Antiquaries of London 1707–2007edited by Susan Pearce. This fascinating portrait of the Society of Antiquaries of London assesses the impact that individual fellows and the

Society as a whole have had in influencing the way we visualise and understand the past. The contributors shed light on the Society’s achievements (and some of the accompanying conflicts between personalities and ideas) over three hundred years. 463p, b/w and col illus (Society of Antiquaries 2007) Hb was £75.00 now £30.00

Archaeological Resource Management in the UK by John Hunter and Ian Ralston. The 22 contributions to this book review the issues facing archaeologists in an increasingly complicated and diverse dis-cipline, and examine the implica-

tions of heritage management and legislation, stricter planning controls, changing land use and the pressure of public interest and concern.402p (Institute of Field Archaeologists/Alan Sutton 1993, 2nd ed 2006) Hb was £25.00 now £4.95

Caves in Contextedited by Knut Andreas Bergsvik and Robin Skeates.Caves and rockshelters are found all over Europe, and have been occupied by human groups, from prehistory right up to the present day. Some appear to have only

traces of short occupations, while others contain deep cultural deposits, indicating longer and multiple occupations. Above all, there is great variability in their human use, both secular and sacred. The aim of this book is to explore the multiple significances of these natural places in a range of chronological, spatial, and cultural contexts across Europe. 304p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Fieldwork in Industrial Archaeology by J Kenneth Major. Having first outlined the scope of the subject, the author deals with the many practical skills that the industrial archaeologist needs when working in the field – from

measured drawing and photography to research, recording and publication. Although aspects of the book are now somewhat dated, it nevertheless offers an interesting overview of a then nascent branch of archaeology. 176p, 28 figs, 39 b/w pls (Batsford 1975) Pb, now only £2.95

Managing Archaeological Landscapes in Northumberland: Till Tweed Studies Vol. 1 by D.G. Passmore and Clive Waddington. Written from a landscape, or geoarchaeological perspective,

this study develops a methodology and management tool that will allow planners, curators and developers working in the region to easily access information across sectors, and provide a record of sensitive archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sites. 416p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £45.00 now £6.95

The English Urban Landscapeedited by Philip Waller.An exploration of the development and significance of our towns and cities. Different types of urban development - industrial towns, commercial cities, slums and

suburbs - are described and analysed, together with issues such as transport, shopping, recreation, housing and images of the town and city in literature, art and film. 352p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2000) Hb was £51.00 now £14.95

Populating Clay Landscapesby Jessica Mills and Rog Palmer.An overview of the under-developed field of clayland archaeology, which presents fieldwork ranging from Romania to Scotland which shows that prehistoric settlement on clay

landscapes was more extensive than has often been thought.160p b/w illus (Tempus 2007) Pb was £19.99 now £4.95

People and Placesedited by Michael Costen.13 essays which celebrate the career of Mick Aston on the occasion of his retirement. They reflect his enthusiam for lands-cape and monastic archaeology in particular, and range in

time from prehistory to the nine teenth century. 224p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £4.95

Through Wet and DryEssays in Honour of David Hall edited by Tom Lane and John Coles. Essays on wetlands which par-ticularly feature the Fenland of Eastern England. Several Essays reflect on the English Heritage Wetlands Survey, while others

explore land use, field systems, settlement and colonisation, as well as the fenland beaver.150p b/w illus (Lincolnshire Archaeology 2002) Pb was £15.00 now £6.95

An English Countryside Explored The Land of Lettice Sweetapple by Peter Fowler and Ian Black well. An accessible synthesis of the results of Peter Fowler’s extensive work at the parishes of West Overton and Flyfield, asking

the question “How has this landscape come to look like it does?” 159p b/w illus, col pls (The History Press 1998, reprint 2009) Pb was £14.99 now £5.95

Places in BetweenThe Archaeology of Social, Cultural and Geographical Borders and Borderlandsedited by David Mullin.This book explores some of the possibilities offered by the study of borders from an archaeological

point of view and presents new perspectives on borders, both metaphorical and geographical, from locations as diverse as Somerset and China, from the Neolithic to the Cold War.120p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £32.00 now £7.95

Discovering Battlefields of England and Scotlandby John Kinross.This illustrated guide presents sixty-nine battles that took place on English or Scottish soil, from King Alfred’s defeat of the Danes at Ashdown in 871 to the final

crushing of the Jacobite cause at Culloden in 1746. It sets each battle in its historical context, describes the action in relation to the landscape and gives a guide to the site as it is today.184p b/w illus (Shire 1968 repr.2004) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

Human Impacts on Ancient Marine EcosystemsA Global Perpective edited by Torben C. Rick and Jon M. Erlandson. In eleven case studies leading re searchers working in coastal areas around the world cover

diverse marine ecosystems, reaching into deep history to discover how humans interacted with and impacted upon these aquatic environments. 319p b/w illus (University of California Press 2008) Hb was £44.95 now £14.95

Wellington Quarry, Herefordshire (1986-96)Investigations of a Landscape in the Lower Lugg Valleyby Robin Jackson and Darren Millar.This volume presents the results of the first 10 years of archaeological investigation at Wellington

Quarry, Herefordshire. During this time a regionally unique archaeological and palaeoenvironmental sequence was recorded covering nearly 8000 years of interrelated human activity and landscape change.208p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £4.95

Landscapes and DesireRevealing Britain’s Sexually Inspired Sites by Catherine E. Tuck.An elegant and sensitive study of sexually inspired sites across Britain. From the blatant phallus of the Cerne Abbas Giant and

some rather suggestive lumps and bumps in the landscape, Catherine Tuck also introduces the reader to the more discreet erotic tributes, secret grottos and fertility symbols of the British landscape. 246p, col illus t/out (Sutton 2003) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

Medici GardensFrom Making to Designby Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto.Drawing on Medici tax returns, inventories, and correspondence, Raffaella Fabiani Giannetto examines the transformation of their gardens from functional and

pleasurable kitchen gardens to symbols of political power and family prestige. 328p b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press 2008) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Archaeology and Landscape in Central Italy edited by Gary Lock and Amalia Faustoferri. These seventeen papers address topics including Ancient History, new technologies and methods, geomorphology and anthropology

and how they can all be combined in the study of past landscapes. Case studies present various projects based mainly in central Italy with seven of the papers describing aspects of the Sangro Valley, Abruzzo. 253p, b/w illus (OUSA 2008) Hb was £38.00 now £10.00

Monuments in the Landscapeedited by Paul Rainbird.Many of the biggest names in landscape archaeology are represented in this collection of essays which ably demonstrate the continuing vitality of the

discipline. The focus is predominantly on the landscapes of the Neolithic and Bronze Age although essays cover periods right up to the present, and many address wider issues of methodology.256p b/w illus (Tempus 2008) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Ancient Trees in the LandscapeNorfolk’s Arboreal Heritageby Gerry Barnes and Tom Williamson.This volume represents the first detailed published account of the ancient and traditionally managed

trees of any English county. It discusses how accurately trees can be dated; explains why old trees are found in certain contexts and not in others; discusses traditional management practices; and looks at the various ways in which trees have been used in parks and gardens.184p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2011) Pb was £26.00 now £7.95

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Landscapes for the World Conserving a Global Heritage by Peter Fowler. Since 1992 UNESCO has desig-nated cultural landscapes as World Heritage Sites. This book asks what constitutes a cultural landscape, and looks at the criteria

and politics which surround their selection. Lavish illustration accompanies a subsequent tour of those already accorded World Heritage listing. 235p b/w and col illus (Windgather 2004) Pb was £16.99 now £4.95

SwaledaleValley of the Wild River by Andrew Fleming.Now with an updated preface and colour illustrations throughout, this beautiful book tells the story of Swaledale, a well-loved part of the North

Yorkshire Pennines. It shows how the perspectives of archaeology, history and ecology can be linked to transform our understanding of the landscape. 166p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2010) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

Extinctions and InvasionsA Social History of British Fauna edited by Naomi Sykes and Terry O’Connor. This book examines how human society, culture, diet, lifestyles and even whole landscapes were

fundamentally shaped by the animal extinctions and introductions that have occurred in Britain since the last Ice Age. In its 22 chapters a wide range of mammal, bird, fish, snail and insect species are considered. 208p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2010) Pb was £28.00 now £7.95

The Lincolnshire Wolds edited by David N. Robinson. This book is a collection of papers on the landscape history and regional geography of the Lincolnshire Wolds, bringing to-gether the important known historical, natural and cultural

information about the area. 160p, col illus throughout (Windgather Press 2009) Pb was £20.00 now £7.95

The Archaeology of a Great EstateChatsworth and Beyond by John Barnatt and Nicola Bannister.This book tells the story of Chatsworth’s historic landscape and its archaeology. It includes

the whole of the Estate landscape, including the extensive farmland and moorlands beyond the park and concentrates on visible archaeology and what it can tell us about the past. 232p (Windgather Press 2009) Pb was £20.00 now £7.95

Gardens of Earthly DelightThe History of Deer Parksby John Fletcher.This is a highly original, profusely illustrated, and well researched account of deer parks. Fletcher draws on his lifetime working with deer to formulate plausible

explanations as to, for example, why they were not domesticated until the 20th century, how parks evolved from haga and elricks , why deer parks were created throughout Eurasia, why fallow so rapidly ousted red deer from medieval British parks, and much more.296p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2011) Pb was £26.00 now £8.95

OakA British Historyby Esmond Harris.An investigation of the speical place of the Oak in Britain’s history. The authors explore how people managed and exploited oakwoods since Neolithic times,

and the skills required in the use of timbers for ship-building, furniture and constructing houses. They also explore the myths, symbols and cultural associations that have connected people in Britain with the oak tree over hundreds of years.256p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2003) Pb was £24.00 now £6.95

William Faden and Norfolk’s Eighteenth Century Landscapeby Andrew MacNair and Tom Williamson.William Faden’s map of Norfolk, published in 1797, was one of a large number of surveys of English

counties produced in the second half of the eighteenth century. This book, with accompanying DVD, presents a new digital version of the map, and explains how this can be interrogated to produce a wealth of new historical information.218p col illus, CD-Rom (Windgather Press 2010) Pb was £29.95 now £7.95

Hedgerow Historyby Gerry Barnes & Tom Williamson. This study asks why hedgerows vary across different parts of Britain and investigates the ecological, economic and historical reasons for these variations. Drawing upon

a unique computerised analysis of hedges in Norfolk, they explore how hedges came into existence and how they have changed over time. 152p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2006) Pb was £19.00 now £7.95

Post-Medieval Landscapes edited by P.S. Barnwell and Marilyn Palmer. This book reflects some of the most recent work in landscape studies of the period since 1500. It builds upon ideas and tech-niques pioneered by Hoskins in

fields such as Anglo-Saxon topo graphy and vernacular architecture, and also demonstrates how scholars are developing the subject conceptually, to examine landscapes as cultural artefacts, perceived differently by different groups within society. 256p, 70 illus (Windgather Press 2007) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Blood SportHunting in Britain Since 1066by Emma Griffin.Hunting in Britain is deeply entwined with questions of land and power, class divisions and social mores. This lively social history explores these large

themes, illustrating them with surprising details and vignettes, and considers how hunting traditions have affected British national identity.283p b/w illus (Yale UP 2007, Pb 2008) Pb was £14.99 now £6.95

Landscape Encyclopaediaby Bernard Muir.This reference work contains almost 1,000 entries which provide explanations of terms, features and concepts connected with the history and archaeology of the landscape. Short

definitions and descriptions are joined by longer discussions of themes, concepts and approaches such as the origins of the village green, the parish, milestones, and the meaning of words Dalloch, souterrain and watergate.297p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2004) Pb was £26.00 now £7.95

SandlandsThe Suffolk Coast and Heaths by Tom Williamson. This book explains how this distinctive landscape evolved over centuries through the inter-action of people and nature. Tom Williamson examines the

origins and development of both the wildlife habitats and the wider landscape of fields, farms, towns and settlements. 164p b/w and col illus (Windgather 2005) Pb was £17.00 now £7.95

Gardens of Their DreamsDesertification and Culture in World Historyedited by Brian Griffith.Griffith charts the historical effects of the expanding wasteland which now stretches from Mauretania to the Great Wall of China on past

human society - the very different religious beliefs that became dominant; huge shifts in the relative standing of men and women; new, more antagonistic attitudes to nature; and much more authoritarian systems of government.368p (Zed Books 2001) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

The Black PoplarEcology, History and Conservationby Fiona Cooper. This book is a cultural and ecological biography of the black poplar in Britain. Fiona Cooper explores its historic place in the

landscape, and how it has played a role in folklore and in the work of poets such as William Cowper. She explains how the tree has been used through the centuries as timber and in medicine, and then turns her attention to the question of conservation. 116p b/w and col illus (Windgather 2006) Pb was £19.00 now £4.95

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The Return of Cultural Treasuresby Jeanette Greenfield.Jeanette Greenfield analyses and discusses the historical, legal and political issues surrounding the return of cultural treasures to their homelands, involving

not only art treasures, but also palaeontological materials, such as those belonging to the Australian Aborigine, the American Indian and the Greenland Inuit. 500p (Cambridge UP 3rd edition 2007) Hb was £83.00 now £19.95

Who Owns Antiquity?Museums and the Battle of Our Ancient Heritageby James Cuno.A controversial look at the antiquities trade, and the legal framework which surrounds it which suggests that the current

set-up merely encourages the hoarding of antiquities by the states which now occupy the territories of ancient civilizations, and argues instead for the enabling of global ‘encyclopedic museums’. The paperback edition contains a new afterword in which Cuno repsonds to some of his critics. 228p (Princeton UP 2008, Pb 2010) Hb was £16.95 now £6.95, Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Delight in Diversityedited by John Cherry and Susan Walker.A transcription of a day-long seminar held at the British Museum in 1995 to discuss aspects of display at the museum. It is structured around

the questions: What do we communicate? How do we communicate? With whom do we communicate? and With what success?64p, 8 pls (British Museum Press 1996) Pb was £12.50 now £5.00

The Museum of the MindArt and Memory in World Culturesby John Mack.Published to coincide with the BM’s 250th anniversary, this book looks at the role of the museum as a `theatre of memory’ and

examines `how and why we commemorate, indeed how and why we remember’.160p col illus (British Museum Press 2003) Pb was £19.99 now £6.95

8 Landscape and Heritage

A History of Bishop’s Cleeve and Woodmancote by David H. Aldred. This book tells the story of Bishop’s Cleeve and Woodman cote over a period of 12,000 years. The story follows the fortunes of the inhabitants, from small groups of

prehistoric farmers, and on through the controlling influence of the Bishop of Worcester in the Middle Ages, to the traditional farming of the nineteenth century which was swept away by the developments following the arrival of Smiths’ factory in 1939. 252p b/w illus, col pls (Amberley 2009) Pb was £15.99 now £5.95

Lough SwillyA Living Landscapeby Andrew Cooper.This book explores Lough Swilly, one of Ireland’s largest sea loughs, from the evolution of the present landscape during the geological past through to contemporary

human uses of the Lough. Far from the remote landscape that it is now widely regarded to be, it was once a major oceanic hub for trans-Atlantic maritime trade.208p col illus (Four Courts Press 2011) Hb was £29.95 now £9.95

Northern LandscapesRepresentations and Realities of North East Englandedited by Thomas Faulkner, Helen Berry and Jeremy Gregory.Covering a wide range of subjects including country house landscapes, village

landscapes and ‘townscapes’, including coverage of how the region’s landscape has been perceived and represented in literature and art, this book provides a rich, detailed and well-illustrated overview of the landscape of the North East of England.324p b/w illus (Boydell 2010) Hb was £65.00 now £14.95

Thornham and the Waveney Valley by John Fairclough and Mike Hardy. Farclough and Hardy describe the history of Thornham from the prehistoric period through to the present day estate, placed within the context of the Waveney

Valley and nearby estates such as at South Elmham. 227, 24 col pls, b/w figs (Heritage 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £4.95

Archaeology in Northumberland National Park by Paul Frodsham. This beautifully produced book successfully combines an over-view of the archaeology of North um berland National Park,

from the Mesolithic to the present day, with a series of fourteen case studies or projects written by those carrying out research in the region. 382p col and b/w illus (CBA 2004) Pb was £19.95 now £7.95

Trent Valley Landscapes by David Knight and Andy J. Howard. This synthesis of landscape change and human occupation in the Trent Valley is based on more than twenty years of research and includes much previously

unpublished material. Each chapter focuses on a different period from the Pleistocene landscape, Mesolithic hunter-gatherers, the Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age, Late Bronze Age and Iron Age, to the Roman and medieval periods. 202p, b/w and col illus (Heritage 2004) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Garden ArchaeologyA Handbook by Chris Currie. This handbook relates the historical background to the sub-discipline of Garden Archaeology before discussing the excavation techniques used to recover and

record evidence of past garden designs and plants. This reappraisal of current practice and techniques is well written and clearly presented and includes a series of case studies of formal, informal, water, town and unusual gardens from across the UK. 178p, 62 b/w figs and pls, 8 col pls (CBA 2005) Pb was £12.50 now £4.95

Wetlands of Greater Manchester by D. Hall, C.E. Wells and E. Huckerby. This study offers original research on Chat Moss, Carrington Cross, Red Moss, Ashton Moss and Kearsley Moss, as well as a descrip-

tion of smaller and former wetlands in the area. The survey ranges from post-glacial periods to the most recent past.188p, 66 figs, 20 pl (Lancaster University 1995) Pb was £24.00 now £5.00

Landscape, Community and ColonisationThe North Somerset Levels During the 1st to 2nd Millennia ADby Stephen Rippon.This innovative study examines the changing ways that human

communities chose to exploit, modify and ultimately transform their environment over two millennia. It shows how this individual area – in North West Somerset – cannot be understood in isolation, but must be seen in its wider regional context.317 b/w illus (CBA 2006) Pb was £38.00 now £20.00

A Mediterranean ValleyLandscape Archaeology and Annales History in the Biferno Valley by Grahame Barker. Extensive study which shows how settlement in the valley is inextricably linked to the parallel

story of landscape development. Covers settlement from the Stone Age to the present day. 351p, figs and illus (Leicester UP 1995) Hb was £100.00, now £9.95

TreesWoodlands and Western Culture by Richard Hayman. An exploration of how man has perceived trees and woodlands from prehistory to the early modern period. Hayman looks

at the links between trees and mythology, hunting, exiles and outlaws, poets and writers, woodlanders, and the rise of country estates. 261p, 7 col pls (Hambledon 2003) Hb was £19.99 now £6.95

Excavation and Salvage at Runnymede Bridge, 1978The Late Bronze Age Waterfront Siteby Stuart P Needham.Report on a major rescue excavation of a Late Bronze Age waterfront site with exceptional

preservation of deposits buried under the Thames’ flood silts. Finds included the foundations of a Late Bronze Age enclosure stockade.276p, 138 illus, 78 pls, tbs (BMP 1992) Hb was £45.00now £9.95

Graeanog RidgeThe Evolution of a Farming Landscape and its Settlement in North-West Wales by PJ Fasham et Al. Excavations in the 1970s and 1980s on the Llyn peninsula re-vealed evidence of settlement

ranging from the 2nd century BC to the early medieval period. This study assesses the human impact on the landscape from Neolithic to early modern times. 180p illus (Cambrian Archaeological Society 1998) Pb was £21.00 now £4.95

Gwernvale and PenywyrlodTwo Neolithic Long Cairns in the Black Mountains of Brecknock by WJ Britnell and HN Savory. This volume reports on the excavation of two chambered cairns, including one in Peny-

wyriod which was only discovered in 1972 but found to be the oldest known cairn in the Black Mountains. 163p b/w illus (Cambrian Archaeological Association 1984) Pb was £30.00 now £4.95

Conderton Camp, WorcestershireA Small Middle Iron Age Hillfort on Bredon Hill by Nicholas Thomas. This report publishes the find-ings of an earthwork survey and study of the environs of the site,

geophysical investigations and excavations carried out in 1958 and 1959, along with specialist discussions of the finds. The report concludes with an excellent summary discussion of Conderton Camp and its people. 349p, b/w illus (CBA 2005) Pb was £32.00 now £6.95

9Heritage, Human Evolution and British Prehistory

In Defence of LandscapeAn Archaeology of Porton Downby David Ride.This book explores the different sites and monuments of the well preserved prehistoric landscape of Porton Down. These include

Neolithic flint mines, Bronze Age round barrows, settlement, cemeteries and enclosures, Iron Age features, a Georgian folly, the remains of a Victorian mansion and, from more recent times, the World War One experimental gas trenches.160p b/w illus, col pls (Tempus 2006) Pb was £17.99now £6.95

The Cutting EdgeNew Approaches to the Archaeology of Human Originsedited by Kathy Diane Schick and Nick Toth.This book focuses on innovative new approaches to the archaeological evidence for

protohuman behavior found in the Early Stone Age. Major researchers in the field present important new findings from a range of well-preserved archaeological sites and critical experimental archaeological investigations.300p b/w illus (Stone Age Institute Press 2009) Hb was £48.00 now £17.95

TimewalkersThe Prehistory of Global Colonizationby Clive Gamble.Human evolution tends to be understood in terms of a develop-ment from primitive to advanced, the simple to the com plex. This

book attempts to dispel some of the myths and distortions that this way of perceiving the human past has produced. The result is a fresh approach to the causes behind the dispersal of humans. 309p, illus (Sutton 1993, Pb 2003) Pb £12.99 now £7.95

Human RootsAfrica and Asia in the Middle Pleistoceneedited by Lawrence Barham and Kate Robson-Brown.16 papers focused on the question of `how different were humans and human behaviour

in Africa and the Far east during the Middle Pleistocene’? The contributors draw on evidence from recent archaeological fieldwork and represent different schools of thought concerning the Out-of-Africa or Multi-Regional origins of man. 263p (Western Academic & Specialist Press 2001) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

The Year of the GhostAn Olduvai Diaryby Derek Roe. The ‘ghost’ of this book is Derek Roe himself. In January 1983 he embarked on his first journey to Tanzania as a ghost writer for an autobiography by Mary Leakey, a

name linked for ever in the minds of archaeologists with the famous palaeolithic site of Olduvai Gorge. This diary covers Derek Roe’s three trips to visit Mary and also includes other correspondence between them.186p b/w and col illus (WASP2002) Hb was £14.95 now £4.95

Ruins ReusedChanging Attitudes to Ruins Since the Late Eighteenth Century by Michael Thompson.This book charts the develop-ment of an active relationship between the public and ruins

as to how they can be preserved and used, looking at developments throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. 110p, 38 illus (Heritage Publications 2006) Hb was £14.95 now £6.95

Terra Britannicaedited by John Hurd and Ben Gourley.These twelve essays are `A celebration of earthern structures in Great Britain and Ireland’ bringing together different approaches to the

subject and the study of these structures in the field. Case studies include: Walse, Solway Plain, East Midlands, Scotland, East Anglia, Wessex, Devon and Cornwall, Ireland.59p, b/w figs and pls, col pls (English Heritage 2000) Pb was £19.99 now £5.95

Heritage Transformedby Ian Baxter.How does “heritage” become object i f ied with in publ ic institutions and representative of a national past? This book proposes a model for this process and contains five case studies that

explore variety in the transformation of heritage. It explores management using strategic management analysis to understand the relationship between public institutions, heritage objects and their use.128p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Stone KnappingThe Necessary Conditions for a Uniquely Hominin Behavior edited by Valentine Roux and Blandine Bril. Chapters approach stone knap-ping from a multi-disciplinary perspective that embraces

psy chology, physiology, behavioural biology and primatology as well as archaeology. The result is a better understanding of early human engagement with the material world and the complex actions required for the creation of stone tools. 275p, 143 ills., 36 tables (McDonald Institute 2005) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Breathing Life into Fossils edited by Travis R. Pickering, Kathy Diane Schick, and Nick Toth. This important volume reveals approaches taken to the study of bone accumulations at prehistoric sites in Africa, Eurasia, and America, and provides fascina-

ting insights into patterns produced by carnivores, by hunter-gatherers, and by our human ancestors. 350p b/w illus (Stone Age Institute Press 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £17.95

Archaeology, Society and Identity in Modern Japanby Koji Mizoguchi.By examining in parallel the uniquely intense process of modernisation experienced by Japan and the history of Japanese archaeology, Mizoguchi explores

the close interrelationship between archaeology, society, and modernity, helping to explain why we do archaeology in the way that we do.183p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2006) Hb was £64.00 now £14.95

Excavations at Caldicot, GwentBronze Age Palaeochannels in the Lower Nedern Valley by Nigel Nayling and Astrid Caseldine. The report contains Bronze Age worked-wood and a weir, Iron Age

bridge, a large faunal assemblage and a range of debris and artefacts. 368p, 163 figs (CBA RR 108, 1997) Pb was £28.00 now £4.95

The Land of BoudicaPrehistoric and Roman Norfolk by John Davies. This book traces the story of Norfolk from the Ice Age and the first appearance of people to the end of Roman Britain. In particular it focuses on the many remarkable

and exciting discoveries made across the region, often through the contribution of amateur enthusiasts, and how these have transformed our picture its history in recent decades. 251p (Heritage, an imprint of Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £19.95 now £7.95

The Prehistory and Topography of Southwark and Lambethby Jonathan Cotton, Louise Rayner, Lucy Wheeler and Jane Sidell.This volume provides the first synthesis of the available prehistoric and topographic

information from the area of north Southwark and Lambeth, London, in the period c.9500 cal BA to c.AD 50. The authors consider the interplay between environmental and riverine change and ‘mobile’ and ‘settled’ human communities.109p b/w illus (MOLA 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Sutton CommonThe Excavation of an Iron Age ‘Marsh Fort’by Robert van der Noort, Henry P. Chapman and John Collis.Sutton Common in South Yorkshire is one of the best-known Iron Age multivallate sites in lowland

Britain. This volume describes the results of the large-scale excavations undertaken there between 1998 and 2003, which have provided unparalleled insights into the function and meaning of this 4th-century BC ‘marsh-fort’.235p b/w and col illus (CBA 2007) Pb was £25.00now £12.00

Beaker Domestic Sites in the Fen Edge and East Angliaby Helen M. Bamford.An important assessment of Beaker domestic sites, based on the author’s 1970 thesis, originally published in 1982, but now available as a reprint.

Focusing on the finds from Hockwold-cum-Wilton, but including comparative data from other East Anglian sites, Helen Bamford discusses in particular the significance of rusticated beaker pottery.162p b/w illus (EAA 16, 1982, repr. 2005) Pb was £19.50 now £6.95

An Iron Age and Romano-British enclosed settlement at Watkins Farm, Northmoor, Oxon by Tim Allen. Report on 1983-5 excavation of a low-lying gravel site close to the Thames. A mid Iron Age ditched

enclosure with four huts, and evidence suggesting horse-breeding rather than arable cultivation is followed, after a break, by Roman period enclosures that initially respect the earlier ditches but later become rectangular129p, b/w figs, pls (Oxford Archaeological Unit 1990) Pb was £12.00 now £6.95

Towards a New Stone Age edited by Jonathan Cotton and David Field. 21 papers on the Neolithic of south-east England. As well as looking at evidence from par-ticular sites, the authors present overviews on a range of subjects

including aerial survey, soils, the study of human remains, landscapes and environments. 237p b/w illus (CBA 2004) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

The Archaeology of Lancashire edited by Richard Newman. A comprehensive review of Lancashire’s archaeology in which each paper discusses a particular period from the Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic until the Industrial

Revolution. Topics discussed include the evolution of the landscape and future directions for research. 212p, illus (Lancaster University 1996) Pb £9.95 now £2.95

Green Park (Reading Business Park) Phase 2 Excavations 1995Neolithic and Bronze Age Sitesby Adam Brossler and Robert Early.The Neolithic features included an unusual segmented ring ditch, and a number of pits and postholes.

A field system was laid out in the area prior to the establishment of a late Bronze Age settlement which included five roundhouses, and a number of post-built structures. 180p b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2003) Pb was £14.99 now £5.00

A Brief History of Stonehengeby Aubrey BurlBurl’s accessible overview provides a wealth of information on Stonehenge, the history of research at the site, and the myths which have become

attached to it. He explores the wider landscape, offering his own theories particularly as to the construction of the monument and source of the bluestones and as to its astronomical alignment.368p b/w illus (Constable 2007) Pb was £8.99 now £3.95

The Archaeology of the Jubilee Line Extensionby Jonathan Hillier and David R.P. Wilkinson.E x c a v a t i o n a h e a d o f redevelopment by London Underground Limited uncovered f l int tools and debitage

characteristic of the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods and Early Bronze Age. Activity resumed in the Late Bronze Age. A neonate skeleton of Early Iron Age date was recovered from a rubbish pit near a probable roundhouse. Two crouched adult inhumations are atypically early Roman. 56p b/w illus (MOLA 2005) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

Lines in the Landscape Cursus monuments in the Upper Thames Valleyby Alistair Barclay, George Lambrick, John Moore and Mark Robinson. This volume reports on excavations at a cursus

monument at Drayton, and includes an account of small-scale excavations undertaken at the Lechlade cursus. It also provides a gazetteer of known cursus monuments in the Upper Thames Valley. 260p, many b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2003) Pb was £24.95 now £10.00

A Year at Stonehengeby James O. Davies.Over the last five years James Davies has been photographing Stonehenge at all times of the day and night, and all through the seasons. With privileged access to the stone circle he has built

up a unique portfolio. A Year at Stonehenge brings together the best of his work, while a short text by Mike Pitts summarises our current understanding.128p col illus (Frances Lincoln 2013) Hb was £16.99now £6.95

Excavations at 25 Cannon Street, City of LondonFrom the Middle Bronze Age to the Great Fireby Nicholas Elsden.This report provides a chronological account of excavation findings at 25 Cannon

Street, supported by many illustrations and specialist contributions. The dig revealed a long sequence of occupation, including Middle Bronze Age pottery, Roman masonry buildings, and Anglo-Saxon and later buildings and the Church of St Werburga.73p b/w illus (MOLA 2001) Pb was £7.95 now £3.95

GuernseyAn Island Community of the Atlantic Iron Age edited by B Burns, B Cunliffe and H Sebire. Excavations in the 1980s revealed a late Iron Age settlement with a smithy and numerous cist burials.

Includes gazetteer of sites and discussion of Guernsey’s place in the trade between Armorica and Britain during the Iron Age. 129p, many figs (OUCA Monograph 43, 1996) Pb was £18.00 now £8.95

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A Tale of the Unknown UnknownsA Mesolithic Pit Alignment and a Neolithic Timber Hall at Warren Field, Aberdeenshire by Hilary K. Murray, J. Charles Murray and Shannon M. Fraser. This report details the excavations

and reveals that the hall was associated with the storage and or consumption of cereals. The pits are fully documented and environmental evidence sheds light on the surrounding landscape. 144p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

A Dreaming for the Witchesby Stephen Yeates. Integrating archaeology with Roman texts and Welsh folklore, this sequel to A Tribe of Witches delves deeper into the religious practice of the Dobunni, explor-ing their pantheon of gods and

godesses, symbolism and iconography and their sacred landscape. 200p (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £19.95 now £6.95

The Lockington Gold HoardAn Early Bronze Age Barrow Cemetery at Lockington, Leicestershireby Gwilym Hughes.The excavation of the Lockington barrow prov ided a rare opportunity for examining in

detail Bronze Age funerary practices and associated ritual activity in a lowland context in the English Midlands. In addition, a rich group of metalwork finds was discovered - two gold armlets and a copper dagger.128p b/w illus, b/w and col pls (Oxbow Books 2000) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Beyond the CoreReflections on Regionality in Prehistoryedited by Graeme Kirkham and Andy M. Jones.These 12 papers identify distinctive elements of the prehistoric archaeology of a number of

discrete areas across the British Isles. Topics addressed include how archaeologically coherent regions might be defined, and how different patterns of contact may have affected the construction of identities.120p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £35.00 now £4.95

An Examination of Prehistoric Stone Bracers from Britainby Ann Woodward, John Hunter, David Bukach and Fiona Roe.This volume present a detailed study of the thin, usually rectangular, pieces of pierced

fine stone that occur in inhumation graves of Beaker date. The book tests the hypothesis that they, with other grave goods, were originally designed for use as components of ritual costume or as equipment for use in religious acts and ceremonies.192p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

Origins and Early Development of Withamby W Rodwell.Study of the settlement which has yielded remains dating from prehistory to the Middle Ages, most significant being the Iron Age earthworks.

128p, figs (Oxbow monograph 28, 1993) Pb £28.00 reduced to £4.95

Carving a Future for British Rock Artedited by Tia Barnett and K. Sharpe. This volume brings together the experiences and informed opinions of the key organisations and stakeholders responsible for the conservation, management

and accessibility of British rock art. An on-going and exciting period of change is documented and the main issues that underpin the survival of our prehistoric carved heritage are addressed. 240p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £65.00 now £7.95

Flag Fen, PeterboroughExcavations and Research, 1995–2007 edited by Francis Pryor and Michael Bamforth. Includes detailed investigations of the post alignment’s previously unpublished eastern (Northey

Island) landfall. New research including oxygen isotope analyses of animal teeth provides interesting, and at times surprising, insights into the economy and the complex role played by domestic animals. 160p (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £25.00 now £4.95

Place and MemoryExcavations at the Pict’s Knowe, Holywood and Holm Farm, Dumfries and Gallowayedited by Julian Thomas. This volume reports on the investigation of three complexes of prehistoric ceremonial

monuments. It considers the details of the excavated features, environmental and artefactual evidence, as well as more general concerns. 256p b/w illus, 67 b/w pls (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £48.00 now £7.95

CorrstownA Coastal Community. Excavations of a Bronze Age Village in Northern Irelandby Victoria Ginn and Stuart Rathbone.Corrstown is a highly important Bronze Age site. A total of 74

Middle Bronze Age roundhouse platforms were identified and organised into pairs or short rows, the majority of which appeared to be contemporary, a site type hitherto unknown in Britain and Ireland.232p b/w and col illlus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £35.00 now £7.95

Land and PeoplePapers in Memory of John Evans edited by Michael J. Allen, Niall Sharples and Terry O’Connor. Includes papers on aspects of environmental archaeology, experiments and philosophy; new

research on the nature of woodland on the chalklands of southern England; coasts and islands; people, process and social order, and snails and shells. 240p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Prehistoric Houses at Sumburgh in Shetland by Jane Downes and Raymond Lamb. Excavations at Sumburgh Air-port between 1967 and 1974 revealed stone-built houses of the later Bronze Age and early

Iron Age. This report shows how one house was added to another and demonstrates that the two-house unit was a distinct feature of the later Bronze Age in Scotland. 138p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2000) Pb £28.00 now £4.95

Defining a Regional Neolithic edited by Kenneth Brophy and Gordon Barclay.Papers exploring regional diversity in the Neolithic of the British Isles. Contributors focus not on the traditional ‘cores’ of

Wessex and Orkney, but rather on other areas – the ‘Irish Sea Zone’, Ireland, Scotland, Yorkshire and the Midlands. 138p, 60 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Landscape of the MegalithsExcavation and Fieldwork on the Avebury Monuments, 1997–2003 by Mark Gillings et al. This report sheds new light on the complexities and develop-ment of the monument rich area

around Avebury and consideration is given to the questions of how and why such ceremonial centres came into being in the 3rd millennium BC. 402p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

A Slice of Rural EssexRecent Archaeological Discoveries from the A120 Between Stanstead Airport and Braintree by Jane Timby et al. A diverse pattern of human hist ory was revealed including

earlier prehistoric flint knapping, later prehistoric ritual activity, a Roman farmstead with accompanying cemetery, a middle Saxon hall, medieval settlement, pottery production and a windmill. 214p b/w illus, CD-Rom (Oxford Archaeology 2007) Hb was £14.95 now £7.50

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Danebury Environs Project Volume 1 by Barry Cunliffe. Following his research on the hillfort Barry Cunliffe has led a massive campaign to explore the surroundings of the site, and this has resulted in a further series

of volumes, the first set on the Prehistoric evidence and the second set on the Roman Period evidence. This volume is the Introduction and overview to the Prehistoric set. 238p (OUCA 2002) Hb was £49.95 now £10.00

Segsbury Camp by Gary Lock. This volume describes the two seasons of excavation at Segsbury Camp which form a part of Oxford University’s Hillforts of the Ridgeway Project. The evidence suggests that the large hillfort

of Segsbury was used during the period 6th to 2nd century BC but was not densely and permanently occupied. 158p (OUSA 2005) Hb was £35.00 now £10.00

Early Celtic Art in Britain and Irelandby Ruth and Vincent Megaw.An excellent guide to Celtic art and society, describing and discussing art from the 4th century BC to the Roman Conquest. Furnished throughout with lots of

photographs of artefacts, including weapons, items of jewellery and other pieces of personal adornment, figurines, vessels and sculpture, the book also provides important insights into Iron Age society and belief systems.80p col illus (Shire 2nd ed 2005) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Danebury Environs Project Volume 2 by Barry Cunliffe. Volume 2 comprises seven sepa-rate volumes reporting on the Prehistoric evidence from the excavations and research at sites in the Danebury area during the

early 1990s.842p in seven vols. (OUCA 2000) Hb was £60.00 now £15.00

Settlement on the Bedfordshire Claylandsby Jane Timby et al. Excavations at nine sites along the route of the Great Barford Bypass provided a rare opportunity to investigate an extensive area of the South Midlands claylands, a

landscape that has hitherto seen little archaeological work. The excavations produced evidence for the long-term development of the social landscape, agrarian economy and environment of the area from Prehistory to the Middle Ages. 430p (Oxford Archaeology 2007) Pb was £14.95 now £7.50

Irish Megalithic Tombsby Elizabeth Shee Twohig.An invaluable introductory guide to the megalithic tombs of Ireland. Twohig considers the history of megalithic tomb studies before looking at well-known and less well-known examples of each

of the four types: court, portal, passage and wedge tombs.72p col and b/w illlus (Shire 1990, 2nd ed 2004) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Fairfield Park, Stotfold, BedfordshireLater Prehistoric Settlement in the Eastern Chilternsby Leo Webley, Jane Timby and Martin Wilson.The excavations at Fairfield Park revealed a later Bronze Age

hilltop enclosure and an extensive early Iron Age settlement. As one of the first large-scale excavations of an early Iron Age settlement in eastern England, the site makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the later prehistory of the region.176p (Bedfordshire Archaeology/Oxford Archaeology 2007) Pb was £14.95 now £7.50

Thornhill Farm, Fairford, Gloucestershire by David Jennings, Jeff Muir, Simon Palmer and Alex Smith. For over 500 years, from the middle Iron Age to the early Roman period, Thornhill Farm appears to have been lived in and

worked as a cattle ranch. Extensive excavations by Oxford Archaeology between 1986 and 1989 revealed large parts of the settlement, including paddocks, stock enclosures and droveways, all designed to control and manage the herds of animals. 200p b/w illus (Oxford Archaeology 2004) Hb was £24.95 now £7.50

Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritualby Aubrey Burl.A fascinating description of how astronomical customs and beliefs developed in the British Isles and the importance of megalithic monuments to the ritual year.

72p b/w illus (Shire 2nd ed 2005) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Gravelly GuyExcavations at Stanton Harcourt by George Lambrick and Tim Allen. Archaeological evidence at Gravelly Guy spans from the Neolithic through to the Saxon period. Structural evidence, finds

and environmental data is combined in a detailed study of the site, its position in the landscape and relationship to the contemporary archaeology of the surrounding area. 520p, 179 b/w illus, 31 ls (Oxford Archaeology 2005) Hb was £34.95 now £7.50

Metallurgical Reports on British and Irish Bronze Age Implements and Weapons in the Pitt Rivers Museum by I.M. Allen, D. Britton and H.H. Coughlan. Metallurgical reports on the Museum’s collection of copper

and bronze tools and weapons with a chronological illustrated catalogue of objects. 283p, 28 b/w pls, b/w figs (Pitt Rivers Museum 1970) Pb only £3.95

Mount Pleasant, DorsetExcavations 1970–71 by G.J. Wainwright. A detailed study of an 11-acre enclosure at Dorchester, contain-ing 4 entrances and a large timber structure built around 2500 BC. Includes specialist reports on the

pottery, environmental evidence and dating. 266p, 181 illus (Society of Antiquaries of London, 1979) Hb was £20.00 now £4.95

The Prehistoric Landscape and Iron Age Enclosed Settlement at Mingies Ditch Hardwick-with-Yelford, Oxon by T G Allen and M A Robinson. The 1977-1978 excavation of the Middle Iron Age enclosure at Mingies Ditch and the prehistoric

evidence from the 1980 excavation of Smithfield, the adjoining field. It includes a 90-page technical appendix of figures and tables.249p, b/w pls, figs (Oxford Archaeological Unit 1993) Pb was £28.00, now £9.95

North-East PerthAn archaeological landscape The Royal Commission survey of 1990 covering the area north from Blairgowrie up Strathardle and Glen Shee. It includes con-siderable upland tracts contain-ing extensive cultivation and

settlement remains which now lie beyond the limits of cultivation, but which have not previously been recorded despite their exceptional preservation.180p b/w illus(Royal Commission Scotland 1990) Pb was £35.00 now £4.95

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The Ringlemere CupPrecious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze Age edited by Stuart Needham, Keith Parfitt and Gill Varndell. This volume provides the definitive report on the early Bronze Age

Ringlemere gold cup and its immediate site context, as well as contextual study of 15 comparable vessels from Britain, Germany and Switzerland, from which a picture of a wider Maritime interaction network is posited. 120p, 57 b/w illus, 4p col pls (British Museum Press 2006) Pb was £23.00 now £7.95

Miss Layard Excavatesa Palaeolithic Site at Foxhall Road, Ipswich by Mark White and Steven Plunkett. A study of the pioneering excava-tions of 1903–05 of Frances Layard and a reappraisal of the importance of Foxhall Road, a

site at which Palaeolithic humans gathered around the edges of an erstwhile lake and/or river, leaving behind stone tools and manufacturing waste. 195p b/w illus (WASP 2004) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Catalogue of the ‘Germanic’ Antiquities from the Klemm Collection in the British Museum by Grazyna Orlinska. Gustav Friedrich Klemm was a 19th century scholar and col-lector of antiquities. Part of

his collection which was purchased by the British Musuem in 1868, forms the subject for this book. It largely comprises a catalogue of material from the Old Germanic Confederation, with objects dating from the Neolithic to post-Medieval period. 174p, b/w illus, 4 maps (British Museum Press 2001) Hb was £125.00 now £9.95

The Guadajoz Project Andalucía in the First Millennium BC, Volume 1 by Barry Cunliffe and María Cruz Fernández Castro. This volume presents the results of the fieldwork and specialist studies: ceramics, small finds,

figurines, fauna, botanical remains and settlement history. This evidence is then used to postulate about the overall development of societies in central Andalucía from the Neolithic to the Medieval period. 469p, many b/w figs and pls (OUCA 1999) Hb was £85.00 now £15.00

Westbury Cave edited by Peter Andrews, Jill Cook, Andrew Currant and Christopher Stringer. This volume assesses the new evidence produced by excava-tions between 1976 and 1984: sedi mentary sequence, soil micro-

morphology, faunal assemblages, small mammal fauna, fossil ruminants, larger carnivores, palaeoecological reconstruction, flint finds. 309p, b/w figs and pls, tbs (WASP 1999) Hb was £60.00 now £9.95

The Archaeology of SolvieuxAn Upper Palaeolithic Open Air Site in France by James Sackett. Report on one of the largest open-air Palaeolithic sites ever excavated, revealing a seemingly unique stone tool industry termed

Beauronnian. The history of the project, methodologies, results and analysis of finds are complemented by a large number of drawings, outlines of typologies and essays.327p, 72 b/w pls (California UP 1999) Hb was £55.00 now £4.95

Comparative ArchaeologiesThe American Southwest (AD 900-1600) and the Iberian Peninsula (3000-1500 BC)edited by Katina T. Lillios.A discussion of current thinking on the dynamics and historical trajectories of complex societies

in the American Southwest (AD 900-1600) and the Iberian Peninsula (3000-1500 BC) through a focused comparison of five themes: Histories, Landscapes, Bodies, Gender, and Art.312p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Snail Down by Nicholas Thomas et al. Snail Down is an Early Bronze Age barrow cemetery on Salisbury Plain. Thirty-three mounds include examples of almost every type of Wessex barrow: bowl, bell, disc, saucer and pond type have all

been excavated there between 1953–7. This publication presents detailed analysis of an extraordinary variety of finds, backed up with illustrative material. 324p b/w illus (Wiltshire Archaeology and Natural History Society 2005) Hb was £25.00 now £15.00

The Cave of Fontechevadeby Philip G. Chade, Andre Debenath, Harold L. Dibble and Shannon P. McPherron.A summary of the discoveries made during the course of excavations at the Paleolithic cave site of Fontéchevade,

France, between 1994 and 1998, including an important reappraisal of the lithic evidence and of an early modern human skull.262p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2009) Hb was £50.00now £9.95

Creating CommunitiesNew Advances in Central European Neolithic Research edited by Daniela Hofmann and Penny Bickle. Although the LBK is one of the best researched Neolithic cultures in Europe, here the material is

used in order to further explore the interconnection between individuals, households, settlements and regions, explicitly addressing questions of Neolithic society and lived experience. 271p, 118 b/w illus, 16 tbls (Oxbow Books, 2009) Pb was £40.00 now £7.95

An Animate LandscapeRock Art and the Prehistory of Kilmartin, Argyll, Scotlandby Andrew Meirion Jones et al.Focusing on its landscape context this study argues that the rock art of Kilmartin played an active part of the process of socialising

the landscape, in which the landscape became more organised from the Late Neolithic onwards, and that this organised landscape relates to broader cosmological concerns.400p b/w and col illus (Windgather Press 2011) Pb was £38.00 now £12.95

Les fouilles du Yaudet en Ploulec’h, Cotes-d’Armoredited by Barry Cunliffe and Patrick Galliou.This study, written entirely in French, it provides an overview of the site, giving insight into the physical geography, the town’s

history prior to excavation, and the archaeological research programme.302p, 142 b/w illus and pls (OUSA 2004) Hb was £50.00 now £15.00

Dynamics of Neolithisationedited by Angelos Hadjikoumis, Erick Robinson and Sarah Viner.This volume examines the development of early agriculture in Neolithic Europe, drawing on the work of the late Professor Andrew Sherratt. The contributors

examine such significant factors as plant and animal domestication, social organisation, the development of monumental architecture, exchange and social identity and the cultural transmission of technology.208p (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Les fouilles du Yaudet en Ploulec’h, Cotes-d’Armor, volume 2Le site: de la Préhistoire à la fin de l’Empire gauloisby Barry Cunliffe and Patrick Galliou.This second volume deals with

the Prehistoric period, continuing up until the end of the Gallic Empire.French text. 390p, 267 b/w illus (OUSA 2005) Hb was £75.00 now £15.00

From Surface Collection to Prehistoric LifewaysMaking Sense of the Multi-Period Site of Orlovo, South East Bulgaria by John Chapman. An analysis of the rich collection of Neolithic and Chalcolithic

finds from surface collection at the settlement of Orlovo, emphasising the diversity of the objects and what they can tell us about the lifeways of this site. 208p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £55.00 now £4.95

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Prehistoric Rock Art in the North York Moors by Paul Brown and Graeme Chappell. A comprehensive account of the little known prehistoric rock carvings in the North York Moors. Details of all known rock art sites

in the region are included with particular reference to the diversity and variety of motifs, together with information on the associated archaeology of the surrounding landscape. 288p b/w and col pls (The History Press 2005) Pb was £19.99 now £6.95

Terry Jones’ Barbariansby Terry Jones and Alan Ereira.This lively, but deceptively well-researched book explores the history and culture of those labelled “Barbarians” by the Romans, through a wide sweep of history from the fifth century

BC to the 500s AD. Terry Jones emphasises the sophistication of these societies, covering Celts, Goths and other German tribes, Persians, Huns and Vandals, as well as the extent to which the Greeks who originally coined the term were considered to be barbarians by Rome.288p col pls (BBC 2006) Hb was £18.99 now £6.95

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?Feasting Rituals in the Prehistoric Societies of Europe and the Near Eastedited by Gonzalo Aranda Jimenez, Sandra Monton-Subias and Margarita Sanchex Romero.

This volume examines how specific types of food were prepared and eaten during feasting rituals in prehistoric Europe and the Near East.192p (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £40.00 now £9.95

Lower and Middle Palaeolithic Artefacts from Deposits Mapped as Clay-with flints by J E Scott-Jackson. ‘Clay-with flints’ refers to deposits lying on the hilltops and plateaux of the Chalk Downlands

of southern England. This study is based on the archaeology, geology and sedimentology of these deposits and forms a comprehensive review of the Palaeolithic stone tools found embedded within them. 180p, b/w figs (Oxbow Books 2000) Pb was £30.00 now £5.00

Rock Art and Seascapes in Upplandby Johan Ling.A detailed study of a selection of over 80 rock art panels, which include some 2000 ship depictions among the varied figurative art. Using GPS measurement

combined with detailed study of the terrain, topography and relative sea level data, the location and significance of the original positioning of rock art images in relation to their contemporaneous coastline is demonstrated and modelled.124p col illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Interweaving WorldsSystemic Interactions in Eurasia, 7th to the 1st Millennia BCedited by Toby C. Wilkinson, Susan Sherratt and John Bennett.How do we understand the systemic interactions that took place in and between different

regions of prehistoric Eurasia and their consequences for individuals, groups and regions? This volume presents some diverse archaeological responses to this problem, from from “world-systems” through “ritual economies” to “textile rivalries”.308p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £55.00 now £12.95

Malsnes 1An Early Post-Glacial Site in Northen Norway by H.P. Blankholm. The economy, seasonality, and several models for the settlement pattern are examined and followed by a discussion of this

pioneering settlement within its wider cultural and Scandinavian and northern European context. 120p, 76 b/w illus, 21 tabs (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Stone Axe Studies IIIedited by Vin Davis and Mark Edmonds.This collection presents studies on stone axe techonology from a variety of different approaches. Some papers are united by specific material, such as those working on

Jadeite axe blades in western and Central Europe. For others, the link is analytical, contextual, or conceptual.448p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £48.00 now £12.95

Iron Age and Roman Burials in Champagneby I.M. Stead.This volume reports on the excavation of a series of six Iron Age cemeteries in Champagne. It describes the spatial arrangement of each cemetery

and its burials, and consider the relative chronology of the series, from Hallstatt and La Tène to the Gallo-Roman period.345p col and b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2006) Hb was £60.00 now £12.95

Mesolithic Horizons edited by Sinéad McCartan, Rick Schulting, Graeme Warren and Peter Woodman. This is an enormous compendium of research published in two volumes with over 140 papers drawn from the whole of Europe,

ranging from the European Arctic to many parts of the Mediterranean, and from the British Isles to Russia. These papers cover recent research on virtually all aspects of the European Mesolithic. 2 volumes, 980p (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £150.00 now £49.95

The Rhyton from DaniloStructure and Symbolism of a Mid-Neolithic Cult Vesselby Omer Rak.An in -depth study of the rhyton, a four-legged Neolithic vessel made of fired clay that according to the consensus of

archaeological opinion was most likely a cult vessel used in rituals of unknown origin and content.208p (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £50.00now £14.95

Landscapes in FluxCentral and Eastern Europe in Antiquity edited by John Chapman and Pavel Dolukhanov. Landscape archaeology, a recent theoretical discovery in the west, has long been practised by eastern

european scholars. This stimulating collection of papers ranges over the whole of central and eastern Europe and from the Neolithic to the early Medieval periods.340p with maps. (Colloquia Pontica, Oxbow 1997) Pb £48.00 now £4.95

Thinking Mesolithic by Stefan Karol Kozlowski. This book presents a com-prehensive, re-edited selection of Kozlowski’s most important writings on the Mesolithic, along with new papers written especially for this edition. With

his eye simultaneously on both the continental and local levels, Kozlowski offers a compelling portrait of a period in which Europe was characterised by a wide range of different human ecologies. 380p, 200 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £60.00 now £17.95

Living Well Together? Settlement and Materiality in the Neolithic of South-East and Central Europe edited by Douglass Bailey, Alasdair Whittle and Dani Hofmann. Investigates the development of the Neolithic in southeast and

central Europe from 6500–3500 cal BC with special reference to the manifestations of settling down. 178p (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £38.00 now £10.00

Representations and CommunicationsCreating an Archaeological Matrix of Late Prehistoric Rock Art edited by Asa C. Fredell, Kristian Kristiansen and Felipe Criado Boado.

Nine papers summarize new excavation and survey results, advanced studies of iconography and intriguing landscape studies. 157p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

Time and ChangeArchaeological and Anthropological Perspectives on the Long Term in Hunter-Gatherer Societies edited by Dimitra Papagianni, Robert Layton and Herbert Maschner. This volume explores long-term

behavioural patterns and processes of change in hunter-gatherer societies from the Lower Palaeolithic to the present.160p, 38 b/w illus 7 tabs (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £30.00 now £7.95

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War and WorshipTextiles from 3rd to 4th-century AD Weapon Deposits in Denmark and Northern Germanyby Susan Moller-Wiering.War and Worship concerns textile deposits from the bog sites of Thorsberg in Germany

and Nydam, Vimose and Illerup Ådal in Denmark. The research has extracted a large amount of information allowing conclusions on status, origin, function and role in the deposits to be drawn.224p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £7.95

Rock Art of the Caribbeanedited by Michele H. Hayward, Lesley-Gail Atkinson and Michael A. Cinquino.A substantial synthesis of Caribbean rock art studies. Thorough and comparative, it includes data on the history of

rock graphic research, the nature of the assemblages (image numbers, types, locations), and the legal, conservation, and research status of the image sites.304p b/w illus (Alabama UP 2009) Hb was £44.50now £9.95

Pilgrim ArtCultures of Porcelain in World Historyby Robert Finlay.This study explores the remarkable cultural influence of Chinese porcelain around the globe.It tells the fascinating story of how

porcelain became a vehicle for the transmission and assimilation of artistic symbols, themes, and designs across vast distances - from Japan and Java to Egypt and England. 440p col illus (University of California Press 2010) Hb was £28.95 now £9.95

The Celtsby T.G. Powell.A classic account of the language, culture, and traditions of the Celts. Using the evidence of history, archaeology and linguistics it portrays the rich variety of Celtic life, art and

religion across the whole of barbarian Europe, from the Balkans in the east to France, Spain and Great Britain in the west.232p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2nd ed 1983) Pb was £9.95 now £4.95

The Silk RoadsHighways of Culture and Powerby Vadime Elisseeff.A selection from the research undertaken by the UNESCO Silk Roads project, which demonstrate the importance of the Silk Roads not just as trade

routes, but for movement and cultural contact. Essays take a variety of approaches from the study of individual artefacts and sites to much broader overviews to explore the role of the Silk Roads in shaping identities and relationships between east and west. 332p (Berghahn 2000) Pb was £17.00 now £5.95

Archaeology at AksumEthiopia, 1993–7 by David W. Phillipson. The research here described was designed to provide a com-prehensive view of ancient Aksum, including aspects which had received little attention. Dr

Phillipson and his colleagues describe royal tombs and commoner graves, domestic economy and international trade, monumental architecture and farming settlements, finely carved ivory and flaked stone tools. 2 vols, 538p b/w illus (British Institute in Africa 2000) Hb was £95.00 now £14.95

The Early Upper Palaeolithic Beyond Western Europe edited by P. Jeffrey Brantingham, Steven L. Kuhn and Kristopher W. Kerry. Papers which bring a non-Euro-pean perspective to the ‘Out of Africa’ debate, arguing that the

European Upper Palaeolithic is not representative despite its popularity among scholars. 295p, b/w figs, maps (California UP 2004) Hb was £52.00 now £9.95

A Brief History of Khubilai Khanby Jonathan Clements.The grandson of bloodthirsty Mongol leader Genghis Khan, Khubilai Khan was groomed for authority from childhood and garnered the position of

Great Khan, establishing his reign as one of the most legendary figures in Chinese history. This book explores his control over Mongolia, his attempts to invade Japan, his imperialistic foreign policy, his relationship with Marco Polo, and his overall impact on world history. 352p (Constable 2010) Pb was £7.99 now £3.95

NyangaAncient Fields, Settlement History and Agricultural History in Zimbabweby Robert Soper.The stone ruins of the Nyanga area of eastern Zimbabwe have intrigued observers since they

were first reported to the outside world at the end of the 19th century. In this book, Robert Soper and his colleagues sets out the accumulated evidence for the Nyanga complex as far as we now know it.277p b/w illus (British Institute in East Africa 2002) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Symbols and Warriors Images of the European Bronze Age by Richard J. Harrison. This detailed study of the imagery and ideology of Bronze Age Spain and Portugal draws on a corpus of more than one hundred stelae.

Describing them as `multi-vocal monuments’ Richard Harrison examines how they embody ideological codes centred around militarism, masculinity and hierarchy. 360p, many b/w illus (Western Academic Specialist Press 2004) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Dragon Seaby Frank Pope.A gripping retelling of the attempt to salvage a cargo of fifteenth century porcelain from the wreck of the Hoi An junk off the coast of Vietnam. Frank Pope who acted as archaeological manager describes

the characters involved in the expedition, led by Mesun Bound, the dangers they faced, and their dealings with the project’s financial backers to whom archaeological concerns were far from paramount.341p b/w illus (Harcourt 2007) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Catalogue of Stone Age Artefacts from Southern Africa in the British Museum by Peter Mitchell. This book aims to provide not only a gazetteer and catalogue of the British Museum holdings in this field, but also to present

sufficient additional information to place them within their historical and contemporary archaeological context. 233p b/w illus (BMP 2002) Pb was £23.00 now £4.95

Life and Death at the Pestera Cu Oaseedited by Erik Trinkaus, Silviu Constantin and Joco Zilhco.The Pestera cu Oase is a sealed limestone cavern in southwestern Romania which served principally as a

hibernation den for Pleistocene cave bears and wolves, but also contained the fossil remains of the earliest modern humans in Europe. This volume presents the results of mapping and excavation of the cave and the analysis of the animal and human remains.452p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £115.00 now £24.95

Calendars and Years II edited by John M. Steele. This second volume of Calendars and Years explores the calendars of ancient and medieval China, India, the ancient Jewish world, the medieval Islamic world, and the Maya. Particular attention

is given to the preserved evidence on which our understanding of these calendars lie, the modern historiography of their study, and the role of calendars in ancient and medieval society. 176p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £30.00 now £4.95

Soba IIRenewed excavations within the metropolis of the Kingdom of Alwa in Southern Sudan by Derek A Welsby. This volume reports on the second campaign of excavations

by the BIEA in the most southerly of the three Nile Basin Nubian kingdoms. The report throws light on both local and imported artefacts, buildings and a vaulted tomb. 312p, 70 b/w pls (BIEA/BMP 1998) Hb was £70.00 now £14.95

15Asia and Africa

Libyan StudiesSelect Papers of the Late R G Goodchildedited by Joyce Reynolds.Twenty papers, some published for the first time, resulting from Goodchild’s work in Libya between 1946 and 1967. Papers

focus on specific Roman, medieval and Islamic sites, finds and inscriptions.345p, 96 b/w pls, b/w figs (Elek Books 1976) Hb was £17.50 now £6.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 4by N. Kanawati.Reports on the excavation of the tombs of Hesi-Min and Kheni-Ankhu, the stela of Shepsit-Kau, the coffins of Hetepet and Shepsi-Pu-Min and tombs M27,

M28, M29 and H14.(ACEG 1983) was £34.50 now £9.95

Deir el-BallasPreliminary Report on the Deir el-Ballas Expedition, 1980-1986by Peter Lacovara.This preliminary report covers the results of four brief seasons of survey and limited excavation

undertaken by the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, partly as a followup to the Hearst Expedition excavations originally conducted at the site by George Reisner in 1900-1901.67p (American Research Center in Egypt 1990) Hb was £25.00 now £5.95

The Archaeology of Christianity in Africaby Niall Finneran.Investigates the archaeological evidence for the Christian faith from its emergence in the first millennium AD through to European colonialism and the

missionaries of the 19th century; it is an ‘investigation of diversity and change on a massive continent’.192p b/w illus col pls (Tempus 2002) Pb was £19.99now £9.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 5by N. Kanawati.Reports on the excavation of the tomb of Hem-Min (M43), tombs in the forecourt of M43, The tomb of Memi (M23), tombs in the forecourt of M23, the tomb

of Ankhu (M21), and the coffins from Akhmin.(ACEG 1986) Pb was £34.50 now £9.95

The Tomb Chamber of Hsw the Elder, Part 1Illustrationsby David P. Silverman.Publishes reliefs and inscriptions from this significant tomb at the site of Kom el-Hisn.146p b/w illus (American

Research Center in Egypt 1988) Hb was £25.00 now £6.95

The Middle Stone Age of Zambia by Lawrence Barham. A detailed study of prehistoric sequences in south central Africa, largely based around the results of investigations at the sites of Mumbwa and Twin Rivers. An

introductory chapter provides the background context to the prehistory of Zambia followed by studies of the Mumbwa Caves and their chronology, faunal, micro-fauna and human remains, ecological and environmental evidence.303p b/w illus (WASP 2000) Hb was £55.00 now £9.95

The Akhenaten Temple Project, Volume 2Rwd-mnw and Inscriptionsby Donald Redford.This volume contains hitherto unpublished talatat scenes from the temple Rwd-Mnw, matched from blocks in the concession

of the Akhanaten Temple Project. As well as these reliefs, the volume contains five papers on previously published material.177p, 16p b/w figs, 43p b/w pls (Aegypti Texta Propositaque I, Akhenaten Temple Project 1988) Pb was £30.00 now £7.95

Essays and Texts in Honour of J Thomasedited by T. Gagos and Roger Bagnall.A collection of nine essays focused on military and administrative institutions in the ancient world, and

supplemented by a presentation of thirty texts in Greek and Latin written on papyrus and wooden fragments, some previously unpublished.290P (American Society of Papyrologists 2001) Hb was £45.00 now £19.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 2by N. Kanawati.Reports on the excavation of the tomb of Shepsi-Pu-Min/Kheni, Tomb H25, Tomb H28, Tomb H28a, Tomb H29, Tomb H30 and Tomb H31.

(Australian Centre for Egyptology 1981) Pb was £34.50 now £9.95

HoremhebThe Forgotten Pharaohby Charlotte Booth.Horemheb ruled Egypt after Tutankhamun, and was fundamental in bringing Egypt back to the rich and powerful nation it was before Akhenaten

took the throne. Rather than simply clearing up the mess left behind after the Amarna period, he lay the foundations for the kings who were to come, and was seen by the ancients as the start of the Ramessid era, achievements which are chronicled in this study.160p b/w illus (Amberley 2009, repr. 2012) Pb was £9.99 now £4.95

Herakleopolite Nomeby Maria Rosaria Falivene.Falivene presents an A-Z listing of names in the Herakleopite nome, a district of Middle Egypt, largely based on Greek papyri dating from the third century BC to the eighth century AD. The

importance of the Herakleopite villages is discussed along with the likely provenance of the documents upon which this study is based.324p (American Society of Papyrologists 1998) Hb was £41.95 now £6.95

The Rock Tombs of El-Hawawish 3by N. Kanawati.Reports on the excavation of the tombs of Tjeti/Kai-Hep, Wenu-Min, Tombe H-26, and the Tomb of Nebet.b/w and col pls (ACEG 1982) Pb

was £34.50 now £9.95

The Myth of Ancient Egyptby Charlotte Booth.In this book, Charlotte Booth sets out to investigate eight facets of Ancient Egypt around which popular myths have sprung up, the origins of such myths, and how they have developed. These

range from the River Nile itself, through the pyramids and mummification, to three of the most famous names to have come out of ancient Egypt.223 b/w illus, col pls (Amberley 2011) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

In Pursuit of InvisibilityRitual Texts from Late Roman Egyptby Richard Phillips.A close examination of invisibility in the context of the Greco-Roman world, from the role invisibility enjoys as a literary motif to the

ritual spells whose logos and praxis in magic papyri promise the individual that he will move about unseen by others. 160p b/w illus and pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2009) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

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Papyri in Memory of P. J. Sijpesteijnedited by A.J.B. Sirks and K.A. Worp.Presents 61 previously unedited papyri from Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Egypt on a wide range of literary, documentary and religious themes.

445p, 65 b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2007) Hb was £70.00 now £12.95

EgyptThe World of the Pharaohs editedby Regine Schulz and Matthias Seidel.A huge lavishly illustrated introduction to ancient Egyptian history and culture, which

explores the achievements of Egypt under the pharaohs through archaeological sites, monuments and artefacts, as well as examining the functions of the state, and religion.540p col and b/w illus (American University in Cairo Press 1998) Hb was £35.00 now £14.95

The Pyramids and the Sphinxby Corinna RossiR e p l e t e w i t h f u l l - c o l o r photographs and drawings, this beautifully i l lustrated book explains the history and significance not only of the

famous Sphinx and the Pyramids of Giza - the emblems and legacy of the powerful Fourth Dynasty - but also of the lesser-known tombs that stretch from Saqqara to Meidum and Dahshur.160p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2005) Pb was £14.95 now £4.95

A Yale PapyrusASP 41 (P Yale III 137)by Paul Schubert.This papyrus is a return of taxable private land for the village of Philadelphia dating from AD 216/217. The document assesses the amount of land retained

by individuals in the village, the basis forwhich contributions to the armies of Emperor Caracalla were determined.123 p, b/w pls (American Society of Papyrologists 2001) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

Egypt - Yesterday and TodayLithographs and Diaries by David Robertsedited by Fabio Bourbon.This is a beautifully presented tour down the Nile, through large, colour reproductions of 124 of David Robert’s lithographs,first

published in the 1840s. Each lithograph is accompanied by a smaller colour photograph of the site or monument today, revealing how much or, as in some cases, how little Egypt has changed during the last 150 years. 272p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2011) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Tutankhamun: Eternal Splendour of the Boy Pharaohby T.G.H. James.In this large book T.G.H. James provides an authoritat ive account of the discovery of the tomb, an overview of the reign of

Tutankhamun and a description of the tomb and the objects found within it. The photographs are stunning in their beauty and attention to detail and form one of the best visual archives to the tomb of Tutankhamun published to date.319p, many col pls (American University at Cairo Press 2000) Hb was £59.50 now £14.95

Ancient Egyptby Farid Atiya.Beautifully illustrated in full colour throughout, this informative coffee-table style book takes the reader on a tour of the sites of Ancient Egypt. Organised geographically rather than

chronologically, but with sections on the historical and religious background, the glorious photographs illustrate a text which describes a wealth of tombs and monuments, their construction, function and excavation.228p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2006) Hb was £36.50 now £9.95

Golden KingThe World of Tutankhamunby Zahi Hawass.This beautifully illustrated book provides an ideal general introduction to both the reign of Tutankhamun and its background in Akhenaten’s

relgious iconoclasm, and to the history of excavations in the Valley of the Kings and Howard Carter’s famous discovery of his tomb.162p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2004, Pb 2006) Pb was £25.00 now £6.95

Tomb KV39 in the Valley of the Kings by John Rose. John Rose’s search for the tomb of Amenhotep led him to direct a series of excavations at Tomb KV39 in the Valley of the Kings. This report on the excavations

includes details on the tomb itself, the finds and specialist reports on the human remains, pottery, mummy cloth, mud seals, chemical analyses, geology and restoration. 158p, 226 b/w pls (Western Academic & Specialist Press 2000) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Art and Archaeology of Ancient Egyptby Giorgio Agnese and Maurizio Re.This gazetteer of the most important Egyptian sites provides a sumptuous photographic record along with brief descriptions. An introductory

section gives background on Ancient Egyptian culture and the history of archaeology in Egypt.256p col illus t/out (American University in Cairo Press 2004) Hb was £24.99 now £7.95

In Search of Cosmic OrderSelected Essays on Egyptian Archaeoastronomyedited by Juan Antonio Belmonte and Mosalam Shaltout.These essays bring together Spanish and Egyptian specialists in Ancient Egyptian

archaeoastronomy. Among the subjects examined are the constellations of ancient Egypt, the Egyptian calendar, and landscape and symbolism, especially how they relate to the orientation of temples and royal tombs.360p b/w illus (American University in Cairo Press 2009) Pb was £24.95 now £9.95

Ancient Egypt on 5 Deben a Day by Donald P. Ryan. This guidebook takes the armchair tourist/time traveller back to Egypt in the Ramesside period. The reader can find advice on where to stay, what

to eat, what to wear, culture and customs and a few useful phrases. The key sites are all explained, but as functioning temples and so on, rather than archaeological sites.144p b/w illus, col pls (Thames & Hudson 2010) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

Description de l’Egypteedited by Franco Serino.Announced in 1802, the Description de l’Egypte took twenty years to complete and published the work of archaeologists, scientists, artists and engravers. Its stunning plates

bring Napoleon’s Egypt and the discoveries of his archaeologists and scientists to life. This large-format book is a ̀ condensed’ version, supported by examples of the most representative engravings and paintings. It presents 128 images, mostly in colour, of monuments, tomb paintings and temple plans.128p col illus (American University in Cairo Press 2003) Hb was £22.95 now £7.95

Monarchs of the Nileby Aidan Dodson.A revised edition of Adrian Dodson’s concise and highly readable collection of royal biographies. Beginning with the reign of Horus Djer in c.2975 BC and ending with Nektanebo

II’s flight from Egypt in 342 BC, Dodson introduces the reader to renowned, recently rediscovered or forgotten kings and Pharaohs.256p b/w illus (American University in Cairo Press 2nd ed 2001) Pb was £14.95 now £5.95

Letters From the Desert by Margaret Drower. During his long career Flinders Petrie revolutionised Egyptian archaeology but this book is not about his scientific work or finds, but his letters and journals. They are selected for the vivid picture

they paint of living in Egypt and Palestine over sixty years. They describe Petrie’s austere approach to excavating and life on a dig where creature comforts were non-existent. 250p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2004) Hb was £35.00 now £10.00

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A Late Paleolothic Kill-Butchery-Camp in Upper Egypt by Fred Wendorf et al. An excavation report which charts the perils of archaeology in the face of Egyptian farmers keen to reclaim and thus destroy

the site. Icludes a detailed assesment of methodology and of the lithic artefacts. 63P b/w figs (Southern Methodist UP 1997) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

TutankamenThe Search for an Egyptian Kingby Joyce Tyldesley.The first part of this book details Howard Carter’s search for the tomb and its discovery, going on to describe the grave goods in detail,

and to explain and appraise the various studies which have been made of the mummy itself. The second part is dedicated to the myths and conspiracy theories surrounding Tutankamun which have proliferated in the years since the discovery of the tomb. 316p col pls (Basic Books 2012) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

The Secret Lore of EgyptIts Impact on the Westby Erik Hornung.Western culture regularly adopts and appropriates themes and motifs from ancient Egyptian art, religious practices, and literature. Hornung here looks at the history

of one aspect of this process, the idea of ancient Egypt as the source of esoteric lore and traces the influence of the esoteric image of Egypt on European intellectual history from antiquity to the present.229p, 37 b/w figs (Cornell UP 2001) Hb was £26.95now £9.95

Studies on Scarab Seals, Volume 1by William A. Ward.A study of the chronology and classification of scarab seals. Volume I deals with the early history of scarab manufacture down to Amenemhet I. An

Appendix by Dr. S.I. Bishara describes the life cycle and habits of the scarab beetle, and Professor Ward also discusses the significance of the scarab form.(Aris & Phillips 1992) Hb was £35.00 now £7.95

Die Magischen Gemmen im Britischen Museumby Simone Michel.An impressive catalogue of the 649 magical gems in the BM. Includes Egyptian gems dedicated to the sun or moon, Jewish and Christian gems, medicinal gems,

astrological gems and more recent examples.German text. 2 vols: 424p of text, many b/w pls and illus (BMP 2001) Hb was £195.00 now £19.95

Egyptology Todayedited by Richard Wilkinson.This book, at the more academic end of those designed for the non-specialist, takes an interesting tack - it isn’t the usual introduction to Ancient Egypt, but to Egyptology as a discipline

in the modern age. Topics range from how tombs and other monuments are discovered, excavated, recorded and preserved, to the study of Egyptian history, art, artifacts, and texts.283p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £64.99now £14.95

The Tomb of Simut Called Kyky by Maged Negm. This book provides the first full record of Theban Tomb 409, that of Simut called Kyky, the Chief Counter of Cattle of Amun during the reign of Rameses II. The

decoration of the tomb is interesting for its subject matter, variety of detail and artistic presentation, and in particular for its funerary and religious scenes and texts. 47p, 63 b/w pls (Aris and Phillips 1997) Pb was £45.00 now £7.95

MummyThe Inside Storyby John Taylor.This richly illustrated and accessible study, squarely aimed at general readers, presents the results of the British Museum’s non-invasive investigation of the

3000-year old mummy of the priest Nesperennub. The book combines an analysis of the tecniques involved in the analysis and the forensic results along with a consideration of the priest’s life and work in the Temple of Amun-Re at Karnak.48p, col illus (British Museum Press 2011) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Abusir IXThe Pyramid Complex of Raneferef, I: The Archaeologyby Miroslav Verner.The main archaeological results of the excavation of the pyramid complex of Neferre in Abusir are published in this report. Chapters

on the structural analysis of Neferre’s mortuary temple, the chronology of the complex and the shape and meaning of the pyramid in the Old Kingdom complement the archaeology.500p b/w illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2006) Hb was £110.00 now £20.00

Ancient Egyptby P.R.S. Moorey.A revised edition of Roger Moorey’s guide to the Ashmolean Museum Egyptian collections. This attractive, slim volume combines informative text and a useful bibliography with a good

selection of photographs, many of which are in colour.64p b/w and col illus (Ashmolean Museum rev ed 2000) Pb was £7.95 now £2.95

Joseph Lindon SmithPaintings from Egypt edited by Barbara S. Lesko. Catalogue of an exhibition of Smith’s paintings held at Brown University in 1998. This slim volume includes introductions to the artist’s life (Barbara S. Lesko)

and to his work (Diana Wolfe Larkin). The forty plates are nicely reproduced in color. 60p, 40 color plates (Brown University 1998) Pb was £19.95 now £5.95

Abusir VIDjedkare’s Family Cemeteryby Vivienne G. Callender and Miroslav Verner.Verner and Callender describe the structure and archaeology of the tomb including plans of the rooms, its owner, wall

paintings and finds from the tomb. These chapters are suceeded by a discussion of the chronology of the tombs, a typology and details on the skeletal remains. Appendices look at the role of female members of the Djedkare family in the old Kingdom.164p, 32 b/w and col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2002) Hb was £45.00 now £10.00

Egypt Through the Eyes of Travellersedited by Paul Starkey and Nadia El Kholy.Investigates the 18th and 19th Century European fascination with Egypt. This interest had begun during the Enlightenment

and was fuelled by the invasion of Egypt by Napoleon in 1798. For many Europeans of this age, Egypt represented all the exoticism, sensuality and mystery of the Orient, and these nine papers (one of which is in French) seek to explore this relationship.187p (ASTENE 2002) Pb was £19.95 now £6.50

The Remarkable Women of Egyptby Barbara S. Lesko.Third edition of readable survey of women in Ancient Egypt. Chapters include: Divine Women/Royal Women; The Average Woman; Public Life/

Private Life; Women in the Cults; Sex, Marriage and Family Life.68p, b/w illus, col pls (Brown UP 1996) Pb was £14.95now £4.95

Abusir XIIMinor Tombs in the Royal Necropolis I (The Mastabas of Nebtyemneferes and Nakhtsare, Pyramid Complex Lepsius no. 24 and Tomb Complex Lepsius no. 25)by Jaromir Krejci, Vivienne Gae

Callender and Miroslav Verner.This monograph presents the results of archaeological excavations undertaken from 1987 until 2004 and held in the area of the Abusir minor tombs clustered around the tombs of the 5th Dynasty kings.284p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2008) Hb was £106.00 now £20.00

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Abusir XIIIedited by Miroslacv Barta.The first of the three planned publications dedicated to the complex of the vizier Qar and his sons, dating to the Sixth Dynasty, reign of Teti - Pepy II. It comprises a full record of the

tombs accompanied by chapters on the geology and geophysical survey of Abusir South, faunal and floral remains from the tombs, and anthropological evaluation of the human remains.380p b/w illus, col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2009) Hb was £120.00 now £20.00

AbusirSecrets of the Desert and the Pyramids editedby Petra Vlckova and Hana Benesovska.This is the catalogue of the exhibition Abusir , held at the Náprstek Museum in 2005. It

presents for the first time a complete overview of the archaeological work and its results at Abusir, showing the activities of Czech and German archaeological teams.500p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2007) Hb was £55.00 now £5.00

Old Kingdom Art and Archaeologyedited by Miroslav Barta.Conference proceedings contain-ing papers by more than 30 archaeologists specialising in Old Kingdom topics.300p, b/w illus, col pls (Czech

Institute of Egyptology 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £10.00

Abusir XIXTomb of Hetepi (AS 20), Tombs AS 33-35 and AS 50-53by Miroslav Barta, Filip Coppens and Hana Vymazalova.The tombs published in this volume of the Abusir series have been excavated during several

seasons at Abusir South. They do not form a single cemetery; rather, they represent different groups of sacral structures that illustrate very well the diachronic development of the Abusir South necropolis during the Old Kingdom and the Late Period-Ptolemaic era.387p, 38 col pls, b/w illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2010) Hb was £125.00 now £20.00

Altagyptisch, Hamitosemitisch und ihre Beziehungen zu einigen Sprachfamilienby K. Petracek.An important text for discussing the relationship between Egypt and the rest of Africa, this

monograph by an eminent Czech scholar traces the linguistic roots of Egyptian and Semitic languages.156p (Czech Institute of Egyptology 1988) Pb was £15.00 now £3.00

The Scribe of the Place of TruthThe Biography of Egyptologist Jaroslav Cernyby J. Ruzova.A biography of Jaroslav Cerny, one of the world’s leading Egyptologists. He became the

most famous expert in hieratic texts of the New Kingdom. He was a devoted teacher, an altruistic and constant friend to Egyptologists around the world, as well as a loving husband and father.250p pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2010) Hb was £21.00 now £5.00

Abusir XVISahure - The Pyramid Causeway. History and Decoration Program in the Old Kingdomby Tarek El-Awady.The sixteenth volume in the Abusir series contains the

publication of the blocks with relief decoration found by the Supreme Council of Antiquities along the causeway of the pyramid complex of Fifth Dynasty ruler Sahure in Abusir.264p b/w illus, col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2009) Hb was £84.00 now £20.00

Egypt and Austria IIedited by Johanna Holaubek, Hana Navratilova and Wolf B. Oerter.This is the second collection of proceedings from the workshop of the Austrian and Czech Egyptologists and historians. The contributions are connected by

the theme of Egyptomania, and the use of Ancient Egypt as an inspirational source to modern art.200p b/w and col illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2006) Pb was £15.00 now £3.00

Shadow KingThe Bizarre Afterlife of King Tut’s Mummyby Jo Marchant.This gripping, journalistic account, tells the story of Tutankhamun’s mummy and the various scientific analyses it has undergone. After

first sketching the nineteenth century background to the study of mummies Jo Marchant guides the reader through the techniques, tests and diagnoses as well as the controversies and personalities involved.288p b/w pls (Da Capo 2013) Hb was £17.99 now £6.95

Abusir XVIIThe Shaft Tomb of Iufaa, Volume 1: Archaeologyby Kveta Smolarikova and Ladislav Bares.T h i s v o l u m e d e s c r i b e s archaeological situation and finds from the main burial chamber

and the funerary cult area in front of the eastern enclosure wall of the tomb, including the subsidiary burial chambers.401p b/w illus (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2008) Pb was £73.00 now £20.00

Egypt and Austria IIIedited by Johanna Holaubek, Hana Navratilova and Wolf B. Oerter.This is the third collection of proceedings from the workshop of the Austrian and Czech Egyptologists and historians.280p b/w and col illus (Czech

Institute of Egyptology 2007) Pb was £15.00 now £3.00

The Royal Mummies by G. Elliot Smith. A new edition of a classic text, first published in 1912, which reports on the mummies of kings, queens and lesser nobles found at Deir el-Bahri and in the tomb of Amenophis. It includes

discussions of the mummies of Ahmose, Tuthmosis III, Amenophis III, Akhenaten and more besides. With many photographs of the human remains. 224p with 103 b/w pls, 20 figs (Duckworth 2000) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Abusir XXLesser Late Period Tombs at Abusir. The Tomb of Padihor and the Anonymous Tomb R3by Kveta Smolarikova and Filip Coppens.The present volume offers the results of the excavations in two

shaft tombs of small dimensions which have been unearthed in the Late Period (Saite-Persian) cemetery at Abusir: the tomb of Padihor and the anonymous tomb R3.139p b/w and col pls (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2009) Pb was £42.50 now £10.00

The Egyptian Revival in Bohemia by Hana Navratilova. This study looks at the Egyptian revival in the second half of the 19th century within Czech society. Asking who these Egyptomaniacs were and why they chose Egypt,

Hana Navrátilová looks at the historical and cultural background of the period, arguing that Egyptian revivalism was important for both Czech cultural development and the formation of national identity.300p (Czech Institute of Egyptology 2003) Pb was £25.00 now £5.00

The Tomb of Siphtah with the Tomb of Queen Tiyi by Theodore M Davis. Davis’ excavations (1905–8) of the tomb of Siphtah uncovered the greatest hoard of 19th Dynasty jewellery ever found along with a colllection of

mummified pets, including a dog, a duck and several monkeys. 162p b/w pls (Duckworth 2001) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

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Tomb of Thoutmosis IVedited by Theodore M. Davis.First published in 1904, this is Davis’ full report on Howard Carter’s discovery of Tuthmosis IV’s rich tomb which had not been disturbed for 3,000 years. Much of the volume comprises Carter and

Newberry’s illustrated catalogue of the large number of antiquities that were found.28 b/w pls, b/w illus (Constable 1904, Duckworth 2002) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

The Roman Imperial QuarriesSurvey and Excavation at Mons Porphyrites, 1994-1998, Volume 2: The Excavtionsby David Peacock and Valerie Maxfield.Mons Porphyrites, in the heart

of the Red Sea mountains, was the only source of imperial porphyry known to the ancient world, and was quarried from the Tiberian period to the fifth century. This volume reports on the excavations and provides a review of the overall development of the quarry complex. 450p b/w illus (Egypt Exploration Society 2007) Hb was £65.00 now £19.95

Game Boxes from Turankhamun’s Tombby W.J. TaitThis fascicle covers the gaming material found in the tomb, namely the gameboxes and the playing pieces, the sets of casting-sticks, and the knuckle-

bones. The several items are fully described in the catalogue, with individual comments on matters of interest, and there is a general discussion concerning the method of play.63p b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1982) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95

The Tomb of Tut.ankh.Amen The Annexe and the Treasury by Howard Carter. Originally published in 1933, this third volume in Howard Carter’s trilogy of books describes the discovery and investigation of the annexe and treasury, two

store rooms containing a wealth of funerary gifts for the king. 256p, 80 b/w pls (Duckworth 2000) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

Egyptian Fakesby Jean-Jacques Fiechter.The enormous popular appeal of Egyptian antiquities from the end of the 18th century to the present day has led to a thriving market for fakes and forgers, and it is these fakes which Fiechter

examines in his well-written narrative. He investigates the background and techniques of the great forgers, alongside the evolving techniques used to spot them. 252p b/w illus (Flammarion 2009) Hb was £22.50 now £7.95

Hieratic ostraca in the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow by AG McDowell. This volume presents the 27 limestone and hieratic ostraca collected by Rev. Colin Campbell in Egypt at the turn of the century

and donated by him to the Hunterian Museum. All but one come from the New Kingdom community of Deir el-Medina, the exception being a Ptolemaic copy of the Offering of the mnw-vase. 34p with 33 plates. (Griffith Institute 1993) Hb was £25.00 now £12.95

The Tomb of Tut.ankh.AmenThe Burial Chamber by Howard Carter. This is a reprint of Howard Carter’s report on the second and third seasons of excavations at the tomb of Tutankhamun, originally published in 1927. It details `the

opening of the four protective shrines; the discovery within Tutankhamun’s quartz-sandstone sarcophagus; the extraction of the king’s three anthropoid coffins... and the final examination of the pharaoh’s splendidly bejewelled mummy’. 367, 88 b/w pls (Duckworth 2001) Pb was £18.99 now £6.95

The Tombs of Amenhotep, Khnummose and Amenose at Thebesby Nigel Strudwick.Publishes three 18th Dynasty tombs arranged round a single courtyard on the Theban West Bank. Also contains a catalogue

of finds, discussion of the human remains, and Appendices of archive photos.2 Vols, 203p, col and b/w pls (Griffith Inst, Ashmolean 1996) £120.00 now £79.95

Model Boats from Tutankhamun’s Tombby Dilwyn JonesThis volume publishes the thirty-five wooden model boats found in the tomb of Tutankhamun, the only complete group known from the 18th Dynasty. It also

includes a study of eleven magical oars discovered in the Burial Chamber.126p, 38 b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1990) Hb was £42.00 now £19.95

Tombs of Harmhabi and Toutankhamanou by Theodore M. Davis. A reissue of Davis’ account of his last great discovery in the Valley of the Kings. In 1908 Davis discovered the rchly decorated tomb and ornate sarcophagus

of Horemheb [Harmhabi], Tutankhamun’s general and the founder of the 19th Dynasty. The other tomb described here was mistakenly interpreted as that of Tutankhamun himself. 135p, 91 b/w pls, b/w illus (1912, Duckworth 2001) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egyptian Hieroglyphic Texts, Reliefs, Statues and Paintings, Vol. VIIIObjects of Provenance Not Known; Parts 1 and 2by Jaromir Malek. This three volume set consists

of; Part 1: Royal and Private Statues (Predynastic to Dynasty XVII), Part 2: Private Statues (Dynasty XVIII to the Roman Period) and Statues of Deities, and an index to parts 1 and 2. 3 vols, 1300p (Griffiths Institute 1999) Hb was £145.00 now £50.00

Ramesside Administrative Documents by AH Gardiner. This volume contains hiero glyphic tran scriptions of 26 hieratic documents, inckuding such texts as the Turin Strike papyrus, the Gurob fragments and parts of the

Journalk of the Theban Necropolis. 125p (Griffith Institute 1995) Hb was £25.00 now £12.95

Egypt Exploration Society:The Early Yearsedited by Patricia Spencer.Published to celebrate the Society’s 125th Anniversary in 2007, this volume gives a fully illustrated account of the earliest years (1883-1915) of the

Society’s work in Egypt, describing life on excavations run by pioneers such as Flinders Petrie and setting major discoveries in their archaeological and cultural contexts.272p (EES 2007) Pb was £22.00 now £6.95

A Dedicated Life Tributes Offered in Memory of Rosalind Moss edited by TGH James and J Male. Between 1924 and 1972 Rosalind Moss (1890–1990) edited the Topographical Bibliography of Ancient Egypt forming a major

contribution to Egyptology. These 20 reminiscences by friends and colleagues present a vivid picture of the Egyptological community during these years. 128p 12 illus (Griffith Institute 1990) Hb was £21.00 now £4.95

Self Bows and other Archery Tackle from Tutankhamun’s Tombby W. McLeodThis catalogue deals in detail with the fourteen self bows and the many arrows found in the tomb, together with the

decorated bow-case, the bow box, the two quivers, and two pairs of bracers.75p, b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1982) Hb was £20.00 now £9.95

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Stone Vessels, Pottery and Sealings from the Tomb of Tutankhamunedited by John BainesA complete publication of four important and closely related groups of material from the tomb of Tutankhamun: the plain vases

manufactured in a variety of stones; the pottery, much of which contained wine from a wide variety of vintages; the jar sealings; and the door sealings removed in the clearance of the tomb as well as the object seals.177p, 66 b/w pls (Griffith Institute 1993) Hb was £60.00 now £29.95

Weavings from Roman, Byzantine and Islamic Egypt by Eunice Dauterman MaguireDating primarily from the third to seventh centuries, these hand-woven fabrics from the collection of Rose Choron showcase colourful images of dancers,

haloed saints with hands raised in prayer, and a plethora of flowers and animals. Eunice Daughterman Maguire illuminates the objects by providing a rich historical and mythical context, as well as detailed technical explanations.176p, col illus (Krannert Art Museum 2005) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

Ancient Byblos Reconsidered by Alessandra Nibbi.

This study aims to debunk much of what has been written about links between Byblos and Ancient Egypt, finding no real evidence for the large scale trade

in cedar wood which is often postulated. 127p b/w illus (Alessandra Nibbi 1985) Pb was £9.50 now £3.95

Catalogue of Egyptian ArtThe Cleveland Museumby Lawrence Berman and Kenneth J. Bohac.A complete catalogue of Egyptian objects held by the Cleveland Museum of Art. Includes a detailed history of

the collection, followed by the catalogue of objects (sculpture, vessels, jewellery, scarabs, seals, cosmetic objects, inlays, furniture, implements and funerary equipment) dating from c.5000 BC to the Roman period.584p, 46 col pls, b/w illus (Hudson Hill 1999) Hb was £55.00 now £19.95

Ancient Egypt as it Was: Exploring the City of Thebes in 1200 BCby Charlotte Booth.Written in the style of a contemporary guidebook, Ancient Egypt As it Was paints a vivid picture of the sights and sounds

of the ancient world through a combination of historical fact and practical advice. Focusing on Thebes in the year 1200 BC it is packed with useful information on everything from where to stay and eat to visiting iconic sites.(Lyons Press 2008) Hb was £9.99 now £3.95

Ancient Egyptian Anchors and the Seaby Alessandra Nibbi.This work presents a catalogue of more than 200 anchors found at Maersa Matruh and compares them to other anchors found along the Nile, ultimately

questioning the attribution to the Ancient Egyptians.120p b/w figs (A. Nibbi 2002) Pb was £15.00 now £4.95

Marsa Matruh IThe Excavationby Donald White.These at Marsa Matruh on Bates’s Island, which is located on the seacoast at the north of Egypt’s western desert, uncovered a small site with a metalworking

workshop and nearby houses. This volume provides an overview of the excavations at the site, the Late Bronze Age and historical period occupations, and an introduction to the environmental morphology and history of the island. 126p b/w illus, 47 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

A Secret History of Tutankhamun by Paul DohertyPaul Doherty re-examines scientific, forensic, and archaeo-logical evidence, as well as the historical accounts of Howard Carter, to reconstruct the life,

death and burial of Tutankhamun. His reconstruction is set within the context of political rivalry at court, especially amongst Tutankhamun’s closest advisers (Ay and Horemheb), and is set against a backdrop of social and religious dissent in Egypt as a whole. 260p col illus (Magpie 2002) Pb was £9.99 now £3.95

Some Geographical Notes on Ancient Egypt by Alessandra Nibbi. Collected papers by Alessandra Nibbi. They are largely concerned with the physical aspects of ancient Egypt – the identification of places, the meaning of words,

plant types, interpetation of hieroglyphs and Egyptian concepts of geography423p b/w illus (DE Publications 1997) Pb was £40.00 now £4.95

Marsa Matruh IIThe Objectsby Donald White.This volume of the report on the excavations at Marsa Matruh on Bates’s Island, which is located on the seacoast at the north of Egypt’s western

desert, publishes the local and imported pottery, the crucibles and other evidence for metalworking, the organic finds (including ostrich egg shells), and the other discoveries made at the site.174p, 20 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £59.50 now £29.95

Giza au Premier Millenaireby Christiane M. Zivie-Coche.Publication of the Kate Period Isis Temple in the Eastern Cemetery, along with a large number if Late Period objects relating to the history of Giza Necropolis.362p 31 b/w figsd (Museum of

Fine Arts Boston) Pb was £35.00 now £6.95

The Official Gift in Ancient Egypt by Edward Bleiberg. Economic anthropology is used here to gain a fuller understanding of the long-standing practice of the official exchanging of gifts between individuals of unequal

status ( inw -exchange). To overcome the problem of patchy and biased sources, the author first proposes a model to study this social obligation. This identifies reciprocity and redistribution at work, instead of the profit-making goal usually assumed active174p. (Oklahoma UP 1996) Hb £29.95 now £8.95

Acta NubicaProceedings of the Tenth International Conference of Nubian Studiesedited by I. Caneva and Alessandro Roccati.In these numerous archaeological, archaeometrical, and epigraphical

contributions, scientists present new groundwork for the understanding of Egypt, not as a lone oasis of civilization, but rather as a key part of a larger ancient world. Most essays are in English, though some are in French or Italian.497p b/w and col illus (Libreria Dello Stato 2006) Pb was £150.00 now £19.95

Giza Mastabas VIIThe Senedjemib Complex Part Iby Edward BrovarskiThe tombs of Senedjemib Inti (G2370), Khnumenti (G2374) and Senedjemib Mahi (G2378) which form the focus of this publication are three of the largest tombs

in the complex, located at the northwest corner of the Great Pyramid. Volume one includes a complete history and description of all three tombs.2 vols: vol 1, 185p, 126 b/w pls; vol 2, 131 b/w figs and fold-outs (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston 2002) was £150.00 now £65.00

The Boy Behind the Maskby Charlotte Booth.Charlotte Booth’s popular history takes a different tack to most books on Tutankamun - instead of focusing on his tomb, its rediscovery and its spectacular treasures, she attempts to

reconstruct his life. She explores the religious revolution of Akhenaten as the backdrop to his childhood, and shows how his short reign was spent not only restoring the old gods, but also Egypt’s capital, and diplomatic and economic relations.176p b/w illus and pls (Oneworld 2007) Hb was £14.99 now £4.95

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Excavations at Serra East, Parts 1-5by Bruce Beyer Williams.In the New Kingdom, Serra East was the site of an important centre, one closely connected to the family of rulers of Teh-Khet. This volume, the first in a series

of reports, looks at the ancient burials and outlying structures.236p, 44 b/w pls, b/w illus (Oriental Institute 1993) Hb was £42.00 now £12.95

Current Research in Egyptology 4 (2003)edited by Katryn Piquette and Serena Love.Thirteen papers illustrate a range of subject areas and approaches; an underlying theme, though, is apparent; a greater

degree of reflexivity and a wider engagement with interdisciplinary research. 224p (Oxbow Books 2004) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Encyclopaedia of the Pharaohs, Volume 1Predynastic to the Twentieth Dynasty, 3300 - 1069 BC by Darrell D. Baker. A comprehensive guide to the known rulers of ancient Egypt. Each entry includes: a brief

biography of the reign; tomb location and number (if known); location of known mummies; chief consorts; hieroglyphs and transliterations of each form of the pharaoh’s name; pertinent biographical references. 587p b/w illus (Stacey International 2008) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

The Crown of Arsinoe IIThe Creation of an Image of Authorityby Maria Nilsson.A detailed study of a unique crown that was created for the Ptolemaic Egyptian Queen Arsinoë II. Images of Arsinoë are represented in a

broad spectrum of iconographic media, depicting this historical figure in a Greek as well as Egyptian cultural setting, and as queen and goddess alike.272p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £55.00 now £19.95

Current Research in Egyptology 5 (2004)edited by Rachael J Dann.The fifth annual Current Research in Egyptology Symposium was held in January 2004, at the University of Durham. The conference offers the majority of postgraduates

researching Egyptology their first opportunity to present academic work to their peers, and to receive critical feedback. An interesting development in the direction of research in this volume is the emphasis on aspects of identity and individuality. 168p (Oxbow Books 2006) Pb was £28.00 now £6.95

Reports from the Survey of the Dakhleh Oasis 1977-87edited by C.S. Churcher and A.J. Mills.The survey’s major aspects - archaeological, anthropological, biological - provide a general introduction to the oasis.

The major topics presented are geomorphology, stratigraphy, palaeontology, recent biology, Pleistocene and Holocene lithic cultures, pottery from Neolithic to Islamic times, and Roman period settlement.271p (Oxbow 1999) Hb was £45.00 now £4.95

Current Research in Egyptology 10 (2009) edited by Judith Corbelli, Claire Malleson and Dan BoatrightThe tenth annual Current Research in Egyptology confer-ence was held at the University of Liverpool in January 2009 and

welcomed Egyptology graduates from all over the world. This volume is a compilation of some of the papers that were given at the conference, that show the diverse nature of current research in Egyptology.190p (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £30.00 now £6.95

Dakhleh Oasis ProjectPreliminary reports 1992–94 edited by Colin Hope and Anthony J Mills. This volume contains progress reports on the work of these two seasons as well as a number of short reports on excavations at

the Roman site of Kellis (Ismant el-Kharab).152p (Oxbow 1999) Hb was £30.00 now £4.95

Medusa’s GazeThe Extraordinary Journey of the Tazza Farneseby Marina Belozerskaya. The banded agate bowl known as the Tazza Farnese is a libation bowl carved from banded agate, it features Medua’s head

on its outside and, inside, an assembly of Egyptian Gods. This book traces its remarkable story, from its creation in Ptolemaic Egypt, to Rome, Constantinople, Sicily, Sarkand, and finally back to Europe, to inspire antiquarians from the Renaissance to the modern age.292p (Oxford UP 2012) Hb was £16.99 now £6.95

Current Research in Egyptology 2010edited by Martin Horn et al.Topics covered include Egyptian religion, ranging from the Coffin Texts to the decoration of temple walls in Ptolemaic times, as well as sociological issues in the Middle

and New Kingdom. Other contributions focus on the study of the chronology of the Middle Kingdom with the help of lunar ephemerides or well-stratified radiocarbon data versus pottery data.216p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £30.00 now £6.95

Egypt and Cyprus in Antiquity edited by D. Michaelides, V. Kassianidou and R. Merillees. While the island’s links with the Aegean and the Levant have been well documented and con-tinue to be the subject of much

archaeological attention, the exchanges between Cyprus and the Nile Valley are not as well known and have not before been comprehensively reviewed. They range in date from the mid third millennium B.C. to Late Antiquity and encompass every kind of interconnection, including political union. 288p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

A History of Ancient EgyptFrom the First Farmers to the Great Pyramidby John Romer.In this engaging and ambitious work, John Romer explores the Egyptian Neolithic, and the growth of a centralised state. He

traces fifteen hundred years of development, from the emergence of farming communities along the route of the Nile to the creation of the sophisticated administrative, transport and supply systems which allowed the construction of the Great Pyramid.512p pls (Penguin 2012) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Current Research in Egyptology 2011edited by Heba Abd El Gawad.Contributors to this volume approach a broad range of subjects spanning from Prehistory to modern Egypt, including: self-presentation, identity, provenance

and museum studies, funerary art and practices, domestic architecture, material culture, mythology, religion, commerce, economy, dream interpretation and the birth of Egyptology as a discipline.232p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £48.00 now £8.95

Greek Painted Pottery From Naukratis in Egyptian Museums by Marjorie Susan Venit. This book introduces the pottery and provides a rationale behind the classifications of individual fragments, including a

description of each fragment. 224p and 85 plates (ARCE 1988) Hb was £32.50 now £12.95

The Quest for ImmortalityTreasures of Ancient Egyptby Erik Hornung and Betsy M. Bryan.This colour catalogue, from an exhibition held at the National Gallery of Art in Washington during the summer of 2002,

mostly presents objects drawn from the collection of the Cairo Museum. These are complemented by four essays that discuss the religious beliefs of ancient Egypt with emphasis on the artistic achievements of the reign of Thutmose III and the New Kingdom in general. 240p col illus (Prestel 2002) Hb was £45.00now £14.95

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City of the Ram Man:The Story of Ancient Mendesby Donald B. Redford.In this richly illustrated book, Donald Redford draws on the latest discoveries to tell the story of the ancient Egyptian city of Mendes, home of the mysterious

cult of the ‘fornicating ram who mounts the beauties’. He traces its development from its prehistoric founding, through its development of a great society and its brief period as the capital of Egypt, up to its final decline and abandonment in the 1st century BC.240p col and b/w illus (Princeton UP 2010) Hb was £27.95 now £12.95

Egyptian Models and Scenesby Angela M.J. Tooley.A discussion of Egyptian models, where they are found, who owned them, what purpose they served, where in the tomb they were placed and how they relate to tomb scenes.

72p b/w illus (Shire 1995) Pb was £6.95 now £2.95

The Secret of the Great Pyramidby Bob Brier and Jean-Pierre Houdin. This book provides a novel solution to the problem of how the Great Pyramid was built, proposing an internal ramp

corkscrewing up the inside of the pyramid.224p b/w illus, col pls (Smithsonian Institute 2008) Hb was £19.99 now £7.95

Cleopatra of EgyptFrom History to Myth edited by Susan Walker and Peter Higgs. This stunning collection of essays and images accompanies a 2001 exhibition at the British Museum. Eleven essays are divided into four

main subjects areas (The Ptolemies and Alexandria; Cleopatra, Lady of the Two Lands; Cleopatra and the Power of Rome; Egypt in Rome/The Myth of Cleopatra) each section being followed by a catalogue of objects. 304p, col illus (Princeton UP 2001) Hb was £49.95 now £19.95

Egyptian Statuesby Gay Robins.A guide to the variety of statues of Egyptian deities, kings and other authoritarian figures erected in tombs and temples over a three thousand year period. Gay Robins considers

the materials used, techniques of production, the different types and styles, the subjects, inscriptions and their historical and social context.64p b/w illus (Shire 2001) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

The Prehistory of Wadi Kubbaniya, Volume 2 and 3edited by Fred Wendorf and Romauld Schild.Two volumes which report on excavations in 1978 and 1981-84 of Late Palaeolithic sites in southern Egypt. Volume

2 provides a detailed study of stratigraphy and environmental evidence, whilst Volume 3 presents the Late Palaeolithic archaeology, building up a detailed reconstruction of diet and subsistence strategies.2 vols 863p b/w illus (Southern Methodist UP 1989) Hb was £56.95 now £12.95

EgyptA Short Historyby Robert L. Tignor.This ambitious work covers the whole of Egyptian history from the Old Kingdom to the rule of Mubarak. As well as narrating the sequence of events and the

development of Egyptian culture, Tignor also offers comparative reflections across this broad sweep of history.363p col pls (Princeton UP 2011) Hb was £20.95 now £6.95

Egyptian Towns and Citiesby E.P. Uphill.A short guide to the history of urbanism and town planning in ancient Egypt. Uphill discusses the reasons for urban growth and describes the various different types of centres that developed:

provincial centres, workmen’s villages, royal residences, military and frontier towns, religious centres.72p b/w illus (Shire 1988, repr 2002) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

The Gold of the Pharaohsby Henri Stierlin.A stunningly illustrated study of masterpieces of the goldsmith’s art, with special emphasis on the treasures of Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings, and of Psusennes I at the Delta site

of Tanis. With general discussion of metallurgical technology and specialisms, and plans of the two royal tombs.216p col illus (Terrail 1997) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

Tutankhamun’s Funeralby H.E. Winlock.This beautifully illustrated book reprints Winlock’s 1941 essay describing the cache of artefacts, discovered in 1907 by Theodore Davis, but only later identified as materials used in the

embalming and funeral ceremony of Tutankhamun. Dorothea Arnold introduces the essay, and provides a commentary, reviewing Winlock’s work in the light of subsequent research. 79p, col illus (Yale UP 2010) Pb was £10.99 now £4.95

Tutankhamun’s Egyptby Frances Welsh.This book discusses the historical, archaeological and artistic aspects of Tutankhamun’s brief reign and interprets the objects from his tomb, the paintings on its walls and its location. 80p with

65 figs and illus. (Shire Egyptology 19, 1993, 2nd ed 2007) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

The PharaohsMaster Buildersby Henri Stierlin.This is a popular account of Egyptian architecture which discusses building techniques and technologies before examining the great monuments of Egypt

in roughly chronological succession, ending with the temples at Philae. Very attractively illustrated in colour, this remains a serious book which juxtaposes glossy (and some unusual) photos with temple plans and other pictorial sources for reconstructing the architects and builders lives. 221p col illus (Terrail 1995, reprint 2007) Pb was £12.99 now £4.95

The Art of Death in Graeco-Roman Egyptby Judith A. Corbelli.Some of the most spectacular discoveries made in Egypt during the twentieth century were in the field of Graeco-Roman funerary archaeology - the poignant

mummy portraits and stelae, the extensive cemeteries of Alexandria, Marina el-Alamein and Tuna el-Gebel, the magnificent golden mummies of Bahariya - and this work brings together in one volume an introduction to all the categories of funerary art of the period.80p b/w illus (Shire 2006) Pb was £6.99 now £2.95

Their Bones Shall Not Perish by Patricia V Podzorski.An examination of predynastic human skeletal remains from Naga-ed-Der in Egypt. Excavated around the turn of the century, the bones are now inevitably dispersed and partly destroyed.

What survives is here subjected to modern analysis: determination of age, sex and study of pathological and congenital perculiarities.166p (SIA Publishing 1990) Hb was £20.00 now £3.95

AkhenatenEgypt’s False Prophetby Nicholas Reeves.This fascinating, well-illustrated study, which makes full use of archaeological and documentary sources, searches for the truth about Akhenaten, his family,

including his nephew Tutankhamun, his political and religious revolution, the city of Amarna and the systematic eradication of the pharaoh by his successors.208p, 23 col and 118 b/w illus (Thames and Hudson 2001, Pb 2005) Pb was £14.95 now £6.95

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Exploring the World of the Pharaohsby Christine Hobson.An invaluable popular guide to the history, people and archaeology of Ancient Egypt. Illustrations, charts and chronologies support the detailed and informative

discussions about many of Egypt’s most important sites and archaeologists, all aimed at helping the visitor to make the most from their visit.192p col and b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 1987, repr. 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £5.95

A Biographical Dictionary of Ancient Egyptby Rosalie and Anthony E. David.Important historical and cultural figures as well as some well-known individuals in Egypt’s long history (c 3100 BC - c AD 600) are incorporated in this work

of reference. Rulers and members of their families, significant figures and important foreigners with whom the Egyptians came into contact are all included. The entries are based on original source material and there are bibliographies for each entry. 179p (University of Oklahoma Press 1992) Pb was £24.95 now £6.95

Coins of Ancient Meironby Joyce Raynor and Ya’akov Meshorer.This volume contains 1017 coin specimens, presented chronologically by period and reign. Also included are a Meiron coin profile organized by mint, a

catalogue of selected Meiron coins, and an index of coins by area and locus.140p b/w pls (ASOR 1988) Hb was £25.00 now £4.95

The Egyptiansby Cyril Aldred, revised by Aidan Dodson.A revised and updated edition of Cyril Aldred’s classic text. The text retains its original lucidity, while new discoveries and ideas have been taken into account, the

dating revised, new photographs and a chronology added, and the bibliography amended and expanded.224p b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 1961, 3rd ed 1998) Pb was £9.95 now £3.95

Cleopatra and Antonyby Diana Preston.An unashamedly popular approach to the lives of the famous lovers. Diana Preston tells the story well from the rise of Caesar to the final defeat of Cleopatra and Antony at the hands

of Octavian. She aims to bring the ancient world to life with plentiful descriptive passages and to present her characters as properly three-dimensional human beings, rather than the propagandist stereotypes of the Augustan sources.333p col pls (Walker 2009) Hb was £20.00 now £6.95

Desire, Discord and DeathApproaches to Near Eastern Mythby Neal H. Walls.The three essays presented in this volume reveal the symbolic complexity and poetic visions of ancient Near Eastern mythology.

The author explores the interrelated themes of erotic desire, divine conflict and death’s realm in selected ancient Mesopotamian and Egyptian mythological narratives using contemporary methods of literary analysis.212p (ASOR 2001) Pb was £22.95 now £6.95

The Eternal Light of EgyptA Photographic Journeyby Sarite Sanders.This book of stunning black and white photography captures a sense of timelessness, calm and stillness about Egypt’s ancient monuments. The photographs are

set alongside quotations from ancient sources and the thoughts of more modern travellers to Egypt, and the photos themselves seem to consciously reference the drawings and etchings of the nineteenth century, adding an enigmatic slant to the remains.219p b/w illus on every page (Thames & Hudson 2008) Hb was £24.95 now £7.95

The Great Pharaohsby T.G.H. James.This gloriously i l lustrated book combines T.G.H. James’ publications Tutankhamun: The Eternal Splendor of the Boy Pharaoh and Ramesses II in a single volume. The format is slightly

smaller, but this is still a sumptuous undertaking, with the history of the two pharaohs’ reigns juxtaposed with discussion and illustrations of the monuments and artefacts which can be associated with them, most notably the finds from Tutankamun’s tomb.640p col illus on every page (White Star 2011) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Late Bronze Palestinian PendantsInnovation in a Cosmpolitan Ageedited by Patrick E. McGovern.Late Bronze Age Palestine witnessed a remarkable floruit of ornamental and amuletic jewelry

pendants. This study presents a typology of the major classes and types, drawing on over 600 examples, many unpublished, supported in particular by an analysis of the material from Beth Shan.184p b/w pls (JSOT 1985) Hb was £65.00 now £9.95

Lives of the Ancient Egyptiansby Toby Wilkinson.This slightly unusual book takes the form of a series of 100 short biographies of Ancient Egyptians. Some are well known such as Akhenaten, Hatshepsut and

Cleopatra, but most are much more obscure and thus allow the reader to build up a more complete picture of life in Egypt.356p b/w and col illus (Thames & Hudson 2007) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

Gifts for the GodsImages From Ancient Egyptian Templesby Marsha Hill.The images to which the title refers are metal Egyptian anthropomorphic statues designed for use in a religious

context. The accompanying essays place the works in context, offering a detailed historical survey, together with notes on their production and use and reports on the statuary at specific sites.240p col illus (Yale UP 2007) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Preliminary Excavation ReportsBab edh-Dhra, Sardis, Meiron, Tell el-Hesi, Carthage (Punic)edited by David Noel Freedman.This volume of the Annual Schools of Oriental Research presents various preliminary excavation

reports from sites around the Mediterranean and the Near East.190p (ASOR Vol 43, 1978) Hb £30.00 reduced to £7.95

The Nile and Its People7000 Years of Egyptian Historyby Charlotte Booth.This accessible volume looks at the centrality of the Nile to Egyptian history. Much of the book concentrates, as one might expect, on the Pharaonic

period, but Booth shows how the Nile and its cycles of innundation provides a common thread linking Egyptian history through the Middle Ages and right up to the cruises of the present day. 191p, b/w illus, col pls (The History Press 2010) Pb was £16.99 now £6.95

Living the Lunar Calendaredited by Jonathan Ben-Dov, Wayne Horowitz and John M. Steele.The papers in this volume address the question of how ancient and medieval societies lived with the uncertainties of a lunar calendar, and the effects

it had on administration, record keeping and the planning of festivals. They address this topic from the perspectives of a variety of Ancient Near Eastern, Jewish, Ancient and Medieval European, Asian and American cultures.350p b/w figs (Oxbow Books 2012) Pb was £34.00 now £7.95

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Bersheh Reports Iby Edward Brovarski et al.This cemetery on the east bank of the Nile is a vast site with a long history from the Predynastic Period through the Coptic era. This volume summarises the 1990 season of the Bersheh

Expedition.77P (Museum of Fine Arts Boston 1992) Pb was £25 now £6.95

Anatolian Iron Ages 5 edited by A. Cilingiroglu and G. Darbyshire. The papers gathered in this volume cover the area from Urartu in the east to Phrygia in the west, and range from the dis-cussion of broad problems of

chronology and cultural interaction to the presentation of new material from both major and less well known sites. 240p b/w illus (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 2005) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

Studies in the History and Topography of Lycia in Memoriam AS Halledited by David French.A collection of unpublished papers by Alan Hall a leading authority on the history and epigraphy of classical Asia Minor,

supported by contributions from scholars associated with him.120P b/w pls (BIAA 1994) Hb was £25.00 now £9.95

Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum, Volume IIIby M. Sigrist, R. Zadok and C.B.F. Walker.Over 7,000 tablets acquired in the years 1898-9 are described. They include Sumerian tablets from the

administrative archives of the district of Lagash of the time of the Third Dynasty of Ur, Old Babylonian tablets from the cities of Kisurra, Larsa, Sippar and Uruk, and tablets of the Neo-Babylonian and Achaemenid periods from Babylon and Borsippa. 352p (British Museum Press 2006) Hb was £45.00now £12.95

The Asvan Sites 3The Early Bronze Age by A.G. Sagona. The three sites discussed in this volume provide a series of overlapping sequences that flesh out the cultural developments in East-Central Anatolia during most,

if not all, of the third millennium BC. The ceramic evidence, forming the greater part of the material remains, is generously illustrated. 260p with 160 figs and 3 col pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1994) Pb was £35.00 now £12.95

The Madra River DeltaEnvironment, Society and Community Life from Prehistory to the Present by Kyriacos Lambrianides and Nigel Spencer. The results presented here shed important new light on

environmental changes in this part of the Anatolian coastal region, on their long-term impact on the inhabitants of the Delta, and cultural ties with the island of Lesbos from the prehistoric to the Roman period. 158p, b/w illus, 65 col pls (BIAA 2007) Hb was £50.00 now £14.95

Excavations at Qasrij Cliff and Khirbet Qasrij by John Curtis with contributions by Dominique Collon. Qasrij Cliff, a small Late Assyrian site of the 8th–7th centuries BC has produced an interesting range of Assyrian pottery. Khirbet Qasrij

is later, dating from the obscure period between the fall of Assyria in 612 BC and the start of the Achaemenid era in 539 BC. 75p plus 49p of figs and 13p of b/w plates (British Museum Press 1989) Pb was £25.00 now £4.95

Beycesultan Vol.III Pt.I by Seton Lloyd. Covers the Late Bronze Age archi-tecture from the excavations at Beycesultan in Turkey. The report contains sections on the secular buildings at the walled settlement on the eastern summit, and at the

western summit area, as well as religious buildings on the northern periphery of the western hill.37p 22 b/w pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1972) Hb was £16.00 now £8.95

Tille Hoyuk 1The Medieval Period by John Moore. Between the 12th and 15th centuries the prehistoric mound was occupied by the fortified residence of a local chieftain. This volume contains a discussion of

the methodology and stratigraphy of the excavation, followed by catalogues of the pottery, metal objects and coins. 205p b/w pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1993) Hb was £45.00 now £12.95

Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum VITablets from Sippar I by E Leichty. Publishes over 10,000 Babylonian Tablets acquired by the British Museum in 1882, the majority of

which come from the archives of the Shamash temple at Sippar and date from 625–331 BC. 308p (BMP 1986) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

The Black Sea Past, Present and Future edited by Gulden Erkut and Stephen Mitchell. These papers cover a period from the first appearance of human settlers in the Black Sea region to the present day, and all emphasize

the significance of the sea itself, linking communities and histories in a wider regional context, extending westward along the Danube basin, northward into the Ukraine and south Russia, east into the Caucasus and southward over the Anatolian hinterland. 172p, b/w illus, 6 col illus (British Institute at Ankara 2007) Hb was £30.00 now £12.95

Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum Vol VIIITablets from Sippar 3by Erle Leichty JJ Finklestein and CBF WalkerThe third and final Sippar volume catalogues some 12,000

Babylonian tablets acquired by the British Museum between 1882 and 1895. The tablets, which are catalogued by date, include a large number of Old Babylonian examples. 442p (BMP 1988) Hb was £50.00 now £9.95

Archaeological Field Survey in Cyprus edited by Maria Iacovou. The volume contains fifteen papers. Ten of them record the genesis and the development of archaeological survey in Cyprus; the ‘biographies’ of eight very

different projects offer a representative sample of survey archaeology in Cyprus in the last quarter of the 20th century. The others offer comparative perspectives and place the research in a wider Mediterannean context. 208p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2004) Hb was £49.00 now £9.95

An Epigraphical Survey in the Kibyra-Olbasa Region by N.P. Milner. This volume presents (with text, translations and brief com-mentary) some 160 ancient stones and inscriptions recorded by the late Alan Hall in 1984 and 1985

which attest to the influence of the Hellenistic and Roman kingdoms. 127p, 23 b/w pls (British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara 1998) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Catalogue of Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum Vol IIby M Sigrist et al.Second in a series publishing the entire Babylonian and Sumerian cuneiform holdings of the Department of Western

Asiatic Antiquities. Over 8000 examples aquired by the British Museum in the years 1892-8 are described including the major archives of Ur III and Old Babylonian periods.368P (BMP 1996) Hb was £45.00 now £6.95

Abu Salabikh Excavations volume 1West Mound Surface Clearanceby J.N. Postgate.A report on the surface clearnce from a 4th to 3rd Millennium city site, which allowed for the

mapping of walls and other features on a wide scale. Specialist reports detail the pottery and other finds. 111P, 12 pls (British School of Archaeology in Iraq 1983) Pb was £18.00 now £4.95

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Cuneiform Texts from Nimrud 2Governor’s Palace ArchiveBy J.N. PostgateTablets dating from 802 to 710 BC, and comprising private legal documents, administrative texts and letters.

283p 98 pls (British School in Iraq 1973) Hb was £18.00 now £9.95

Ivories from Nimrud Volume 3Furniture from SW7, Fort Shalmaneser by Max Mallowan and Georgina Herrmann This volume illustrates a unique set of ivory panels discovered in

a single chamber of Fort Shalmaneser and discusses their iconography and their arrangement and function as palace furniture.120p, 111 pls (British School in Iraq 1974) Hb was £18.00 now £9.95

Excavations by Kathleen Kenyon at Jerusalem V by K. Prag.Describes the discoveries made in six sites in the ancient city and places them in the archae-ological and historical context of Jerusalem and the surrounding

lands. Among the most debated issues are the extent of the occupation of the city during the Iron Age, the location of the southern defence line in Herodian and Roman times, and the date of the destruction of an Umayyad palatial structure. 592p, b/w illus, col pls (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £75.00 now £15.00

Excavations at ‘Ana by Alastair Northedge, Andrina Bamber and Michael Roaf. A report on a rescue project in the basin of the Qadisiyya Dam. ‘Ana, on the Middle Euphrates some 150 km below the modern Iraqi-Syrian border was the centre

of an autonomous governorate under the Assyrians, a border fortress under the Parthians, Romans and Sasanians, and a caravan town and bedouin centre under Islam.192p pls (British School in Iraq 1998) Pb was £48.00 now £25.00

Elmali-Karatas IThe Neolithic and Chalcolithic Periods by Christine Eslick. The first volume to publish the final results from excavations at Elmali-Karatas (1963-1975) on the Lycian coast of southwestern

Anatolia focuses on the area’s earliest material. The volume reports on Neolithic and Chalcholithic structural remains from Bagbasi and other sites as well as ceramics and environmental evidence.103p, 113 b/w pls and illus, tbs (Bryn Mawr 1992) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Excavations at Jericho Volume VThe Pottery Phases of the Tell and Other Finds by Kathleen Kenyon and T.A. Holland. The final Jericho report with further description, classification

and discussion of the pottery and other finds ranging from flints to jewellery. 864p, 40 b/w pls (British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem 1983) Hb was £75.00 now £5.00

Excavations at Tell Al RimahThe Potteryby Caroline Postgate, David Oates and John Oates.Introductory report and a detailed catalogur of the pottery finds from this second millenium BC Assyrian site, in modern Iraq.

275p illus (British School of Archaeology in Iraq 1998) Pb was £48.00 now £25.00

Elmali-Karatas IIThe Early Bronze Age Village of Karatas by Jayne L Warner. This volume examines the archi-tecture and arrangement of the Karatas settlement which surrounded a fortified central

complex (Elmali-Karatas I) and was itself surrounded by an extensive cemetery.219p, 206pl (Brym Mawr 1994) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

Geology and Paleontology of the Miocene Sinap Formation, Turkeyby Mikael Fortelius and John Kappelman.The Sinap Formation in central Turkey near the city of Ankara preserves a rich record of

mammalian evolution from about 15 to 5 million years ago and is one of the few sites in this region that also has fossil apes. The authors have been able to piece together a detailed record of faunal change. 448p, illus. (Columbia UP 2003) Hb was £60.00 now £9.95

Excavations at Tell Rubeidheh by RG Killick. A report on the excavation of an Uruk period mound dug as part of the Hamrin Dam rescue project in East Iraq. It includes sections on the archaeology, finds, animal

bones and flints.210p illus (British School in Iraq 1989) Pb was £35.00 now £4.95

Ancient Jordan from the Air by David Kennedy and Robert Bewley. Sites are everywhere in this vast open museum, one tally has calculated 25,000 visible from above ground alone, and as is so often the case the best view is

seen from the air. This book contains over 200 high quality colour photos illustrating the range of sites together with full descriptions and an overview of Jordan’s fascinating history. 282p, 214 col pls (Council for British Research in the Levant 2004) Hb was £30.00 now £12.00

Can a History of Ancient Israel be Written?edited by Lester L. Grabbe.The question of writing the ‘history of ancient Israel’ has become fiercely debated in recent years. The European Seminar on Methodology in Israel’s History

was founded specifically to address this problem, and this volume contains the papers prepared for their first meeting, asking if, and if so how a history of Israel might be written, and the place of the Hebrew Bible as a source.201p (T&T Clark 1997, Pb 2004) Pb was £39.99 now £9.95

Historical Topography of Samarraby Alastair Northedge.Northedge sets out to explain the history and development of this enormous site, 45 km long, using both archaeological and textual sources to weave a

new interpretation of how the city worked: its four caliphal palaces, four Friday mosques, cantonments for the military and for the palace servants, houses for the men of state and generals.426p, 91 pls, 116 b/w illus (British School of Archaeology in Iraq 2006, paperback reprint with corrections 2007) Pb was £40.00 now £10.00

Euphrates River Valley SettlementThe Carchemish Sector in the Third Milennium BC edited by Edgar Peltenberg. This well-illustrated book ex-am ines recently discovered evidence from the hinterlands of

archaeologically inaccessible Carchemish in its regional context. 286p b/w illus (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £55.00 now £10.00

Copper Scroll Studiesedited by George J. Brooke and Philip R. Davies.These papers cover the history of the Scroll’s interpretation; how it should be conserved, restored and read; how it was produced; the meaning of its technical

terms; its genre; its geography; its correlation with archaeological remains; and not least who wrote it, when and why.344p b/w illus (T&T Clark 2002, Pb 2004) Pb was £42.99 now £9.95

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Every City Shall Be ForsakenUrbanism and Prophecy in Ancient Israel and the Near Eastedited by Lester L. Grabbe and Robert D. Haak.Topics include positive and negative responses to the city in

prophetic discourse, social-scientific method in the study of urbanism, the reconstruciton of the socio-economic urban background to Haggai, and the definition of the city.226p (Sheffield Academic Press 2001) Hb was £80.00 now £12.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 3by E.R. Lacheman and M.P. Maidman.The publication of 200 tablets excavated by the American Schools of Oriental Research and the Iraq Museum, based on

preliminary copies by the late Ernest R. Lacheman and prepared for publication by Maynard P. Maidman with collations, additions, and corrections, including an annotated catalogue.307p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1989) Hb was £59.50 now £14.95

Tell el-Hesi IVThe Site and the Expeditionedited by Bruce T. Dahleberg abd Kevin G. O’Connell.This volume combines reports on the excavations at Tell el-Hesi with analysis of the 19th century excavations and changing

methodology in the ongoing work there, as well as on the physical environment of the site.233p, 5 inserts (Eisenbrauns 1989) Hb was £48.00 now £7.95

Myth and Politics in Ancient Near Eastern Historiographyby Mario Liverani.This collection publishes earlier articles by Mario Liverani, all written during the 1970s and 1990s and now translated into English for the first time. They

are all `rigorous investigations of how the historian makes meaning of an ancient document’ which, in this case, is a Near Eastern inscription, stele, tablet or Biblical text.214p (Cornell UP 2004) Pb was £17.99 now £6.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 4by E.R. Lacheman, M.A. Morrison and D.I. Owen.Dr. Morrison’s study of the Eastern Archives combines both archaeological and philological data bringing order to the

organization of the Eastern Archives and showing how they might have been grouped originally when excavated. The second part of the late E. R. Lacheman’s Excavations at Nuzi, volume 9 is also published in this volume.420p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1993) Hb was £79.00 now £14.95

Uncovering Ancient Stonesedited by Lewis M. Hopfe.This volume contains nineteen essays on Old Testament archaeology and Biblical studies collected in memory of H. Neil Richardson.270p (Eisenbrauns 1994) Hb was

£45.00 now £9.95

Piety and PoliticsThe Dynamics of Royal Authority in Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Babylonian Mesopotamiaby Dale Launderville.Focusing on Homeric Greece, Biblical Israel, and Old Meso-

potamia, this comparative and thematic study assesses the role of the king as a divine messenger and his use of, and reliance on, piety to legitimate his position and ensure the compliance of his subjects. 407p (Eerdmans 2003) Hb was £75.00 now £14.95

Shechem IThe Middle Bronze IIB Potteryby Dan P. Cole.This volume reports on, and catalogues, the pottery from the Middle Bronze IIB period (c.1750-1650 BC) recovered during excavations of Tell Balatah,

otherwise known as Schechem. The material is also contrasted with pottery found elsewhere, on the coast and in the Jordan Valley.203p, b/w figs, fold-outs (ASOR 1984) Hb was £55.00 now £9.95

Seals, Finger Rings, Engraved Gems and Amulets in the Royal Albert Memorial Museum, Exeter by Sheila Hoey Middleton. Well illustrated catalogue of the fine collection of seals at the Exeter Museum, which docu-

ment the history of seal engraving from 3000 BC to the nineteenth century, from the Near East, Greece and Rome, and the Renaissance; from Akkadian cylinder seals to Sassanian stamp seals and Bactrian ringstones.147pb/w illus (Exeter City Museums 1998) Hb was £26.00 now £7.95

Adapa and the South Wind Language has the Power of Life and Deathby Shlomo Izre’el.Izre’el explores the myth of Adapa and the South Wind, originally discovered on a tablet from the Amarna archive, as mythos, as

story. He offers an edition of the extant fragments of the myth, including the transliterated Akkadian text, a translation, and a philological commentary. 180p b/w pls (Eisenbrauns 2001) Hb was £36.00 now £9.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 5by E.R. Lacheman and D.I. Owen.The first part of the volume contains 7 articles on various facets of Nuzi, the texts found there and the archaeology of the site. Part two completes the

publication of the excavations at Nuzi series begun by E.R. Lacheman.357p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1995) Hb was £79.50 now £14.95

Spies of the Bibleby Rose Mary Sheldon.This work highlights the importance of espionage and guerilla warface in ancient Israel and traces the role intelligence has played from the Jewish exodus from Egypt to the Bar

Kochba Revolt.304p (Greenhill Books 2007) Hb was £25.00 now £7.95

Nuzi and the Hurrians, Volume 2edited by D.I. Owen and M. A. Morrison.A mixed bag of essays on Nuzi, some important new texts, and the first part of volume 9 of Lacheman’s excavations at Nuzi.

723p b/w illus (Eisenbrauns 1987) Hb was £70.00 now £14.95

Tell el-Hesi IIIThe Persian Period (Stratum V)by W.J. Bennett Jr. and Jeffrey A. Blakely.This volume presents an analysis of all the remains of Stratum V (The Persian Period) excavated at Hesi. Specific chapters present the

results of the analysis of recovered ceramic materials, with special emphasis on imported Aegean fine ware, as well as faunal, floral, lithic, and artifactual materials. Concluding chapters present an interpretation of the use and function of the site during the 5th century B.C.E. 510p, 23 plans (Eisenbrauns 1989) Hb was £95.00 now £9.95

From Egypt to BabylonThe International Age, 1550-500 BC by Paul Collins.The eastern Mediterranean was linked during this period by military expansion, diplomatic exchanges and movements of

goods and peoples over enormous distances, resulting in cultural transfers and technological and social revolutions. This book explores these interactions and interconnections.208p col illus (Harvard UP 2008) Hb was £24.95 now £9.95

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Catalhoyuk PerspectivesThemes from the 1995–99 Seasonsedited by Ian Hodder. This volume, number six in the Çatalhöyük Research Project series, draws on material from Volumes 3 to 5 to deal with

broad themes. Data from architecture and excavation contexts are linked into broader discussion of topics such as seasonality, art and social memory. 246p b/w illus (McDonald Institute 2006) Hb was £39.00 now £12.95

Water Engineering in the Ancient Worldby Charles Ortloff.Charles Ortloff provides a new perspective on archaeological studies of the urban and agricultural water supply and distribution systems of the major

ancient civilizations of South America, the Middle East and South-East Asia, by using modern computer analysis methods to extract the true hydraulic/hydrological knowledge base available to these peoples. 424p b/w illus (Oxford UP 2009) Hb was £102.00 now £39.95

Changing Materialities at CatalhoyukReports from the 1995–99 Seasons edited by Ian Hodder. Discusses the changing materi-ality of life at the site over its 1100 years of occupation. It in-

cludes a discussion of ceramics and other fired clay material, chipped stone, groundstone, worked bone and basketry. 395p b/w illus, CD-Rom (McDonald Institute 2005) Hb was £59.00, now £14.95

BusayraExcavations by Crystal M Bennett 1971-1980by Piotr Bienkowski Busayra, identified with the Biblical site of Bozrah, is the largest Iron Age site in southern Jordan. This volume forms the

final report of the site and includes detailed chapters on architecture and stratigraphy, pottery and small finds such as bone, ivory and metal objects, stone vessels, beads, figurines, coins and faience, glass and crystal. 500p (Oxford UP 2002) Hb was £99.00 now £20.00

The Stamp Seals of Ancient Cyprus by A.T. Reyes. This study examines stamp seals in order to discover what they reveal about society at the end of the Bronze Age when they first appear and the subsequent Iron

Age when they proliferated and moved into common use within the island. 304p, b/w illus throughout (Oxford University School of Archaeology Monograph 52, 2001) Pb £45.00 now £5.00

Excavations at Tell Brak 4Exploring an Upper Mesopotamian Regional Centre, 1994–96 by Roger Matthews. Provides an account of the architecture, artefacts, and environ mental evidence, sup-

ported by a program of radiocarbon dating. The results emphasize the indigenous nature of cultural development in Upper Mesopotamia during the early 4th to 2nd millennia BC. 512p b/w illus (McDonald Institute 2003) Hb was £75.00 now £19.95

Nippur IIIKassite Buildings in Area WC–1 by Richard L. Zettler. Details the construction and re build ings of a large Kassite private house near the western city wall (Area WC–1), which furnished information on Kassite

architectural practice as well as unanticipated patterning in intramural burials. 347p b/w illus (Oriental Institute 1993) Hb was £52.00 now £9.95

Cyprus: An island cultureSociety and Social Relations from the Bronze Age to the Venetian Periodedited by Artemis Georgiou. This volume presents a diversity of excavation, material culture, iconographic and linguistic

evidence to explore the themes of ancient landscape, settlement and society; religion, cult and iconography; and Ancient Cyprus and the Mediterranean. 256p b/w illus. (Oxbow Books 2012) Hb was £52.00, now £9.95

Inhabiting CatalhoyukReports from the 1995–99 Seasons edited by Ian Hodder. Deals with various aspects of the habitation of Çatalhöyük, including the relationship between the site and its environment, diet, lifestyle

and population size, and ways in which houses and open spaces in the settlement were lived in. 446p b/w illus, CD-Rom (McDonald Institute 2005) Hb was £60.00 now £14.95

The Excavations at Tawilan in Southern Jordan by Crystal M Bennett and Piotr Bienkowski. First report on the Iron Age site of Tawilan, in the Biblical kingdom of Edom. Particular attention is paid to the cuneiform tablet and

gold jewellery hoard. The stratigraphy, ceramics and other finds are also comprehensively analysed and an overview of the development and nature of the site is provided.300p, pls, illus (British Academy 1995) Hb was £60.00 now £10.00

Archaeology and DesertificationThe Wadi Faynan Landscape Survey, Southern Jordan edited by Graeme Barker, David Gilbertson and David Mattingly. An inter-disciplinary study of landscape change in the Wadi

Faynan, with the goal of contributing to present-day desertification debates by providing a long-term perspective on the relationship between environmental change and human history. 510p, b/w illus, CD-Rom (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £70.00 now £10.00

Towards a Reflexive Method in ArchaeologyThe Example of Catalhoyuk edited by Ian Hodder. The aim of the volume is to discuss some of the reflexive or postprocessual methods that have been introduced at Catalhoyuk in

the work there since 1993. These methods involve reflexivity, interactivity, multivocality and contextuality or relationality. 300p, b/w pls (McDonald Institute 2000) Hb was £40.00 now £14.95

Excavations by K.M. Kenyon in Jerusalem 1961-67 Volume IVedited by I Eshel and Kprag.The Iron Age cave deposits on the south-east hill and isolated burials and cemeteries elsewhere.

278P b/w figs (OUP 1995) Hb was £45.00 now £14.95

Crossing the RiftResources, Settlements, Patterns and Interactions in the Wadi Arabah edited by Piotr Bienkowski and Katharina Galor. The Wadi Arabah falls between the two areas of southern Jordan

and Negev, and has traditionally been seen as a barrier and border. This book (and the conference it came out of) is an attempt to look at this neglected area anew: bridge, rather than barrier. 288p b/w illus (CBRL/Oxbow Books) Hb was £45.00 now £10.00

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Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum, Volume 2Neo-Sumerian Texts from Umma and Other Sitesby P.J. Watson.This second volume of cuneiform tablets in Birmingham City

Museum presents some 300 neo-Sumerian economic texts, mainly from Umma, formerly in the Wellcome Collection.263p with figs. (Aris and Phillips 1993) Pb was £18.00 now £3.95

The Development of Pre-State Communities in the Ancient Near East edited by Diane Bolger and Louise C. Maguire. This book explores the dynamics of small-scale societies in the ancient Near East by examining

the ways in which particular communities functioned and interacted and by moving beyond the broad neo-evolutionary models of social change which have characterised many earlier approaches. 256p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £38.00 now £9.95

Saddling the DogsJourneys Through Egypt and the Near East edited by Diane Fortenberry and Deborah Manley. An investigation of the experience of travel in Egypt, Greece, the Ottoman Balkans and the Near

East from the 17th to the early 20th century, looking not so much at what was seen as the process of travel itself; the vicissitudes and travails, both expected and strange that characterised the passage. 170p (Oxbow Books 2009) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Qumran Questions edited by John Charlesworth. This collection of ten studies aims to reconstruct the history and theology of early Judaism. Various topics are covered, such as the progress made on the new edition of the Genesis

Apocryphon, the philological understanding of Psalm 155, the laws regarding prophets in Early Judaism, and an examination of literatures predicting the destruction of the Temple.210p (Sheffield Academic Press 1995) was £14.95 now £3.95

The Early Prehistory of the Wadi Faynan edited by Bill Finlayson and Steven Mithen. This edited volume provides a full report on the Pre-Pottery Neo lithic A site of WF16, southern Jordan. Excavations have shown that the

site contains a highly dynamic use of architecture, and the faunal assemblage reveals new information on the processes that lead to the domestication of the goat. 640p (CBRL/Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £75.00 now £10.00

SirafHistory, Topography and Environment by David Whitehouse. Siraf played a leading role in the network of maritime trade that supplied Western Asia with the products of India, the Far

East and Eastern Africa between A.D. 800 and 1050. This volume synthesises the written evidence of the history of Siraf, and introduces the results of seven seasons of excavation and survey. 128p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2009) Hb was £38.00 now £12.95

Society and Polity at Bronze Age PellaAn Annales Perspectiveby A Bernard Knapp.Employing a framework based on Annales socio-historical methodology, this study examines the uncritical and

often unquestioned comparison or contrast of archaeological data and ancient documentary evidence, relating to Middle and Late Bronze Age Palestine and Transjordan.116p, b/w figs (Sheffield Academic Press 1993) Hb was £29.95 now £9.95

GilgalEarly Neolithic Occupations in the Lower Jordan Valleyedited by Ofer Bar-Iosef, A. Nigel Goring-Morris and Avi Gopher. The Gilgal Neolithic sites are among the first sites where cultivation emerged in the

Levant. This book provides the full report of the late Tamar Noy’s excavations including stratigraphy, architecture, artifacts, art objects, faunal, and botanical collections.300p b/w ilus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £20.00 now £7.95

South Eastern Mediterranean Peoples Between 130,000 and 10,000 Years Ago edited by Elena A.A. Garcea. This book highlights and syn-thesizes the latest research and current scientific debate on the

archaeology of the Pleistocene in North Africa and the Near East. 192p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Hb was £48.00 now £9.95

Nineveh and its Remainsby Austen Henry Layard.Sir Austen Henry Layard (1817-94) carried out major excavations in Mesopotamia between 1845 and 1851, uncovering important evidence of ancient Assyrian civilisation. First published in

1849, his journals form a mixture of excavation report, ancient history, anthropology and travel writing.518p (Skyhorse Publishing 2013) Pb was £14.95now £4.95

Knowledge Is LightTravellers in the Near Eastedited by Katherine Salahi.Essays which explore the experience of travel in Egypt and the Near East from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The book features travellers of

great character who visited Egypt and the Near East seeking trade, adventure and knowledge.103p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £20.00 now £4.95

Tell Kosak Shamali Vol IIThe Archaeological Investigations on the Upper Euphrates, Syria. edited by Yoshihiro Nishiaki and Toshio Matsutani. The four seasons of excavation at Tell Kosak Shamali yielded around

33,000 flaked stone artefacts from the Chalcolithic period. The tools are described and documented within their chronological context, and their functional and morphological properties discussed. 318p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2004) Hb was £40.00 now £9.95

Solomon’s TempleMyth and Historyby William Hamblin.This book looks principally not at the Temple as a building or archaeological site, but rather as an idea which runs through all the monotheistic religions. The

central premise, that the Temple is a unique place of communication between God and man has proved a captivating one, and William Hamblin shows how much the architecture and conceptualisation of subsequent places of worship has been influenced by it.224p col and b/w illus (Thames & Hudson 2007) Hb was £19.95 now £7.95

On the Margins of Southwest Asiaby Joanne Clarke. This book examines social change in Cyprus during the 6th to 4th millennia BC. It is proposed that many of the observable differ-ences between mainland south-

west Asia and Cyprus during this period are the result of divergent adaptive strategies in response to different environmental conditions, low population density and low resource stress. 160p, b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2007) Hb was £45.00 now £9.95

The Dead Sea Scrolls: What Have We Learned?by Eileen M. Schuller.This stimulating overview of Dead Sea Scroll studies first recounts the key phases of fifty years of scholarship, then explores the value of the scrolls

for our knowledge of ancient Jewish scripture and its formation, prayers and liturgy, and the place of women in the Qumran community.126p (SCM Press 2006) Pb was £16.99 now £5.95

The Cemetery at Tell Es-Sa’idiyeh, Jordanby James B. Pritchard.Tell es-Sa’idiyeh is a large double mound, situated immediately south of the Wadi Kufrinjeh, 1.8 km east of the River Jordan. A mound was used for burials

during the Bronze Age. A summary of the pottery types is followed by a description of the contents of each of the 45 tombs.103p, b/w pls (University Museum, Pennsylvania 1980) Pb £16.50 now £4.95

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Dictionary of the Ancient Near Eastby Piotr Bienkowski.More than 500 cross-referenced entries in one compact volume, presenting explanations and descriptions of all manner of subjects from the Palaeolithic to

539 BC: architecture, literature and literary works, religion, social and political institutions, archaeological sites, notable personalities, and so on. Also includes maps, chronological summaries, plans, drawings and reconstructions.342p b/w illus (University of Pennsylvania Press/BMP 2010) Pb was £23.00 now £7.95

Orientalizing Bucchero from the Lower Building at Poggio Civitate (Murlo)by Jon Berkin.This volume presents the reconstruction and study of a large assemblage of bucchero pottery recovered from the

Lower building at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate in deposits dating to the late Orientalizing period.200P b/w pls (AIA 2003) Hb was £29.95 now £6.95

Cretan QuestsBritish Explorers, Excavators and Historiansedited by Davina Huxley.Seven introductory essays provide a chronological overview of British research in Crete, whilst the bulk of the book takes a more thematic

approach, discussing the Neolithic and Bronze Ages, Linear A and B, Minoan religion, Greek, Hellenistic and Roman Crete, Byzantine and Arab Crete and the role of the British School at Knossos.227p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2000) Hb was £27.00 now £4.95

En Boqeq 2Excavations in an Oasis on the Dead Seaby Moshe Fischer.This volume reports on the excavation of an early Roman building which served as a workshop for the manufacture

of cosmetic products. Three strata of occupation are identified and specialist reports detail pottery, stone vessels, glass vessels, metal artefacts, coins, industry, dendroarchaeological remains and animal bones.181p b/w illus and pls (Philip von Zabern 2000) Hb was £60.00 now £19.95

Before KnossosArthur Evans’ Travels in the Balkans and Creteby Ann C. Brown.Before making his name at Knossos, Evans had already travelled in Scandinavia and the Balkans; this book reconstructs

his early journeys. It also makes use of Evans’ previously unpublished work describing many archaeological sites in remote areas of Crete which are still unexcavated.96p b/w and col illus (Ashmolean 1994) Hb was £12.95 now £3.95

Explorations in Albania 1930–1939 by Karen Francis. 1999 saw the rediscovery of Luigi Cardini’s site notebooks, photo graphs, drawings and maps relating to work carried out in Albania from 1930–39 where he

was sent on a governmental mission to `reinforce Italian supremacy in Albania through archaeological research’. This monograph publishes extracts from these notebooks within a historical, political and archaeological context. 222p, b/w figs and pks (British School at Athens 2005) Hb was £56.00 now £9.95

Etruscan MirrorsArchaic and Classicalby Judith Swaddling.The British Museum houses one of the most important collections of Etruscan and Greek mirrors, including 140 highly decorated examples. This fascicule focuses

on Archaic and Classical examples which depict scenes from everyday life, religious and mythological scenes and inscriptions.192p, 118 b/w figs and pls (British Museum Press 2001) Hb was £75.00 now £9.95

KnossosThe Protopalatial Deposits in Early Magazine A and the South-West Houses by Colin F. MacDonald and Carl Knappett. This volume represents the first complete publication of sub-

stantial deposits dating to this period, specifically the Middle Minoan IB and IIA phases. They are presented with their contexts, the stratified pottery and small finds. 204p (British School at Athens 2007) Hb was £68.00 now £14.95

Neo-Babylonian Letters and Contracts from the Eanna Archiveedited by Eckart Frahm and Michael Jursa.This new volume presents facsimile copies of over two hundred previously unpublished

Babylonian letters and documents written in cuneiform script. The texts, dating from the sixth century B.C., mainly originate from the archives of the Eanna temple in Uruk in southern Mesopotamia.83p, 125 b/w pls (Yale UP 2011) Hb was £85.00 now £14.95

Archaeoseismology edited by S. Stiros and R.E. Jones. The papers in this volume, which have sprung from collaboration between archaeologists and seis-mologists, investigate the social, historical and physical effects of ancient earthquakes. Sites where

archaeological and historical evidence of palaeoseismic events is investigated include Mycenae, Late Helladic III Kynos, 13th century BC Tiryns and Late Minoan Crete. 268p b/w illus (British School at Athens 1996) Hb was £35.00 now £9.95

KnossosThe South House by P.A. Mountjoy. The South House, located im-mediately south of the Palace of Knossos was first excavated by Arthur Evans in 1908, with subsequent work carried out in

1924, but was never published. This volume pieces together evidence from the finds from the excavation housed in the Stratigraphical Museum, as well as the Daybooks of Duncan Mackenzie, to form an overview of the excavation and the history of the building. 224p, b/w illus and pls (British School at Athens 2003) Hb was £65.00 now £9.95

The Archaeology of Heinrich SchliemannAn Annotated Bibliographic Handlist, 2nd Editionedited by Curtis Runnels.This engaging extended essay offers a critical appreciation of Schliemann’s archaeological work

based on his many publications. A complete listing of all of Schliemann’s archaeological publications is provided.(Archaeological Institute of America 2007) Pb was £12.99 now £5.95

Ayios StephanosExcavations at a Bronze Age and Medieval Settlement in Southern Laconiaby W.D. Taylour and R. Janko.The Bronze Age port of Ayios Stephanos lay on an important Minoan trade route and played a

crucial part in exporting lapis lacedaemonius to Cretan workshops. This publication studies the architecture and stratigraphy, the burials, the Medieval period, the pottery and small finds, the human and other organic remains, the settlement pattern and the regional and historical context. 710p, b/w illus and pls (British School at Athens 2008) Hb was £150.00 now £19.50

Markiani, AmorgosAn Early Bronze Age Fortified Settlement by Lila Marangou, Colin Renfrew, Christos Doumas and Giorgos Gavalas. Markiani in Amorgos is the first rural settlement of the Early

Cycladic period to be excavated systematically and published comprehensively. The abundant finds contrast strikingly with the elite products recovered from the Cycladic cemeteries. 312p, 56 pls. (British School at Athens 2007) Hb was £85.00 now £19.95

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From Nineveh to New Yorkby John M. Russell.The strange story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum and the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School. With an interesting discussion of the English reception of Ninevite

art, and the Assyrian Revival, the book continues with the events surrounding the rediscovery of the Ninevah Porch and the last of Layard’s sculptures recently sold at auction.232p b/w and col illus (Yale UP 1997) Hb was £45.00now £17.95

PalaikastroTwo Late Minoan Wellsby J.A. MacGillivray, L.H. Sackett and J.M. Driessen.This volume gives the first detailed template of LM IB to LM IIIA2 pottery at Palaikastro along with final reports on the wells’

excavation and complete contents.260p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2007) Hb was £85.00 now £14.95

Ustica IExcavations of 1990 and 1991by R. Ross Holloway and Susan S. Lukesh.This volume presents the results of excavations at the site of the Bronze Age Citadel at I Faraglioni on the island of Ustica. The walls

of the citadel are the best preserved defenses of this period known in Italy or Sicily.105p b/w illus (Brown UP 1995) Pb was £26.00 now £6.95

The Archaeology of Etruscan Societyby Vedia Izzet.The late sixth century was a period of considerable change in Etruria; this change is traditionally seen as the adoption of superior models from Greece.

In a re-alignment of agency, this book examines a wide range of Etruscan material culture - mirrors, tombs, sanctuaries, houses and cities - in order to demonstrate the importance of local concerns in the formation of Etruscan material culture.320p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £74.99 now £24.95

Servia IAnglo-Hellenic Rescue Excavations 1971-73by Cressida Ridley, K.A. Wardle and Catharine A. Mould.A report on excavations at the Neolithic-Early Bronze Age site of Servia in Thessaly. Sections are

given on the stratigraphy of the site, which includes five successive building levels, chronology, small finds and the environmental evidence.370p, b/w pls, figs and tbs, CD-rom (British School at Athens 2000) Hb was £90.00 now £9.95

Ustica IIExcavations of 1994 and 1999by R. Ross Holloway and Susan S. Lukesh.Among the subjects of special attention are a second cult place discovered within the citadel, new domestic structures long the

interior of the citadel’s fortifications, and the relation of this island and its fortress to the Mycenean world.83p, 90 b/w illus. (Brown UP 2001) Pb was £26.00 now £6.95

Stone Vessels and Values in the Bronze Age Mediterraneanby Andrew Bevan.Andrew Bevan explores this diverse and prolific industry in all its many facets, bringing some clarity to an artefact which has the

potential to reveal much about the nature of Bronze Age production, the function and use of certain objects, the movement of people, ideas and goods, as well as the value ascribed to such objects, all of which are covered in the book.301p, b/w figs and pls (Cambridge UP 2007) Hb was £79.99 now £19.95

The Latest Sealings from the Palaces and Houses at Knossos by Mervyn R. Popham and Margaret A.V. Gill. All the sealings of known and unknown context are illustrated here. Margaret Gill’s original

study of the sealings made in the 1960s has been updated following more recent work on material in the Heraklion Museum. 65p with 48pls (British School at Athens 1996) Pb was £24.00 now £9.95

Cretan OfferingsStudies in Honour of Peter Warrenedited by Olga Krzyszkowska.Essays on Bronze Age Crete. Among the topics addressed are material culture and iconography, including frescoes, pottery, seals

and stone vases; chronology, inter-site relationships, overseas connections and religion; Knossos and the legacy of Sir Arthur Evans; and the natural world, Minoan and modern.400p b/w and col illus (BSA 2010) Hb was £79.00 now £25.00

A Social Archaeology of Households in Neolithic GreeceAn Anthropological Approachby Stella G. Souvatzi.Using detailed case studies from Neolithic Greece, Stella Souvatzi examines how the household

is defined socially, culturally, and historically; she discusses household and community, variability, production and reproduction, individual and collective agency, identity, change, complexity, and integration. 309p b/w illus (Cambridge UP 2008) Hb was £66.00 now £19.95

La Muculufathe Early Bronze Age Cemeteryby R. Ross Holloway, Martha S. Joukowsky and Susan S. Lukesh.This publication presents the discovery of the first known federal sanctuary of the Early Bronze Age in Sicily and the finely

decorated pottery dedicated there. It also records the first phases of the work in the village site at La Muculufa which is the subject of La Muculufa II.57p, 90 b/w illus (Brown UP 1990, rep 2001) Pb was £13.00 now £5.95

The Pottery from KarphiA Re-examinationby Leslie Preston Day.The site of Karphi, high above the Lasithi plateau, remains one of the most extensively investigated settlements of Early Iron Age Greece; it was excavated by the

British School at Athens under the direction of John Pendlebury in 1937-39. This volume now presents a thorough study of the Karphi pottery, much hitherto unpublished, accompanied by copious new drawings and photographs.392p b/w illus (British School at Athens 2011) Hb was £95.00 now £29.50

Aegean Bronze Age Rhytaby Robert B. Koehl.This comprehensive study of Bronze Age rhyta from the Aegean builds on nearly a century of discoveries and scholarly contributions, and addresses questions of typology,

function, context, and the uses of these vessels. The volume includes a thoroughly illustrated catalogue, an index of sites and the present locations of rhyta.450p, b/w illus, 59 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2006) Hb was £75.00 now £36.00

La Muculufa IIby Brian E. McConnell.This volume presents the final report of the excavations. It documents a village belonging to the later 3rd millenium BC, its Castellucian architecture being amongst the most extensively

recorded of any site.210p b/w illus (Brown UP 1995) Pb was £42.00 now £6.95

The Hill-Forts of the Samnites by S P Oakley. As the Roman state emerged people of surrounding areas became increasingly concerned about their security. This volume describes all the fortified centres

which are known in Samnium and interprets their date and purpose. 164p, illus (British School at Rome 1995) Pb was £37.50 now £15.00

AyioryitikaThe 1928 Excavations of Carl Blegen at a Neolithic to Early Helladic Settlement in Arcadiaby Susan L. Petrakis.Ayioryitika, a large open-air settlement in Arcadia, in central Greece, was inhabited during

the Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The site is particularly important for its beautifully decorated Middle Neolithic pottery and for its figurines of human figures and animals. This volume gathers together the scattered and fragmentary evidence for the excavation and its finds. 144p, 40 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £49.50 now £24.95

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The Cave of the CyclopsMesolithic and Neolithic Networks in the Northern Aegean, Greece, Volume Iby Adamantios Sampson.The setting and stratigraphy of this cave on the island of Youra and a survey of the area are discussed.

The Mesolithic and Neolithic ceramic, lithic, and small finds are organised into catalogues. Additionally, this volume presents the connections between this outlying area and mainland Greece.430p b/w illus, 37 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Kingship in the Mycenaean World and Its Reflections in the Oral Traditionby Ione Mylonas Shear.This investigation of the character of Mycenaean kingship surveys the conclusions drawn by individual scholars studying

the Linear B tablets, contrasts their theories with our knowledge of the Mycenaean kingdoms as derived from the archaeological record, and finally compares this evidence with possible reflections in the oral tradition, specifically in the Iliad and Odyssey.120p b/w pls (INSTAP 2004) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Mochlos IC: Period IIINeopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans’ Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Small Findsby Jeffrey S. Soles.This volume, Mochlos IC, presents

the small finds from the site. 300p, b/w illus, 24 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Crete Beyond the Palacesedited by James D. Muhly, Leslie Preston Day and Margaret S. Mook.This volume is divided into the following sections: Trade, Society and Religion, Chronology and History, Landscape and Survey, and Technology and Production.

340p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Krinoi kai LimenesStudies in Honor of Joseph and Maria Shawedited by Philip P. Betancourt, Michael C. Nelson and Hector Williams.Topics include Aegean Bronze Age architecture, harbors,

frescoes, and trade.315p, b/w illus, 16 col pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2007) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IIA: Period IVThe Mycenaean Settlement and Cemetery: The Sitesby Jeffrey S. Soles.The results of excavations carried out at two Late Minoan III sites at Mochlos in eastern Crete are presented. The stratigraphy and

architecture of a total of 31 tombs and 11 houses are discussed together with a complete list of artefacts, ecofacts, and skeletal remains from each context.402p, b/w illus, 57 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

The Hagia Photia Cemetery IThe Tomb Groups and Architectureby Costis Davaras and Philip P. Betancourt.This large Early Minoan burial ground with over fifteen hundred Cycladic imports was discovered

in 1971. A total of 263 tombs were excavated, and among the 1800 artefacts are some of the earliest known Cretan discoveries of several types. 290p, b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

MideaThe Megaron Complex and Shrine Areaby Gisela Walberg.This volume presents the 1994-1997 excavation of the Lower Terraces of the Mycenaean citadel of Midea in the Argolid

Plain of Greece. The stratigraphy, architecture, pottery, lithics, small finds, and human and faunal remains dating from the Final Neolithic through Byzantine periods are discussed and catalogued. 550p, 2 vols, b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2007) Hb was £86.00 now £39.95

Mochlos IIB: Period IVThe Mycenaean Settlement and Cemetery: The Potteryby R. Angus K. Smith.Excavations carried out at two Late Minoan III sites at Mochlos in eastern Crete yielded a pottery assemblage from 31 tombs

and 11 houses, which are cataloged, discussed, and illustrated together with petrographic analyses.320p, b/w illus, 35 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2010) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Kavousi IThe Archaeological Survey of the Kavousi Regionby Donald C. Haggis.Provides a comprehensive look at the topography of the area, its natural resources, and the way in which the local people interacted

with them over time, as shown in the changing pattern of settlement.392p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2005) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IA: Period IIINeopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans’ Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Sitesby Jeffrey S. Soles.The Artisans’ Quarter consisted of a series of workshops with

evidence for pottery manufacture, metalworking, and weaving. Chalinomouri was a semi-independent farmhouse. This volume, Mochlos IA, presents the process of excavation and the architecture. 337p b/w illus, 36 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2003) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Monastiraki KatalimataExcavation of a Cretan Refuge Site, 1993-2000by Krzysztof Nowicki.This monograph provides a detailed discussion of the six occupational phases recorded on the largest of Monastiraki

Katalimata’s terraces (Final Neolithic, MM II, LM IB-IIIA1, LM IIIC, Early Byzantine, and Late Venetian to the 17th century A.D.) and offers a reconstruction of the site’s role in the context of Cretan history. 275p, b/w illus, 32 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £46.00 now £22.00

Kavousi IIAThe Late Minoan IIIC Settlement at Vronda. The Buildings on the Summitby Leslie Preston Day, Nancy L. Klein and Lee Ann Turner.Kavousi IIA is devoted to the excavation of material from the

Late Minoan IIIC settlement at Vronda, particulary the houses on the summit of the Vronda ridge (Buildings A-B, C-D, J-K, and Q), along with earlier (Building P) and later (Building R) structures around them.400p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2009) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Mochlos IB: Period IIINeopalatial Settlement on the Coast: The Artisans’ Quarter and the Farmhouse at Chalinomouri. The Neopalatial Potteryby Kellee A. Barnard and Thomas M. Brogan.

This volume, Mochlos IB presents the pottery from the site. 345p b/w illus, 25 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2003) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Moni OdigitriaA Prepalatial Cemetery and Its Environs in the Asterousia, Southern Creteedited by Andonis Vasilakis and Keith Branigan.This volume presents the final report on the excavation of two

Prepalatial tholos tombs and their associated remains at Chatzinas Liophyto in south-central Crete. The grave goods and burial remains include pottery, metal objects, chipped stones, stone vases, gold and stone jewelry, sealstones, and human skeletal material. 530p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2010) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

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The Politics of StorageStorage and Sociopolitical Complexity in Neopalatial Creteby Kostandinos S. Christakis.This study reassesses the intrinsic relationship between storage and sociopolitical complexity by

combining testimonies on the storage of staples from palatial, nonpalatial elite, and ordinary domestic contexts dated to the LM I period.185p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2008) Hb was £39.95 now £19.95

Pseira IXThe Pseira Island Survey, Part 2: The Intensive Surface Surveyby Richard Hope Simpson, Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras and Jacqueline Simpson.The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under

the direction of Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the island, the results of which are published here.350p, b/w illus, 44 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2005) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

Soil Science and ArchaeologyThree Test Caves from Minoan Creteby Michael W. Morris.In this book Michael Morris presents a detailed study of the prehistoric landscape in three

regions of Crete. He examines the development, stability, and physio-chemical composition of selected soils near three archaeological sites.181p, 39 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Pseira IThe Minoan Buildings on the West Side of Area Aby Philip P. Betancourt.The site is a seaport dating from the end of the Final Neolithic until the Late Minoan period. This volume presents a series

of houses whose main period of occupation is Late Minoan IB. The architecture is constructed of stone and remarkably well preserved.200p, b/w illus, 30 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1995) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Pseira VIThe Pseira Cemetery I. The Surface Surveyby Costis Davaras and Philip P. Betancourt.Th is vo lume covers the methodology that was employed in the investigation, the topography

of the cemetery area, and the ceramic petrography for the cemetery pottery. The survey showed that the cemetery was first used in the Neolithic period, and that it was abandoned in Middle Minoan II, before the expansion of the nearby town in the Late Minoan I period. 188p, 19 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2002) Hb was £53.00 now £19.95

Tholos Tomb GammaA Prepalatial Tholos Tomb at Phouni, Archanesby Yiannis Papadatos.This publication includes a detailed discussion of the pottery, the finds and their parallels, and a reconstruction of both the

excavation and stratigraphy of Tholos Gamma in the Bronze Age cemetery of Phourni at Archanes. This evidence is used to give the historical outline of the tomb from its foundation in Early Minoan IIA until its excavation in 1972. 166p b/w illus (INSTAP Academic Press 2005) Hb was £39.50 now £19.95

Pseira IIBuilding AC (the `shrine’) and Other Buildings in Area Aby Philip P. Betancourt.This volume reports on the new researches on building AC, the Late Minoan I shrine. The recent excavations have paid

particular attention to the architecture including the reconstruction of the wall paintings, and the textile patterns from stucco reliefs, which are reported in full in this volume. 150p, 48 b/w pls, 8 col pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1997) Hb was £46.00 now £19.95

Pseira VIIThe Pseira Cemetery II. Excavation of the Tombs editedby Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras.This volume covers the excavation and cleaning of the 19 tombs that still exist at the Pseira cemetery.

The cemetery is remarkable for the diversity of its communal tomb types including burials in cist graves built of vertical slabs, in small tombs constructed of fieldstones, in house tombs, and in jars. 192p, 167 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2003) Hb was £49.50 now £24.95

Faces of Archaeology in GreeceCaricaturesby Piet de Jong by Rachel Hood.Piet de Jong was draughtsman and architect to Sir Arthur Evans at Knossos, and worked with numerous other archaeologists

on great sites in Greece. This book presents full colour cartoons in a striking modernist style of 40 of his archaeological colleagues together with biographies, and a detailed biography of De Jong himself.279P col illus (Leopards Head Press 1998) Hb was £32.00 now £9.95

Pseira IIIThe Plateia Buildingby Cheryl Floyd.This third volume focuses on the Plateia building discovered in 1986. This report on the findings includes an introduction to the project, followed by a detailed

discussion of the architecture and small finds: pottery, stone tools, terracotta objects, sealstones, shell artefacts, faunal remains, charcoal, lithics, plaster and so on. 329p, b/w illus, 21 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1998) Hb was £46.00 now £19.95

Pseira VIIIThe Archaeological Survey of Pseira Island, Part 1edited by Costis Davaras, Philip P. Betancourt and Richard Hope Simpson. The Temple University excavations (1985-1994) under the direction

of Philip Betancourt and Costis Davaras conducted an intensive surface survey of the island. Pseira VIII presents the results from the corollary studies that accompany the surface survey.200p, b/w illus, 14 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2004) Hb was £49.95, now £24.95

KlithiPalaeolithic Settlement and Quaternary Landscapes in Northwest Greece edited by Geoff Bailey. A two volume set which sets out the history of Palaeolithic occupation in the Epirus region

of north-west Greece over the last 100,000 years, bringing together the full range of studies carried out between 1981 and 1983 as part of the Klithi project. 396p, 231 illus, 64 tables 2 Volume Set (McDonald Institute 1998) Hb was £70.00 now £24.95

Pseira IVMinoan Buildings in Areas B C D Fby Philip P. Betancourt and Costis Davaras.Volume four in the series of final reports on the Bronze Age town of Pseira located on Pseira island

just off the coast of Crete. This volume reports on the architectural remains and associated finds from Areas B, C, D and F, including pottery, stone tools, lithics, fauna and micro-fauna.346p, b/w illus, 38 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 1999) Hb was £56.00 now £24.95

Pseira XThe Excavation of Block AFby Philip Betancourt.Block AF provides the fullest sequence of building phases from any one area at Pseira, with habitation extending from before MM II to LM III. It has examples

of complex architectural details including a “pillar crypt,” elaborate upstairs floors, a well-preserved U-shaped staircase, and a well-designed kitchen, all of which contribute significantly to our knowledge of East Cretan building practices.330p, b/w illus, 45 b/w pls (INSTAP Academic Press 2009) Hb was £53.00 now £24.95

The Interpretation of Mycenaean Greek Textsby Leonard R. Palmer.Intended as an introduction to the information contained in the Linear B texts from Mycenaean sites and addressed to the non-specialist, this book provides

a selection of the most interesting texts with a full commentary. The introduction deals with epigraphy, decipherment and the Mycenaean language, together with questions of geography, social structure, economy and religion.488p (Oxford UP 1963, repr. 1998) Hb was £19.99now £9.95

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Back to the BeginningReassessing Social and Political Complexity on Crete during the Early and Middle Bronze Ageedited by I Schoep, P. Tomkins and J.M. DriessenThese papers re-evaluate our

theories and models and ask anew what we really know about social and political complexity on Crete from the end of the Neolithic to Middle Minoan II (c.3600-1750/00 BC).352p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £40.00 now £7.95

Political Economies of the Aegean Bronze Ageedited by Daniel J. Pullen.These papers examine the political economies of state (and pre-state) entities within the Aegean Bronze Age, including the issues of centralization and multiple

scales of production, distribution, and consumption within a polity; importance of extraregional trade; craft specialization; the role of non-elite institutions, and the political economy before the emergence of the palaces.256p b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2010) Pb was £30.00 now £9.95

Rome: Day One by Andrea Carandini. Carandini, drawing on his own excavations as well as historical and literary sources, argues that the core of Rome’s founding myth is not purely mythical. He makes the case that a king whose name

might have been Romulus founded Rome one April 21st in the mid-eighth century BC, most likely in a ceremony in which a white bull and cow pulled a plow to trace the position of a wall, newly discovered by Carandini himself, marking the blessed soil of the new city. 172p b/w illus (Princeton UP 2011) Hb was £16.95 now £7.95

Born to RebelThe Life of Harriet Boyd Hawes by Mary Allesbrook. Harriet Boyd was the first woman to lead an archaeological investigation in the Aegean, excavating at the Minoan town of Gournia in Crete. Mary

Allesbrook’s lighthearted and extremely readable account of her mother’s extraordinary experiences shows Harriet Boyd to be truly one of America’s pioneers. 236p illus (Oxbow Books revised ed 2002) Pb was £12.95 now £4.95

Textile Production in Pre-Roman Italyby Magarita Gleba.This book examines the archaeological evidence for textile production in Italy from the transition between the Bronze Age and Early Iron Ages until the

Roman expansion (1000-400 BCE), and sheds light on both the process of technological development and the emergence of large urban centres with specialised crafts.280p, 120 b/w figs, tbs, maps (Oxbow Books 2008) Hb was £35.00 now £12.95

Etruscan Treasures from the Cini-Alliata Collectionby Francesco Buranelli and Maurizio Sannibale.This catalogue presents 225 pieces of jewellery, predominantly Etruscan, but also including some Classical Greek and Roman

artefacts. Objects include hairpins, hair ornaments, wreaths and diadems, earrings, necklaces, pendants, fibulae, bracelets, rings and gems, whilst appendices detail production techniques and materials.191p col illus (Crisalide 2004) Pb was £25.00 now £7.95

Communicating Identity in Italic Iron Age Communitiesedited by Margarita Gleba and Helle W. Horsnaes.explores the many and much varied identities of the Italic peoples of the Iron Age, and how specific objects, places and ideas

might have been involved in generating, mediating and communicating these identities. A wide range of evidence is discussed including funerary iconography, grave offerings, pottery, vase-painting, coins, spindles and distaffs and the excavation of settlements.228p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Hb was £30.00 now £7.95

Well Built Mycenae Fasc 27by Don Evely and Curtis Runnels.This fascicule describes the ground stone objects from the 1959-69 excavations at Mycenae. Don Evely describes the vases (36 complete and fragmentary pieces including `Minoan’ birds’

nest bowls and Mycenaean piriform jars,, fragments of rhyta and legged mortars) and other objects (inlays in valuable stones such as lapis lazuli and lapis lacedaemonius , mushroom shaped pommels, a steatite jewellery mould and other items). Curtis Runnels discusses sixteen domestic millstones. 44p 2 fiches (Oxbow 1992) Pb was £15.00 now £5.00

Escaping the LabyrinthThe Cretan Neolithic in Context edited by V Isaakidou and P Tomkins.Thirteen papers explore two aspects of the Cretan Neolithic: the results of recent re-analysis

of a range of bodies of material from J.D. Evans’ excavations at EN-FN Knossos; and new insights into the Cretan Late and Final Neolithic and the contentious belated colonisation of the rest of the island, drawing on both new and old fieldwork. 240p, 80 b/w illus (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £24.00 now £9.95

Well Built Mycenae Fasc 36The Hellenistic Dye Worksby L.C. Bowkett.The structures, building techniques, distribution of finds function of the complex and parallels with similar sites. The bargain copies no longer contain

the fiches.55p, map (Oxbow 1995) Pb was £15.00 now £5.00

Greek, Roman and Byzantine Coins from the Museum at Amasya (ancient Amaseia), Turkey by S. IrelandOver 4,500 coins held in the museum are catalogued, ranging in date from the 5th century BC

until the 11th century AD. Most are finds from the surrounding region, but over 50 other mints in Asia Minor are represented and some coins come from as far afield as Alexandria in Egypt and Arles in Gaul. 132p, map, 61 b/w pls (BIAA 2000) Hb was £30.00 now £9.95

Exotica in the Prehistoric Mediterraneanedited by Andrea Vianello.This book examines how exotic materials were exchanged and used across the Mediterranean from the Neolithic era to the Iron Age, focusing on the Bronze Age.

A variety of materials and interpretative approaches are presented through several case studies. These emphasise how the value of exotic materials depended on the context in which they were consumed.216p b/w and col illus (Oxbow Books 2011) Pb was £25.00 now £9.95

Well Built Mycenae, Fasc.24 The Ivories and Objects of Bones and Antler and Boar’s Tusk by Olga Krzyszkowska. Provides a full discussion of the material supported by a detailed catalogue and wide range of photo graphs and line drawings.

The material includes not only the well known head and lion, fully published here for the first time, but also an intriguing range of raw material, prepared blanks, off-cuts and waste pieces.86p, 2 CDs (Oxbow Books 2008) Pb was £26.00 now £6.95

The Athlone History of Witchcraft and Magic, Volume 2Ancient Greece and Romeby Valerie Flint et al.Contains four sections: curse tablets and voodoo dolls (D Ogden); witches and sorcerers

in Classical literature (G Luck); Imagining Greek and Roman magic (R Gordon); Demonisation of magic and sorcery in Late Antiquity (V Flint).395p (Athlone Press 1999) Pb was £34.99 now £7.95

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Morgantina Studies Volume 4The Proto-Historic settlement on the Cittadellaby R Leighton.A full study of this extensive protohistoric settlement in Sicily. The survival of long houses and

tombs with much of their structures and contents preserved, permits a thorough examination of indigenous cultural traditions prior to the foundation of the Greek town in the Archaic period.240p, 164 pls (Princeton UP 1993) Hb was £120.00now £14.95