Archaeology & Egyptology

Hadrian's Wall

Creating Division Matthew Symonds, Independent Scholar, UK Over its long history, Hadrian’s Wall has had an undeniable influence in shaping the British landscape, both literally and figuratively. Since antiquity, it has repeatedly been invoked during times of national anxiety and has inspired creatives as diverse as Rudyard Kipling and George R. R. Martin. Combining an archaeological analysis of the monument itself and an examination of its rich legacy and contemporary relevance, Matthew Symonds presents a much-needed reliable, modern perspective on the Wall that sheds new light on its underexplored human story.

UK January 2021 • US January 2021 • 224 pages • 60 bw illus PB 9781350105348 • £19.99 / $26.95 • HB 9781350105355 • £65.00 / $90.00 ePub 9781350105379 • £17.99 / $22.16 ePdf 9781350105362 • £17.99 / $22.16 Series: Archaeological Histories • Bloomsbury Academic

Sir Arthur Evans and Minoan Crete

Creating the Vision of Knossos Nanno Marinatos In steering Aegean archaeology away from Homer towards the broader Mediterranean world in his controversial excavations at Knossos, Sir Arthur Evans is often charged with having done his own inventing, recreating the Cretan Labyrinth via the Bronze Age myth of the Minotaur. Nanno Marinatos challenges the entrenched idea that Evans was nothing more than a flamboyant researcher who turned speculation into history, arguing instead that his combination of anthropology, comparative religion and analysis of cultic artefacts led him to propose remarkable ideas about Minoan religion which are now being vindicated as startling new evidence comes to light.

UK December 2020 • US December 2020 • 304 pages • 47 bw illus PB 9781350197350 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781780768113 ePub 9780857738837 • £81.00 / $101.01 ePdf 9780857725165 • £81.00 / $101.01 Bloomsbury Academic

Bloomsbury Egyptology

Nicholas Reeves

Cleopatra's Needles

The Lost Obelisks of Egypt Bob Brier, Long Island University, USA

"Mr. Brier tells these stories with panache and with authority. His cast of characters-pharaohs, emperors, popes, engineers, Egyptologists and

millionaires-can hardly be beat." Wall Street Journal Between 1831 and 1881 three massive obelisks left Egypt, bound for Paris, London and New York. With no records of how obelisks had been moved in the past, the engineers entrusted with transporting them across oceans had to invent new methods, and they were far from certain that they would work. Bob Brier recreates a turbulent era, caught up in obelisk mania, with astounding tales of engineering dexterity and naval endurance that will fascinate all those interested in Egypt, its iconic monuments and the history of great endeavour.

UK February 2021 • US February 2021 • 248 pages • 75 bw illus PB 9781350198722 • £19.99 / $26.95 Previously published in HB 9781474242936 ePub 9781474242943 • £27.00 / $34.48 ePdf 9781474242950 • £27.00 / $34.48 Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology • Bloomsbury Academic

From Stonehenge to Mycenae

The Challenges of Archaeological Interpretation John C. Barrett, University of Sheffield, UK & Michael J. Boyd, University of Cambridge, UK This book reconsiders how we can understand archaeology on a grand scale by abandoning the claims that material remains stand for the people and institutions that produced them, or that genetic change somehow caused cultural change.The radiocarbon revolution made the old view that the architecture of Mycenae influenced the building of Stonehenge untenable. But the recent use of ‘big data’ and of genetic histories have led archaeology back to a worldview where ‘big problems’ are assumed to require ‘big solutions’. Making an animated plea for bottom-up rather than top-down solutions, the authors consider how life was made possible by living in the local and materially distinct worlds of the period.

UK December 2020 • US December 2020 • 216 pages • 30 bw illus PB 9781350190825 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781474291897 ePub 9781474291903 • £63.00 / $78.84 ePdf 9781474291910 • £63.00 / $78.84 Series: Debates in Archaeology • Bloomsbury Academic

Quesna I

Investigations in the Ptolemaic-Roman Cemetery 20062013 Edited by Joanne Rowland, Valentina Gasperini, Scott Haddow, Sarah Inskip, Lawrence Owens & Sonia Zakrzewski Quesna I publishes the first phases of investigations of the PtolemaicRoman cemetery by the EES Minufiyeh Archaeological Survey (2007-2013). It includes a site description and a main catalogue with information on each of the burials excavated and analysed.

UK January 2021 • 410 pages PB 9780856982217 • £70.00 Series: Excavation Memoirs • Egypt Exploration Society World English (excluding Canada/Mexico/USA)

Five Egyptian Goddesses

Their Possible Beginnings, Actions, and Relationships in the Third Millennium BCE Susan Tower Hollis, State University of New York, USA This volume explores the earliest appearances and functions of the five major Egyptian goddesses Neith, Hathor, Nut, Isis and Nephthys. Their importance endured throughout the three millennia of Egyptian history but their origins and earliest roles in religion and myth have never before been studied together in detail. Showcasing the latest research and a full bibliography on the five goddesses, this is vital reading for all scholars of Egyptian religion, mythology and early dynastic history. Hollis is particularly interested in the evidence that these goddesses had very close ties with royalty and, at least in the case of Neith and Hathor, special connections to early queens.

UK May 2021 • US May 2021 • 232 pages • 30 bw illus PB 9781780937151 • £28.99 / $39.95 Previously published in HB 9781474234252 ePub 9781780937946 • £76.50 / $94.85 ePdf 9781780935959 • £76.50 / $94.85 Series: Bloomsbury Egyptology • Bloomsbury Academic