Oxbow news Autumn 2023

OXBOW BOOK NEWS

110

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Welcome to Book News 110, bringing you the best new books on archaeology, ancient and medieval history.

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Circuits of Metal Value

Changing Roles of Metals in the Early Aegean and Nearby Lands

Edited by Toby C. Wilkinson and Susan Sherratt

Innovative new examination of the cultural role of metals in Aegean prehistory.

This volume explores the cultural role of a spectrum of metals in use from the fourth millennium BC to the Early Iron Age, and their interrelationships with changing economic, social, cultural, and symbolic values. Themes include properties of different metals, under-representation of certain metals in the archaeological record, the beginnings of regular iron metallurgy, and the uses and attitudes to gold, silver, and bronze at various times.

SHEFFIELD STUDIES IN AEGEAN ARCHAEOLOGY | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259612 • February 2023 • £46.00

224 pages • B/w and colour images

OXBOW BOOKS

Knossos, Mycenae, Troy

The Enchanting Bronze Age and its Tumultuous Climax

By Natale Barca

Engaging history of the first Mediterranean Bronze Age civilisations, set against the backdrop of a series of natural disasters.

Using archaeological evidence and written sources, this book charts the Minoan, Cycladic, Mycenaean and Trojan civilisations’ fortunes and crises, and the wars and natural disasters that led to their decline. Spanning subjects from military capabilities and architecture to material culture and economics, it uses the ‘historical present’ as a device to immerse the reader in events, aiding our understanding of these fascinating cultures that laid the foundations of Western civilisation.

Paperback • 9781789259476 • January 2023 • £40.00

272 pages • B/w illustrations

Tools, Textiles and Contexts

Investigating Textile Production in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age

Edited by Eva Andersson Strand and Marie-Louise Nosch

Interdisciplinary and collaborative work offers crucial new perspectives on textile production in Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age societies.

Textile production is one of the most important crafts in Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age societies. Now available in paperback, this volume combines experimental archaeology, analyses of textile tools, and find contexts, to provide unique insights of production processes and the range of textile types that could have been produced at specific sites. These results illustrate the central, social and economic impact of textile production in Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age communities.

ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259896 • May 2023 • £45.00

416 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Revisiting Grooved Ware

Understanding Ceramic Trajectories in Britain and Ireland, 3200–2400 cal BC

Edited by Mike Copper, Alasdair Whittle and Alison Sheridan

Presents a region-by-region consideration of the origins, dating, development, distribution, and social context of British Grooved Ware, the first overview in 25 years.

This book presents a series of contributions from researchers specialising in Grooved Ware pottery and the British and Irish Neolithic, offering both regional and thematic perspectives on this important ceramic tradition. Chapters cover the development of Grooved Ware in Orkney as well as the timing and nature of its appearance, development, and subsequent demise in different regions of Britain and Ireland.

NEOLITHIC STUDIES GROUP SEMINAR PAPERS | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9798888570326 • October 2023 • £45.00

240 pages

Repeopling La Manche

New Perspectives on Neanderthal Archaeology and Landscapes from La Cotte de St Brelade

Edited by Beccy Scott, Andrew Shaw, Katharine Scott and Matt Pope

Major multi-disciplinary exploration of Neanderthal occupation of the English Channel region. The current geography of north-west Europe, from the perspective of long-term Pleistocene climate change, is temporary. The seaways that separate southern Britain from northern France comprise a flooded landscape open to occupation by hunter-gatherers for large parts of the 0.5 million years since the English Channel’s formation. This volume considers the ecological opportunities and behavioural constraints this landscape offered, and explores how Palaeolithic archaeology in the region has transformed our understanding of Neanderthal behaviour.

PREHISTORIC SOCIETY RESEARCH PAPERS | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789251524 • May 2023 • £35.00

216 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

The Drowning of a Cornish Prehistoric Landscape Tradition, Deposition and Social Responses to Sea Level Rise

By Andy M. Jones and Michael J. Allen

Explores the progressive social and economic response of local prehistoric communities to sea level rise and environmental change.

Following the excavation of a Bronze Age barrow and palaeoenvironmental sampling at Mount’s Bay, Cornwall, this volume explores the landscape history of this coastal region; one that experienced a long process of inundation from the Neolithic – including a submerged forest – to the medieval period. It shows the potential for nationally significant environmental data to survive, devising a model for the drowning landscape, and demonstrating community responses to the long-term effects of climate change and rising sea levels.

PREHISTORIC SOCIETY RESEARCH PAPERS | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259230 • April 2023 • £35.00

256 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Settlement in the Irish Neolithic New Discoveries at the Edge of Europe

By Jessica Smyth

New in paperback, this acclaimed volume explores the wealth of evidence for settlement and houses throughout the Irish Neolithic.

The Irish Neolithic has been dominated by the study of megalithic tombs, but the defining element of Irish settlement evidence is the rectangular timber Early Neolithic house – a short-lived architectural phenomenon lasting as little as 90 years. Incorporating evidence from developer-led archaeological excavations and large grey-literature resources, this is the first comprehensive, holistic review of Neolithic settlement of Ireland in relation to Britain and continental Europe.

PREHISTORIC SOCIETY RESEARCH PAPERS | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789258820 • December 2022 • £24.95

208 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Knossos: From First to Second Palace

An Integrated Ceramic, Stratigraphic, and Architectural Study

By Carl Knappett, Colin F. Macdonald and Iro Mathioudaki

Ceramic, stratigraphic and architectural evidence reveals the last part of the Middle Bronze Age as vibrant and lengthy.

The monumental Palace of Knossos underwent numerous changes over its 600–700 year history. Some of the greatest architectural developments took place in the last part of the Middle Bronze Age. By integrating a study of pottery from Evans’s excavations the authors reveal a period that saw tremendous developments in art and architecture, and an expansion of connectivity and exchange in Crete and the Aegean.

BSA SUPPLEMENTARY VOLUME | BRITISH SCHOOL AT ATHENS

Hardback • 9780904887747 • January 2023 • £140.00

238 pages • 51 line-drawings; 8 tables; 23 half-tone plates; 2 colour plates; 1 pocket-plan

SIDESTONE PRESS

The Submerged Site of La Marmotta (Rome, Italy) Decrypting a Neolithic Society

Edited by Mario Mineo, Juan F. Gibaja and Niccolò Mazzucco

First English publication of a submerged Italian Neolithic lake village with exceptionally preserved organic remains.

The archaeological excavations conducted at the settlement of La Marmotta (near Rome, Italy) – today submerged under the waters of Lake Bracciano – represent one of the most exceptional Neolithic villages in the entire Mediterranean. Thanks to La Marmotta, it is possible to rewrite the evolution of plant and wood processing techniques during prehistoric times. This illustrated book showcases its rich archaeological record, providing insights into Neolithic woodworking, basketry, textile production and other crafting and subsistence activities.

OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789258714 • April 2023 • £38.00

168 pages • Colour illustrations

Barrows at the Core of Bronze Age Communities Supplementary Material

By Stuart Needham and George Anelay

Appendices to the main volume Barrows at the Core of Bronze Age Communities (9789464260434).

This volume of supplementary material contains a crucial new analysis of enclosure barrows in Wessex; further analyses regarding barrow morphologies, condition, cemetery formation and siting; observations on damage and recommendations on the future management of the archaeology of Petersfield Heath; a major reassessment of the excavated ring-ditch at Heath End, Duncton, and much more.

Paperback • 9789464260465 • February 2022 • £40.00

258 pages • 59fc / 85bw illustrations

Temple People

Bioarchaeology,

Resilience and Culture in Prehistoric Malta

Edited by Simon Stoddart, Ronika Power, Jess E. Thompson, Bernadette Mercieca-Spiteri and Rowan McLaughlin

This third volume looks at human remains from the Xagħra Brochtorff Circle, Gozo.

This volume seeks to answer many questions posed, but left unanswered, by the more than 200,000 fragments of mainly commingled human remains from the Xagħra Brochtorff Circle on Gozo. The focus is on interpreting a substantial, representative subsample of the assemblage, exploring the dentition, disease, diet and lifestyle of the ancient population associated with the ‘Temple Culture’ of prehistoric Malta.

FRAGILITY AND SUSTAINABILITY – STUDIES ON EARLY MALTA, THE ERC-FUNDED FRAGSUS PROJECT | MCDONALD INSTITUTE FOR ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESEARCH

Hardback • 9781913344078 • January 2023 • £65.00

512 pages

Picturing the Bronze Age

Edited by Peter Skoglund, Johan Ling and Ulf Bertilsson

Updated overview of European Rock Art studies, demonstrating the subject’s diversity and the breadth of methods used in today’s research.

Bronze Age visuals are numerous, vivid and complex. No other prehistoric period has produced such a wide range of images spanning rock art or figurines to decoration on bronzes and gold. This book’s geographical coverage ranges from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, reflecting the many forms and expressions of Bronze Age imagery, and encompasses themes including religion, materiality, mobility, interaction, power and gender. Now available in paperback.

SWEDISH ROCK ART RESEARCH SERIES | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259858 • April 2023 • £38.00

184 pages • Fully colour illustrated

SIDESTONE PRESS

Doggerland

Lost World Under the North Sea

Edited by Luc W.S.W. Amkreutz and Sasja van der Vaart-Verschoof

Explores the prehistoric landscape that documents almost a million years of human habitation and lay dry for most of that time.

This popular-science book brings the lost world of Doggerland, one of the most important, but least known major archaeological sites in Europe, back to the surface. The volume explores this world, from the hominids who left the first footprints in Northern Europe, to the rising sea levels of the Holocene, and beyond.

SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789464261134 • £35.00 • December 2022

210 pages • 60fc / 40bw illustrations

A Completely Normal Practice

The Emergence of Selective Metalwork Deposition in Denmark, North-west Germany, and the Netherlands between 2350–1500 BC

By Marieke Visser

Unravelling the logic behind the puzzling practice of selective metalwork deposition in the European Bronze Age.

This book aims to acquire a better understanding of the ideas and conventions surrounding selective metalwork deposition in Bronze Age Europe. Systematic investigation unravels the logic behind this practice. This research adds a new chronological and geographical depth to the field of metalwork depositions, as well as providing a detailed catalogue of the metalwork from the research areas.

Paperback • 9789464280159 • April 2022 • £40.00

290 pages • 35fc / 53bw illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Changing Identity in a Changing World

Current Studies on the Stone Age Around 4000 BCE

Edited by Daniel Gross and Mikael Rothstein

Provides current studies, starting from Denmark’s biggest excavation: The Femern project. This book is the first complete overview of the excavations of the Femern project. It provides an outline of the current state of research within the project and sets it into context with the wider area. Topics covered deal with technological change, archaeological analyses of identity, aspects of landscape interaction and perception in the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic.

Paperback • 9789464261677 • £55.00 • September 2023

Hardback • 9789464261684 • £125.00 • 280 pages • 64fc / 27bw illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Hidden Dimensions

Aspects of Mesolithic Hunter-gatherer Landscape Use and Non-lithic Technology

Edited by Ole Grøn and Hans Peeters

Discusses aspects of Mesolithic hunter-gatherer dwelling to develop a better understanding of the structure of the archaeological record.

This book addresses the problems caused by the lack of attention for sites and phenomena associated with no or few lithics, with the aim to boost research initiatives in this field. Articles included consider variability in site location and landscape use, notably in relation to hunting and ethology of game species, and technological aspects of non-lithic material culture.

Paperback • 9789464261257 • £50.00 • November 2022

Hardback • 9789464261264 • £120.00 • 312 pages • 62fc / 22bw illustrations

PREHISTORY

SIDESTONE PRESS

Settling Waterscapes in Europe

The Archaeology of Neolithic and Bronze Age Pile-Dwellings

Edited by Albert Hafner, Ekaterina Dolbunova, Andrey Mazurkevich, Elena Pranckenaite and Martin Hinz

Presents an important new body of data and international perspectives on the settlement of European waterscapes.

This volume explores extensive multidisciplinary research carried out in recent years which has provided new data with regard to the anthropogenic influence on the landscapes around Neolithic and Bronze Age pile dwellings. This allows us to characterise in more detail the lifestyles of the settlements’ inhabitants, the peculiarities of the ecological niche and the interaction between humans and their environment.

Paperback • 9789464270242 • £55.00 • September 2022

Hardback • 9789464270259 • £135.00 • 288 pages • 104fc / 29bw illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

The Baltic in the Bronze Age Regional Patterns, Interactions and Boundaries

Edited by Daniela Hofmann, Frank Nikulka and Robert Schumann

An up-to-date view on the Baltic Sea as a Bronze Age interaction zone.

This volume discusses a variety of aspects of Bronze Age interactions. It offers a perspective on regional and interregional connectivity and exchange beyond the usual large-scale models discussed in Bronze Age archaeology and includes both case studies of individual regions or finds categories and broader overview papers focusing on the diversity of interconnections − and their sometimes striking absence.

Paperback • 9789464270181 • £65.00 • November 2022

Hardback • 9789464270198 • £135.00 • 430 pages • 94fc / 48bw illustrations

The Life and Journey of Neolithic Copper Objects

Transformations of the Neuenkirchen Hoard, North-East Germany (3800 BCE)

By Henry Skorna

An intensive study of the unique and extremely rare Early Neolithic (around 3800 BCE) hoard of copper objects from Neuenkirchen.

This unique ensemble represents one of the very rare hoard finds from the Early Neolithic, and is the first of its kind for nearly 100 years, matched only by the famous younger hoard find from Bygholm (Denmark). Drawing from a multi-method approach, the study attempts to trace the life and journey of the individual objects in the hoard and the transformation processes they underwent before they finally ended up in the ground.

SCALES OF TRANSFORMATION | SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789464270303 • £40.00

• November 2022

Hardback • 9789464270310 • £95.00 • 190 pages • 37fc / 50bw illustrations

Archaeology of Bronze Age Mongolia

A Deer Stone Diary

By William W. Fitzhugh

Using deer stone art to provide clues about the origin of Eskimo culture and its ancient Asian heritage. This book contains anthropological and archaeological studies undertaken over a decade by William Fitzhugh in Mongolia. These studies explore links in art and shamanic religion and use Mongolia’s mysterious deer stone monuments to gain insight into the origin of Eskimo culture and its ancient Asian heritage.

INTERNATIONAL POLAR INSTITUTE

Paperback • 9781736690284 • March 2023 • £21.00

280 pages

The Archaeology of Wild Birds in Britain and Ireland

By Dale Serjeantson

The story of our relationship with wild birds in Britain from the end of the last Ice Age to AD 1600.

Renowned archaeologist, Dale Serjeantson, integrates evidence from archaeological bird remains with ethnography and the history of birds and avian biology to create this fascinating history. In addition to their food value, she examines ritual activities, their capture and role in falconry, and as companion animals. It is an essential guide for archaeologists, zooarchaeologists, and historians concerned with the history of birds.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259568 • May 2023 • £60.00

256 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Breaking Images

Damage and Mutilation of Ancient Figurines

Edited by Gianluca Miniaci

Investigates deliberate fragmentation and damaging of figurines across a range of societies and periods. Fragmented and chipped artefacts have usually been associated with the idea of refuse, discard, abandon, decay, pillaging, or reshuffling, as opposed to objects preserved in their full entirety synonymous with completeness, functionality, or usability. This volume reconsiders fragmentation and damaged figurines – a class of object widely present in many societies and cultures as resulting from a deliberate process of physical fragmentation.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO ANCIENT SOCIETIES (MAtAS) | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259148 • December 2022 • £60.00

328 pages • B/w illustrations

From House Societies to States

Early Political Organisation, From Antiquity to the Middle Ages

Edited by Juan Carlos Moreno García

Explores recent multi-disciplinary approaches to analysis of early political organisation.

The organisation and characteristics of early and ancient states have become the focus of a renewed interest from archaeologists, ancient historians and anthropologists in recent years. This book explores small-scale socio-political organisations, their potential, and their historical trajectories. It draws on a selection of historical case studies from different regions of the world, such as nomadic, maritime and mountain populations, which provide fascinating examples of societies that experienced alternative forms of political organisation, sometimes on a seasonal basis.

MULTIDISCIPLINARY APPROACHES TO ANCIENT SOCIETIES (MAtAS) | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789258622 • October 2022 • £55.00

312 pages • B/w illustrations

OXBOW BOOKS

Sentient Archaeologies

Global Perspectives on Places, Objects, and Practice

Edited

by

Courtney Nimura, Rebecca O’Sullivan and Richard Bradley

Major new re-examination of established theories concerning past societies on a global scale.

Archaeology in the past century has seen a major shift from theoretical frameworks that treat the remains of past societies as static snapshots of particular moments in time to interpretations that prioritise change and variability. This volume showcases examples of such work, highlighting the utility of these ideas. The illuminating research and novel explanations presented contribute to resolving long-standing problems in regional archaeologies across Africa, Asia, Australia, Europe, and Oceania.

Hardback • 9781789259322 • May 2023 • £49.50

280 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Ancient DNA and the European Neolithic Relations and Descent

Edited by Alasdair Whittle, Joshua Pollard and Susan Greaney

Reviews research into genetic evidence for descendancy and population movement in the European Neolithic.

The current ancient DNA revolution is offering unparalleled insights into central problems within archaeology relating to the movement of populations and individuals, patterns of descent, relationships and aspects of identity. In this volume, geneticists and archaeologists come together for a constructive, interdisciplinary debate about key issues arising from the application of advanced aDNA analysis to the study of the European Neolithic and Chalcolithic, including Britain and Ireland.

NEOLITHIC STUDIES GROUP SEMINAR PAPERS | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259100 • December 2022 • £40.00

208 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Textiles in Motion

Dress for Dance in the Ancient World

Edited

by

Audrey Gouy

Discussion of an often-overlooked aspect of ancient dance: the function of clothing.

Dress is at the core of dance. It is a communicative tool that can provide adornment, characterisation, symbolic expression and crucial information for the understanding of a dance. This volume explores the significance, role and meaning of textiles and dress in dance, integrating anthropological and sociological dimension into historical analysis of textiles in the ancient world. It is a valuable addition to the field, as previously, clothing has rarely been taken into consideration.

ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789257984 • April 2023 • £40.00

224 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Classical Controversies

Reception of Graeco-Roman Antiquity in the Twenty-First Century

Edited by Kim Beerden and Timo Epping

Explores the use and misuse of classical Antiquity in twenty-first-century museums and political discourse. This volume aims to showcase a number of illustrative examples of the kinds of narratives about Antiquity that people are currently creating for themselves, and thus to provide a deeper understanding of twenty-firstcentury reception of Antiquity. It demonstrates that academics should engage with the receptions of Antiquity in the recent past and present in both their research and museum displays.

Hardback • 9789464270372 • £95.00 • November 2022

Paperback • 9789464270365 • £35.00 • 210 pages • 7fc illustrations

Connectivity Matters!

Social, Environmental and Cultural Connectivity in Past Societies

Edited by Johannes Müller

Presentation of new socio-environmental theory, based on a concept of societal connectivity, for the exploration of past societies.

This book presents the basic concept of social, environmental and cultural connectivity in past societies, as embodied in a diversity of disciplines in the Cluster of Excellence ROOTS. It contains various case and concept studies, including rarely considered dependencies between nomadic and urban lifestyles, which represent an area of connectivity between the environment and agglomerated human settlement structures.

ROOTS BOOKLET SERIES | SIDESTONE PRESS

Hardback • 9789464270280 • £95.00 • December 2022

Paperback • 9789464270273 • £40.00 • 216 pages • 25fc / 10bw illustrations

OXBOW BOOKS

Archaeology Without Digging

Connecticut History Uncovered by Ground-Penetrating Radar

By Deborah Surabian, Nick Bellantoni and James Doolittle

Ten case studies demonstrate, for a non-technical audience, the use of ground-penetrating radar as a valuable, non-intrusive technique in archaeological investigations.

This book narrates the stories of ground-penetrating radar (GPR) studies at ten significant historical locations in Connecticut – including mass graves and a 1941 plane crash site – spanning the 17th to the 20th centuries. The authors bring their collective scientific expertise to each case with a personal, story-telling touch. Each chapter delves into the history of the sites, the nature of geophysical search and data interpretation with regard to solving an historical problem.

Paperback • 9781789259261 • March 2023 • £30.00

144 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

From Quarries to Rock-cut Sites

Echoes of Stone Crafting

Edited by Anaïs Lamesa, Katy Whitaker, Claudia Sciuto and Marie-Elise Porqueddu

Draws together new research, methodological developments and theoretical discussion to advance the study of spaces that are carved in stone.

This volume aims to provide new data on quarry sites located in Africa, Europe and Asia studied with a diachronic approach, as well as new theoretical reflections for the international debate on the archaeological investigation of rock-cut spaces and stone quarries. It presents analysis of both individual rock walls and the structure (site/quarry) as a whole.

Hardback • 9789464261653 • £95.00 • Autumn 2023

Paperback • 9789464261646 • £45.00 • 260 pages • 61fc / 47bw illustrations

Returning to Gokstad

The Art and Science of Revisiting Monumental Burials in Scandinavia

Edited by Jan Bill and Hege S. Gjerde

An archaeological revisiting of the famous Viking Age ship grave originally excavated in 1880. The first of three planned volumes from the project Gokstad Revitalised, this book collects experiences from other archaeological revisits, including ship grave sites from Hedeby, Ladby and Sutton Hoo. It reports on the research history of the Gokstad find and on several methodological feasibility studies carried out in preparation for the project, which include iron provenancing, isotope analyses, and osteology.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hardback • 9788771243598 • August 2023 • £35.00

260 pages

SIDESTONE PRESS

Complexity and Dynamics

Settlement and Landscape from the Bronze Age to the Renaissance in the Nordic Countries (1700 BC–AD 1600)

Edited by Marie Ødegaard and Ingrid Ystgaard

Comprehensive update on current research and methodologies in settlement archaeology in the Nordic countries.

This book provides a comprehensive update on current research and methodologies in settlement archaeology in the Nordic countries. Up-to-date methodological and theoretical insights are employed to shed light on over-arching patterns of demography and the interaction between humans and the natural world, as well as on technological adaptation and innovation.

Hardback • 9789464270433 • £120.00 • March 2023

Paperback • 9789464270426 • £40.00 • 210 pages • 73fc / 1bw illustrations

Vasa II

Part 1. Martnet, whipstaff, and spritsail topsail. The material remains of a 1628 warship rig

Edited by Fred Hocker

Presents more than a thousand finds of wood, metal, and cloth from the most complete rig to survive from before 1800. When Vasa was raised in 1961 a lost world was revealed in astonishing detail. Among the most remarkable finds were the remains of the rigging. Normally shipwrecks offer only a few clues to the structure above the waterline, but on Vasa the lower masts, a myriad of blocks and deadeyes, hundreds of metres of rope and cable and – most astonishingly – nine sails from the ship and its boat survive. The unique finds provide an unparalleled opportunity to reconstruct the rigging in detail and to form an understanding of how ships were sailed in the seventeenth century. With a sail plan, rigging, and steering gear that are substantially different to the classical full-rigged ship of the nineteenth century, the evidence from Vasa paints a vivid picture of ship-handling in the Age of Sail. Vasa II Part 1 presents more than a thousand finds of wood, metal, and cloth from the most complete rig to survive from before 1800, which form the basis for a complete reconstruction of the rig and sailing performance of a large warship of the 1620s.

NORDIC ACADEMIC PRESS

Hardback • 9789188909114 • October 2023 • £75.00

472 pages • 450 illustrations

J3: A Ship’s Boat from the Portus Magnus, Alexandria

Edited by Damian Robinson and Franck Goddio

Examines what we can learn from a well-preserved boat found in the ancient Portus Magnus. J3, a small boat around six metres long dating to the 1st–2nd century AD, was discovered by the IEASM in the Eastern Harbour of Alexandria, the ancient Portus Magnus. This book examines the well-preserved boat to uncover more information on the construction of transom-sterned boats and how they would have been used in the activities of this great port.

SHIPS AND BOATS OF THE CANOPIC REGION IN EGYPT | OXFORD CENTRE FOR MARITIME ARCHAEOLOGY

Hardback • 9781905905478 • Autumn 2023 • £45.00

200 pages

SIDESTONE

PRESS

Contemporary Philosophy for Maritime Archaeology Flat Ontologies, Oceanic Thought, and the Anthropocene

Edited by Sara Rich and Peter Campbell

Edited volume featuring transdisciplinary perspectives on oceanic artifacts. The essays collected in this volume reveal novel ways for maritime archaeologists to engage with the most important problems of our time and to benefit from the new insights offered by object-oriented and flat ontologies. The book gathers the analytical thinking of archaeologists, philosophers, marine biologists, and media theorists, and pushes those observations deep into the maritime realm.

Paperback • 9789464270396 • £50.00 • March 2023

Hardback • 9789464270402 • £120.00 • 344 pages • 32fc / 30bw illustrations

Early Egyptian Miscellanies

Discussions and Essays on Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt

Edited

by

Gunnar Sperveslage

Collection of essays on a variety of subjects within the study of Early Dynastic Egypt.

This book collects papers from various authors on Predynastic and Early Dynastic Egypt, covering archaeology, iconography, philology, lexicography, history, and history of research. Contributions provide insight into current research and offer new observations on specific objects and aspects. This includes for instance detailed discussion of forgotten objects, new interpretations of inscriptions, and analysis of hieroglyphic signs and their functions. Contributions in English and German.

INTERNET-BEITRÄGE ZUR ÄGYPTOLOGIE UND SUDANARCHÄOLOGIE | GOLDEN HOUSE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9781906137786 • October 2022 • £45.00

273 pages

The Treasure of the Egyptian Queen Ahhotep and International Relations at the Turn of the Middle Bronze Age (1600–1500 BCE)

Edited by Gianluca Miniaci and Peter Lacovara

Explores the mystery of Ahhotep, her identity and her grave goods.

The personal adornments and further objects from the burial of queen Ahhotep belong to the most spectacular finds from Ancient Egypt. The history of their discovery is still a mystery. Even the identity of the queen is not fully solved. The twelve essays in this volume tackle different problems around the objects from the tomb of the queen.

MIDDLE KINGDOM STUDIES | GOLDEN HOUSE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9781906137724 • March 2022 • £80.00

240 pages • 8 colour plates, many photos and drawings

Trade Centers and Trade Routes in Upper Egypt, During the Old and Middle Kingdoms

By Mohamed Osman Abdollah

Traces trade routes in Egypt from 3000 to about 1700 BC.

Using a variety of evidence – including textual, archaeological, and satellite images – this richly illustrated book traces trade routes and trade centers in Old and Middle Kingdom Egypt (3000 to about 1700 BC).

GHP EGYPTOLOGY | GOLDEN HOUSE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9781906137793 • September 2022 • £80.00

290 pages • 50 illustrations

OXBOW BOOKS

The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab

Volume II – The Christian Monuments of Kellis: The Churches and Cemeteries

Edited by Gillian E. Bowen

First detailed publication on three of the earliest Christian churches known in Egypt.

Few Christian burial grounds in Egypt are published in any detail. This comprehensive publication of the churches and Christian burial grounds at Kellis publishes data from three of the earliest known Christian churches in Egypt, exploring the spread of Christianity there in the 3rd–4th centuries. It also includes a major presentation of the skeletal material, bioarchaeology and grave goods from over 800 graves, charting the transition from traditional Egyptian burial practices.

Hardback • 9781789259636 • September 2023 • £60.00

448 pages • B/W and colour images

Knowledge and Memory

Festschrift in Honour of Ladislav Bareš

Edited

by Filip Coppens, Jiří Janák and Květa Smoláriková

A festschrift collection on the Memphite necropolis throughout the ages, and the Late Period (and beyond) throughout the whole of Egypt.

A collection of thirty-three papers, written by former students, numerous colleagues and friends, are devoted to themes closely aligned with Professor Bareš lifelong interests. Contributions in English, French and German.

The central focus is of the religious and magical spells from the Late Period shaft tombs in Abusir.

CZECH INSTITUTE OF EGYPTOLOGY

Hardback • 9788076710887 • December 2022 • £58.00

519 pages

Egypt in the First Intermediate Period

The History and Chronology of its False Doors and Stelae

By Melanie Pitkin

A detailed study of false doors and funerary stelae from the First Intermediate Period.

Providing new historical and chronological insights, the study looks at Egypt during the First Intermediate Period on a national level, rather than as a limited group of nomes, showing how particular styles, iconographic peculiarities and political and religious ideologies ‘travelled’ between nomes or, perhaps, remained entirely local. The study also establishes a relative dating typology for particular groupings of false doors and stelae.

MIDDLE KINGDOM STUDIES | GOLDEN HOUSE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9781906137816 • June 2023 • £100.00

384 pages • 50, including 15 colour plates

The World of Middle Kingdom Egypt (2000–1550 BC)

Contributions on Archaeology, Art, Religion, and Written Sources: Volume III

Edited

by

Gianluca Miniaci and Wolfram Grajetzki

Fifteen essays on Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period Egypt.

This selection of 15 essays on Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period Egypt includes papers which examine many objects published here for the first time.

MIDDLE KINGDOM STUDIES | GOLDEN HOUSE PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9781906137748 • September 2022 • £80.00

350 pages • 16 colour plates

OXBOW BOOKS

Old Kingdom, New Perspectives

Egyptian Art and Archaeology 2750–2150 BC

Edited

by

Nigel Strudwick and Helen Strudwick

Now in paperback, this extensively illustrated volume brings together recent research on all aspects of the Old Kingdom in Egypt.

This volume covers a wide variety of topics including the Pyramid Texts, tomb architecture, ceramics, scene choice and layout, field reports, cemetery layout, and tomb and temple statuary. The contributors show how Egyptology is not stuck in its venerable traditions but that newer forms of technology are being used to great effect by Egyptologists. The book is fully illustrated, with over 200 photographs and drawings.

Paperback • 9781789258813 • October 2022 • £38.00

336 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

This series comprises facsimile re-issues of typological catalogues produced between 1898 and 1937 by W.M. Flinders Petrie. They are based on his vast collection of Egyptian artefacts, mostly excavated by Petrie during many seasons of campaign in the latter years of the 19th and early decades of the 20th century. As historic documents, the Petrie catalogues stand as exemplars of the craft of typological classification – the backbone of modern archaeology – much of which, though refined by absolute dating and another 100 years of research, still stands the test of time.

All the titles included in this series continue to be invaluable sources of basic data, providing an unparalleled resource that can easily be cross-referenced with the actual materials they describe and discuss. They remain within the Petrie Collection where they may be accessed and re-examined as new research flourishes.

Amarna City of Akhenaten and Nefertiti: Nefertiti as Pharaoh

By Julia Sampson and H.S. Smith

The illustrated catalogue of statues, statuettes, reliefs, inlays and other objects collected by Flinders Petrie from Tell el-Amarna, the ancient Egyptian city of Akhenaten.

9798888570265

• July 2023 • £34.95

Ancient Egyptian Figured Ostraca

By Anthea Page

The 1983 catalogue of 82 ostraca held in the Petrie Collection depicting a range of subjects from caricatures, birds and people, to votive and dedicatory pieces.

9798888570241

• June 2023 • £24.95

Amulets

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

The first, and never bettered, typological catalogue of Egyptian amulets, with descriptions, interpretation, and photographs of hundreds of objects, with coffin plans.

9798888570005

• Feb 2023 • £24.95

Ancient Weights and Measures

By

W.M. Flinders Petrie

Fully illustrated catalogue of Roman to Abbasid period weights, measures, and balances collected and described by Finders Petrie.

9798888570104

• Feb 2023 • £24.95

Brick Architecture in Ancient Egypt

By A.J. Spencer

The 1979 comprehensive detailed account of the surviving brick architecture of ancient Egypt with special reference to technical and structural matters.

9798888570302

• July 2023 • £39.95

Buttons and Design Scarabs

By

W.M. Flinders Petrie

Fully illustrated catalogue of over 1,500 Egyptian buttons and scarabs in the Petrie Collection, describing forms, materials, possible meanings and inscriptions.

9798888570043

• Feb 2023 • £24.95

Corpus of Prehistoric Pottery and Palettes

By

W.M. Flinders Petrie

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1921 corpus of prehistoric pottery and slate palettes from pre-dynastic, prehistoric Egypt.

9798888570180 • March 2023 • £24.95

Illahun, Kahun and Gurob

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

Petrie’s excavation and survey reports on towns, pyramids and cemeteries in the Faiyum oasis, south-west of Cairo.

9798888570227 • June 2023 • £24.95

Objects of Daily Use

By

W.M. Flinders Petrie

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1927 description and catalogue of a wide range of personal and everyday Egyptian and Roman objects in his collections.

9798888570128 • Feb 2023 • £24.95

Scarabs and Cylinders (with Names)

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

Reissue of major catalogue and description of scarabs and cylinders bearing names from Egypt, with over 1,600 illustrated examples.

9798888570029 • Feb 2023 • £24.95

The Birds of Ancient Egypt

By Patrick F. Houlihan and Steven M. Goodman

Facsimile reissue of Patrick Houlihan’s 1986 survey of all bird life depicted by the ancient Egyptians, hailed as sumptuously produced and a finely illustrated outstanding work.

9798888570289

• July 2023 • £39.95

Glass Stamps and Weights

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

Fully illustrated catalogue of Roman to Abbasid period glass stamps and ancient weights, collected and described by Finders Petrie.

9798888570081 • Feb 2023 • £24.95

Naqada and Ballas

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1896 account of cemetery and settlement excavations at Ballas, Naqada, and Nubt on the west bank of the Nile.

9798888570203 • June 2023 • £39.95

Prehistoric Egypt

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Flinders Petrie’s 1920 description and catalogue of pre-dynastic, prehistoric artefacts from Egypt in his collections.

9798888570166 • March 2023 • £24.95

Shabtis

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

The first, comprehensive study of shabtis (inscribed funeral statuettes) from Egypt, with illustrated inscriptions, transliterations and over 650 photographed statuettes.

9798888570067 • Feb 2023 • £24.95

Tools and Weapons

By W.M. Flinders Petrie

Facsimile edition of the 1974 reissue of Petrie’s 1917 pioneering, fully illustrated typological catalogue of Egyptian metal, wooden and composite tools and weapons.

9798888570142 • March 2023 • £34.95

OXBOW BOOKS

The Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab I

Roman-Period Cartonnage from the Kellis 1 Cemetery

By Carlo Rindi Nuzzolo and Edited by Colin A. Hope and Gillian E. Bowen

An in-depth and illustrated analysis of the entire corpus of cartonnage found at Kellis, Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt.

Excavations at Ismant al-Kharab, ancient Kellis in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt, yielded a range of artefacts including many decorated cartonnage coverings. This book presents the first detailed analysis of the entire corpus of cartonnage found at Kellis in a securely excavated context. It builds on recent research addressing regionalism and craftsmanship, and investigates issues of permanence and change in the indigenous funerary customs of the area.

Hardback • 9781789259049 • December 2022 • £60.00

328 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Site by Site

An Introductory Guide to Archaeological Site Management in Egypt

By Jolanda Bos and Theo Meereboer-Necheporenko

A general introduction to archaeological site management and museology in Egypt.

Offering useful knowledge and insight to those in the field of heritage management, this book aims to let archaeologists and site managers preserve the archaeological heritage in their care for future generations and present it meaningfully. It reflects training projects organised by the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Cairo and the NVIC between 2017 and 2020.

BLIKVELDUITGEVERS PUBLISHERS

Paperback • 9789492940285 • August 2023 • £37.95

288 pages • Full colour illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Alternative Egyptology

Papers on the Relation between Alternative and Academic Interpretations of Ancient Egypt

Edited by B.J.L. van den Bercken

Interpretations of ancient Egypt not only give a glimpse into the development of academic Egyptology, but also into alternative ideas and their popularisation.

Ever since the birth of mainstream Egyptology with the decipherment of the hieroglyphic script two hundred years ago, alternative interpretations and imaginative theories have flourished alongside it. In this book contributors explore alternative Egyptology, assessing its impact on society and scholarship, and finding ways for mainstream Egyptology to relate to its alternative cousin.

Paperback • 9789464261615 • £35.00 • March 2024

Hardback • 9789464261622 • £95.00 • 160 pages • 50fc / 20bw illustrations

Abusir XXVII. The Mastaba of Werkaure

Vol. II: Tombs AC 26 and AC 32 (post-Old Kingdom strata)

By Jaromir Krejčí and Petra Brukner Havelková

Part II of the archaeological research of Werkaureś mastaba (AC 26) and its surroundings in central Abusir. This multidisciplinary publication of eight chapters focuses on the First Intermediate Period the Middle Kingdom, the New Kingdom and the first millenium BC. The focus is on a secondary burial that developed during the Third Intermediate Period and the Late Period. It presents conclusions concerning the development of the Abusir necropolis after the end of the Old Kingdom Period.

ABUSIR MONOGRAPHS | CZECH INSTITUTE OF EGYPTOLOGY

Hardback • 9788076710955 • Autumn 2023 • £98.00

344 pages

SIDESTONE PRESS

Let a Cow-Skin Be Brought

Armour, Chariots and Other Leather Remains from Tutankhamun’s Tomb

By André Veldmeijer and Salima Ikram

Finds from Tutankhamun’s tomb through the lens of archaeological leather specialists, bringing new insights. The reader is guided through the surprising and complex world of leatherworking in ancient Egypt, focusing on the numerous different objects from the tomb such as the chariots and their accoutrements, weapons, gloves, as well as hitherto unpublished finds. This approach offers new insights in ancient Egyptian technology as well as in the production and use of specific materials and objects.

Paperback • 9789464260984 • £45.00 • August 2023

Hardback • 9789464260991 • £95.00 • 150 pages • 25+ B/w / 100+ full colour illustrations

A Tomb Robbers’ Trail Revealed

Cold Case KV62 Tutankhamon

By Martin Hense

Meticulous research on the Tutankhamun tomb robberies is presented as a ‘cold case crime investigation’. Evidence for the tomb robberies is presented through a new analysis of the documentation left by Howard Carter and his team. Even though they took place more than 3,300 years ago, the evidence for the way the robbers entered the tomb and the items they removed, could still be discerned when the tomb was opened in 1922. Knowingly, but also unknowingly, Carter documented the last traces of evidence of these crimes.

BLIKVELDUITGEVERS PUBLISHERS

Paperback

• 9789492940261 • August 2023 • £25.00

144 pages • Full colour illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

The Basketry from the Tomb of Tutankhamun

Catalogue and Analysis

By André Veldmeijer and Salima Ikram

The first detailed exploration of the basketry from the tomb of Tutankhamun. Among the vast number of richly precious objects found in Tutankhamun’s tomb were a whole host of more mundane objects, including baskets and basketry objects. This book describes and illustrates them in detail, giving attention to the technology, material, shape, decoration, as well as their contents. The analysis contextualises the basketry in a wider framework, comparing it with other examples and the visual record.

Paperback • 9789464260922 • £80.00 • November 2022

Hardback • 9789464260939 • £195.00 • 376 pages • 1000fc / 150bw illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

The Ancient Egyptians and the Natural World

Flora, Fauna, and Science

Edited by Salima Ikram, Jessica Kaiser and Stéphanie Porcier

Explores the interaction between animals, plants, and humans in ancient Egypt. This book draws together different aspects of the bioarchaeology of Egypt to provide new insight into how the ancient Egyptians interacted with the flora and fauna that surrounded them. Topics covered include the results of new and previously unpublished excavations in the Delta and Thebes, in-depth studies of different species of animal mummies, and tentative identifications of wild dogs in Egyptian art.

Paperback • 9789464260359 • £50.00 • April 2022

Hardback • 9789464260366 • £150.00

• 276 pages • 128fc / 58bw illustrations

Globalization and the Limits of Imperialism

Ancient Egypt, Syria, and the Amarna Diplomacy

By Federico Zangani

Investigates ancient Egyptian imperialism in Syria and the origin of the Aarna diplomacy at the time of the 8th Dynasty.

This book investigates ancient Egyptian imperialism in Syria and the origin of the Aarna diplomacy at the time of the 8th Dynasty, during the earliest phase of globalisation in world history. It addresses theories and debates in the fields of Global History, International Relations, and political science, and includes comparisons from Classics as well as modern and contemporary history.

CZECH INSTITUTE OF EGYPTOLOGY

Hardback • 9788076710962 • Autumn 2023 • £58.00

460 pages

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

The Royal Tombs of Ancient Egypt

By Aidan Dodson

The only book to cover all tombs belonging to Pharaohs of Egypt.

The royal tombs of ancient Egypt include some of the most stupendous monuments of all time, containing some of the greatest treasures to survive from the ancient world. This book is a history of the burial places of the rulers of Egypt from the very dawn of history down to the country’s absorption into the Roman Empire, three millennia later. During this time, the tombs ranged from mudbrick-lined pits in the desert, through pyramidtopped labyrinths to superbly-decorated galleries penetrating deep into the rock of the Valley of the Kings. The first book to embrace in detail the entire range of royal tombs, the present volume covers the full extent of royal funerary monuments, which comprised not only the actual burial place, but also the place where the worlds of the living and the dead came together in the temples built to provide for the dead pharaohs soul.

Paperback • 9781399077460 • October 2022 • £18.99

344 pages

Perspectives on Lived Religion II

The Making of a Cultural Geography

Edited by Lara Weiss, Nico Staring and Huw Twiston Davies

Illustrates ancient Egyptians’ belief in an eternal afterlife being centred around life rather than death. Ancient Egyptian elites invested immense cultural and economic efforts in preparing for their afterlives. However, the diversity of choices open to them is often overlooked. The daily interactions of the living with their ancestors and gods are traceable in the evidence of lived religious practices, the transmission of texts and images, and the processes which shaped the landscape.

PALMA | SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789464261196 • £35.00 • October 2022

Hardback • 9789464261202 • £95.00 • 160 pages • 31fc / 28bw illustrations

Visions of Ancient Egypt

Edited by Anna Ferrari and Benjamin Hinson

An exploration of how this ancient culture has shaped centuries of art and design from antiquity to the present day.

This volume explores how our ongoing fascination with ancient Egypt has shaped centuries of art and design, tracing its influence and impact from antiquity through to the present day. Examples range from the looting of Egyptian monuments by the ancient Romans, to the Victorian Orientalist fantasy popularised at World Fairs, and from painting and sculpture to film and fashion.

SAINSBURY CENTRE FOR VISUAL ARTS

Paperback • 9781739720001 • September 2022 • £30.00

160 pages

OXBOW BOOKS

Tell Ahmar on the Syrian Euphrates

From Chalcolithic Village to Assyrian Provincial Capital

By Guy Bunnens

The first overview of Tell Ahmar, covering its development, rise to power, and material culture.

Tell Ahmar developed from the 6th millennium BC to a provincial capital of the Assyrian Empire in the 8th and 7th centuries BC. This book explores the results of excavations of François Thureau-Dangin (1929–1931) and the Universities of Melbourne (1988–1999) and Liège (2000–2010) to present a comprehensive and diachronic view of the site’s evolution and its position at an important crossroads of ancient communication routes and cultures.

Hardback • 9781789258387 • June 2022 • £55.00

216 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Coming to Terms with the Future

Concepts of Resilience for the Study of Early Iranian Societies

Edited by Reinhard Bernbeck, Susan Pollock and Gisela Eberhardt

Collection of essays focusing on the highlands of Iran from the Paleolithic to the medieval period.

The collection of essays in this book focuses on the highlands of Iran in pre-modern times, reaching from the Paleolithic to the medieval period. What holds the diverse contributions together is an issue that is closely related to debates in our own times: crises and how societies in the past dealt with them.

THE IRANIAN HIGHLANDS. EARLY SOCIETIES BETWEEN RESILIENCE AND INTEGRATION | SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789464261455 • £50.00 • March 2023

Hardback • 9789464261462 • £120.00 • 270 pages • 64fc / 19bw illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Containers of Change

Ancient Container Technologies from Eastern to Western Asia

Edited by Olivier P. Nieuwenhuyse, Reinhard Bernbeck and Koen Berghuijs

Contributions by leading scholars in the field of container technologies, with a focus on prehistoric Western Asia.

This volume brings together papers by leading scholars in the field of container technology, with a focus on prehistoric Western Asia. Contributions consider and address the cross-overs of different kinds of raw materials for containers and their crafting, the multiplicity of temporal scales in the production, use and discard of pottery, and much more.

Paperback • 9789464270518 • £50.00 • May 2023

Hardback • 9789464270525 • £135.00 • 286 pages • 52fc / 45bw illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Death at the Dunnu

Investigating Funerary Variety at Middle Assyrian Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria

By Keshia A.N. Akkermans

In-depth, comparative analysis of forty-one Late Bronze Age graves found at the Middle Assyrian dunnu at Tell Sabi Abyad, Syria.

During the roughly hundred years (ca. 1225–1125 BCE) that the Middle Assyrian dunnu at Tell Sabi Abyad was in operation, some forty-nine individuals were interred in graves of a striking diversity. In this book their burial type, location, orientation, position, grave goods and osteological data are analysed in order to generate new insights on Middle Assyrian society.

Paperback • 9789464261820 • £45.00 • September 2023

Hardback • 9789464261837 • £95.00 • 200 pages • 97fc / 57bw illustrations

Jebel Aruda: An Uruk Period Temple and Settlement in Syria

Volume I: Excavation and Material Culture

By Govert van Driel and Carol van Driel-Murray

Richly illustrated presentation of the results of the excavation of an Uruk period temple and settlement in Northern Syria.

This richly illustrated volume presents the results of excavations at Jebel Aruda, a prominent mountain ridge overlooking the Taqba Dam lake in northern Syria. It includes discussion of the individual houses and the history of the temple buildings, together with the pottery corpus, the administrative artefacts and sealings, as well as shorter chapters on other material categories.

PAPERS ON ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LEIDEN MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES | SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789464261707 • £60.00 • July 2023

Hardback • 9789464261714 • £120.00 • 390 pages • 112fc / 385bw illustrations

Jebel Aruda: An Uruk Period Temple and Settlement in Syria

Volume II: Plates of Room Contents

By Govert van Driel and Carol van Driel-Murray

Volume II presents the contents of each individual house.

This second richly illustrated volume presents in detail the contents of each house excavated at Jebel Aruda in northern Syria. Aims include facilitating further research and analysis of an exceptional, short-lived Uruk period settlement, comprising domestic architecture associated with a monumental temple complex.

PAPERS ON ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE LEIDEN MUSEUM OF ANTIQUITIES | SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789464261738 • £60.00 • July 2023

Hardback • 9789464261745 • £120.00 • 452 pages • 10fc / 206bw illustrations

Çatalhöyük Excavations

The 2009–2017 Seasons

Edited by Ian Hodder

Covers the last period of excavation directed by Ian Hodder in the North and South Areas of the site. This volume discusses the main excavations at Neolithic Çatalhöyük East undertaken from 2009 to 2017. The book covers the last period of excavation directed by Ian Hodder in the North and South Areas of the site. It also describes the work conducted in the GDN Area on the later phases of occupation.

ÇATALHÖYÜK RESEARCH PROJECT SERIES | BRITISH INSTITUTE AT ANKARA

Hardback • 9781912090204 • January 2023 • £90.00

700 pages

OXBOW BOOKS

Cyprus in the Long Late Antiquity

History and Archaeology Between the Sixth and Eighth Centuries

Edited by Panayiotis Panayides and Ine Jacobs

Provides new understanding of developments in post-Roman Cyprus.

Contrary to established opinion, the Arab raids of the mid-seventh century did not abruptly cause the end of Cyprus’ prosperity. This volume brings together historians and archaeologists working on diverse aspects of Cyprus between the 6th and 8th centuries to discuss varied topics such as rural prosperity, urban endurance, art, civic and private religion, and maritime connectivity. The result is a comprehensive insight into the quality of life on the island in the long late antiquity.

Hardback • 9781789258745 • December 2022 • £50.00

288 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Two Early Dynastic Houses: Living With the Dead Abu Salabikh Excavations, Volume 5 Part I

Edited by J. Nicholas Postgate and By Michael P. Charles, Sarah Collins, Jane Gaastra, Tina Greenfield, Edward M. Luby, Wendy Matthews, Caroline S. Steele and David C. Thomas

The definitive account of the excavation of two large domestic residences at the Early Dynastic III city at Abu Salabikh.

This fifth volume of Abu Salabikh Excavations is the definitive account of the excavation of two large domestic residences at the Early Dynastic III city at Abu Salabikh, in south Iraq. It describes and illustrates the houses and their contents, in particular the intramural burials, with coverage of the human osteology, and botanical, zoological and micromorphological studies.

BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF IRAQ

Paperback • 9780903472395 • January 2023 • £30.00

372 pages

Volume 5 Set Available: Part I and Part II

9780903472388 • £50.00

Two Early Dynastic Houses: Living with the Dead Abu Salabikh Excavations, Volume 5 Part II

Edited by J. Nicholas Postgate and By Michael P. Charles, Sarah Collins, Jane Gaastra, Tina Greenfield, Edward M. Luby, Wendy Matthews, Caroline S. Steele and David C. Thomas

A prime example of the practice of intramural burial in an urban context.

The two houses excavated between 1983 and 1989, and published in this volume, date to the Early Dynastic IIIa period (ca. 2600 BC). They are unexpectedly large (in one case over 500 square metres) and complete plans of their rooms were recovered, giving valuable evidence for room use, much enhanced by detailed micromorphological studies. Remarkably there were at least 20 burials beneath the floors of the larger house, some of which were unrobbed and richly endowed.

BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF IRAQ

Paperback • 9780903472401 • January 2023 • £30.00

200 pages

William Kennett Loftus

A 19th Century Archaeologist in Mesopotamia

Letters transcribed and introduced by John Curtis Gathers together hitherto unpublished letters from William Kennett Loftus (1820–1858) to friends and relatives in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Loftus is regarded, alongside his contemporary Austen Henry Layard, as one of the foremost British archaeologists of the Victorian period. As well as describing the results of the archaeological excavations at sites such as Warka in Mesopotamia (Iraq) and Susa in Persia (Iran), these letters cast an interesting light on the life of a European archaeologist in the Middle East in the mid-19th century. There are vivid descriptions of contending with wild tribesmen, travelling on horseback through the Taurus Mountains in winter, working in temperatures of up to nearly 50° centigrade in the summer, and hunting hyenas and wild boar.

BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR THE STUDY OF IRAQ

Paperback • 9780903472418 • October 2023 • £15.00

152 pages

Commemorating Classical Battles

A Landscape Biography Approach to Marathon, Leuktra, and Chaironeia

By Brandon Braun

The first volume to examine the commemoration of military events in the ancient world using landscape biography. This study approaches monuments as vital elements in the creation and curation of memories. Using the battles of Marathon, Leuktra, and Chaironeia as examples (spanning the period of Classical Greece, 490–338 BCE), and drawing on evidence from archaeological remains and ancient literary sources, it analyses the development of battlefield, sanctuary, and city spaces. It also explores the experience of commemorative spaces through theories of space, phenomenology, and social memory.

OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259353 • May 2023 • £49.95

272 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

The Ancient Theatre at Kalydon (Monographs Athen)

By Rune Frederiksen and Olympia Vikatou

A comprehensive presentation of the architecture of the theatre at Kalydon in Aitolia. This volume examines the architecture of the theatre at Kalydon, Aitolia. Chapters cover the architecture with detailed plans, sections, photographs, and reconstructions, as well as thorough presentations of the small finds. It also includes special studies on the theatre’s acoustic properties and an anthropological study of the osteological evidence from a Byzantine grave.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hardback • 9788772192826 • Autumn 2023 • £49.00

300 pages

OXBOW BOOKS

The Cities of the Plain Urbanism in Ancient Western Thessaly

By Robin Rönnlund

Explores urbanism in Antiquity from an archaeological perspective, focusing on the area of western Thessaly in central Greece.

Discussing the rise and fall of urbanism in Thessaly from the 4th century BCE onwards, this book demonstrates the planned establishment of cities – at least 25 were spread over the area – and their reliance on changing political organisation. They typically existed for only five–six generations, but appear to have been planned from the onset, with regular street-grids, fortification systems and water supply works.

Paperback • 9781789259926 • July 2023 • £42.00

192 pages • B/w illustrations

The Kyrenia Ship Final Excavation Report, Volume I

History of the Excavation, Amphoras, Ceramics, Coins and Evidence for Dating

Edited by Susan Womer Katzev and Helena Wylde Swiny

Presents the results of excavation of the Kyrenia ship, the best preserved and dated example of a Greek merchantman wrecked in the early 3rd century BC.

The Kyrenia Ship was wrecked in the early 3rd century BCE off the north coast of Cyprus, and excavated between 1968 and 1972. The importance of this ship lies in the exceptionally well-preserved hull that provided new insights into ancient shipbuilding, as well as its cargo. This was recovered more-or-less intact, providing an unprecedented insight into the operation of and life onboard a merchant ship of the classical era.

THE KYRENIA SHIP FINAL EXCAVATION REPORT | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781785707520 • October 2022 • £60.00

424 pages • B/w and colour illustrations + additional folder of plans

The Essence of Greek Education since Antiquity

Plato, Photios the Great and Nicodemos the Athonite

By Dimitri Kepreotes

Explores the extent to which the educational ideals and practices of paideia have displayed continuity from classical Athens until modern times.

This book attempts to answer the question: what are the essential features of Greek education? It explores the extent to which the educational ideals and practices of paideia have displayed continuity from classical Athens until modern times. The views of Plato, Photios the Great (9th century) and Nicodemos the Athonite (18th century) are examined, revealing significant stages of development.

PERSPECTIVES ON PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS THOUGHT | GORGIAS PRESS

Hardback • 9781463244538 • June 2022 • £85.00

339 pages

The Battles of Antiochus the Great

The Failure of Combined Arms at Magnesia that Handed the World to Rome

by Graham Wrightson

A detailed study of the battlefield command of Antiochus III, one of the most powerful and significant leaders of his era.

This book explains how, despite many advantages, Antiochus often failed to unlock the potential of the forces at his disposal. Through an analysis of the Seleucid army, the inherited standard tactics of Macedonian-style armies reliant on the sarissa phalanx, and a detailed examination of the three main battles of Antiochus III, this book will show how it was his failure to utilize combined arms at its fullest realization that led to such a world-changing defeat at Magnesia. The author analyses Antiochus’ major battles, Raphia, Arius, Panium, Thermopylae and, of course, the disaster at Magnesia which opened the door to Roman dominance of the region.

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Hardback • 9781526793461 • January 2022 • £20.00 • 184 pages

16 b/w images

Pilgrims in Place, Pilgrims in Motion

Sacred Travel in the Ancient Mediterranean

Edited by Anna Collar and Troels Myrup Kristensen

Exciting interdisciplinary scholarship on the theme of pilgrimage.

This volume investigates different aspects of pilgrimage: concepts of place, community, social tensions and expectations of pilgrim behaviour. Individual chapters discuss shrines, sanctuaries and sacred places as well as journeys and mobility across Greek, Roman and late antique contexts, framed as part of a key debate within the study of pilgrimage, the central tension between place and motion.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hardback • 9788771845433 • August 2023 • £55.00

448 pages • Colour illustrations

Ancient Olive Presses and Oil Production In Cyrenaica (North-East Libya)

By Ahmed M. A. Buzaian

Comprehensive overview of olive oil production in Cyrenaica in the Roman period, demonstrating its economic importance within the Roman Empire.

This masterly study presents the first comprehensive overview of olive oil production in Cyrenaica, NorthEast Libya, during the mid to late Roman period. The evidence collected by the author overturns previous assumptions about the small scale of this industry and convincingly demonstrates its economic importance in both urban and rural settings.

BRITISH INSTITUTE FOR LIBYAN AND NORTHEN AFRICAN STUDIES

Paperback • 9781915808004 • October 2022 • £40.00

176 pages

OXBOW BOOKS

Architectures of the Roman World Models, Agency, Reception

Edited by Niccolò Mugnai

Challenges long-held assumptions that centrally developed ‘architectural models’ were imposed on provincial architecture outside the centre of the Roman Empire.

This interdisciplinary volume re-assesses Roman-period architecture outside of Rome and the Italian peninsula, looking at the regions that formed part of the Roman Empire from the 2nd century BCE to the 3rd century CE. Moving beyond traditional views of ‘Roman provincial architecture’, it highlights the multi-faceted features of these architectures, their function, impact and significance within the local cultures, and the dynamic relationship between periphery and centre.

Paperback • 9781789259940 • October 2023 • £45.00

288 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

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Religious Individualisation

Archaeological, Iconographic and Epigraphic Case Studies from the Roman World

Edited by Ralph Haeussler and Anthony King

A series of case studies analysing archaeological, iconographic and epigraphic evidence for individual choices and actions in Roman religious practice.

The Roman world was diverse and complex, and so were religious understandings and practices. This book challenges traditional approaches focused on the political role of civic cults as a means of social cohesion and religious control, arguing instead for a dynamic perspective that takes individualism into account. It uses case studies to explore household cults, magical activities, and creative and ‘discrepant’ choices in representing local deities, and considers the uniqueness and individuality of funerary practices.

Hardback • 9781789259650 • February 2023 • £63.95

336 pages • B/w illustrations

Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa

Excavations at the former Dings Crusaders Rugby Ground, Stoke Gifford 2016–2018

By Tom Brindle, Mark Brett and Jonathan Hart

Excavations between 2016–2018 revealed a series of structures that were re-organised and rebuilt over time. The excavations revealed a 1st century AD roundhouse and associated enclosures. Subsequent re-organisation led to the construction of a row or cottage-type building in the mid or late 3rd century. During the mid to late 4th century the buildings were refurbished with wings added to the north and south, and a portico opening onto a courtyard. Finds included a rare copper alloy figurative lamp with probable foreign origins, a lion mask and a range of pottery, glass worked stone and bone.

COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAP | COTSWOLD ARCHAEOLOGY

Hardback • 9781999822217 • October 2023 • £35.00

256 pages • 92 b&w and colour figures and photos

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Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain

By D. F. Mackreth

An acclaimed history of the brooch, previously published as a two-volume set and now available in a single combined paperback edition.

The result of forty years of study, and based on the study of some 15,000 specimens, this is the history of the most common find (after coins) on sites in Roman Britain: the brooch. Including discussion of manufacturing techniques, social implications of brooches, methods of study and the concept of dating, it examines in detail myriad style of brooches from the 2nd century BC to the early 5th century AD.

Paperback • 9781789259889 • February 2023 • £75.00

456 pages • 154 B/w images

The Bedale Enclosure and Aiskew Villa Archaeological Investigations Ahead of the Bedale, Aiskew and Leeming Bar Bypass (A684), North Yorkshire

By John Shepherd, Aaron Goode, Scott Vance and Jenny Proctor

Excavations of an enclosure of pre-Roman date and a hitherto unknown Roman villa near Aiskew. This book explores recent excavations of an Iron Age enclosure, and a previously unknown Roman villa near Aiskew. It includes detailed reports of the finds, alongside environmental analyses. The villa, dating mainly to the third and fourth centuries, was only partially examined; geophysics demonstrated that the complex covered a much larger area and included many other structures.

PRE-CONSTRUCT ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPH SERIES | PRE-CONSTRUCT ARCHAEOLOGY

Paperback • 9781999615581 • October 2022 • £18.50

312 pages • Illustrations

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Temples and Sanctuaries in the Roman East

Religious Architecture in Syria, Iudaea/Palaestina and Provincia Arabia

By Arthur Segal

New in paperback: a significant architectural study of 87 sanctuaries and temples built in the Roman East. This lavishly illustrated volume explores the temples and sanctuaries built in the Roman East between the end of the 1st century BCE and the end of the 3rd century CE, across a broad region encompassing the modern states of Syria, Lebanon, Israel and Jordan. It explores the uniformity (and nuances) of the architectural language in these structures – the choice of styles and spatial layout of the buildings – and how these reflected Imperial Rome and the Roman East.

Paperback • 9781789258806 • September 2022 • £39.95

392 pages • B/w illustrations

Chedworth Roman Villa

Excavations and Re-imaginings from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-first Centuries

By Simon Esmonde Cleary, Jason Wood and Emma Durham

Comprehensive record of archaeological research at Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire, from the nineteenth to the twenty-first centuries.

This well illustrated volume brings together a large body of new, contextualised information about Chedworth Roman Villa including: a history of work at Chedworth from the 1860s to the present; a detailed fabric survey of the extant remains; description and analysis of the Roman structural remains; description and analysis of the decorative elements and finds.

BRITANNIA MONOGRAPHS | ROMAN SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9780907764496 • May 2022 • £100.00

626 pages • 335 illustrations

SPINK BOOKS

The Rebel Emperors of Britannia

Carausius and Allectus

By Graham Barker and Sam Moorhead

The story of Carausius and Allectus – the rebel emperors of Britannia.

This volume explores an exciting, yet unknown, period of Britain’s history under the Romans. At the end of the third century AD, two men successively ruled the island as emperors of Britannia for a period of ten years. They minted their own coins, initiated Britain’s first truly integrated defence system and successfully repelled an invasion from the mighty Roman empire.

Hardback • 9781912667918 • August 2023 • £30.00

256 pages • Colour illustrations throughout

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Before Augustus

The Collapse of the Roman Republic

By Natale Barca

A compelling new account of the tempestuous last century of the Roman Republic.

This new history of the last years of the Roman Republic sets the leading men, and women, in the complex social and political system of the time, to provide a full context to the historical events and epic battles of the 1st century BC. Natale Barca analyses the actions of the protagonists, and the epic battles that ensued.

Hardback • 9781636242323 • May 2023 • £34.95

384 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

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Weapons, Warriors and Battles of Ancient Iberia

By

Fernando Quesada Sanz and Translated by Elizabeth Clowes and Pablo. S. Harding-Vera

Thoroughly researched and written by a world-renowned authority on the archaeology of ancient Spain. Professor Quesada Sanz details the arms, armour and equipment of the various warriors of the region in fantastic detail, drawing on his intimate knowledge of the latest archaeological and historical research. His clear and informative text is supported throughout by a wealth of photographs, diagrams and exquisite colour artwork by Carlos Fernandez del Castillo. This beautiful book is a rare combination of detailed, comprehensive information and sumptuous visual appeal that will be cherished by anyone with an interest in the warriors and weapons of the ancient world. The Spanish edition won the Hislibris Award for the ‘Best Historical Book’ for 2010 and is here faithfully translated into English.

Hardback • 9781781592755 • October 2022 • £40.00

304 pages • 224 maps, diagrams, photos and colour artworks

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The Battle of Pharsalus (48 BC)

Caesar, Pompey and their Final Clash in the Third Roman Civil War

By Gareth C. Sampson

Gareth Sampson offers detailed analysis of the moves and countermoves, with Caesar’s resight and innovative tactics neutralizing Pompey’s cavalry superiority.

Gareth Sampson examines the campaigns that led up to the battle as well as the role played by the various regional powers who got drawn into the Roman Civil War. The Battle of Pharsalus itself is analysed in detail to determine the strengths and weakness of both armies and their various commanders, as well as the organization, equipment and tactics of the forces involved in the battle that culminated in a decisive victory for Caesar. The author concludes with consideration of the aftermath of the battle, which saw Pompey murdered in Egypt and Caesar distracted by the affairs of the East.

Hardback • 9781526793621 • March 2023 • £20.00

224 pages • 16 b/w images

Carthage at War

Punic Armies c. 814–146 BC

By Joshua R. Hall

The most in-depth study of Carthaginian warfare available in English.

The Carthaginians are well known as Rome’s great enemy of the three Punic wars and Hannibal, their greatest general, is a household name. While narrative histories of the Punic wars (especially the second) and biographies of Hannibal abound, there have been few studies dedicated to detailed analysis of Carthaginian armies and warfare throughout the city-state’s entire existence. Joshua Hall puts that right with this indepth study of their tactics, equipment, unit organization, army composition and operational effectiveness. Importantly, while the Second Punic War is rightly given prominence, this is not at the expense of the many earlier wars Carthage waged as she built and then defended her empire. Drawing on all the available archaeological and literary evidence, the author shows the development of Carthage’s forces and methods of warfare from the ninth century BC to the city’s demise. The result is the most in-depth portrait of the Carthaginian military available in English.

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Hardback • 9781473885387 • September 2022 • £25.00 • 336 pages • 12 b/w images

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Military History of Late Rome 565–602

By Ilkka Syvänne

A fresh narrative of Roman military history in the tumultuous period from 565–602, which challenges many established interpretations.

Military History of Late Rome 565–602 provides a new fresh analysis of the Roman Empire in the aftermath of the reconquests of Justinian I (527–65). This volume explains why the Roman army overthrew one of the greatest Roman emperors who ever lived. This was an era of epic battles so it is not a surprise that the author also pays particular attention to the period tactics and analyses all of the period battles in great detail. These include for example such battles as Melitene, Constantia, Sirmium, Nymphius River, Solanchon, Lake Urmiah, Plain of Canzak, Iatrus, and the epic battles of Priscus and Comentiolus in the Balkans.

Hardback • 9781848848528 • July 2022 • £30.00 • 432 pages • 92 integrated b/w maps and images; 8 pages of colour plates

Military History of Late Rome 602–641

By Ilkka Syvänne

Narrates the many campaigns and battles as the Empire struggled for survival amid a maelstrom of enemies. A period often seen as the end of Antiquity.

The Military History of Late Rome 602–641 provides a fresh analysis of the Roman Empire from the reign of Phocas (602–610) until the death of Heraclius (610–641). The author provides a fresh analysis of all of the upheavals; explains in detail why these reversals of fortune happened; what enabled the Romans to defeat the Persians; and why the Romans lost when they fought against the Muslims and, conversely, why the Muslims were so successful. This was an era of epic campaigns and battles all of which are explained in unprecedented detail. The epic campaigns needed equally talented commanders who include, for example, Heraclius, Chosroes II Parwez, Shahrbaraz, Shahin, Abu Bakr, Umar, Abu Ubaydah, and Khalid b. al-Walid, the Sword of Allah. This is revisionist history writing at its best.

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Hardback • 9781399075671 • August 2022 • £30.00 • 448 pages • 98 integrated b/w images and 8 pages of colour plates

Emperor Septimius Severus

The Roman Hannibal

By Ilkka Syvänne

Excellent analysis of the organisation, tactics and equipment of the Roman army of the period, as well as of their major enemies, and the impact of Severus’ reforms.

Ilkka Syvänne explains in detail how the African Septimius Severus achieved his position, how he won his wars and battles and how he used his newly gained power to secure his family’s position. He reveals how he reformed the state and its military, and how he used these remodelled forces in wars of conquest to prove his worth as emperor to both the soldiers and the populace. This biography offers the first complete overview of the policies, events and military campaigns of Severus’ reign in the fullest detail allowed by the sources. It also explains how and why these contributed to the military crisis of the third century and discusses the legacy he left for his son, Caracalla, who followed him in both his good and bad traits.

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Hardback • 9781399066655 • February 2023 • £30.00

colour images, 120 b/w images

Caracalla

A Military Biography

By Ilkka Syvänne

The only full-length monograph in English devoted to Emperor Caesar Marcus Aurelius Severus Antoninus Pius Augustus.

Caracalla has one of the worst reputations of any Roman Emperor. Many ancient historians were very hostile and Edward Gibbon later dubbed him the common enemy of mankind. Yet his reign was considered by at least one Roman author to be the apogee of the Roman Empire. Guilty of many murders and massacres (including his own brother, ex-wife and daughter) he was, however, popular with the army, improving their pay and cultivating the image of sharing their hardships. Surprisingly this is the first full-length biography of this colourful character in English. Ilkka Syvänne explains how the biased ancient sources in combination with the stern looking statues of the emperor have created a distorted image of the man and then reconstructs the actual events, particularly his military campaigns and reforms, to offer a balanced view of his reign.

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Paperback • 9781399074827 • April 2022 • £16.99 • 68 pages • 30+ maps, 50 b/w line drawings, 16 pages of plates

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Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic

By Jeremiah McCall

The compelling stories of lesser studied aristocratic competitors: The Gracchi brothers, Marius and Metellus, Drusus, Saturninus, Cicero and Clodius.

This is the story of how some Roman aristocrats grew so competitive in their political rivalries that they destroyed their Republic, in the late second to mid-first century BCE. The story of those bitter rivalries from the senatorial debates of Fabius and Scipio, to the censorial purges of Cato; from the murders of Tiberius and Gaius Gracchus, to the ultimate rivalry of Caesar and Pompey. A work of historical investigation, Rivalries that Destroyed the Roman Republic introduces readers not only to the story of the Republic’s collapse but the oftenscarce and problematic evidence from which the story of these actors and their struggles is woven.

Hardback • 9781526733177 • September 2022 • £25.00 • 328 pages

Roman Conquests: Gaul

By Michael Sage

Covers the most famous Roman campaigns of conquest of them all thanks to Julius Caesar’s involvement. This latest volume in the Roman Conquests series deals with some of the best-known Roman campaigns of all. The Gauls were one of the great warrior societies of ancient Europe and some of Rome’s heaviest defeats were suffered here at the end of the second century BC. This context makes all the more remarkable the dazzling success of the audacious campaigns, just half a century later, by which Caesar rapidly completed the initial conquest of the rest of Gaul. The subsequent revolts that soon occurred, culminating in the great unified rising under Vercingetorix, are also covered in detail, with the epic siege of Alesia as the dramatic climax. Michael Sage narrates and analyses all these campaigns, showing how the Roman war machine was ultimately able to overcome vastly superior numbers of Celtic warriors to extend Rome’s rule from the Mediterranean to the English Channel.

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Paperback • 9781399077323 • June 2023 • £14.99 • 224 pages

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The Army of the Roman Republic

From the Regal Period to the Army of Julius Caesar

By Michael M. Sage

Analyses the evolution of Romes forces from early clan armies to the honed legions of Julius Caesar. Michael Sage traces the development of the republic’s army from its foundation (having first set the context of their regal antecedents), down to the time of its most famous leader, Julius Caesar. The transition from clan-based forces, through the Servian levy and the development of the manipular and cohortal legion is examined along with the associated weapons, tactics and operational capabilities. We see how the legions shaped up against the challenges of successive enemies from the Celts and Samnites, the Carthaginians and the hitherto-dominant Hellenistic armies based on the Macedonian-style pike phalanx.

Paperback • 9781399020244 • February 2023 • £14.99 • 352 pages • 16 colour images

Early Roman Warfare

From the Regal Period to the First Punic War

By Jeremy Armstrong

Offers an up-to-date assessment of the nature of early Roman warfare and the evolution of the legions, a subject debated for over a century.

While copious amounts have been written about the Roman army, most study has focused on the later Republic or the Imperial period when the legionary system was already well developed. Here Jeremy Armstrong traces the development of Rome’s military might from its earliest discernible origins down to the First Punic War. He shows how her armies evolved from ad-hoc forces of warriors organised along clan lines and assembled for the city’s survival, to the sophisticated organisation of the legions that went on to dominate all of Italy and then (after the period covered) the entire Mediterranean world. The author reviews both the literary sources and the latest archaeological evidence to provide a fresh analysis of Roman military organisation, equipment, tactics and strategy.

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Paperback • 9781399074605 • September 2022 • £14.99 • 192 pages • 2 maps, 9 images

Roman Special Forces and Special Ops

Speculatores, Exploratores, Protectores and Areani in the Service of Rome

By Simon Elliott

Focuses on the role of the Speculatores, Exploratores, Protectores and Areani.

This is the only book available dedicated to Roman special ops and the role of the Speculatores, Exploratores, Protectores and Areani. Simon Elliott reveals the kinds of special operations conducted by the Romans: tactical scouting ahead of the legions, covert strategic reconnaissance in neighbouring states, espionage, assassination or abduction of dissidents and enemies, counter-insurgency, and close protection of Roman officials and commanders. While such missions were frequently executed by ad-hoc units or individuals detailed for that specific mission, the author goes on to reveal the evidence for the aforementioned specialist units. He concludes with an analysis of the extent to which these various forces corresponded to a modern conception of Special Forces. These men were the eyes and ears of the Empire, the deadly tip of the Roman sword.

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Hardback • 9781399090926 • April 2023 • £20.00

• 176 pages • 16 colour plates

Roman Britain’s Pirate King

Carausius, Constantius Chlorus and the Fourth Roman Invasion of Britain

By Simon Elliott

The remarkable story of Carausius.

Carausius was sent to clear the North Sea and Channel of Germanic pirates but, when accused of pocketing their loot, revolted against Rome in 286. Dubbed the ‘pirate king’, he established himself as ruler of Britain and much of northern Gaul, defying repeated attempts to defeat him, he eventually lost northern Gaul but held out in Britannia until assassinated by his own treasurer, Allectus. A fourth Roman invasion of Britain in 296 defeated Allectus and finally returned Britannia to the Empire. Simon Elliott recounts these remarkable events with his trademark blend of thorough research and lively, accessible narrative.

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Hardback • 9781399094368 • June 2022 • £22.00

• 192 pages • 20 colour images

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Julius Caesar in Egypt

Cleopatra and the War in Alexandria

By Philip Matyszak

Based on the contemporary account known as The Alexandrine War (once thought to be by Caesar himself) the dramatic events are retold in a very modern, engaging and accessible style.

Julius Caesar in Egypt is a true story of double-cross, assassination and intrigue accompanied by lively battles, daring escapes, disastrous fires (the Great Library of Alexandria was largely destroyed in one fracas) and, if not a love story, at least a tale of sex and power as Caesar and Cleopatra’s relationship shaped these world-changing events.

Hardback • 9781399097369 • April 2023 • £20.00

• 192 pages • 3 maps

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Invasion! Rome Against the Cimbri, 113–101 BC

By Philip Matyszak

Narrates a war that seriously threatened the destruction of Rome.

The author tells how the Cimbri and their allies inflicted repeated defeats on the Romans, culminating in the destruction of two Roman consular armies at Aurasio in 105 BC, explains the part played by Roman military incompetence and a political system that put personal ambition and rivalries above the common good and describes how the Romans adapted politically and militarily to secure eventual victory. Had the Cimbri overwhelmed Rome, as at one time it seemed inevitable that they would, then European history would have been very different.

Hardback • 9781399097314

• November 2022 • £20.00

• 208 pages • 5 maps

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Diocletian and the Military Restoration of Rome

By Lee Fratantuono

Detailed narrative and analysis of the campaigns of Diocletian’s reign, including those of his three co-rulers in the tetrarchy.

The third century AD was one of unprecedented crisis and chaos for the Roman Empire. Nightmares both internal and external threatened to spell the end of Rome’s thousand-year history. Diocletian was born either a slave or a freedman, and he grew up to become the saviour of Rome in her hour of crisis, a powerful military and political leader who transformed the Roman Empire from a hotbed of unceasing strife and turmoil into a renewed, restored, revivified and stable polity. The present study seeks to provide an introduction to the life and times of Diocletian for the general reader, offering a balanced portrait of an immensely talented man in a time of trial and tumult, an accomplished emperor who knew when it was time to retire to his gardens.

Hardback • 9781526771834

• April 2023

• £25.00

• 272 pages

• 8 pages of colour plates

The Battle of Actium 31 BC War for the World

By Lee Fratantuono

Possibly the most important battle in Roman history, Actium drew the final curtain on the Roman Republic and ushered in the Roman Empire.

A good argument could be made that the Battle of Actium was the most significant military engagement in Roman history. On a bright September day, the naval forces of Octavian clashed with those of Antony and Cleopatra off the coast of western Greece. The victory Octavian enjoyed that day set the state for forty-four years of what would come to be known as the Augustan Peace, and was in no small way the dawn of the Roman Empire. Yet, despite its significance, what exactly happened at Actium has been a mystery, despite significant labours and effort on the part of many classicists and military historians both amateur and professional. Professor Lee Fratantuono re-examines the ancient evidence and presents a compelling and solidly documented account of what took place in the waters off the promontory of Leucas in late August and early September of 31 BC.

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Paperback • 9781399020893

• June 2022 • £14.99

• 228 pages • 2 maps

Publius Quinctilius Varus

The Man Who Lost Three Roman Legions in the Teutoburg Disaster

By Joanne Ball

Reassesses the man held responsible for one of the most infamous and humiliating defeats in Roman history. Publius Quinctilius Varus is famous as the incompetent commander duped into an ambush that wiped out three legions in one of the most humiliating defeats in Roman history. Yet this is the first full length biography of the man. Dr Joanne Ball revisits the ancient sources alongside the most recent archaeological evidence from the Teutoburg battlefield in Germany, where she has been personally involved in excavations. The result is a fresh, detailed new analysis of this significant battle and a reappraisal of the Roman commander. Examination of his earlier career reveals that Varus was an experienced and competent, if harsh and ruthless, governor and general. Dr Ball sets his German command in the context of wider events, explaining the weakness of the Roman position there and the necessary reliance on auxiliary forces.

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Hardback • 9781399088329 • August 2023 • £25.00

• 320 pages • 16 b/w images

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Religion & Classical Warfare: The Roman Empire

Edited by Matthew Dillon and Christopher Matthew

First book in English devoted to the subject, written by a global selection of experts in this field. Religion was integral to the conduct of war in the ancient world and the Romans were certainly no exception. No campaign was undertaken, no battle risked, without first making sacrifice to propitiate the appropriate gods (such as Mars, god of War) or consulting oracles and omens to divine their plans. Yet the link between war and religion is an area that has been regularly overlooked by modern scholars examining the conflicts of these times. This volume addresses that omission by drawing together the work of experts from across the globe. The chapters have been carefully structured by the editors so that this wide array of scholarship combines to give a coherent, comprehensive study of the role of religion in the wars of the Roman Empire.

Hardback • 9781473834309 • March 2022 • £25.00

384 pages • 30 b/w images

Byzantine Fortifications Protecting the Roman Empire in the East

By Nikos D. Kontogiannis

The first full study of Byzantine fortifications to be published for over thirty years, describes and analyses fortifications from every part of the empire.

The Byzantine empire was one of the most powerful forces in the Mediterranean and Near East for over a thousand years. Strong military organization, in particular widespread fortifications, was essential for its defence. Yet this aspect of its history is often neglected, and no detailed overview has been published for over thirty years. That is why Nikos Kontogiannis’s ambitious account of Byzantine fortifications – their construction and development and their role in times of war – is such a valuable and timely publication. His ambitious study combines the results of decades of wide-ranging archaeological work with an account of the armies, weapons, tactics and defensive strategies of the empire throughout its long history. Fortifications built in every region of the empire are covered, from those in Mesopotamia, Syria and Africa, to those in Asia Minor, the Aegean and the Balkan peninsula.

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Hardback • 9781526710253 • March 2023 • £30.00

288 pages • 40 images

SIDESTONE PRESS

The Book of Kells

A Masterwork Revealed: Creators, Collaboration, and Campaigns

By Donncha MacGabhann

Uses colour coded text to indicate which parts of the Book of Kells were made by different artists.

The Book of Kells is traditionally thought to have been made by an extensive team of scribes and artists. Using a novel paradigm and years of meticulous research, this book proposes that instead it was the work of only two Masters. It offers insights into the imagination which inspired its creators, especially the unique vision of Kells’ great Scribe-Artist.

Paperback • 9789464261226 • £60.00 • September 2022

Hardback • 9789464261233 • £120.00 • 326 pages • 109fc / 11bw illustrations

Supplementary Exercises for Old Norse – Old Icelandic

By Jesse Byock and Randall Gordon

A workbook of Old Norse exercises with vocabulary, maps, and answer key.

A brand new workbook of 17 lessons designed for those who want to learn or sharpen their skills in Old Norse with innovative exercises, word games, and map questions. With a full vocabulary and a free online answer key, it also contains Old Norse readings drawn from the Saga of Ragnar Lodbrok and mythic passages from The Prose Edda.

VIKING LANGUAGE OLD NORSE ICELANDIC SERIES | JULES WILLIAM PRESS

Paperback • 9780988176409 • Autumn 2023 • £12.99

122 pages • B/w Ilustrations, maps, and tables

The Marriage Bed of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York

A Masterpiece of Tudor Craftsmanship

Edited by Peter N. Lindfield

An extensively illustrated, multi-disciplinary study of the marriage bed of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York.

With no known surviving equivalent of secular domestic furniture from this period, the Henry VII and Elizabeth of York marriage bed – rediscovered in 2010 after being bought in a dilapidated condition at an auction in Chester – is an exceptional piece of late medieval English royal furniture. Initially thought to be a 19th-century fake, this book presents historical, archival and scientific evidence to show, beyond doubt, the bed’s late medieval age.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789257922 • March 2023 • £35.00

168 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

The History of King Richard the Third: by Sir George Buc, Master of the Revels

By Arthur Kincaid

Reconstruction of George Buc’s study and defence of the life and reign of Richard III.

This book presents George Buc’s History of King Richard III, painstakingly reconstructed from the original text. In this edition Kincaid has thoroughly updated and revised his introduction, discussing Sir George’s position in the literary and scholarly world of his day, and tracing the mystery of the text’s transmission. Extensive notes document the facts of Richard’s reign and controversies surrounding them.

Hardback • 9780854313044 • February 2023 • £45.00

512 pages

Carved Stones and Christianisation Place, Movement and Memory in Early Medieval North-Western Europe

By Anouk Busset

Explores early medieval carved stones in the process of Christianisation of north-western Europe.

The case studies in this volume are presented from a holistic perspective comprising the monument, their landscape settings and historical and archaeological contexts (when available). The results of this research demonstrate that by means of comparisons across national boundaries, new interpretations emerge on the use and functions of early medieval carved stones.

Paperback • 9789088909801 • £60.00 • Autumn 2023

Hardback • 9789088909818 • £180.00 • 400 pages • 85bw / 315fc illustrations

GUY POINTS

Anglo-Saxon Church Architecture & Stone Sculpture

By Guy Points

A comprehensive guide with detailed explanations, illustrations and photographs of late-7th century to 11th century Anglo-Saxon Churches and stone sculpture.

Divided into four parts, this book includes an extensive glossary and explains Celtic and Roman Church practices, how Anglo-Saxon churches were established, and also provides a summary to the settlements of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and Hiberno-Norse in England. It provides a comprehensive description of the construction and architectural features of extant Anglo-Saxon Churches, and the decoration on stonework. There is an alphabetical list of 183 recommended churches and museums with summarised information on their individual architectural features.

Paperback • 9780993033964 • August 2023 • £49.00

440 pages • 66 b&w and colour illustrations & 704 colour photographs

REPORTS OF THE RESEARCH COMMITTEE OF THE SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON | SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF LONDON

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The Norse Sorceress

Mind and Materiality in the Viking World

Edited

by Leszek Gardeła, Sophie Bønding and Peter Pentz Richly illustrated with never-before-seen photographs and reconstructions of burials, this book investigates the figure of the völva and related Viking magic practitioners. Old Norse literature abounds with descriptions of magic and rituals, and whilst practitioners are known under myriad terms, the most iconic of them is the völva – a figure that commands both respect and fear. The Norse Sorceress brings together a superb interdisciplinary author team to investigate the figure of the völva in context of pre-Christian Nordic religion, culture, and ritual practices, and explore topical issues of Viking Age research.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259537 • July 2023 • £60.00

528 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Viking Migration and Settlement in East Anglia

The Place-Name Evidence

By David Boulton

Reassesses traditional interpretations of how Scandinavian place-names in England came into being, proposing new models for exploring Viking settlement.

This analysis of Scandinavian-influenced place-names in their landscape contexts provides crucial new evidence of differing patterns and phases of Viking migration and settlement patterns in East Anglia between the late 9th and 11th centuries. It examines place-name categories linguistically, and explores the landscape and archaeological contexts of the settlements associated with them with the aid of GISgenerated maps.

WINDGATHER PRESS

Paperback • 9781914427251 • September 2023 • £39.95

240 pages

The Early Danish-Muscovite Treaties, 1493–1523 Texts, Contexts, Diplomacy

By Carsten Pape

A comprehensive study of the alliance between King Hans of Denmark and Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow. The book is intended to provide a solid foundation for a comprehensive study of the alliance between King Hans of Denmark and Grand Prince Ivan III of Moscow. It explores in detail the diplomatic processes leading to each of the three Danish-Muscovite treaties. It includes the surviving Danish and Muscovite treaty texts with commentary and translations into English.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hardback • 9788772194059 • April 2022 • £29.00 • 189 pages • Colour illustrations

The Royal Bastards of Twelfth Century England Power and Blood

By James Turner

First comprehensive and high-quality full length academic study on the subject of twelfth century AngloNorman and Angevin royal bastards.

This book, the first full length study dedicated to the subject, examines the seminal conflicts and changing shape of the royal dynasty during a period of turbulent and formative development in the nature and institutions of royal government through the rarely before accessed perspective of the reigning monarchs’ illegitimate family members and deputies. More than that this study aims, as far as possible, to illuminate and bring to life the lives, triumphs and tragedies of these fascinating half-forgotten personages. The victims of a rapid and profound demographic and social change which drastically recontextualised their position with royal family identity and aristocratic society, the bastards of the English royal family found new methods to survive and thrive.

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Hardback • 9781399067348 • April 2023 • £22.00 • 224 pages • 32 b/w images

An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry

The Landscapes, Buildings and Places

By Trevor Rowley

The only book to analyse the historical geography and archaeology of the Tapestry.

An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins and earthworks that can be seen today. By comparing illustrated extracts from the tapestry to historical and contemporary illustrations, maps and reconstructions, Rowley is able to provide the reader with a unique visual setting against which they are able to place the events on the tapestry. This approach allows Rowley to challenge a number of generally accepted assumptions regarding the location of several scenes in the tapestry.

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Paperback • 9781526796691 • September 2022 • £14.99 • 224 pages • 150 b/w images

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

The Worst Medieval Monarchs

By Phil Bradford

Who were the worst medieval monarchs? Do they deserve their reputations? Or should their lives and reigns be redeemed?

Stephen. John. Edward II. Richard II. Richard III. These five are widely viewed as the worst of England’s medieval kings. Yet were these five really the worst men to wear the crown of England in the Middle Ages? Or has history treated them unfairly? This book looks at the stories of their lives and reigns, all of which were dramatic and often unpredictable. It then examines how they have been seen since their deaths, the ways their reputations have been shaped across the centuries. Many things have created, over a long period, the negative reputations of these five. Today, they have come to number among the worst kings of English history. Is this fair, or should they be redeemed?

Hardback • 9781399083058 • September 2023 • £25.00 • 256 pages • 30 b/w images

OXBOW BOOKS

The Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone History, Archaeology and Conservation

By Warwick Rodwell

New paperback edition illustrating the fascinating history and conservation of the Coronation Chair and Stone of Scone. Includes over 300 images.

Constructed in 1297–1300, and used again at the recent coronation of King Charles III, these artefacts rank amongst the most remarkable treasures to have survived from the Middle Ages. Their eventful histories include surviving a suffrage bomb, theft and choirboy graffiti. Although somewhat battered through age, the Chair was once highly ornate, embellished with gilding, painting and coloured glass. Featuring numerous colour images, this study explores the history, archaeology and conservation of these priceless artefacts.

Paperback • 9798888570562 • July 2023 • £38.00

320 pages • 328 colour and B/w illustrations

The Knights Templar at War, 1120–1312

By Paul Hill

In-depth assessment of the Knights Templar and their contribution to crusading warfare. There are many books about the Knights Templar, the medieval military order which played a key role in the crusades against the Muslims in the Holy Land, the Iberian Peninsula and elsewhere in Europe. What is seldom explored is the military context in which they operated, and that is why Paul Hill’s highly illustrated study is so timely. The order was founded as a response to attacks on pilgrims in the Holy Land. This absorbing study examines why they were such an important aspect of medieval warfare on the frontiers of Christendom for nearly two hundred years. Paul Hill shows how they were funded and supplied, how they organised their forces on campaign and on the battlefield and the strategies and tactics they employed in the various theatres of warfare in which they fought. Templar leadership, command and control are examined, and sections cover their battles and campaigns, fortifications and castles.

PEN & SWORD BOOKS

Paperback • 9781399030885 • April 2023 • £18.99

264 pages

A History of Denmark from the Viking Age to the 21st Century

Edited by Mary Hilson, Bjørn Poulsen and Thorsten Borring Olesen

Based on the latest research, this book provides a systematic presentation of Denmark’s history. This volume depicts how Denmark, the Danish kingdom and the Danish state have developed and changed over more than a thousand years. Chapters focus on Denmark’s political, cultural, social and international conditions. It is a Danish story about the transformation from status and class society to welfare state, from peasant country to post-industrial society and from chroniclers to influencers.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hardback • 9788772196749 • Autumn 2023 • £42.00

480 pages • Colour illustrations

OXBOW BOOKS

Pottery and Social Life in Medieval England

By Ben Jervis

New paperback edition of this new approach to the study of pottery in medieval archaeology. Utilising an interpretive framework which focuses upon the relationships between people, places and things, this study considers the effect of the production, consumption and discard of pottery. It sees pottery not as reflecting medieval life, but as one factor which contributed to the development of multiple experiences and realities in medieval England.

Paperback • 9798888570586 • August 2023 • £35.00

184 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY

Broken Pots, Mending Lives

The Archaeology of Operation Nightingale

By Richard Osgood

Featuring superb photography, this book explores the innovative recovery programme that supports wounded soldiers through involvement in archaeology.

Operation Nightingale was established by the Ministry of Defence in 2011, using archaeology to support the recovery of armed forces personnel. Digs have ranged from the crash sites of Spitfires and trenches of the Western Front in the First World War, through to convict burial grounds, camp sites of Hessian mercenaries and Anglo-Saxon cemeteries. Lavishly illustrated, this book shows how the discovery of our shared past can be restorative and help people mend otherwise damaged lives. With a foreword by Professor Alice Roberts.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259384 • July 2023 • £25.00

240 pages • Colour and B/w illustrations

Eilean Donan Castle

Exploring a Highland Icon, Archaeological Research Excavations 2009–2017

By Cecily Shakespeare, Jonathan Clark, Justin Garner-Lahire, Richard Oram and Nicola Toop

Explores results of archaeological research undertaken at the world-renowned Eilean Donan Castle in Scotland, focusing on the castle’s medieval remnants. Featuring colour images throughout, this book offers a new view of the lost medieval guise of the castle, of its 13th-century origins and form, and who was responsible for building it. The wealth of archaeological material unearthed shows it hosted master craftspeople including goldsmiths, shipwrights and hereditary swordsmiths. Exquisite personal items, decorative mail armour and weapons, musical instruments, gaming pieces, imported pottery and animal bones bring the castle and its inhabitants back to life.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9798888570548 • September 2023 • £25.00

136 pages • 70 illustrations predominantly in colour

The Lower Lines Brompton Kent Archaeological Investigations 2007–2009

By James Holman and Peter Kendall

The results of archaeological work on the Lower Lines, which formed part of the defences of Chatham Dockyard during the early nineteenth century.

While they were never used in combat, the Lower Lines became the focus for siege training during the later part of the century, and for the development of innovative new military technologies by the Royal Engineers. Latterly they were repurposed during the Second World War as part of the land defences for the Nore Command. The archaeological work undertaken between 2007 and 2009 focussed on two sites, at Mid Kent College and the Black Lion Leisure Centre.

CANTERBURY ARCHAEOLOGICAL TRUST

Paperback • 9781870545419 • Autumn 2023 • £30.00

112 pages • 127 colour images; 12 black/white illustrations and images

BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY

OXBOW BOOKS

Chariots, Swords and Spears

Iron Age Burials at the Foot of the East Yorkshire Wolds

Edited by Mark Stephens

Brings together findings from the significant recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire.

This volume explores the exceptional results from recent excavations at two sites in East Yorkshire, the main focus of which is on Iron Age burials. These include chariots, swords, and spears, but Prehistoric and later Roman activity are also included. It also examines evidence for migration and mobility in the Iron Age, Warrior Graves and burial rites, and examines the Pocklington shield as a significant piece of Iron Age art.

Hardback • 9781789255423 • November 2022 • £50.00

312 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Excavations on Wether Hill, Ingram, Northumberland, 1994–2015

By Peter Topping

Explores the well-preserved archaeological landscape around Wether Hill in the English-Scottish borderlands. The study of Wether Hill spur above the Beamish Valley in the Cheviot Hills allowed the study of a range of sites from settlements to cultivation remains. This book explores the evidence of Mesolithic, Chalcolithic, and Iron Age activity uncovered. Taken together, it begins to paint a picture of the chronology, potential prehistoric settlement density and land-use patterns at different time periods in this well-preserved, but under-explored archaeological landscape.

NORTHERN ARCHAEOLOGY | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259698 • July 2023 • £45.00

152 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

EAA 176: Fransham

People and Land in a Central Norfolk Parish from the Palaeolithic to the Eve of Parliamentary Enclosure

By Andrew Rogerson

Archaeological and documentary sources combine to provide this uniquely comprehensive account of the history of Fransham.

This book uses the results of an intensive fieldwalking survey to illustrate the changes in human activity that took place in Fransham. The surprising prolificacy of certain forms of evidence, and the near-complete coverage of the study area allow the book to provide a fuller and more accurate account of this parish than has previously been possible.

EAST ANGLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPH | EAST ANGLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

Paperback • 9780905594576 • May 2022 • £30.00

300 pages • 112 illustrations

EAA 177: Living with Monuments

Excavations at Flixton, Volume II

By Stuart Boulter

Second in a series of volumes recording the palimpsest of human activity at Flixton Park Quarry.

This volume is the second in a series covering the extensive and significant archaeological deposits found in Flixton Park Quarry in Suffolk. It includes evidence of funerary and settlement activities of prehistoric, Late Iron Age/Roman, Early Anglo-Saxon, medieval and post-medieval date. When complete, the Flixton Series will provide an exceptionally detailed study of this particular type of landscape.

EAST ANGLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPH | EAST ANGLIAN ARCHAEOLOGY

Paperback • 9780993454585 • June 2022 • £35.00

350 pages • 173 illustrations

OXBOW BOOKS

Ballynahatty

Excavations in a Neolithic Monumental Landscape

Edited by Barrie Hartwell, Sarah Gormley, Catriona Brogan and Caroline Malone

The full publication of a unique Neolithic monumental complex in Northern Ireland. This book reports on the excavation of the vast Neolithic henge monument and ritual structure at Ballynahatty, Northern Ireland. In addition to the structure itself and its eventual destruction by fire, it also explores the wider context of Ballynahatty through its landscape history and environment, the story of the Giant’s Ring, the site’s rediscovery, and its excavations. The latest techniques are used to present a reconstruction and visualisation of the complex.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259711 • June 2023 • £58.00

288 pages • B/w and colour images

Excavations at Tlachtga, Hill of Ward

Co. Meath, Ireland, 2014–2016

By Stephen Davis and Caitriona Moore

First publication on investigations at Hill of Ward – a historically significant site, and one of very few quadrivallate ringforts in Ireland.

Lidar and multi-method geophysical surveys at the hilltop ringfort of Tlachtga highlighted multiple, partially overlapping phases of enclosure. This volume evidences activity on the site from the late Bronze Age to early Iron Age (1100–400 BC) and in the early medieval period (AD 400–1000). It also examines finds from subsequent excavations, including human remains, over 15,000 fragments of animal bone, charred plant macrofossils, evidence of metalworking and Anglo-Saxon coins.

Paperback • 9798888570449 • December 2023 • £35.00

176 pages

Harpole

The Landscape of a Roman Villa at Panattoni Park, Northamptonshire

By Andrew Simmonds and Edited by Steve Lawrence

Excavations have uncovered new evidence concerning a Roman villa previously assumed to have been lost. This book presents new information about the Roman villa at Harpole, which was previously believed to have been largely destroyed. Alongside the surviving main villa complex, the surrounding agricultural landscape was also investigated. Notable finds included an area devoted to malting, and a small hoard of mower’s tools.

OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPH | OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY

Paperback • 9780904220902 • August 2022 • £20.00

240 pages • 119 illustrations

Road to the Manor

Excavations at Graven Hill, Oxfordshire, 2015–2016

By Martyn Allen, Steve Teague and Steve Lawrence

Report on archaeological works in Bicester, which revealed evidence of prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval activity.

This volume explores excavations undertaken at Graven Hill on the former site of MoD Bicester. The archaeological works revealed evidence of prehistoric, Roman, medieval and post-medieval activity, as well as finds relating to the use of the military site during the 1940s and 1950s. This evidence greatly enriches our understanding of the history of the Oxfordshire landscape.

OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY MONOGRAPH | OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY

Paperback • 9780904220919 • April 2023 • £20.00

208 pages • 88 illustrations

The Battle of Pinkie, 1547

The Last Battle Between the Independent Kingdoms of Scotland and England

By David Caldwell, Vicky Oleksy and Bess Rhodes

A detailed study of the Battle of Pinkie, 1547 – one of considerable significance in Scottish and English history.

This was the last great clash between the English and the Scots as independent nations. Although the battle is well documented with several eyewitness accounts and illustrations, it has not been well understood. Using contemporary records and archaeological evidence the authors reconsider the events, exploring the locations, forces involved, and commanders’ aims of this close-run battle. This book provides a reminder of the uncertainty and high stakes both Scots and English faced in September 1547.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259735 • June 2023 • £35.00

288 pages • B/w and colour images

The Emperor Nero’s Pottery and Tilery at Little London, Pamber, by Silchester, Hampshire

The Excavations of 2017

By Michael Fulford

Exploration of the excavation of two tile kilns at Little London, which confirmed production during the reign of Nero.

This volume explores this excavation, and includes illustrated catalogues of the complete range of brick and tile types produced as well as of the pottery. It presents analysis of the fuels used, and of the numerous animal foot-impressions on the bricks.

BRITANNIA MONOGRAPHS | ROMAN SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS

Paperback • 9780907764502 • October 2022 • £30.00

216 pages • 149 illustrations

Stonehenge for the Ancestors

Part 2: Synthesis

By Mike Parker Pearson, Joshua Pollard, Colin Richards, Julian Thomas and Kate Welham

The second of four volumes presenting the results of the Stonehenge Riverside Project.

This second volume includes studies of the lithics from excavations, both from topsoil sampling and from excavated features, as well as of the petrography of the famous bluestones, as identified from chippings recovered during excavations.

THE STONEHENGE RIVERSIDE PROJECT | SIDESTONE PRESS

Paperback • 9789088907050 • £60.00 • September 2022

Hardback • 9789088907067 • £120.00 • 380 pages • 70fc / 70bw illustrations

WINDGATHER PRESS

From Hunter-Gatherers to Early Christians

The Archaeology of Ancient Societies in the Llŷn Peninsula

By Julian Maxwell Heath

An in-depth and lavishly illustrated study of the archaeology of the Llŷn Peninsula.

The Llŷn Peninsula, north-west Wales, is home to a remarkable and abundant collection of archaeological sites and monuments, which bear witness to the ancient societies who once inhabited this narrow finger of land. Beginning with faint but fascinating traces of Mesolithic hunter-gatherers and ending in the early medieval period, this abundantly illustrated book examines this rich corpus of archaeological evidence, covering about 9,000 years of human habitation.

Paperback • 9781914427220 • January 2023 • £39.95

240 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

OXBOW BOOKS

BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY

Community Archaeology on Hadrian’s Wall 2019–2022

By Rob Collins, Jane Harrison, Ian Kille, Kathryn Murphy and Kerry Shaw

Summary of the successful WallCAP community project on Hadrian’s Wall, describing the activities and experiences of the volunteers.

The Hadrian’s Wall Community Archaeology Project (WallCAP) was designed to encourage local community engagement in the archaeology and conservation of this World Heritage Site. Packed with colour photographs, this book documents the project’s evolution, the range of volunteer activities undertaken, and new discoveries revealed by archaeological fieldwork – including exciting new work around the wall’s stones and source geology. Arranged thematically, it features contributions from volunteers themselves, bringing the project into vibrant focus.

OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259599 • June 2023 • £12.95

128 pages • Colour illustrations

Fabric of the Frontier Prospection, Use, and Re-Use of Stone from Hadrian’s Wall

By Rob Collins, Ian Kille and Kathleen O’Donnell

The first volume to analyse the fabric of Hadrian’s Wall in relation to its geological background. What is Hadrian’s Wall made of, where did this material come from and how has it been re-used in other buildings in communities that emerged in the centuries after the Roman Empire? This study describes how the relationship between the geology of the wall’s landscape and its fabric may be used to answer these questions. It includes a significant set of new geological and archaeological data on the stones used across the length of Hadrian’s Wall.

Hardback • 9781789259506 • May 2023 • £50.00 • 184 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Parishioner and Pauper Burials from St James Westminster (1695–1790)

Excavations at Marshall Street, London W1, 2008–9

By Michael Henderson, Adrian Miles and Sarah Ritchie

Report on the excavation of 17th–18th century burial areas for the parish of St James Westminster. This volume reports on excavations of additional burial areas for the parish of St James Westminster. Combined with historical and archaeological evidence, the results of the excavation of these 2553 burials and full osteological analysis of 1786 skeletons help place the lives of the urban poor and destitute within the wider context of the 17th and 18th centuries.

MOLAS MONOGRAPH | MOLA (MUSEUM OF LONDON ARCHAEOLOGY)

Hardback • 9781907586521 • November 2022 • £29.00 • 201 pages • 170 illustrations

Roman and Medieval Carlisle

The Northern Lanes, Excavations 1978–82, Volume Two: The Medieval and Post-Medieval Periods

By John Zant and Christine Howard-Davis

Excavations in the northern lanes of Carlisle have revealed evidence of the city’s post-Roman inhabitants. This volume presents the evidence for post-Roman activity in the northern lanes; 19 narrow ‘vennels’ densely packed into Carlisle’s city centre. The lanes were established in the thirteenth century and remained in use until the city’s modern redevelopment. They and the narrow burgage plots between which they were created yield evidence for the everyday lives of the city’s inhabitants.

LANCASTER IMPRINTS | OXFORD ARCHAEOLOGY NORTH

Paperback • 9781907686382 • May 2022 • £25.00 • 338 pages • 280 illustrations

BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGY

London Bridge and its Houses, c. 1209–1761

By Dorian Gerhold

This beautifully illustrated book, complete with new reconstruction drawings, offers a fascinating insight on the history of London Bridge.

London Bridge lined with houses from end to end was an extraordinary structure. Using newly discovered evidence to reconstruct the plan of the bridge and houses in the 17th century, this book traces the history of each house back to 1358, revealing the original layout, dating most of the later houses, and showing how the buildings and their occupants changed over 550 years. It includes five newly commissioned reconstruction drawings and colour images throughout.

OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789257519 • September 2021 • £29.99

224 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Medieval Bridges of Southern England 100 Bridges, 1000 Years

By Marshall G. Hall

Organised geographically into tours with colour photographs throughout, this book explores the best surviving medieval river bridges in Southern England. Superbly illustrated, this book covers the regions of Southwest England, London, and Southeast England. Exactly 100 medieval bridges of differing designs are included, from Gloucestershire to Cornwall and Suffolk to Dorset. An introduction to English medieval history provides context, and full-colour photographs and layout make this a useful and attractive addition to any bookshelf or coffee table of local history and medieval history enthusiasts.

WINDGATHER PRESS

Hardback • 9781914427138 • August 2022 • £49.95

304 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Historic Bridges of Buckinghamshire

By Marshall G. Hall

A lavishly illustrated volume exploring the structure, history and chronology of historic bridges of Buckinghamshire. Bridges have always played an important role in the socio-economic history of human development and Buckinghamshire has thousands of examples – varied in their architecture, material and practical use. Through photographs, stories and historical records, this book explores the historic bridges that make up the chronology of Buckinghamshire. Featuring almost 250 colour photographs, it reveals how they are a cornerstone of the region’s history and culture.

WINDGATHER PRESS

Hardback • 9781911188926 • July 2021 • £35.00

168 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

Pieces of a Nation

South Sudanese Heritage and Museum Collections

Edited

by

Zoe Cormack and Cherry Leonardi

Edited volume exploring museum objects from South Sudan and post-conflict heritage.

This book delivers a unique range of perspectives on museum objects from South Sudan and on heritage practices in the country and among its diaspora. It provides an in-depth empirical study of the circumstances and practices that led to South Sudanese objects entering foreign museum collections and the importance of these objects in South Sudan and around the world today.

Hardback • 9789464260137 • April 2022 • £120.00

212 pages • 36fc / 14bw illustrations

Current Research in Nubian Archaeology

Oxford Edition: 4 (Regenerating Practices in Archaeology and Heritage)

Edited

by Samantha Tipper, Siobhan Shinn and By Loretta Kilroe

A collection of papers offering both scientific and archaeological evidence for life in ancient Nubia. This volume brings together papers presented at the Third Sudan Studies Annual Conference, a unique forum for interdisciplinary work. It details scientific and archaeological research on various aspects of life in ancient Nubia. The rich cultural heritage of the Republic of Sudan and the Republic of South Sudan has recently become an ever-increasing focus for scholars around the world.

REGENERATING PRACTICES IN ARCHAEOLOGY AND HERITAGE | GORGIAS PRESS

Hardback • 9781463243937 • September 2022 • £78.00

141 pages

Landscapes of Ritual Performance in Eastern North America

Edited by Cheryl Claassen

Offers new insights into the wide-ranging temporal and geographical evidence for rituals in Eastern North America.

This volume explores the natural and made landscape stages of rituals, examining archaeological records of Cahokia, the lower Ohio Valley, Aztalan Wisconsin, Vermont, Florida and Georgia. While some rituals were short-lived, others have spanned millennia as ritual specialists modified their interpretations. The author investigates topics including ritual directors’ progression from shaman to priesthood, tobacco/datura, colour symbolism, mound stratigraphy, flintknapping, stone caching, cults and their organisation, and use of red ochre.

AMERICAN LANDSCAPES | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259292 • January 2023 • £45.00

256 pages • B/w illustrations

Sasanian and Islamic Settlement and Ceramics in Southern Iran (4th to 17th Century AD)

The Williamson Collection Project

By Seth M.N. Priestman and Derek Kennet

Explores the economic development of southern Iran, including analysis of ceramic assemblages spanning 900 years of occupation and pottery production.

This volume offers new archaeological evidence on the long-term development of settlements and changing ceramic distribution, trade and use, in Southern Iran from the Sasanian period to the end of the 17th century. It presents findings from the analysis of an assemblage of just under 17,000 sherds of pottery and associated paper archives – the result of one of the largest surveys ever undertaken on the historic archaeology of southern Iran.

BRITISH INSTITUTE OF PERSIAN STUDIES ARCHAEOLOGICAL MONOGRAPH SERIES | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9798888570524 • August 2023 • £65.00

512 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

SIDESTONE PRESS

WORLD HISTORY & ARCHAEOLOGY / NUMISMATICS

Lucayan Legacies

Indigenous Lifeways in the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands

By Joanna Ostapkowicz

Changes perceptions and emphasises the importance of Lucayan cultural heritage.

This comprehensive, richly illustrated study aims to make the material culture of the Lucayans more accessible and to reinstate it as part of the region’s archaeological heritage. Its topics range from the first occupations on the Lucayan archipelago, to an island-by-island review of finds and settlements, and an exploration of the new directions this heritage is taking.

Paperback • 9789464261011 • £65.00 • March 2023

Hardback • 9789464261028 • £180.00 • 400 pages • 143fc / 30bw illustrations

Islanders

The Making of the Mediterranean

Edited by Anastasia Christophilopolou

Companion book to the exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, exploring island identities in the ancient Mediterranean.

This book explores island identities in the ancient Mediterranean, questioning how ‘insularity’– being of an island – affected and shaped art production and creativity, architectural evolution, migrations and movement of people. It extends beyond the ancient, incorporating current discourses on island versus mainland cultural identities, in contemporary Art and other disciplines.

PAUL HOLBERTON PUBLISHING

Paperback • 9781913645496 • February 2023 • £20.00

104 pages • 60 illustrations

SPINK BOOKS

Mehmet the Conqueror and Constantinople

A Portrait of Youth and Ambition

By Christopher Eimer

Explores the significance of a bronze relief of Mehmet the Conqueror. Little material evidence has survived from the formative period of Mehmet the Conqueror’s life. The appearance of a circular portrait relief of the sultan was thus to be of more than passing interest, given the youthfulness of the turbaned Muslim sitter, who was immediately identifiable. This volume explores the significance of this portrait, and what it reveals about the sitter.

Hardback • 9781912667666 • March 2022 • £25.00

64 pages

SPINK BOOKS

An Introductory Guide to Ancient Greek and Roman Coins

Volume II: Regal Coins of the Hellenistic Age

By David R. Sear

An accessible and informative overview of Hellenistic Regal coinage. The second volume of David R. Sear’s comprehensive guide to ancient coins covers Hellenistic Regal Issues. A general background to the fascinating world of ancient coins, looking back more than 26 centuries to the lands of the eastern Mediterranean, at how coins can reveal so much to us today of the time in which they were produced.

Hardback • 9781912667871 • July 2023 • £50.00

336 pages

SPINK BOOKS

Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2023

Pre-Decimal Issues

Edited by Emma Howard

Updated and improved annual catalogue of major English coinage up to the pre-decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II.

This catalogue of every major coin type from Celtic until the pre-decimal coinage of Queen Elizabeth II includes up-to-date values for every coin, a beginner’s guide to coin collecting, numismatic terms explained and historical information about each British coin, from our earliest coins to the more modern Milled coinage, minted for the first time during the reign of Elizabeth I.

SPINK BOOKS

Hardback • 9781912667857 • December 2022 • £35.00

648 pages

Coins of England and the United Kingdom 2023

Decimal Issues

Edited by Emma Howard

Bestselling comprehensive guide to decimal coinage, published annually.

This second part of the Standard Catalogue of British Coins lists the decimal issues. With extensive updates completed over the past two years, the volume offers a completely comprehensive guide to decimal coinage in the year of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee, including all commemorative issues released in this historic year.

Hardback • 9781912667864 • December 2022 • £15.00

392 pages

Kushan Coins

A Catalogue Based on the Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun Coins in The British Museum, 1st−5th Centuries AD

By Joe Cribb and Robert

Bracey

Comprehensive account of Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun coinages, placing them into a wider historical and cultural context

This landmark publication presents an in-depth exploration of Kushan, Kushano-Sasanian and Kidarite Hun coinages, and the insight they provide into the history of ancient Afghanistan, Pakistan, northern India, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan during the early centuries AD. Research reveals new aspects of the political structure of these states, their geographical extent and the development of scripts and languages in the region.

BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS

Paperback • 9780861591916 • August 2023 • £40.00

410 pages

SPINK BOOKS

English Pattern Trial and Proof Coins in Gold 1547–1976

By Alex Wilson and Mark Rasmussen

Attempts to catalogue all known pattern and proof coins struck in gold.

This book attempts to catalogue all known pattern and proof coins struck in gold, together with off-metal strikes and unofficial fantasies, also in gold. Included are the English series from Edward VI to Elizabeth I (1547–1603) and the coinage of Great Britain from James I to Elizabeth II (1603–1976), extending the period covered by the previous edition from 1968 to 1976.

Hardback • 9781912667598 • May 2023 • £50.00

600 pages

SPINK BOOKS

The History and Coinage of the Roman Imperators 49–27 BC

By David R. Sear

Examines the coinage of the Roman Imperators, and what it can tell us.

This book traces in detail the unfolding of the violent transition of the Roman state from a republican constitution to full military autocracy. Each of its six chapters includes a comprehensive catalogue listing of all the relevant coin types and varieties, each with a full discussion of its significance in the interpretation of the events of the period.

Hardback • 9780907605980 • March 2022 • £50.00

392 pages

Roman Provincial Coinage, Volume II

From Gordian I to Gordian III (AD 238–244)

By Jerome Mairat and Marguerite Spoerri Butcher

A comprehensive account of the coins minted in the Roman provinces between AD 238 and 244. This volume presents for the first time an authoritative and systematic account of the coins minted in the Roman provinces between AD 238 and 244 (except the province of Asia, previously covered in volume VII.1), and shows how these coins can be regarded as an integral part of the coinage minted under the Roman emperors.

ROMAN PROVINCIAL COINAGE | BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS

Hardback • 9780714118307 • September 2022 • £195.00

1000 pages • 250 illustrations

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The Dean and Canons’ Houses of St George’s Chapel, Windsor An Architectural History

By John Crook

Detailed archaeological and historical description of 14th century and post-medieval buildings within Windsor Castle, extensively illustrated with colour photographs and plans.

The College of St George at Windsor Castle was founded by Edward III in 1348. The domestic buildings – now the Deanery and Canons Cloister – are an astonishing survival: despite enlargement and alteration over the centuries, a significant amount of the mid-14th-century fabric survives. Recent refurbishment and conservation work revealed hitherto unknown evidence for the way the buildings were constructed, their fittings and decoration, and their subsequent evolution – the results of which are published here for the first time.

Hardback • 9781789258653 • November 2022 • £45.00

176 pages • Colour illustrations

Explanations in Iconography

Ancient American Indian Art, Symbol, and Meaning

Edited by Carol Diaz-Granados

Explores American Indian iconography, looking at a wide variety of artefacts and traditions from several ancient American Indian cultures.

The complex and enigmatic imagery on many ancient Pre-Columbian artefacts offers rich insights when viewed through the lens of early ethnographic records and American Indian oral traditions. In exploring more deeply the meaning behind ancient imagery and arts, this book considers a wealth of images from ancient American Indian cultures, including petroglyphs and pictographs (rock art), mounds, engraved shell cups, burial architecture, pottery, copper repoussé and more.

AMERICAN LANDSCAPES | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9798888570425 • August 2023 • £38.00

240 pages • B/w illustrations

HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE

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Hagia Sophia in Context

An Archaeological Re-examination of the Cathedral of Byzantine Constantinople

By Ken Dark and Jan Kostenec

This archaeological examination of Byzantine Constantinople’s cathedral complex asks what Hagia Sophia can teach us about the wider Byzantine world.

The Byzantine cathedral of Hagia Sophia has been a source of wonder and fascination since its sixth-century construction. The research project presented here is the first to focus on the archaeology of the surrounding complex of ecclesiastical buildings, rather than solely considering the church itself. Now available in paperback, this book is extensively illustrated with photographs and plans of the complex.

Paperback • 9781789259872 • March 2023 • £35.00

160 pages • B/w and colour illustrations

Animation Between Magic, Miracles and Mechanics

Natural and Supernatural Principles of Life in Medieval Imagery

By Hans Henrik Lohfert Jørgensen, Laura Katrine Skinnebach and Henning Laugerud

A fascinating investigation of animism in the Middle Ages.

In the Middle Ages, holy or emphatically unholy imagery often possessed an ability to come to life, to move and gesticulate, to speak and exude. This book is about the different modes of animation that made medieval images perform their spectacular wonders of locomotion and physical transformation, ranging from mechanical machinery to magical conjuration and miraculous ensoulment.

AARHUS UNIVERSITY PRESS

Hardback • 9788772196534 • Autumn 2023 • £34.00

320 pages • Colour illustrations

AD ILISSVM

900 Years of St Bartholomew’s

The History, Art and Architecture of London’s

Edited by Charlotte Gauthier

Oldest Parish Church

A remarkably detailed history of the continued survival and renewal of St Bartholomew the Great.

This important book presents the first comprehensive history of the church of St Bartholomew the Great since 1921. It surveys the art, architecture and historical significance of the City of London’s oldest parish church. St Bartholomew’s Priory and Hospital played a central role in the history of medieval London and will celebrate the 900th anniversary of their foundation in 2023.

Paperback • 9781915401038 • November 2022 • £45.00

304 pages

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The Art of the Ring

Highlights from the Griffin Collection

By Diana Scarisbrick

This extensive collection offers the reader a real history of the art of the ring across the ages.

The distinguished private collection, known as the Griffin Collection, comprises in its entirety examples of every category of ring, dating from antiquity to modern times. This catalogue focuses on about one hundred special rings, chosen as highlights of this extensive collection with the aim to offer the reader a real history of the art of the ring across the ages.

Hardback • 9781915401069 • Autumn 2023 • £35.00

224 pages • 250 illustrations

HISTORY OF ART & ARCHITECTURE

Late Hokusai

Thought, Technique, Society, Legacy

Edited by Timothy Clark

A ground-breaking publication providing new insights into Katsushika Hokusai, one of the world’s most celebrated artists.

Building on the British Museum’s 2017 exhibition Late Hokusai: thought, technique, society, this publication engages with the life and work of late Hokusai. Essays have been grouped within the broad categories of ‘thought’, ‘technique’, and ‘society’. A fourth section on ‘legacy’ looks at how stories of Hokusai have been generated by 130 years of scholarship.

BRITISH MUSEUM RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS | BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS

Paperback • 9780861592319 • August 2023 • £40.00

250 pages • 170 illustrations

The McCarthy Collection

By Charles T. Little and Miguel Ayres De Campos

A remarkable collection of medieval European sculpture, richly detailed with illustrations and original research.

This substantial catalogue explores the remarkable McCarthy collection, which comprises more than 150 specimens of medieval European sculpture. Richly detailed with plentiful illustrations and original research, it is a notable contribution to medieval scholarship. It forms part of an ambitious project to document the entirety of Robert McCarthy’s holdings.

THE MCCARTHY COLLECTION | AD ILISSVM

Hardback • 9781915401052 • Autumn 2023 • £85.00

304 pages

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Titian: Sources and Documents

By Charles Hope

A comprehensive survey of the surviving historical evidence about Titian and his career. Hugely ambitious, this volume includes all known documents about Titian and his work dating from his lifetime, and all known references to him in contemporary publications. The relevant section of each text is transcribed in full, preceded by a short summary in English, with extensive annotation and, where necessary, a commentary.

Hardback • 9781912168231 • February 2023 • £500.00

3000 pages • 5 illustrations

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Venetian Disegno

New Frontiers

Edited by Maria Aresin and Thomas Dalla Costa

A fresh perspective on the art of Venice and the Veneto with contributions on a wide variety of artists and art forms

Sumptuously illustrated with over 100 images and a comprehensive bibliography, this volume represents a significant contribution to scholarship on the art of Venice, Renaissance workshops and drawing studies. Contributions focus on the workshops of the Bellini family and Titian to consider the diverse ways they used drawing within their artistic practices with an emphasis on technical analysis.

Hardback • 9781915401007 • Autumn 2023 • £40.00

304 pages

Nicholas Roerich

The Artist Who Would Be King

By John McCannon

An engaging and scrupulously researched narrative on Russian painter, explorer, and mystic Nicholas Roerich (1874–1947).

Russian painter, explorer, and mystic Nicholas Roerich ranks as one of the twentieth century’s great enigmas. His story is all the more remarkable for being true. This engaging, scrupulously researched narrative moves beyond traditional perceptions of Roerich to show that in many ways he was a saint or a villain in equal measure.

RUSSIAN AND EAST EUROPEAN STUDIES | UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH PRESS

Hardback • 9780822947417 • November 2022 • £37.50

736 pages

A Royal Renaissance Treasure and its Afterlives

The Royal Clock Salt

Edited by Timothy Schroder and Dora Thornton

Beautifully illustrated publication, showcasing spectacular contextual objects from the collection of the British Museum and other museums.

At centre stage in this volume is the Royal Clock Salt. Somewhere between a jewel and a table ornament, the Clock Salt is one of only a handful of treasures to have survived from the renowned Jewel House of Henry VIII. The volume sheds new light on an exquisite object that has beguiled and fascinated for centuries.

BRITISH MUSEUM RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS | BRITISH MUSEUM PRESS

Paperback • 9780861592272 • February 2022 • £40.00

196 pages • 130 illustrations

Figures from the Fire

J. Pierpont Morgan’s Ancient Bronzes at the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art

By Lisa Brody and James Higginbotham

Beautifully presents a collection of exquisite ancient bronzes from the Wadsworth Atheneum that were collected by John Pierpont Morgan.

This fully illustrated catalogue presents highlights of the ancient bronzes that were collected by J. Pierpont Morgan and are currently in the collection of the Wadsworth Atheneum. These Greek and Roman bronzes include a range of figure and vessel types. This is the first exhibition and publication to consider them as a group.

PAUL HOLBERTON PUBLISHING

Paperback • 9781913645403 • February 2023 • £20.00

92 pages

SIDESTONE PRESS

Variant Scholarship

Ancient Texts in Modern Contexts

Edited by Neil Brodie, Morag M. Kersel and Josephine Munch Rasmussen

Contributions from a cross-section of disciplines provide insights into the issues facing scholars working with ancient texts in modern contexts. The consequences of the questionable acquisition practices of ancient and medieval manuscripts for scholarship and for our understanding of the past are the focus of much enquiry. This volume presents a wide-ranging set of case studies, and focuses on the methodological, theoretical, and ethical dilemmas facing scholars when working with ancient texts in modern contexts.

Paperback • 9789464270457 • £40.00 • April 2023

Hardback • 9789464270464 • £95.00 • 240 pages • 7fc / 12bw illustrations

Spinning

Fates and the Song of the Loom

The Use of Textiles, Clothing and Cloth Production as Metaphor, Symbol and Narrative Device in Greek and Latin Literature

Edited by Giovanni Fanfani, Mary Harlow and Marie-Louise Nosch

Major series of studies exploring the use of ancient textiles and clothing as literary devices in the Greek and Roman world.

Textile imagery is pervasive in classical literature, be that the craft, technology, or consumption of clothing, or the socio-economic or religious symbolism it inspires. Spanning mainly Greek and Latin poetic genres, with comparative evidence drawn from Indo-European languages, this volume explores the imagery and concepts of ancient textiles and clothing within literature. Topics range from tragedies of fatal fabrics – following a Near Eastern tradition of ‘curse as garment’ – to female agency. Now available in paperback.

ANCIENT TEXTILES SERIES | OXBOW BOOKS

Paperback • 9781789259865 • January 2023 • £40.00

360 pages

The Cyclops Myth and the Making of Selfhood

By Paul Robertson

Exploration of the myth of the Cyclops across western history, and the developments in cultural values that its ever-changing form reveals.

The myth of the Cyclops has persisted in changing forms across three millennia. This book explores the myth’s distinct forms in each historical era, arguing that these are a distillation of wider changes occurring in the spheres of politics, philosophy, aesthetics, and social values at each time. As such, it provides a unique lens for cross-historical comparison across western thought.

PERSPECTIVES ON PHILOSOPHY AND RELIGIOUS THOUGHT | GORGIAS PRESS

Hardback • 9781463243487 • January 2022 • £85.00

285 pages

Cultic Spiritualization: Religious Sacrifice in the Dead Sea Scrolls

By Jamal-Dominique Hopkins

Enhances research on the Dead Sea Scrolls through exploring the often overlooked topic of religious sacrifice. Throughout the history of research on the Dead Sea Scrolls, the investigation of religious sacrifice has often been neglected. This book examines the views of sacrifice in the non-biblical sectarian Dead Sea Scrolls, through exploration of the historical and ideological development of the movement related to the scrolls, particularly from the vantage point of the movement’s later offshoot group, the ‘Qumran community’.

PERSPECTIVES ON HEBREW SCRIPTURES AND ITS CONTEXTS | GORGIAS PRESS

Hardback • 9781463242411 • July 2022 • £85.00

393 pages

The Origin of Language Tracing the Evolution of the Mother Tongue

By Merritt Ruhlen

A popular account of the origin of language intended for an audience with no prior knowledge of comparative linguistics, genetics or archaeology.

This book is a reprint of the 2009 second edition, and includes the text of the first edition (1994) with minor modifications, as well as the scientific evidence for monogenesis, and a Postscript recounting developments in the field since the original publication of the book.

HARVARD ORIENTAL SERIES – OPERA MINORA | GORGIAS PRESS

Hardback • 9781463244958 • Autumn 2023 • £67.00

319 pages

Entangled Confessionalizations?

Dialogic Perspectives on the Politics of Piety and Community Building in the Ottoman Empire, 15th–18th Centuries

Edited by Tijana Krstić and Derin Terzioğlu

Explores the emergence of discourses of orthodoxy and orthopraxy in the Ottoman Empire. This volume explores the emergence of discourses of orthodoxy and orthopraxy in the Ottoman Empire between the 15th and 18th centuries, through empirical studies on confessional dynamics in early modern Muslim, Christian and Jewish sources.

THE MODERN MUSLIM WORLD | GORGIAS PRESS

Hardback • 9781463243579 • April 2022 • £153.00

812 pages

Sacred Nature

Animism and Materiality in Ancient Religions

Edited by Nicola Laneri and Anna Perdibon

Explores ways of understanding animism and materiality in the religious life of ancient societies. This book brings together perspectives of scholars from different disciplines about the notions of nature, sacredness, animism and materiality in ancient religions of the Old and the New World. Each chapter explores entangled aspects of the perception of nature and its other-than-human inhabitants, and contributes to debates readdressing prevailing ideas about nature, personhood, divinity, and materiality or spirituality in ancient religions and cosmologies.

MATERIAL RELIGION IN ANTIQUITY | OXBOW BOOKS

Hardback • 9781789259179 • November 2022 • £50.00

136 pages • B/w illustrations

Medieval Encounters

Arabic-speaking Christians and Islam

Edited by Ayman S. Ibrahim

A sourcebook of major Arabic Christian theologians and texts from the 9th to 11th centuries. Christian authors who spoke and wrote Arabic had no choice but to engage with Islam and the complex realities of life – initially as a majority, later as a minority – under Muslim rule. They had to express their theology in new ways, polemicize against the claims of a new religion, as well as defend their doctrines against Islam’s challenges.

GORGIAS HANDBOOKS | GORGIAS PRESS

Paperback • 9781463244477 • June 2022 • £46.00

534 pages

SIDESTONE PRESS

Revealing Christian Heritage

The Rediscovery of Christian Archaeology Between 1860 and 1930. Volume I

Edited

by

Chiara

Cecalupo

Collects different case studies of rediscovery of Christian antiquities between 1860–1930 in Europe and the Mediterranean basin.

This volume aims to stimulate reflections about the impact of these rediscoveries on our culture. It shines a light on lesser-known stories on a wider European and Mediterranean horizon and makes a strong contribution to the history of Christian archaeology.

Paperback • 9789464261578 • £30.00 • February 2023

Hardback • 9789464261585 • £80.00 • 110 pages • 5fc / 15bw illustrations

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