Archaeology by Period or Region Books

New and Published Books

1. Rome in the Pyrenees

   Lugdunum and the Convenae from the first century B.C. to the seventh century A.D.

   By Simon Esmonde-Cleary

   Series: Routledge Monographs in Classical Studies

   Rome in the Pyrenees is a unique treatment in English of the archaeological and historical evidence for an important Roman town in Gaul, Lugdunum in the French Pyrenees, and for its surrounding people the Convenae. The book opens with the creation of the Convenae by Pompey the Great in the first...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
2. A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture

   By Gwendolyn Leick

   This Dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture from the Neolithic round huts in Palestine to the giant temples of Ptolemaic Egypt. Gwendolyn Leick examines the development of the principal styles of ancient architecture within their geographical...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
3. The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf

   By Michael Rice

   The archaeological remains in the Gulf area are astounding, and still relatively unexplored. Michael Rice has produced the first up-to-date book, which encompasses all the recent work in the area. He shows that the Gulf has been a major channel of commerce for millenia, and that its ancient culture...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
4. The Archaeology of Northeast China

   Beyond the Great Wall

   Edited by Sarah Milledge Nelson

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. An Archaeology of Images

   Iconology and Cosmology in Iron Age and Roman Europe

   By Miranda Aldhouse Green

   Using archaeology and social anthropology, and more than 100 original line drawings and photographs, An Archaeology of Images takes a fresh look at how ancient images of both people and animals were used in the Iron Age and Roman societies of Europe, 600 BC to AD 400 and investigates the various...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
6. Archaic Eretria

   A Political and Social History from the Earliest Times to 490 BC

   By Keith G. Walker

   This book presents for the first time a history of Eretria during the Archaic Era, the city's most notable period of political importance and Keith Walker examines all the major elements of the city's success. One of the key factors explored is Eretria's role as a pioneer coloniser in both the...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
7. Scholars, Travellers and Trade

   The Pioneer Years of the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden, 1818-1840

   By R. B. Halbertsma

   Today, the National Museum of Antiquities in Leiden is internationally known for its outstanding archaeological collections. Yet its origins lie in an insignificant assortment of artefacts used for study by Leiden University. How did this transformation come about?Ruurd Halbertsma has delved into...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
8. Excavating Women

   A History of Women in European Archaeology

   Edited by Magarita Díaz-Andreu, Marie Louise Stig Sorensen

   Archaeologists are increasingly aware of issues of gender when studying past societies; women are becoming better represented within the discipline and are attaining top academic posts. However, until now there has been no study undertaken of the history of women in European archaeology and their...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
9. The British Palaeolithic

   Human Societies at the Edge of the Pleistocene World

   By Paul Pettitt, Mark White

   The British Palaeolithic provides the first academic synthesis of the entire British Palaeolithic, from the earliest occupation (currently understood to be around 980,000 years ago) to the end of the Ice Age. Landscape and ecology form the canvas for an explicitly interpretative approach aimed at...

   Published January 16th 2012 by Routledge
10. The Atlantic Iron Age

    Settlement and Identity in the First Millennium BC

    By Jon Henderson

    It may be surprising to learn that this book is the first ever survey of the Atlantic Iron Age: this tradition is cited in archaeology frequently enough to seem firmly established, yet has never been clearly defined.With this book, Jon Henderson provides an important and much-needed exploration of...

    Published December 15th 2011 by Routledge