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Collection of thirteen papers which furnish a comprehensive view of the prehistoric archaeology of Jordan. There are seven overviews of the major periods stretching from the Lower Palaeolithic to the Late Neolithic, followed by summaries of areal investigations and views of Jordanian prehistory from the perspectives of neighbouring regions.

Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 46The north-east of the Central African Republic and the east of Cameroon were the only geographical zones in central Africa to have important concentrations of megalithic monuments. The objective of the eleven years of research work reported on here was to understand the role and place of the megalithic phenomenon, and notably the relation of megaliths with systems of symbolic representation, in the societies of the Central African Republic from 2500 BC. A firm chronological framework is presented, together with a fresh analysis of material culture, derived from a systematic programme of fieldwork comprising survey, sondages and excavation. Three cultural periods are distinguished and iron-working activity is shown to be present from the 9th century BC. The interactions of the whole cultural order are explored: at the level of pottery manufacture, iron-working and megalith construction.

Western Mediterranean Series 3This study examines all pottery groups found on Mallorca between the sixth century BC and the the first century BC. All the pottery derives from archaeological contexts and has been well dated. The provenance of many pieces was from underwater sites suchas El Sec, Cabrera II, Conegera, Na Guardis etc and they have provided excellent possibilities for typological analysis and identification. The majority of the pottery is from Punic Carthage, but is also from Sicily, Magna Graecia, the Levant, the Iberian peninsula etc.

Western Mediterranean Series 1Analysis of Bell Beaker Culture of the Balearic Islands, based on years of excavations on various sites. Apart from detailed analysis of artefacts and sites discovered, this study points to the strong evidence of growth of the population, through architectural, artefact and other data, social complexity and economic growth through the exploitation of natural resources. All these aspects have been well defined by radio carbon analyses.

Papers presented at a conference organised by the Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and the Garden History SocietyCollection of ten papers given at a conference organised by Royal Commission on the Historical Monuments of England and the Garden History Society in London in November 1996. The subject is an archaeological one, concentrating on the contribution made by non-intrusive fieldwork studies to the archaeology of parks and gardens.

An exploration of the figure of Orpheus in Graeco-Roman art and culture with special reference to its expression in the medium of mosaic in late antiquity.

This extensive study examines bronze coin supplies to Western provinces of the Roman Empire: Britain, Gaul, the Germanies, Raetia, Italy and Pannonia in the period 81-192 AD. Examined coins are from various collections and excavations and all are listed. The resulting interpretation of bronze coin distribution is quite surprising.

Although amphorology is now a thriving subject the epigraphy of their inscriptions has been neglected. Funari provides an introductory discussion of epigraphy, a catalogue of stamps found in England with an economic analysis and chronological study.

Symposia of the Association for Environmental Archaeology No.2

Research in the field of neo-catastrophism and impact cratering has quickened its pace since the early 1980s. An increasing number of astronomers have suggested that a series of cosmic disasters punctuated the earth in prehistoric times. Scholars such as Victor Clube, Bill Napier, Mark Bailey, Sir Fred Hoyle and Duncan Steel claim that a more 'active' sky might have caused major cultural changes of Bronze Age civilisations, belief systems and religious rituals. Can the astronomical evidence brought forward by these astronomers be substantiated by the historical, archaeological and climatological records?

This book attempts to study Western Iberian Late Neolithic/Chalcolithic society by investigating a segment of its economy, the production and exchange of bifacial lithic artifacts. It focuses on the role of craft specialization within the context of social complexity. Most of the sampled artifacts come from old collections and are supplemented by only basic spatial and temporal information. The book includes a catalogue and descriptions of 149 settlement and burial sites, as well as formal and technological analysis of each of the three classes of bifacial tools found at these sites. In conclusion, this study shows that lithic production was organized in at least two different ways; one was based on the individual household, while the other was carried out by craft specialists. The products circulated through two distinct distribution mecahnisms.

The basis of this book are excavations undertaken by Ernest Greenfield at the site of a Roman villa at Great Witcombe. The excavations and the finds are presented in detail. It is suggested that the villa belonged to the descendants of a veteran, settled on an estate established here at the foundation of the colonia at Gloucester. This book is published in association with English Heritage.With contributions by J. Bayley, L. Bevan, S. Butcher, S. Cottam, J. Davies, B. Dickinson, J. G. Evans, T. Finney, J. Henderson, M. Henig, R. Jones, J. Price, J. Timby and D. Williams.Illustrations by M. Breedon, N. Dodds and T. Pearson.

The study of 18th century gardens in Norfolk from an archaeological point of view. Attention is focused on different kinds of designed landscape in time and space, on ways in which these landscapes were created and on the ways in which they related to the 'vernacular' landscape upon which they were imposed. The task was to supply information about distributions and chronology which is generally lacking in studies of eighteenth-century landscapes.

First in a series of titles dedicated to a thorough archaeological investigation of the islands of the Adriatic. This book explores and catalogues sites on the island of Hvar which range in date from the period of Greek colonisation, through the Roman to the early medieval period.Written by Vincent Gaffney, Branko Kirigin, Marinko Petric and Nikša Vujnovic with a commentary on the classical sources for the island by Slobodan Cace

The other ceramics found in Beaker burial contexts have the potential for telling us much about the true nature of the Beaker phenomenon. Particularly exciting is the prospect that an understanding of their context will indicate whether Beaker pottery is indicative of an invasion, or something more subtle.

Proceedings of the 26th Conference, Barcelona, March 1998This book includes papers from the CAA 1998 Conference. Sections include Using computers in archaeological fieldwork; Using computers for archaeological explanation; and Using computers for archaeological heritage; there are 61 papers presented. Download includes CAA 98 images, as well as nearly 300 Mb of freeware, shareware and commercial demos of computer programs created for archaeologists.

Museo del Oro - Columbia

Proceedings of the 6th International Boeotian ConferenceUpdated papers from a 1989 conference; 25 contributors covering periods from prehistory to modern eras.

This volume is the first of its kind since Man and the Environment in the Isle of Man in 1978 and stems from a seminar held in January 1998 where many of the papers published here were read. The publication contains twenty-eight papers on a wide range of sites and subjects, from the Manx Early Mesolithic to nineteenth century tobacco pipe works in Douglas as well as aerial photography, radiocarbon dates of the island and recent archaeological accessions to the Manx Museum. This book will stand as the basic work of reference for the island's archaeology for many years.Foreword by Professor Sir David Wilson.Technical editing by S.D. White.With contributions from R. Barton, R. Bewley, K.A. Bornholdt, M. Boyd, S. Burrow, R.C. Chiverell, A.M. Cubbon, T. Darvill, A.D. Foxon, L.S. Garrad, J.A.J. Gowlett, D.A. Higgins, A. Johnson, N.C. Johnson, S.B. McCartan, M. McCorry, B.R.S. Megaw, R. Moore, P. Northover, B. O'Connor, S. Palmer, A. Papaioannou, A.A. Peacey, M.B. Pitts, N. Purdy, H. Simons, R. Trench-Jellicoe and J.J. Woodcock.

Paris Monographs in American Archaeology 3Present-day Mayan villages, their houses and spatial organization are examined in this book, with the aim of gaining better understanding of pre-Colombian Maya domestic establishments. Ethno-archaeological work, carried out on Yucatan is compared to archaeological evidence.

Compiled by a group of scholars from various Spanish universities, this is a comprehensive manual on experimental lithic technology. It is a tool for analysis of lithic materials found in archaeological contexts, based on experimental replication.

Was the decline of Rome and the fall of the western Empire partly the consequence of declining troop numbers? This is one of the questions which Coello asks. Although there is some documentary evidence for unit sizes in the early period very little is known about the third century and following.

Each of the twenty papers presented in this book is a case study utilising archaeological research, or the results thereof, as a means of furthering our understanding of World Religions, and more specifically with regard to Judaism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. The papers can be classified under five broad headlines: sacred space; theoretical issues; iconography; aspects of a religious whole; and archaeology and the development of Religions.

Reports on an excavation programme developed by the Dyfed Archaeological Trust following its formation in 1975. The concentration of enclosures in the south-west of Wales was a well-known phenomenon, but their origins and development were poorly understood. The excavations showed activity from the Early Bronze Age to the post-Roman period. The volume presents seven sites in detail and considers the nature, function and status of the enclosures as well as the sequence and economy of the sites as a whole.With contributions by D. Benson, E. Besly, D. Brennan, A.E. Caseldine, P. Crew, J. Crowther, T.C. Darvill, A. David, T.G. Holden, B. Levitan, C. O'Mahoney, J. Webster and J.L. Wilkinson.Edited by Kevin Blockley.

The aim of the book is to identify and characterize the archaeological evidence for the Roman house in northern Italy and to determine its place in the larger study of Roman domestic architecture. It includes an extensive catalogue.

This study aims to correct the popular impression that the territory of Southern Pannonia between the fourth and sixth centuries presented an 'archaeological desert'. With a catalogue of over 120 objects and sites found on the territory of Northern Croatia, the author argues that the area was very much incorporated into the newly-emerging world of early Christianity.

Papers from the EAA Third Annual Meeting at Ravenna 1997. Volume IVThis book includes papers presented at a session of EAA 97 span from the Palaeolithic to modern times and address various aspects of material culture including pottery, stone tools, beads, metals and architecture. The papers reflect the widespread interest which has arrisen in the last decade in the social agency of ancient material culture production and they make a valuable contribution to the development of the theoretical foundations of the study of ancient technology.

Cambridge Monographs in African Archaeology 38Series editor: John Alexander

In this book, the uses of literacy in the province of Britannia are examined. The hypothesis that literacy was largely an accomplishment of an educated, literate, social elite is tested by examining surviving written evidence. The nature of this small sample of surviving written material is examined as are clues for who participated in its production. Material from four broad categories of human activity are analysed: religion, working life, funerary customs, personal, social and domestic life.