Empire and excavation
Critical perspectives on archaeology in British-period Cyprus, 1878–1960
Edited by Thomas Kiely, Anna Reeve & Lindy Crewe | 2025
The modern discipline of archaeology developed in tandem with the expansion of European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. Cyprus, ruled by Britain between 1878 and 1960, is a fascinating example of how archaeology…
Place, Encounter, and the Making of Communities
The Lower Sirwan/Upper Diyala River Valley from Prehistory to the Iron Age
Claudia Glatz, Daniel Calderbank, Francesca Chelazzi, Salah Mohammed Sameen (et al.) | 2024
This book sketches the first archaeological history of the lower Sirwan/upper Diyala river valley of north-east Iraq and adjacent landscapes over a period of c. 12,000 years, from the earliest signs of human presence until…
Appropriating Height
Movement and Mobility in Highland Landscapes of Southwest Asia
Edited by Sepideh Maziar & Barbara Helwing | 2024
The essays in this book focus on archaeological approaches to the utilization of highland regions in southwestern and central Asia, examining the interplay between human communities and highland landscapes from the Paleolithic era to the…
The Archaeology of the ‘Margins’
Studies on Ancient West Asia in Honour of Peter M.M.G. Akkermans
Edited by Bleda S. Düring and Jo-Hannah Plug | 2024
This book is a tribute to the remarkable achievements of Peter M.M.G. Akkermans in the archaeology of West Asia. A focus on previously overlooked periods and regions has been the hallmark of his work. Instead…
Let a cow-skin be brought
Armour, Chariots and Other Leather Remains from Tutankhamun’s Tomb
André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram | 2024
One hundred years ago, Howard Carter, working for Lord Carnarvon, made one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all times in the Valley of the Kings (Luxor, Egypt): the nearly intact tomb of the…
Five New Kingdom Tombs at Saqqara
Maarten J. Raven | 2024
The five tombs dealt with in this book were explored between 2009 and 2017 by the Leiden-Turin Expedition in the New Kingdom necropolis of Saqqara. All of them can be described as minor tombs, constructed…
Byblos. A Legacy Unearthed
Edited by the National Museum of Antiquities (the Netherlands) / Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon) | 2024
Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location at the foothills of the…
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Empire and excavation
Critical perspectives on archaeology in British-period Cyprus, 1878–1960
Edited by Thomas Kiely, Anna Reeve & Lindy Crewe | 2025
The modern discipline of archaeology developed in tandem with the expansion of European imperialism in the 19th and 20th centuries. Cyprus, ruled by Britain between 1878 and 1960, is a fascinating example of how archaeology…
Place, Encounter, and the Making of Communities
The Lower Sirwan/Upper Diyala River Valley from Prehistory to the Iron Age
Claudia Glatz, Daniel Calderbank, Francesca Chelazzi, Salah Mohammed Sameen (et al.) | 2024
This book sketches the first archaeological history of the lower Sirwan/upper Diyala river valley of north-east Iraq and adjacent landscapes over a period of c. 12,000 years, from the earliest signs of human presence until…
Appropriating Height
Movement and Mobility in Highland Landscapes of Southwest Asia
Edited by Sepideh Maziar & Barbara Helwing | 2024
The essays in this book focus on archaeological approaches to the utilization of highland regions in southwestern and central Asia, examining the interplay between human communities and highland landscapes from the Paleolithic era to the…
The Archaeology of the ‘Margins’
Studies on Ancient West Asia in Honour of Peter M.M.G. Akkermans
Edited by Bleda S. Düring and Jo-Hannah Plug | 2024
This book is a tribute to the remarkable achievements of Peter M.M.G. Akkermans in the archaeology of West Asia. A focus on previously overlooked periods and regions has been the hallmark of his work. Instead…
Let a cow-skin be brought
Armour, Chariots and Other Leather Remains from Tutankhamun’s Tomb
André J. Veldmeijer & Salima Ikram | 2024
One hundred years ago, Howard Carter, working for Lord Carnarvon, made one of the most important archaeological discoveries of all times in the Valley of the Kings (Luxor, Egypt): the nearly intact tomb of the…
Five New Kingdom Tombs at Saqqara
Maarten J. Raven | 2024
The five tombs dealt with in this book were explored between 2009 and 2017 by the Leiden-Turin Expedition in the New Kingdom necropolis of Saqqara. All of them can be described as minor tombs, constructed…
Byblos. A Legacy Unearthed
Edited by the National Museum of Antiquities (the Netherlands) / Ministry of Culture/Directorate General of Antiquities (Lebanon) | 2024
Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location at the foothills of the…
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