Libros de PREHISTORIA Y ARQUEOLOGIA

James D. Muhly is a distinguished scholar with a special interest in ancient metallurgy who has dedicated much of his research to Cypriot archaeology. His work on the metallurgy of ...

In the past, textile production was a key part of all ancient societies. The Ancient Near East stands out in this respect with the overwhelming amount of ocumentation both in ...

Caves in Context provides the thriving inter-disciplinary field of cave studies with a European-scale survey of current research in cave archaeology. It is unified by a contemporary theoretical emphasis on ...

Though known as a site since 1903, El Mirón Cave in the Cantabrian Mountains of northern Spain remained unexcavated until a team from the universities of New Mexico and Cantabria ...

Whether the fossil record should be read at face value or whether it presents a distorted view of the history of life is an argument seemingly as old as many ...

The present volume provides a much needed contribution to island archaeology by examining the characteristics of the initial occupation of the Mediterranean islands. It enhances our understanding of the mechanisms, ...

The Sites of Ancient Greece presents 150 of Georg Gerster's most spectacular and evocative photographs of the landscapes and architecture - both ancient and modern - of Greece, a country ...

- Presents avante-garde archaeological theories alongside time-honored and traditional approaches - Mixes grand overviews with detalied studies by regional experts - Includes over 170 vivid photographs, maps, and detailed illustrations ...

Many countries in northern Europe have seen a huge expansion in development-led archaeology over the past few decades. Legislation, frameworks for heritage management and codes of practice have developed along ...

This book is an exploration of the new idea that the Celtic languages originated in the Atlantic Zone during the Bronze Age, approached from various perspectives pro and con, archaeology, ...

Prehistoric imagery is enigmatic and has been largely overlooked by archaeologists; it is only in the last two decades that it has garnered serious academic attention. This volume addresses this ...

It can be argued that elements of European heritage can be identified not only as a national strategy of the present but also as a process in prehistory - the ...

Archaeologist are increasingly focusing on the transformation of artifacts from their use in the past to their appearance in the archaeological record, trying to identiy the natural and cultural processes ...

This volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology's series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto presents the excavation of the Late Roman farmhouse at San Biagio. Located ...

- Features earliest evidence in Eurasia of animal exploitation ancestral to the Middle and Late Pleistocene archaeological record - A unique experimental study aimed to gain insight into waterlogged paleontological ...

- Diverse contributions in the field of public archaeology from a variety of international contributors. - An important source of debate and point of reference for seminar-based teaching and self-guided ...

This richly illustrated, authoritative and accessible book presents a fresh way of looking at ancient Greek art and archaeology, combining a clear chronological narrative with a lively account of art ...

Portus was the principal maritime port of Rome between the first and sixth centuries AD, and is one of the largest, richest and most accessible Roman ports in the Mediterranean. ...

Maritime Archaeology and Ancient Trade in the Mediterranean comprises twelve papers that look at the shifting patterns of maritime trade as seen through archaeological evidence across the economic cycle of ...

In Spring 2002, mammoth bones and associated Mousterian stone tools were found in situ at Lynford Quarry, near Munford village, Norfolk, UK. Excavation was undertaken with support from the quarry ...