"Islands and Communities" is a major re-examination of issues of island identity and interaction with case studies from Crete, Cyprus and Sardinia covering a long time span and key cultural periods.
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This book provides an overview of the effigy mound phenomenon of the Upper Midwest of North America, centered on southern Wisconsin.
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Provides an up-to-date account of the archaeology, history, economy, urbanism, art, and architecture of the North African region of Tripolitania during antiquity.
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In the Maritime Encounters project, a highly international cross-disciplinary team has embarked on a diverse range of research goals to provide a more detailed and nuanced story of how prehistoric societies realised major and minor sea crossings.
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"Decoding the Jewels" is a lavishly illustrated book that brings together expert voices from the key Scottish collections to explore the making, meaning and function of such jewelry in sixteenth century Scotland.
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#ICYMI: The Guardian reports that more than 130 shipwrecks have been found in the Bay of Gibraltar by Project Herakles. (via. Archaeology Today)
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Chariots on Fire, Reins of Power presents the first comprehensive overview of 5th century BC elite graves from the Lower Rhine-Meuse region.
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#ChariotsOnFire #ReinsOfPower #5thCenturyBC
This text aims to publish English coin hoards in the context of each of the successive currency periods between 1180 to 1351, when the penny-dominated currency was replaced by a multi-denominational one in both gold and silver.
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New books have arrived on the Casemate Academic site! Read the latest blog to see what's available now!
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#newbooks #archaeology #archaeologybooks
"The Rise and Fall of the Department for International Development" traces DFIDs trajectory from its origins to its unravelling, distilling timely lessons for government aid institutions in the UK and beyond.
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"Appropriating Height" is now available on Casemate Academic. The essays in this book focus on archaeological approaches to the utilization of highland regions in southwestern and central Asia.
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This book reports on the excavation of a number of monumental collective tombs that were built there and used through the early part of the 2nd millennium.
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#ICYMI: Papyrus discovery reveals new verses by Empedocles, shedding light on the enigmatic Greek philosopher. (via. Heritage Daily)
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This volume compiles published surveys and new satellite data on over 2,400 rural structures in nine Tripolitania regions, dating from the 1st century BC to the 7th century AD.
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"Chariots on Fire, Reins of Power" presents the first comprehensive overview of 5th century BC elite graves from the Lower Rhine-Meuse region.
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#ChariotsOnFire #ReinsOfPower #5thCenturyBC
This study sheds new light on this question with an innovative approach to ceramics. Ceramics bear traces of the production techniques which potters learned and applied to create them.
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#Ceramics #PotteryTechniques #CeramicsStudy
This text provides a comprehensive analysis of Roman maritime villas in southern Latium, exploring architecture, production, and historical significance.
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#maritimehistory #Romanvillas #maritimevillas
The Casemate team would like to wish all who celebrate a very happy Easter! We hope you and your loved ones have a wonderful holiday.
"The Parish Churches of Medieval Norwich" documents Norwich’s surviving and lost medieval churches, their artistry, and their impact on the city’s historical development.
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#medievalchurches #medievalera #Norwich
#ICYMI: A researcher may have identified a depiction of a female hunter in an ancient Roman mosaic. According to a new study in the International Journal of the History of Sport, the artifact provides rare visual evidence of women battling wild animals.
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Out now in paperback!
"The Caledonian Canal" records the history of one of Scotland's most massive engineering projects, from Thomas Telford's first survey in 1801 into the twenty-first century.
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This collection of papers sheds light on how coins, riches, and lands were gained and distributed among soldiers, warriors, and mercenaries.
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#WealthDistribution #AncientEconomies #AncientWealth
This study explores how the Handle Core Pressure Concept in Mesolithic Europe reveals patterns of mobility, technological choice, and knowledge transmission across Northern Europe.
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Now Available: "From Farm to Viking-age Trading Centre" studies the excavation at Glyn, Llanbedrgoch, revealing rich early medieval evidence, shedding light on Wales' 5th–11th century transformation.
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#medievalhistory #excavation #vikingage
In this anthology, a number of writers discuss the image of Sweden past and present, both within and outside the country's borders.
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"Cremation in the Early Middle Ages" aims to be a central resource for anyone interested in early medieval cremations, or indeed funerary practices more generally.
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#ICYMI: Archaeologists discovered a 6,000-year-old Neolithic trackway in Somerset, revealing preserved evidence of ancient landscapes and climate history. (via. BBC News)
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This second volume focuses on diet, food practices, water management, and the organization and use of space within monastic complexes and landscapes.
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Now Available: the latest in the "Oxbow Reflections" series highlights Alasdair Whittle's Neolithic lifeways and the development of Neolithic society in Britain and Europe.
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#neolithicsociety #neolithic #oxboxreflections
In "Exploring Ancient Sounds and Places", archaeoacoustics studies historical sound, merging archaeology, anthropology, and psychology to reveal insights about ancient music and acoustic environments.
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