2006-10-01,Richard Pearson,The Victorians and the Ancient World: Archaeology and Classicism in Nineteenth-Century Culture,Hardback,9781847180445,34.99,"In the nineteenth century, the ancient world became a very real presence for many writers and their publics, from the theatre-goers of popular pantomime to the intellectual thinkers in the academic and critical journals. The pre-eminence of the worlds of Greece and Rome was challenged by the discovery of Egyptian and Assyrian cultures, amongst other pre-Greek civilisations, and the worlds were brought to life in a series of high profile archaeological excavations and cultural exhibitions. Alongside the growing modernity of the Age of Steam, the whole of society was exposed to antiquity; architecture, painting, theatre, fiction and poetry, drew inspiration from the stories of the ancient writers, whilst the new museums and academies translated newly discovered languages and texts and excavated rediscovered ancient sites. The great civilisations, brimming with their own art and sculpted histories, were, however, contrasted by the traces of local, pre-civilised cultures of the West that existed before the coming of the Romans or in the Dark Ages immediately after their departure. The sense of a barbarity in man’s past, a primitivism even, that may also be a survival into the modern age gradually grew in the Victorian mind as it uncovered the ancient sites of Britain and the prehistoric peoples of the Continent. It is during the post-Darwinian era of theories of social evolution, anthropology and ethnology that British and prehistorical archaeology began to find a public audience. This volume provides a series of readings from different disciplines that explore the presence of the ancient in nineteenth-century culture. The chapters demonstrate the range of the Victorian cultural preoccupation with civilisation and its primitive counterpoint and offer a combination of analyses of specific cultural events or traits, readings of particular Victorian texts and documents, and studies of exemplary Victorian figures and their personal engagements with antiquity. The book has been arranged to begin with archaeology and end with literary refashionings of the Classical, but the intertwinings of these elements in the Victorian period, as shown here, made the reaction to antiquity often an anxious and complex one. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2007-03-01,Bart Ooghe and Geert Verhoeven,Broadening Horizons: Multidisciplinary Approaches to Landscape Study,Hardback,9781847181220,39.99,"‘Broadening Horizons: multidisciplinary approaches to landscape study’ presents nine papers on physical landscape research in the Mediterranean and the Near East. Giving prime place to young researchers working in this field, it brings together highly diverse applications ranging from ground survey to semi-automated remote sensing, from cuneiform studies to palynology and from human geography to paradigm re-evaluation. Aimed at a public of both students and scholars with a shared interest in the study of past landscapes, its aims are dual. In presenting ongoing research which applies various techniques available to the student of landscape, it aims to add to the practice of these sub-fields. As such it may also provide a first insight into the particular methodologies addressed. In addition, by extending its gaze beyond geographical, temporal or disciplinary constraints, ‘Broadening Horizons’ addresses the need for a continued awareness of the many different methods and conceptualisations existing in this field. It hopes to illustrate some of the highly diverse ways in which to approach physical landscapes of the past and, by doing so, stress once again the value of continued cooperation between the many specialisations that make up this ever-expanding area of research. ""This is a very positive endeavour to improve cross-discipline awareness and collaboration. It is organised as a multi-facetted reader highlighting some of the wide ranging ways in which the past landscapes of the Mediterranean and Near East can be approached. It provides a significant contribution to the field of landscape research, and should prove of value to specialists and beginning researchers alike, both for its specific topics and its multidisciplinary approach."" Professor Dr. M. Tanret, Head of the Dept. of Languages and Cultures of the Near East, Ghent University ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2007-09-01,Nick Petrov,Security of Archaeological Heritage,Hardback,9781847182791,24.99,"""Security of Archaeological Heritage""-one more book devoted to the heritage management in archaeology. But this one covers space between England and Bangladesh and reflects real international exchange experience in this field of archaeological activity as far as it is based on the proceedings of two meetings, which took place in Ireland and Russia recently: session ""Heritage Administrative Law in the 21st Century. Fact or Fantasy?"" at the 11th Annual Meeting of European Association of Archaeologists at Cork in September 2005 and the meeting ""Security of Archaeological Heritage"" at St. Petersburg in May 2006.",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2007-09-01,Roderick B. Salisbury and Dustin Keeler,Space - Archaeology’s Final Frontier? An Intercontinental Approach,Hardback,9781847182784,39.99,"This book discusses the cultural, social and archaeological aspects of space and the impact of spatial concepts in practical archaeological case studies. It summarizes recent developments and looks to the future, exploring some of the cutting-edge ideas in spatial method and theory. The past decade has seen significant advances in the tools available for spatial analysis in archaeology, and theory and method regarding the spatial character of archaeology must keep pace with these advances. Geomorphological and geochemical techniques, geographic information systems, remotely sensed data, virtual reality and electronic survey technology provide new opportunities, but also require new ideas. This book gives us insight into the ways that people have used space to subsist, to recreate their culture in their ‘homelands’ or in new areas, or impose their culture on others. Contributors address the way archaeological notions of space and deep time can add to society’s understanding of landscape, social relationships, past environment and cultural heritage. The contributions from Europe and North America demonstrate intercontinental connections and explore ways of using dynamic models of spatial patterning to assess human activity within natural and cultural landscapes.",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2007-11-01,Heather Sebire,From Antiquary to Archaeologist: Frederick Corbin Lukis of Guernsey,Hardback,9781847183576,34.99,"Frederick Corbin Lukis, antiquarian and polymath, lived in Guernsey in the Channel Islands from 1788-1871. This book is the result of many years research on his archive held at Guernsey Museum and draws heavily on the material therein, highlighting it to both the general reader and the academic world. It includes an initial look at the history of antiquarianism and the development of archaeology as a discipline with particular reference to the nineteenth century. The development of archaeological study in Guernsey and the development of the museum service are documented, alongside a biography of Lukis’s life in the context in which he grew up. The book includes several illustrations from the museum collections and although the content is based on research it is suitable for readers with an interest in the history of archaeology, museum collections and antiquarianism. This is widely recognized as a growing area of interest in heritage studies. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2008-04-01,"Edward Bragg, Lisa Irene Hau and Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis",Beyond the Battlefields: New Perspectives on Warfare and Society in the Graeco-Roman World,Hardback,9781847185167,39.99,"Beyond the Battlefields explores the relationship between warfare and society in the Graeco-Roman world through the various lenses of history, art, literature and archaeology. The study of ancient warfare often evokes images of crusty old scholars pouring over battle tactics and strategy. This book, a collection of thirteen essays by young scholars, examines the political, social, economic and artistic affects of war in ancient society in Greece and Rome, from Homeric times to the sixth century AD. Essays focus on a wide range of topics from espionage and ancient spin doctors to fantasies of peace in the Iliad and triumphal plants. Each article in this book presents the next scholarly generation’s new and dynamic approach to ancient warfare and seeks to demonstrate how much there is still to learn and understand about ancient society and warfare if we venture beyond the battlefields. “This volume represents a new wave of interest in warfare as a far more than merely military phenomenon.” Professors Brian Campbell and Hans Van Wees, excerpt from the Introduction. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2008-05-01,Dorothy C. Wong and Eric M. Field,Hōryūji Reconsidered,Hardback,9781847185679,39.99," Designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1993, the Hōryūji temple complex includes some of the oldest and largest surviving wooden buildings in the world. The original Hōryūji temple was built between 601 and 607 by Prince Regent Shōtoku (573?–622), one of Japan’s best-known cultural heroes. The construction of the temple marked the introduction of Buddhism and Buddhist art and architecture to Japan from China, by way of the Korean peninsula, as promoted by Prince Shōtoku. After a fire in 670 that destroyed the site, the temple was rebuilt and enlarged. Hōryūji became one of Japan’s leading centers of Buddhist scholarship as well as a focus for the cult of its founder, Prince Shōtoku. This volume of essays originate from the “The Dawn of East Asian International Buddhist Art and Architecture: Hōryūji (Temple of the Exalted Law) in Its Contexts” symposium held at the University of Virginia in October 2005. Covering the disciplines of archaeology, architecture, architectural history, art history, and religion, these essays aim to shed new light on the Hōryūji complex by (1) examining new archaeological materials, (2) incorporating computer analysis of the structural system of the pagoda, and (3) including cross-cultural, interdisciplinary perspectives that reflect current research in various fields. ","“In Hōryūji Reconsidered, editor Dorothy C. Wong has assembled a distinguished group of scholars to examine from diverse perspectives the oldest continuously active Buddhist monastery in the whole of Asia. Employing disciplines ranging from archeology to ancient history and the latest techniques from computer modeling to dendrochronology, Wong and her colleagues explicate Hōryūji more precisely and perceptively than has ever before been done for this Japanese complex of buildings which includes three of the oldest wooden structures in the world. Lavishly illustrated, this is a major achievement that will be of interest to historians, students of religion, and specialists in art and architecture.” – Victor H. Mair, Professor of Chinese Language and Literature, Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations, University of Pennsylvania “Hōryūji Reconsidered offers a truly illuminating account of the complex history of the Hōryūji, Temple of the Exalted Law, and the adjacent nunnery Chuguji, which together comprise the oldest wooden architecture of East Asia and some of the most important artistic monuments of Japan. One after another, papers by distinguished authors present the site in the context of Buddhism’s transmission from Korea and China, its accommodation with local beliefs, and the life of Prince Umayado and that of his mother as it unfolded into the legend of Prince Shotoku. Hōryūji’s pre-eminence is shown to be the product of many factors, including the fear of epidemics spread as the unexpected result of a better road system, as well as court patronage. Also revealed are the secrets of the construction of the five-storey pagoda, and the re-use, for the construction of the Golden Hall, of materials and Buddhist images from an earlier monastery on a different axis, after a fire or fires which may not after all have been as catastrophic as was once imagined.” – Roderick Whitfield, Percival David Professor Emeritus, School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London Visiting Professor, Yale University “Hōryūji Reconsidered is indeed a collection of great disciplinary breadth and depth that reflects the interests of contemporary scholars . . . As academe continues to expand and fracture under the demands of relevance, it is increasingly difficult to find mult-disciplinary research that coherently and artfully synthesizes theory with practice. I commend Dorothy C. Wong, Eric M. Field and the contributing authors of Hōryūji Reconsidered for their efforts.” – Alicia R. East in The Eastern Buddhist; 40, 1&2 (2010) “Thanks to the work of Wong and the other contributors, the temple, its art and its legendary founder become far more accessible to the Western reader than ever before.” – Samuel C. Morse, Journal of Japanese Studies, 36:2 (2010) ",Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2008-06-01,Liv Helga Dommasnes and Melanie Wrigglesworth,"Children, Identity and the Past",Hardback,9781847185907,34.99,"In this volume, fourteen authors representing different academic fields and traditions present their work on children in past societies: how to recognise children in the archaeological record, the conditions of their lives and deaths and how they may have been perceived by their contemporaries. The case studies, from a number of European sites, cover a time-span from the Palaeolithic to the Middle Ages. A central theme in many of the contributions is socialisation and education as part of identity-forming processes. What was it like to be a child in Palaeolithic times? How did the Early Medieval Church approach the teaching of children? Socialisation is a theme echoed also in the two papers dealing with teaching children of today about the past, as the authors discuss how the past can be used in present identity-forming processes. During the last c. 20 years, the archaeology of children has been enriching our understandings of the past. The papers in this volume make us realise that the study of children will have a profound impact on the study of past societies in general, challenging us to reconsider established notions of prehistoric community life. The past will never be the same after its children have entered the scene… ","‘Theory and methods are important issues, stimulating a re-thinking of the concepts of child and childhood. The relation between gender and childhood is thoroughly discussed… The reader gets many interesting examples of how, in the past, children were taught to become full members of their societies, practically and ideologically. In numerous prehistoric and protohistoric societies more than half of the inhabitants must have been younger than twelve years; that makes the children a very important and probably also influential group in the community. I find this work of a high international standard and I am convinced that it will fill a widely held need in the academic community. It has also the potential to be a useful textbook for students of many disciplines. I recommend it warmly.’ Anne-Sofie Gräslund, Professor of Archaeology at the University of Uppsala, Sweden. ""After reading the book, we have compelling arguments about one of the editor's main goals: to make clear the need to introduce children and childhood in the conceptions of prehistoric societies and in the grand narratives of development and change. The book is, therefore, a page-turner for all those interested on the study of children in the past and on its practical consequences in coping with some of the challenges of our contemporary global world."" -- Sandra Montón Súbías, ICREA Research Professor, Universitat Pompeu Fabra of Barcelona ""The sheer variety of places, periods and cultural voices on show here is of primary interest, and the book's key strength. Language is a considerable barrier betwen Europe and UK/USA scholarship and after reading the book, I certainly felt I had a greater awareness and appreciation of the research conducted on the Continent."" Rebecca Gowland, Durham University, Childhood in the Past, Volume 2, 2009 ",Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2008-11-01,"John R. C. Martyn, Preface by David O’Brien","Arians and Vandals of the 4th-6th Centuries: Annotated translations of the historical works by Bishops Victor of Vita (Historia Persecutionis Africanae Provinciae) and Victor of Tonnena (Chronicon), and of the religious works by Bishop Victor of Cartenna (De Paenitentia) and Saints Ambrose (De Fide Orthodoxa contra Arianos), and Athanasius (Expositio Fidei)",Hardback,9781847189912,34.99,"As a background to this study of the Arians and Vandals in North Africa, and their impact on the Catholic Church, three books have been written recently by John Martyn, investigating the same period (late sixth century) and the same country. They are, firstly, Pope Gregory's Letters (published with commentary and translation by P.I.M.S, three vols, 2, 2004); see introduction pp 32-42 and epp 1.74, 2.36 and 11.7, and for the Manichean heresy, see epp 2.31, 5.7 and 6.14. Next, the Life of Saint Gregory, bishop of Agrigento (published with his commentary and translation by Edwin Mellen, 2004), is set in North Africa in chapters 7-30, and also covers the main schisms of that time. Finally, in a book on Saint Leander, Archbishop of Seville, soon to be published by Lexington Books, in Maryland, he shows that Leander's parents and baby sister were forced to flee from their home in Cartagena to Carthage, from where the Vandals had recently been expelled. Note also his review of L'Afrique Vandale et Byzantine: Ie Partie,' Paris, 2002, which was published in Parergon, 21,1,2004, pp 155-157, and involved a study of the same schisms, history and archaeology of North Africa. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2008-12-01,Julian Thomas and Vítor Oliveira Jorge,Archaeology and The Politics of Vision in a Post-Modern Context,Hardback,978-1-4438-0050-1,39.99,"Archaeology is intimately connected to the modern regime of vision. A concern with optics was fundamental to the Scientific Revolution, and informed the moral theories of the Enlightenment. And from its inception, archaeology was concerned with practices of depiction and classification that were profoundly scopic in character. Drawing on both the visual arts and the depictive practices of the sciences, employing conventionalised forms of illustration, photography, and spatial technologies, archaeology presents a paradigm of visualised knowledge. However, a number of thinkers from Jean-Paul Sartre onwards have cautioned that vision presents at once a partial and a politicised way of apprehending the world. In this volume, authors from archaeology and other disciplines address the problems that face the study of the past in an era in which realist modes of representation and the philosophies in which they are grounded in are increasingly open to question. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009-04-01,"Dominik Bonatz, John Miksic, J. David Neidel, Mai Lin Tjoa-Bonatz",From Distant Tales: Archaeology and Ethnohistory in the Highlands of Sumatra,Hardback,978-1-4438-0497-4,54.99,"This is the most comprehensive book devoted to Sumatra in more than half a century. It summarizes earlier studies, and provides a huge amount of new knowledge for the first time in readily accessible form. Sumatra is one of the world’s largest islands, rich in flora and fauna, minerals and timber, and located at the midpoint of the maritime route between China and India. These are ideal conditions for the creation of a fascinating history. Sumatra has played a major role in world trade for 2,000 years, but its culture and archaeology have been surprisingly neglected. This volume sets out to remedy this defect. With chapters on history, archaeology, anthropology, folklore, and religion, the authors focus particular attention on the relations between the coastal peoples who are best known to outsiders, and the hinterlands, where most of the important resources lie. The list of authors includes most of the principal living authorities on Sumatra. Their cumulative experience consists of many years on all parts of the island. The book is copiously illustrated, and includes a comprehensive bibliography for those who wish to pursue further study of the wide range of topics covered. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009-06-01,Heather Sebire,Pursuits and Joys: Great Victorian Antiquarians and Intellects: The Lukis family of Guernsey and their Contemporaries,Hardback,978-1-4438-0584-1,39.99,"This new volume is a collection of papers first read in Guernsey in 2006 but more recently updated by the authors. In June 2006 Guernsey Museums and Galleries mounted a major exhibition on the remarkable Lukis family of Guernsey in the Channel Islands entitled: Pursuits and Joys Great Victorian Collectors and Intellects: The Lukis family of Guernsey and their contemporaries. The exhibition was to celebrate the live and work of Frederick Corbin Lukis and his family alongside their antiquarian contemporaries. Lukis lived in Guernsey from 1788-1871 during which time he created a remarkable archaeological archive, the majority of which is now held in the collections of Guernsey Museums and Galleries. He and his family worked at a very interesting and exciting time in the development of scientific thought in the nineteenth century, when archaeology was evolving into the discipline we know today. The archive created by Lukis and his family, not least W.C. Lukis, covers not just Guernsey and the other Channel Islands but also many parts of Britain and Europe. To coincide with the opening of the exhibition a short conference on the work of Lukis and his contemporaries in the nineteenth century was held from 2nd - 4th June 2006 at Guernsey Museum to discuss the development of archaeology and related disciplines in the nineteenth century. The keynote address was by Professor Timothy Champion of the University of Southampton who spoke on the possibility for archaeology developing while Lukis and his family and other great Victorian archaeologists throughout Europe were active. The actor Adrian Lukis, who is the last surviving member of the family and the great, great, great, grandson of Frederick Corbin Lukis visited Guernsey with his family to open the exhibition. Alongside the keynote speaker Professor Timothy Champion, the other speakers Dr Gregory Stevens-Cox and Dr Darryl Ogier both historians living in Guernsey, Alan Howell, senior Curator at Guernsey Museum, Mark Bowden, Senior Archaeological Investigator at English Heritage Dr Anne O’Connor, formerly Research Associate on the William Greenwell project at Durham University, Dr Corinne Roughley form Cambridge University (also on behalf of the late Dr Andrew Sherratt both representing the AREA project), Dr Stephen Briggs formerly of RCAHMW, Dr Serge Cassen from the University of Nantes, Dr Megan Price of Oxford University and Dr Ana Martins from the Society of Portuguese Archaeologists and Geoff Carver from the University of Dusseldorf in absentia. The volume, edited by Heather Sebire, formerly Archaeology officer at Guernsey Museum, is a contribution to the growing corpus of work on the History of Archaeology as a discipline on a European front in the nineteenth century. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009-07-01,Stephen Bertman and Lois Parker,The Healing Power of Ancient Literature,Hardback,978-1-4438-0988-7,34.99,"“Time heals all,” said Sophocles some 25 centuries ago. Taking the Greek dramatist at his word, two investigators—one a classicist and the other a licensed psychologist—organized a symposium to explore the capacity of the past to cure the ills of the present. The symposium’s premise was that literature, especially ancient literature, possesses a profound power to heal our souls, a power that is especially needed today when the rapidity of change and the force of world events combine to make peace of mind an ever more distant and seemingly unreachable goal. Featuring nationally-renowned scholars, the meeting explored the wisdom literature of Egypt, the Mesopotamian Epic of Gilgamesh, the Biblical books of Ecclesiastes and Job, the poetry of Homer, the Meditations of Marcus Aurelius, and the teachings of Lao-tzu as sources of enlightenment and inspiration for the modern world. The present anthology incorporates all six of the symposium’s formal presentations—by Stephen Bertman, John Foster, David Hicks, John Maier, and Rami Shapiro—as well as an additional essay by Lois Parker on the symposium’s humanistic theme. ","“The words and wisdom of this powerful book do much more than inform and teach; they provide modern readers a rare opportunity for reflection, healing, and true peace of mind.” —Timothy J. Kloberdanz, PhD, Anthropologist and Folklorist, North Dakota State University, Fargo “A guide through centuries of human emotion and experience offering a retreat for reflection on the maladies of the modern mind.” —Han Baltussen, PhD, Senior Lecturer in Classics and Ancient Thought, University of Adelaide “A ‘must read’ for the serious scholar of psychotherapy.” —William O’Donohue, PhD, Professor of Psychology and Director, Victims of Crime Treatment Center, University of Nevada, Reno “This is one of those books that can change readers’ lives.” —Uri Zur, PhD, Head, Israel Heritage Department, Ariel University Center of Samaria “With inspiration and consolation, this work arms us against cynicism and despair, recalling us to the perennial tasks of wisdom, compassion, and justice.” —Thomas R. Cole, PhD, Director, John P. McGovern, MD, Center for Health, Humanities and the Human Spirit, The University of Texas at Houston “This book refreshingly connects the reader across time and cultures with the therapeutic power of literature.” —Thomas Falkner, PhD, Professor of Classics and Provost, McDaniel College “Every chapter reminds the reader of the persistent universality of human thoughts and feelings. This reminder is healing in itself.” —Grant D. Miller, MD, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Nevada School of Medicine “A marvelous and inspiring trip.” —Joseph Plescia, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Classics, The Florida State University “This useful work provides wisdom that has survived the test of time, a wisdom that can help us manage our successes, recover from our failures, and discover our immense possibilities.” —James L. Owen, PhD, Professor of Communication Studies, University of Nevada, Reno “Read this ambitious book and take the journeys so ably sketched. Argue with the writers and with yourself about human values. Join the creative struggle.” —J.T. Fraser, Founder, The International Society for the Study of Time “For someone looking for guidance on what the past had to say about healing the soul, this book is useful, and even inspiring.” —Yun Lee Too, Bryn Mawr Classical Review, 2009.12.42 ",Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009-11-01,Joanne Parker,Written on Stone: The Cultural Reception of British Prehistoric Monuments,Hardback,978-1-4438-1338-9,34.99,"This collection of essays is not interested in the unresolved questions about the origin, original use, and authentic meaning of the prehistoric monuments of the British Isles. It is not concerned with their prehistory. Rather it deals with the history of barrows, standing stones, and stone circles: with the ways in which they have been viewed, the meanings that have been attributed to them, and the significant impact that they have had over the centuries on British life and culture – from motivating artists, authors, musicians and film-makers to inspiring ‘New Age’ religions. It is thus as interested in stones commonly believed to be megaliths – like the foundation stones of the chapel in the Dartmoor village of South Zeal – as in ‘real’ remains. In her recent study of Stonehenge, the historian Rosemary Hill asserted: ‘Stonehenge does not belong to archaeology, or not to archaeology alone’. Likewise, this book is not written primarily for archaeologists – or not for the interest of archaeologists alone. It will also be of interest to social and cultural historians, to those interested in fine art, literature or film, and to anyone fascinated by the construction of national, local, or counter-cultural identities. It should also intrigue anybody who lives near one of the thousands of prehistoric remains that add beauty and mystery to Britain’s countryside. The book surveys over eight hundred years of rediscovery, study, superstition, inspiration, fear, restoration, and destruction, investigating how different generations saw their own anxieties, beliefs and concerns reflected in the mysterious lives of the prehistoric builders. By discussing the many different ways in which prehistoric remains have been treated in different periods, the book interrogates any notion of objective approaches to archaeology. Instead, it asserts that what we think of as ‘the past’ is in fact multiple and man-made. Thus, if we are to effectively interpret and fully understand the prehistoric remains of the past, a variety of disciplines and a range of approaches – both traditional and unconventional – will need to work together. For this reason, this book has been produced as a jointly-authored text – a collaboration between archaeologists, folklorists, historians, journalists, and literary critics. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009-12-01,"Philippe Crombé, Mark Van Strydonck, Joris Sergant, Mathieu Boudin and Machteld Bats","Chronology and Evolution within the Mesolithic of North-West Europe: Proceedings of an International Meeting, Brussels, May 30th-June 1st 2007",Hardback,978-1-4438-1421-8,64.99,"Since its development in 1949, radiocarbon dating has increasingly been used in prehistoric research in order to get a better grip on the chronology of sites, cultures and environmental changes. Refinement of the dating, sampling and calibration methods has continuously created new and challenging perspectives for absolute dating. In these proceedings the focus lies on the contribution of carbon-14 dates in current Mesolithic research in North-West Europe. Altogether 40 papers dealing with radiocarbon dates from 15 different countries are presented. Major themes are the typo-technological evolution of lithic and bone industries, changes in settlement patterns, burial practices, demography and subsistence, human impact on the Mesolithic environment and the neolithisation process. Some papers also deal with more methodological aspects of carbon-14 dating (e.g. calculation of various reservoir effects, the use of cumulative calibrated probability distributions), and related techniques (e.g. stable isotope analysis for palaeodiet reconstruction). ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2009-12-01,Emma Waterton and Laurajane Smith,Taking Archaeology out of Heritage,Hardback,978-1-4438-1442-3,39.99,"Archaeology has, on the whole, tended to dominate the development of public policies and practices applicable to what is often referred to as “heritage”. This book aims to examine the conflation of heritage with archaeology that has occurred as a result. To do so, it asks whether archaeology can usefully contribute to critical understandings of heritage, which, the volume contends, must consider heritage both in terms of what it is and the cultural, social and political work it does in contemporary societies. Archaeologists have been very successful in protecting what they perceive to be their database—a success that owes much to the development and maintenance of a suite of heritage management practices that work to legitimize their privileged access to, and control of, that database. However, is archaeological data actually heritage? Moreover, does archaeological knowledge offer a meaningful reflection of “the historic environment”, in terms of the uses, values and associations it carries for the various and different communities or publics that engage with that environment/heritage? The volume brings together academic and field archaeologists, academics from heritage studies and community activists from the UK and Europe more generally to debate these issues. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2010-07-01,Arkadiusz Marciniak and John Coles,Grahame Clark and His Legacy,Hardback,978-1-4438-2222-0,39.99,"Grahame Clark was a major figure in European archaeology for over 50 years, and pioneered work in prehistoric economies and ecology, in science-based archaeology and in a world view of ancient societies. In this book a variety of authorities from Europe and beyond assess these major contributions and provide discussions about Clark's own colleagues and contemporaries, his major archaeological themes and his varied approaches, and his world-wide contacts and travels. The papers provide surveys and opinions on Clark's role in the development of archaeology in the 20th century, and the basis that it provided for archaeological work of today. The book will be a valuable source of evidence, ideas and references for scholars interested in the development of the discipline. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2010-09-01,Ying Wang,Bronze Age China: Style and Material,Hardback,978-1-4438-2282-4,39.99,"“Style” in Chinese art and archaeology encompass complex meanings that beyond studies of decorative motifs, design and traditional sense on artistic style. This anthology considers function, behavior, manufacture, usage, design, material and context are expanded definition of “style”. Examine style in a larger context assists in investigating the aspects of life-style, gender, social structure, labor division, and craft specialization in a society, explains the social strata, rituals, and technical traditions. Scholars of this volume come from varied backgrounds, intends to achieve an understanding of the concept of material and style of Bronze Age while current excavated data are updated everyday in this particular field. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011-04-01,Marxiano Melotti,The Plastic Venuses: Archaeological Tourism in Post-Modern Society,Hardback,978-1-4438-2843-7,39.99,"A wooden horse in the archaeological site of Troy, plastic “Greek” statues on the seabed, resin columns at the Roman Forum, painted copies of Altamira and Lescaux grottos, Tutankhamun’s tomb in a casino of Las Vegas, fake Roman fortresses with legionnaires and gladiators, “Etruscan” vases in a hotel in Milan, Valentino’s creations on display in a Roman monument, voyeuristic attractions at Pompeii, ancient and new thermal baths with Roman-style treatments, “real” Roman wines produced in archaeological sites, and shows, plays of light, cocktails and fashion parades, a lottery for spending winter solstice at Newgrange . . . Museums and archaeological areas host all the contradictions of late modern society. Consumerism, media, advertising and virtual reality transform the relationships between archaeology, tourism, collective imagery and political identity. We are witnesses to the success of archistar museums, “event” exhibitions, sensorial and virtual tourism, archaeotrekking and archaeodiving, even tourism of the non-existent. Authenticity itself takes on a different meaning when finds and monuments are not original or are exhibited in theme parks, hotels or subway stations. This book is an innovative, critical and stimulating appraisal of the situation. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011-10-01,Helène Whittaker,"In Memoriam: Commemoration, Communal Memory and Gender Values in the Ancient Graeco-Roman World",Hardback,978-1-4438-3290-8,34.99,"References to the past play a significant role on many levels in both modern and ancient societies. What societies choose to remember and how they do it can be seen in relation to their social, religious, and moral world view. Ancient societies invested heavily in remembrance, and the memory of remarkable individuals and significant events was deliberately perpetuated through both literature and material culture. The papers in this volume discuss the topic of the deliberate creation of memory in relation to both literary and material evidence from the Graeco-Roman world. They range in time from the Greek Archaic period to Late Antiquity. A major aim of the collection as a whole is an attempt to cast light on the relationship between an individual’s gender and social status and the existence of opportunities for ensuring that he or she would be remembered after death. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2011-12-01,Dragoş Gheorghiu,Archaeology Experiences Spirituality?,Hardback,978-1-4438-3368-4,39.99,"This book’s aim is to go beyond the limits of the contemporary scientific paradigm of “material culture” by presenting some of the issues confronting archaeology, as it attempts to approach the spirituality of the past. It brings together archaeologists from Western and Eastern Europe, and the USA who, more or less obviously, have used their experientiality to approach the world view and mystic experience of ancient peoples. The book intends to present several arguments in support of an archaeology of spirituality through a series of seven case studies. What method should we use to approach spirituality? Are we still dependent on quantitative methods? Is phenomenology an appropriate instrument? Can experientiality approach a spiritual experience? Is the emic approach efficient enough to approach the spiritual side of a studied phenomenon? Are the analogous ethnographic models suitable instruments for this task? How much of the spirituality of the past is still accessible today? Could we build artificial contexts that would allow the recreation of the phenomenological condition analogous to the originals? Archaeology Experiences Spirituality? goes beyond the archaeological study of material culture, offering a fascinating lecture for the reader of the twenty-first century. ",,Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2012-01-01,Ziva Shavitsky,"The Mystery of the Ten Lost Tribes: A Critical Survey of Historical and Archaeological Records relating to the People of Israel in Exile in Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia up to ca. 300 BCE",Hardback,978-1-4438-3502-2,39.99,"There have been many legends and traditions regarding the ten lost tribes of the Northern Kingdom of Israel. This book draws upon extensive discoveries and information published regarding the movement of the People of Israel and Judah from Davidic times to the dawn of the Hellenistic period. The author has tested the biblical records against archaeological evidence, testimony and inscriptions found in Syria, Assyria, Babylon and Persia. In very many cases, the inscriptions excavated in these places coincide almost word for word with the biblical record. The early chapters also investigate evidence of migrations and movement by people to neighbouring countries by reason of seeking sanctuary, trade, marriage or in times of famine. Evidence has been found supporting the theory that many of the Northern Captives joined the tribes of the South who continued to live independently until the destruction of the First Temple. Hence it is not just a matter of investigating the transfer of captives out of Judah and the Northern Kingdom but also additional evidence found in the Bible or documents that bear evidence to Jewish people who lived, traded or served in various capacities in other lands. There is also some clear indication that many of the later captives joined their brethren who had been exiled to other lands earlier. The later chapters mention some traditions and legends that exist among many tribes that to this day trace their origins to the Exiles who belonged to the twelve tribes of Israel and Judah. ","“In The Mystery of the Ten Lost Tribes, Ziva Shavitsky takes us on a fascinating and unusual journey. Strikingly, this book deals with Jews in exile from the early times of the Davidic dynasty down to the Community of the return. We are accustomed to [studying] the growth of Jewish Diasporas from the Persian period [onwards], but Shavitsky’s focus on the earlier times provides fresh insights. We learn about Jews in Aram, we find their traces in Assyrian monuments, and in cuneiform documents, in the Temple of Elephantini in Egypt. Intriguingly, her research proceeds as a conversation between the biblical documents, the Ancient Near Eastern sources, and the archaeological record. The picture she draws so competently will captivate all scholars of Ancient Israel. This work opens up and highlights a neglected dimension of the history of the Jewish people in the early first millennium. Its contribution is most significant.” – Michael E. Stone, Professor Emeritus of Comparative Religion, Hebrew University of Jerusalem “In this one-volume work, well written in a lively and enthusiastic manner, Ziva Shavitsky engages the reader in a search for ancient Jewish communities who lived outside Israel. Straddling several disciplines – biblical studies, Near Eastern studies and archaeology – Shavitsky carefully sifts both textual evidence and material culture to reveal a fascinating story of the Jews in exile before the end of the Achaemenid Empire. It is the chronological focus of this narrative that makes the story so fascinating. Beginning with the Davidic period, we are at once drawn into a multitude of cultural interactions between the southern Levant and the neighbouring lands. As such, we are treated not only to a story of the ancient Israelites in exile, but are also provided with snapshots of ancient Near Eastern history.” – Antonio Sagona, Professor of Archaeology, The University of Melbourne ",Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2012-08-01,Margarita Díaz-Andreu,Archaeological Encounters: Building Networks of Spanish and British Archaeologists in the 20th Century,Hardback,978-1-4438-4001-9,54.99,,,Cambridge Scholars Publishing