Flourishing from A.D. 1 to 700, the Recuay inhabited lands in northern Peru just below the imposing glaciers of the highest mountain chain in the tropics. Thriving on an economy of high-altitude crops and camelid herding, they left behind finely made artworks and grand palatial …
For the past two centuries, the West has been plundering the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years, the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatenin…
For the past two centuries, the West has been plundering the treasures of the ancient world to fill its great museums, but in recent years, the countries where ancient civilizations originated have begun to push back, taking museums to court, prosecuting curators, and threatenin…
"This book brings together archaeological investigations of Eurasian regimes and revolutions ranging from the Bronze Age to the modern day." "For thousands of years, the geography of Eurasia has facilitated travel, conquest, and colonization by various groups, from the Huns in …
"In this book an international and multidisciplinary team addresses significant ethical questions about the rights to access, manage and interpret the material remains of the past"-- "In this book an international team of archaeologists, philosophers, lawyers, and heritage prof…
This is an introduction to the study of artefacts, setting them in a social context rather than using a purely scientific approach. It draws on a range of different cultures and is extensively illustrated.
"This volume of dedicatory essays on the study of Mycenaean ceramics and Linear B texts demonstrates the wide-ranging influence of the research and scholarship of Cynthia W. Shelmerdine, a pioneer of the integrated use of archaeological and textual data in the study of the Aegea…
The Pyramid Age represents the first of several highpoints in ancient Egypt’s long history. But critical questions remain about the period, its social structure and economic organization, and the long-term implications of its artistic achievements. On the occasion of the fi…
The Late Assyrian Empire (c. 900 - 612 BCE) was the first state to rule over the major centres of the Middle East, and the Late Assyrian court inhabited some of the most monumental palaces of its time. The Architecture of Late Assyrian Royal Palaces is the first volume to provid…