Constructing the Sacred
A new “born-digital” publication by UC Santa Cruz associate
history professor Elaine Sullivan takes a fresh look at the region
[of Saqqara] to demonstrate how the site has evolved over more
than 2,500 years.
Alvar Aalto and Greece. Trailing Ariadne’s Thread
A 'story' of Alvar Aalto’s experiences and affinities with Greece’s cultural wealth.
The Archaeology of the Iberian Peninsula
In this book, Katina Lillios provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1,400,000 (the Paleolithic) and 3,500 years ago (the Bronze Age).
On the Edge of a Roman Port
This volume presents the Koutsongila Ridge project’s final results, revealing abundant evidence for Kenchreai.
Researching the Archaeological Past through Imagined Narratives
For both readers and writers of archaeological fiction, this volume discusses in depth the relationship between archaeological scientific writing and narratives based on archaeological discoveries.
En Sofía mathitéfsantes
Thirty studies dedicated to Sophia Kalopissi-Verti by her students which celebrate the multifaceted academic and teaching career of Professor Kalopissi-Verti, Emerita of Byzantine Archaeology at the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens.
Early Athens: Settlements and Cemeteries in the Submycenaean, Geometric, and Archaic Periods
This volume is one of the most important works on ancient Athens in the last fifty years.
Experimental Archaeology: Making, Understanding, Story-telling
The book is based on the proceedings of a two-day workshop on experimental archaeology at the Irish Institute of Hellenic Studies at Athens in 2017, in collaboration with UCD Centre for Experimental Archaeology and Material Culture.
The Ornamental Calcite Vessels from the Tomb of Tutankhamun
This book presents a catalogue of the ornamental calcite vessels with an introduction and a discussion of their artistic merit, at times disputed, as well as their purpose during the life of Tutankhamun and after his death.
The Staffordshire Hoard
The book tells the story of the Staffordshire Hoard’s discovery and acquisition, and the six-year research project that pieced its fragments back together.
Value of Colour. Material and Economic Aspects in the Ancient World
In the Value of Colour, an interdisciplinary group of scholars
come together to examine economically relevant questions concerning
a narrow slice of social and cognitive history.
100 Highlights of the Collections of the Oriental Institute Museum
This special edition of Highlights of the Collections of the Oriental Institute Museum commemorates the 2019 centennial of the Oriental Institute.
Agamemnon, the Pathetic Despot: Reading Characterization in Homer
Andrew Porter explains the expression of characterization in Homer’s works, from an oral-traditional point of view.
Homeric Imagery and the Natural Environment
William Brockliss explores the Homeric poets’ use of concrete concepts drawn from the Greek natural environment to aid their audiences’ understanding of abstract concepts.
Plato’s Republic
The book explains the context and introduces the most important topics that Plato’s Republic covers.
Narratology
This volume offers the first diachronic reception history of narratology, covering a period of 2,500 years.
Salamis of Cyprus
This richly illustrated book compiles most of the lectures presented during the conference in Nicosia, 21–23 May 2015.
The Gaze of Homer: Light and Vision in the Iliad
This study is an overall investigation of the Homeric visual perceptions and the function of vision in the Iliad, with an emphasis on the various forms that light takes in this epic within natural phenomena, typical scenes, similes, etc.
Political Thought and Practice in the Ottoman Empire
This volume aims to explore Ottoman political thought and seeks answers to questions such as those: Did Ottoman political thinkers precede policy-makers in proposing reform, or did political writers feel surpassed by developments with which they did not agree?
Diodorus of Sicily: The Library, Books 16-20
This new translation by Robin Waterfield of books 16-20 covers a vital period in European history.
Ancient Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Palaces. Volume II
This volume is dedicated primarily to Near Eastern palaces which are presented and studied by prominent experts in this field.
La vaisselle en pierre des reines de Pépy Ier
Stone Vessels for the Pharaoh’s Ladies... Publication about the material found in the cemetery of the family of King Pepy I of the 6th Dynasty.
Ostraca de Krokodilô II
This volume contains private letters exchanged between the inhabitants of Krokodilo and the neighbouring forts, Phoinikon and Persou.
Nubian Gold: Ancient Jewelry from Sudan and Egypt
The book tells the story not only of the treasures themselves but of the exciting tales of their discovery.