Knowledge and Power in Prehistoric Societies
In this book, Lynne Kelly explores the role of formal knowledge systems in small-scale oral cultures in both historic and archaeological contexts.
“The Anatomy of the Mummy”
In a special issue, The Anatomical Record ventures into the world of human mummified remains.
The Byzantine Republic
In this book Kaldellis shows that the idea of Byzantium as a rigid imperial theocracy is a misleading construct of Western historians since the Enlightenment.
History of Toxicology and Environmental Health
Toxicology in Antiquity is the first in a series of short format works covering key accomplishments, scientists, and events in the broad field of toxicology.
The Oxford Handbook of Greek Drama in the Americas
This richly illustrated volume seeks to define the complex contours of the reception of Greek drama in the Americas, and to articulate how these different engagements have been distinct both from each other, and from those of Europe and Asia.
Carl W. Blegen: Personal and Archaelogical Narratives
A biography that sets Blegen and his closest colleagues in the social and academic milieu that gave rise to the discipline of classical archaeology in Greece.
Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran: From Gaumāta to Wahnām
The Center for Hellenic Studies has announced the forthcoming online publication of Aspects of History and Epic in Ancient Iran: From Gaumāta to Wahnām, by M. Rahim Shayegan on the CHS website.
Plato’s Wayward Path
This study brings the disciplines of literary and classical studies into methodological debate, questioning modern views of Plato’s dialogue form.
The Great Islands
A fascinating testament to the continuing achievements of one of the finest archaeologists of the region.
Working Drawings of Icon painters after the Fall of Constantinopolis
This book presents the 452 working drawings that compose the Andreas Xyngopoulos portfolio in the Benaki Museum, commented upon and illustrated in their entirety.
The Invaders: How Humans and Their Dogs Drove Neanderthals to Extinction
This book shows how our coevolution with wolves contributed to the extinction of Neanderthals and further transformed us through the process of domesticating dogs.
Heroic Offerings
The first in-depth study of the terracotta plaques from the sanctuary of Agamemnon and Kassandra at Amyklai.
The Theban Epics
Malcolm Davies provides the first full commentary on all four Theban epics’ fragments.
Greek and Roman Musical Studies
Greek and Roman Musical Studies is a new journal, the first specialist periodical in the fields of ancient Greek and Roman music.
Homeric Conversation
Homeric Conversation is the first full-length study of conversation in the Homeric poems.
Helots and The Masters in Laconia and Messenia: Histories, Ideologies, Structures
This book is devoted to a much-needed reassessment of Helotry and of its place in the history and sociology of unfree labor.
Voices at Work: Women, Performance, and Labor in Ancient Greece
"Voices at Work" explores the complex relationships between ancient Greek poetry, the female poetic voice, and the practices and rituals surrounding women’s labor in the ancient world.
Divine Yet Human Epics: Reflections of Poetic Rulers from Ancient Greece and India
Shubha Pathak’s interpretative account concludes with a new way to connect Indian primary epics to their Greek analogues.
Narratives Across Space and Time: Transmissions and Adaptations
The Proceedings of the 15th Congress of the International Society for Folk Narrative Research) present the results of the works of the Congress, and contribute to the international narratοlogical research.
Wage Accounting in Deir el-Medina
By investigating the documentary evidence from the royal workmen’s community at Thebes, Wage Accounting in Deir el-Medina provides a comprehensive overview of the processes by which the state paid its employees their monthly grain rations.
A History of Ancient Greek
The second, revised edition of the book A.-F. Christidis (ed.), A history of Ancient Greek: from the beginnings to late Antiquity is now available.
A Companion to Ancient Egyptian Art
A comprehensive collection of original essays exploring key concepts, critical discourses, and theories that shape the discipline of ancient Egyptian art.
FeRA 24 (2014)
The new issue of the Frankfurter elektronische Rundschau zur Altertumskunde (FeRA) is available online.
Marathon – 2,500 Years
This volume includes twenty-one papers originally presented at a colloquium hosted by the Faculty of Philology at the University of Peloponnese, Kalamata in 2010.