MYCENAE. A Journey in the World of Agamemnon
This new edition will accompany the visitor to the archaeological site and museum, providing at the same time an overview of the Mycenaean world as a whole.
Becoming Kleopatra
A comprehensive study aiming at verifying that Ptolemaic queens did, in fact, act with ruling interests.
Unlocking Sacred Landscapes
The Unlocking Sacred Landscapes (UnSaLa) Network is pleased to announce that Open Archaeology vol. 5's Special Open Access Issue 'Unlocking Sacred Landscapes: Digital Humanities and Ritual Space has been completely available online.
Three Hundred Years of Death
A detailed survey of the organisation of the necropolises and the funerary workers, as well as their role in the practical aspects of the mummification, funeral, burial, and mortuary cult of the deceased, in Ptolemaic Egypt.
The Archaeology of Europe’s Drowned Landscapes
This open access volume provides for the first time a comprehensive description and scientific evaluation of underwater archaeological finds referring to human occupation of the continental shelf around the coastlines of Europe and the Mediterranean when sea levels were lower than present.
‘Autonomous’ Coinages under the Late Antigonids
A systematic study of the silver and bronze issues of the Macedonians, the Botteatai and the Amphaxians, of people that resided in distinct areas of the Macedonian Kingdom, the so-called districts (merides).
Beer as a signifier of social status in Ancient Egypt
This study not only settles an old academic dispute but also provides new insight into Egyptian beer.
Regressus ad uterum
This book aims at demonstrating
that referring to birth and its practical modalities is an essential
aspect of Ancient Egypt’s funerary beliefs.
Theodosius and the Limits of Empire
This monograph is the first English language biography of Theodosius I in 25 years.
When Gods Speak to Men
New addition to the Zurich Open Repository and Archive (ZORA)
of the University of Zürich.
Altera pars laboris
The volume includes sixteen essays by Italian and French scholars, dedicated to the examination of the epigraphical tradition given through manuscripts and printed material.
Text-Bild-Objekte im archäologischen Kontext
Informed by Susanne Bickel's epigraphic
and archaeological research, the present volume focuses on the interplay
of textual and visual perspectives in the analysis of Egyptian monuments
and their spatial location.
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.