Collection: Archaeological Institute of America
Archaeological Institute of America (AIA) promotes archaeological inquiry of the material record of the human past to foster an appreciation of diverse cultures and our shared humanity. The AIA educates people of all ages about the significance of archaeological discovery and advocates preservation of the world's archaeological heritage.
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Crafting Encounters in the Art of Early Italy
Temples decorated with brightly coloured terracotta sculpture and tombs frescoed with carefully chosen imagery were sites of heightened encounter in early Italy. This volume reconstructs the crafting of encounters and the ways that such encounters were experienced, revealing how the inhabitants o...
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Pottery and Society
Philip P. Betancourt revolutionised the study of Minoan pottery--just one of the many aspects of his career that led to his Gold Medal for Distinguished Archaeological Achievement. This volume presents some of the most recent studies in Minoan pottery using the techniques and methodologies pione...
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Aegean Prehistory
Aegean prehistory has developed over the 20th century into a distinctive and vibrant area of archaeological research. Keeping abreast of these new developments has become a daunting task; this book contains detailed syntheses of research, originally published in the American Journal of Archaeolog...
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Of Things and Stories
From the gold of the shaft graves of Mycenae to an undecorated Late Roman lekythos and facade statuary in Roman Ephesus, this volume presents a distinct insight into the always shifting meanings, values, and relational connections of things, exploring a diversity of concepts, contexts, and materi...
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What Shall I Say of Clothes?
Looks at a variety of theoretical and methodological strategies for the interpretation of dress, and representations in the ancient world. Multi-disciplinary, integrating literary and archaeological evidence, experimental archaeology, social theory and the study of iconography. 83 illustrations,...
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Archaeological Institute of America 117th Annual Meeting Abstracts, Volume 39
Abstracts of the 117th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, January 6-9, 2016 in San Francisco, California.
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Archaeological Institute of America 118th Annual Meeting Abstracts, Volume 40
Abstracts of the 118th annual meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, held January 5-8, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario.
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The Orientalizing Bucchero from the Lower Building at Poggio Civitate (Murio)
Excavations at the Etruscan site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo) produced some of the most spectacular material recovered from Etruria. This volume presents the reconstruction and study of a large assemblage of bucchero pottery recovered from the Lower Building at Poggio Civitate in deposits dating fr...
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Widening Harvest
This volume brings together papers presented at a conference held in Venice in 1998. Eighteen chapters address the origins of agriculture; the Neolithic transition in southern, central, and northern Europe; genetic and linguistic aspects of the Neolithic; and future prospects for research and an...
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Collecting and Collectors
A timely exploration of many facets of collecting and collectors. Part 1 Collecting and Presenting the Etruscans in North America; Part 2 Satis sit una aliqua gemma: Collecting Classical Gem from Antiquity through the 19th Century; Part 3 Researching Ownership Histories for Antiquities in Museum ...
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Hephaistus on the Athenian Acropolis
This volume discusses the Acropolis bronzes. The introduction reflects on the history of the relevant scholarship vis-à-vis the life of the bronzes in various museums and collections in Greece and elsewhere. The six essays then provide overviews, reinterpretations, and critical discussions as wel...
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Beyond Iconography
This volume presents a spectrum of current research on ancient surface decoration that offers new avenues of exploration and directions of inquiry. The collected essays draw from a wide range of disciplinary frameworks and integrate material analysis, the study of technical characteristics and th...
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Roman Sculpture in Context
This volume tackles a pressing issue in Roman art history: that many sculptures conventionally used in our scholarship and teaching lack adequate information about their find locations. Through case studies, the book illustrates ways to contextualize ancient objects.
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The Consumers' Choice
The essays in this volume explore the relationship between image and use in different contexts, with an emphasis on the user and consumer-that is, they explore the possible meanings images had for the individuals who obtained the objects on which they appear. 67 b&w illustrations.
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Emperors in Images, Architecture and Ritual
This volume presents current research on Roman emperors' uses of images, ranging from the beard of Nero to Antonine funeral pyres to the roles of arches in shaping urban landscapes. Chronologically, the volume covers the reigns of Augustus through Constantine, and it examines the use of imagery b...
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