A Central Asian Village at the Dawn of Civilization

Challenges the traditional notion that Mesopotamia was the sole origin of civilization. By synthesizing Soviet and Western analyses and incorporating recent excavations, Hiebert illuminates Central Asia's contribution to the socioeconomic and political processes of the Iranian Plateau and the Ind...

Talismanic

The photographs in this book spring from a respect for the logic and clarity of science and the order and variety of the natural world. Talismans are endowed with magic virtue, holding the powers of healing or good fortune or potent magic, tinged always with a hint of the occult, the mysterious.

Beauty From the Earth

The major essay by renowned art historian J. J. Brody traces the development of southwestern pottery from the prehistoric Anasazi through modern Pueblo. A section on pottery technology examines the different types of clays and details the pottery-makings process. Rebecca Allen has contributed an ...

European Archaeology as Anthropology

Celebrates Bernard Wailes' legacy, emphasizing the contribution to understanding social complexity emergence. Case studies encourage global comparisons, showcasing Europe's rich archaeological data on early innovations, varied agricultural spread, and late urbanism. A unique focus on Europe's rol...

Ayia Paraskevi Figurines in the University of Pennsylvania Museum

The 17 figurines published here are but a small sample of the objects excavated more than 100 years ago at the Bronze Age necropolis at the site of Ayia Paraskevi in Cyprus. Vassos Karageorghis introduces the volume with an insightful essay on the significance of the site and one of its early exc...

Malyan Excavation Reports, Volume I

First in a series, this volume examines excavation at a small outlying mound, TUV, of Tal-e Malyan, a large urban site in the Kur River basin of highland Iran. Portions of three building levels occupied during the late fourth millennium B.C. (Banesh Phase) were discovered. The material from this ...

Technology and Social Change in Belgic Gaul

This study analyzes over 400 years of copper-based metal artifacts at Titelberg, Luxembourg, revealing the earliest use of brass in transalpine Europe. Using metallographic analysis, it documents changing alloy patterns, showcasing cultural shifts and the rise and fall of distinct sociotechnical ...

D·n Ailinne

The site of Dún Ailinne is one of four major ritual sites from the Irish Iron Age, each said to form the center of a political kingdom and thus described as "royal." Excavation has produced artifacts ranging from the Neolithic (about 5,000 years ago) through the later Iron Age (fourth century CE)...

A Methodology for the Identification of Archaeological Eggshells

The author discusses the information that can be obtained, particularly concerning past economy and ecology, from the study of archaeological bird remains. This handbook is useful for identification of eggshell from a variety of wild and domestic birds.

Gordion Special Studies, Volume II

Gordion's diverse terracotta figurines, spanning the Early Bronze Age to the Late Phrygian/Hellenistic period, are meticulously cataloged in this book. With 171 items, the collection sheds light on the site's evolution from a Bronze Age center to a Graeco-Celtic hub, providing a unique archaeolog...

Roman Glass

This lavishly illustrated book places glass in its social setting within the Roman household. The volume was written to accompany the traveling exhibition Roman Glass: Reflections on Cultural Change. Through a series of vignettes, the author tells the story of the development of the glass industr...

A Commentary on the Architecture of the North Acropolis, Tikal, Guatemala--Additions and Alterations

3D reconstructions in original colors depict Acropolis stages from 330 BCE to 600 CE. CD-ROM has 112 color plates with structures and excavation photos. Text explains Maya architectural evolution, revealing insights into rulership and monumental design.

Ur Excavations, Texts, Volume IX

The Human Evolution Cookbook

This humorous account of human evolution, from the beginnings of bipedalism through the Upper Paleolithic, is set in the context of a cookbook, with recipes and cartoons to match the unfolding stories. Each chapter discusses a particular milestone or event in human development, and a dash of preh...

Sargonic Texts from Telloh in the Istanb

Text in Sumerian; prefatory material in English and Turkish. A volume in the series Occasional Publications of the Babylonian Fund : No.5

Southern Caucasus in Prehistory

By a prominent Russian archaeologist, presents key findings from extensive excavations in the late 1980s. Focusing on Transcaucasian cultures during the Neolithic, Eneolithic, Early, and Middle Bronze Ages, it contributes valuable insights at the crossroads of the Middle East and Near East, appea...

Understanding Maya Inscriptions

The second edition includes updated versions of three publications on Maya hieroglyphs. Serving as a self-teaching tool, it introduces analysis methods, calendrics, orthography, syllabary, syntax, new glyph readings, and interpretations for both beginners and scholars.

Gordion Excavations, 1950

Gordion's inhumation burials from the late 8th to the mid-6th century B.C. are examined in this excavation report. The detailed study covers burial processes, tumulus construction, and associated finds, providing insights into constructional methods and chronology.

Roman Peasant Project 2009

This book challenges assumptions about Roman peasants in southern Tuscany, revealing a sophisticated population engaged in specialized land use, crop rotation, and animal agriculture. The study contributes valuable insights to interpreting field survey data and challenges traditional views of Rom...

Landscapes of Movement

Explores the significance of trails, paths, and roads in understanding human movement through history. Contributors analyze routes across different cultures and times using methods like aerial photography and archaeological excavation, highlighting how paths shape social, political, economic aspe...

Spirit Keepers of the North

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...

The Cretan Collection in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania II

The Minoan town at Gournia flourished from the Early Bronze Age until its destruction at the end of the Late Minoan IB period. It was later resettled before being abandoned again in LM IIIB. This book presents the pottery found during Gournia's excavation in 1901, 1903 and 1904.

Mathematical, Metrological, and Chronological Tablets from the Temple Library of Nippur

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...

East African Archaeology

The goal of this volume is to impart an appreciation of the many facets of East Africa's cultural and archaeological diversity over the last 2,000 years. It brings together chapters on East African archaeology, many by Africa-born archaeologists who review what is known, present new research, and...

From Athens to Gordion

The nine papers in this volume, presented by former colleagues and students of the late Rodney S. Young, are representative of Young's archaeological interests: Athens, where he received his archaeological training, and Gordion, where he achieved his greatest successes. This book will prove valua...

Excavations at Tepe Hissar, Damghan

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...

Current Research in Phytolith Analysis

Paleobotanical studies are assuming an increasingly important role in archaeology, providing information on prehistoric social structures, environments, and economic concerns. This volume presents the latest applications of phytolith analysis in archaeology and paleoecology. It demonstrates the v...

Historical Archaeology at Tikal, Guatemala

Traces Tikal's history from discovery in 1848 to the UPenn Museum's Tikal Project (1956). It documents a century of visits and showcases material culture from Tikal and Lacandon Archaeological Projects. The volume, with illustrations, contributes to Lowland Mesoamerican research, accompanied by a...

Pseira IV

This is the fourth volume in a series on the joint American-Greek archaeological excavations at Pseira in northeast Crete, a seaport dating from the end of the Final Neolithic until the Late Minoan period. Pseira IV publishes the architecture and associated finds from 39 locations in Areas B, C, ...

Roman Villa

Edited volume, from the first Williams Symposium on Classical Architecture, explores well-appointed Roman country houses, examining villa composition, economy, and society using archaeological and textual evidence. Also investigates why Greeks didn't adopt the villa lifestyle as Romans did. A fou...

The Monuments and Inscriptions of Caracol, Belize

The publication of this book finally places the exquisitely carved but little known monuments of Caracol with those of Quirigua, Copan, and Tikal. New breakthroughs in the decipherment of Maya text have enabled the graceful hieroglyphic inscriptions to be translated.

Closely Observed

This book explores the infinite variety and beauty of the botanical world. Andrea Baldeck sequences photographs in sumptuous black and white to beguile the viewer with variations on the theme of leaf and flower, fruit and seed. The aesthetic appeal of a mute yet deeply expressive world imbues the...

Incised Drawings from Early Phrygian Gordion

This volume of Gordion Special Studies focuses on stone blocks with incised drawings from early Phrygian structures at Gordion, particularly from the likely temple, Megaron 2. It covers excavation details, analyzes the drawings, discusses potential sources, and proposes hypotheses on their origin...

Labor Problems of Africa

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...

Excavations in Residential Areas of Tikal--Nonelite Groups Without Shrines

A two-volume report detailing excavations at Tikal, Guatemala, covering residential structures, domestic artifacts, burials, ceramic test pits, and chultuns. Tikal Report 20A is a descriptive presentation of the excavation data including nearly 200 illustrations.Tikal Report 20B reviews and inter...

Organic Contents of Ancient Vessels

The papers in this volume clearly demonstrate the importance of investigating organic residues to elucidate crucial aspects of ancient life such as agriculture, trade, ritual practice. Much of the information presented here could only have been derived using scientific techniques of analysis.

Archaeology and History in Sardinia from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages

A historical and archaeological introduction to the island of Sardinia, extending from prehistory to the Late Middle Ages. This first accessible reconstruction of island archaeology provides a balanced picture of the sweep of Sardinian history.

Gordion Excavations Final Reports, V

Excavations at Gordion's City Mound in 1961/62 uncovered Bronze Age remnants, presented in this detailed report placing Bronze Age Gordion within the broader Anatolian Bronze Age context. Professor Machteld J. Mellink contributes a cross-section of the Bronze Age City Mound and a brief stratigrap...

The Culture of the Babylonians

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection. To mark its 125th anniversary in 2015, the University of Pennsylvania Press rereleased more than 1,100 titles from Penn Press's distinguished backlist from 1899-1999 that had fallen out of print. Spanning an entire century, the Anniv...

Aboriginal Paintings of the Wolfe Creek Crater

Told in Aboriginal art and narrative, the Dreamtime story of the creation and meaning of the Wolfe Creek Meteorite Crater in Australia's Western Desert appears here for the first time. Deftly and sensitively Sanday introduces the meaning of the cosmology of the homeland of the Walmajarri and Djar...

Appearance and Essence

Proceedings of the second Williams Symposium look at the secrets of classical refinement, particularly curvature. International experts discuss these architectural subtleties, from technical observations to perception and art theory. Illustrated and comprehensive, it explores why classical archit...

Excavations in Residential Areas of Tikal--Group 7F-1

Tikal Report 22 details excavations in residential group 7F-1 at Tikal, Guatemala, conducted in 1957, 1963, and 1965. Like preceding reports, it offers comprehensive excavation data and analysis, suggesting the group might have housed descendants of a sixth-century ruler.