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Pictures from the Bronze Age are numerous, vivid and complex. There is no other prehistoric period that has produced such a wide range of images spanning from rock art to figurines to decoration on bronzes and gold. Fourteen papers, with a geographical coverage from Scandinavia to the Iberian Peninsula, examine a wide range of topics reflecting the many forms and expressions of Bronze Age imagery encompassing important themes including religion, materiality, mobility, interaction, power and gender. Contributors explore specific elements of rock art in some detail such as the representation of the human form; images of manslaughter; and gender identities. The relationship between rock art imagery and its location on the one hand, and metalwork and networks of trade and exchange of both materials and ideas on the other, are considered. Modern and ancient perceptions of rock art are discussed, in particular the changing perceptions that have developed during almost 150 years of documented research. Picturing the Bronze Age is based on an international workshop with the same title held in Tanum, Sweden in October 2012.

An in-depth study of the rich and varied archaeology and history of the Llŷn Peninsula, north-western Wales, from the Mesolithic to early Christian times.

Explores the relationship between wild birds and people in Britain from the Mesolithic to AD 1600, whether eaten or used in falconry or ritual and religious activities.

Offers a comprehensive, interdisciplinary, and contextualised investigation of the figure of the völva, situating her in the wider context of pre-Christian Nordic religion, culture, and ritual practices.

Analysis of the fabric of Hadrian's Wall related to its geological background, positioning the remains of the monument in the longue durée of its use, abandonment and post-Roman history

Charts the rise, interplay between and fall of the key civilizations of the Mediterranean Bronze Age against the backdrop of a series of natural disasters.

A study of the commemoration of Classical Greek battles from a landscape biography perspective, approaching monuments and other practices as vital elements in the creation and curation of memories.

Major new re-examination of established theories concerning past societies on a global scale, presenting innovative research and new explanations towards resolving long-standing problems in regional archaeologies.

Beyond, and yet within, farm chores, forest walks, and seasons, there is meaning. This meaning peeks through the leaves, speaks through the livestock, sings at birth, and weeps at death - and never fully reveals itself. This book is about the glimpses and the whispers that hint at cherished depths that are never wholly understood. These short meditative essays express the author's search for meaning and the puzzles that remain.

A volume of essays on communicating archaeology by every imaginable means provides an excellent tribute to the work of Bill Putnam - always a communicator. Learning by doing (Philip Rahtz) , field archaeology in the 70s and 80s (John Hinchliffe) , ignore good communication at your peril (Andrew Lawson) , the IFA: what it means to be a member of a professional body (Timothy Darvill) , talking to ourselves (Ellen McAdam) , commissioning knowledge or making archaeology for books (Peter Kemmis Betty) , arcane to ARC: the York experience (Andrew Jones) , the National Curriculum (Mike Corbishley) , past experience: the view from teacher education (Tim Copeland) , child's play: archaeology out of school (Kate Pretty) , university archaeology: ivory tower or white elephant? (Kevin Andrews) , liberal adult education in the second half of the twentieth centruy (Trevor Rowley) , the local societies (John Manley) , archaeology in museums

Explores the progressive social and economic response of local prehistoric communities to sea level rise and environmental change based on evidence from Mount's Bay, Cornwall.

An exploration of the impact of human activity on, and adaptation to changes in, soils in different climatic and vegetational zones around the world.

Explores ways of understanding animism and materiality in the religious life of ancient societies: relationships between humans, animals, plants and the land and perceptions of nature.

This book describes the excavations carried out on the Vrina Plain by the Butrint Foundation. Volume 1 traces development from Roman bridgehead suburb to 3rd century domus and important Byzantine residential center.

First English publication of a submerged Italian Neolithic lake village with exceptionally-preserved organic remains.

Detailed archaeological and historical description of well-preserved medieval (14th century) and post-medieval timber-framed clerical houses and their fittings within the Lower Court of Windsor Castle.

Explores recent multi-disciplinary approaches to analysis of early political organization, its development from simple to complex political structures and the rise of the political state.