Detecting and explaining technological innovation in prehistory
Edited by Michela Spataro & Martin Furholt | 2020
Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it…
In die Töpfe geschaut
Biochemische und kulturgeschichtliche Studien zum früheisenzeitlichen Essen und Trinken
Edited by Philipp W. Stockhammer & Janine Fries-Knoblach | 2019
Band 2 der BEFIM-Reihe enthält sechs Beiträge des BEFIM-Teams und enger Kooperationspartner. Die Zwischenberichte aus Band 1 werden darin vertieft, abgeschlossen und in Gesamtinterpretationen eingebettet. Ein einleitender Artikel befasst sich einführungs- und überblicksartig mit der…
Islands of Salt
Historical Archaeology of Seafarers and Things in the Venezuelan Caribbean, 1624–1880
Konrad A. Antczak | 2019
The early-modern Venezuelan Caribbean did not lure seafarers with the saccharine delights of cane sugar but with the preserving qualities of solar sea salt. In this book, the historical archaeological study of this salty commodity…
Megalithic monuments and social structures
Comparative studies on recent and Funnel Beaker societies
Maria Wunderlich | 2019
Megalith building constitutes not only a past, but also a recent phenomenon, which is still practised today. The documentation and interpretation of recent megalith building traditions is offering potential aid in the interpretation of prehistoric…
Creatures of Earth, Water and Sky
Essays on Animals in Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Edited by Stéphanie Porcier, Salima Ikram & Stéphane Pasquali | 2019
Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps in…
In the Footsteps of Honor Frost
The life and legacy of a pioneer in maritime archaeology
Edited by Lucy Blue | 2019
Maritime archaeologist Honor Frost (1917-2010) was a pioneer in her field. She left a rich legacy through her innovative research conducted in the eastern Mediterranean on the remains of ports and harbours, sea-level change, shipwrecks…
Osteoarchaeology in historical context
Cemetery research from the Low Countries
Edited by Roos van Oosten, Rachel Schats & Kerry Fast | 2019
Osteoarchaeology is a rich field for reconstructing past lives in that it can provide details on sex, age-at-death, stature, and pathology in conjunction with the cultural, social, and economic aspects of the person’s environment and…
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Detecting and explaining technological innovation in prehistory
Edited by Michela Spataro & Martin Furholt | 2020
Technology refers to any set of standardised procedures for transforming raw materials into finished products. Innovation consists of any change in technology which has tangible and lasting effect on human practices, whether or not it…
In die Töpfe geschaut
Biochemische und kulturgeschichtliche Studien zum früheisenzeitlichen Essen und Trinken
Edited by Philipp W. Stockhammer & Janine Fries-Knoblach | 2019
Band 2 der BEFIM-Reihe enthält sechs Beiträge des BEFIM-Teams und enger Kooperationspartner. Die Zwischenberichte aus Band 1 werden darin vertieft, abgeschlossen und in Gesamtinterpretationen eingebettet. Ein einleitender Artikel befasst sich einführungs- und überblicksartig mit der…
Islands of Salt
Historical Archaeology of Seafarers and Things in the Venezuelan Caribbean, 1624–1880
Konrad A. Antczak | 2019
The early-modern Venezuelan Caribbean did not lure seafarers with the saccharine delights of cane sugar but with the preserving qualities of solar sea salt. In this book, the historical archaeological study of this salty commodity…
Megalithic monuments and social structures
Comparative studies on recent and Funnel Beaker societies
Maria Wunderlich | 2019
Megalith building constitutes not only a past, but also a recent phenomenon, which is still practised today. The documentation and interpretation of recent megalith building traditions is offering potential aid in the interpretation of prehistoric…
Creatures of Earth, Water and Sky
Essays on Animals in Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Edited by Stéphanie Porcier, Salima Ikram & Stéphane Pasquali | 2019
Ancient Egyptians always had an intense and complex relationship with animals in daily life as well as in religion. Despite the fact that research on this relationship has been a topic of study, gaps in…
In the Footsteps of Honor Frost
The life and legacy of a pioneer in maritime archaeology
Edited by Lucy Blue | 2019
Maritime archaeologist Honor Frost (1917-2010) was a pioneer in her field. She left a rich legacy through her innovative research conducted in the eastern Mediterranean on the remains of ports and harbours, sea-level change, shipwrecks…
Osteoarchaeology in historical context
Cemetery research from the Low Countries
Edited by Roos van Oosten, Rachel Schats & Kerry Fast | 2019
Osteoarchaeology is a rich field for reconstructing past lives in that it can provide details on sex, age-at-death, stature, and pathology in conjunction with the cultural, social, and economic aspects of the person’s environment and…
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