the site you agree to our use of cookies . privacy & cookies . gordon house 276 banbury road oxford ox2 7ed england tel 44 0 1865 311914 fax 44 0 1865 512231 email info archaeopress.com homebrowse by subjectbrowse by seriescataloguesjoin our mailing listvisit our forumloginview basket search title author isbn keyword browse for books in the following languages french german italian spanish archaeopress archaeologyseminar for arabian studiesjgajournal of greek archaeologyjhpjournal of hellenistic potterypraehistorica mediterranea3rdguidespotingair pressdigital editionsarchaeopressopen accessordering informationabout uspublish with usstanding orderstrade salescontact usrequest review copy archaeopress publishers of academic archaeology communicating the researches of thousands of archaeologists worldwide since 1991 archaeopress is an oxford based publisher specialising in academic archaeology . new enfoques metodol gicos en el estudio de los asentamientos fortificados de la edad del hierro aproximaci n te rica a la metodolog a de estudio sobre la defensa del territorio en la prehistoria final europea by scar rodr guez monterrubio . 145 pages ; illustrated throughout in colour and black & white . spanish text with english abstract . available both in print and open access.isbn 9781784914486 . 30.00 no vat . this volume focuses on the main methodological perspectives currently existing in studies on iron age fortified settlements . current investigations can be characterised according to three methodological approaches analytic landscape and componential analysis . these approaches can be traced since the 70s and are found all around europe from the baltic regions to the mediterranean coast . they are examples of diachronic and versatile methodological procedures in use today and applicable to different contexts of the european iron age . we introduce digital archaeology at the end of this paper . in each one of the chapters we shall focus not only on the theoretical perspective of the approach but also on its practical application to the study of actual fortified settlements from different geographic contexts . in conclusion and despite the difficulties of using these methods when investigating iron age settlements they seem to be as versatile as they are adaptable and they have evolved adopting new methods of tele detection and geographic information systems which update and refresh them as current methodological approaches.new lusitanian amphorae production and distribution edited by in s vaz pinto rui roberto de almeida and archer martin . viii 464 pages ; illustrated in black & white throughout with 7 colour plates . 270 2016 roman and late antique mediterranean pottery 10 . available both in printed and e versions . printed isbn 9781784914271 . 65.00 no vat . epublication isbn 9781784914288 . 19.00 inc. uk vat more than a century of archaeological investigation in portugal has helped to discover excavate and study many lusitanian amphorae kiln sites with their amphorae being widely distributed in lusitania . these containers were identified in ostia and rome from the 1970s and thereafter in many sites around the mediterranean but their numbers have always seemed scarce . were they not being recognized and therefore underestimated were they all fish product amphorae did they ever reach a significant market share in the other provinces of hispania and what was their contribution to the supply of the city of rome or to other cities in the centre of the empire this collective volume is a contribution to the discussion of these and other questions and to a better understanding of the production and distribution of lusitanian amphorae.new art and architecture in neolithic orkney process temporality and context by antonia thomas . xvi 258 pages ; illustrated throughout in colour and black & white . 272 university of the highlands and islands archaeology institute research series 1 . available both in printed and e versions . printed isbn 9781784914332 . 45.00 no vat . epublication isbn 9781784914349 . 19.00 inc. uk vat the neolithic sites of orkney include an impressive number of stone built tombs ceremonial monuments and uniquely for northern europe contemporary dwellings . many of these buildings survive in a remarkable state of preservation allowing an understanding of the relationship between architectural space and the process of construction that is rarely achievable . until recently however relatively little has been known about the decoration of these sites . this book addresses that gap to offer a groundbreaking analysis of neolithic art and architecture in orkney . focussing upon the incredible collection of hundreds of decorated stones being revealed by the current excavations at the ness of brodgar it details the results of the author s original fieldwork both there and at the contemporary sites of maeshowe and skara brae all within the heart of neolithic orkney world heritage site . it provides the first major discussion of orkney s neolithic carvings and uses these as a springboard to challenge many of the traditional assumptions relating to neolithic art and architecture . by foregrounding the architectural context of mark making this book explores how both buildings and carvings emerge though the embodied social practice of working stone and how this relates to the wider context of life in neolithic orkney.new an illustrated companion to japanese archaeology edited by werner steinhaus and simon kaner . v 344 pages ; highly illustrated in full colour throughout . ebook version coming soon . 273 2016 comparative and global perspectives on japanese archaeology 1 . isbn 9781784914257 . 35.00 no vat . the illustrated companion to japanese archaeology provides for the first time a comprehensive visual introduction to a wide range of sites and finds from the earliest occupation of the japanese archipelago prior to 35 000 years ago to the early historical periods and the establishment of the chinese style capital at heij modern day nara in the 8th century ad . the volume originated in the largest ever exhibition of japanese archaeological discoveries held in germany in 2004 which brought together over 1500 exhibits from 55 lenders around japan and research by over 100 specialists . the illustrated companion brings the fruits of this project to an english reading audience and offers an up to date survey of the achievements of japanese archaeology . about the editors werner steinhaus is lecturer in archaeology at hiroshima university in japan . after graduating from freiburg university in germany he undertook postgraduate research at osaka university in japan specializing in the archaeology of the kofun period . he spearheaded the largest overseas exhibition of japanese archaeology die zeit der morgenr te which was held in germany in 2004 2005 . his recent publications include the online dictionary of japanese archaeology www.wakoku.eu . he is currently developing a new program of research on the ancient mounded tombs of the kofun period . simon kaner is head of the centre for archaeology and heritage at the sainsbury institute for the study of japanese arts and cultures www.sainsbury institute.org and director of the centre for japanese studies at the university of east anglia norwich uk . while studying for his phd in j mon settlement archaeology at the university of cambridge he undertook research based at ky to university in japan . his publications include the power of dog ceramic figures from ancient japan london british museum and the online resource for japanese archaeology and cultural heritage www.orjach.org . he currently directs the shinano chikuma river project investigating the development of historic landscapes along the longest river drainage in japan . table of contents introduction and acknowledgements map of japan paleolithic period c. 35 000 13 000 bc j mon period c. 13 000 300 bc yayoi period c. 900 bc 250 ad kofun period c. 250 ad 710 ad asuka and nara periods c. 538 ad 794 ad accessories and ornaments archaeology in japan the past in the present list of sites bibliography further reading figure credits plates images list new palaeoart and materiality the scientific study of rock art edited by robert g. bednarik danae fiore mara basile giriraj kumar and tang huisheng . ii 254 pages ; illustrated throughout in black & white with 6 colour plates . 267 2016 . available both in printed and e versions . printed isbn 9781784914295 . 40.00 no vat . epublication isbn 9781784914301 . 19.00 inc. uk vat this book contains a series of selected papers presented at two symposia entitled scientific study of rock art one held in the ifrao congress of rock art in la paz bolivia in june 2012 the other held in the ifrao congress in c ceres spain in september 2015 ; as well as some invited papers from leading rock art scientists . the core topic of the book is the presentation of scientific approaches to the materiality of rock art ranging from recording and sampling methods to data analyses . these share the fact that they provide means of testing hypotheses and or of finding trends in the data which can be used as independent sources of evidence to support specific interpretations . the issue of the materiality of visual productions of the distant past which in archaeological theory has attracted much attention recently and has stimulated much conceptual debate is addressed through a variety of scientific approaches including fieldwork methods laboratory work techniques and or data analysis protocols . these in turn will provide new insights into human agency and people image engagements through the study of rock art production display and use . about the editors robert g. bednarik is the convener and editor in chief of the international federation of rock art organisations and is affiliated with hebei normal university china . his principal research interests are the origins of the human ability to create constructs of reality the evolution of humans and in a variety of fields providing supplementary information in that quest including the world s rock art . he has produced more than 1350 academic publications . dr danae fiore is a researcher at consejo nacional de investigaciones cientificas argentina and a lecturer at universidad de buenos aires . her main interests are focused on the archaeology of rock art portable art and body art viewed from technological economic and cognitive perspectives ; hunter gatherer archaeology ; archaeological theory and methods ; and visual archaeology the study of indigenous material culture through ethnographic photographs . dr mara basile is an archaeologist and a researcher at the national council of scientific and technical research argentina . she has been a member of the archaeological project chaschuil abauc n www.proyectopacha.com.ar since 2002 . her main research interest is to delineate the visual languages that circulated in different expressive media over time in the region of fiambal catamarca argentina . dr giriraj kumar is professor in rock art science and indian culture and founding secretary general and editor rock art society of india estd . 1990 carrying out scientific research on early indian petroglyphs and their dating in collaboration with australian and other scientists . he published a book on indian rock art and more than eighty research papers on stone age indian rock art and culture . dr tang huisheng is the director of the international centre of rock art dating and conservation hebei normal university china . he also teaches as a professor at the of archaeology department of nanjing normal university . his principal interests are the rock art of china and its dating and the chinese neolithic period.new the archaeology and history of the church of the redeemer and the muristan in jerusalem a collection of essays from a workshop on the church of the redeemer and its vicinity held on 8th 9th september 2014 in jerusalem edited by dieter vieweger and shimon gibson . 322 pages ; illustrated throughout in black & white . 266 2016 . available both in printed and e versions . printed isbn 9781784914196 . 45.00 no vat . epublication isbn 9781784914202 . 19.00 inc. uk vat the muristan is situated in the heart of the old city of jerusalem and was a prime property in medieval times with numerous churches a hospice and a large hospital complex . this monograph contains