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Provides an up-to-date account of the archaeology, history, economy, urbanism, art, and architecture of the North African region of Tripolitania during antiquity.

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This edited volume was written on the occasion of the 33rd Congress of the Rei Cretariæ Romanæ Fautores and offers a status quaestionis of Roman pottery studies in the Netherlands and adjacent regions.

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#RomanPottery #Cretaria #Archaeology

"Decoding the Jewels" is a lavishly illustrated book that brings together expert voices from the key Scottish collections to explore the making, meaning and function of such jewelry in sixteenth century Scotland.

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Chariots on Fire, Reins of Power presents the first comprehensive overview of 5th century BC elite graves from the Lower Rhine-Meuse region.

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#ChariotsOnFire #ReinsOfPower #5thCenturyBC

"Ancient India" traces the development of Jain, Buddhist, and Hindu religious imagery in Ancient India, highlighting symbolic to human forms between 100 BCE and 600 CE.

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#ICYMI: A cache of some 60 tools was found protruding from the soil in northwest Queensland, according to an ABC News Australia. Known as tulas, the objects would have been hafted onto a handle and used for woodworking (via. Archaeology Magazine)

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"Islands and Communities" is a Major re-examination of issues of island identity and interaction with case studies from Crete, Cyprus and Sardinia covering a long time span and key cultural periods.

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This second volume focuses on diet, food practices, water management, and the organization and use of space within monastic complexes and landscapes.

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In the Maritime Encounters project, a highly international cross-disciplinary team has embarked on a diverse range of research goals to provide a more detailed and nuanced story of how prehistoric societies realised major and minor sea crossings.

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The Journal of Anthropological Research has returned a review for Classical Controversies (Sidestone Press, 2023).

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The series Material Religion in Antiquity from Oxbow Books aims to be a source for those interested in how to approach the materialization of ancient religious practices with case studies as well as theoretical and methodological approaches.

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This volume compiles published surveys and new satellite data on over 2,400 rural structures in nine Tripolitania regions, dating from the 1st century BC to the 7th century AD.

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Happy Thanksgiving on behalf of everyone here at Casemate Academic!

Our US office will be closed today and tomorrow for the holiday, but we'll be back in Monday morning for all your academic text needs. 🦃

#Reviews are in for "Sentient Archaeologies", a text providing an in-depth discussion on the evolution of archeology.

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This text presents the first synthesis of the archaeological evidence for late antique water features in both urban houses and extra-urban villas across the western Empire.

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In "Exploring Ancient Sounds and Places", archaeoacoustics studies historical sound, merging archaeology, anthropology, and psychology to reveal insights about ancient music and acoustic environments.

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This book focuses on how innovative local policies in a small Calabrian village offer unique insight into global migration. It aims to challenge simplistic narratives and engage a broad audience in rethinking migration issues.

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If you're at the ASOR 2025 Annual Meeting in Boston and have purchased a display copy at our booth, don't forget to pick up your book(s) before we pack up and leave this evening! #ASOR2025

"Rocks in Motion" is the first ever monograph on Dakhleh Oasis rock art, providing both an introduction to the versatile topic as well as an overview of the current state of research.

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#ICYMI: The Week reports that a sixteenth-century serai, an inn or rest area for postal convoys, has been uncovered in northern Pakistan near the ruins of the ancient city of Harappa. (via. Archaeology Magazine)

Read more here: https://tinyurl.com/y2znskra

Hello from Day Two of ASOR! Our booth is all set up and our books ready to browse here in Boston. Be sure to swing by, say hello, and browse our selection of Near Eastern archaeology books. We'll be here until Saturday! #ASOR2025

"The Rise and Fall of the Department for International Development" traces DFIDs trajectory from its origins to its unravelling, distilling timely lessons for government aid institutions in the UK and beyond.

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Ayrshire has a rich and varied history. This book is both a narrative history and a guidebook featuring maps and plans as well as a detailed gazetteer enabling the visitor to locate and fully appreciate the many sites described.

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This volume presents the results of an extensive programme of archaeological excavations where a total of 15 sites were excavated. Uncovered was a panoply of remains spanning the prehistoric through to modern periods.

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#ComingSoon to Casemate Academic: "The Iseum of the Royal Island of Antirhodos" is a stunning archaeological account of Alexandria’s lost Temple of Isis, now rediscovered beneath the sea.

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#booksky #archaeology #archaeologybooks

Dr. Holger Braun uncovers the hidden visual “language” of South New Guinea’s linked cultures, revealing secret mythologies encoded in their ritual art.

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Examines the archaeological evidence of a magnate settlement in late Iron Age and Viking Age Denmark, highlighting its social hierarchies and political networks.

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#ICYMI: An international team of researchers led by Tamás Hajdu of Eötvös Loránd University has identified a skeleton unearthed on Budapest’s Margaret Island as the remains of Duke Béla of Macsó. (via. Archaeology Magazine)

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Grayson Perry’s centrepiece to this fascinating journey is a major artwork, this book takes us to the fantasy world of a contemporary artist who never fails to challenge and unsettle his audience.

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This text examines multimodal communication in Ancient Egypt, analyzing artifacts combining texts and images through an interdisciplinary semiotic perspective.

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