Middle Eastern Archaeology Books

New and Published Books

1. A Dictionary of Ancient Near Eastern Architecture

   By Gwendolyn Leick

   This Dictionary gives a comprehensive survey of the whole range of ancient Near Eastern architecture from the Neolithic round huts in Palestine to the giant temples of Ptolemaic Egypt. Gwendolyn Leick examines the development of the principal styles of ancient architecture within their geographical...

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
2. The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf

   By Michael Rice

   The archaeological remains in the Gulf area are astounding, and still relatively unexplored. Michael Rice has produced the first up-to-date book, which encompasses all the recent work in the area. He shows that the Gulf has been a major channel of commerce for millenia, and that its ancient culture...

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
3. The Archaeology of Northeast China

   Beyond the Great Wall

   Edited by Sarah Milledge Nelson

   Published November 9th 2011 by Routledge
4. Muslim Fortresses in the Levant

   Between Crusaders and Mongols

   By Kate Raphael

   Series: Culture and Civilization in the Middle East

   During much of the twelfth century the Crusaders dominated the military scene in the Levant. The unification of Egypt and Syria by Saladin gradually changed the balance of power, which slowly begun to tilt in favour of the Muslims. This book examines the development and role of Muslim fortresses in...

   Published August 25th 2010 by Routledge
5. Crusader Archaeology

   The Material Culture of the Latin East

   By Adrian J. Boas

   Crusader Archaeology draws together recent excavated material culture in Israel, Cyprus, Syria and Jordan to examine what life was like for the Crusaders in their territory, and how they were influenced by their new-found neighbours. Chapters discuss:* urban and rural settlements* surveying...

   Published January 3rd 2010 by Routledge
6. Ancient Turkey

   By Antonio Sagona, Paul Zimansky

   Series: Routledge World Archaeology

   Students of antiquity often see ancient Turkey as a bewildering array of cultural complexes. Ancient Turkey brings together in a coherent account the diverse and often fragmented evidence, both archaeological and textual, that forms the basis of our knowledge of the development of Anatolia from the...

   Published March 9th 2009 by Routledge
7. Early Urbanism on the Syrian Euphrates

   By Lisa Cooper

   Studying archaeological evidence from sites covering over 200 kilometres of the banks of the Euphrates River, Lisa Cooper's excellent monograph explores the growth and development of human settlement in the Euphrates River Valley of Northern Syria during the Early and Middle Bronze Ages from circa...

   Published September 12th 2008 by Routledge
8. Archaeology of the Military Orders

   A Survey of the Urban Centres, Rural Settlements and Castles of the Military Orders in the Latin East (c.1120–1291)

   By Adrian Boas

   Including previously unpublished and little known material, this cutting-edge book presents a detailed discussion of the archaeological evidence of the five military orders in the Latin East: the Hospitallers the Templars the Teutonic Knights the Leper Knights of St Lazarus the Knights of St...

   Published August 12th 2008 by Routledge
9. Damascus

   A History

   By Ross Burns

   Lavishly illustrated with beautiful photographs and original plans, Damascus provides for the first time in English a compelling and unique exploration of a fascinating city. Damascus traces the story of this colourful, significant and complex city through its physical development, from its...

   Published February 14th 2007 by Routledge
10. The Persians

    By Maria Brosius

    Series: Peoples of the Ancient World

    The only book of its kind to cover both the Achaemenid period and the thousand years following Alexander's conquest, The Persians explores the period from the seventh century BC, to the seventh century AD, and presents a comprehensive introduction to ancient Persia. Incorporating recent research,...

    Published March 22nd 2006 by Routledge