Archaeology

New and Key Titles 2013

Routledge Worlds Series

  1. The Sumerian World

    Edited by Harriet Crawford

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    The Sumerian World explores the archaeology, history and art of southern Mesopotamia and its relationships with its neighbours from c.3,000 - 2,000BC. Including material hitherto unpublished from recent excavations, the articles are organised thematically using evidence from archaeology, texts and...

    Published November 28th 2012 by Routledge

  2. The Etruscan World

    Edited by Jean MacIntosh Turfa

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    The Etruscans can be shown to have made significant, in some cases perhaps the first, technical advances in the central and northern Mediterranean, with such developments as the tie-beam truss in large wooden structures, surveying and engineering drainage and water tunnels, the development of the...

    To Be Published May 26th 2013 by Routledge

  3. The Egyptian World

    Edited by Toby Wilkinson

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    Authoritative and up-to-date, this key single-volume work is a thematic exploration of ancient Egyptian civilization and culture as it was expressed down the centuries. Including topics rarely covered elsewhere as well as new perspectives, this work comprises thirty-two original chapters written by...

    Published August 10th 2009 by Routledge

  4. The Babylonian World

    Edited by Gwendolyn Leick

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    The Babylonian World presents an extensive, up-to-date and lavishly illustrated history of the ancient state Babylonia and its 'holy city', Babylon. Historicized by the New Testament as a centre of decadence and corruption, Babylon and its surrounding region was in fact a rich and...

    Published December 31st 2008 by Routledge

  5. The Viking World

    Edited by Stefan Brink, Neil Price

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field. Bringing together today’s leading scholars, both established seniors and younger, cutting-edge academics,...

    Published August 8th 2011 by Routledge

  6. The World of Pompeii

    Edited by Pedar Foss, John J. Dobbins

    This all embracing survey of Pompeii provides the most comprehensive survey of the region available. With contributions by well-known experts in the field, this book studies not only Pompeii, but also – for the first time – the buried surrounding cities of Campania. The World of Pompeii includes...

    Published June 16th 2008 by Routledge

  7. The Celtic World

    Edited by Miranda Green

    Series: Routledge Worlds

    The Celtic World is a detailed and comprehensive study of the Celts from the first evidence of them in the archaeological and historical record to the early post-Roman period. The strength of this volume lies in its breadth - it looks at archaeology, language, literature, towns, warfare, rural life...

    Published April 10th 1996 by Routledge