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FEBRUARY 2021
Welcome to the February Archaeopress Alert - and we're following a bumper January with an equally full set of new listings this month including the eagerly awaited proceedings of the conference held during the British Museum's celebrated Scythian's exhibit of 2017, Masters of the Steppe: the impact of the Scythians. Edited by Svetlana Pankova and St John Simpson, we were delighted to receive a review by no-less-than Sir Barry Cunliffe where he describes the volume as 'a major achievement—it provides high-quality research within a context that is readily accessible. It is the kind of academic output one would like to see following other major exhibitions.'

As well as new and forthcoming titles, we are very pleased this month to invite you to the first in our free-to-attend lecture series, An Evening with Archaeopress, taking place via Zoom; Caroline K. Mackenzie will be discussing culture and society at Lullingstone Roman Villa, Kent. Full details can be found further down this email. You can register to attend here.

BREXIT / CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
Publishing: As before we are able to continue our publishing schedule without significant interruptions. Our team continue to work as usual, albeit in various locations. Our printing and fulfilment partners are all open and functioning at this time.

Shipping delays: The ongoing impact of COVID, compounded throughout January as shipping firms adapt to new export rules following Brexit, have caused considerable delay to shipments to Europe and beyond. Packages are safely reaching their destinations, however delivery times are unpredicatable and are typically far longer than usual. We sincerely thank you for your patience while you await your order. If you do have any concerns, please contact info@archaeopress.com.
Please remember that, following payment, you have the option to download the PDF edition of any print books ordered to refer to while you await delivery. If you missed the opportunity to download the PDF edition, and would like to, please send an email with a copy of your website receipt to info@archaeopress.com and we can supply you with an alternative download link.*

EU customers: Website orders destined for EU addresses are now likely to be subject to import VAT and customs clearance charges. If you have any queries on this point please contact us prior to placing your order and we will do our best to advise: info@archaeopress.com.

*Please note, if there is no PDF eBook edition of a title available on general sale then we are unable to supply a PDF alongside sales of printed editions. 
 

 

 

NEW & RECENT PUBLICATIONS
Brief details of our new titles for January / February 2021 are listed below. Full descriptions and contents listings can be found on our website www.archaeopress.com. Table of Contents and Introductory Chapters can be accessed by clicking the 'Sample PDF' button below each entry. Outlook and mobile users may find images do not appear automatically, please right-click and select show/download images.

NEW TITLES (AVAILABLE NOW)

Our core peer-reviewed imprint currently publishes 6-12 new titles every month covering all archaeological topics, all geographic locations and all time periods with dedicated series for specialist fields of study. Publications are available across a range of formats including paperback, eBook and Open Access. Click here for information regarding publishing in Archaeopress Archaeology.
 

 

	Masters of the Steppe: The Impact of the Scythians and Later Nomad Societies of Eurasia Proceedings of a conference held at the British Museum, 27-29 October 2017 ed. Svetlana Pankova and St John Simpson. 2020. ISBN 9781789696479. £80.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696486, from £16) Paperback; 802 pages; 604 figures, 21 tables (colour throughout). This book presents 45 papers presented at a major international conference held at the British Museum during the 2017 BP exhibition Scythians: warriors of ancient Siberia. Papers include new archaeological discoveries, results of scientific research and studies of museum collections, most presented in English for the first time.
	Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum: Acta 46 Congressus tricesimus primus Rei Cretariae Romanae Fautorum Coloniae habitus MMXVIII ed. Catarina Viegas. 2020. ISBN 9781789697483. £90.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789697490, from £16) Hardback; 210x297mm; 620pp; illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. Papers in English, Italian and Spanish. Acta 46 comprises 64 articles. Out of the 120 scheduled lectures and posters presented at the 31st Congress of the Rei Cretariæ Romanæ Favtores, 61 are included in the present volume, to which three further were added. Given the location of the conference in Romania it seems natural that there is a particular focus on the Balkans and Danube.
	Göytepe: Neolithic Excavations in the Middle Kura Valley, Azerbaijan ed. Yoshihiro Nishiaki and Farhad Guliyev. 2020. ISBN 9781789698787. £88.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698794, Open Access) Hardback; 210x297mm; 384pp; 384 pages; 285 figures, 37 tables (colour throughout). This volume publishes the first round of fieldwork and research (2008-2013) at Göytepe, a key site for understanding the emergence and development of food-producing communities in the South Caucasus. Results include findings relating to chronology, architecture, technology, social organisation, plant and animal exploitation, and more.
	Doors, Entrances and Beyond... Various Aspects of Entrances and Doors of the Tombs in the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom by Leo Roeten. Archaeopress Egyptology 33. 2021. ISBN 9781789698718. £34.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698725, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 202pp; 169 figures, 11 tables (black & white throughout). Doors are more than a physical means to close off an entrance or an exit; they can also indicate a boundary between two worlds. This volume considers the Memphite Necropoleis during the Old Kingdom, and proposes that porticos, false doors, niches and mastaba chapel entrances are interconnected in their function as a barrier between two worlds.
	Daily Life in Ancient Egyptian Personal Correspondence by Susan Thorpe. Archaeopress Egyptology 32. 2021. ISBN 9781789695076. £20.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695083, from £16) Paperback; 156x234mm; 136pp. This book considers a selection of letters from the Old Kingdom up to and including the Twenty-first Dynasty. Under the topic headings of 'problems and issues', 'daily life', 'religious matters', 'military and police matters', it demonstrates the insight such texts can provide regarding aspects of belief, relationships, custom and behaviour.
	Life, Death and Rubbish Disposal in Roman Norton, North Yorkshire Excavations at Brooklyn House 2015-16 by Janet Phillips and Pete Wilson. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 77. 2021. ISBN 9781789698381. £48.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698398, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 296pp; 209 figures, 54 tables (colour throughout). This volume reports on excavations in advance of the development of a site in Norton-on-Derwent, North Yorkshire close to the line of the main Roman road running from the crossing point of the River Derwent near Malton Roman fort to York. This site provided much additional information on aspects of the poorly understood ‘small town’ of Delgovicia.
	Ex Asia et Syria: Oriental Religions in the Roman Central Balkans by Nadežda Gavrilovic Vitas. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 78. 2021. ISBN 9781789699135. £42.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789699142, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 226pp; 40 figures, 7 maps, illustrated catalogue (colour throughout). 'Ex Asia et Syria: Religions in the Roman Central Balkans' examines the cults of Asia Minor and Syrian origin in the Roman provinces of the Central Balkans. The author analyzes all hitherto known epigraphical and archaeological material attesting to the presence of the cults in that region, a subject yet to be the object of serious scholarly study.
	Le four de Sévrier et autres fours et fourneaux d’argile aux âges des métaux en Europe occidentale by Jean Coulon. Laboratoire d'archéologie préhistorique UNIGE, 2021. ISBN 9781789698619. £44.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698626, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 248pp; 181 figures, 25 tables. This volume looks at the history of the Sevrier kiln, an artefact discovered in 1974 in Lake Annecy, considered in turn as one of the earliest Western pottery kilns, an enigmatic stove for domestic use, and a technological link in the Final Bronze Age which heralded the professionalisation of pottery, hitherto a purely domestic industry.
	La transformación del mundo rural en la isla de Mallorca durante la Antigüedad tardía (c. 300-902/903 d. C.) by Catalina Mas Florit. Limina/Limites: Archaeologies, histories, islands and borders in the Mediterranean (365-1556) 7. 2021. ISBN 9781789698503. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698510, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 138pp; 38 figures, 8 tables (black & white throughout). Spanish text. The latest entry in the 'Limina/Limites: Archaeologies, histories, islands and borders in the Mediterranean' series presents the study of the rural landscape of the eastern part of the island of Mallorca (Balearic Islands) during Late Antiquity, providing new data that improves our understanding of one of the least well-known periods of the island.
	Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis: The Survey and Excavation of Two Early Plantation Sites by Dr Robert Philpott et al. The Early Colonial Settlement and Landscape of Nevis and St Kitts: Studies in the Historical Archaeology of the Eastern Caribbean 1. 2021. ISBN 9781789698862. £42.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698879, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 238pp; 118 figures; 14 tables. 'Searching for the 17th Century on Nevis' is the first of a series of monographs dedicated to the archaeological investigation of the landscape, buildings and artefacts of the Eastern Caribbean by the Nevis Heritage Project. This volume presents the results of documentary research and excavation on two sugar plantation sites on the island of Nevis.
	Indigenous Heritage and Rock Art: Worldwide Research in Memory of Daniel Arsenault ed. Carole Charette et al. 2020. ISBN 9781789696899. £38.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696905, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 210pp; 142 illustrations Prof. Daniel Arsenault, a leading exponent of Canadian Shield rock art, sadly passed away in 2016. This book contains 14 thought-provoking chapters dealing with Daniel’s first love—the archaeology of artistic endeavour. It provides the reader with new ideas about the interpretation and dating of rock art, ethnography, heritage and material culture.
	Excavations at Stanground South, Peterborough Prehistoric, Roman and Post-Medieval Settlement along the Margins of the Fens by William A Boismier, Edmund Taylor and Yvonne Wolframm-Murray. 2021. ISBN 9781789698442. £55.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789698459, from £16) Paperback; 205x290mm; 314pp; 120 figures, 91 tables. This volume is a report of archaeological excavations at Stanground South undertaken by MOLA between September 2007 and November 2009 on behalf of Persimmon Homes (East Midlands) Ltd and in accordance with a programme of works overseen by CgMs Heritage. The work involved five areas of set-piece excavation and a series of strip map and record areas.
	La séquence paléolithique de Karain E (Antalya, Turquie): Analyses techniques et typologiques (1989-2009) by Marcel Otte and Janusz Kozlowski. 2020. ISBN 9781789696790. £20.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696806, from £16) Paperback; 210x297mm; 90pp; 99 plates (6 in colour). French text. The long Paleolithic sequence of Karain (Antalya, Turkey) began around 500,000 years ago and continued until the final Paleolithic around 10,000 BC. This volume presents all the cultural and technical variations during this immense period, situated in a context which joins Africa, Asia, and Europe.
	Heritage in the Making: Dealing with the Legacies of Fascist Italy and Nazi Germany ed. Flaminia Bartolini. Ex Novo: Journal of Archaeology 5. 2020. ISBN 9781789698732. from £30.00. (Online edition available in Open Access) Paperback; 210x297mm; 158pp; colour throughout. The fifth volume of Ex Novo present selected papers from a workshop held at the University of Cambridge in December 2018. Papers contribute much to the debate on the shifting conditions of the reception of dictatorial regimes, and more specifically the fate of fascist material legacies from the aftermath of WWII to the present day.

 

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Professor Challenger and his Lost Neolithic World: The Compelling Story of Alexander Thom and British Archaeoastronomy by Euan W. MacKie. 2021. ISBN 9781784918330. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781784918347, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 158pp; 81 figures (colour throughout). This book combines the two great passions of the author’s life: reconstructing the Neolithic mind and constructively challenging consensus in his professional domain. Semi-autobiographical, it charts his investigation of Alexander Thom’s theories regarding the alignment of prehistoric monuments in the landscape across several key Neolithic sites.     <