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	Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 50 2020 (ISSN 0308-8421) Papers from the fifty-third meeting of the Seminar for Arabian Studies held at the University of Leiden from Thursday 11th to Saturday 13th July 2019 ed. Daniel Eddisford. 2020. ISBN 9781789696530. £69.00. (eBook ISBN , from £16.00) Paperback; 206x255mm; 364pp; Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. The 53rd Seminar for Arabian Studies was hosted by the University of Leiden, 11-13 July 2019. In total 65 papers and 23 posters were presented at the three-day event. This proceedings volume presents a selection of papers and posters.
	Old Oswestry Hillfort and its Landscape Ancient Past, Uncertain Future ed. Tim Malim and George Nash. 2020. ISBN 9781789696110. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696127, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 254pp; 117 figures, 34 plates, 5 tables. This book, organised into 14 well-crafted chapters, charts the archaeology, folklore, heritage and landscape development of one of England's most enigmatic monuments, Old Oswestry Hillfort, from the Iron Age, through its inclusion as part of an early medieval boundary between England and Wales, to its role during World War I.
	Glazed Brick Decoration in the Ancient Near East Proceedings of a Workshop at the 11th International Congress of the Archaeology of the Ancient Near East (Munich) in April 2018 ed. Anja Fügert and Helen Gries. 2020. ISBN 9781789696059. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696066, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 130pp; 97 figures, 5 tables (61 colour pages). Glazed bricks applied as a new form of colourful and glossy architectural decor first started to appear in the early Iron Age on monumental buildings of the Ancient Near East. This volume provides an updated overview of the development of glazed bricks and scientific research on the topic.
	Domi militiaeque: Militär- und andere Altertümer: Festschrift für Hannsjörg Ubl zum 85. Geburtstag ed. Günther E. Thüry. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 68. 2020. ISBN 9781789695328. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695335, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 238pp; 150 figures; 4 tables; 4 plates (86 colour pages). Papers in German (3 in English). This volume, in honour of the Austrian scholar Prof. Dr Hannsjörg Ubl, contains 24 contributions covering a wide range of topics. The focus is on Ancient Greece and Rome, but the volume also includes papers about the Langobards, renaissance replicas of classical sculpture, and the archaeology of World War I.
	‘Blood Is Thicker Than Water’ – Non-Royal Consanguineous Marriage in Ancient Egypt An Exploration of Economic and Biological Outcomes by Joanne-Marie Robinson. Archaeopress Egyptology 29. 2020. ISBN 9781789695434. £38.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695441, from £16.00) Paperback; 175x245mm; 246pp; 21 figures, 14 tables (11 colour pages). This volume presents, for the first time, evidence for non-royal consanguineous marriage in ancient Egypt. The evidence was collated from select sources from the Middle Kingdom to the Roman Period, and it has been used to investigate the potential economic and biological outcomes, particularly beyond the level of sibling and half-sibling unions.
	Die vermeintlich pergamenische Importkeramik in Ephesos Studien zur Typologie, Provenienz und Herstellungstechnik von so genannter Weißgrundiger Ware, Applikenkeramik und Pergamenischer Sigillata by Asuman Lätzer-Lasar. 2020. ISBN 9781789696097. £48.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696103, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 314pp; 18 figures, 4 tables plus 64 plates (74 colour pages). German text. This book is the first comparative study of three ceramic ware groups found at Ephesos (modern day Turkey): Appliqué Ware, White-grounded ware and Pergamene Sigillata. Until now they were considered to be products made in and imported from Pergamon, but intensive archaeometrical analysis demonstrate that they were produced locally.
	The Archaeological Survey of Sudanese Nubia, 1963-69: The Pharaonic Sites by David N. Edwards and Anthony J. Mills. Sudan Archaeological Research Society Publication 23. 2020. ISBN 9781789696493. £75.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696509, Open Access) Hardback; 210x297mm; 468pp; 812 figures, 2 tables (16 plates in colour). This volume, focusing on pharaonic sites, is the first of a series, bringing to publication the records of the Archaeological Survey of Sudanese Nubia (ASSN). These records represent a major body of data relating to a region largely now lost to flooding and of considerable importance for understanding the archaeology and history of Nubia.
	NEW SERIES: Le verre de Sabra al-Mansuriya - Kairouan, Tunisie - milieu Xe-milieu XIe siècle : Production et consommation: vaisselle - contenants - vitrages ed. Danièle Foy et al. Archaeology of the Maghreb / Archéologie du Maghreb /  اثار المغرب. AM1. 2020. ISBN 9781789696615. £48.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696622, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 300pp; 111 figures; French text with abstract in English and Arabic. Knowledge of Islamic glass and its craftsmanship in the medieval period has relied heavily on Middle Eastern literature. The study of workshop and rich glass assemblage from Sabra al-Mansuriya (Kairouan), the Fatimid capital founded in 947/948 and destroyed in 1057, shows that Ifriqiya followed the technological evolutions of glass craftsmanship.
	Different Times? Archaeological and Environmental Data from Intra-Site and Off-Site Sequences Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 June 2018, Paris, France) Volume 4, Session II-8 ed. Zoï Tsirtsoni et al. 2020. ISBN 9781789696516. £32.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696523, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 136pp; 39 figures, 10 tables (colour throughout). Papers in English and French. Papers question temporal correlations between intra-site and off-site data in archaeology-related contexts. The word ‘site’ describes here archaeological sites – usually settlements – where recent research has produced information on the duration and timing of human presence.
	Ecclesiastical Landscapes in Medieval Europe: An Archaeological Perspective ed. Dr José Carlos Sánchez-Pardo et al. 2020. ISBN 9781789695410. £40.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695427, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 246pp; 122 illustrations. By presenting case studies from across Eastern and Western Medieval Europe, this volume aims to open up a Europe-wide debate on the variety of relations and contexts between ecclesiastical buildings and their surrounding landscapes between the 5th and 15th centuries AD.
	Ephyra-Epirus: The Mycenaean Acropolis Results of the Excavations 1975-1986 and 2007-2008 by Thanasis I. Papadopoulos and Evangelia Papadopoulou. 2020. ISBN 9781789693713. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693720, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 205x290mm; 148pp; 156 figures, 7 tables. This volume presents the results of the 1975-1986 and 2007-2008 excavations on the prehistoric-Mycenaean acropolis of Ephyra, one of the most important Bronze Age sites of Epirus. Ephyra is a small coastal fortified site in the region of the lower Acheron valley, and it has produced impressive and, in some cases, unique Bronze Age remains.
	Un sistema per la gestione dell’affidabilità e dell’interpretazione dei dati archeologici Percezione e potenzialità degli small finds: il caso studio di Festòs e Haghia Triada by Marianna Figuera. Praehistorica Mediterranea 8. 2020. ISBN 9781789696639. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696646, from £16+VAT, if applicable) Paperback; 148x210mm; 170pp; 32 figures. Italian text with English Abstract. This book aims to identify methodological problems associated with the digital management of archaeological data and to introduce viable solutions that embrace interpretative aspects and the reliability concept. A prototype system is presented, managing small finds data from early 20th century excavations at Phaistos and Ayia Triada.

	On the Origins of the Cartouche and Encircling Symbolism in Old Kingdom Pyramids by David Ian Lightbody. 2020. ISBN 9781789696578. £25.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696585, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 100pp; 47 figures (17 colour pages) This study suggests the development of the cartouche was closely related to the monumental encircling symbolism incorporated into the architectural designs of the Old Kingdom pyramids. By employing a new architectural style and a new iconographic symbol, the pharaoh sought to elevate his status above that of the members of his powerful court.
	Barbaric Splendour: The Use of Image Before and After Rome ed. Toby F. Martin and Wendy Morrison. 2020. ISBN 9781789696592. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696608, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 152pp; 38 figures (30 colour pages) This book comprises a collection of essays comparing late Iron Age and Early Medieval art. Fundamentally, the book asks what making images meant on the fringe of the expanding or contracting Roman empire, particularly as the art from both periods drew heavily from – but radically transformed – imperial imagery.
	Megaliths and Geology: Megálitos e Geologia MEGA-TALKS 2: 19-20 November 2015 (Redondo, Portugal) edited by Rui Boaventura†, Rui Mataloto and André Pereira. 2020. ISBN 9781789696417. £38.00. (eBook 9781789696424, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 196pp; 114 figures, 10 tables This book presents contributions from MegaTalks 2, (Portugal, 2015), part of the MegaGeo project which aimed to analyse the raw material economy in the construction of megalithic tombs in multiple territories, showing the representation of several prehistoric communities that raised them and their relationship with the surrounding areas.
	EurASEAA14 Volume I: Ancient and Living Traditions Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists ed. Helen Lewis. 2020. ISBN 9781789695052. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695069, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 244pp; 170 figures, 13 tables This volume comprises papers originally presented at the EurASEAA14 conference in 2012, updated for publication. It focuses on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and art history, epigraphy, philology, historic archaeology, ethnography, ethnoarchaeology, ethnomusicology, materials studies, and long-distance trade and exchange.
	EurASEAA14 Volume II: Material Culture and Heritage Papers from the Fourteenth International Conference of the European Association of Southeast Asian Archaeologists ed. Helen Lewis. 2020. ISBN 9781789695939. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695946, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 328pp; 164 figures, 27 tables This volume comprises papers presented at the EurASEAA14 conference in 2012, updated for publication. It focuses on topics under the broad themes of archaeology and heritage, material culture, environmental archaeology, osteoarchaeology, historic and prehistoric archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, and long-distance contact, trade and exchange.

 

**Now available from Archaeopress** Boughton: The House, its People and its Collections by Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch. Photography by Fritz von der Schulenburg. 2016. ISBN 9780956594853. £17.95.Paperback; 240x240mm; 232pp; 465 colour plates
In this sumptuous portrait of Boughton House, known as ‘the English Versailles’, the present Duke sets the scene with a history of his ancestors who acquired the Northamptonshire manor in the reign of Henry VIII. Ralph, 1st Duke of Montagu (1638–1709), Charles II’s envoy to Louis XIV, transformed Boughton into a palatial homage to French culture.

 

**Now available from Archaeopress** Bowhill: The House, its People and its Paintings by Richard Scott, 10th Duke of Buccleuch. Photography by Fritz von der Schulenburg. 2012. ISBN 9780995756618. £12.95.Paperback; 240x240mm; 128pp; 85 colour plates
Bowhill started life as a modest Georgian villa bought for political reasons. The art collection was consolidated when Henry, the enlightened 3rd Duke, and his wife, Elizabeth, united three great families of Montagu, Douglas and Scott. They left to later generations to transform Bowhill into a huge mansion and add great treasures to its collection.

	Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus by Pawel Golyzniak. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 65. 2020. ISBN 9781789695397. £90.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695403, Open Access) Hardback; 205x290mm; 618pp; Fully illustrated catalogue containing 1,015 figures (in colour). This book studies small but highly captivating artworks from antiquity – engraved gemstones. These objects had multiple applications, and the images upon them captured snapshots of people's beliefs, ideologies, and everyday occupations. They provide a unique perspective on the propaganda of Roman political leaders, especially Octavian/Augustus.
	The Festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year Their Socio-Religious Functions by Masashi Fukaya. Archaeopress Egyptology 28. 2020. ISBN 9781789695953. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695960, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 306pp; 37 figures, 26 tables. This volume compares the religious and social functions of the Ancient Egyptian festivals of Opet, the Valley, and the New Year. Until now, detailed study of the New Year Festival has only been carried out with reference to the Greco-Roman period; this study turns its attention to the New Kingdom.
	Roma prima del mito: abitati e necropoli dal neolitico alla prima eta’ dei metalli nel territorio di roma (VI-III millennio a.C.) by Anna Paola Anzidei and Giovanni Carboni. 2020. ISBN 9781789693089. £160.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693096, from £16.00) Two volumes; Paperback; 205x290mm; 1648pp; 1,746 figures, 136 tables (867 colour pages). Italian text. This two-volume study looks at the recent excavations in Rome and its surrounding areas which identified settlements and necropolises associated with a complex culture pre-dating that of Ancient Rome. The results reveal the social and cultural aspects of the daily life of the human groups who occupied this territory before the Latium civilization.
	2nd EDITION: An Illustrated Companion to Japanese Archaeology 2nd Edition ed. Werner Steinhaus, Simon Kaner, Megumi Jinno and Shinya Shoda. Comparative and Global Perspectives on Japanese Archaeology 1. 2016. ISBN 9781789693959. £45.00. Paperback; 210x297mm; 352pp; 209 figures, 248 plates (full colour throughout). 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. First published in 2016, the 2nd edition is revised and updated for 2020.
	Rome and Barbaricum: Contributions to the Archaeology and History of Interaction in European Protohistory ed. Roxana-Gabriela Curca et al. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 67. 2020. ISBN 9781789691030. £32.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789691047, from £16.00) Paperback; 175x245mm; 164pp; 164 pages; 60 figures (29 colour pages). How did the ‘Barbarians’ influence Roman culture? What did ‘Roman-ness’ mean in the context of Empire? What did it mean to be Roman and/or ‘Barbarian’ in different contexts? 9 papers explore concepts of Romanisation and of Barbaricum from a multi-disciplinary and comparative standpoint, covering Germania, Dacia, Moesia Inferior, Hispania, and more.
	Working at Home in the Ancient Near East ed. Juliette Mas and Palmiro Notizia. Archaeopress Ancient Near Eastern Archaeology 7. 2020. ISBN 9781789695915. £24.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695922, from £16.00) Paperback; 175x245mm; 124pp; 30 figures, 4 tables. This volume examines the organization, scale, and the socio-economic role played by institutional and non-institutional households, as well as the social use of domestic spaces in Bronze Age Mesopotamia.
	Aristotle’s Μετεωρολογικά: Meteorology Then and Now by Anastasios A. Tsonis and Christos Zerefos. 2020. ISBN 9781789696370. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696387, Open Access) Hardback; 175x245mm; 126pp; 34 figures (17 in colour). This book concentrates on the meteorological aspects of Aristotle’s work published as Meteorologica books A-D, and on how they compare now with our understanding of meteorology and climate change.
	Pre and Protohistoric Stone Architectures: Comparisons of the Social and Technical Contexts Associated to Their Building Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 June 2018, Paris, France) Volume 1, Session XXXII-3 ed. Florian Cousseau and Luc Laporte. 2020. ISBN 9781789695458. £38.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695465, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 206pp; 98 figures, 2 tables (colour throughout). Parallel text: English/French. Proceedings from the session: Pre and protohistoric stone architectures: comparisons of the social and technical contexts associated to their building. The volume aims to break the usual limits on the fields of study and to deconstruct some preconceived ideas.
	Peintures et gravures rupestres des Amériques: Empreintes culturelles et territoriales Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 June 2018, Paris, France) Volume 2, Session XXV-3 ed. Brigitte Faugère and Philippe Costa. 2020. ISBN 9781789696332. £28.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696349, Open Access) Paperback; 2050x290mm; 106pp; 66 figures, 2 tables (colour throughout). French text. How does the study of rock art make it possible to culturally characterize its authors? What does it tell us about the function of sites? How and under what circumstances does it make it possible to delimit a cultural territory? The six articles in this volume provide case studies from Mexico, El Salvador, Costa Rica, French Guiana and Chile.
	Caractérisation, continuités et discontinuités des manifestations graphiques des sociétés préhistoriques Proceedings of the XVIII UISPP World Congress (4-9 June 2018, Paris, France) Volume 3, Session XXVIII-4 ed. Elena Paillet et al. 2020. ISBN 9781789696356. £32.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696363, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 118pp; 108 figures, 7 tables, 1 plate (colour throughout). French text. Papers address the question of exchange and mobility in prehistoric societies in relation to the evolution of their environments through the prism of their graphic productions, on objects or on walls. This volume offers the opportunity to question their symbolic behaviours within very diverse temporal, chrono-cultural or geographic contexts.
	Coton Park, Rugby, Warwickshire: A Middle Iron Age Settlement with Copper Alloy Casting by Andy Chapman. 2020. ISBN 9781789696455. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696462, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 186pp; 103 figures, 79 tables (colour throughout). A total area of 3.1ha, taking in much of a settlement largely of the earlier Middle Iron Age, was excavated in 1998 in advance of development. The Iron Age settlement comprised several groups of roundhouse ring ditches and associated small enclosures forming an open settlement set alongside a linear boundary ditch.
	Henry Hunter Calvert’s Collection of Amphora Stamps and that of Sidney Smith Saunders by Alan Johnston. 2020. ISBN 9781789696431. £25.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696448, from £16.00) Paperback; 175x245mm; 118pp; Illustrated catalogue and 5 plates. Henry Hunter Calvert was a British consul in Alexandria from 1857 to 1882, at which date he and many others fled from the riots in the city. The consulate was sacked, destroying Calvert's collections, but an annotated list of the Greek amphora stamps had been sent to the British Museum, published here for the first time.
	Before/After: Transformation, Change, and Abandonment in the Roman and Late Antique Mediterranean ed. Paolo Cimadomo, Rocco Palermo, Raffaella Pappalardo and Raffaella Pierobon Benoit. 2020. ISBN 9781789695991. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696004, FREE Download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 126pp; 35 figures. The result of a workshop held at the Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (2016), this book explores various aspects related to transformation and change in the Roman and Late Antique world, from the evolution of settlement patterns to spatial re-configuration after abandonment processes.
	Paisajes en un sector de la Quebrada de Humahuaca durante la Etapa Agroalfarera Arqueología de Tumbaya (Jujuy, Argentina) by Agustina Scaro. 2020. ISBN 9781789694895. £52.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694901, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 304pp; 216 figures, 58 plates. Spanish text. A landscape and ceramics study of Tumbaya located in Quebrada de Humahuaca (northern Argentina). The research aims to improve understanding of local pre-Inca societies and the impact of Inca domination on them from different lines of evidence.
	The Antonine Wall: Papers in Honour of Professor Lawrence Keppie ed. David J. Breeze and William S. Hanson. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 64, 2020. ISBN 9781789694505. £30.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694512, Open Access) Paperback; 206x255mm; 494pp; 166 figures; 15 tables. 32 papers present research on the Antonine Wall in honour of Lawrence Keppie. Papers cover a wide variety of aspects: the environmental and prehistoric background; structure, planning and construction; military deployment; associated artefacts and inscriptions; logistics of supply; the people of the Wall, including womenfolk and children.
	The Genesis of the Textile Industry from Adorned Nudity to Ritual Regalia The Changing Role of Fibre Crafts and Their Evolving Techniques of Manufacture in the Ancient Near East from the Natufian to the Ghassulian by Janet Levy. 2020. ISBN 9781789694482. £52.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694499, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 350pp; 171 figures, 13 tables. This volume documents and evaluates the changing role of fibre crafts and their evolving techniques of manufacture and also their ever-increasing wider application in the lives of the inhabitants of the earliest villages of the Ancient Near East.
	The Hippodrome of Gerasa: A Provincial Roman Circus by Antoni A. Ostrasz† and Ina Kehrberg-Ostrasz. 2020. ISBN 9781784918132. £65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781784918149, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 504pp; 261 figures (77 plates in colour). This book presents the study of Roman circuses and the complex fieldwork for the restoration of the Jarash Hippodrome, a work in progress abruptly ended by the untimely death of Antoni A. Ostrasz in 1996. It aims to provide researchers as well as restorers of ancient monuments with unparalleled insights of architectural studies for anastyloses.
	Khirbat Faris: Rural Settlement, Continuity and Change in Southern Jordan The Nabatean to Modern Periods (1st century BC – 20th century AD): Volume 1: Stratigraphy, Finds and Architecture ed. Alison McQuitty, Holly Parton and Andrew Petersen. 2020. ISBN 9781789693898. £60.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693904, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 428pp; 271 figures, 60 tables. This volume is the first of three which chart the temporal and spatial occupational fluctuations at the site of Khirbat Faris in Southern Jordan and the stories of the communities that lived there. The excavation report follows the site and its environs throughout their many phases of use and occupation, from the 13th century BC to the present day.
	The Rock-Art Landscapes of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire: Standing on Holy Ground by Vivien Deacon. 2020. ISBN 9781789694581. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694598, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 230pp; 163 figures; 36 tables. This landscape study of the rock-art of Rombalds Moor, West Yorkshire, considers views of and from the sites. In an attempt to understand the rock-art landscapes of prehistory the study considered the environment of the moor and its archaeology along with the ethnography from the whole circumpolar region.
	The Urban Landscape of Bakchias: A Town of the Fayyum from the Ptolemaic-Roman Period to Late Antiquity by Paola Buzi and Enrico Giorgi. Archaeopress Roman Archaeology 66. 2020. ISBN 9781789695670. £29.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695687, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 120pp; 76 figures, 6 plates. This book summarises the results of field research—including historical, historico-religious and papyrological studies—conducted on the archaeological site of Bakchias, located in the north-eastern part of the Fayyum region. The book provides a clear and comprehensive overview of the rise and fall of the kome of Bakchias.
	I templi del Fayyum di epoca tolemaico-romana: tra fonti scritte e contesti archeologici: Per una classificazione degli edifici sacri nell’Egitto tolemaico e romano by Ilaria Rossetti. Archaeopress Egyptology 27, 2020. ISBN 9781789694956. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789694963, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 284pp; 165 figures, 6 tables. During the Ptolemaic period, Egyptian temples were divided into three ranks: first, second and third class. This volume examines the rules according to which Egyptian sacred buildings were classified and how the different classes of temples were planned and arranged.
	Excavation, Analysis and Interpretation of Early Bronze Age Barrows at Guiting Power, Gloucestershire by Alistair Marshall. 2020. ISBN 9781789693591. £50.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693607, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 290pp; illustrated throughout. This volume covers the full excavation, analysis and interpretation of two early Bronze Age round barrows at Guiting Power in the Cotswolds, a region where investigation and protection of such sites have been extremely poor, with many barrows unnecessarily lost to erosion, and with most existing excavation partial, and of low quality.
	El instrumental de pesca en el Fretum Gaditanum (siglos V a.C. - VI d.C.): Análisis tipo-cronológico y comparativa atlántico-mediterránea by José Manuel Vargas Girón. 2020. ISBN 9781789693850. £35.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789693867, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 188pp; 83 illustrations. The study of fishing tackle is an innovative area of research which is improving our understanding of one of the most important past economic activities: fishing. This book analyses fishing tackle in the region known as Fretum Gaditanum (the Strait of Gibraltar), where over a thousand pieces of evidence have been inventoried.
	NEW PAPERBACK EDITION: London’s Waterfront 1100–1666: Excavations in Thames Street, London, 1974–84 by John Schofield, Lyn Blackmore, Jacqui Pearce and Tony Dyson. 2020. ISBN 9781789695595. £65.00. (eBook ISBN 9781784918385, Open Access) Paperback; 205x290mm; 544pp; 292 figures; 162 tables; 38 artefact tables (colour throughout). This book presents and celebrates the mile-long Thames Street in the City of London and the land south of it to the River Thames as an archaeological asset. Four Museum of London excavations of 1974–84 are presented: Swan Lane, Seal House, New Fresh Wharf and Billingsgate Lorry Park. Here the findings of the period 1100–1666 are presented.
	Middle Bronze Age and Roman Settlement at Manor Pit, Baston, Lincolnshire: Excavations 2002-2014 by Rob Atkins, Jim Burke, Leon Field and Adam Yates. 2020. ISBN 9781789695830. £45.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789695847, from £16.00) Paperback; 205x290mm; 300pp. Between 2002 and 2014 MOLA Northampton carried out evaluation and excavation work at the Manor Pit, Baston, Lincolnshire. The site saw significant occupation in the late Bronze Age and Roman periods, with evidence of enclosures in Medieval and Post-Medieval times.
	The Neglected Goat A New Method to Assess the Role of the Goat in the English Middle Ages by Lenny Salvagno. 2020. ISBN 9781789696295. £120.00. (eBook ISBN 9781789696301, FREE download) Paperback; 203x276mm; 888pp; 744 figures, 351 tables (colour throughout). Based on a combination of morphological and biometrical analyses, this book provides a new, objective and transparent methodology to distinguish between sheep and goat post cranial bones in the archaeological record. Additionally, on the basis of the newly proposed approach, it reassesses the role of the goat in medieval England.

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