We, as modern humans, tend to look at ancient art with a 21st-century mindset. It is all too easy to stare (in…
Death and Dying in the Neolithic Near East Karina Croucher Oxford University Press, £80.00 ISBN 978-0199693955 The Neolithic was a time of…
How to be a Viking: The Norse warrior’s unofficial manual John Haywood Thames & Hudson, £12.95 ISBN 978-0500251942 If you’ve ever wondered…
Greeks & Parthians in Mesopotamia and Beyond: 331 BC-224 AD Wolfram Grajetzki Bristol Classical Press, £16.99 ISBN: 978-0715639474 Who were the Parthians?…
Tenochtitlan José Luis de Rojas University Press of Florida ISBN 978-0-8130-4220-6 Besides Ancient Egypt, no civilisation has been examined and scrutinised more…
Living with Myths Paul Zanker and Björn C Ewald Oxford University Press, £150.00 ISBN 978-0199228690 Similar mythological motifs were used to decorate…
Egypt in England Chris Elliott English Heritage, £25.00 ISBN 978-1848020887 Although not as widespread as other imported styles such as Gothic and…
Earthquake Andrew Robinson Reaktion Books, £14.95 ISBN 978-1780230276 The Indian Ocean earthquake and Boxing Day 2004 tsunami, the 2010 earthquake on Haiti,…
Vessels of Influence: China and the birth of porcelain in Medieval and Early Modern Japan Nicole Coolidge Rousmaniere Bristol Classical Press, £12.99…
The Idea of Order Richard Bradley Oxford University Press, £60.00 ISBN 978-0199608096 Why did circular houses dominate so much of Europe’s prehistoric…
Michael D Coe Thames and Hudson, £29.95 ISBN 978-0500970409 The 3rd to 13th centuries AD saw a great flourishing of Maya culture,…
Ed. David Ekserdjian Royal Academy of Arts, £27.95 (hardback £40) ISBN 978-1907533297 How do you put together an exhibition that covers all regions…
Neil Christie Bloomsbury, £19.99 ISBN 978-0340759660 Accompanied by a helpful series of maps, this overview of the decline of Roman influence in the…