New Distributed Titles Fall 2009 - Oxbow Books

the ancient near east
Nomads, Tribes, and the State
in the Ancient Near East
Cross-disciplinary Perspectives
edited by Jeffrey Szuchman
The Oriental Institute’s fourth annual postdoc
seminar brought together archaeologists,
historians, and anthropologists to discuss
new approaches to enduring questions
in the study of nomadic peoples, tribes, and
states of the past. This volume presents
a range of data and theoretical perspectives
from a variety of regions and periods, including prehistoric Iran, ancient
Mesopotamia and Egypt, 7th-century Arabia, and 19th-century Jordan.
304p, 70 figs, 7 tbls, paperback, 9781885923615, $24.95, The Oriental Institute of
the University of Chicago, March 2009, Oriental Institute Seminars 5.
Elaiussa Sebaste
A Port City Between East and West
An Archaeological Guide
by Eugenia Equini Schneider
The ancient city of Elaiussa Sebaste (today Ayas)
lies on the southeastern coast of Turkey. The
city owes its development to its favorable geographical
position, situated along the important
coastal road connecting Asia Minor to Syria, and
to abundant natural resources of the hinterland.
176p, illus, paperback, 9789944483230, $37.95,
Homer Kitabevi, December 2008.
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Pilgrimage in Early Christian Jordan
A Literary and Archaeological Guide
by Burton MacDonald
The region east of the Jordan River has so far been little explored by pilgrims and
tourists to the Holy Land. Yet, many Biblical events are said to have taken place here:
Moses seeing the Promised Land, the ascension of the prophet Elijah, and John the
Baptist’s ministry and beheading, to name but a few. After a general introduction of
each site, its Biblical significance, and the relevant Biblical sources, the author lists
the literary sources that pertain specifically to early Christian pilgrimage activity.
This information is complemented with a description of the early Christian archaeological
remains found at the site and their interpretation. Illustrated throughout
with maps, plans, and photographs, the volume includes travel directions as well as suggestions about visits to the sites.
c. 296p, 64 col & 25 b/w illus, paperback, 9780977409495, $29.95, Bannerstone Press, December 2009.
The Excavations at Dura-Europos
– Final Report VII
The Arms and Armour
New in paperback!
and other Military Equipment
by Simon James
This is a paperback reprint of the first edition, which appeared in 2004. The ancient
city of Dura-Europos, destroyed by a Sasanian Persian siege in the AD 250s, was an
important regional center of commerce, government and military control under the
Seleucid, Parthian and Roman empires. Found during excavations in the 1920s and
1930s was perhaps the most important single collection of arms, armor and other
equipment to survive from the Roman period, a collection which is exceptional in
its size, diversity and state of preservation. This book provides a complete catalogue
of the military artifacts and analyses and assesses their cultural affiliations and uses
by combining the archaeological evisence with the equally rich and rare textual and
representational evidence in the form of papyri, graffiti and wall-paintings.
456p, 141 b/w & 13 col illus, paperback, 9781842173718, $80.00, Oxbow Books,
December 2009.
Pessinous
Sacred City of the Anatolian Mother Goddess
by Inge Claerhout and John Devreker
Pessinous, the sacred city of the Anatolian Mother
Goddess Kybele, is situated on the Anatolian plateau,
about 150 km southwest of Ankara. According to tradition,
the site dates back to the Phrygian era as a cult
site and settlement. The famous King Midas himself is
supposed to have founded Pessinous and erected the
first sanctuary of Kybele in the 8th century BC.
204p, illus, paperback, 9789944483209, $37.95,
Homer Kitabevi, December 2008.
The David Brown Book Company – Fall 2009