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What did it mean to live in a medieval monastery?

Ileana Micarelli
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1146-1153  |  Free to read
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New Book Chronicle: megaliths and Neolithic societies in northern and western Europe

Marion Uckelmann
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1176-1184  |  Free to read
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Cover of Il Foro di Augusto: Architettura e decorazione architettonica dei portici e delle esedre
Received Jan 2026

Il Foro di Augusto: Architettura e decorazione architettonica dei portici e delle esedre

Luca Dal Monte
Reviewed by Niccolò Mugnai
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1164-1166 | Share
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Cover of Archaeology: historiography and theory
Received Jan 2026

Archaeology: historiography and theory

Tim Murray
Reviewed by Michael Walker
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1172-1175 | Share
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Cover of Ethnoarchaeology of rock-cut tombs: a study of Toraja cemeteries (Sulawesi, Indonesia)
Received Oct 2025

Ethnoarchaeology of rock-cut tombs: a study of Toraja cemeteries (Sulawesi, Indonesia)

Guillaume Robin & Ron Adams
Reviewed by Brian Hayden
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1167-1168 | Share
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Cover of Reconstructing past monastic life volume 1: bioarchaeology, life and death. New trends from archaeological, bioanthropological and documentary perspectives
Received Aug 2025

Reconstructing past monastic life volume 1: bioarchaeology, life and death. New trends from archaeological, bioanthropological and documentary perspectives

Lluís Lloveras, Carme Rissech, Jordi Nadal & Philip Banks (ed.)
Reviewed by Ileana Micarelli
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1146-1153  |  Read for free | Share
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Cover of Reconstructing past monastic life volume 2: diet, landscape and monastic space. New trends from archaeological, bioanthropological and documentary perspectives
Received Aug 2025

Reconstructing past monastic life volume 2: diet, landscape and monastic space. New trends from archaeological, bioanthropological and documentary perspectives

Lluís Lloveras, Carme Rissech, Jordi Nadal & Philip Banks (ed.)
Reviewed by Ileana Micarelli
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Cover of New sensory approaches to the past: applied methods in sensory heritage and archaeology
Received Jul 2025

New sensory approaches to the past: applied methods in sensory heritage and archaeology

Pamela Jordan, Sara Mura & Sue Hamilton (ed.)
Reviewed by Giacomo Landeschi
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1169-1171 | Share
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Cover of Iron and the Iron Age: the introduction of iron in Europe and Western Asia
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Iron and the Iron Age: the introduction of iron in Europe and Western Asia

Christopher Pare
Reviewed by Enrico Lehnhardt
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1161-1163  |  Read for free | Share
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Cover of Landscapes of warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the ancient Middle East
Received Apr 2025

Landscapes of warfare: Urartu and Assyria in the ancient Middle East

Tiffany Earley-Spadoni
Reviewed by Karen Radner
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1154-1156 | Share
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Cover of Reconsidering the Chavín phenomenon in the Twenty-First Century
Received Nov 2023

Reconsidering the Chavín phenomenon in the Twenty-First Century

Richard L. Burger & Jason Nesbitt (ed.)
Reviewed by Kevin Lane
Vol 100 Issue 412, 1157-1160  |  Read for free | Share
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Books received

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Cover of Neanderthals: fact, fiction, and wishful thinking
Received Aug 2026

Neanderthals: fact, fiction, and wishful thinking

Jeffrey H. Schwartz
Cover of Ezinge revisited: the ancient roots of a terp settlement. Volume 1: excavation - environment and economy - catalogue of plans and finds
Received Aug 2026

Ezinge revisited: the ancient roots of a terp settlement. Volume 1: excavation - environment and economy - catalogue of plans and finds

Annet Nieuwhof
Cover of Ezinge revisited: the ancient roots of a terp settlement. Volume 2: buildings - habitation history - remains of rituals - social organization
Received Aug 2026

Ezinge revisited: the ancient roots of a terp settlement. Volume 2: buildings - habitation history - remains of rituals - social organization

Annet Nieuwhof
Cover of ‘A rocky place’: the complex hillforts of Early Medieval Scotland
Received Aug 2026

‘A rocky place’: the complex hillforts of Early Medieval Scotland

Zachary Hinckley
Cover of The Oxford handbook of the comparative archaeology of slavery
Received Aug 2026

The Oxford handbook of the comparative archaeology of slavery

Mark P. Leone & Jane Webster (ed.)
Cover of Animals and humans through time: case studies from the PZAF conferences 2018 and 2023
Received Aug 2026

Animals and humans through time: case studies from the PZAF conferences 2018 and 2023

Veronica Aniceti, Antonela Barbir, Matteo Bormetti, Mauro Rizzetto, Goran Tomac & Lia Vidas (ed.)
Cover of First migrants: ancient migration in global perspective, revised edition
Received Aug 2026

First migrants: ancient migration in global perspective, revised edition

Peter Bellwood
Cover of Excavating empire: Russian archeology in the nineteenth century
Received Aug 2026

Excavating empire: Russian archeology in the nineteenth century

Louise McReynolds
Cover of Braljina, an Early and Middle Bronze Age settlement in southeastern Europe (Nišava District, Serbia)
Received Aug 2026

Braljina, an Early and Middle Bronze Age settlement in southeastern Europe (Nišava District, Serbia)

Aleksandar Kapuran & Aleksandar Aleksić
Cover of I Porti fluviali di Roma: Archeologia delle rive urbane del Tevere dall'Antichità al basso Medioevo
Received Aug 2026

I Porti fluviali di Roma: Archeologia delle rive urbane del Tevere dall'Antichità al basso Medioevo

Giuliano Giovannetti