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Morgantina Studies Vol. VIII: The Theater, City Walls, and Roman Market 

Located roughly 60 km from the Ionian coast of Sicily, Morgantina (37.4310° N, 14.4791° E) was an inland settlement of moderate size and proportionately modest importance when it came to broader geopolitical events unfolding in the western Mediterranean...

El Soto de Medinilla: Archaeology of an Early Iron Age tell on the Iberian plateau

Excavations by Palol and Wattenberg (1957–1965) and the University of Valladolid (1989–1990) El Soto de Medinilla (41.683241666667, 4.7064111111111) is a tell settlement formed by a stratified deposit about 4 m deep, dated between the Late Bronze Age and...

The Theater of Argos

A Century of Excavations (1890 and 1990), Seven Centuries of Ancient Architecture and Performances (3rd century BC - 4th century AD) The theater of Argos (Greece, 37.631598N, 22.719589E) is located at the foot of the promontory formed by the city's...

Portus: The Maritime Harbour of Imperial Rome

Excavations of the University of Southampton, 2013–2018 Portus (Fiumicino, Italy; 41°46'41" N, 12°15'26" E) was the maritime port of ancient Rome. Together with the neighbouring river port at Ostia, it formed the centre of a vast and dynamic network of...

Giza. Eastern Necropolis VII

The world-famous Egyptian necropolis at Giza is located to the west of Cairo. It contains unique monuments of the III-I millennia BC preserved under the patronage of UNESCO. The Russian Archaeological Mission has been excavating the rock-cut tombs of the...

Tell Deir ʿAlla Phase IX: A Rural Iron Age Village in the Jordan Valley at the Heart of Religious Literature Formation

Excavated by H. J. Franken (1960-1978), and G. van der Kooij, M. M. Ibrahim and Z. A. Kafafi (1976-2009) This project will support the publication of the final report on Iron Age Phase IX at Tell Deir ʿAlla (Tall Dayr ʿAlla, تَلّ دير علا), Jordan. Tell...

The 4th Dynasty Pyramid Complex of Radjedef at Abu Rawash (Egypt).

Publication of the funerary temple and its architectural, archaeological, and statuary context In 1900, Émile Chassinat initiated excavations of the pyramid complex of King Radjedef (Old Kingdom, 4th Dynasty, ca. 2560 BCE) at Abu Rawash (30.0323° N, 31...

The Fortifications of Hatra

The project aims to produce a comprehensive study of the fortifications of Hatra, based on data recorded by the Italian Archaeological Expedition of the University of Torino between 1986 and 1989. Located in northern Iraq within a semi-arid steppe...

Publication of the complete late fourth millennium BC Godin Tepe’s excavation archive and artifacts, housed at the Royal Ontario Museum

This manuscript presents a critical reappraisal of the late fourth-millennium BC occupation of Godin Tepe (Period VI), based on a comprehensive analysis of previously unpublished excavation archives and artifact assemblages housed at the Royal Ontario...

The Roman villa of Piantarella (Corsica)

The Roman villa of Piantarella, located on the southern tip of Corsica overlooking the Strait of Bonifacio, is one of the largest and most remarkable residential complexes known on the island. Covering more than 3,000 m², the site is organized around a...

Unlocking the Legacy of Ayia Irini–Paleokastro: Reassessing an Early-Excavated Late Bronze Age Cemetery in Cyprus

Ayia Irini–Paleokastro is one of the most significant Late Bronze Age (LC I, ca. 1650–1430 BC) funerary landscapes in Cyprus and a key site for understanding the emergence of early urban societies and their Mediterranean connections. Located in Morphou...

The Archaeology of Lower Sindh and Las Bela Revised: Along the River, Down to the Sea

Unlike broader studies of the Indus Civilisation, this book focuses on the coastal regions of Sindh and Las Bela (Balochistan), providing granular detail on local adaptations and chronologies. It combines geoarchaeology, lithic analysis, radiocarbon...