Cultural Responses to the Volcanic Landscape: The Mediterranean and Beyond
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 8

Edited by Miriam S Balmuth, David K Chester and Patricia A Johnston

This book is the result of two interdisciplinary symposia held by a group of volcanologists, engineers, Near Eastern and Classical philologists, and Old and New World archaeologists, in Naples, Italy and Medford, Massachusetts. Contributors to the nineteen chapters examine the complex problems that can arise in volcanic environments and the various ways in which societies respond. These studies cross barriers among the volcanological, geological, antiquarian, and archaeological perspectives in studying such topics as risk assessment, responses in prehistoric and historic times, and representations in ancient literature. 250p, 64 b/w figs, 11 tbs (AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 8, Archaeological Institute of America 2004)

© 2006, 250p, 64 b/w figs, 11 tbs. Paper.
$35.00, £29.95. ISBN 1931909067

Politics of Archaeology and Identity in a Global Context
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 7

Edited by Susan Kane
With Contributions by Walter Edwards, Oliver Gilkes, Yannis Hamilakis, Rosemary A. Joyce, Sharon Herbert, Francis P. McManamon, Ian Hodder, and Lynn Meskell.

One of the most controversial topics in archaeology is the relationship between archaeology and nationalism: how issues of ethnicity, cultural identity, nationalism, and politics affect the study of the past. This volume demonstrates that if the discipline of archaeology may be defined as the interaction of present and past in the study of material evidence, the interpretation of such evidence is greatly dependent on who is doing the analysis and for what reasons, be they political, personal, academic, or economic ones. The eight papers in this collection, with their variety of approaches and diverse geographical scope, including Albania, Central and North America, Egypt, Greece, Israel, Italy, Japan, and Turkey, are a contribution to the ongoing discussion of archaeology and the construction of identity and how modern archaeology can aid humanity in the search for its past and present identities. 200p, 12 b/w figs (AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers, Archaeological Institute of America 2003)

© 2003, Pp. x + 200, 12 figs. Paper.
$35.00, £29.95. ISBN 1-931909-04-0

Widening Harvest: The Neolithic Transition in Europe
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 6

edited by Albert J Ammerman and Paolo Biagi
With contributions by Patty Jo Watson, David R. Harris, Andrew M.T. Moore, Gordon Hillman, Peter Rowley-Conwy, Curtis Runnels, Paolo Biagi, Robin Skeates, Jean Guilaine, João Zilhão, Malgorzata Kaczanowska, Janusz K. Kozlowski, Peter Bogucki, T. Douglas Price, Luca L. Cavalli-Sforza, Bryan Sykes, and Colin Renfrew.

This volume brings together papers presented at a conference entitled "The Neolithic Transition in Europe: Looking Back - Looking Forward," held in Venice in 1998. Eighteen chapters by a list of distinguished academics address a range of current issues, including: the origins of agriculture; the Neolithic transition in southern, central, and northern Europe; genetic and linguistic aspects of the Neolithic; and future prospects for research and analysis. 365p, 47 b/w figs.

© 2003. Pp. xxii + 365, 47 b/w figs, appendix. Paper.
$35.00, £29.95. ISBN 1-931909-04-0

Excavating Our Past:
Perspectives on the History of the Archaeological Institute of America
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 5

Edited by Susan Heuck Allen
With contributions by Susan Heuck Allen, Phoebe A. Sheftel, Nancy Thomson de Grummond, Elizabeth Lyding Will, Caroline Winterer, Neil Asher Silberman, James E. Snead, Stephen L. Dyson, James Russell, Clemency Chase Coggins, and Harrison Eiteljorg II.

The history and development of the AIA are highlighted here, and broad historical developments in the field of archaeology are discussed in relation to the AIA. Contributors examine the founders, practitioners, related institutions, and the times that shaped them.

© 2002. Pp. xxvi + 230, figs. 22, appendices 4, index. Paper
$35, £29.95. ISBN 0-9609042-8-X

Script and Seal Use on Cyprus in the Bronze and Iron Ages
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 4

Edited by Joanna S. Smith
With contributions by Joanna S. Smith, Nicolle E. Hirschfeld, Jennifer M. Webb, Georgia Bonny Bazemore, Andres T. Reyes, and Barry B. Powell.

The contributors to this volume explore different approaches to the contextual study of Cypriot scripts and seals, fostering a more integrated view of cultural continuities and discontinuities through time and space, and among different methods of recording on Cyprus. These contextual studies are integral to revealing information on social, political, economic, and religious aspects of life on Cyprus during the second and first millennia B.C.

© 2002. Pp. xviii + 248, figs. 64, plates 3, tables 11. Paper.
$35, £29.95. ISBN 0-9609042-7-1

Water Use and Hydraulics in the Roman City
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 3

Edited by Ann Olga Koloski-Ostrow
With contributions by A.O. Koloski-Ostrow, D.P. Crouch, G.C.M. Jansen, N. de Haan, C. Bruun, S. Leigh, and A. Wilson.

Born out of a "water colloquium" at the AIA Annual Meeting, this volume focuses on Roman water use, supply, storage, and distribution in a variety of ancient cities, including Syracuse, Agrigento, Pompeii, Rome, Athens, and several cities in Roman North Africa. The contributors are an international group of scholars whose research provides important new perspectives on a number of ancient hydraulic problems, which are richly illustrated here.

© 2001. Pp. xi + 131, figs. 59, table 1, bibliography, index. Paper.
$35, £24.95. ISBN 0-7872-7690-1

Democracy 2500? Questions and Challenges
AIA Colloquia and Conference Papers 2

Edited by Ian Morris and Kurt A. Raaflaub
With contributions by D. Castriota, W. Eder, M.H. Jameson, L. Kurke, I. Morris, J. Ober, K.A. Raaflaub, D.B. Small, B.S. Strauss, and R.W. Wallace.

The 12 papers in this volume examine two main issues on Athenian democracy: its origins as a result of a revolutionary moment versus long-term process, and the extent to which Athens was unique in its democratic institutions as compared to "nondemocratic" states. Cultural aspects of democracy are also examined.

© 1997. Pp. v + 281, figs. 6, index. Paper.
Sale price, $9.98, £6.95. ISBN 0-7872-4466-X