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BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 7(3) (2010)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on March 6th, 2010
Nicholas Warner about Schijns, W. With contributions from O. Kaper & J. Kila. 2008. Vernacular Mud Brick Architecture in the Dakhleh Oasis, Egypt and the Design of the Dakhleh Oasis Training and Archaeological Conservation Centre. – Oxford, Oxbow Books (Dakhleh Oasis Project Monograph 10)
Much has changed in the environment of the Dakhleh Oasis since the research published in this monograph was carried out in 1997, but this does not diminish its value. Rather it emphasizes the need for further thorough documentation of traditional habitats in Egypt before they dissappear entirely, swept away by a tide of structures of concrete, steel, fired brick and cheap limestone blocks. The impetus for this study was provided by….
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 7(1) (2010)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on February 5th, 2010
Augusto Gayubas about Wodzińska, A. 2009. A Manual of Egyptian Pottery. Volume 1: Fayum A-Lower Egyptian Culture. – Boston, Ancient Egypt Research Associates.
Dr. Anna Wodzińska, who works at the Institute of Archaeology of the University of Warsaw (Poland), is the head of the Ceramics Team of AERA (Ancient Egypt Research Associates) Field School. The main aim of the AERA Field School is to teach and train archaeological techniques for both, students and experienced archaeologists alike. Wodzińska developed for AERA four pottery manuals…
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(10) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on January 1st, 2010
J. Moje about Ockinga, B.G. 2005. A Concise Grammar of Middle Egyptian. An Outline of Middle Egyptian Grammar by Hellmut Brunner Revised and Expanded. 2nd Edition. – Mainz, Philipp von Zabern
Bei der vorliegenden Grammatik handelt es sich um eine Weiterentwicklung des ‚„Abrisses der Mittelägyptischen Grammatik“ von Hellmut Brunner, die 1960 erstmals publiziert wurde. Die vorliegende Arbeit von Ockinga ist dabei die zweite Auflage in englischer Sprache, die sich inhaltlich nicht von der deutschen Fassung unterscheidet.
Nach den Vorworten zu jeder Auflage (pp. XI-XII) findet sich eine kurze Introduction (pp. XIII-XVI) zum Aufbau des Buches und seinen Intentionen. Dazu setzt Ockinga…
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe, 4(2) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe on October 19th, 2009
A.J. Veldmeijer about Roder, H. Ed. 2008. Schuhtick. Von kalten Füßen und heißen Sohlen. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
These are good times for lovers of shoes and books about shoes: the exhibition “Schuhtick. Von kalten Füßen und heißen Sohlen” can still be visited in Bremen (until 28 March 2010), after which it moves to Mannheim (until 15 November 2010) and only Saturday 3 October, the homage-exhibition about the great pioneer of the study of leather, Olaf Goubitz, opened in the Shoe- and Leather Museum, Waalwijk (The Netherlands). Several books have been published lately, which include, besides the books on the design on footwear: “Stepping through Time. Archaeological Footwear from Prehistoric Times until 1800” by Olaf Goubitz, Carol van Driel-Murray and Willy Groenman-Van Waateringe, “The Art of the Shoe” by Marie-Josèphe Bossan and “Shoes. A History from Sandals to Sneakers”, which is edited by Giorgio Riello and Peter McNeil. …
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe, 4(1) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe on October 19th, 2009
C. Vermeeren & K. Hänninnen about Muir, R. 2008. Woods, Hedgerows & Leafy Lanes. – Stroud, Tempus Publishing
This book by Richard Muir is about woodlands, hedgerows and leafy lanes in England and in particular the human infl uence on such landscape elements. It should be possible to recognize and interpret, with the assistance of the book, traces of human interference such as the management of woodlands, grazing or charcoal production. Aspects such as place names and folklore in connection with trees are also discussed.
The book is handy to use and looks attractive, with beautiful reproductions in both black and white and color and its tables are comprehensible. …
BOOK REVIEW: Palarch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 6(2) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on October 10th, 2009
B.L. Beatty about Prothero, D. & S. Foss. Eds. 2007. The Evolution of Artiodactyls. – Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins University Press
Until the explosive results of the popularity of dinosaurs stimulated by fi lms like Jurassic Park, mammal palaeontology dominated vertebrate palaeontology meetings and publications. And yet, despite these former decades of dominance, the state of affairs, particularly the systematics and descriptive work on one of the most common large mammal groups in North America and Europe, the Artiodactyla, has been rife with gaps and conundrums. It is unfair to characterize the present state of most artiodactyl groups
to some inadequacy of workers from past decades, as they were simply doing their best with the materials and methods of the times. But considering the diversity of artiodactyls worldwide and their rich fossil record, most artiodactyl workers today would probably agree that the number of specialists had declined for much of the 1980s and 1990s. This last decade has been a renaissance for the fi eld, in part spurred by the debate over the position of the Cetacea within the Artiodactyla itself. …
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(5) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on October 10th, 2009
P. Davoli about Peacock, D. & L. Blue. Eds. 2006. Myos Hormos – Quseir al-Qadim. Roman and Islamic Ports on the Red Sea. Survey and Excavations 1999-2003. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
BOOK REVIEW: Palarch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 6(4) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on October 10th, 2009
A. Dooley, jr. about Denny, M. 2008. How the Ocean Works. An Introduction to Oceanography. – Princeton, Princeton University Press
BOOK REVIEW: Palarch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 6(3) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on October 10th, 2009
R.V. Hill about Larson, P. & K. Carpenter. Eds. 2008. Tyrannosaurus rex, the Tyrant King. – Bloomington, Indiana University Press
BOOK REVIEW: PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology, 6(6) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on October 10th, 2009
J. Moje about Sederholm, V.H. 2006. Papyrus British Museum 10808 and its Cultural and Religious Setting. – Leiden, Brill (Probleme der Ägyptologie 24)
BOOK REVIEW: Palarch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology, 6(5) (2009)
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Northwest Europe, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on October 10th, 2009
André Veldmeijer about Verhagen, A. & D. Mol. 2009. De Groote Wielen: er was eens…Wie woonden er in De Groote Wielen in de ijstijd? – Norg, DrukWare
BOOK REVIEW ISSUE PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 6, 3 (2009): 1-7
Posted by PalArch Editor (IN) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on February 20th, 2009
- W.M. van Haarlem about Bard, K.A. 2007. An introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient egypt. – Malden/Oxford/Carlton, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing
- W.M. van Haarlem about Bonnet, Ch. D. & D. Valbelle. 2006. Pharaonen aus dem schwarzen Afrika. – Mainz, Philipp von Zabern
- S. Ikram about Vermeersch, P.M. Ed. 2008. A Holocene Prehistoric sequence in the egyptian red sea Area: The Tree shelter. – Leuven, Leuven University Press
- J. Moje about Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart. Ed. 2007. Ägyptische Mumien. Unsterblichkeit im Land der Pharaonen. – Mainz, Philipp von Zabern (in German).
BOOK REVIEW ISSUE PalArch’s Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 5, 2 (2008): 13-17
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology on July 9th, 2008
- H.J.M. Meijer about Martill, D.M., G. Bechly & R.F. Loveridge. 2007. The Crato fossil beds. Window into an ancient world. – Cambridge, Cambridge University Press
- A.J. Veldmeijer about Mol, D., W. van Logchem, K. van Hooijdonk & R. Bakker. 2007. De sabeltandtijger uit de Noordzee. – Norg, Drukware
- I.J.J. Nieuwland about Wellnhofer, P. 2008. Archaeopteryx. Der Urvogel von Solnhofen – München, Friedrich Pfeil and Bollen, L. 2008. Der Flug des Archaeopteryx. Auf der Suche nach dem Ursprung der Vögel – Wiebelsheim, Quelle und Meyer
BOOK REVIEW ISSUE PalArch’s Journal of Archaeology of Egypt/Egyptology 5, 2 (2008): 1-6
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews, PalArch's Journal of Archaeology of Egypt / Egyptology on July 1st, 2008
- A.J. Clapham about Cappers, R.T.J. 2006. Roman foodprints at Berenike. Archaeobotanical evidence of subsistence and trade in the Eastern Desert of Egypt. – Los Angeles, Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los Angeles (Berenike Reports 6, Monograph 55)
- A.J. Veldmeijer about Parkinson, R. 2008. The painted tomb-chapel of Nebamun. Masterpieces of ancient Egyptian art in the British Museum. – London, British Museum Press
- C.H. van Zoest about Small, L. 2006. Napoleon on the Nile. Soldiers, Artists, and the Rediscovery of Egypt. – New York, Dahesh Museum of Art
W.M. van Haarlem about Jánosi, P. 2006. Die Gräberwelt der Pyramidenzeit. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
N. den Ouden about Ridley, M. 2004. Evolution. Third Edition. – Malden, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
J. Moje about Hornung, E., R. Krauss, D.A. Warburton. Eds. 2006. Ancient Egyptian chronology. – Brill, Leiden
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
J.J. Brakenhoff about Pätznick, J.-P. 2005. Die Siegelabrollungen und Rollsiegel der Stadt Elephantine im 3. Jahrtausend v. Chr. Spurensicherung eines archäologischen Artefaktes. – Oxford, Archaeopress (BAR International Series 1339)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
B.L. Beatty about Wallace, D.R. 2007. Neptune’s Ark, from Ichthyosaurs to Orcas. – Berkeley, University of California Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
S. Ikram about Fay, B. 2001, 2005, 2006 & Brunner Traut. 2004. Spaziergang durch das Ägyptische Museum Berlin/A stroll through the Egyptian Museum; Gesichter aus dem Römischen Ägypten Fayum Porträts/Ancient faces from Roman Egypt: Fayum portraits; Tutanchamun/Tutankhamun; Tiergeschichten aus dem Pharaonenland. – All published by: Mainz am Rhein, Phillip von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2008
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S. Uljas about Winand, J. 2006. Temps et Aspect en Égyptien. Une Approche Sémantique. – Leiden, Brill (Probleme der Ägyptologie 25)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
P. Storm about Lewin, R. & R.A. Foley. 2005. Principles of human evolution. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
P. Storm about Horn, H.G. 2006. Neandertaler + Co. Eiszeitjägern auf der Spur. Streifzüge durch die Urgeschichte Nordrhein-Westfalens. – Mainz am Rhein, Philipp von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
W.M. van Haarlem about Keeper and Staff of the Department of Ancient Egypt and Sudan. 2007. The British Museum Book of Ancient Egypt. – London, British Museum Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
M. Overbeeke about McNamara, K. & Long, J. 2007. The evolution revolution. Design without intelligence. – Melbourne University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
N. den Ouden about Rudner, R. 2000. A chorus of buffalo. A personal portrait of an American icon. – New York, Marlowe & Company
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
J. Moje about Bricault, L. M.J. Versluys, P.G.P. Meyboom. Eds. 2006. From Nile into Tiber. Egypt in the Roman World. Proceedings of the IIIrd International Conference of Isis Studies, Leiden, May 11-14. – Leiden, Brill
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
C. Wallner about Elewa, A.M.T. Ed. 2006. Predation in organisms. A distinct phenomenon. – Heidelberg, Springer Verlag
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
A. van Heteren about Uelsberg, G. Ed. 2006. Roots. Wurzeln der Menschheit. – Mainz am Rhein, Phillipp von Zabern
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on October 1st, 2007
J.W.F. Reumer about Martin, A.J. 2006. Introduction to the Study of Dinosaurs. Second Edition. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
P. Crombé about Milner, N. & P. Woodman. 2005. Mesolithic Studies at the Beginning of the 21st Century. – Oxford, Oxbow Books
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V. Chauvet about Kanawati, N. & M. Abder–Raziq. 2005. Mereruka and his Family. Part I: The Tomb of Meryteti. – Oxford, Aris and Phillips (The Australian Centre for Egyptology: Reports 21)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
H.J.M. Meijer about Erwin, D.G. 2006. Extinction. How life on earth nearly ended 250 million years ago. – Princeton, Princeton University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
R. Mairs about Hughes, G.R. (with contributions by B.P. Muhs & S. Vinson). 2005. Catalog of Demotic Texts in the Brooklyn Museum. – Chicago, The Oriental Institute (Oriental Institute Communications No. 29)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
A.J. Veldmeijer about Kite, M. & R. Thomson. 2006. Conservation of leather and related materials. – Amsterdam, Elsevier
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on April 1st, 2007
J.E. Jeffery about Hammer, Ø. & D. Harper. 2006. Paleontological Data Analysis. – Oxford, Blackwell Publishing
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J.M. Tebes about Bienkowski, P. & K. Galor. Eds. 2006. Crossing the Rift. Resources, Routes, Settlement Patterns and Interaction in the Wadi Arabah. – Oxford, Oxbow (Levant Supplementary Series Volume 3)
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2007
M. Wedel about Tidwell, V. & K. Carpenter. Eds. 2005. Thunder–Lizards: The Sauropodomorph Dinosaurs. – Bloomington, Indiana University Press
Posted by PalArch Editor (AV) in Book Reviews on January 3rd, 2007
