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Emel Erten – Diane Favro – Fikret K. Yegül – Murat Özyıldırım (eds.), Selevcia Ad Calycadnum XVI/2026Ankara 2026ISBN 978-625-8550-34-4ISSN 2148-4124366 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcover

Adela Bâltâc – Christina Ştirbulescu – Andreea Ştefan, Catalogul Colecţiei Lapidarium. I, Piese greco-romane[Le catalogue des collections du Lapidarium (I). Les pièces gréco-romaines]Bucureşti 2015ISBN 978-973-750-267-4300 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb. / num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Gabriel Mircea Talmațchi,From the Dominium Ponti Euxini to the Koinon ton Hellenon, from the Ripa Thraciae to the Province of Moesia Inferior. Roman Republican and Early Imperial Denarii in the Istro-Pontic Territory. Isolated finds(Coins from Roman Sites and Collections of Roman Coins from Romania, vol. XXI)Cluj-Napoca 2026ISBN 978-630-372-073-9202 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcoverGeographically, the area in focus belongs to the Istro-Pontic region, known today as Dobrudja, a territory that, until the course of the 1st century AD, represented the northeastern extremity of the Thracian space. In fact, its west Pontic coast was integrated, starting from the 1st century BC, into the anti-Roman Pontic kingdom of Mithridates VI Eupator (120–63 BC), within a dominium Ponti Euxini. In the same area, under Roman influence, a system of alliances was formed among the western Pontic cities, reflecting a Greek community (Κοινόν τῶν Ἑλλήνων). The growing importance of the Istro-Pontic region for the policy of Imperial Rome led to the establishment of a customs office called Ripae Thraciae, which was added to the customs district Portorium Illyrici Utriusque, attested under Claudius, but very possibly created as early as Augustus or even earlier. Strabo, referring to the Istro-Pontic territory and part of the Thracian land, speaks of Little Scythia (μικρᾱ Σκυθία/ Mikrá Skythia), viewed as an extension of the Scythian lands located north of the Black Sea (beyond the Tyras and Istrus, in the context of the Scythians’ settlement “in the nearby land”). This name has no connection to the later Roman province of Scythia, which would encompass the Istro-Pontic territory during the 4th–7th centuries AD. Chronologically, the period addressed in this work covers approximately 280 years of the evolution of the Dobrujan region, representing a relatively narrow temporal unit. Its conclusion coincides with a phase marked by numerous military events occurring in the Lower Danube area, within an environment rife with insecurity, such as those that took place during the reign of Emperor Domitianus. A consequence of these circumstances is the numerous hoards of coins hidden during this time, including those identified in the Istro-Pontic territory. This upper limit, considered as the chronological boundary, can be accepted if it is assumed that the hoards containing Republican and early Imperial coins discovered were assembled or buried by this date.

Gabriel Mircea Talmațchi,From the Dominium Ponti Euxini to the Koinon ton Hellenon, from the Ripa Thraciae to the Province of Moesia Inferior. Roman Republican and Early Imperial Denarii in the Istro-Pontic Territory. Coin hoards(Coins from Roman Sites and Collections of Roman Coins from Romania, vol. XXII)Cluj-Napoca 2026ISBN 978-630-372-074-6240 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcoverGeographically, the area in focus belongs to the Istro-Pontic region, known today as Dobrudja, a territory that, until the course of the 1st century AD, represented the northeastern extremity of the Thracian space. In fact, its west Pontic coast was integrated, starting from the 1st century BC, into the anti-Roman Pontic kingdom of Mithridates VI Eupator (120–63 BC), within a dominium Ponti Euxini. In the same area, under Roman influence, a system of alliances was formed among the western Pontic cities, reflecting a Greek community (Κοινόν τῶν Ἑλλήνων). The growing importance of the Istro-Pontic region for the policy of Imperial Rome led to the establishment of a customs office called Ripae Thraciae, which was added to the customs district Portorium Illyrici Utriusque, attested under Claudius, but very possibly created as early as Augustus or even earlier. Strabo, referring to the Istro-Pontic territory and part of the Thracian land, speaks of Little Scythia (μικρᾱ Σκυθία/ Mikrá Skythia), viewed as an extension of the Scythian lands located north of the Black Sea (beyond the Tyras and Istrus, in the context of the Scythians’ settlement “in the nearby land”). This name has no connection to the later Roman province of Scythia, which would encompass the Istro-Pontic territory during the 4th–7th centuries AD. Chronologically, the period addressed in this work covers approximately 280 years of the evolution of the Dobrujan region, representing a relatively narrow temporal unit. Its conclusion coincides with a phase marked by numerous military events occurring in the Lower Danube area, within an environment rife with insecurity, such as those that took place during the reign of Emperor Domitianus. A consequence of these circumstances is the numerous hoards of coins hidden during this time, including those identified in the Istro-Pontic territory. This upper limit, considered as the chronological boundary, can be accepted if it is assumed that the hoards containing Republican and early Imperial coins discovered were assembled or buried by this date.

Krystina Kubina – Giulia Rossetto (Hrsg.),Spurensuche Byzanz.Fragmente des Griechischen Mittelalters(Nilus 30)Wien 2026ISBN 978-3-85161-338-4175 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 24 x 17 cm; englisch Broschur / softcoverGeschichte ist immer unvollständig. Welche Fragmente überliefert wurden, folgt einem Zusammenspiel von Zufall und bewusster Auswahl. Dies gilt auch für das byzantinische Kaiserreich, das im Mittelalter den östlichen Mittelmeerraum dominierte. Die Sonderausstellung des Papyrusmuseum der Österreichischen Nationalbibliothek widmet sich dem Fragment als Chance und Herausforderung für unser Verständnis vergangener Kulturen und unser Wissen über die byzantinische Geschichte: Wie überlebten physische Bruchstücke älterer Bücher? Wie wurden Textausschnitte in neue Zusammenhänge gestellt? Wie erlauben uns Einzeldokumente, eine komplexe Gesellschaft zu rekonstruieren?

Ursula Schachinger, Römische Münzen im Salzkammergut. Einzelfunde und Hortfunde als Zeugnisse von Handel, Verkehr und Krisenzeiten (Forschungen zur geschichtlichen Landeskunde der Steiermark, 102)Graz 2026ISBN 978-3-901251-71-9ISSN 2078-0141300 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover

Petros Kosmas, Hellenistic Mouldmade Bowls from the Collections of the British Museum/ Ελληνιστικοί Ανάγλυφοι Σκύφοι από τις Συλλογές του Βρετανικού ΜουσείουAthen 2026ISBN 978-960-571-751-3242 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 24,5 x 17 cm; broschiert/softcover The seeds of the present research on the Hellenistic mouldmade bowls kept in the British Museum were sown during the documentation of vases at the said museum as part of my doctoral thesis. Through the search, classification, and subsequent documentation of the finds, I began to realize that many of the museum's holdings had remained unstudied. Thus, encouraged by my curators, the idea was born to study the entire collection of Hellenistic mouldmade bowls in the museum's possession.

Necmi Karul – Eylem Özdoğan – Nezih Başgelen (eds.),The Neolithic in Türkiye. Dedicated to Mehmet Özdoğan.The Eastern Taurus Istanbul 2026ISBN 978-605-396-675-3XXII + 530 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 27,5 x 19,5 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Zeynel Yılmaz – Cuma Ali Yılmaz,Roma Imparatorluk Dönemi Gümüş Sikkeleri. Özel KoleksiyonIstanbul 2025ISBN 978-625-5540-03-4186 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 24 x 16 cm; broschiert/paperback  

Andreas G. Vlachopoulos – Anastadia Gadolou (eds.),Early Greece, 1400-700 BCE: Recent Data from Archaeological Field Projects in Greece; From Literary Prehistory to Early Greek History(Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, Philadelphia, PA, January 2-5, 2025. Proceedings)Athen 2025ISBN 978-960-386-792-0256 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb. / num. colour and b/w-figs., 29 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover

Şeyma Çiftçi,Images From North Tigris. Neolithic and Early Chalcolithic Figurative Finds From Gre Fılla and Kendale Hecala / Diclenin Kuzeyinden İmgeler. Gre Fılla ve Kendale Hecala Neolitik ve Erken Kalkolitik Betimli Eserleri Ankara 2026 ISBN 978-625-8550-22-1XVI + 237 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 24 x 16 cm; broschiert/softcoverzweisprachig türkisch – englischbilingual turkish – englishThe Pre-Pottery Neolithic settlement of Gre Fılla and the Late Neolithic-Early Chalcolithic settlement of Kendale Hecala, located on the northern border of the Upper Tigris Region, bear witness to a five-thousand-year process of transformation from settled huntergatherer communities to farmer communities. In this book, following the examination of artefacts recovered at both mounds in a chronological order, the symbolic world that changed and transformed throughout this process is assessed.

Mehmet Kayhan Murat,Kızıldere Definesi Konya 2026 ISBN 978-625-8552-45-4140 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 24 x 16,5 cm; broschiert/softcoverDer Münzfund von Kızıldere, Gegenstand dieser Studie, wurde im Dorf Kızıldere im Bezirk Nazilli der Provinz Aydın entdeckt. Alle Münzen, geprägt in den zentralen Münzprägeanstalten des Römischen Reiches, repräsentieren 39 verschiedene Kaiser, Kaiserinnen und Cäsaren. Die Münzen, die einen Zeitraum von etwa 229 Jahren umfassen, stellen einen über lange Zeit angehäuften Schatz dar.The Kızıldere coin hoard, the subject of this study, was discovered in the village of Kızıldere in the Nazilli district of Aydın Province. All of the coins, minted in the central mints of the Roman Empire, depict 39 different emperors, empresses, and Caesars. The coins, which span a period of approximately 229 years, constitute a hoard accumulated over a long period of time.

Agriculture in Anatolia From Antiquity to the Present Symposium /Antik Çağlardan Günümüze Anadolu'da Tarım SempozyumuAnkara 2026 ISBN 978-625-8520-26-2424 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 25x 20 cm; broschiert/softcoverDieses Buch enthält ausgewählte Beiträge aus den Vorträgen, die auf dem vom VEKAM der Koç-Universität vom 13. bis 15. Mai 2024 veranstalteten Symposium „Landwirtschaft in Anatolien von der Antike bis zur Gegenwart“ gehalten wurden. Das Werk behandelt ein breites Themenspektrum, darunter Ernährungsgewohnheiten im Laufe der Jahrhunderte, verkohlte Samenproben, archäobotanische Analysen, landwirtschaftliche Technologien, Anbau- und Lagerungsprozesse, Handelsgüter, gesetzliche Regelungen zu diesen Produkten sowie interregionale Handelsnetzwerke. In diesem Rahmen zielt das Buch darauf ab, das landwirtschaftliche Erbe Anatoliens von der Vergangenheit bis zur Gegenwart aus einer vielschichtigen Perspektive zu untersuchen und aktuelle Forschungen auf diesem Gebiet sichtbar zu machen. Die in dem Buch enthaltenen Studien dokumentieren nicht nur die historische Entwicklung Anatoliens, sondern bewerten auch umfassend die langwierigen landwirtschaftlichen Prozesse, die sich über die Epochen Ägyptens, Mesopotamiens, Griechenlands, Lydiens, Phrygiens, Roms, Byzanz’ und des Osmanischen Reiches erstrecken. Die „Pionierleistungen“ der anatolischen Landwirtschaft und die originären Erkenntnisse zu diesem Bereich werden im Lichte der Daten zur materiellen Kultur diskutiert; auf diese Weise wird eine ganzheitliche Perspektive auf die Agrargeschichte der Region geboten.This book contains selected papers from the presentations delivered at the symposium “Agriculture in Anatolia from Antiquity to the Present,” organized by VEKAM at Koç University from May 13 to 15, 2024. The work covers a broad range of topics, including dietary habits over the centuries, charred seed samples, archaeobotanical analyses, agricultural technologies, cultivation and storage processes, trade goods, legal regulations governing these products, and interregional trade networks. Within this framework, the book aims to examine Anatolia’s agricultural heritage from the past to the present from a multifaceted perspective and to highlight current research in this field. The studies included in the book not only document the historical development of Anatolia but also comprehensively evaluate the long-term agricultural processes spanning the eras of Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Lydia, Phrygia, Rome, Byzantium, and the Ottoman Empire. The “pioneering achievements” of Anatolian agriculture and the original insights into this field are discussed in light of data on material culture; in this way, a holistic perspective on the region’s agricultural history is offered.

Dorota Gorzelany-Nowak, The Princes Czartoryski Museum – The OriginsAncient Art Gallery : GuidebookKraków 2022ISBN 978-83-7581-420-0112 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 22,5 x 22,5 cm; broschiert/softcover

Füsen Tülek,Sinop Mosaics. Colorful Carpets of the Ancient City of SinopAnkara 2026 ISBN 978-625-8550-20-7XII + 146 S./pp., zahlr. Farbabb./num. colour figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover Sinope, an ancient town of glorious past, had structures embellished with exquisite, colorful mosaics surviving from Roman times, under the modern housing. The Mosaics feature representations of mythological themes and personifications, as well as colorful carpets of geometric ornamentation. The present manuscript on Sinop Province Mosaics, from nine different sites, investigates artistic trends and styles, authentic features peculiar to the Sinopean mosaicists, and inquires whether any trace of the influence of other mosaic centers exists. The manuscript contains color pictures of the mosaics and displays mosaic fragments in restituted illustrations.

Metin Alparslan,Çorum Müzesi ve İzmir Arkeoloji Müzesi'nde Bulunan. Boğazköy-Hattusa Menşeli Hititçe Tablet Fragmanları Istanbul 2026ISBN 978-625-6212-63-3XII + 101 S./pp., zahlr. S/W-Abb./num. b/w-figs., 23,5 x 16,5 cm; broschiert/softcoverAs a result of excavations launched in 1906 at the Hittite capital of Hattusa, thousands of cuneiform tablets and tablet fragments have been unearthed to this day. With Bedrich Hrozny’s decipherment of the Hittite language in 1915, philological studies on Hittite texts – the oldest known Indo-European language – gained significant momentum; starting in 1921, the tablets that had been recovered began to be published systematically. At present, approximately 95% of the Boğazköy tablet corpus has been published; however, studies aimed at both re-evaluating previously published texts and examining newly discovered documents continue uninterrupted to this day. This volume contains copies (drawings) and photographs of a total of 34 cuneiform tablet fragments of Boğazköy-Hattuša origin, currently preserved in the museums of Çorum and İzmir, along with philological and content-based evaluations of these fragments. Primarily aimed at cuneiform specialists and researchers working on Hittite history, this study contributes new material to the ongoing scholarly debates regarding the Boğazköy archive and helps expand the framework for interpreting the texts. 

Kristina Džin,Antičke medulinske vileSplit 2026ISBN 978-953-169-577-0 222 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 26 x 20 cm; broschiert/softcoverDie Bucht von Medulin war in der Zeit von der Mitte des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. bis zum 7. Jahrhundert n. Chr. ein wichtiger Ort für das Leben und die wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit aller Bevölkerungsschichten. Die wirtschaftliche Tätigkeit umfasste den Anbau, die Verarbeitung und die Lagerung landwirtschaftlicher Erzeugnisse (Getreide, Obst, Gemüse, Olivenanbau) sowie die Gewinnung von Salz, Olivenöl und Fisch.Das Gebiet des Medulin-Golfs ist besonders interessant, da es sich um Anwesen handelt, die der senatorischen Elite gehörten. Gerade aufgrund dieser Eigentumsstruktur handelt es sich nicht ausschließlich um Wirtschaftsgüter, sondern auch um luxuriöse Landgüter bzw. maritime Villen, die ihren Besitzern auch als Ort der Erholung und für längere Aufenthalte dienten. In dieser Monografie konzentriert sich die Autorin auf die wirtschaftlichen und gesellschaftsgeschichtlichen Aspekte der Existenz und Funktion dieser Villen und analysiert sorgfältig und fundiert alle bekannten Daten, sowohl aus schriftlichen und epigraphischen Quellen als auch aus Feldforschungen. From the mid-1st century B.C. to the 7th century A.D., Medulin Bay was an important center of life and economic activity for people of all social classes. Economic activity included the cultivation, processing, and storage of agricultural products (grains, fruits, vegetables, and olives), as well as the production of salt, olive oil, and fish. The Medulin Gulf area is particularly interesting because it consists of estates that belonged to the senatorial elite. Precisely because of this ownership structure, these were not merely economic assets but also luxurious country estates or maritime villas that served their owners as places of recreation and for extended stays. In this monograph, the author focuses on the economic and socio-historical aspects of the existence and function of these villas and carefully and thoroughly analyzes all known data, drawn from both written and epigraphic sources as well as field research.

Bartłomiej Lis (ed.), Regional Variation in Mycenaen PotteryWarszawa 2026ISBN 978-83-68122-27-5366 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcoverThis volume srems from a two-day workshop held remotely from Warsaw on the the 27th and 28th October 2022. Despite the format, which is not ideal for workshops that aim to stimulate interaction between specialists, it was a successful event with lively discussions, followed by a large audience through a YouTube live broadcast. Over these two days, 16 papers were presented, and all but two authors decided to contribute to this volume.

Joanna Dębowska-Ludwin, Tell el-Farkha III. The Cemeteries of the Eastern KomKraków 2023ISBN 978-83-956708-8-6ISBN 978-83-66579-28-6485 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcoverThe following richly illustrated pages present 143 burial structures discovered in the Eastern Kom of Tell el-Farkha, the eastern Nile Delta, Egypt, which comprised the remains of 152 individuals. The graves date to the long period between the Protodynastic and the Old Kingdom, that is, ca. 3300 - 2600 BC. However, they did not belong to a single burial ground, but to a series of sequentially used smaller cemeteries. In general, materials collected from the sepulchral context of the site are diversified and offer a lot of data useful for discussion on the people, their material culture, burial customs, and - in a further perspective - also on the beginning of the ancient Egyptian civilisation. The situation is especially favourable because of the settlement's proximity which was inhabited by the same people who built the graves and because most of the structures escaped plundering. The book summarises nearly 20 years of fieldwork conducted at the Tell el-Farkha cemeteries by the Polish Expedition to the Eastern Nile Delta, which in their large part, although not exclusively, were supervised and published by the author.

Mariusz A. Jucha – Joanna Dębowska-Ludwin – Grzegorz Bąk-Pryc (eds.), Per vias Aegypti et Orientis Medii. Studies presented to Krzysztof M. CiałowiczKraków 2025ISBN 978-83-66579-46-0ISBN 978-83-941010-8-4236 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; kartoniert/hardcover

Alfred Twardecki, Olbia Pontica after the Romans. Late 3rd - early 5th centuries(Bibliotheca Antiqua XXVI)Warszawa 2025ISBN 978-83-68122-39-8198 S./pp., zahlr. Farb- und S/W-Abb./num. colour and b/w-figs., 29,7 x 21 cm; broschiert/softcover