Archaeology Books PLEASE NOTE: This section is no longer being updated. Dying for the Gods  Green, M. Charleston: Tempus, 2001. ISBN 0752419404. Examples of human sacrifice in Iron Age and Roman Europe are examined by the author with passages from classical literature and an abundance of archaeological evidence for apparent sacrificial activity. See also our review. 240 pages. Facing the Ocean: The Atlantic and Its Peoples  Cunliffe, B. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0199240191. The author looks at prehistoric Europe and argues that the people of the Atlantic Rim all share a cultural identity shaped by the Atlantic Ocean. 600 pages. Hengeworld  Pitts, M. London: Arrow Books, 2001. ISBN 0099278758. The only living archaeologist to have directed excavations at both Stonehenge and Avebury tells how archaeology has revolutionized the way we thing about the great stone circles. The story, which begins at the excavation that followed the collapse of a Stonehenge megalith on the last night of the nineteenth century, continues until the archaeological discovery in Avebury at the close of the twentieth century. 409 pages. Ireland and the Classical World  Freeman, P. Austin: University of Texas Press, 2001. ISBN 0292725183. Freeman explores the relations between Ireland and the ancient Mediterranean world, describing the archaeological evidence and literary sources for contact between Ireland and the Mediterranean. 148 pages. Medieval Archaeology: An Encyclopedia  Crabtree, Pam J., ed. New York and London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 2001. ISBN 0815312865. Written by field experts, this is the first comprehensive reference work to examine the archaeology of all medieval Europe, from A.D. 500 to 1500; includes site entries by country and a subject guide. 426 pages. Seahenge: New Discoveries in Prehistoric Britain  Pryor, F. North Pomfret: Trafalgar Square Publishing, 2001. ISBN 0007101929. The story of the operation to save "Seahenge," a circle of prehistoric timbers found projecting from the sands of a Norfolk, England, beach, and of archaeologist Francis Pryor's excavations, which have revealed numerous details of daily life in Bronze Age Britain. 337 pages. Southern France: An Oxford Archaeological Guide  Cleere, H. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001. ISBN 0192880063. This new addition to the Oxford Archaeological Guides series explores all of the main sites in southern France, from the Massif Central to the Mediterranean and the Pyrenees, as well as the rich archaeological heritage of this region, from the cave art of the Palaeolithic period through the Roman Gual towns; the book includes maps, listings of museums, suggestions for further reading, and coverage of sites. 211 pages. Iceman: Uncovering the Life and Times of a Prehistoric Man Found in an Alpine Glacier  Fowler, B. New York: Random House, 2000. ISBN 0679431675. In this book, author Brenda Fowler reports on the most stunning archaeological find of the century: the 1991 discovery of a well-preserved Stone Age man who, incredibly, had been buried in an ice glacier for five thousand years. The narrative follows the story from the astounding day of the Iceman's discovery through eight years of scientific discoveries, political intrigue, and ravenous media coverage. 296 pages. = Editors' Picks More books: 1 2 3 Bookstore Main Page © 2007 by the Archaeological Institute of America www.archaeology.org/bookstore/