The Excavation of the Prehistoric Burial Tumulus at Lofkënd, Albania ISBN: by John K. Papadopoulos, Sarah P. Morris, Lorenc Bejko and 9781938770005 (hb) Lynne A. Schepartz 9781938770524 (pdf)

DESCRIPTION: PRICE: The burial tumulus of Lofkënd lies in one of the richest archaeological areas of Albania (ancient $169.00 (hb) "Illyria"), home to a number of burial tumuli spanning the Bronze and Iron Ages of later prehistory. $134.00 (pdf) Some were robbed long ago, others were reused for modern burials; few were excavated under scientific conditions. Modern understanding of the pre- and protohistory of Illyria has largely been PUBLICATION DATE: shaped by the contents of such burial mounds. What inspired the systematic exploration of Lofkënd 15 January 2015 (hb) by UCLA was more than the promise of an unplundered necropolis; it was also a chance to revisit 31 December 2015 (pdf) the significance of this tumulus and its fellows for the emergence of urbanism and complexity in ancient Illyria. In addition to artifacts, the recovery of surviving plant remains, bones, and other BINDING: organic material contribute insights into the environmental and ecological history of the region. Hardback & PDF eBook

CONTRIBUTORS BIOGRAPHIES: SIZE: John K. Papadopoulos is a professor of archaeology and classics and the chair of the Archaeology 8 x10 Interdepartmental Program at UCLA. PAGES: Sarah P. Morris is the Steinmetz Professor of Classical Archaeology and Material Culture at UCLA. 1330

Lorenc Bejko is an associate professor of archaeology and cultural-heritage management at the PUBLISHER: University of Tirana. Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press Lynne A. Schepartz is a professor of health sciences and the head of the Biological Anthropology Division of the School of Anatomical Sciences at the University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg. IMPRINT: Cotsen Institute of Archaeology Press

SERIES: Monumenta Archaeologica

SET: 2 volumes

READER INTERESTS: Archaeological Method and Theory