DANISH AND NORTH EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY

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1 DANISH AND NORTH EUROPEAN ARCHAEOLOGY Bronzekedelen fra Brå Ole Klindt-Jensen A presentation of the impressive bronze cauldron found at Brå near Horsens. This remarkable piece of Early Iron Age Celtic art is examined in the context of other finds demonstrating close contacts with the Celtic world. 97 pages. Illustrated. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Danevirke 1-2 H. Hellmuth Andersen, H.J. Madsen & Olfert Voss An account of the extensive and momentous investigations of the Danevirke defensive earthworks carried out by archaeologists from Moesgård Museum in and aimed at gaining a better understanding of the monument s complicated building history. Vol. 1: Text. 109 pages. Vol. 2: Plates. Illustrated. Hardback. German summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 1

2 Slusegårdgravpladsen A comprehensive account of investigations at the Slusegård cemetery, one of Scandinavia s largest Iron Age burial grounds, with c excavated graves dating from the period 50 BC - AD 450. The detailed analyses reveal a picture of a hierarchical society controlled by an elite with contacts to equivalent environments across the Baltic area. I Feature/structure types, plans and plates Ole Klindt-Jensen 213 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price (I-II) DKK. Members price (I-II) DKK. II Description of original surface and graves Ole Klindt-Jensen 296 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price (I-II) DKK. Members price (I-II) DKK. III Grave types and burial customs. The boat graves Søren H. Andersen, Birgit Lind & Ole Crumlin-Pedersen 267 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. IV Ceramics. Textiles. Skeletons, burnt bone, teeth Birgit M. Rasmussen, Søren H. Andersen & Poul Kjærum (eds.) 253 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. SLUSEGÅRDGRAVPLADSEN V Fundoversigt og genstandstyper Arkæologiske krøniker Hans Jørgen Madsen & Jens Vellev (eds.) Entertaining and light-hearted contributions to the history of Danish archaeology over the past 50 years. Published in celebration of Poul Kjærum s 60th birthday and written by his friends and colleagues. 80 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Multivariate Archaeology Numerical Approaches in Scandinavian Archaeology Torsten Madsen (ed.) A collection of articles providing wellchosen examples of the application of various statistical methods to large archaeological datasets. 151 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. V Overview of finds and artefact types Birgit M. Rasmussen (ed.) 444 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 2 3

3 Jernalderens Stammesamfund Fra Stamme til Stat i Danmark I Peder Mortensen & Birgit M. Rasmussen (eds.) Reprint of a highly regarded collection of articles on the tribal society of the Iron Age which examines subjects such as chronology, regionality, settlement, war booty deposits, communication and economy. 149 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary. 1988/1998. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Regionale forhold i Nordisk Bronzealder Jens Poulsen (ed.) A collection of articles focussing on regional variation within the extensive geographical area covered by the Nordic Bronze Age. 188 pages. Illustrated. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Oldtidens Ansigt Poul Kjærum & Rikke Agnete Olsen (eds.) A selection of 80 human images and figures from Danish prehistory presented by leading archaeologists and with literary contributions by Ebbe Kløvedal Reich, Klaus Rifbjerg and Villy Sørensen. Danish archaeology s festschrift in celebration of Queen Margrethe II s 50 th birthday, 16 th April Published in conjunction with med The Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries. 203 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Text in Danish and English Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Bopladskeramik i Ældre Bronzealder Marianne Rasmussen A classification of Early Bronze Age settlement pottery in Jutland, based on finds from sites in Northern Jutland. The resulting pottery chronology is compared with the relative bronze-based chronology for the period. 154 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 4 5

4 Illerup Ådal The definitive publication of the enormous finds assemblages recovered during landmark investigations at the renowned war booty site of Illerup Ådal Die Lanzen und Speere Jørgen Ilkjær Vol. 1: Text. 404 pages. Vol. 2: Plates. 245 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover Retail price DKK. Members price DKK Die Gürtel. Bestandteile und Zubehör Jørgen Ilkjær Vol. 3: Text. 453 pages. Vol. 4: Plates. 506 pages. Illustrated. Hardcover Retail price DKK. Members price DKK Die Prachtausrüstungen Claus v. Carnap-Bornheim & Jørgen Ilkjær Vol. 5: Text. 486 pages. Vol. 6: Catalogue. 322 pages. Vol. 7: Plates. 254 pages. Vol. 8: Excavation records and finds list. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK Die Schilde Jørgen Ilkjær Descriptions and analyses of around 400 shields recovered from Illerup Ådal. The shields are compared with corresponding finds from bogs and weapon graves across Europe and provide a basis for the definition of regional groups in Northern Europe. Vol. 9: Text. 383 pages. Vol. 10: Plates, catalogue, finds lists and literature. 485 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 6 7

5 Die Schwerter Marcin Biborski & Jørgen Ilkjær These two volumes in the series dealing with the war booty deposits in Illerup Ådal relate to the large assemblage of swords, sheaths and sword fittings. This group of finds also bears witness to significant European contacts. Vol. 11: Text. 412 pages. Vol. 12: Plates, catalogue. 414 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 13. Die Bögen, Pfeile und Äxte Xenia Pauli Jensen & Lars Chr. Nørbach This volume in the series dealing with the war booty deposits in Illerup Ådal presents the bows, arrows and axes. There is also a discussion of the use of weapons in war relative to the civil use of bows and arrows for hunting and axes for a range of everyday tasks. Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum. 288 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 14. Die Münzen Aleksander Bursche This volume in the series dealing with the war booty deposits in Illerup Ådal traces the routes followed by the coins from the Roman Empire to Scandinavia and examines their function relative to an Iron Age army in the early 1st millennium AD. 141 pages incl. 20 full-page plates. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Trabjerg En vestjysk landsby fra vikingetiden Lise Bender Jørgensen & Palle Eriksen An account of the large Viking Age village excavated at Trabjerg by Holstebro Museum in Published in conjunction with Holstebro Museum. 238 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. From Stone to Bronze The Metalwork of the Late Neolithic and Earliest Bronze Age in Denmark Helle Vandkilde Seen from a European perspective, and based on a chronological classification of metal artefacts from the Late Neolithic and the Early Bronze Age, this book examines technological and societal developments during this important transitional period. 495 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Danish summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. SOLD OUT 8 9

6 Sarup 1 The Sarup Enclosures Niels H. Andersen A description of the Sarup site with a primary focus on the causewayed camps and their relationship to the contemporary settlement on Funen. Also includes a review of Neolithic enclosure sites in Europe aimed at an interpretation of their function. 404 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Comprehensive Danish summary. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Viborg Søndersø Byarkæologiske undersøgelser Jesper Hjermind, Mette Iversen & Hans Krongaard Kristensen (eds.) Presentation of an unusually large and well preserved assemblage of artefacts excavated in Viborg s earliest artisan s quarter. An important contribution to the history of the town during Viking times and the Early Middle Ages. Published in conjunction with Viborg Stiftsmuseum. 372 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Sarup 2-3 Saruppladsen Niels H. Andersen Detailed analysis and description of the features and finds relating to the Sarup site. The volume also includes an overview of the two causewayed enclosures and settlement remains dating from the remainder of the Neolithic, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age. Vol. 2: Text. 415 pages. Vol. 3: Catalogue. 317 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Danevirke og Kovirke Arkæologiske undersøgelser H. Hellmuth Andersen Results from the most recent excavations of the defensive earthworks Danevirke and Kovirke are evaluated against the background of existing knowledge of these monuments. This book represents an important contribution to an understanding of the role of these structures in Danish history. 288 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. German summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

7 Marsk, land og bebyggelse 1-2 Ribeegnen gennem år Stig Jensen (ed.) In this collection of articles, 18 experts from a wide variety of backgrounds give an account of Ribe s settlement history from the Stone Age to the present day. Published in conjunction with Den antikvariske Samling in Ribe. Vol. 1: Text. 301 pages. Vol. 2: Catalogue. 245 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Building customs in Viking Age Denmark Holger Schmidt An architect s expert account, in words and pictures, of the beautiful and wellbuilt buildings of the Viking Age as we know them from archaeological excavations and the depictions of the time. 178 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Middelalderkeramik fra Ribe Byarkæologiske undersøgelser Per Kristian Madsen (ed.) A significant contribution to the history of the town of Ribe and an important urban archaeological account of the development of pottery from the 12 th -14 th century. 155 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Settlement and Landscape Charlotte Fabech & Jytte Ringtved (eds.) More than 50 contributions dealing with the latest developments in settlement and landscape studies relating to the long period from the Neolithic to the Early Middle Ages in NW Europe. 512 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. SOLD OUT 12 13

8 VIGGO NIELSEN OLDTIDSAGRE I DANMARK SJÆLLAND, MØN OG LOLLAND- FALSTER Oldtidsagre i Danmark Bornholm Viggo Nielsen A presentation of the results of productive investigations of ancient field systems on Bornholm: A remarkable contribution to our knowledge of prehistoric agriculture. 387 pages + folder with 15 maps. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Oldtidsagre i Danmark Sjælland, Møn og Lolland-Falster Viggo Nielsen As a young archaeologist the author embarked on a study of Iron Age agriculture. In the course of his studies he began to survey ancient field systems which were still visible in the landscape, notably in old forests and woodland. This book presents the results of more than 50 years of investigations, including studies of the extensive field systems in Næsbyholm Storskov, near Sorø, and in Geelskov and Rude Skov, north of Copenhagen. 395 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Vendehøj landsby og gravplads Bo Ejstrud & Claus Kjeld Jensen Around 2000 years ago there was a large village and cemetery close to the site of the modern town of Hornslet on Djursland. Extensive archaeological and environmental archaeological studies have enabled a description of the village s 400- year history. Published in conjunction with Kulturhistorisk Museum in Randers. 261 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Frühes Kupfer im Norden Lutz Klassen An account of metal finds dating from the Funnel Beaker culture found Denmark, Southern Sweden and Northern Germany. This book addresses the origin and dating of the finds, as well as their function and their significance for early farming societies. 406 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Danish summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

9 Illerup Ådal archaeology as a magic mirror Jørgen Ilkjær Around AD 200, 1000 Norwegian warriors launched an attack on Eastern Jutland. They were, however, emphatically defeated. Their swords, shields and other equipment were subsequently hacked to pieces then offered in a lake near Skanderborg. The book provides an insight into previously unknown and very surprising aspects of life in the Iron Age. 152 pages. Illustrated with colour photos. Hardback The book is also available in Danish and German. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Menneskelivets mangfoldighed Arkæologisk og socialantropologisk forskning på Moesgård Ole Høiris, Hans Jørgen Madsen, Torsten Madsen & Jens Vellev (eds.) A book published on the occasion of the 50 th anniversary of P.V. Glob s appointment as director of the Prehistoric Museum and professor of the newly-founded Institute of Archaeology at the University of Aarhus. Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum and the University of Aarhus. 446 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Recent studies in the Final Palaeolithic of the European plain Bodil Bratlund & Berit Eriksen (eds.) Conference proceedings presenting a series of contributions about the initial settlement of the NW European lowlands in the final stages of the last ice age and the interplay with developments in the natural environment. 208 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Vor Frue Kloster Et benediktinernonnekloster i Randers Hans Mikkelsen An account of the investigation of one of Denmark s earliest convents, providing a comprehensive account of the history of the convent buildings and a presentation of the rich finds assemblage. Published in conjunction with Kulturhistorisk Museum in Randers. 343 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

10 SOLD OUT SOLD OUT Marsk Stig og de fredløse på Hjelm Pauline Asingh & Nils Engberg (eds.) An account of the sensational results of archaeological investigations of Marsk Stig s fortress on the island of Hjelm and the discoveries which give substance to the legend. Published in conjunction with Ebeltoft Museum. 345 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Bolig og familie i Danmarks middelalder Else Roesdahl (ed.) More than 20 interdisciplinary contributions to the study of medieval dwellings, with a backward glance to Viking times and the Iron Age. New discoveries reveal that, in many ways, late medieval dwellings resembled those of today. 307 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Drengsted Bebyggelse, jernproduktion og agerbrug i yngre romersk og ældre germansk jernalder Peter Hambro Mikkelsen & Lars Christian Nørbach An account of important excavations at the Iron Age settlement at Drengsted in Western Jutland, which resulted in the discovery of more than 250 ironsmelting furnaces. Innovative analyses of plant remains preserved in the furnace slag blocks shed new light on Iron Age agriculture. 252 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Diachronic Settlement Studies in the Metal Ages Henrik Thrane (ed.) A collection of articles dealing primarily with the Bronze Age and representing the Nordic, Central European and Southern European traditions in European settlement research. 140 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

11 Tidlige Danske Vandmøller To middelalderlige vandmøller ved Tovstrup og Vejerslev Christian Fischer An account of Silkeborg Museum s excavations of medieval water mills at Tovstrup ( ) and Vejerslev (1986) in Central Jutland. Published in conjunction with Silkeborg Museum. 118 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Boringholm En østjysk træborg fra 1300-årene Jan Kock & Else Roesdahl (eds.) The rich and unusually well-preserved finds assemblage resulting from excavations at Boringholm provides a detailed insight into life in a Danish fortress at the end of the 14 th century. 378 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Jade und Kupfer Lutz Klassen Cultural developments in the Western Baltic area during the period BC the Late Mesolithic and Early Neolithic are evaluated on the basis of extensive specialist studies. The emergence of agriculture is seen as a consequence of specific economic and ideological changes. 409 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Danish and English summaries Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Tårnby Gård og landsby gennem 1000 år Mette Svart Kristiansen (ed.) In connection with construction of the Oresund Bridge, linking Denmark and Sweden, a motorway was built through Tårnby on the island of Amager. For the first time in 50 years, archaeologists had the opportunity to investigate the history of a farmstead from its foundation in the 12 th century, until it was relocated in the 19 th century. 576 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

12 Stenalderstudier Tidligt mesolitiske jægere og samlere i Sydskandinavien Berit V. Eriksen (ed.) The latest research into the Early Mesolithic of Southern Scandinavia. The diverse contributions to this book provide an insight into the archaeological record for the period and the dominant trends in research activity. 323 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Viborg Søndersø Arkæologi og naturvidenskab i et værkstedsområde fra vikingetid Mette Iversen, David Earle Robinson, Jesper Hjermind & Charlie Christensen (eds.) The results of an ambitious research project with the primary aim of testing the application of new methods in fieldwork, recording and analysis via interdisciplinary collaboration. Published in conjunction with Viborg Stiftsmuseum. 588 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ribe Studier Det ældste Ribe Udgravninger på nordsiden af Ribe Å Claus Feveile (ed.) A presentation of excavation results arising from the major investigations of the 1980s and 90s. These provided the basis for an understanding of Ribe s development from a seasonal trading place in the 8th century to a major town in the Middle Ages. Published in conjunction with Den antikvariske Samling in Ribe. Vol. 1.1: Text, catalogue. 279 pages. Vol. 1.2: Text, plates. 450 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ribe Excavations An account of the urban archaeological investigations in Ribe in , which provided the first evidence of Viking settlement in the town. Ribe Excavations Volume 1 Mogens Bencard (ed.) 103 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Published by Sydjysk Universitetsforlag Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ribe Excavations Volume 2 SOLD OUT 22 23

13 Mogens Bencard (ed.) 191 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Published by Sydjysk Universitetsforlag Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. SOLD OUT Ribe Excavations Volume 3 Mogens Bencard, Lise Bender Jørgensen & Helge Brinch Madsen (eds.) SOLD OUT 189 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Published by Sydjysk Universitetsforlag Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ribe Excavations Text volume 4 Mogens Bencard, Lise Bender Jørgensen & Helge Brinch Madsen (eds.) SOLD OUT 189 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. 32 tables. Two volumes. Published by Sydjysk Universitetsforlag Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ribe Excavations Volume 5 Mogens Bencard, Aino Kann Rasmussen & Helge Brinch Madsen (eds.) A collection of articles dealing with the majority of the finds. 287 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ribe Excavations Volume 6 Mogens Bencard & Helge Brinch Madsen (eds.) Concluding volume with further examinations of the finds and a comprehensive socio-economic analysis of Ribe s earliest settlement. 262 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with Sydvestjyske Museer. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Grauballe Man An Iron Age Bog Body Revisited Pauline Asingh & Niels Lynnerup (eds.) About 50 experts from Denmark and abroad worked together on a major research project aimed at obtaining a more detailed understanding of Grauballe Man s history. An account is also given of the fascinating discovery of Grauballe Man and early research into this famous bog body. 347 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Keramik, kultur og kontakter Køkken- og bordtøjets brug og betydning i Jylland Jette Linaa A view of everyday life in the Renaissance based on archaeological finds of pottery from farmsteads, towns, monasteries and manors. 218 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. English summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

14 Tranbær Mosefund Per Ole Schovsbo Publication of the well-known, but previously unpublished, war booty deposits in a bog near Vejle. Remarkably, the finds include parts of a four-wheeled Iron Age cart. 88 pages. Illustrated. German summary Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ronæs Skov Marinarkæologiske undersøgelser af en kystboplads fra Ertebølletid Søren H. Andersen Extensive underwater excavations in the Little Belt revealed a settlement dating from the Late Mesolithic. Due to the exceptional conditions for preservation, especially of organic material, the investigations have contributed groundbreaking new information on the Mesolithic population s material culture and equipment, subsistence strategies, settlement form and social organisation. Ronæs skov Marinarkæologiske undersøgelser af kystboplads fra Ertebølletid søren H. Andersen x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x Jernalderen i Nordeuropa PORSKJÆR MOSEFUND Anne Nørgård Jørgensen Porskjær Mosefund Anne Nørgård Jørgensen An account of some later Danish war booty sites dating from the Late Germanic Iron Age primarily Porskjær in Eastern Jutland. Includes investigations of the actual number of individual depositions and the ways in which deposition practices changed during the course of the Iron Age. 250 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 280 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Nørre Hedegård En nordjysk byhøj fra ældre jernalder Mads Runge An account of the investigations of an Early Iron Age tell site in Northern Jutland where unusually good conditions for preservation enabled radically new observations. The subsistence base is evaluated relative to the landscape and resource potential, resulting in a synthesis examining the nature of the settlement economy. N ø r r e H e d e g å r d En nordjysk byhøj fra ældre jernalder Mads runge Nordjyllands Historiske Museum Jysk Arkæologisk Selskab 460 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

15 Iron Age HouseHolds Structure and Practice in Western Denmark, 500 BC-AD 200 Leo Webley Jernalderen i Nordeuropa Jernalderens lægekunst Annette Frölich Iron Age Households Structure and Practice in Western Denmark, 500 BC-AD 200 Leo Webley A long overdue analysis of the numerous and unusually fine Early Iron Age settlement sites in Western Denmark. Leo Webley, a Cambridge graduate, sees new correlations in the large body of evidence and provides refreshing suggestions as to how these should be understood. 168 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Jernalderens Lægekunst En nytolkning af arkæologiske fund fra danske offermoser Annette Frölich A new analysis of Danish war booty deposits aimed at identifying specialist equipment intended for use in surgical procedures. It reveals that people with medical skills accompanied the warriors on their expeditions, equipped with scalpels, bone saws, needles and forceps, providing yet another piece of evidence that Iron Age armies were highly organised. 87 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Werkzeuge aus kaiserzeitlichen Heeresausrüstungsopfern Mit besonderer Berücksichtigung der Fundplätze Illerup Ådal und Vimose Andres Siegfried Dobat An account of the tools from recovered at the war booty sites of Illerup Ådal and Vimose. The results of this special study underline the degree of organisation of Iron Age armies. Craftsmen accompanied the warriors on their expeditions and were able to repair both weapons and other equipment on the move. A perception of the complicated structure of Iron Age armies is elucidated. 117 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Vegetation and environment in Nydam, Denmark, during the Iron Age Else Kolstrup Pollen analysis is used to describe the history of the vegetation in and around Nydam Bog, including at the time of the great war booty deposits (AD ) 50 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Jernalderen i Nordeuropa Werkzeuge aus kaiserzeitlichen Heeresausrüstungsopfern Andres Siegfried Dobat Jernalderen i Nordeuropa Vegetation and environment in Nydam, Denmark, during the Iron Age Else Kolstrup 28 29

16 Vikinger i vest Vikingetiden i Vestjylland Palle Eriksen Torben Egeberg Lis Helles Olesen Hans Rostholm Vikinger i vest Vikingetiden i Vestjylland Palle Eriksen, Torben Egeberg, Lis Helles Olesen & Hans Rostholm A lively account of various aspects of daily life in Western Denmark during the Viking Age including life on the farmsteads, contact with the world around and burial practices. This book was written by archaeologists based at four museums in Western Jutland who, during the last years, have carried out numerous investigations of sites and finds from the Viking Age. 348 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Fribrødre Å A late 11 th century ship-handling site on Falster Jan Skamby Madsen & Lutz Klassen The discovery of large quantities of ship components revealed that wooden ships were repaired along the banks of the river Fribrødre Å on Falster at the end of the 11th century. The evidence suggests that this activity related to three invasion expeditions launched against Eastern Holstein between 1090 and 1093 by the Slav prince Heinrich from exile in Denmark, with the support of his uncle, the Danish king Olaf Hunger. Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum and the Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde. 487 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Lithic technology in metal using societies Berit Valentin Eriksen (ed.) This book presents 17 contributions to an international symposium held in Lisbon in The aim of the symposium was to discuss events associated with the first great technological upheaval when flint and other types of stone were replaced by metal. And why, despite this, there were still societies around the world where flint craftsmanship thrived long after metal technology had become established. 260 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Kragehul Mose Ein Kriegsbeuteopfer auf Südwestfünen Rasmus Birch Iversen An evaluation of the chronology and character of the war booty deposits found in Kragehul Mose, based on a detailed typological analysis of the many weapons encountered at the site. 246 pages + 88 plates. Hardback In German with an English summary. Published in conjunction with the Carlsberg Foundation, the Danish National Museum and Moesgaard Museum. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

17 Nydam Mose 1-2 Die personengebundenen Gegenstände Andreas Rau An account of the excavations in Nydam Mose from 1989 to A historical model is presented on the basis of a comprehensive analysis of the finds. Finds from the war booty deposits enable details of the barbarian military organisation and the underlying social structure to be deduced pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Nydam Mose 3-4 Die Schiffe Flemming Rieck & Andreas Rau Dejbjergvognene Keltiske impulser i førromersk jernalder Per Ole Schovsbo A presentation of the impressive ceremonial wagons of the Early Iron Age, of which the two richly-ornamented examples discovered in a bog near Dejbjerg near Ringkøbing are the most famous. A detailed analysis of the wagons and their construction reveals that some of their components were manufactured in Celtic workshops in Bohemia, while others originated from Germanic areas further north. 241 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Figure legends and summary in German. Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. One of the outcomes of recent investigations in the bog Nydam Mose in Southern Jutland was a better insight into the famous Nydam Boat, discovered at the site more than a century earlier. Remains of two further boats were also found. These two volumes deal with the finds and their relation to the boats and provide a cultural-historical analysis of several aspects of boat-building. Kongens borge Rapport over undersøgelserne Andres S. Dobat An account of a four-year study aimed at investigating whether the Danish ring fortresses of the Viking Age had links to ships and military naval activities. The research centred on detailed investigations of wetland areas adjacent to the fortresses at Trelleborg, Fyrkat and Aggersborg pages, 92 tables and 62 plans. Illustrated. Hardback pages. Richly illustrated. Published in conjunction with Schloss Hardback. English summary Gottorf, Moesgaard Museum and the Retail price DKK. National Museum of Denmark. Members price DKK. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

18 Erik Westerby Arkæolog og politifuldmægtig i Ringkøbing Palle Eriksen (ed.) Erik Westerby was not only a skilled lawyer and a respected legal historian, he was also one of the most knowledgeable archaeologists of his day, despite having no professional training. The contributions to this book include an appraisal of Westerby s importance as an archaeologist and cultural historian, as well as his own account of epoch-making finds from the last interglacial found in a gravel quarry near Kolding. 98 pages. Richly illustrated Published in conjunction with Ringkøbing-Skjern Museum. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Tvilum Kloster Hans Krongaard Kristensen The Augustinian Abbey in Tvilum was abolished in 1537 just after the Reformation. The church was converted into a parish church, while the abbey buildings were demolished and the churchyard expanded over the site. Through a series of targeted excavation campaigns in , an overview was obtained of the placing of the abbey buildings in the main complex and a couple of other structures to the south of this. Klostre i det middelalderlige Danmark Hans Krongaard Kristensen There were 116 monasteries in Medieval Denmark which at that time also included Scania, Halland, Blekinge and South Schleswig. On the basis of the monastic buildings and their contents, as well as the results of archaeological investigations, this book describes how life, with its many tasks and duties, unfolded in these important religious institutions. 500 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Tybrind Vig Submerged Mesolithic settlements in Denmark Søren H. Andersen The submerged settlement in Tybrind Vig, West Funen, has yielded many remarkably-preserved artefacts made of organic materials dating from the end of the Mesolithic period. These provide us with important new data on the wooden tools and equipment of the time. The finds also include dug-out boats and paddles with elaborately carved patterns, as well as the remains of textiles, cord and twine. 527 pages. Richly illustrated. 144 pages. Richly illustrated in colour. Hardback. Danish summary Hardback Published in conjunction Published in conjunction with the with Museum Silkeborg. National Museum of Denmark. Retail price: DKK. Retail price DKK. Members price: DKK. Members price DKK

19 Dwellings, Identities and Homes European Housing Culture from the Viking Age to the Renaissance Edited by Mette Svart Kristiansen & Kate Giles Dolmens in Denmark Architecture and Function Palle Eriksen & Niels H. Andersen Dolmens are some of Denmark s oldest and most imposing ancient monuments. These more than 5000 year old structures stand as intriguing testaments to the architectural skills of Stone Age people in a distant past. Based on new and well-founded knowledge, a comprehensive account is given of the origin and function of dolmens, their original appearance and their later development. 328 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with Ringkøbing-Skjern Museum and Moesgaard Museum. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Dwellings, Identities and Homes European Housing Culture from the Viking Age to the Renaissance Mette Svart Kristiansen & Kate Giles (eds.) Twenty articles, written predominantly by medieval archaeologists, present the results of theoretical, methodological and empirical studies of housing, ways of life and social background in Europe, particularly during the period AD This book highlights the need for comparative transnational investigations and detailed regional studies. Aggersborg i vikingetiden Bebyggelsen og borgen Else Roesdahl, Søren M. Sindbæk & Anne Pedersen (eds.) Together with other Danish ring fortresses, such as Trelleborg and Fyrkat, Aggersborg played a central role in the Viking Age. The fortress occupied a strategically important position and offered broad views across the Limfjord. This is an account of the extensive excavations of the fortress and the settlement that preceded it. Based on the findings, an insight is given into Danish history during this period of great change and upheaval, and into Denmark s political and religious links with the rest of Europe at this time. 543 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with the National Museum of Denmark. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Aggersborg The Viking-Age settlement and fortress Else Roesdahl, Søren M. Sindbæk, Anne Pedersen & David M. Wilson (eds.) A slightly abridged English language version of the above publication. 478 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with the National Museum of Denmark. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. AGGERSBORG The Viking-Age settlement and fortress Edited by Else Roesdahl, Søren M. Sindbæk, Anne Pedersen & David M. Wilson 255 pages. Illustrated Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

20 Hans Dal Rooted in MoveMent Aspects of Mobility in Bronze Age Europe Jutland archaeological society Arkæologi på havbunden Moesgaard Museum Odense Bys Museer Rooted in Movement Aspects of Mobility in Bronze Age Europe Samantha Reiter, Heide W. Nørgaard, Zsófia Kölcze & Constanze Rassmann (eds.) This collection of articles sheds new light on significant aspects of European Bronze Age research, including the dissemination of spiral ornamentation, exchange of craft skills and theories relating to various reactions to the movement of people, objects and ideas. Each article represents a new approach to the understanding of movement during a highly mobile and dynamic period in European prehistory. 118 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Arkæologi på havbunden Historien om udgravningen af en stenalderboplads i Tybrind Vig Hans Dal Three decades ago a group of amateur underwater archaeologists took part in the first ever large-scale excavation of a Stone Age settlement on the seabed in Tybrind Vig, Western Funen. This book describes how the group developed or invented the necessary technology, equipment, approaches and methods. It also gives an account of daily life on the excavation and practical tasks undertaken in the large and exceptionally well-organised excavation camp. 148 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with Odense City Museums. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Ejsbøl Mose Die Kriegsbeuteopfer im Moor von Ejsbøl aus dem späten 1.Jh.v.Chr. bis zum frühen 5.Jh.n.Chr. Anne Nørgård Jørgensen & Hans Chr. H. Andersen The bog Ejsbøl Mose near Haderslev contains one of Denmark s finest war booty deposits of the Roman and Early Germanic Iron Age, which like Illerup Ådal has been subjected to comprehensive investigation using modern methods. This book presents a new typological, chronological, scientific and cultural-historical analysis of the finds. It concludes with a discussion of the military capability of the forces they represent. 611 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with Museum Sønderjylland, Moesgaard Museum and the National Museum of Denmark. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

21 Lejre bag myten De arkæologiske udgravninger Tom Christensen The history of the kingdom of Denmark begins in Lejre on Zealand. According to sagas and annals, it was here that the Skjoldung kings had their royal residence. Archaeological investigations have shown that Lejre was the headquarters of a magnate or king in the Late Iron Age and Viking Age (AD ). This book deals with the halls, graves and finds, including hoards, which help draw a new picture of this fabled locality. 564 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Published in conjunction with ROMU. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. En meget mærkelig mand Jernforskeren Robert Thomsen Henriette Lyngstrøm Robert Thomsen ( ) was a civil engineer and head of production at A/S Varde Staalværk. He was also a dedicated and passionate researcher who had many contacts in the European iron research world and whose research enjoyed great international recognition. The book s author is a lecturer in archaeology at the University of Copenhagen. Oldtidsagre i Danmark Fyn og Langeland Viggo Nielsen & Niels-Chr. Clemmensen This book provides a remarkable insight into how field systems from the Iron Age constitute a unique cultural environment in Danish forests. They are put into context through archaeological and scientific investigations of selected forests and adjacent areas. 179 pages. Illustrated. Hardback. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. The Transformation of Neolithic Societies An Eastern Danish Perspective on the 3rd Millennium BC Rune Iversen This book takes a fresh look at the period through a comprehensive study of artefacts, settlements, graves and hoards. An impressive body of basic research results in a new view of cultural developments in eastern Denmark during the 3rd millennium BC. 228 pages. Illustrated in colour. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 120 pages. Illustrated. Published in conjunction with Varde Museum. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

22 Skelhøj, Vol. 1 Skelhøj and the Bronze Age barrows of Southern Scandinavia Mads K. Holst & Marianne Rasmussen (eds.) The first volume of a three-volume work on the meticulous and intriguing investigations carried out at a Bronze Age barrow in SW Jutland. The findings are assessed and discussed in the context of other Early Bronze Age barrows in Southern Scandinavia. 359 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback. Danish summary Published in conjunction with the National Museum of Denmark. Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Franciskanerklostret i Horsens Hans Krongaard Kristensen In this book the author presents the results of Horsens Museum s and Aarhus University s excavations of the Franciscan monastery in The investigations provide an excellent picture of this now vanished monastery, and this publication represents the first comprehensive presentation of the monastery complex. Published in conjunction with Horsens Museum. 135 pages. Illustrated in colour. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Skelhøj, Vol. 2 Skelhøj and the Bronze Age barrows of Southern Scandinavia Mads K. Holst & Marianne Rasmussen (eds.) The second volume on this landmark investigation of a Bronze Age barrow. The first volume presented the excavation findings. Here they are placed in a broader interpretational context. 324 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback. Danish summary Published in conjunction with the National Museum of Denmark. Retail price: DKK. Members price: DKK. Vitskøl Kloster Den middelalderlige bygningshistorie Jesper Hjermind & Hugo Spøttrup Jensen Vitskøl Abbey, founded in 1158, is one northern Jutland s the most striking Medieval building complexes. Its long and complicated buildings history is comprehensively presented in this book. Published in conjunction with Viborg Museum and Vesthimmerlands Museum. 208 pages. Illustrated in colour. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

23 Daily Life at the Turn of the Neolithic John Simonsen A unique insight is given into everyday life, its structure and economy, based on finds from longhouses with sunken floors dating from the Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age. The finds were recovered during recent archaeological investigations in the Limfjord area, but are seen in the context of the entire region and, in several respects, also the rest of southern Scandinavia. 564 pages. Richly illustrated in colour. Hardback Published in conjunction with Museum Salling. Retail price: DKK. Members price: DKK. The Sösdala Horsemen And the equestrian elite of fifth century Europe Charlotte Fabech & Ulf Näsman (eds.) The renowned Sösdala finds from Scania consist of fittings from an exquisitely decorated bridle for a horse. The closest parallels have been found in Austria, Poland, Romania and the Ukraine. The quality is exceptional and on a par with the best Late Roman metalwork. Against the background of new research and new analyses, a group of European researchers put the Sösdala finds into a European context. 452 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback Summaries and figure captions in Russian. Retail price: DKK. Members price: DKK. Moesgaard Vikingetræf Sara Heil Jensen & Anna Bech Lund (eds.) For a week each summer, the shore at Moesgaard Strand is transformed. The Viking Moot is on. The Moot has been a regular annual event for 40 years and was the first of its kind when it was launched in More than a thousand Vikings now journey from all over the world to take part in this impressive spectacle. 160 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum. Retail price: DKK. Members price: DKK. Urban Consumption Tracing urbanity in a Danish town An archaeology of Aarhus Jette Linaa Based on analyses of archaeological finds from Aarhus and its environs, the development of the town is followed from the Viking Age to the mid-19th century. Central to this is the special way of life that turns urban dwellers into citizens. In the process, the town s communities and their interfaces are unveiled: between town dwellers and country people, upper and lower urban social classes and new immigrants and Aarhus natives. 240 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price: DKK. Members price: DKK

24 MIDDLE EASTERN AND CLASSICAL ARCHAEOLOGY ETC. Atlas of the Stone Age Cultures of Qatar Holger Kapel Following extensive surveys carried out in , the author classifies the Stone Age cultures of Qatar into four groups: A, B, C and D. This is the first primary publication of results from expeditions to the Arabian Gulf led by Professor P.V. Glob and T.G. Bibby of Aarhus Museum, Denmark. 86 pages. 48 plates. Text in both English and Arabic Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Preliminary Survey in East Arabia 1968 T.G. Bibby A report from the famous 1968 survey of the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, when important sites such as Thaj, Tarut, Uqir and Yabrin were investigated. The expedition was led by T.G. Bibby of Aarhus Museum, Denmark. 67 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. The Maussolleion at Halikarnassos Reports of the Danish Archaeological Expedition to Bodrum Between 1966 and 1977, Professor Kristian Jeppesen of Aarhus University re-excavated the Mausoleum at Halicarnassos, one of the seven wonders of the ancient world, located in present-day Bodrum, Southwest Turkey. The results of these investigations are presented in seven volumes. 1. The Sacrificial Deposit Kristian Jeppesen, Flemming Højlund & Kim Aaris-Sørensen In front of the entrance to King Mausolos grave chamber a votive layer was discovered containing the remains of scores of oxen, calves, sheep/goats, lambs, hens, doves and hen s eggs. The animals had been butchered according to very specific rites, which have been reconstructed on the basis of studies of cut- and chopping marks on the bones, in conjunction with written accounts of the sacrificial rituals. 110 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 2. The Written Sources and their Archaeological Background Kristian Jeppesen & Anthony Luttrell A presentation and discussion of the ancient Greek and Latin sources describing the Mausoleum at Halicarnassos as it was in the first centuries following its construction. The mausoleum s later history and its use as a stone quarry by the crusaders who built a fortress at Bodrum are also discussed. 220 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

25 3. The Maussolleion Terrace and Accessory Structures 1-2 Poul Pedersen One of the main results of the Danish excavations was the discovery of the terrace on which the mausoleum was constructed and which formed part of the town plan of the ancient Halicarnassos. Comparative studies of coeval terrace structures from Southwest Turkey are also presented. Vol. 1: Text and appendix. 208 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Vol. 2: Catalogue. 134 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 4. The Quadrangle Kristian Jeppesen An account of the new discoveries of the mausoleum s foundations and traditional evidence relating to King Mausolos grave chamber and grave furnishings. 182 pages + 16 plates. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 5. The Superstructure Kristian Jeppesen Summaries and conclusions relating to the author s extensive studies of the architectonic, sculptural and literary sources relating to the mausoleum s superstructure. 265 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 6. Subterranean and pre-maussollan structures on the site of the Maussolleion Jan Zahle & Kjeld Kjeldsen Descriptions of a drain intended to prevent flooding of the mausoleum s grave, an aqueduct running through the area and burial structures that predate the mausoleum. 243 pages + 6 colour plates. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 7. The Pottery Ceramic Material and Other Finds from Selected Contexts Leif Erik Vaag, Vinnie Nørskov & John Lund A description of the pottery and other finds from selected contexts. 243 pages + 85 plates. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

26 Danish Archaeological Investigations on Failaka, Kuwait Failaka/Ikaros. The Hellenistic Settlements 2. The Hellenistic Pottery from Failaka 1-2 Lise Hannestad An account of the pottery from the Danish excavations in the Hellenistic fortress (F5) on Failaka, from c. 300 BC to c. 100 AD. Apart from a few sherds of Greek origin, the pottery comes from two main traditions, with the majority being closely linked to pottery from Southern Mesopotamia and Southwestern Iran. An overview is also given of pottery from other Near East regions during the same period and of the interaction between Greek and local traditions. Vol. 1: Text. 140 pages. Vol. 2: Catalogue and plates. 128 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. 3. The Sacred Enclosure in the Early Hellenistic Period Kristian Jeppesen Excavations of Tell F5 on Failaka by Danish archaeologists in revealed a small fortress with defensive walls surrounded by a moat. The main building inside the fortress is a small temple in Greek style with some elements of Persian origin. This book is the primary publication of this temple and an additional later temple, together with their altars. A chapter and two appendices discuss the so-called Ikaros inscription found here, literary testimonia and other epigraphical finds from the site. 125 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. Failaka/Dilmun. The Second Millennium Settlements 1. The Stamp and Cylinder Seals Poul Kjærum One of the most important results of the Danish excavations in the Arabian Gulf was the discovery of an amazing 365 stamp seals in the 2nd millennium settlements on the island of Failaka in Kuwait. A description of the seals is presented, supplemented with photos and context information. Catalogue. 171 pages. 79 plates. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

27 2. The Bronze Age Pottery Flemming Højlund Pottery excavated in Tells F3 and F6 on Failaka, Kuwait in is divided into a local Barbar and a Mesopotamian pottery tradition and classified into 100 morphological types and eight ware types. Based on the typology and stratigraphic data, seven periods covering most of the 2nd millennium are defined. 197 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. 3. The Bronze Age Architecture Poul Kjærum & Flemming Højlund As part of the Danish expeditions to the island of Failaka in Kuwait, excavations were carried out at several tell sites between 1958 and The main sites were Tell F3, with private dwellings, and Tell F6, with a large production and storage building. The phasing of the excavated house remains is presented and an explanation is given for their association with a trading place from the second century BC. 162 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, Kuwait, & Moesgaard Museum. Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. 4. Failaka Stone Vessels Anna Hilton Excavations carried out on the island of Failaka in Kuwait by Moesgaard Museum, Denmark, in produced a large collection of stone vessel fragments that have puzzled scholars ever since. The Failaka stone vessel assemblage is presented in all its details, and the significance of the many different vessel styles is discussed in the context of recent developments in our understanding of the archaeology of the Arabian Gulf. 191 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with the National Council for Culture, Arts and Letters, Kuwait, & Moesgaard Museum. Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. Nuristani Buildings Lennart Edelberg Since his participation in the Third Danish Expedition to Central Asia ( ), the author has made detailed studies of Nuristan s traditional house construction, which is remarkable in terms of its fine architecture, unusual carpentry and sumptuous wood carvings. The results are presented in this richly illustrated book. 223 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK

28 The Island of Umm an-nar 1. Third Millennium Graves Karen Frifelt The recording and excavation of 49 burials on the island of Umm an-nar in Abu Dhabi, between 1959 and 1961, shed the first light on the Bronze Age civilisation of Southeast Arabia, the land of Magan. The excavated burials and the finds they contained are presented and discussed. 188 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. 2. The Third Millennium Settlement Karen Frifelt The mid-3rd millennium settlement on the island of Umm an-nar was excavated by Aarhus Museum, Denmark, between 1959 and The records and the finds are presented and discussed her in detail. 260 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. Qala at al-bahrain 1. The Northern City Wall and the Islamic Fortress Flemming Højlund & H. Hellmuth Andersen The architecture and stratigraphy of the capital of Dilmun, the most important archaeological site in East Arabia, are presented. A detailed account is given of the pottery, stamp seals, inscriptions, metals, animal bones etc. from all periods from the late 3rd millennium to the Islamic period. 511 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. 2. The Central Monumental Buildings Flemming Højlund & H. Hellmuth Andersen The primary account of the monumental buildings in the centre of the capital of Dilmun, dating from early 2nd millennium into the 1st millennium, with details of the pottery, coins, figurines, seals, inscriptions, incense burners, human and animal bones etc. 288 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail Price DKK. Member s price DKK

29 The Natufian Encampment at Beidha Late Pleistocene Adaption in the Southern Levant Brian F. Byrd A presentation of the findings from excavations of the Natufian settlement at the renowned locality of Beida in- Jordan. The site was used seasonally in connection with hunting around 10,000 BC. 126 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Member s price DKK. Excavations at Tepe Guran in Luristan The Bronze Age and Iron Age Periods Henrik Thrane During archaeological expeditions to Luristan in Western Iran in 1964, excavations were carried out at the tell site of Tepe Guran. This book gives a combined account of the settlement remains and graves dating from the Bronze Age and Iron Age. 155 pages + 70 plates. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Islamic Remains in Bahrain Karen Frifelt A combined account of the important finds, especially of pottery and glass from the Islamic period, recovered during the course of the Danish expeditions to Bahrain. 207 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. The Barbar Temples H. Hellmuth Andersen & Flemming Højlund The temples in Barbar, which date from around 2000 BC, were excavated by Danish archaeologists from 1954 to This book presents the results of the excavations and makes a suggestion as to the identity of the deity worshipped in the temples. Vol. 1: Text volume. 323 pages. Vol. 2: Plates. 57 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK

30 I nvoking the SpIrItS Jesper trier The Burial Mounds of Bahrain Social complexity in Early Dilmun Flemming Højlund An account of 54 burial mounds investigated during the Danish expeditions to Bahrain. Also included is a synthesis of the author s studies of the development and social complexity of the Dilmun culture from c BC. 178 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Invoking the Spirits Jesper Trier An ethnographic study of the Mlabri people, a small tribe with 140 members which, at the time of the study, lived isolated in the jungle of Northern Thailand. Between 1970 and 1994 the author and his wife lived with the Mlabri and recorded information about material and religious aspects of their life. 325 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Music in Nuristan Traditional Music from Afghanistan Christer Irgens-Møller An analysis of music recorded in Afghanistan in the 1950s, accompanied by numerous examples in musical notation. The music itself is also included in the form of three accompanying CDs. The book provides evidence of a unique musical culture which no longer exists. 221 pages. Illustrated. Hardback Retail price DKK. Members price DKK. Danish Archaeological Investigations in Qatar Flemming Højlund (ed.) The first archaeological surveys and excavations in the state of Qatar were undertaken by Moesgaard Museum in Of special interest are some graves containing iron swords and arrowheads, as well as dromedaries and a coeval settlement with pottery that indicates close links with Bahrain and the eastern province in Saudi Arabia. The book concludes with a complete catalogue of the rock art at Jebel Jusasiyah. 195 pages. Richly illustrated in colour. Hardback Published in conjunction with Qatar Museums. Retail price: DKK. Members price: DKK

31 The Early Bronze Age Tombs of Jebel Hafit Bo Madsen A presentation of 50 Early Bronze Age burial mounds on the Oman peninsula. The graves represent a fundamental transformation of the relationship between people and the landscape in the region, which precedes the emergence of the first oasis agriculture. The graves contain the first copper artefacts and show that the exploitation of copper ore from the Oman mountains had begun. The graves at Jebel Hafit are inscribed on UNESCO s World Heritage List. 245 pages. Richly illustrated in colour. Hardback Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum and the Abu Dhabi museum authorities. Retail price: DKK. Members price: 230 DKK. Tell F6 on Failaka Island Kuwaiti-Danish Excavations Flemming Højlund & Aiysha Abu-Laban (eds.) The excavations at Tell F6 have clarified the dating of, and the relationship between, two large buildings that bear witness to the dynamic expansion of the Dilmun civilisation around 1800 BC. Underneath the Dilmun layers, a Babylonian settlement was uncovered which shows that Failaka was colonised by the Ur III state around 2100 BC. The settlement served as a support for the sea-going large ships, that sailed from the harbour town Gu abba in southern Mesopotamia to the Magan coast in the present-day United Arab Emirates. 270 pages. Richly illustrated. Hardback Published in conjunction with Moesgaard Museum and the Kuwait museum authorities. Retail price: DKK. Members price: 230 DKK