Sidestone Press

Sidestone Press is an academic publishing house founded by scholars, for scholars. As a publisher they have one clear ambition, that is to make scientific information available to all. They believe scientific information should be available at all times, at all places and to each and every one. This means that the printing and selling of books is but one part of what they believe a good publisher should do.

Apart from printed books that can be found in libraries and bookstores around the world, Sidestone books can also be freely accessed online through different channels such as Google Books, Google Scholar and through their own digital ebook library. By offering access to their books for free, more people than ever have access to our publications. First of all this is beneficial for our authors as it greatly increases the exposure of their work, and in effect, the impact of their research. Second, of course, it enables their readers – scholars and students around the world – to access their publications at any time and at any place, including those parts of the world where access to good quality academic libraries is not guaranteed.

From 2012 onwards Sidestone books have been published under one of three different imprints: Sidestone Press Academics, Sidestone Press Dissertations and Sidestone Press.

Making a Neolithic Non-megalithic Monument Cover Making a Neolithic Non-megalithic Monument Cover
Format: 
Pages: 250
ISBN: 9789464260540
Pub Date: 28 Jun 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 177fc
Pages: 250
ISBN: 9789464260533
Pub Date: 28 Jun 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 177fc
Description:
In 2015 at Dalfsen (the Netherlands) archaeologists made an amazing discovery. They found a burial ground dating from the TRB-period (3000-2750 BC) comprising 141 burial pits. The TRB is dated in the last phase of the Middle Neolithic period and is well known for its megalithic monuments which are widespread through large parts of northern Europe.
The Value of a Human Life Cover The Value of a Human Life Cover
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Pages: 160
ISBN: 9789464260571
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: PALMA
Illustrations: 36fc/35bw
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9789464260564
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: PALMA
Illustrations: 36fc/35bw
Description:
Throughout the millennia and all over the world people have been killed by others, not only in wars and as a result of murders, but also in a ritualised way, often called human sacrifice. Much has been written about this, and research and discussion about ritual killing continue. This book offers contributions to this on-going discussion, by a re-evaluation of the term human sacrifice, arguing that not all forms of ritual killing can be considered to be sacrificial.
Millet and What Else? Cover Millet and What Else? Cover
Format: 
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9789464270167
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 13fc/61bw
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9789464270150
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 13fc/61bw
Description:
Broomcorn/common/proso millet (Panicum miliaceum) is a cereal crop that originated in East Asia and was transferred westward to Europe, where it was introduced in the mid-2nd millennium BCE, at the height of the Bronze Age. Archaeobotanists from the Collaborative Research Centre 1266, supported by many colleagues, conducted a large-scale programme of radiocarbon dating of millet grains from prehistoric Europe. They discovered that the spread of this crop on the continent happened quickly, extending far and wide.
Middle and Late Helladic Laconia Cover Middle and Late Helladic Laconia Cover
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Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464260632
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Publications of the Netherlands Institute at Athens
Illustrations: 107fc/54bw
Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464260625
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Publications of the Netherlands Institute at Athens
Illustrations: 107fc/54bw
Description:
This volume presents many new results on Middle and Late Bronze Age Laconia, stemming from recent excavations by the Greek Archaeological Service as well as ongoing excavations, surveys and material studies by foreign schools and individual scholars. Among discussed settlements are the sites of Pellana, Palaiopyrgi, Geraki, Pavlopetri and Vrysika and also the island Kythera. The newly discovered palatial site at Ayios Vasileios is also elaborately discussed in various papers, including discussions of its North Cemetery, early Mycenaean pottery deposits, the West Stoa, and an outline of the habitation history and size of Ayios Vasileios compared to other palatial settlements.
L'archéologie et la Mythologie Celtique Cover L'archéologie et la Mythologie Celtique Cover
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Pages: 210
ISBN: 9789464260601
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 10fc/22bw
Pages: 210
ISBN: 9789464260595
Pub Date: 28 May 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 10fc/22bw
Description:
Cet ouvrage est la traduction d’Archaeology and Celtic Myth, livre paru à Dublin en 2014. La littérature médiévale irlandaise constitue de loin le plus vaste corpus de textes rédigés en langue vernaculaire dont dispose l’Europe occidentale. Bien que composée entre le VIIe et le XIIe siècle de notre ère, cette littérature véhicule des éléments provenant de la mythologie celtique préchrétienne.
Pieces of a Nation Cover Pieces of a Nation Cover
Format: 
Pages: 212
ISBN: 9789464260137
Pub Date: 28 Apr 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 36fc/14bw
Pages: 212
ISBN: 9789464260120
Pub Date: 28 Sep 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 36fc/14bw
Description:
South Sudan became independent in 2011 after decades of rebel wars with the Government of Sudan. Independence prompted discussions about South Sudanese identity and shared history, in which material objects and cultural heritage featured as vitally important resources. However, the long-term effects of colonialism and conflict had largely precluded any concerted attempts to preserve material culture within the country; museums remained in Khartoum, the capital of the formally united Sudan.
The Ancient Egyptians and the Natural World Cover The Ancient Egyptians and the Natural World Cover
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Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464260366
Pub Date: 28 Apr 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 128fc/58bw
Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464260359
Pub Date: 03 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 128fc/58bw
Description:
This book explores the interaction between animals, plants, and humans in ancient Egypt. It draws together different aspects of the bioarchaeology of Egypt: flora, fauna, and human remains. These come from sites throughout the country from Alexandria to Aswan, as well as material from museum basements.
Museums, Heritage, and Digital Curation Cover Museums, Heritage, and Digital Curation Cover
Format: 
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9789464260755
Pub Date: 28 Mar 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 50fc/5bw
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9789464260748
Pub Date: 28 Mar 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 50fc/5bw
Description:
Heritage institutions face major changes in the areas of digitisation, narrative, inclusivity, and participation. In this groundbreaking book Wim Hupperetz, an expert in the field of museums, heritage and digital curation, reflects on the challenge of change. How does a museum move from an object or a collection to storytelling, and what is the impact of digitisation on curatorship?
Vom Kollektiv zum Individuum Cover Vom Kollektiv zum Individuum Cover
Format: 
Pages: 350
ISBN: 9789464270136
Pub Date: 28 Mar 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Scales of Transformation
Pages: 350
ISBN: 9789464270129
Pub Date: 28 Mar 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Scales of Transformation
Illustrations: 95fc/53bw
Description:
Dieses Buch behandelt die Frage, ob und wie sich soziale Identitäten in der deutschen Mittelgebirgszone zum Ende des 3. Jahrtausends v. Chr.
Mensch-Tier-Verhältnisse in Monjukli Depe Cover Mensch-Tier-Verhältnisse in Monjukli Depe Cover
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Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464280197
Pub Date: 16 Mar 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 17fc/57bw
Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464280180
Pub Date: 16 Mar 2022
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 17fc/57bw
Description:
Wie gestaltete sich das soziale Zusammenleben zwischen Menschen und nichtmenschlichen Arten als eine eng verwobene Gemeinschaft in prähistorischer Zeit? In verschiedensten Disziplinen der Geistes-, Sozial- und Lebenswissenschaften werden verstärkt gesellschaftliche Grundannahmen über nichtmenschliche Arten hinterfragt. Die aus dieser Wende entstandenen neuen Fragestellungen verbreiten sich auch in der Archäologie.
Tomb 26 on Sai Island Cover Tomb 26 on Sai Island Cover
Format: 
Pages: 380
ISBN: 9789464260168
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 275fc/75bw
Pages: 380
ISBN: 9789464260151
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 275fc/75bw
Description:
New Kingdom burial customs in Nubia (northern Sudan) are well traceable by means of large cemeteries, in particular Egyptian style rock-cut shaft tombs with pyramidal superstructures. These tombs and their contents have lately been discussed as important data sets offering insights into the diverse population, material culture, funerary and social practices in New Kingdom Nubia.A new rock-cut shaft tomb, potentially with pyramidal superstructure (Tomb 26), was discovered by the AcrossBorders project on Sai Island in 2015.
Settling with the norm? Cover Settling with the norm? Cover
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Pages: 286
ISBN: 9789464280227
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 58fc / 96bw
Pages: 286
ISBN: 9789464280210
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 58fc / 96bw
Description:
When studying later prehistoric societies, it is evident that shared practices, as well as variations, exist in the settlement record. Traditionally, the emphasis has mainly been on the elements shared on large scales, the widely shared norms. Variations in material culture have received little attention.
Resurfacing the Submerged Past Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 310
ISBN: 9789464260380
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 150fc/30bw
Description:
The Netherlands are internationally renowned for the archaeology of its wetland environments. The reclamation of the Flevoland Polders in the early half of the 20th century not only exposed hundreds of shipwrecks, but also remnants of prehistoric landscapes and traces of human occupation dating to Mesolithic and Neolithic times. Ultimately, this led to the 'discovery' of the Swifterbant Culture in the 1960s-1970s, and which was initially seen as a Dutch equivalent of the Ertebølle Culture.
Labouring with Large Stones Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 220
ISBN: 9789464280104
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 31fc/13bw
Description:
This book explores the cost, expressed in labour, of constructing fortifications during the Late Bronze Age in Greece (ca. 1600 - 1050 BCE). The underlying question for this study is whether the cost of large scale constructions, built with large, unwieldy blocks, may have overstretched the (economic) capabilities of communities, leading to their collapse.
Labouring with Large Stones Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 220
ISBN: 9789464280098
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 31fc/13bw
Description:
This book explores the cost, expressed in labour, of constructing fortifications during the Late Bronze Age in Greece (ca. 1600 - 1050 BCE). The underlying question for this study is whether the cost of large scale constructions, built with large, unwieldy blocks, may have overstretched the (economic) capabilities of communities, leading to their collapse.
Farm, Hunt, Feast, Celebrate Cover Farm, Hunt, Feast, Celebrate Cover
Format: 
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9789464260229
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 147fc/70bw
Pages: 300
ISBN: 9789464260212
Pub Date: 28 Dec 2021
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 147fc/70bw
Description:
Building on the experience of twenty-five years of fieldwork and archaeozoological analyses carried out during research projects in various regions of northern France, this book examines animal husbandry and hunting practices over the 5000 year period from the first sedentary groups to the more evolved societies, corresponding to the Neolithic, Bronze and Iron Age.This approach is based on the processing of a very large amount of data, from sources as varied as settlements, assembly places, cemeteries and other distinctive sites. The study looks in detail at domestic consumption in houses, villages and enclosures, as well as addressing feasting, ceremonial deposition and the role of animals in the funerary sphere.