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.
Style and Society in the Prehistory of West Asia Cover Style and Society in the Prehistory of West Asia Cover
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Pages: 200
ISBN: 9789464261806
Pub Date: 16 Nov 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Illustrations: 83fc / 15bw
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9789464261790
Pub Date: 16 Nov 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Illustrations: 83fc / 15bw
Description:
Olivier Nieuwenhuyse was a remarkable archaeologist whose work has transformed the study of later Neolithic societies in West Asia. He has inspired many colleagues and students in their own pursuit of archaeology. Through the analysis of material culture his aim was to reconstruct social meanings and practices of societies in the deep past.
Separation, hybridisation, and networks Cover Separation, hybridisation, and networks Cover
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Pages: 400
ISBN: 9789464270495
Pub Date: 27 Oct 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Scales of Transformation
Illustrations: 244fc / 38bw
Pages: 400
ISBN: 9789464270488
Pub Date: 27 Oct 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Scales of Transformation
Illustrations: 244fc / 38bw
Description:
Around 3000 BCE, a turning point occurred in Europe: Long-existing regional societies entered into a process of transformation. The result is a world in which new global communication networks brought different regions closer together. From 3200/3100 BCE, the Globular Amphora phenomenon (GA) was the trailblazer in Eastern and Central Europe.
From Households to Empires Cover From Households to Empires Cover
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Pages: 290
ISBN: 9789464261967
Pub Date: 18 Oct 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 30fc / 45bw
Pages: 290
ISBN: 9789464261950
Pub Date: 18 Oct 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 30fc / 45bw
Description:
Bradley J. Parker made numerous contributions to the field of archaeology and Assyriology on a broad array of topics spanning six millennia of archaeological history in both ancient Mesopotamia and the Andes. His varied research interests included the archaeology of empires and imperial dynamics, frontiers and borderlands, households and micro-archaeology, ethnoarchaeology, aerial drone mapping, and the politics of archaeology and nationalism.
Encounters with Troubled Pasts in Contemporary Dutch and Greek Historiography Cover Encounters with Troubled Pasts in Contemporary Dutch and Greek Historiography Cover
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Pages: 100
ISBN: 9789464261776
Pub Date: 11 Oct 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Publications of the Netherlands Institute at Athens
Illustrations: 7fc / 5 bw
Pages: 100
ISBN: 9789464261769
Pub Date: 11 Oct 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Publications of the Netherlands Institute at Athens
Illustrations: 7fc / 5 bw
Description:
The volume in hand throws light on historical encounters with troubled pasts in contemporary Dutch and Greek historiography. Contributors, experts in their respective research fields with a wide range of scholarly publications, eschew dominant national accounts, deconstruct top-down narratives, and situate the historical subject(s) at the centre of the analysis. Troubled pasts are the outcome of local, national and international conflicts, of the continuous quest for growth and dominance, of Colonialism and Great Power rivalry, of ideologically-motivated purges, of Genocide, of National Liberation Struggles, and of Civil Wars.
Change and Continuity at the Roman Coastal Fort at Oudenburg from the Late 2nd until the Early 5th Century AD Cover Change and Continuity at the Roman Coastal Fort at Oudenburg from the Late 2nd until the Early 5th Century AD Cover
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Pages: 320
ISBN: 9789464260847
Pub Date: 30 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Relicta Monografieën 19
Illustrations: 115fc / 7bw
Pages: 320
ISBN: 9789464260830
Pub Date: 31 Jan 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Relicta Monografieën 19
Illustrations: 115fc / 7bw
Description:
In the later Roman period the North Sea and Channel region was the scene of seaborne attacks, political crises, army reforms, Germanic invasions and changing imperial defence strategies. Literary evidence for this era is poor. On the other hand the Shore forts can yield highly significant information, but have been subject to little study in recent decades.
Loss in Translation Cover Loss in Translation Cover
Format: 
Pages: 170
ISBN: 9789464262070
Pub Date: 26 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 9fc
Pages: 170
ISBN: 9789464262063
Pub Date: 26 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 9fc
Description:
Religious heritage has long been within the scope of academia, but very little research has been conducted on the heritagization of Catholic monasteries. This is remarkable considering the longstanding historical presence and social impact of these institutes that, in recent times, have also become well-visited spiritual centers and much-cherished heritage objects. This book addresses this lacuna.
Changing Identity in a Changing World Cover Changing Identity in a Changing World Cover
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Pages: 280
ISBN: 9789464261684
Pub Date: 22 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 64fc / 27bw
Pages: 280
ISBN: 9789464261677
Pub Date: 22 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 64fc / 27bw
Description:
From 2013-2022 the largest Stone Age excavation ever undertaken in Denmark, uncovered an entire fjord landscape beneath marine sediments at Rødbyhavn on the island of Lolland. Based on the excavations, Museum Lolland-Falster, in collaboration with Aarhus University and the Danish National Museum, organised an international conference on the topic of "LOST 2022 – Changing Identity in a Changing World" on 16 and 17 June 2022 to discuss the time around 4000 BCE in Denmark and beyond from different angles. This book summarizes the conference and presents its main outcomes.
Mensch – Körper – Tod Cover Mensch – Körper – Tod Cover
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Pages: 308
ISBN: 9789464270556
Pub Date: 20 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 42fc / 7 bw
Pages: 308
ISBN: 9789464270549
Pub Date: 20 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 42fc / 7 bw
Description:
Das europäische Neolithikum zeichnet sich durch eine Vielzahl von Umgangsweisen mit menschlichen Körpern von Toten aus. Der archäologische Diskurs zu Mensch, Körper und Tod stützte sich für das Neolithikum traditionell jedoch auf Körperbestattungen. Dies ist unter anderem auf die in der westlichen Welt vorherrschende Idealvorstellung von Totenruhe und der Deponierung eines Körpers an einem, oft separat dafür vorgesehenen Ort zurückzuführen.
What Does This Have to Do with Archaeology? Cover What Does This Have to Do with Archaeology? Cover
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Pages: 458
ISBN: 9789464261899
Pub Date: 14 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 99fc / 59 bw
Pages: 458
ISBN: 9789464261882
Pub Date: 14 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 99fc / 59 bw
Description:
“What Does This Have to Do with Archaeology?” is a collection of essays published on the occasion of Reinhard Bernbeck’s 65th birthday. The distinguished archaeologist Reinhard Bernbeck from the Institute of Near Eastern Archaeology at Freie Universität Berlin is an internationally highly esteemed colleague.
Navigating with White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys Cover Navigating with White-Faced Capuchin Monkeys Cover
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Pages: 210
ISBN: 9789464280586
Pub Date: 08 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 2fc / 27bw
Pages: 210
ISBN: 9789464280579
Pub Date: 08 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 2fc / 27bw
Description:
This monograph examines a set of questions concerning human and nonhuman primate cognition, spatial memory, foraging behavior, and the ability of monkeys to form mental maps of the location and distribution of feeding and resting sites.Two primary forms of spatial memory have been hypothesized for primates. First, it has been suggested that primates might represent spatial memory in the form of a coordinate-based (geometric) map in which points in the landscape are stored as true coordinates and individuals calculate precise angles and distances between targets.
Death at the Dunnu Cover Death at the Dunnu Cover
Format: 
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9789464261837
Pub Date: 07 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 97fc / 57bw
Pages: 200
ISBN: 9789464261820
Pub Date: 07 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 97fc / 57bw
Description:
During the roughly hundred years (ca. 1225 – 1125 BCE) that the Middle Assyrian dunnu at Tell Sabi Abyad was in operation, some forty-nine individuals were interred in graves of a striking diversity. In this book their burial type, location, orientation, position, grave goods and osteological data are analysed in order to generate new insights on Middle Assyrian society.
Household goods in the European Medieval and Early Modern Countryside Cover Household goods in the European Medieval and Early Modern Countryside Cover
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Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464270617
Pub Date: 04 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Ruralia
Pages: 276
ISBN: 9789464270600
Pub Date: 04 Sep 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Ruralia
Description:
Although household goods are a well-establish topic in Medieval and Early Modern archaeology, more recent research is overcoming simple typological and technological aspects and pointing to broader approaches, which relates to the understanding of goods’ production, consumption strategies, other economic activities and structures of social organization. Thus, the understanding of past societies and cultures relies heavily in the study of their household goods to understand people, groups and societies. In this context, the aim of the Ruralia XIV Conference was to emphasize the significance of household archaeology to the study of the European countryside in Medieval and Modern times under a cross-cultural approach.
Mentale Konzepte der Stadt in Bild- und Textmedien der Vormoderne Cover Mentale Konzepte der Stadt in Bild- und Textmedien der Vormoderne Cover
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Pages: 356
ISBN: 9789464270587
Pub Date: 21 Aug 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: ROOTS Booklet Series
Illustrations: 21fc / 30bw
Pages: 356
ISBN: 9789464270570
Pub Date: 21 Aug 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: ROOTS Booklet Series
Illustrations: 21fc / 30bw
Description:
Der Band versammelt Beiträge aus verschiedenen wissenschaftlichen Disziplinen, die sich mentalen Konzepten, d.h. Vorstellungen oder Imaginationen der westeuropäischen mittelalterlichen Stadt widmen, die epochenübergreifend in unterschiedlichsten narrativen, diskursiven und visuellen Repräsentationen in Erscheinung treten.
Roots of Routes Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 122
ISBN: 9789464261912
Pub Date: 15 Aug 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Illustrations: 82fc / 10bw
Description:
People and spaces have always been connected by routes: paths, trails, roads – on land, on water and sometimes even through the air, over hill and dale as well as over wooden planks, pavement and asphalt. Humans and animals followed them. The routes directed the circulation of raw materials and goods.
Jebel Aruda: An Uruk period temple and settlement in Syria Cover Jebel Aruda: An Uruk period temple and settlement in Syria Cover
Format: 
Pages: 390
ISBN: 9789464261714
Pub Date: 17 Jul 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Illustrations: 112fc / 385bw
Pages: 390
ISBN: 9789464261707
Pub Date: 17 Jul 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Illustrations: 112fc / 385bw
Description:
Jebel Aruda, a prominent mountain ridge overlooking the Taqba Dam lake in northern Syria, was the location of a remarkable settlement that flourished between c. 3300 and 3100 BC during the so-called Uruk period. For the inhabitants the sacredness of this high place, evidenced by the discovery of a large temple complex, seems to have taken precedent over its impractical location far above the valley of the Euphrates River.
Jebel Aruda: An Uruk period temple and settlement in Syria Cover Jebel Aruda: An Uruk period temple and settlement in Syria Cover
Format: 
Pages: 452
ISBN: 9789464261745
Pub Date: 17 Jul 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Illustrations: 10fc / 206bw
Pages: 452
ISBN: 9789464261738
Pub Date: 17 Jul 2023
Imprint: Sidestone Press
Series: Papers on Archaeology of the Leiden Museum of Antiquities
Illustrations: 10fc / 206bw
Description:
Jebel Aruda, a prominent mountain ridge overlooking the Taqba Dam lake in northern Syria, was the location of a remarkable settlement that flourished between c. 3300 and 3100 BC during the so-called Uruk period. For the inhabitants the sacredness of this high place, evidenced by the discovery of a large temple complex, seems to have taken precedent over its impractical location far above the valley of the Euphrates River.