INSTAP Academic Press

INSTAP Academic Press

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Scholarly publisher of excavations and individual studies focusing on Aegean Prehistory. All publications are in English.

The Institute for Aegean Prehistory (INSTAP) was founded in 1981 to support projects relevant to the history of the Aegean world from the Paleolithic to the 8th century B.C. In 2001, the INSTAP Academic Press was started to help publish projects dealing with the subject of Aegean Prehistory. The Press is a scholarly publisher specializing in the publication of primary source material from archaeological excavations as well as individual studies dealing with material from the prehistoric periods.

Photos from INSTAP Academic Press's post 01/09/2026

On Sale Now until March 31!
ISD and ISD International offer exclusive discount on leading works in Aegean prehistory and archaeological research. Explore meticulously produced excavation reports, primary source material, and authoritative studies from one of the field’s most respected nonprofit scholarly publishers.
https://12c622-52b.icpage.net/isd---instap-discounts-international

Photos from ISD - Distributor of Scholarly Books's post 01/09/2026

Our volumes are available now at the ISD book booth at the AIA annual meeting in San Francisco.

10/17/2025

The UISPP Commission on the Archaeometry of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Inorganic Artefacts, Materials, and their Technologies (https://uispp.net/index.php/en/commissions/archaeometry) has organized an Archaeometry Conference on Ceramics, Metals, Glass, and Stone (https://chania2025.sciencesconf.org/). It is hosted by the Archaeology Museum of Chania, Crete, Greece (https://amch.gr/en/). It is a UISPP Archaeometry colloquium for the year of 2025. The conference includes participants from other UISPP commissions and from other institutions located in a total of 25 different countries.
To receive the program and abstracts, email [email protected].
The museum will provide Zoom and online streaming of the conference. For anyone who wishes to Zoom, please email [email protected] with email addresses where we will send the secure Zoom invitation closer to the time of the conference. For all others, the conference will stream live on the museum's YouTube and Facebook channels: https://www.youtube.com/ and https://www.facebook.com/AMChania/
Kindest regards,
Susan Ferrence (on behalf of the Organizing Committee)
UISPP Archaeometry Conference, Chania, Crete

10/17/2025

Just in time for the holiday shopping season, INSTAP Academic Press and ISD present deep discounts on INSTAP titles until December 31, 2025. To place your order online for sales in both North America and Europe, see https://12c622-52b.icpage.net/isd---instap-discounts-international.
Happy shopping!

Power and Place in the Prehistoric Aegean and Beyond. Studies in Honor of James C. Wright - INSTAP Academic Press 05/11/2025

Very pleased to announce our latest publication, POWER AND PLACE, the Festschrft in honor of James Wright
https://www.isdistribution.com/BookDetail.aspx?aId=185437

Power and Place in the Prehistoric Aegean and Beyond. Studies in Honor of James C. Wright - INSTAP Academic Press Susan E. Allen, Robert Schon, and R. Angus K. Smith eds.   To purchase outside North America, contact [email protected] PDF book files are available

03/21/2025

Get your INSTAP books while the sale is still on until the end of the month!

Take a look at our list of deeply discounted INSTAP Academic Press volumes that are available while supplies last! View the list and special pricing here: https://www.isdistribution.com/CatalogLeafletRender.aspx?lId=239
Click any title on the list to be taken to the book description on the ISD website and to order.

Photos from INSTAP Academic Press's post 03/06/2025

CALL FOR PAPERS
The UISPP Commission on Archaeometry of Prehistoric and Protohistoric Inorganic Artefacts, Materials and Their Technologies (https://uispp.net/en/commissions/archaeometry) invites you to an ARCHAEOMETRY CONFERENCE ON STONE, GLASS, CERAMICS AND METALS to be held at the Archaeological Museum of Chania in western Crete, Nov. 6-8, 2025.
We welcome contributions on topics related to the materials listed above. Deadline for registration and abstract submission is 16th May. Registration and submission are now online at https://chania2025.sciencesconf.org/.

01/29/2025

Take a look at our list of deeply discounted INSTAP Academic Press volumes that are available while supplies last! View the list and special pricing here: https://www.isdistribution.com/CatalogLeafletRender.aspx?lId=239
Click any title on the list to be taken to the book description on the ISD website and to order.

01/03/2025

Bernice Jones with her new INSTAP Academic Press book, "Minoan Wall Painting of Pseira, Crete." Couldn't make it to Philly? Order here: tinyurl.com/MinoanWallPainting

Archaeological Institute of America

01/03/2025

Stop by the ISD book booth in the exhibition hall at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America to check out the books published by INSTAP Academic Press

12/30/2024

Look for our new publications this week in Philly at the ISD book booth in the exhibition hall.

Take a look at the SCS Program Outline for the 2025 Annual Meeting in Philadelphia, PA. This schedule includes a summary of SCS events, sessions, and meetings taking place January 2nd through 5th: https://classicalstudies.org/annual-meeting/program-outline-2025-annual-meeting

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