Sidestone Press
About 15 years ago, Sidestone Press was born out of an archaeology student’s frustration with the lack of options available for publishing his thesis as a proper book. This student, Karsten Wentink, banded together with co-student Corné van Woerdekom and Sidestone Press was founded. While we have since become a household name in academic publishing in archaeology and anthropology, and are continuously expanding into other markets, our very name reflects our origins as archaeologists. At the time of our founding, Karsten & Corné were both busy studying various elements of the Dutch Neolithic Funnel Beaker Culture. Famous for its megalithic funerary structures known as ‘Hunebedden’, this brand-new publishing house was named after a structural element of these prehistoric monuments: the sidestone.
Open Science is central to our publishing philosophy: we believe that scientific information should be freely available to all. Through our own digital e-book library we guarantee that scientific information published through Sidestone Press is immediately freely available around the world. Our authors always retain the copyright of their research and are free to share PDFs of their work.
At Sidestone we pride ourselves on continuously innovating our production process so that we can offer good-looking, full-color books at affordable prices. Because with books, appearance does matter. We furthermore strive to keep the turn-around time from submission-to-publication as short as possible, and our prices as low as possible – both for the author and the person purchasing our books. In short, when you publish with us – your work stays yours, but is shared freely – and beautifully – with the world.
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From Quarries to Rock-cut Sites
Echoes of Stone Crafting
Full Price: $50.00
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ISBN: 9789464261646
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
260 Pages
The archaeological study of quarries focuses mainly on the reconstruction of the extraction process, while rock-hewn spaces have often been approached from the point of view of architectural styles...
“Better Than We”
Landscapes and materialities of race, class, and gender in pre-emancipation Saba, Dutch Caribbean
Full Price: $75.00
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ISBN: 9789464270785
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
402 Pages
This study aims to understand the materiality of Saba’s ideological landscape during its pre-emancipation colonial period. This is accomplished by understanding the dialectics, or inseparable relationships,...
Byblos
A legacy unearthed
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ISBN: 9789464262209
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
300 Pages
Byblos has played an extraordinary role in the history of the Mediterranean. From c. 3200 BC, it developed into the preeminent port of the region due to its strategic location at the foothills of the...
Decoding the Jewels
Renaissance Jewellery in Scotland
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ISBN: 9789464262575
Pub Date: 2024-05-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
200 Pages
For the first time, National Museums Scotland’s important collection of Renaissance jewelry from Scotland is considered together in this fully illustrated volume alongside significant items from the...
Alternative Egyptology
Critical essays on the relation between academic and alternative interpretations of ancient Egypt
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ISBN: 9789464261615
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
160 Pages
Interpretations of ancient Egypt still abound and not only give a glimpse into the development of academic Egyptology, but also into alternative ideas and their popularisation.
Death and Display
Kuba funerary art from the Congo River Basin
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ISBN: 9789464262124
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
222 Pages
During funerals of nobles in the Kuba kingdom (Democratic Republic of Congo), visitors used to theatrically offer so-called bongotols to the deceased and the mourning family. These highly appreciated...
Archéologie en musée et identités nationales en Europe (1848-1914)
Un héritage en quête de nouveaux défis au 21e siècle
Price: $95.00
ISBN: 9789464262636
Pub Date: 2024-03-20
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
502 Pages
Des spécialistes de l’ensemble de l’Europe décrivent les enjeux politiques et scientifiques auxquelles a présidé la fondation des musées d’archéologie entre 1848 et 1914. Au travers de personnalités...
Larger than Life
The Ommerschans hoard and the role of giant swords in the European Bronze Age (1500-1100 BC)
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ISBN: 9789464262605
Pub Date: 2024-05-14
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
400 Pages
In 1896 a remarkable hoard was discovered near Ommerschans in the eastern Netherlands that included a spectacular object: a giant bronze sword. It was obtained by the landowner and kept by a forester,...
From Quarries to Rock-cut Sites
Echoes of Stone Crafting
Full Price: $50.00
Discount Price: $45.00
ISBN: 9789464261646
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
260 Pages
“Better Than We”
Landscapes and materialities of race, class, and gender in pre-emancipation Saba, Dutch Caribbean
Full Price: $75.00
Discount Price: $70.00
ISBN: 9789464270785
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
402 Pages
Byblos
A legacy unearthed
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $65.00
ISBN: 9789464262209
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
300 Pages
Decoding the Jewels
Renaissance Jewellery in Scotland
Full Price: $50.00
Discount Price: $45.00
ISBN: 9789464262575
Pub Date: 2024-05-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
200 Pages
Alternative Egyptology
Critical essays on the relation between academic and alternative interpretations of ancient Egypt
Full Price: $40.00
Discount Price: $35.00
ISBN: 9789464261615
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
160 Pages
Death and Display
Kuba funerary art from the Congo River Basin
Full Price: $70.00
Discount Price: $65.00
ISBN: 9789464262124
Pub Date: 2024-03-31
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
222 Pages
Archéologie en musée et identités nationales en Europe (1848-1914)
Un héritage en quête de nouveaux défis au 21e siècle
Price: $95.00
ISBN: 9789464262636
Pub Date: 2024-03-20
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
502 Pages
Larger than Life
The Ommerschans hoard and the role of giant swords in the European Bronze Age (1500-1100 BC)
Full Price: $90.00
Discount Price: $85.00
ISBN: 9789464262605
Pub Date: 2024-05-14
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Sidestone Press
400 Pages