The seventh volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology’s series on the rural countryside (chora) of Metaponto is a study of the Greek sanctuary at Pantanello. The site is the first Greek rural sanctuary in southern Italy that has been fully excavated and exhaustively documented. Its evidence—a massive array of distinctive structural remains and 30,000-plus artifacts and ecofacts—offers unparalleled insights into the development of extra-urban cults in Magna Graecia from the seventh t...

The Mage's Herbal Grimoire brings together centuries of herbal knowledge, folklore, and magical tradition in one practical volume. Explore classical medicinal uses, herbal lore, oils, salves, teas, tinctures, sacred brews, and historical spell suggestions while discovering the enduring relationship between humanity and the natural world.The Mages Herbal Grimoire is a comprehensive guide to the rich traditions of herbalism, folk medicine, and magical botany....

This volume in the Institute of Classical Archaeology’s series on rural settlements in the countryside (chora) of Metaponto is a study of the fourth-century BC farmhouse known as Fattoria Fabrizio, located in the heart of the surveyed chora in the Venella valley (at Ponte Fabrizio). This simple structure richly illustrates the life of fourth-century BC Metapontine farmers of modest means.Thorough interpretations of the farmhouse structure in its wider historical and socioeconomic c...