Bowman(A.K.), Brady(M.) (edd.) Images and Artefacts of the Ancient World. (British Academy Occasional Papers No. 4) Pp. xiv + 150, figs, b/w & colour ills, maps. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2005. Paper, £35. ISBN: 0-19-726296-1

For archaeologists, too, virtual technology oers a means of transforming scattered and impoverished signals into coherent and meaningful symbols, facilitating interdisciplinary communication for research and teaching, understanding the advantages of 3D imagery over two-dimensional photographic representations, and (not least) preserving information from perishable artefacts and materials for the future. The papers in this collection follow no logical order (although some are evidently grouped), and classical scholars may nd it helpful to begin with one of the more The Classical Review vol. 56 no. 2 The Classical Association 2006; all rights reserved 452 the classical review accessible and far-reaching discussions, such as Greenhalghs lively and thoughtful analysis of the state of virtual technology, followed perhaps by Denards paper At the foot of Pompeys statue: reconceiving Romes Theatrum Lapideum. [...]this volume will surely as the Editors hoped set a standard and a guideline for interdisciplinary research and increase awareness among classical scholars of the possible applications of imaging techniques to a wide range of artefacts from the ancient world.