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| This entertaining very short introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology-a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic d |
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| This book provides an invaluable overview of a fascinating subject and probes the depths of this increasingly popular discipline, presenting critical |
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| The original research papers in this volume represent the first attempt to address issues of gender in the archaeology of Italy. Ranging from prehisto |
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| Drawing on many years of research and experience, James K. Hoffmeier takes the reader on a fascinating journey around the archaeological remains of th |
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| This volume of collected essays is intended as a demonstration of the ways in which a theoretically informed archaeology significantly enhances our un |
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| Research in Africa is now accepted as an integral part of global archaeological studies. As well as providing archaeologists with the oldest material, |
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| The earliest traces of proto-human technology emerged over 2.5 million years ago on the African continent. Called the Oldowan after the famous site of |
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| Strange that we call this planet 'earth', given that it is principally covered in water. But fresh, clean drinking water is an element often taken for |
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| The invention of metal detecting technology during the Second World War allowed the development of a hobby that has traditionally been vilified by arc |
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| The study of pottery in archaeology has become increasingly important over the last century, providing the archaeologist with information on many aspe |
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| From cold war bunkers to Civil War sieges to Roman forts - Britain is littered with sites of military significance, many of which have never been stud |
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| Written by one of the most respected experts in the field, "The Archaeology of Animal Bones" is already recognised as one of the most important texts |
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| This book develops a theory and framework to describe how archaeology can contribute to a more humane world. Recognizing that archaeology is an inhere |
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| This fully updated and revised edition of the best-selling title "The Archaeology Coursebook" is a guide for students studying archaeology for the fir |
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| Archaeology is a vast subject - it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3-4 million years ago up to the p |
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| Here is the fifth edition of the bestselling introduction to archaeology, which has been adopted at hundreds of colleges and universities worldwide. I |
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| This is an objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture. Archaeology is making headlines - from recent discoveries like the buri |
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| Renowned for their monumental architecture and rich visual culture, the Moche inhabited the north coast of Peru during the Early Intermediate Period ( |
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| This fourth edition constitutes the most extensive reshaping of the text to date. In a lucid and accessible style Kevin Greene explains the discovery |
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| This richly illustrated book of vintage photographs commemorates one of the most memorable episodes in the history of archaeology: the discovery and e |
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| Explaining Tutankhamun's background and the role of the Pharaoh, "The Treasures of Tutankhamun" shows how Egypt became a source of fascination for tho |
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| Archaeologists have traditionally considered islands as distinct physical and social entities. In this book, Paul Rainbird discusses the historical co |
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| "The Mind of Egypt" presents an account of the mainsprings of Egyptian civilization - the ideals, values, mentalities, belief systems and aspirations |
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| "The Orion Mystery" published in 1994 introduced the world to a highly original, and now internationally famous, star-correlation theory about the Giz |
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| Why did Rome fall? Vicious barbarian invasions during the fifth century resulted in the cataclysmic end of the world's most powerful civilization, and |
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| This startling new book concentrates on the twenty years between 59 and 79AD, thus beginning with the earthquake which all but destroyed Pompeii and e |
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| This book, newly available in paperback, is the definitive survey of Greek vases by the outstanding world authority on classical archaeology and art. |
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| The new exhibition Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs offers a unique insight into the art, wealth and power of Egypt's New Kingdom. "The |
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| These ten papers from two Theoretical Roman Archaeology Conference (2007) sessions bring together a growing body of new archaeological evidence in an |
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| Since its arrival at the British Museum in 1891 the Aigina Treasure, a group of Greek Bronze Age gold jewellery and other objects, that is believed to |
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| The volume provides an in-depth study of an architectural ensemble that consists of an open court and elevated chapel, better known as the wabet, and |
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| This generously illustrated volume, honoring Crawford H. Greenewalt, Jr., field director of the Sardis Expedition for over thirty years, and commemora |
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| Although both national sites of commemoration and Halls of Fame for a variety of human endeavours are widespread, little thought was given to the fact |
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| This book brings together for the first time archaeological findings from key ports throughout the Indian Ocean - the Red Sea, South Arabia, the Gulf |
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| "The Book of the Dead" is a unique collection of funerary texts from a wide variety of sources, dating from the fifteenth to the fourth century BC. Co |
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| Of immense significance to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, the Holy Land has been attracting visitors since the fifth century BC. Covering all the m |
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| The tomb of Tutankhamun, with its breathtaking treasures, remains the most sensational archaeological find of all time. This brilliantly illustrated v |
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| The excavations in Raunds between 1977 and 1987 formed part of the Raunds Area Project - a major programme of archaeological research into landscape d |
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| Students of antiquity often see ancient Turkey as a bewildering array of cultural complexes. "Ancient Turkey" brings together in a coherent account th |
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| This book is a selection of papers from the seventeenth Theoretical Roman Archaeology conference 2007, held at University College London. Sessions her |
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| The purpose of this book is to describe by text and illustration the extraordinary tomb of this seemingly unimportant king of the late Eighteenth Dyna |
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| In 97 CE Julius Frontinus was appointed by the Emperor Nerva to the post of water commissioner for the city of Rome. In the De Aquaductu Urbis Romae h |
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| This is the truly extraordinary life story of Giovanni Belzoni - engineer, barber, monk, actor and circus strongman (where he earned his title, 'The G |
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| The mystery cult of Mithras became evident in Rome towards the end of the first century AD. During the next two centuries, carried by its soldier and |
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| Land has been fought over in every century, and it continues to play an important ideological role in political struggles for territorial legitimacy. |
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| Land has been fought over in every century, and it continues to play an important ideological role in political struggles for territorial legitimacy. |
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| This is the third book on material studies in this series on medieval Novgorod and its territory, and deals with a substantial body of animal bones th |
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| Bits of late Roman coinage, the mutilated torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reput |
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| Bits of late Roman coinage, the mutilated torso of a marble Venus, blue debris from an early medieval glassworks, and the powder rasped from the reput |
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| Using his own long experience as a professional archaeological surveyor and after five years patient computer-reanalysis of the earthwork and stone ci |
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| This fully updated and revised new edition of the bestselling title "The Archaeology Coursebook," is a guide for students studying archaeology for the |
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| Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, award-winning author Marcus Tanner describes the relentless pressure on Celtic communities to assimilat |
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| Death and the dead are ever present in the social landscape and are one of our largest source of information. For many periods they have been key fact |
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| Death and the dead are ever present in the social landscape and are one of our largest source of information. For many periods they have been key fact |
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| This title is re-issued to coincide with the major exhibition The First Emperor: China's Terracotta Army at the British Museum 13th September 2007 - 8 |
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| This series of short volumes, each devoted to a theme which is the subject of contemporary debate in archaeology, ranges from issues in theory and met |
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| Ireland is a country rich in archaeological sites. Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide provides the ultimate handbook to this fascinating herita |
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| This study of the industrial life of Bodmin Moor complements that of the prehistoric and medieval landscape of the Moor published in 1994 as volume 1 |
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| Geophysics is used in dealing with problems from academic to practical interest. Applications can include, an understanding the structure of the Earth |
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| The Indian landscape is full of contradictions and complex historical changes and the past still plays a major role in the present. A knowledge of its |
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| At the dawn of the twenty-first century, the Great War stands at the furthest edge of living memory. There are a handful of men alive who fought in th |
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| This is a beautifully illustrated giftbook introducing the Terracotta Army, one of the Wonders of the World. The Terracotta Army of Qin Shihuangdi, th |
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| Early historic Scotland - from the 5th to the 10th century AD - was home to a variety of diverse peoples and cultures, all competing for land and supr |
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| In studying the past, archaeologists have focused on the material remains of our ancestors. Prehistorians generally have only artefacts to study and r |
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| The Rosetta Stone has been in the British Museum for 200 years and is the single most visited object in the entire collection. A pharaoh's forgotten d |
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| After neo-evolutionism, how does one talk about the premodern state? Over the past two decades archaeological research has shifted decisively from che |
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| The distinctive languages, art, and mythologies of the ancient Celts give archaeologists with an enduring quest in Northern Europe. The Celts rarely u |
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| This publication represents the first true examination of the Roman Navy as an independent arm of the military. Though many may perceive the Roman Emp |
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| This book traces the history of the development of 'community archaeology', identifying both its advantages and disadvantages by describing how and wh |
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| Ancient Egypt has long held a fascination for cultural historians, archaeologists and anthropologists. This concise, but illuminating, survey traces t |
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| Ancient Egypt has long held a fascination for cultural historians, archaeologists and anthropologists. This concise, but illuminating, survey traces t |
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| The Science and Archaeology of Materials is set to become the definitive work in the archaeology of materials. Henderson's highly illustrated work is |
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| Palenque, known as the queen of Maya cities, fell into ruin when Mayan civilization suffered a mysterious collapse over a millennium ago. Here, father |
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