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Archaeology by period / region
Hardback. Examining various aspects of Coptic civilization along the Nile Valley from Nag Hammadi through Luxor and Coptos and south to Esna over the past seventeen hundred years, the authors look at Coptic religious history, tradition, language and heritage through texts, art, architecture, and archaeology. Editor(s): Gabra, Gawdat; Takla, Hany N. Num Pages: 372 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, figures. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; HRC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 158 x 30. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Christianity and Monasticism in Upper Egypt v. 2; Nag Hammadi - Esna Egypt
- Number of pages
- 372
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774163111
- ISBN
- 9789774163111
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 51.99€ 51.81
€ 51.99
€ 51.81
Paperback. In ancient Egypt women enjoyed a legal, social and sexual independence unrivalled by their Greek or Roman sisters, or in fact by most women until the late nineteenth century. This book presents a picture of daily life - marriage and the home, work and play, grooming and religion - viewed from a female perspective. Num Pages: 352 pages, 16pp line drawings, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 1HBE; 1QDA; HBJH; HBLA; HDD; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 256.
- Publisher
- Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 352
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1995
- Edition
- Reprint
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780140175967
- ISBN
- 9780140175967
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 20.99€ 17.93
€ 20.99
€ 17.93
Paperback. An exhaustive study of a unique and very special building and its past Num Pages: 80 pages, 31. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; 3H; HDD; TNKX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 246 x 189. .
- Publisher
- Historic England Publishing
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781848023710
- ISBN
- 9781848023710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 30.99€ 27.48
€ 30.99
€ 27.48
Hardback. The people who inhabited Europe during the two millennia before the Roman conquests had established urban centers, large-scale production of goods such as pottery and iron tools, a money economy, and more. This title argues the visual world of these late prehistoric communities was different from those of ancient Rome's literate civilization. Num Pages: 304 pages, 40 halftones. 6 line illus. 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1D; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 241 x 161 x 23. Weight in Grams: 580.
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press United States
- Number of pages
- 304
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780691143385
- ISBN
- 9780691143385
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 64.70
€ 64.70
Paperback. Clay soils make up significant areas of Britain and Europe, but until little archaeological investigation has been undertaken on such soils. This multi-authored volume, which brings together some of these investigations, with particular emphasis on the contribution of aerial photography, is widely used by undergraduates and postgraduates. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKSB; 3B; 3D; 3F; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 248 x 175 x 10. Weight in Grams: 398.
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2007
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752440934
- ISBN
- 9780752440934
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 23.54
€ 26.99
€ 23.54
Hardcover. Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were brought to the surface by in the 1990s. These ancient artefacts are to be exhibited in Britain in 2016. This book tells the story of these two ancient civilizations. Series: British Museum. Num Pages: 272 pages, 272 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG; HDR. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 266 x 296 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1904.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051856
- ISBN
- 9780500051856
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 40.60
€ 52.99
€ 40.60
Paperback. A new, fully updated edition of the world's leading guide to the historical sites of the Holy Land, providing the ultimate guide to all the main Jewish, Christian, and Muslim sites. Series: Oxford Archaeological Guides. Num Pages: 576 pages, 155 halftones, linecuts, and maps. BIC Classification: 1FBH; HDDH; WTHM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 217 x 141 x 31. Weight in Grams: 682.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 576
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Edition
- 5th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780199236664
- ISBN
- 9780199236664
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.99€ 25.69
€ 35.99
€ 25.69
Hardcover. Recent excavations at Taplow Court have revealed a long sequence of activity stretching from the Mesolithic to the Anglo-Saxon period. Mesolithic struck flints and charred hazelnuts, and early Neolithic flints, were found in a small number of tree-throw holes. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps (some col.). BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 308 x 217 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1198.
- Publisher
- Oxford University School of Archaeology United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 200
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905905096
- ISBN
- 9781905905096
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.78
€ 56.78
Hardback. This book examines Nerva's imperial coin iconography in concert with contemporary laudatory texts that praise the emperor. As such, this study has important implications for the agents behind the selection and formulation of such images in the late first and early second century. Num Pages: 232 pages, 91 illus. BIC Classification: 3D; ACG; AMX; HBLA1; HDDK. Dimension: 235 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press Inc
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780190648039
- ISBN
- 9780190648039
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 157.16
€ 157.16
Paperback. Colour defines our material world, operates as a communication tool and creates meaning. This book revisits well known and well documented sites or artefacts and explores their colours and colour connotations by looking at various contexts such as processes, landscape, iconography, body decoration or the colour connotations of death. Num Pages: 154 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3B; HDA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 290 x 14. Weight in Grams: 592.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784912253
- ISBN
- 9781784912253
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 86.57
€ 86.57
Paperback. This volume represents a selection of contributions on Mediterranean themes from a wider international interdisciplinary conference on Magical Texts in Ancient Civilizations, organised by the Centre for Comparative Studies of Civilizations at Jagiellonian University in Krakow in Poland between 27-28 June 2013 Editor(s): Bakowska-Czerner, Grazyna; Roccati, Alessandro; Swierzowska, Agata. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white with 15 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDA; 1QRM; HDDG; HDDH; HDDK; HRQX2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 207 x 292 x 15. Weight in Grams: 520.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784912475
- ISBN
- 9781784912475
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 81.53
€ 81.53
Hardcover. For more than 4,000 years the pyramids of Giza have stood like giant question marks that have intrigued and endlessly fascinated people. Who exactly built them? When? Why? And how did they create these colossal structures? This publication, is the full story as told by the evidence on the ground, by the leading authorities on the site. Num Pages: 560 pages, 450 illustrations, 400 in colour. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 280 x 230. .
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051894
- ISBN
- 9780500051894
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 88.93€ 68.55
€ 88.93
€ 68.55
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Rutgers University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Edition
- None ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780813534695
- ISBN
- 9780813534695
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 46.99€ 41.71
€ 46.99
€ 41.71
Hardback. Students of the history and archaeology of early civilizations will find China in the Early Bronze Age the most up-to-date and wide-ranging introduction to its topic now in print. Scholars in Chinese studies will use this work as a handbook and research guide. For all readers, this volume makes fascinating reading in the formative stages of Chinese culture accessible. Series: Encounters with Asia. Num Pages: 320 pages, 133 illus. BIC Classification: 1F; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 234 x 159 x 26. Weight in Grams: 652.
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press United States
- Number of pages
- 322
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780812239102
- ISBN
- 9780812239102
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 91.67
€ 91.67
Paperback. The lector is first attested during the 2nd Dynasty and is subsequently recognised throughout ancient Egypt history. This study challenges previous approaches to studies on the Lector and explores his diverse functions in a wide ranging review of the relevant evidence. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: Illustrated throughout in black and white. BIC Classification: 1HBE; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 297 x 210 x 8. Weight in Grams: 668.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- UK ed.
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784910327
- ISBN
- 9781784910327
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 80.20
€ 80.20
Paperback. The first book of its kind to be published for a general readership from youngsters upwards, Hidden in the Sands: Uncovering Qatar's Past is the fascinating, fun and educational story of Qatar's heritage and the exciting discoveries being made by archaeologists. Illustrator(s): Macdonald, Norman. Num Pages: 48 pages, 6. BIC Classification: 1FBXQ; HDDC; YNH. Category: (Y) Teenage / Young Adult. Dimension: 279 x 211 x 6. Weight in Grams: 302.
- Publisher
- Medina Publishing Ltd United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 48
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781909339064
- ISBN
- 9781909339064
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 16.42
€ 17.99
€ 16.42
Hardback. New investigation into and interpretation of the role of textiles and clothing accessories in the performance and materialisation of ritual in Greek sanctuaries of the 7th-1st centuries BC Num Pages: 384 pages, b/w and colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 3D; HBJD; HBLA1; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 181 x 249 x 33. Weight in Grams: 1260.
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781785703553
- ISBN
- 9781785703553
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 66.52
€ 66.52
Paperback. This book examines the archaeology of Cyprus from the first-known human presence during the Late Epipalaeolithic through the end of the Bronze Age. Series: Cambridge World Archaeology. Num Pages: 660 pages, 134 b/w illus. 5 maps 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1DVC; 3B; 3D; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 179 x 29. Weight in Grams: 1382.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 660
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780521723473
- ISBN
- 9780521723473
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.31
€ 42.31
Hardback. This book explores the role of formal knowledge systems in small-scale oral cultures in both historic and archaeological contexts. Num Pages: 300 pages, 43 b/w illus. 4 maps 4 tables. BIC Classification: HBLA; HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 264 x 185 x 24. Weight in Grams: 812.
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781107059375
- ISBN
- 9781107059375
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 116.82
€ 116.82
Paperback. What was life like in Scotland between 4000 and 2000 BC? Where were people living? Why did they spend so much time building extravagant ritual monuments? This volume presents fresh research and radical new interpretations of the pits, postholes, ditches, rubbish clumps, human remains and broken potsherds left behind by our Neolithic forebears. Editor(s): Brophy, Kenneth; MacGregor, Gavin; Ralston, Ian. Num Pages: 256 pages, 80 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3B; HBJD1; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 156. .
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780748685738
- ISBN
- 9780748685738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 27.91
€ 32.99
€ 27.91