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Archaeology by period / region
Hardcover. Landscapes across Europe were transformed, both physically and conceptually, during the early medieval period (c AD 400-1200), and these changes were bound up with the conversion to Christianity and the development of ecclesiastical power structures. This is the first book to adopt a comparative landscape approach to this crucial subject. Editor(s): O Carragain, Tomas; Turner, Sam. Num Pages: 640 pages, 50 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HBJD; HBLC; HDDM; HRAX. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 209 x 259 x 50. Weight in Grams: 2106.
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781782052005
- ISBN
- 9781782052005
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 39.00€ 31.26
€ 39.00
€ 31.26
Paperback. Newgrange is an archaeological site in Ireland. Every year around 250,000 people come to the see this Neolithic passage tomb. This book is designed for the general reader with an interest in Irish prehistory. It explains the results of decades of excavation and analysis. Num Pages: 132 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps,. BIC Classification: 1DBR; HDDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 238 x 94 x 10. Weight in Grams: 406.
- Edition
- illustrated edition
- Publisher
- Cork University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781859184318
- ISBN
- 9781859184318
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 21.99€ 18.49
€ 21.99
€ 18.49
Hardcover. Presents a fresh approach to reading ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs, this introduction assumes no previous knowledge of grammar or ancient languages, but guides readers through the inscriptions, from simple to more complex, supported by full explanations and translations. It explains the mysteries of hieroglyphs without jargon or technical terms. Num Pages: 160 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 194 x 253 x 21. Weight in Grams: 742.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051726
- ISBN
- 9780500051726
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 17.99€ 14.27
€ 17.99
€ 14.27
Flexibound. The most up-to-date account of the boy king's life, from the discovery of the tomb in 1922 by Howard Carter to the latest CT-scanning, X-raying, and DNA studies. By the world-renowned Egyptologist and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence, Zahi Hawass, who lead the first DNA analysis of royal mummies in 2010. Num Pages: 320 pages, 160 Colour. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; 3D; HBLA; HBLH; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 225 x 284 x 20. Weight in Grams: 1310.
- Publisher
- The American University in Cairo Press Egypt
- Number of pages
- 320
- Publication date
- 2013
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9789774166372
- ISBN
- 9789774166372
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 52.99€ 49.59
€ 52.99
€ 49.59
Paperback. Beginning with the Neolithic period, pre-3000 BCE, and ending at the close of the Bronze Age and the transition to the Iron Age of Hellenic Greece (c1000 BCE), this text is an introduction to the visual arts and architecture of the era. The historical and social context of the art is discussed. Series: Oxford History of Art. Num Pages: 272 pages, numerous colour plates, halftones, and line illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; ACG; AM; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 237 x 169 x 16. Weight in Grams: 618.
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 252
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780192842084
- ISBN
- 9780192842084
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 31.99€ 23.30
€ 31.99
€ 23.30
Hardback. This collection of essays reflects Anthony Snodgrass's wide-ranging research interests: Greek prehistory, the Greek Iron Age and Archaic era, Greek texts and Archaeology, Classical Art History, societies on the fringes of the Greek and Roman world, and Regional Field Survey. Editor(s): Bintliff, John; Rutter, Keith. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 253 x 179 x 28. Weight in Grams: 1064.
- Publisher
- Edinburgh University Press
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781474417099
- ISBN
- 9781474417099
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 136.90€ 131.20
€ 136.90
€ 131.20
Paperback. Vikings began raiding islands and monasteries on the Atlantic fringes of Europe in the 790s. The Irish Sea rapidly became one of their most productive hunting-grounds. Viking paganism, demonstrated by spectacular burials, was gradually eclipsed by Christianity. This book looks afresh at the story of this supremely opportunistic people. Num Pages: 192 pages, Illustrations (some col.), maps. BIC Classification: 1DBKEN; 1DBR; 1QSE; HDDM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 248 x 172 x 12. Weight in Grams: 470.
- Edition
- Illustrated
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Number of pages
- 160
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780752436463
- ISBN
- 9780752436463
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 29.99€ 21.34
€ 29.99
€ 21.34
Paperback. A five-hundred-year-old legend. An ancient curse. A medical mystery. A journey into the unknown heart of the world's densest jungle and a stunning archaeological discovery. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLCH; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
- Publisher
- Head of Zeus
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2017
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781786695079
- ISBN
- 9781786695079
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 13.99€ 10.94
€ 13.99
€ 10.94
Paperback. .
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Edition
- Reissue
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781108077521
- ISBN
- 9781108077521
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 79.41
€ 79.41
Hardcover. Basing this study of South Scandinavia's Maglemosian economy on a selection of the faunal assemblages of the period, this book uses spatial analysis and multivariate correspondence analysis to draw together theories on human movements of the time. Num Pages: 315 pages, b/w illlus. BIC Classification: 1DN; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 250 x 182 x 27. Weight in Grams: 836.
- Publisher
- Aarhus University Press Denmark
- Number of pages
- 315
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Edition
- First Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9788772884394
- ISBN
- 9788772884394
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 13.23
€ 13.23
Paperback. The purpose the hillforts served is examined in this book. It also describes how the defences were constructed, the design of the entrances, and the buildings that were erected inside.' Series: Shire Archaeology. Num Pages: 64 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1; HBLA; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 206 x 146 x 7. Weight in Grams: 168.
- Publisher
- Shire Publications Ltd
- Number of pages
- 64
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 2nd Revised edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- KEX0228157
- ISBN
- 9780747801801
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 8.99€ 8.85
€ 8.99
€ 8.85
Paperback. Deep in the Jordanian desert lies the hidden rose red city of Petra, carved directly out of the solid rock that rises in sharp ridges above the sands. Recent excavations provide new information about this mysterious, beautiful and dramatic site. Series: New Horizons S. Num Pages: 128 pages, 125 illustrations, 113 in colour. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; AM; HDD; WT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 175 x 126 x 7. Weight in Grams: 208.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson Ltd
- Number of pages
- 128
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2000
- Edition
- 01st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500300992
- ISBN
- 9780500300992
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 10.99€ 9.86
€ 10.99
€ 9.86
Paperback. This meticulous investigation, based around a famous rock image, the 'White Lady', makes it possible to take stock of the mythical presuppositions that infuse a great deal of scientific research, especially in the case of rock art studies. Num Pages: 330 pages. BIC Classification: HDDA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 245 x 26. Weight in Grams: 860.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784914707
- ISBN
- 9781784914707
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 118.43
€ 118.43
Paperback. Tells the story of how Scottish twin sisters made one of the most important manuscript finds of the nineteenth century - an early copy of the gospels which lay hidden in the Sinai desert. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBX; 3JH; HBJF1; HBLL; HDDH; HRCG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 326.
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780099546542
- ISBN
- 9780099546542
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 15.99€ 11.77
€ 15.99
€ 11.77
Paperback. Volume four in the British School of Archaeology in Iraq's study of the city of Abu Salabikh. Volume Four is a two-volume set, with the first book containing the text and the second book containing the plates. Editor(s): Green, Anthony. Series: Abu Salabikh excavations. Num Pages: 234 pages, 98pls. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 298 x 213 x 29. Weight in Grams: 926.
- Publisher
- The British School of Archaeology in Iraq United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 234
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1993
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780903472135
- ISBN
- 9780903472135
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 108.11
€ 108.11
Paperback. This publication brings together personal analyses of sixty CT scans of ancient Egyptian human mummies collected from many museums throughout the UK and continental Europe. The effect is that of performing 'virtual autopsies' ('virtopsies') allowing techniques of mummification to be examined. Series: Archaeopress Egyptology. Num Pages: 269 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white with 7 colour plates. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG; MBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 300 x 209 x 32. Weight in Grams: 1028.
- Publisher
- Archaeopress
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2015
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781784911102
- ISBN
- 9781784911102
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 57.46
€ 57.46
Hardcover. Velleius Paterculus' short work is the earliest surviving attempt on the part of a post-Augustan historian to survey the history of the res publica from its origins to his own times. In a period from which no other contemporary historical narrative survives in more than meagre fragments, Velleius' work is uniquely important. Editor(s): Cowan, Eleanor. Num Pages: 308 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HDDK. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 239 x 164 x 24. Weight in Grams: 824.
- Publisher
- Classical Press of Wales United Kingdom
- Number of pages
- 308
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2011
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781905125456
- ISBN
- 9781905125456
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 79.28
€ 79.28
Hardcover. The Book of the Dead of Sobekmose, in the collection of the Brooklyn Museum, New York, is one of the most important surviving examples of the ancient Egyptian Book of the Dead genre. This title offers an English translation of a single, extensive, major text that can speak to us from beginning to end in the order in which it was composed. Num Pages: 216 pages, 61 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HDDG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 253 x 29. Weight in Grams: 936.
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780500051887
- ISBN
- 9780500051887
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 24.49
€ 33.99
€ 24.49
Hardcover. A definitive work which brings together, for the first time, decades of archaeological research into the Small Isles, presented for a general audience. Provides a tour of both the past and the present for visitors and walkers who would like to know more about the history of these islands. Num Pages: 190 pages, 150. BIC Classification: 1DBKSH; HBJD1; HDD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 257 x 210. .
- Publisher
- Historic Environment Scotland
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9781902419923
- ISBN
- 9781902419923
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 33.99€ 28.96
€ 33.99
€ 28.96
The Shammakh to Ayl Archaeological Survey, Southern Jordan 2010-2012
MacDonald, Burton, Clark, Geoffrey A., Herr, ...
Hardback. The Shammakh to Ayl Archaeological Survey examined archaeological sites in an area of approximately 590 km between Shammakh in the north and Ayl in the south in the southern segment of the Transjordan Plateau. It has particular relevance for understanding the major sites of Petra, Udhruh and ash-Shawbak. 200 b/w illus, 36 b/w tbls. Series: ASOR Archaeological Reports. Num Pages: 628 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FBJ; HDDC. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 228 x 287 x 35. Weight in Grams: 2246.
- Publisher
- American Society of Overseas Research
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2016
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780897570930
- ISBN
- 9780897570930
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 105.14
€ 105.14