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Paperback. The dead tell no tales. Or do they? This book shows that the dead can speak to us - about their lives, and ours - through the remarkable insights of bioarchaeology, which reconstructs the lives and lifestyles of past peoples based on the study of skeletal remains. Num Pages: 272 pages, 3 line illus., 32 halftones. BIC Classification: HD; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 163 x 16. Weight in Grams: 384.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691092843
ISBN
9780691092843
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 33.64

Paperback. Much of the literature on ancient Egypt centers on pharaohs or on elite conceptions of the afterlife. Drawing on the archaeological, iconographic, and textual evidence from the earlier years of the New Kingdom, this book examines how ordinary ancient Egyptians lived their lives, from birth to death. Num Pages: 256 pages, 2 maps. 49 halftones. 11 line illus. BIC Classification: 1QDAE; HBJH; HBLA; HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 156 x 14. Weight in Grams: 418.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691120584
ISBN
9780691120584
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.89

Hardback. A book on deep-sea archaeology. It describes the advances that enable researchers to probe the secrets of the deep ocean, and the vital contributions these advances offer to archaeology and fields like maritime history and anthropology. Editor(s): Ballard, Robert D. Num Pages: 296 pages, 170 color illus. 8 line illus. BIC Classification: HDR; HDW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 280 x 216 x 15. Weight in Grams: 1244.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
294
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691129402
ISBN
9780691129402
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.13
€ 59.60

Hardback. Tells the story of the ancient Egyptian city of Mendes, home of the mysterious cult of the 'fornicating ram who mounts the beauties'. This book describes the discoveries of the great temple of the ram and the 'Mansion of the Rams', where the embalmed bodies of the avatars of the god were buried. Num Pages: 264 pages, 125 halftones. 70 line illus. 2 tables. BIC Classification: HDDG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 203 x 25. Weight in Grams: 938.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691142265
ISBN
9780691142265
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.40
€ 42.35

Hardback. Offers an overview of the sophisticated culture of pastoral nomadic populations who lived on the territory of Kazakhstan from roughly the middle of the first millennium BCE to the early centuries CE. This title explores the conditions of mobile life ways that resulted from ecological conditions in the steppes and high valleys of Inner Eurasia. Editor(s): Stark, Soren; Samashev, Zainolla; Rubinson, Karen S.; Chi, Jennifer Y. Num Pages: 200 pages, 268 color illus. BIC Classification: 1FCZ; ACBP; HBLA; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 311 x 230 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1398.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691154800
ISBN
9780691154800
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 71.20
€ 54.95

Hardback. Excavation of the ancient city of Morgantina in southeastern Sicily since 1955 has recovered an extraordinary quantity and variety of pottery, both locally made and imported. This title presents advanced information about the sources of the clay used by the Morgantina potters, as revealed by X-ray fluorescence analysis of selected vases. Series: Publications of the Department of Art & Archaeology, Princeton University. Num Pages: 528 pages, 706 halftones. 993 line illus.11 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAG; 1QDAR; HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 288 x 222 x 45. Weight in Grams: 2240.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
680
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691156729
ISBN
9780691156729
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 207.67
€ 160.61

Paperback. Catalog of an exhibition held at the Institute for the Study of the Ancient World at New York University, New York, February 12-June 7, 2015. Editor(s): Chi, Jennifer Y.; Azara, Pedro. Num Pages: 168 pages, 125 color illus. 1 map. BIC Classification: AC; HBLA; HD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 176 x 270 x 22. Weight in Grams: 830.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691166469
ISBN
9780691166469
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.97

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 208 pages, 4 halftones 58 line drawings 50 tables. BIC Classification: HDD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 256 x 203 x 12. Weight in Grams: 466.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691605203
ISBN
9780691605203
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 31.01

Paperback. In this analysis, Shanks and Tilley argue against the functionalism and positvism which result from an inadequate assimilation of social theory into the day-to-day practice of archaeology. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 141 x 15. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1987
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745601847
ISBN
9780745601847
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.74

Paperback. Num Pages: 196 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: HDW; JHM; JHMP; PSX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 246 x 182 x 13. Weight in Grams: 442. 196 pages, Illustrations. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: HDW; JHMP; PSX. Dimension: 246 x 182 x 13. Weight: 442.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1981
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
3rd Edition
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801498756
ISBN
9780801498756
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 46.00

Paperback. This groundbreaking study will prompt further reassessments of the other Roman provinces and of medieval Spanish history. Series: Ancient Society and History. Num Pages: 510 pages, 22, 8 black & white halftones, 14 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DSE; HBJD; HBLA; HDD. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 604.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
510
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801898327
ISBN
9780801898327
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 58.07

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804740500
ISBN
9780804740500
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.41

Paperback. The fourteen essays in this collection explore the place of women in archaeology in the twentieth century, arguing that they have largely been excluded from "an essentially all-male establishment." Editor(s): Claassen, Cheryl. Num Pages: 264 pages, 34 illus. BIC Classification: HD; JH. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 155 x 228 x 21. Weight in Grams: 408.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1994
Publisher
University of Pennsylvania Press United States
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
SKU
V9780812215090
ISBN
9780812215090
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.12

Paperback. Presents a history of holy wells from the Pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and includes a full gazetteer. This work begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. It traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England. Num Pages: 196 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBT; HD; HRCC1; HRCR; HRKP; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight in Grams: 304. Holy Wells in Historical Context. 192 pages, 14 line drawing. Presents a history of holy wells from the Pagan cult of water to the Christian wells of the middle ages, and includes a full gazetteer. This work begins the story in the ancient world, exploring the archetypal motifs present in the cult of water. It traces the distinctive development of the holy well in England. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1DB; 1DBK; 3F; 3H; 3J; HBT; HD; HRCC1; HRCR; HRKP; JFC. Dimension: 158 x 234 x 11. Weight: 296.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Boydell Press
Number of pages
196
Condition
New
SKU
V9780851158488
ISBN
9780851158488
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 26.68

Paperback. This text provides a detailed introduction to archaeology as practised in the African continent. It explains how archaeologists find sites, design an excavation, date finds, and write history. The reader is given an outline of the history of the continent, from the early hominids to the present. Num Pages: 288 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1H; HBJH; HDD. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 155 x 22. Weight in Grams: 410.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
BOYE6
Condition
New
SKU
V9780852557358
ISBN
9780852557358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.81

Paperback. A collection of essays exploring the interpretation of medieval identities through burial data. Editor(s): Sayer, Duncan; Williams, Howard. Series: Exeter Studies in Medieval Europe. Num Pages: 320 pages, 53 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1D; 3F; 3H; HDDM. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 243 x 185 x 22. Weight in Grams: 568.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Liverpool University Press
Number of pages
320
Condition
New
SKU
V9780859898799
ISBN
9780859898799
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 33.91

Paperback. An examination of how the Roman past was perceived, and used, by Victorian Britain. Series: Royal Historical Society Studies in History. Num Pages: 220 pages, 6 black & white illustrations, 1 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1QDAR; 3D; HDDK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 236 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 352.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Royal Historical Society
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780861933358
ISBN
9780861933358
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 32.78

Paperback. Num Pages: 292 pages. BIC Classification: HD. Dimension: 266 x 194. Weight in Grams: 606.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Peabody Museum Press
Number of pages
292
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873651837
ISBN
9780873651837
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 40.99
€ 33.72

Paperback. A detailed report on the excavations of, and a comprehensive account and analysis of artifacts and materials from, seven settlements that varied in size from units of one or two families to small communities of several dozen individual houses. Num Pages: 298 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: HD. Category: (P) Professional & Scholarly; (UP) Postgraduate; (UU) Undergraduate. Weight in Grams: 1000.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
298
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873651981
ISBN
9780873651981
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 50.99
€ 42.03

Paperback. Num Pages: 104 pages. BIC Classification: HD. Dimension: 268 x 199. Weight in Grams: 280.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
Peabody Museum Press
Number of pages
104
Condition
New
SKU
V9780873651998
ISBN
9780873651998
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.53

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