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A Passion for Egypt: Arthur Weigall, Tutankhamun and the 'Curse of the
This book presents the acclaimed life story of one of the great Egyptologists of the last century.Arthur Weigall was Chief Inspector of Antiquities in Upper Egypt in its remarkable Edwardian...
Sword and the Grail: The Story of the Grail, the Templars and the
Based on stunning new archaeological evidence, both in the UK and the USA, The Sword and the Grail details the part played by the Order of the Knights of the...
Traversare: Eastern Turkiye Across Fields of Flowers
The spring-time magnificence of Eastern Turkiye is less well known to tourists than it should be. Largely agricultural, the fields and mountain slopes are covered with flowers as far as...
The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About The Past
This reference to the world of modern archaeology provides a practical understanding of what archaeology is, how archaeologists work, and how they interpret the evidence they find. This revised edition...
Beneath the Seven Seas: Adventures with the Inst.of Naut.Arch.
From the Mediterranean to the Pacific, from the Caribbean to the Red Sea, Beneath the Seven Seas takes the reader around the world in first-hand accounts of more than forty...
Treasure Hoards of East Anglia
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A fascinating history of some of the most spectacular discoveries in Norfolk, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire and Essex. The stories include the Snettisham torques, the Norley St Peter silver coins, the Hoxne...
Nature's Ghosts: The world we lost and how to bring it back
Winner of the 2024 Richard Jefferies Award for nature writingShortlisted for the 2024 Wainwright Prize for Writing on ConservationA Times Science Book of the Year 'Sophie writes fantastically, chronicling the...
A Forgotten Kingdom
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBeneath the sun-baked soil of the Turkish Hatay, two ancient mounds — Atchana and...
Esto-Europa: A Treatise On The Finno-Ugric Primary Civilization In Europe
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. maps included. Long before the Indo-European migrations reshaped the European continent, another civilisation laid its deep...
The Golden Age Of Justinian: From The Death Of Theodosius To The Rise Of Islam
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of antiquity and the medieval world, the Byzantine Empire under Emperor Justinian blazed with an artistic and...
Crusader Figural Sculpture In The Holy Land: Twelfth Century Examples From Acre, Nazareth And Belvoir Castle
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the sun-scorched cities of Acre, Nazareth, and the formidable fortress of Belvoir Castle, a remarkable artistic tradition flourished during the twelfth...
Egypt Revealed: Artist-Travellers In An Antique Land
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodWhen the ancient wonders of Egypt first captured the imagination of European travellers in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, a remarkable cohort of artist-explorers set...
The Greek Stones Speak: The Story Of Archaeology In Greek Lands
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedFew civilizations have left behind a legacy as enduring or as breathtaking as that of ancient Greece, and The Greek...
Carthage Of The Phoenicians: In The Light Of Modern Excavation
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedAt the crossroads of the ancient Mediterranean world stood Carthage — a city of legendary power, wealth, and mystery — and Carthage of the...
Gallia Belgica
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Edition: 1st ed.,Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadow of Rome's most ambitious northern frontier, Gallia Belgica stands as the definitive scholarly account of one of the ancient...
The Antiquities Of Constantinople
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Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew cities have captivated the scholarly imagination quite like Constantinople, and Pierre Gilles — a sixteenth-century French...
Greece And Rome: Builders Of Our World
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of myth and history, two civilisations arose that would forge the very foundations of the modern world...
Howard Carter Before Tutankhamun
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodBefore the golden mask of Tutankhamun made him a household name, Howard Carter spent decades quietly mastering the ancient sands...
British Museum London
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodStep into one of the world's most extraordinary repositories of human civilisation — the British Museum in London. Part of...
Art And Empire: Treasures From Assyria In The British Museum
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Minor chipping to corners.At the height of its power, the Assyrian Empire stood as one of the ancient world's most formidable civilisations...
Latrobe Valley Heritage Study
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageNestled in the heart of Victoria, the Latrobe Valley holds a rich and layered past that stretches from...
Sunken Egypt - Alexandria
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The book titled Sunken Egypt - Alexandria by the author Franck Goddio. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
Reinventing Sustainability: How Archaeology Can Save the Planet
There have been many books written about what we can learn from the failures of the past, but I want to take a more optimistic view, focussing on what we...
The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: Story of an Archaeological
This text recounts the discovery of "Lindow Man" and how this transformed the archaeological tradition of understanding Celtic Britain. The "Pete Marsh" story hit the media and public attention when...
The Illustrated Encyclopedia Of Archaeology
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFew fields of human inquiry captivate the imagination quite like archaeology — the science of unearthing civilisations lost to time — and The Illustrated Encyclopedia...
An Historical Guide To The Sculptures Of The Parthenon
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew monuments in human history have inspired as much awe, controversy, and scholarly devotion as the...
The Time Detectives: An Investigation Into Ancient Society
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageStep back through the sands of time and become a sleuth of the ancient world — The Time...
Greece: History - Museums - Monuments
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilizations have cast as long a shadow over human history as ancient Greece, and Greece: History -...
Return To The Stars: Evidence For The Impossible
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat if the myths and monuments of ancient civilisations are not the products of primitive imagination, but rather the recorded memories of extraterrestrial visitors?...
Standing Stones
Standing stones come in a variety of guises. Some are erected in circles; some make up megalithic tombs; some have intriguing patterns on them, or are steeped in myth. Long-standing...
Amazons: The Real Warrior Women of the Ancient World
The first popular history of The Amazons, the real warrior women of Central Asia, based on groundbreaking new research. Since the time of the ancient Greeks we have been fascinated...
History Of The World: Prehistory To The Renaissance
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodFrom the primordial dawn of human civilisation to the glittering intellectual rebirth of the Renaissance, History of the World: Prehistory...
Town Defences In England And Wales: An Architectural And Documentary Study Ad 900–1500
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the crumbling remnants of Saxon burhs to the formidable gatehouse towers of the late medieval period, Town Defences in England and Wales presents...
The Emergence Of Man: The Celts
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFrom the misty hillforts of Iron Age Europe to the sacred groves of the Druid priests, The Celts transports readers into the vibrant, warrior...
Latrobe Valley Heritage Study
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Latrobe Valley, one of Victoria's most historically rich and industrially significant regions, holds within its landscape centuries...
Groote Eylandt Art: Leonhard Adam Ethnological Collection Part One
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spiral binding,Few corners of the world preserve a cultural heritage as ancient and visually arresting as Groote...
Han And T'Ang Murals: Discovered In Tombs In The People's Republic Of China And Copied By Contemporary Chinese Painters
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Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the renaissance of Western art, Chinese painters of the Han and T'ang dynasties were producing breathtaking...
Conquering the North: China, Russia, Mongolia: 2,000 Years of Conflict
The Great Wall of China - stretching from the arid rises of Gansu province to the cold waters of the Bohai Sea - remains an enduring symbol of Chinese might....
The Last Dynasty: Ancient Egypt from Alexander the Great to Cleopatra
' A truly splendid read, richly detailed and powered by an unfailing gift for storytelling' John Guy 'Superb and gripping' Simon Sebag Montefiore A definitive and thrilling new account of...
Stonehenge
A beautifully illustrated account of the history and archaeology of an iconic feature of the English landscape, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series. Perched on the chalk uplands...
The Story of Archaeology: The 100 Great Archaeological Discoveries
This text describes 100 of the world's most important archaeological discoveries. Alongside the well-known are placed the equally important but less-familiar, all of which have helped our understanding of the...
Orion's Door: Symbols of Consciousness & Blueprints of Control - The
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Orion's Door explores the enormous influence one star system has had over humanity. For aeons, Orion and his key stars were worshipped all over the ancient world. Through alignments with...
The Lost Voices of Pompeii: The Final Day in Seven Lives
'Delightful ... Venner builds an excellent narrative of a city that was thriving and bustling with life at the very point it was snuffed out.' The Times We all know...
Digging Up The Past: An Introduction To Archaeology Showing How Excavation Has Grown From A Treasure Hunt To A Science
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageBefore archaeology was a science, it was a plunder — and Digging up the Past chronicles...
The Celts
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageLong before the Roman legions marched across Europe, a fierce, artistic, and profoundly spiritual people had already carved...
What Happened In History
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew works have reshaped our understanding of human civilization as profoundly as What Happened in History, a sweeping...
Homer and His Iliad
A thrilling study of the greatest of all epic poems, by one of the world's leading classicists Homer's Iliad is the famous epic poem set among the tales of Troy....
Hellenistic Art: The Art Of The Classical World From The Death Of Alexander The Great To The Battle Of Actium
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: Ex-library with usual markingsIn the centuries following the death of Alexander the Great, the Greek world underwent a breathtaking artistic transformation — and Hellenistic Art:...