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Mysterious Places of the World
The book titled Mysterious Places of the World by the author Ronald Pearsall. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.
The The Past from Above
For more than 40 years, Georg Gerster has been travelling the world photographing archaeological sites from the air. In The Past from Above , archaeologist Charlotte Trumpler introduces 250 of...
Unravelling Piltdown: The Science Fraud Of The Century And Its Solution
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of history's most audacious acts of scientific deception, a carefully constructed forgery fooled the world's leading...
Digging Up Jerusalem
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodBeneath the stones of one of the world's most contested cities lies a history stretching back millennia — and Dame Kathleen M. Kenyon, one...
Archaeology In The Holy Land
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew regions on Earth have yielded more secrets beneath their soil than the ancient landscapes of the Holy Land, and Dame Kathleen M. Kenyon...
Aku-Aku: The Secret Of Easter Island
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingIn the remote reaches of the Pacific Ocean, on the world's most isolated inhabited island, Norwegian explorer and anthropologist Thor Heyerdahl mounted one of...
The Pre-History Of China: An Archaeological Exploration
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingLong before the dynasties of emperors and the chronicles of court historians, China's story was being written in...
Design For Convicts: An Account Of Design For Convict Establishments In The Australian Colonies During The Transportation Era
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodIn the shadow of empire and exile, Design for Convicts presents a meticulous architectural and historical account of the built environments constructed to house,...
The Age Of God-Kings: 3000-1500 Bc
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodAt the dawn of recorded civilization, mighty rulers rose to claim divine authority over the ancient world — and The Age of God-Kings: 3000-1500 BC chronicles...
Eros In Greece
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodIn the sun-drenched world of ancient Greece, love was not merely a private emotion but a cosmic force — embodied, celebrated, and...
Fossils Of The World: A Comprehensive Practical Guide To Collecting And Studying Fossils
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodFor anyone captivated by the deep history written in stone, Fossils of the World stands as the definitive companion to the ancient record of life...
Treasures Of China
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilizations have produced artistic and cultural heritage as breathtaking in its scope and antiquity as China's, and Treasures of China by Michael Ridley...
Sir Aurel Stein: Archaeological Explorer
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew names loom as large in the annals of Central Asian discovery as Sir Marc Aurel Stein, the Hungarian-British archaeologist whose audacious expeditions across...
The Art And Architecture Of The Ancient Orient
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFew civilisations have left behind a visual legacy as magnificent and enduring as those of the...
The Carbon-14 Dating Of Iron
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tear with damagePages: GoodAt the crossroads of physics and archaeology, The Carbon-14 Dating of Iron presents a groundbreaking scientific methodology that forever changed how researchers...
Excavations Between Abu Simbel & the Sudan Frontier: Volume VIII: Meroitic Remains from Qustul. (Vol. 1-Text & Figures, Vol. II-Registers & Plates)
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodAt the crossroads of ancient Egyptian and sub-Saharan African civilizations, the Meroitic culture of Nubia left behind an extraordinary archaeological legacy—one meticulously documented in this...
Treasures Of Ancient Greece
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodFew civilizations have left as indelible a mark on the human story as ancient Greece, and Treasures of Ancient Greece by John S. Bowman...
Hunting The Past: Fossils, Rocks, Tracks And Trails: The Search For The Origin Of Life
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodWhat secrets lie buried beneath the earth's surface, waiting to be uncovered by the patient hands of science? Hunting the Past: Fossils, Rocks, Tracks...
Delphi
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageAt the navel of the ancient world, where the oracle of Apollo once held the fate...
The Shadow Of Vesuvius: Pompeii Ad 79
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodOn the morning of August 24th, AD 79, the citizens of Pompeii awoke to a catastrophe that would freeze their city in time forever — the...
Ancient China
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Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodStretching back across five millennia, the story of Ancient China is one of the most extraordinary civilisational narratives in human history — and John...
A Hamlyn Colour Guide: Fossils
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, pages appear clean and intact. Markings: No markings visible. Binding condition: Binding appears intact. Stickers/labels: None visible. Part...
Troja: Results Of The Latest Researches And Discoveries On The Site Of Homer's Troy, And In The Heroic Tumuli And Other Sites, Made In The Year 1882; And A Narrative Of A Journey In The Troad In 1881
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket:Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: Library stamp visible on top edge of front end page. Binding condition: Binding intact, no loose pages. A...
Ramses II And His Time
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good condition. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Good — no loose pages or broken binding. Few...
World Prehistory: An Outline
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback, worn spine. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Long before the first cities rose or the first words...
Foundations Of European Art
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. From the ancient civilisations of Greece and Rome to the...
Before Civilization: The Radiocarbon Revolution And Prehistoric Europe
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Long before the pyramids rose from the...
Masada: Herod's Fortress And The Zealots' Last Stand
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. On a remote, wind-scoured plateau rising above the Dead Sea, nearly a...
Egyptian Civilization: Monumental Art
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: faded, no tears. Page Condition: some foxing on prelims and book block. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. From the grand halls of the...
Archeological Zones Of Latium: Ostia-Port-Sacred Island
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few regions of the ancient world speak as powerfully to the imagination...
The Making Of The English Landscape
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: good, worn/faded (refer to image). Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Few books have so fundamentally reshaped how...
Jades From China
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Very good.. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. Usual shelf-wear. Few materials in human history have commanded the reverence, artistry, and...
Jades From China
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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: very good. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact. Few materials have captivated a civilisation as profoundly as jade has captivated China...
Armenian Art Treasures Of Jerusalem
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Condition remarks: Condition: Very Good. Jacket: good with some shelf wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: unmrkd. Binding condition: Tight and secure. In the heart of Jerusalem, within the ancient walls...
Aku-Aku: The Secret Of Easter Island
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good , price clippedMarkings: No markingsA landmark work of adventure and anthropology, Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island chronicles...
Tutankhamun
A gorgeous volume celebrating the eternal splendour of the boy pharaoh. On November 4th, 1922, after months of unsuccessful expeditions and excavations, a young Howard Carter was close to giving...
The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh
The book titled The Gilded Dinosaur: The Fossil War Between E.D. Cope and O.C. Marsh by the author Mark Jaffe. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...
Invaders of Scotland: Introduction to the Archaeology of the Romans,
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The Roman army marched into Scotland in AD 79, the first of a series of invasions by various peoples, that was to span the next thousand years. Some were aggressive,...
The Neandertals: Changing the Image of Mankind
In 1856, the disovery of the remains of Neandertal Man in a Swiss mountain valley forced scientists to face what Thomas Huxley called "The question of questions". What precisely was...
Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
Pompeii, Machu Picchu, the Valley of the Kings, the Parthenon-the names of these legendary archaeological sites conjure up romance and mystery. The news is full of archaeology: treasures found (British...
Origins of Agriculture in Western Central Asia - An
In Origins of Agriculture in Western Central Asia , archaeologist David R. Harris addresses questions of when, how, and why agriculture and settled village life began east of the Caspian...
When in Rome: A Social Life of Ancient Rome
A vibrant, accessible social history of Rome, from 753 BCE to the fall of the Empire some 1300 years later. To support its findings the book features hundreds of translations...
Childhood in Ancient Egypt
A groundbreaking account of how the ancient Egyptians perceived children and childhood, from the Predynastic period to the end of the New Kingdom There could be no society, no family,...
Pompeii: An Archaeological Guide
The resonant ruins of Pompeii are perhaps the most direct route back to the living, breathing world of the ancient Romans. Two million visitors annually now walk the paved streets...
Pompeii
This second edition of Alison E. Cooley's accessible introduction to Pompeii takes into account the major new theories and discoveries that have emerged since the first edition was published 20...
The Middle Bronze Age IIA Cemetery at Gesher: Final Report, AASOR 62
Includes 164 b/w figures and 18 tables. Gesher is a small Middle Bronze Age IIA cemetery site located in the central Jordan Valley in Israel. Initial excavations in 1986-1987 indicated...
A History of the Roman Empire in 21 Women
Rome as you've never seen it before - brazenly unconventional, badly behaved and ever so feminine. 'Hugely entertaining and illuminating' -Elodie Harper, author of The Wolf Den A WATERSTONES BEST...
Dinner with King Tut: How Rogue Archaeologists Are Recreating the
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Disappearing Spoon , a romp through the entire history of humankind-from 75,000 B.C. to the dawn of the modern age. From...