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After the Ice: A Global Human History, 20,000 - 5000 BC
Twenty thousand years ago Earth was in the midst of an ice age. Then global warming arrived, leading to massive floods, the spread of forests and the retreat of the...
The Dark Angel
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'My favourite current crime series' Val McDermidDr Ruth Galloway is flattered when she receives a letter from Italian archaeologist Dr Angelo Morelli, asking for her help. He's...
The One Impossible Labyrinth: From the creator of No.1 Netflix
THE BRAND NEW JACK WEST THRILLER AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Spectacular...Part-Jack Reacher, part-Indiana Jones' SMHTHE END IS HEREJack West Jr has made it to the Supreme Labyrinth.Now he faces one last...
The Wonderful Discovery of Lascaux
$15.00 AUD
Author: Pierre FanlacBinding: HardbackPublished: Fanlac, 2006Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the remarkable discovery of the Lascaux cave paintings in France, detailing the historical and...
Ashdod II-III: The Second and Third Seasons of Excavations 1963, 1965
$35.00 AUD
Author: Moshe DothanBinding: HardbackPublished: The Department of Antiquities and Museums, The Israel Exploration Society, The Department of Archaeology, Hebrew University, 1971Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis...
Wonders of the Past (Two-Volume Set)
$70.00 AUD
Author: Sir J. A. HammertonBinding: HardbackPublished: The Amalgamated Press, 1111Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsExplore the ancient world with this illustrated two-volume collector's edition of 'Wonders of...
The Frontier Below: The Past, Present and Future of Our Quest to Go
Triumphs and disasters in the deep seaThis is a journey through time and water, to the bottom of the ocean and the future of our planet. We do not see...
A Letter to the Luminous Deep: the perfect cosy magical academia read!
'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world...
The Real Eve: Modern Man's Journey Out of Africa
$20.00 AUD
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Buried: An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain
A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'Tender, fascinating ... Lucid and illuminating' Robert Macfarlane Funerary rituals show us what people thought about mortality; how they felt about loss; what they believed came...
Everyman's Atlas of Ancient and Classical Geography
$25.00 AUD
Author: John WarringtonBinding: HardbackPublished: Dent - Dutton, 1950, Revised EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive atlas provides detailed maps and illustrations of the ancient and classical...
The Northern World: The History and Heritage of Northern Europe, AD 400-1100
$20.00 AUD
Author: David M. WilsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1980Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich history and cultural heritage of Northern Europe...
Hunters of the Stone Age (History of prehistoric man)
$15.00 AUD
Author: Karel SklenarBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1988Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the lives and practices of prehistoric humans, focusing on their hunting techniques and survival...
Avenues to Antiquity: Readings from Scientific American
$20.00 AUD
Author: Brian M. FaganBinding: SoftbackPublished: Freeman & Company, W. H., 1976, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book compiles significant articles from Scientific American that explore various...
Cultural Atlas of the Viking World
$25.00 AUD
Author: James Graham-Campbell et al. Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life, 1994Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Cultural Atlas of the Viking World offers a comprehensive overview of Viking history,...
In the Footsteps of Moses
$30.00 AUD
Author: Moshe Pearlman, Yigael YadinBinding: HardbackPublished: Leon Amiel, 1976, Seventh PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn the Footsteps of Moses explores the archaeological and historical journey through...
Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind
$30.00 AUD
Author: Colin RenfrewBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2013Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Prehistory: The Making of the Human Mind', Colin Renfrew explores the evolution of human thought...
De Verboden Stad The Forbidden City
$25.00 AUD
Author: Museum Boymans-van BeuningenBinding: SoftbackPublished: Self-published, -Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides an in-depth exploration of the court culture of the Chinese Emperors of...
Bunjil of the Wurundjeri (SIGNED)
$20.00 AUD
Author: Kenneth Eric EckersallBinding: Other bindingPublished: Self-published, 2007Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedBunjil of the Wurundjeri is a beautifully illustrated children's book that tells the...
Quinkan Country Adventures in Search of Aboriginal Cave Paintings in Cape York
$30.00 AUD
Author: P. J. TreziseBinding: HardbackPublished: A.H. & A.W. Reed, 1969Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the rich cultural heritage of Aboriginal cave paintings in Cape...
The Life and Death of a Druid Prince: The Story of an Archaeological Sensation
$30.00 AUD
Author: Anne Ross and Don RobinsBinding: SoftbackPublished: Rider, 1991Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the fascinating archaeological discovery of a well-preserved Iron Age burial...
Quinkan Rock Art Images on Rock From the Laura Area
$30.00 AUD
Author: -Binding: SoftbackPublished: Ang-Gnarra Aboriginal Corporation, 1996Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book showcases the ancient rock art images found in the Laura area, providing...
Food in Civilization
$30.00 AUD
Author: Carson I.A. RitchieBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen Australia, 1981, First Australian EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the intricate relationship between food and the...
Etruscan Red-Figured Vase-Painting at Caere
$25.00 AUD
Author: Mario A. Del ChiaroBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1974Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the rich tradition of Etruscan vase-painting, focusing on the...
Alpha to Omega Studies in Honor of George John Szemler on his Sixty-Fifth Birthday
$25.00 AUD
Author: W. J. CherfBinding: SoftbackPublished: Ares Publishing, 1993Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book is a collection of studies honoring George John Szemler, featuring contributions from...
Deep Water: The Story of the Evolution of Our Seas and Oceans
What lies beneath the surface of the ocean has mystified humankind for millennia.We have explored more of the surface of the Moon than we have of the deep sea. From...
Ruins of Angkor Cambodia in 1909
$45.00 AUD
Author: P. DieulefilsBinding: HardbackPublished: River Books, 2001, Facsimilie EditionCondition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a detailed account of the ruins and historical significance of...
People of the Stone Age: Vol 2
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Ancient Egyptian Statues: Their Many Lives and Deaths
A fascinating, richly illustrated study of the role and significance of ancient statues in Egyptian history and beliefWhy do ancient Egyptian statues so often have their noses, hands, or genitals...
Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology 2: The Golden Age: 1881-1914
"A well written, informed, and at times exciting account" (Choice) of the field of Egyptology, part two of Thompson's bestselling monumental history, new in paperback The discovery of ancient Egypt...
Serpent's Point: Book 26 in the DI Wesley Peterson crime series
'A beguiling author who interweaves past and present' The Times__________________Serpent's Point in South Devon is the focus of local legends. The large house on the headland is shrouded in an...
A Letter to the Luminous Deep: the perfect cosy magical academia read!
'An underwater treasure-chest to be slowly unpacked, full of things I adore: nosy and loving families, epistolary romance, gorgeous worldbuilding, and anxious scholars doing their best to meet the world...
The Search: The true story of a D-Day survivor, an unlikely [...]
When archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant...
The Neandertal Enigma: Solving the Mystery of Modern Human Origins
$15.00 AUD
Author: James ShreeveBinding: SoftbackPublished: The Softback Preview, 1996Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the origins of modern humans and the role that Neandertals played in...
The Mighty Aztecs
$15.00 AUD
Author: Gene S. StuartBinding: HardbackPublished: National Geographic Society, 1981Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Mighty Aztecs explores the rich history and culture of the Aztec civilization, detailing...
Adventure of Archaeology
$20.00 AUD
Author: Brian M. FaganBinding: HardbackPublished: The National Geographic Society, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the field of archaeology through engaging stories and insights....
Maresha Excavations, Final Report I. Subterranean Complexes 21, 44, 70
$100.00 AUD
Author: Amos KlonerBinding: SoftbackPublished: Israel Antiquities Authority, 2003Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis report details the findings from the excavations at Maresha, focusing on the subterranean...
Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island
$20.00 AUD
Author: Thor HeyerdahlBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin, 1958Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn 'Aku-Aku: The Secret of Easter Island', Thor Heyerdahl explores the enigmatic stone figures...
Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, [...]
A multifaceted exploration of the interplay between civic and military life in ancient RomeThe ancient Romans famously distinguished between civic life in Rome and military matters outside the city-a division...
In Search of the Phoenicians
Who were the ancient Phoenicians, and did they actually exist? The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation....
Dating and interpreting the past in the western Roman Empire: [...]
This volume presents a collection of more than 30 papers in honour of one of Europe's leading scholars on Roman pottery, Brenda Dickinson. Divided into thematic sections, papers are mostly...
Abusir: The Necropolis of the Sons of the Sun
At the center of the world-famous pyramid field of the Memphite necropolis lies a group of pyramids, temples, and tombs named after the nearby village of Abusir. Long overshadowed by...
Lost Cities of the Ancient Southeast
When Columbus arrived on the shores of Hispaniola, a rich and complex civilisation already existed that forms the core of American cultural history. Exploring ancient southeastern Indian sites from the...
Childhood in Ancient Egypt
Author: Dr. Amandine Marshall Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 298 A groundbreaking account of how the ancient Egyptians perceived children and childhood, from the Predynastic period to the end of...
The Roman Invasion of Britain: Archaeology versus History
The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which...
At the Limits of Art: A Literary Study of Aelius Aristides' Hieroi Logoi
The Hieroi Logoi (or "Sacred Tales") of Aelius Aristides presents a unique first-person narrative from the ancient world-one that seems at once public and private, artful and naive. A prominent...
Changing Perspectives on the Archaeology of the Central Mississippi Valley
Fourteen experts examine the current state of Central Valley prehistoric research and provide an important touchstone for future archaeological study of the region The Mississippi Valley region has long played...
At the Limits of Art: A Literary Study of Aelius Aristides' Hieroi Logoi
The Hieroi Logoi (or "Sacred Tales") of Aelius Aristides presents a unique first-person narrative from the ancient world-one that seems at once public and private, artful and naive. A prominent...