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From Cave To Cathedral: Temples And Shrines Of Prehistoric Classical And Early Christian Times
$15.00 AUD
Author: E. O. JamesBinding: HardbackPublished: THAMES AND HUDSON, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerFrom Caves To New York chronicles a fascinating journey, tracing the evolution of human habitation...
In Search Of Ancient Italy
$25.00 AUD
Author: Pierre GrimalBinding: HardbackPublished: Evans Brothers Limited, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerIn In Search Of Ancient Italy, Pierre Grimal...
Monastic Sites From The Air
$50.00 AUD
Author: David Knowles And J. K. S. St JosephBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis work presents...
The Roman Villa
$30.00 AUD
Author: John PercivalBinding: HardbackPublished: B.T. Batsford LTD, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: General yellowing of cover and internal pagesThe acclaimed work The Roman Villa by John Percival...
Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives: Sex, Gender, and Archaeology
Ancient Bodies, Ancient Lives is a concise examination of gender, sexuality and the family in ancient societies. The author draws on a wealth of recent studies, revealing the story of...
Ancient Roman Gardens
A history of the development of Roman gardens from humble vegetable patches to the sophisticated formats seen at the height of the empire. Domestic, public, town and country gardens are...
Houses and Society in the Later Roman Empire
Houses are often assumed to be reliable mirrors of society, fossils of family structures, social hierarchies and mental maps of worlds now vanished. This is particularly true of the elite...
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...
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China
An epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombs The three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in...
Pictorial Dictionary Of Ancient Rome (Two-Volume Set)
$500.00 AUD
Author: Ernest NashBinding: HardbackPublished: Hacker Art Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Yellowed boards. Light bumping on corners. Internally...
The Antiquaries Journal
$20.00 AUD
Author: VariousBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 2022Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. The Antiquaries Journal presents a scholarly collection of...
Gun-guwelamagapa: The Land of Our Old People: All the different camps
Gun-guwelamagapa: Gun-nerranga gun-nerranga rrawa, An-barra gun-nika describes the An-barra Archaeological Project, which investigated the archaeological sites around the mouth of the Blyth River (An-gartcha Wana literally "Big River") in central...
A Picture History Of Archaeology
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Author: C.W. CeramBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1958Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction work chronicles the fascinating evolution of archaeological discovery, presenting a vivid narrative...
Secrets Of The Stone Age
In this lavishly illustrated book Richard Rudgley gives a lively account of his journey across the continents and back through time in search of the lost legacy of prehistoric man....
The Industrial Heritage: Managing Resources and Uses
The Industrial Heritage: Managing Resources and Uses is the first integrated approach to the assessment, conservation, interpretation, financing and management for the complex heritage of industrial cultures. It breaks new...
One Passion, Two Loves: The Schliemanns Of Troy
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Author: Lynn And Gray PooleBinding: HardbackPublished: VICTOR GOLLANCZ LTD, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis compelling historical biography chronicles the intertwined lives of Heinrich...
The Catacombs: Rediscovered Monuments Of Early Christianity
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Author: J. StevensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly work, The Catacombs: Rediscovered Monuments Of Early Christianity, presents a meticulous examination of the...
Domination
This is the story of the fall of an Empire - and the rise of another. Who spread Christianity, how, and why? In her quest to find the answer, Professor...
Egyptian Food and Drink
The two staples of ancient Egyptian life were bread and beer, both products of the abundant grain hartest of the fertile Nile valley. Bread was so important that over forty...
The Private Lives of the Pharaohs
Ancient Egypt, land of the pharaohs, bore witness to the rise and fall of the world's greatest civilization. A combination of evidence ranging from the pyramids and rock-cut tombs to...
The Ruins Of Time: Four And A Half Centuries Of Conquest And Discovery Among The Maya
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Author: David AdamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account chronicles the intricate saga of the Maya civilization, tracing four and a half centuries of...
National Museum: Sculpture - Bronzes - Vases
$15.00 AUD
Author: Basil PetrakosBinding: PaperbackPublished: CLIO editions, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative volume presents a comprehensive catalog of ancient artistry, focusing...
Treasure: Finding Our Past
This title gives a brief overview of the "history" of treasure, including origins of the law of Treasure Trove in England and Wales, and the events which led to its...
Form In Indigenous Art: Schematisation In The Art Of Aboriginal Australia And Prehistoric Europe
$75.00 AUD
Author: Peter J. UckoBinding: HardbackPublished: Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Gerald Duckworth and Company Ltd, Humanities Press Inc., 1977Condition:Book: FairJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Mild...
The Wisdom Of Bones: In Search Of Human Origins
$12.00 AUD
Author: Alan Walker & Pat ShipmanBinding: PaperbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1996Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling work, The Wisdom Of Bones:...
Vanished Civilisations
$20.00 AUD
Author: Reader's DigestBinding: HardbackPublished: Reader's Digest, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markings'Vanished Civilisations' chronicles the compelling narratives of ancient societies that once flourished and then mysteriously faded from...
Prehistory To Politics: John Mulvaney, The Humanities and the Public
Explores the role of the public intellectual by examining the life and work of John Mulvaney, one of Australia's foremost prehistorians. Who are public intellectuals? Why do they matter? What...
Inscriptions In Stone: St. David's Burial Ground 1804-1872
$50.00 AUD
Author: Richard LordBinding: HardbackPublished: St. Georges Church, Hobart, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Presentation copy. Corrigenda stapled on fep.This meticulous...
Underwater Archaeology: A Nascent Discipline
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Author: CollectiveBinding: HardbackPublished: Unesco, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerPaul Theroux's Doctor Slaughter presents a compelling narrative of identity and reinvention, following a young American woman...
Breaking The Maya Code
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Author: Michael D. CoeBinding: PaperbackPublished: Thames & Hudson, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis compelling historical account chronicles the monumental intellectual quest...
Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost Civilization
$15.00 AUD
Author: Charles GallenkampBinding: HardbackPublished: Frederick Muller , 1960Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCharles Gallenkamp's Maya: The Riddle And Rediscovery Of A Lost...
Secret Of The Forest: On The Track Of The Maya And Their Temples
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Author: Wolfgang CordanBinding: HardbackPublished: Gollancz, 1963Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling non-fiction work chronicles an immersive journey into the...
Imagining Egypt: A Living Portrait of the Time of the Pharoahs
$20.00 AUD
The glory of ancient Egypt comes alive as never before in this colourful, information-packed book featuring new and detailed recreations of ancient pyramids and temples, plus the history, rituals, language,...
Crossing the Pomerium: The Boundaries of Political, Religious, and
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...
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...
An Outline Of Modern Knowledge
$50.00 AUD
Author: William Rose (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz, 1932Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has some light wearBook involves the works of twenty-four of the world's...
Pharaohs
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Author: Aude Gros de BelerBinding: HardbackPublished: Moliere., 1111Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis non-fiction book of Ancient Egypt showcases the centuries past and gves insight into the lives...
Sound Tracks: A Musical Detective Story
A History of the World in 100 Objects meets Sapiens- the first archaeological history of humanity's musical heritage Wonderfully engaging, expansive and ambitious, Sound Tracks tells the history of our...
The Search for Cleopatra
$12.00 AUD
Cleopatra is wreathed by so many outsized myths that it is sometimes difficult to tell the woman from the legend. For centuries, historians have scarcely deviated from the occidental, Horatian...
The Flood from Heaven: Deciphering the Atlantis Legend
The author, a German geo-archaeologist, presents the evidence for his claim to have deciphered the legend of Atlantis. The legend of Atlantis originated about 2,500 years ago with Plato's account,...
The Scythian Empire: Central Eurasia and the Birth of the Classical
A rich, discovery-filled history that tells how a forgotten empire transformed the ancient world. In the late 8th and early 7th centuries BCE, Scythian warriors conquered and unified most of...
Mysteries Of The Mummies: The Story Of The Manchester University Investigation
$35.00 AUD
Author: Dr Rosalie DavidBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates., 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor tears to DJ.This compelling non-fiction work chronicles the...
Return To The Stars: Evidence For The Impossible
$15.00 AUD
Author: Erich Von DänikenBinding: HardbackPublished: Souvenir, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tear and some small pieces missing, price clipped, cloth cover...
The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons
A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 'A diligent historian and a superb writer' THE TIMES A gripping new history of the making of England as a nation. In December...
Apocalypse: How Catastrophe Transformed Our World and Can Forge New
A groundbreaking new perspective on catastrophes throughout human history, with vital lessons for our future 'This book upended my understanding of the ancient world' Zoe Schlanger, author of The Light...
The Journey of Humanity: The Origins of Wealth and Inequality
A grand unifying theory of human flourishing and inequality from one of the world's pre-eminent thinkers A bold retelling of the entire human story from one of the world's pre-eminent...