Ancient History & Archaeology

No city on earth has preserved its past as has Rome. Visitors stand on bridges that were crossed by Julius Caesar and Cicero, walk around temples visited by Roman emperors,...

The book titled Wonders of the Ancient World: National Geographic Atlas of Archaeology by the author National Geographic Society. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

Written by Dr. Paul Bahn, one of the world's most prominent experts on prehistoric art, archeology and ancient history, "Exploring the Ancient World" is a beautiful, full-colour guide to the...

The book titled Breaking the Maya Code by the author Michael D. Coe. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Massimo Pallottino looks at the wide range of pre-Roman peoples, languages and traditions of culture and trade that constituted the Italic world. He shows us the relationships between the various...

Some of the oldest art in the world is the subject of this riveting and beautiful book. Paul Bahn and Jean Vertut explore carved objects and wall art discoveries from...

From the Dead Sea Scrolls to the Terracotta Army, ancient artifacts have long fascinated the modern world. However, the importance of some discoveries is not always immediately understood. This was...

"Petrified Life" tells the stories of the fossil discoveries that unlocked the secrets of the past. Told in the order of discovery, the stories take you on an archaeological journey....

Sparta - its legendary warriors and steadfast resilience are famous throughout the world as a model for toughness, justice and masculinity. The Spartans' reputation as fighters is matched only by...

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Taking in the jazz and blues icons whom Jefferson idolised as a child in the 1950s, ideas of what the female body could be - as incarnated by trailblazing Black...

How do myths that were deeply embedded in the customs and beliefs of their original culture find themselves retold and reinterpreted across the world, centuries or even millennia later? Focusing...

J. P. Mallory interrogates what he calls the 'Irish Dreamtime': the native Irish retelling of their own origins, as related by medieval manuscripts. He attempts to explore the reality of...

'This is scholarship at its very best. A brilliant book in every respect' Barry Cunliffe A lifetime's study brings an authoritative perspective to one of the great unknowns in human...

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Edition: 1st uk ed.,Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some chipping and edge wear, particularly at the corners and spine ends. Page Condition: Yellowed with age. Markings: No visible...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears, price clipped. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. A sweeping work of Asian and Central Asian history, The Heartland...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/tanning. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. Arnold J. Toynbee's monumental A Study of History stands...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Yellowed/aged pages visible. Markings: Previous owner. Binding: Appears intact. Stickers/Labels: None visible. A cornerstone reference work in classical studies, The...

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Condition remarks: Hardcover - no dust jacket Secondhand book: generally 'Very Good' to 'Excellent'. These are books which may have some slight wear and tear or sun fading on the...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Dust jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Minor foxing to page edge. Markings: No visible markings. A landmark work in natural history and palaeontology, Archosauria: A...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Chipped DJ with moderate loss on rear panel; otherwise internally sound A cornerstone of...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA landmark work of investigative journalism and cultural history, The Plundered Past uncovers the shadowy international trade in stolen antiquities,...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: N/APages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerThe first volume of Will Durant's monumental eleven-part The Story of Civilization series, Our Oriental Heritage is a sweeping work...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling work of cryptozoology and paleoanthropology, Wildmen: Yeti, Sasquatch and the Neanderthal Enigma presents a bold and rigorously researched...

Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work in the field of comparative religion and classical mythology, Adonis: A...

Edition: one volume ed.,Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of nineteenth-century historical narrative, History...

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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: N/APages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work in the history of philosophy and Islamic intellectual history, Aristotle and the Arabs: The Aristotelian Tradition in Islam chronicles...

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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA landmark work of spiritual literature and translation, The Ten Principal Upanishads presents the foundational philosophical texts of ancient Hindu...