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  • Artifact Recovery
    Nichole Doub
    A resource long needed in CRM.Cultural contexts and artifact identification tend to be the focus of archaeological education, with comparatively little emphasis on the actual materials that were used in the fabrication of the objects we recover, or why that information might even be relevant.Artifact Recovery successfully provides a basic introduction to the chemistry of those ...
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    30,06 €

  • Extinct
    Hayley Camille
    Two species of Human. Only one can survive. The choice is hers.In the stunning finale to HUMAN, modern-day archaeologist Ivy Carter begins a perilous journey across prehistoric Indonesia, at a time when volcanic eruptions, mass extinction and a genocidal war are tearing it apart.When Ivy Carter is stolen through time and trapped fifty thousand years in the past, she is tasked w...
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    22,34 €

  • Dynastic Evolution in Ancient Egypt
    Willie T. Martinez
    Journey back to the apex of the Pyramid Age as this study meticulously unravels the mysteries surrounding the often-overlooked Second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Traditionally labeled a ’dark dynasty’ due to a scarcity of archaeological evidence, this research aims to challenge prevailing notions and shed light on the cultural evolution during this pivotal period.Drawing on a com...
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    22,30 €

  • Topografia delle Tabulae Halaesinae
    Francesco Collura
    Le Tabulae Halaesinae sono il più importante documento epigrafico proveniente dalla città greco-romana di Halaesa Archonidea in Sicilia ed uno dei pochi a contenuto topografico finora noti. Descrivono infatti settori del territorio di quella città che vennero frazionati in numerosi lotti agricoli da assegnare a singoli individui.Il libro analizza il testo dell’iscrizione usando...
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    171,26 €

  • Discovering the Industrial Landscape
    Grace Taylor
    Industrial archaeology is a fascinating field that focuses on studying and understanding the material remains of past industrial activities. It provides valuable insights into the development of industries, technological advancements, and their impact on society. In this subchapter, we will explore the definition and scope of industrial archaeology, aiming to provide students w...
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    26,89 €

  • The Secrets of the Sea
    Sebastian Wilson
    In the vast depths of the world’s oceans lie countless treasures and untold stories waiting to be discovered. Underwater archaeology is the field that brings these hidden secrets to light, allowing us to unravel history and gain a deeper understanding of our past. This subchapter explores the importance of underwater archaeology, particularly for students interested in the fiel...
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    27,09 €

  • Murujuga
    Murujuga: Dynamics of the Dreaming was an Australian ResearchCouncil Linkage Project (LP140100393) administered by the Centrefor Rock Art Research and Management (CRAR+M) at the Universityof Western Australia (UWA). This project involved Murujuga AboriginalCorporation (MAC) as collaborating organisation and Rio Tinto as thepartner organisation. Field-based research ran from 201...
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    121,43 €

  • Cleeve Hill
    David H Aldred
    Cleeve Hill in Gloucestershire dominates the Severn Vale as part of the Cotswold scarp and can be seen from fifty miles away. It is the Cotswold’s highest point and topped by over 1,000 acres of common land. To the people of Bishop’s Cleeve and surrounding villages it forms a backdrop to their lives, cutting off their view to the east. To the people of Winchcombe it creates a c...
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    33,40 €

  • Writing Early China
    Edward L. Shaughnessy
    Considers what unearthed documents reveal about the creation and transmission of knowledge in ancient China. ...
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    126,28 €

  • The Chora of Metaponto 8, Part i
    This book presents the final report on the excavation and reconstruction of the buildings and kilns at Pantanello. It is accompanied by an extensive analysis and catalog of the finds from the site, including fine grey ware and banded ware, cooking ware, coarse wares, and amphorae of the last two centuries of the Roman Republic and first century of the Imperial period in souther...
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    165,33 €

  • The Man From the Cave
    Colin Fletcher
    Uncovering the Mystery of a Forgotten American The Man from the Cave is a uniquely compelling blend of investigative journalism, biography, and personal philosophy. Author, adventurer, and mentor to generations of backcountry hikers, Colin Fletcher discovered a dusty old trunk full of belongings at the mouth of a Nevada cave, and, upon studying the contents, became obsessed wit...
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    38,73 €

  • ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings 2023
    The Advisory Council on Underwater Archaeology (ACUA), the Society for Historical Archaeology (SHA), and the PAST Foundation are pleased t o present the 2023 ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings from the 56th Annual Conference on Historical Archaeology.The ACUA Underwater Archaeology Proceedings present the current research conducted by academics, avocational archaeologists,...
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    38,16 €

  • Portable and Parietal Art of Kamyana Mohyla, Ukraine
    Simon Radchenko
    Kamyana Mohyla is Ukraine’s largest and most prominent rock art complex and is located at least one thousand kilometers from other comparable rock art sites. Situated on the western edge of the Eurasian Steppe belt, the site shows prehistoric imagery from several different contexts-some of its engravings are considered in the frame of European rock art, whilst others introduce ...
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    119,40 €

  • Arqueología Urbana en San Salvador Nextengo
    Geiser Gerardo Martín Medina
    La presente edición aborda un pequeño proyecto en la Ciudad de México, que intenta ampliar el alcance de los proyectos locales de arqueología de salvamento y proporciona un modelo para que los equipos futuros hagan que su trabajo sea más accesible. La diversidad de los materiales puede ser de utilidad para los interesados en la zona de Azcapotzalco, ya que además de los datos a...
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    62,84 €

  • Archaeology of Mountain Landscapes
    Arnau Garcia-Molsosa
    Explores mountain regions as cultural landscapes that have been shaped by long-term human-environment interactions. ...
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    158,23 €

  • Ancient Stone Sites of New England and the Debate Over Early European Exploration, 2d ed.
    David Goudsward
    In New England today there are megalithic stones, stone chambers and structures, carvings and petroglyphs, even an unidentified skeleton in armor that defy easy explanation. From Maine to Massachusetts, this work examines various unexplained historical remains in New England, exploring not only the layout and dimensions of such sites--some reminiscent of Stonehenge with their h...
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    58,61 €

  • Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley - The Expanded Edition Volume Two
    Edwin H. Davis / Ephraim G. Squier / Jeffrey M. Wilson
    Recent archive discoveries of many of the original draft surveys and field notes of Ephraim George Squier and Edwin Hamilton Davis (and others) reveal previously unseen details of many of the earthwork sites depicted in Ancient Monuments of the Mississippi Valley (1848), as well as material that was edited out of the original publication. This new multi-volume Expanded Edition ...
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    98,87 €

  • The Material Culture of English Rural Households c.1250-1600
    Alice Forward / Ben Jervis / Chris Briggs
    This book presents a synthesis and analysis of the possessions of non-elite rural households in medieval England. Drawing on the results of the Leverhulme Trust funded project ’Living Standards and Material Culture in English Rural Households, 1300-1600’, it represents the first national-scale interdisciplinary analysis of non-elite consumption in the later Middle Ages. The res...
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    42,35 €

  • The Ch’ol Maya of Chiapas
    Karen Bassie-Sweet
    The Ch’ol Maya who live in the western Mexican state of Chiapas are direct descendants of the Maya of the Classic period. Exploring their history and culture, volume editor Karen Bassie-Sweet and the other authors assembled here uncover clear continuity between contemporary Maya rituals and beliefs and their ancient counterparts.With evocative and thoughtful essays by leading s...
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    44,11 €

  • Celtiform Pendants from Pre-Columbian Costa Rica
    Waka Kuboyama-Haraikawa
    This volume elucidates the lapidary technologies and social organisation of pre-Columbian Costa Rica (500 BCE - 900 CE) by analysing the manufacturing and social role of lapidary ornaments, known as celtiform pendants.These pendants are characterised by skilfully decorated carvings on celtiform semiprecious rocks and minerals, such as jadeite. A human or animal face is carved o...
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    104,33 €

  • Rochelongue Shipwreck
    Enrique Aragón-Núñez
    The Rochelongue site has yielded a remarkable assembly of mostly metallic objects from both local and foreign provenances. This allows for an investigation into the connectivity in the western Mediterranean through the lens of regional and long-distance maritime trade networks.This research uses an interdisciplinary approach to the archaeological metals assemblage - combining g...
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    96,10 €

  • Aegypto Adiecta
    Nikola D. Bellucci
    Aegypto Adiecta indaga la provincia d’Egitto sotto gli imperatori giulio-claudii, partendo dalla conquista del paese da parte di Augusto a seguito della battaglia di Azio. Il volume mette in rilievo le principali continuità e le discontinuità rispetto al precedente periodo tolemaico trattando delle forme e le caratterizzazioni dell’autorità imperiale nel contesto delle dinamich...
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    162,35 €

  • GIS Applications in Roman Landscape and Territory
    Geographic Information Systems applied to the study of the landscape and territory of Roman times are currently a common practice in historical and archaeological studies. This book analyzes the issue for the Iberian Peninsula as a whole, Spain and Portugal, transcending the current administrative border. In this book, the most innovative methodologies and results for the study...
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    116,99 €

  • A América Que Descobriu Os Europeus
    Adelar Heinsfeld
    Quando no final do século XV os europeus chegaram na América, neste continente viviam milhões de pessoas nos mais diferentes níveis de desenvolvimento das suas forças produtivas, desde as mais primitivas até as mais desenvolvidas.Neste livro estes povos são chamados de americanos e não de pré-colombianos, um conceito com conotação europeia. Da mesma, sempre se considerou que os...
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    31,63 €

  • The Toquaht Archaeological Project
    Alan D. McMillan / Denis E. St. Claire / Gregory G. Monks
    The Toquaht Archaeological Project was led by the authors in cooperation with the Toquaht First Nation, one of the Nuu-chah-nulth peoples of western Vancouver Island, British Columbia. The Nuu-chah-nulth formerly lived in large villages of plank-covered houses facing the sea, relying on a wide variety of fish species and marine mammals, including large whales. This volume prese...
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    83,18 €

  • La cerámica 'blanca lisa' del convento franciscano de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
    Elena E. Sosa Suárez
    En el año 1992 se realizó la excavación arqueológica del solar en el que estuvo ubicado el antiguo Convento de San Francisco de Asís de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. La importancia de esta intervención radicó en que se trataba de un edificio fundado a finales del siglo XV, en fechas próximas a la conquista de la isla por la Corona de Castilla. Entre el abundante material exhumado...
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    112,67 €

  • Antiguas rutas de Asia central
    Aurel Stein / Daniel Jorge Hernandez Rivero
    Antiguas rutas de Asia central es un resumen de las tres expediciones que el arqueólogo anglo-húngaro Aurel Stein realizó en Asia central entre 1900 y 1916. Este relato organiza e interpreta la prodigiosa cantidad de materiales que recopiló, ricos en contenido y variados en forma, de las ruinas enterradas en la arena de los alrededores de Jotán -Niya, Keriya, Endere y otros ase...
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    36,22 €

  • The Afterlife in Akhmim
    Wahid Omran
    The El-Salamuni mountain, the main necropolis of Akhmim during the Graeco-Roman period, is still relatively intact and largely archaeologically unexplored. This book contains the first contextual data of El-Salamuni. It examines the great heritage significance of the necropolis, its topography, the history of its investigation, as well as the special characteristics of the fune...
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    156,21 €

  • Antiquity - Including the 'East' As 'Western Identity'
    The usages of the past, and of antiquity, were felt throughout history, reflecting the fabric of apologetic and ideological narratives. Antiquity is studied to understand time to understand the way in which the past is received, integrated, and used. This work gathers seven essays featuring case studies on ancient cultural identity via interdisciplinary approaches. Interdiscipl...
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    156,57 €

  • Composition of California Shellmounds
    Edward Winslow Gifford
    This scientific study delves into the composition of shellmounds found in California. Essential reading for anyone interested in archaeology or the history of indigenous peoples in California.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the 'public domain in the United Stat...
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    29,59 €


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