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Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion

Cracking the Egyptian Code: The Revolutionary Life of Jean-Francois Champollion...

Andrew Robinson

Biography; Autobiography: historical, political & military; Writing systems, alphabets; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Archaeology

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A biography in English of Jean-Francois Champollion, the impoverished, arrogant and brilliant child of the French Revolution... [more]

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Photography and Archaeology

Photography and Archaeology

Frederick N. Bohrer

Photography & photographs; Photographs: collections; History; Archaeology

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Photography and Archaeology examines some of history's most famous archaeological excavations, as well as lesser-known finds,... [more]

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Becoming European: The Transformation of Third Millennium Northern and Western Europe

Becoming European: The Transformation of Third Millennium Northern and Western...

Christopher Prescott, Hakon Glorstad

History; European history; Prehistoric archaeology

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It can be argued that elements of European heritage can be identified not only as a national strategy of the present but also... [more]

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Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile

Ancient Nubia: African Kingdoms on the Nile

Marjorie Fisher, Peter Lacovara, Salima Ikram, Sue D'Auria

History; African history; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

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Gloriously illustrated and impressive in scope, this book represents a comprehensive overview of ancient Nubia. [more]

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Social Zooarchaeology: Humans and Animals in Prehistory

Social Zooarchaeology: Humans and Animals in Prehistory

Nerissa Russell

Prehistoric archaeology; Mathematics & Sciences; Palaeontology

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The first book to provide a systematic overview of social zooarchaeology, arguing that animals have always played a range... [more]

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The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf

The Archaeology of the Arabian Gulf

Michael Rice

History; Archaeology; Archaeology by period & region

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A review of recent archaeological work in the Arabian Gulf area, which reveals that the Gulf has been a major channel of commerce... [more]

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The Complete World of Human Evolution

The Complete World of Human Evolution

Chris Stringer, Peter Andrews

Archaeology; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Evolution; Human biology

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Human domination of our earth is now so complete that it is easy to forget how recently our role in the history of our planet... [more]

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Pyramids: Treasures, Mysteries and New Discoveries in Egypt

Pyramids: Treasures, Mysteries and New Discoveries in Egypt

Zahi A. Hawass

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

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Besides being marvelous architectural constructions produced in very ancient history, the pyramids are the most apparent aspect... [more]

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Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas

Lost Worlds: Ruins of the Americas

Arthur Drooker, Pico Iyer

History; Archaeology

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More than 100 large-format photographs depict extraordinary sites in South and Central American Mexico and the Caribbean [more]

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Beneath the Sands of Egypt: Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist

Beneath the Sands of Egypt: Adventures of an Unconventional Archaeologist...

Donald P Ryan PH.D.

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Archaeology

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In 1989, Ryan discovered a lost tomb in the Valley of the Kings using a simple broomstick. Now the archeologist recounts his... [more]

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The Viking World

The Viking World

Neil Price, Stefan Brink

History; Medieval history; Archaeology; Medieval European archaeology

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Focusing on the Viking period, this book offers an introduction to the research in the field. It covers such topics as social... [more]

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Walk into Prehistory: Discovering Over Forty of the Greatest Ancient Sites of Britain and Ireland

Walk into Prehistory: Discovering Over Forty of the Greatest Ancient Sites...

Bill Bevan

History; British & Irish history; Prehistoric archaeology

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A unique illustrated guidebook to walking 40 of Britain and Ireland's most important and impressive prehistoric ancient monuments.... [more]

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Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate

Belzoni: The Giant Archaeologists Love to Hate

Ivor Noel Hume, Ivor Nol Hume

Biography: general; Autobiography: general; History; Archaeology; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

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<p>The Italian son of a barber. A failed hydraulic engineer. A giant who performed feats of strength and agility in the circus.... [more]

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Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins

Missing Links: In Search of Human Origins

John Reader

Prehistoric archaeology; Anthropology; Mathematics & Sciences; Popular science; Evolution; Human biology; Early man

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What can a prehistoric skeleton tell us about human origins? From Neanderthal Man to 'Lucy' to the Flores Hobbits, fossil... [more]

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The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer: An Archaeological Scandal

The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer: An Archaeological Scandal

Charles Allen

History; Asian history; Archaeology; Archaeology by period & region; Buddhism; Religious & spiritual leaders

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A true account of the scandal that enveloped the discovery in 1898 of an inscribed casket said to contain the ashes of the... [more]

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The Iliad in a Nutshell: Visualizing Epic on the Tabulae Iliacae

The Iliad in a Nutshell: Visualizing Epic on the Tabulae Iliacae

Michael Squire

History of art: ancient & classical art; Literary studies: classical, early & medieval; Literary studies: poetry & poets; History; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology

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A new, illustrated study of the Iliac tablets, a group of objects inscribed in miniature with epic episodes. Like the tablets... [more]

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Frozen in Time: Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

Frozen in Time: Prehistoric Life in Antarctica

Jeffrey D. Stilwell, John A. Long

Archaeology; Mathematics & Sciences; History of science; Evolution; Earth sciences; Palaeontology; Geographical discovery & exploration; The natural world, country life & pets

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Presents a comprehensive overview of the fossil record of Antarctica framed within its changing environmental settings. [more]

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Finding Forgotten Cities: How the Indus Civilization Was Discovered

Finding Forgotten Cities: How the Indus Civilization Was Discovered

Nayanjot Lahiri

History; Asian history; Archaeology; Archaeology by period & region

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Based on previously unknown archival materials, this title not only details an archaeological discovery on the same scale... [more]

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Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris

Abydos: Egypt's First Pharaohs and the Cult of Osiris

David O'Connor

Photographs: collections; History; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

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Abydos is one of the most fascinating and enigmatic sites in southern Egypt. This book provides a comprehensive account of... [more]

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Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World

Afghanistan: Crossroads of the Ancient World

Fredrik Hiebert, Pierre Cambon

Exhibition catalogues & specific collections; History; Archaeology by period & region

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Ancient Afghanistan was the crossroads of civilization in Central Asia. This title explores nearly 230 artefacts from the... [more]

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Bronze Age Greek Warrior 1600-1100 Bc

Bronze Age Greek Warrior 1600-1100 Bc

Raffaele D'Amato

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Military history; Classical Greek & Roman archaeology; Military life & institutions

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More than a century has passed past since German archeologist Heinrich Schliemann discovered the treasures of Bronze Age Mycenae.... [more]

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Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization

Before the Pyramids: The Origins of Egyptian Civilization

Emily Teeter

History; Egyptian archaeology & Egyptology

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Intended for an exhibit at Chicago's Oriental Institute Museum, this catalogue features 129 Predynastic and Early Dynastic... [more]

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An Archaeological Guide to Bahrain

An Archaeological Guide to Bahrain

Rachel Maclean, Timothy Insoll

History; Archaeology by period & region

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People have lived on the islands of Bahrain for over six thousand years. There are traces of their lives scattered across... [more]

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Time Team Guide to the Archaeological Sites of Britain & Ireland

Time Team Guide to the Archaeological Sites of Britain & Ireland

Tim Taylor

History; British & Irish history; Archaeology by period & region; Museum, historic sites, gallery & art guides

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Great Britain and Ireland are home to some of the most famous archaeological sites in the world. Stonehenge, Hadrian's Wall... [more]

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Decorated Burial Chambers

Decorated Burial Chambers

Kanawati Naguib

History; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Archaeology

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One of the foremost experts on Old Kingdom tombs looks at the burial chamber, its significance, and its preparation, concluding... [more]

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