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Ancient Egypt: An Introduction by Salima Ikram
RRP: €46.40€39.33This book provides an introduction to one of the greatest civilizations of all time - ancient Egypt. Beginning with a geographical overview that explains the development of Egyptian belief systems as well as its subsequent political development, it... -
Writings from Ancient Egypt by Toby Wilkinson
RRP: €15.46€10.82'Man perishes; his corpse turns to dust; all his relatives pass away. But writings make him remembered'In ancient Egypt, words had magical power. Inscribed on tombs and temple walls, coffins and statues, or inked onto papyri, hieroglyphs give us a... -
Divine Creatures: Animal Mummies in Ancient Egypt by Salima Ikram 9789774166969
€27.67The invention of mummification enabled the ancient Egyptians to preserve the bodies not only of humans but also of animals, so that they could live forever. Mummified animals are of four different types: food offerings, pets, sacred animals, and votive... -
When Humans Nearly Vanished: The Catastrophic Explosion of the Tolba Volcano by Donald R. Prothero
RRP: €28.56€19.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781588346353Author Donald R. ProtheroFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Smithsonian BooksPublisher Smithsonian BooksWeight(grams) 1g -
Beehive Dwellings of the Hebrides by Calhoun 9781789070774
RRP: €23.80€19.55Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789070774Author CalhounFormat PaperbackImprint AcairPublisher Acair -
The Oxford Handbook of Anglo-Saxon Archaeology by Helena Hamerow
€51.73Since the early 20th century the scholarly study of Anglo-Saxon texts has been augmented by systematic excavation and analysis of physical evidence--settlements, cemeteries, artefacts, environmental data, and standing buildings. This evidence has... -
Dim Croeso '69 - Gwrthsefyll yr Arwisgo Arwel Vittle 9781784617103
€12.46Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781784617103Author Arwel VittleFormat PaperbackPage Count 272Imprint Y LolfaPublisher Y Lolfa -
King Cnut and the Viking Conquest of England 1016 by W. B. Bartlett
RRP: €13.08€8.63The Viking Conquest of England in 1016 - a far tougher and more brutal campaign than the Norman Conquest exactly half a century later - saw two great warriors, the Danish prince Cnut and his equally ruthless English opponent King Edmund Ironside, fight... -
The Cat in Ancient Egypt Jaromir Malek 9780714119700
RRP: €13.08€8.81An informative guide to the relationship between humans and cats in the ancient Egyptian world. Cats can be seen in ancient Egyptian homes, temples and adorning the heads of their gods. Cats in Egypt were probably domesticated by around 4,000 BC from... -
The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology by Barry Cunliffe
€48.90Archaeology is a vast subject - it is the study of human society everywhere in the world, from distant human origins 3-4 million years ago up to the present day. The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology brings together 35 authors - all specialists in their own... -
Silures: Resistance, Resilience, Revival by Ray Howell 9780750998642
RRP: €21.41€16.23Sorry no description is available for this book at this time. -
Silures: Resistance, Resilience, Revival by Ray Howell 9780750998642 [USED COPY]
RRP: €21.41€9.07'There are huge gaps in our understanding of the lives of the Silures ... Despite what is in many instances a glaring lack of evidence, I've increasingly become convinced that trying to tease out what we can about the social structure of these people... -
Treasures of Egypt: A Legacy in Photographs, From the Pyramids to Tutankhamun by National Geographic
RRP: €42.84€28.70Drawn from National Geographic's unparalleled image collection, the photographs in this breathtaking volume celebrate the vibrant beauty and rich cultural heritage of Egypt on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the discovery of King Tuts tomb... -
The Book Of Unconformities Hugh Raffles 9781891241734
RRP: €26.17€17.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781891241734Author Hugh RafflesFormat PaperbackPage Count 392Imprint Verse Chorus Press,U.S.Publisher Puncture Publications -
Shakespeare's Restless World: An Unexpected History in Twenty Objects by Neil MacGregor
RRP: €17.84€13.03The Elizabethan age was a tumultuous time, when long-cherished certainties were crumbling and life was exhilaratingly uncertain. Shakespeare's Restless World uncovers the extraordinary stories behind twenty objects from the period to re-create an age... -
Archaeological Investigation by Martin Carver
RRP: €52.35€46.93Drawing its numerous examples from Britain and beyond, Archaeological Investigation explores the procedures used in field archaeology travelling over the whole process from discovery to publication. Divided into four parts, it argues for a set of... -
Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction by Ian Shaw
RRP: €10.70€7.68Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The ancient Egyptians are an enduring source of fascination -- mummies and pyramids, curses and rituals have captured the imagination of generations. We all have a mental picture of ancient Egypt,... -
Divided Kingdom: A History of Britain, 1900 to the Present by Pat Thane
RRP: €30.93€28.10How has the UK evolved into the country it is today? This clear, comprehensive survey of its history since 1900 explores the political, economic, social and cultural changes which have divided the nation and held it together, and how these changes were... -
The Inca: Lost Civilizations by Kevin Lane 9781789145465
RRP: €21.42€15.42From their mythical origins to astonishing feats of engineering, an expertly informed reassessment of one of the great empires of the Americas: the Inca. In their heyday, the Inca ruled over the largest land empire in the Americas, reaching the pinnacle... -
The Fight for Greek Sicily: Society, Politics, and Landscape by Melanie Jonasch 9781789253566
€65.21The island of Sicily was a highly contested area throughout much of its history. Among the first to exert strong influence on its political, cultural, infrastructural, and demographic developments were the two major decentralized civilizations of the... -
Doggerland: Lost World under the North Sea by Luc W.S.W. Amkreutz
€60.98Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789464261134Author Luc W.S.W. AmkreutzFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Sidestone PressPublisher Sidestone Press -
The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe by Chris Fowler 9780198832492
€58.69The Neolithic --a period in which the first sedentary agrarian communities were established across much of Europe--has been a key topic of archaeological research for over a century. However, the variety of evidence across Europe, the range of languages... -
Introduction to Paleobiology and the Fossil Record by Michael J. Benton
RRP: €63.01€57.60This book presents a comprehensive overview of the science of the history of life. Paleobiologists bring many analytical tools to bear in interpreting the fossil record and the book introduces the latest techniques, from multivariate investigations of... -
Vikings in Scotland: An Archaeological Survey by James Graham-Campbell
RRP: €36.89€31.00This book provides a full overview of the archaeology of the Vikings in Scotland, incorporating many results from the recent period of intense fieldwork and excavation. This work has necessitated a thorough re-appraisal of our knowledge of the process,... -
Lost City of the Incas by Hiram Bingham
RRP: €15.46€10.23First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu.In 1911 Hiram Bingham, a pre-historian with a love of exotic destinations, set out to Peru in search of the legendary city of Vilcabamba,... -
Prehistoric Flintwork by Chris Butler 9780752433400
RRP: €35.70€26.69Flint was a vitally important resource for prehistoric societies who put it to a diverse range of uses. Chris Butler has created a concise guide to recognising and categorising British prehistoric flintwork. The author begins by looking at the different... -
Archaeology For Dummies by Nancy Marie White
RRP: €22.60€15.65An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000... -
Tutankhamun's Trumpet: The Story of Ancient Egypt in 100 Objects by Toby Wilkinson
RRP: €29.75€19.67'Beautifully written, sumptuously illustrated, constantly fascinating' The TimesOn 26 November 1922 Howard Carter first peered into the newly opened tomb of an ancient Egyptian boy-king. When asked if he could see anything, he replied: 'Yes, yes,... -
Stonehenge: A Brief History by Professor Mike Parker Pearson
RRP: €23.79€19.68Stonehenge is one of the world's most famous monuments. Who built it, how and why are questions that have endured for at least 900 years, but modern methods of investigation are now able to offer up a completely new understanding of this iconic stone... -
Ethics and Burial Archaeology by Duncan Sayer 9780715638934
€31.45This book sets a new agenda for ethical studies in mortuary investigation, adducing a series of case studies which can be used to understand the questions facing burial archaeology. Who owns the dead - not just their bodies but also their stories? Do the... -
Lancashire's Sacred Landscape: From Prehistory to the Viking Age by Linda Sever 9780752455877
RRP: €17.84€13.74Lancashire, situated in the north west of England, does not at first tend to conjure up an images of 'a sacred' landscape. But look at bit deeper and one will discover a vast array of sites of ritual and early worship. Archaeological remains of... -
Tracing Lost Railways by Trevor Yorke
RRP: €10.70€8.28The drastic railway closures of the 1960s led to the slow decay and re-purposing of hundreds of miles of railway infrastructure. Though these buildings and apparatus are now ghosts of their former selves, countless clues to our railway heritage still... -
Drawing Somerset's Past: An Illustrated Journey through History by Time Team Artist Victor Ambrus and Steve Minnitt by Victor Ambrus 9780750967860
RRP: €21.41€16.71This book tells the story of Somerset's archaeology and history, from the earliest times up to the twentieth century. Generously illustrated with drawings by the internationally renowned artist Victor Ambrus, best known for his appearances on Channel 4's... -
The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland Vicki Cummings (University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UK University of Central Lancashire, UK) 9781138857186
RRP: €45.21€40.20The Neolithic of Britain and Ireland provides a synthesis of this dynamic period of prehistory from the end of the Mesolithic through to the early Beaker period. Drawing on new excavations and the application of new scientific approaches to data from... -
The Hellenistic Age: A Very Short Introduction by Peter Thonemann
RRP: €10.70€7.68The three centuries which followed the conquests of Alexander are perhaps the most thrilling of all periods of ancient history. This was an age of cultural globalization: in the third century BC, a single language carried you from the Rhone to the Indus... -
The Lifeways of Hunter-Gatherers: The Foraging Spectrum by Dr. Robert L. Kelly 9781107607613
RRP: €35.69€29.23In this book, Robert L. Kelly challenges the preconceptions that hunter-gatherers were Paleolithic relics living in a raw state of nature, instead crafting a position that emphasizes their diversity, and downplays attempts to model the original foraging... -
Set Adrift Upon the World: The Sutherland Clearances by James Hunter 9781839830303
RRP: €17.84€12.82Winner of Saltire Scottish History Book of the Year They would be better dead, they said, than set adrift upon the world. But set adrift they were - thousands of them, their communities destroyed, their homes demolished and burned. Such were the... -
Ortner's Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains by Jane E. Buikstra 9780128097380
RRP: €103.52€95.71Ortner's Identification of Pathological Conditions in Human Skeletal Remains, Third Edition, provides an integrated and comprehensive treatment of the pathological conditions that affect the human skeleton. As ancient skeletal remains can reveal a... -
Poisoned Legacy: The Fall of the Nineteenth Egyptian Dynasty by Aidan Dodson 9789774167522
RRP: €15.46€13.10After the death of RamesesII, the Nineteenth Dynasty, soon fell into decline and familial conflict, culminating in a final civil war that ended with the accession of a new dynasty. Sethy I and Rameses II's promotion of a concept of a wider 'royal family'... -
The Picts: A History by Tim Clarkson
RRP: €13.08€8.71The Picts were an ancient nation who ruled most of northern and eastern Scotland during the Dark Ages. Despite their historical importance, they remain shrouded in myth and misconception. Absorbed by the kingdom of the Scots in the ninth century, they...