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In Search of the Phoenicians by Josephine Quinn 9780691195964
RRP: €23.80€18.91Who were the ancient Phoenicians-and did they actually exist?The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were... -
Old Kingdom Copper Tools and Model Tools by Martin Odler 9781784914424
€104.28The Old Kingdom of Egypt (Dynasties 4-6, c. 2600-2180 BC) is famous as a period of the builders of the largest Egyptian pyramids. It is generally accepted that the evidence on the use of copper alloy tools from this era is meagre. Martin Odler gathers... -
Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs: 100 Discoveries That Changed the World Douglas Preston 9781426221989
RRP: €35.70€22.98Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey God" tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that... -
The Journey of Humanity: And the Keys to Human Progress by Oded Galor
RRP: €13.08€9.25This breakthrough scientific masterwork - and INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER - reveals the underlying forces that have shaped human history and will secure our future...'Masterful. Galor answers the ultimate mystery' Lewis Dartnell The stunning advances that... -
The Final Frontier: Scotland's Early Roman Landscape by Andrew Tibbs 9781398117235
RRP: €19.03€12.91In this revealing book, Roman historian and archaeologist Andrew Tibbs uncovers the earliest Roman fortifications in Scotland and examines the landscape and context in which they were built. Although the most visible high-water marks of the Roman Empire... -
Paths to the Past: Encounters with Britain's Hidden Landscapes by Francis Pryor
RRP: €13.08€9.25Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain's landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems.Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over... -
The Oxford Handbook of the Bronze Age Aegean by Eric H. Cline
RRP: €67.83€62.61The Greek Bronze Age, roughly 3000 to 1000 BC, witnessed the flourishing of the Minoan and Mycenean civilizations, the earliest expansion of trade in the Aegean and wider Mediterranean Sea, the development of artistic techniques in a variety of media,... -
Crisis at the Chesapeake: The Royal Navy and the Struggle for America 1775-1783 by Quintin Barry
RRP: €29.75€20.97Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781913336530Author Quintin BarryFormat PaperbackPage Count 264Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Enemy Number One: The United States of America in Soviet Ideology and Propaganda, 1945-1959 by Rosa Magnusdottir 9780190681463
RRP: €97.58€70.52Enemy Number One tells the story of the Soviet cultural and propaganda apparatus and its efforts to control information about the United States in the postwar landscape. Beginning with the 1945 meeting of American and Soviet troops on the Elbe, this... -
The Galloway Hoard: Viking-Age Treasure by Martin Goldberg 9781910682401
RRP: €15.46€13.10In 2017 an intense fundraising campaign ensured that what came to be known as 'the Galloway Hoard' was saved for the nation. Since then work has been ongoing to preserve and understand it. Over 5kg of silver bullion, many unique and enigmatic gold... -
Fifty Things You Need To Know About British History by Hugh Williams
RRP: €17.84€11.54What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history? If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through... -
Religion and Ritual in Ancient Egypt by Emily Teeter
RRP: €30.93€24.06This book is a vivid reconstruction of the practical aspects of ancient Egyptian religion. Through an examination of artefacts and inscriptions, the text explores a variety of issues. For example, who was allowed to enter the temples, and what rituals... -
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: €32.71€24.13By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of... -
Iron Age Communities in Britain: An account of England, Scotland and Wales from the Seventh Century BC until the Roman Conquest by Barry Cunliffe 9780415562928
RRP: €65.44€57.98Since its first publication in 1971, Barry Cunliffe's monumental survey has established itself as a classic of British archaeology. This fully revised fourth edition maintains the qualities of the earlier editions, whilst taking into account the... -
The Tale of the Axe: How the Neolithic Revolution Transformed Britain by David Miles
RRP: €17.84€11.66Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal change - the Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age' - through the most iconic artifact of its time: the polished stone axe, using an ancient stone axe-head brought to him by a local... -
The Celts: Origins, Myths & Inventions by John Collis 9780752429137
RRP: €23.79€18.35We use the word 'Celtic' fast and loose - it evokes something mythical and romantic about our past - but what exactly does it mean? Furthermore, why do people believe that there were Celts in Britain and what relationship do they have to the ancient... -
The Tunnel Through Time: A New Route for an Old London Journey by Gillian Tindall
RRP: €15.46€10.82Newly opened by Queen Elizabeth II herself, discover the history and secret stories of the people who've lived above London's newest trainline.Crossrail, or the 'Elizabeth' line, is just the latest way of traversing the very old east-west route through... -
Sumer and the Sumerians by Harriet Crawford
RRP: €47.59€42.38Mesopotamia produced one of the best-known ancient civilizations, with a literate, urban culture and highly-developed political institutions. In this fully revised and expanded edition of her classic text, Sumer and the Sumerians, Harriet Crawford... -
The Nubian Pharaohs of Egypt: Their Lives and Afterlives by Aidan Dodson 9781649031631
RRP: €35.69€28.75An innovative account of the careers of the Nubians who occupied the Egyptian throne, written by a leading Egyptologist and author of Tutankhamun, King of EgyptThe region of Nubia-now spanning the modern border between Egypt and Sudan-was long a subject... -
Celestial Geometry: Understanding the Astronomical Meanings of Ancient Sites by Ken Taylor
RRP: €27.36€19.24Many ancient, even prehistoric, monuments and temples around the world show an amazingly sophisticated understanding of the heavens. They reflect this sacred knowledge in celestial alignments - to the eternal cycles of the sun, moon, stars and planets... -
Uses of Heritage by Laurajane Smith 9780415318310
RRP: €45.21€40.20Examining international case studies including USA, Asia, Australia and New Zealand, Laurajane Smith identifies and explores the use of heritage throughout the world.Challenging the idea that heritage value is self-evident, and that things must be... -
Life and Death in Asia Minor in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Times: Studies in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology by J. Rasmus Brandt 9781785703591
€95.51Life and Death in Asia Minor combines contributions in both archaeology and bioarchaeology in Asia Minor in the period ca. 200 BC - AD 1300 for the first time. The archaeology topics are wide-ranging including death and territory, death and landscape... -
Hidden Power: Late Cistophoric Production and the Organization of Provincia Asia (128–89 BC) by Lucia Carbone
€121.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780897223638Author Lucia CarboneFormat HardbackPage Count 415Imprint American Numismatic Society,U.S.Publisher American Numismatic Society,U.S. -
Interpreting the Landscape: Landscape Archaeology and Local History by Michael Aston
RRP: €47.59€41.72Most places in Britain have had a local history written about them. Up until this century these histories have addressed more parochial issues, such as the life of the manor, rather than explaining the features and changes in the landscape in a factual... -
A History of Ancient Egypt Marc Van De Mieroop (Columbia University and University of Oxford) 9781119620877
RRP: €48.73€43.19Explore the entire history of the ancient Egyptian state from 3000 B.C. to 400 A.D. with this authoritative volume The newly revised Second Edition of A History of Ancient Egypt delivers an up-to-date survey of ancient Egypt's history from its origins to... -
Life and Afterlife in Ancient China by Jessica Rawson
RRP: €47.60€32.07A Prospect Book of the YearAn epic new history of Ancient China told through the prism of a dozen extraordinary tombsThe three millennia up to the establishment of the first imperial Qin dynasty in 221 BC cemented many of the distinctive elements of... -
The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced by Stephanie Dalley
RRP: €20.22€14.61The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon is an exciting story of detection involving legends, expert decipherment of ancient texts, and a vivid description of a little-known civilization. Recognized in ancient times as one of the Seven Wonders of the... -
Tutankhamun T. G. Henry James 9788854418684
RRP: €41.65€26.69On November 04th, 1922, after months of unsuccessful expeditions and excavations, a young Howard Carter was close to give up his Egyptian experience in the Valley of the Kings when, unexpectedly, he and his team discovered one of the most important... -
Under Jerusalem: The Buried History of the World's Most Contested City by Andrew Lawler 9780593311769
RRP: €20.22€13.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780593311769Author Andrew LawlerFormat PaperbackPage Count 480Imprint Random House IncPublisher Random House USA Inc -
Avebury: The Biography of a Landscape by Joshua Pollard
RRP: €35.70€26.69Designated a World Heritage Site, the landscape around Avebury in north Wiltshire contains a remarkable wealth of archaeological remains, including some of the most spectacular prehistoric monuments in Europe. Incorporating extensive research and... -
Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionise Your Health Bill Schindler 9781529395822
RRP: €20.22€13.73Vegan or carnivore? Vegetarian or gluten-free? Keto or Mediterranean? Fasting or Paleo? Our relationship to food is filled with confusion and insecurity. Every day we hear about a new ingredient that is good or bad, a new diet that promises everything... -
A Future in Ruins: UNESCO, World Heritage, and the Dream of Peace by Lynn Meskell
RRP: €45.21€28.23Best known for its World Heritage program committed to "the identification, protection and preservation of cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity," the United Nations Educational, Scientific and... -
The Staffordshire Hoard by Kevin Leahy 9780714123424 [USED COPY]
RRP: €7.13€6.21On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Consisting of over 1600 items - including fittings from the hilts of swords,... -
The Staffordshire Hoard Kevin Leahy 9780714123424
RRP: €7.13€6.93On 5 July 2009 a metal-detectorist started to unearth gold objects in a Staffordshire field. Thus began the discovery of the largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon treasure ever found. Consisting of over 1600 items - including fittings from the hilts of swords,... -
Sheela-na-gigs: Unravelling an Enigma by Barbara Freitag
RRP: €49.97€43.73Here Barbara Freitag examines all the literature on the subject since their discovery 160 years ago, highlighting the inconsistencies of the various interpretations in regard to origin, function and name. By considering the Sheela-na-gigs in their... -
From Black Land To Fifth Sun: The Science Of Sacred Sites by Brian Fagan 9780738201412
RRP: €22.60€16.20Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this ground-breaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond... -
The Archaeology of Death and Burial by Mike Parker Pearson
RRP: €23.79€18.35The archaeology of death and burial is central to our attempts to understand vanished societies. Through the remains of funerary rituals we can learn not only about the attitudes of prehistoric people to death and the afterlife, but also about their way... -
Vindolanda: Everyday Life on Rome's Northern Frontier Robin Birley 9781848682108
RRP: €23.79€16.34The beautiful site the Romans called Vindolanda lies in south-west Northumberland, in the district of Tynedale, more or less half way between the North Sea east of Newcastle and the Irish Sea to the west of Carlisle. It is just within the boundary of the... -
Becoming Neolithic: The Pivotal Transformation in Human History in Southwest Asia by Trevor Watkins 9780415221528
€38.71Becoming Neolithic examines the revolutionary transformation of human life that was taking place around 12,000 years ago in parts of southwest Asia. Hunter-gatherer communities were building the first permanent settlements, creating public monuments and... -
Navigations: The Portuguese Discoveries and the Renaissance by Malyn Newitt
RRP: €29.75€28.77Navigations re-examines the Portuguese voyages of discovery by placing them in their medieval and Renaissance settings. It shows how these voyages grew out of a crusading ethos, as well as long-distance trade with Asia and Africa and developments in...