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Olympia: A Cultural History by Professor Judith M. Barringer
RRP: £35.00£27.74A comprehensive and richly illustrated history of one of the most important athletic, religious, and political sites in the ancient Greek and Roman worldThe memory of ancient Olympia lives on in the form of the modern Olympic Games. But in the ancient... -
Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds by Franck Goddio 9780500292372
RRP: £25.00£17.98Beneath the waters of Abukir Bay, at the edge of the Nile Delta, lie the submerged remains of the ancient Egyptian cities Canopus and Thonis-Heracleion, which sank over 1,000 years ago but were dramatically rediscovered in the 20th century and brought to... -
The Indus: Lost Civilizations by Andrew Robinson
RRP: £12.95£9.07The Indus civilization flourished for half a millennium from about 2600 to 1900 BC, when it mysteriously declined and vanished from view. It remained invisible for almost four thousand years, until its ruins were discovered in the 1920s by British and... -
Roman Egypt: A History by Roger S. Bagnall 9781108949002
RRP: £26.99£22.23Egypt played a crucial role in the Roman Empire for seven centuries. It was wealthy and occupied a strategic position between the Mediterranean and Indian Ocean worlds, while its uniquely fertile lands helped to feed the imperial capitals at Rome and... -
Archaeology: The Basics by Brian M. Fagan
RRP: £18.99£16.87Archaeology: The Basics, rewritten for this fourth edition, is a short, engaging book that takes the reader on a journey through the fascinating world of archaeology and archaeologists.Written in a non-technical style by two experienced archaeologists... -
The Declaration of Arbroath: 'For Freedom Alone' by Edward J. Cowan
RRP: £9.99£6.70The Declaration of Arbroath, 6 April, 1320, is one of the most remarkable documents to have been produced anywhere in medieval Europe. Signed by 51 Scottish nobles, it confirms Scotland's status as an independent sovereign state with the right to use... -
Walking Among Pharaohs: George Reisner and the Dawn of Modern Egyptology by Peter Der Manuelian
RRP: £31.49£28.78In this expansive new biography of George Reisner, Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian examines the life and work of America's greatest archaeologist. Manuelian presents Reisner's undeniable impact and considers his life within the context of Western... -
The Archaeology of Britain: An Introduction from Earliest Times to the Twenty-First Century by John Hunter 9780415477178
RRP: £39.99£35.46The Archaeology of Britain is the only concise and up-to-date introduction to the archaeological record of Britain from the reoccupation of the landmass by Homo sapiens during the later stages of the most recent Ice Age until last century. This fully... -
London in the Roman World by Dominic Perring 9780198789000
RRP: £45.99£39.21incAn original, authoritative survey of the archaeology and history of Roman London. London in the Roman World draws on the results of latest archaeological discoveries to describe London's Roman origins. It presents a wealth of new information from... -
A Mighty Fleet and the King’s Power: The Isle of Man, AD 400 to 1265 by Tim Clarkson
RRP: £14.99£10.77Situated in the middle of the Irish Sea, the Isle of Man is like a stepping-stone between the lands that surround it. In medieval times, it played an important role in the histories of Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. This book explores the first... -
50 Finds of Early Medieval Coinage by John Naylor
RRP: £15.99£11.61Since 1997 the Portable Antiquities Scheme has recorded almost 1.5 million objects found in England and Wales, the vast majority discovered by members of the public rather than professional archaeologists. Among these finds are more than 10,000 early... -
The Book of Llandaf as a Historical Source by Patrick Sims-Williams
RRP: £80.00£76.61Revisionist approach to the question of the authenticity - or not - of the documents in the Book of Llandaf. Awarded the Francis Jones Prize in Welsh History 2019 by Jesus College Oxford The early-twelfth-century Book of Llandaf is rightly... -
Transhumance and the Making of Ireland's Uplands, 1550-1900 by Eugene Costello 9781837651474
RRP: £29.99£24.83First full survey of how transhumance operated in Ireland from the sixteenth century to the beginning of the twentieth. WINNER: American Conference for Irish Studies Donald Murphy Prize for Distinguished First Book 2021 Special Commendation, Publication... -
The Powers of Ancient and Sacred Places by Paul Devereux 9780645209419
£15.23Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780645209419Author Paul DevereuxFormat PaperbackPage Count 294Imprint Daily Grail PublishingPublisher Daily Grail PublishingWeight(grams) 435g -
Eat Like a Human: Nourishing Foods and Ancient Ways of Cooking to Revolutionise Your Health by Bill Schindler 9781529375725
RRP: £10.99£7.40Vegan 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... -
Life in Ancient Rome by Nigel Rodgers 9781844777457
£14.53Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781844777457Author Rodgers NigelFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Hermes HousePublisher Anness Publishing -
The Oxford Handbook of Cuneiform Culture by Karen Radner
£41.89The cuneiform script, the writing system of ancient Mesopotamia, was witness to one of the world's oldest literate cultures. For over three millennia, it was the vehicle of communication from (at its greatest extent) Iran to the Mediterranean, Anatolia... -
The Green Man by Jeremy Harte
RRP: £6.99£5.07We see the Green Man half-hidden on the walls of many of our old churches, a face surrounded by leaves. This beautifully illustrated and well-researched Pitkin Guide looks at this fascinating creature, its history, and where to find him. Look out for... -
Medieval Pets by Kathleen Walker-meikle 9781783275694
RRP: £19.99£16.97An engaging and informative survey of medieval pet keeping which also examines their representation in art and literature. Animals in the Middle Ages have often been discussed - but usually only as a source of food, as beasts of burden, or as aids for... -
Firearms, Traps, and Tools of the Mountain Men: A Guide to the Equipment of the Trappers and Fur Traders Who Opened the Old West by Carl P. Russell 9781602399693
£11.70This classic, scholarly history of the fur trappers and traders of the early nineteenth century focuses on the devices that enabled the opening of the untracked American west. Sprinkled with interesting facts and old western lore, this guide to traps and... -
Lord Elgin and the Marbles by William St. Clair 9780192880536
£66.50`The British say they have saved the Marbles. Well, thank you very much. Now give them back.' Melina Mercouri, actress and politician Ever since the sculptures from the Parthenon arrived in England at the beginning of the last century, they have... -
Thomas White: Redesigning the Northern British Landscape by Deborah Turnbull
RRP: £39.99£36.67This volume aims to restore the reputation of Thomas White, who in his time was as well respected as his fellow landscape designers Lancelot 'Capability' Brown and Humphry Repton. By the end of his career, he had produced designs for at least 32 sites... -
Building Anglo-Saxon England by John Blair
RRP: £42.00£34.64Shortlisted for the Wolfson History PrizeA radical rethinking of the Anglo-Saxon world that draws on the latest archaeological discoveriesThis beautifully illustrated book draws on the latest archaeological discoveries to present a radical reappraisal of... -
The Hated Cage: An American Tragedy in Britain’s Most Terrifying Prison by Nicholas Guyatt
RRP: £11.99£7.59'Beguiling.' The Times 'Compelling.' Wall Street Journal 'A vivid portrait.' Daily Mail Buried in the history of our most famous jail, a unique story of captivity, violence and race. It's 1812 - Britain and America are at war. British... -
Critical Ancient World Studies: The Case for Forgetting Classics by Mathura Umachandran 9781032120119
RRP: £36.99£32.53This volume explores and elucidates critical ancient world studies (CAWS), a new model for the study of the ancient world operating critically, setting itself against a long history of a discipline formulated to naturalise a hierarchical, white... -
Drawing on Archaeology: Bringing History to Life by Victor Ambrus
RRP: £20.00£15.04How does excavation enable the archaeologist to reconstruct the past? Victor Ambrus, who has been the Channel 4 Time Team artist since the programme's inception in 1994, has selected some of the key excavations from the many series to show how it has... -
Coinage in the Low Countries (880-1500): The Third Oxford Symposium on Coinage and Monetary History by Nicholas Mayhew 9780860540489
£52.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780860540489Author Nicholas MayhewFormat PaperbackPage Count 215Imprint BAR PublishingPublisher BAR Publishing -
How Compassion Made Us Human: An Archaeology of Stone Age Sentiment by Penny Spikins 9781781593103
RRP: £19.99£14.68Our capacity to care about the wellbeing of others, whether they are close family or strangers, can appear to be unimportant in today's competitive societies. However, in this volume Penny Spikins argues that compassion lies at the heart of what makes us... -
Teotihuacan - The World Beyond the City by David M. Carballo
RRP: £62.95£51.44Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780884024675Author Kenneth G. HirthFormat HardbackPage Count 540Imprint Dumbarton Oaks Research Library & CollectionPublisher Dumbarton Oaks Research... -
Archaeological Theory: The Basics by Bob Chapman
RRP: £16.99£15.22Archaeological Theory: The Basics is an accessible introduction to an indispensable part of what archaeologists do. The book guides the reader to an understanding of what theory is, how it works and the range of theories used in archaeology.The growth of... -
The City of Babylon: A History, c. 2000 BC - AD 116 by Stephanie Dalley 9781316501771
RRP: £20.99£17.59The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kingship under the empires of Assyria, Nebuchadnezzar, Darius, Alexander the Great, the Seleucids and the... -
Breaking the Maya Code by Michael D. Coe
RRP: £18.99£13.15The Third Edition of this classic account of the inside story of one of the major intellectual breakthroughs of our time - the last great decipherment of an ancient script - revised and brought right up to date with the latest developments. 113... -
Stone Conservation - An Overview of Current Research by Eric Doehne 9781606060469
RRP: £30.00£25.25This is a detailed and informative overview of the latest research and development in stone conservation. Petra, Angkor, Copan, Venice, Lascaux, Easter Island - all are examples of irreplaceable cultural heritage built in stone and now slowly... -
Prehistoric Dorset by Gale John 9780752429069
RRP: £20.00£15.04Dorset is one of the country's richest counties in archaeological remains and over the last 30 years there have been a great number of new discoveries. This detailed, up-to-date and well-illustrated study of prehistoric monuments in and around Dorset... -
Nubia: Lost Civilizations by Sarah Schellinger 9781789146592
RRP: £18.00£12.96Nubia, the often overlooked southern neighbour of Egypt, has been home to groups of vibrant and adaptive peoples for millennia. This book explores the Nubians' religious, social, economic and cultural histories, from their nomadic origins during the... -
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of the Levant: c. 8000-332 BCE by Margreet L. Steiner
£41.09This Handbook aims to serve as a research guide to the archaeology of the Levant, an area situated at the crossroads of the ancient world that linked the eastern Mediterranean, Anatolia, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. The Levant as used here is a historical... -
Vikings of the Irish Sea by David Griffiths 9780752436463
RRP: £20.00£15.04This book looks at the activities of the Vikings in the Irish Sea, a band of water that has been important since prehistoric times in the history of maritime cultural exchange between Britain and Ireland as well as the Scandinavian countries. The Vikings... -
Steep, Strait and High - Ancient Houses of Central Lincoln by Christopher Johnson
RRP: £40.00£39.55Architectural and historical surveys of many of the most important buildings in Lincoln. This volume illuminates the development of different building styles in timber, stone and brick over a period of 750 years, in one of the oldest areas of Lincoln... -
Medieval Irish Architecture and the Concept of Romanesque: Building Traditions in Eleventh- and Twelfth-Century Europe by Tadhg O’Keeffe 9781032578910
RRP: £135.00£117.68This book presents a fresh perspective on eleventh- and twelfth-century Irish architecture, and a critical assessment of the value of describing it, and indeed contemporary European architecture in general, as "Romanesque".Medieval Irish Architecture and... -
Royal Tombs of Medieval England by Mark Duffy 9780752425795
RRP: £27.50£20.68This comprehensive and detailed survey of English royal tombs from 1066-1509, including junior royals as well as kings and queens, is combined with accounts of burial practice, tomb design, craftsmen, and construction.Book InformationISBN...