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Secret Gardens: of the National Trust by Claire Masset
RRP: $31.48$22.47A whimsical and beautiful book celebrating these hidden gems of the National Trust - from specially made secret gardens to overlooked corners of famous gardens and re-discovered lost gardens. Stunning photography is accompanied by a wealth of fascinating... -
A History of the World in 100 Objects by Neil MacGregor
RRP: $35.68$25.79Neil MacGregor's A History of the World in 100 Objects takes a bold, original approach to human history, exploring past civilizations through the objects that defined them. Encompassing a grand sweep of human history, A History of the World in 100... -
Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
RRP: $25.18$14.95** WINNER OF THE PEN HESSELL-TILTMAN PRIZE 2021 ** 'Beautiful, evocative, authoritative.' Professor Brian Cox 'Important reading not just for anyone interested in these ancient cousins of ours, but also for anyone interested in humanity.' Yuval... -
The Faded Map: The Lost Kingdoms of Scotland by Alistair Moffat
RRP: $23.08$15.37In this modern age the regional and national boundaries which define Scotland seem fixed and permanent. But of course this has not always been so. In this book Alistair Moffat looks at the shifting political shape of the land long before its modern... -
Treasures from Sutton Hoo by Gareth Williams
RRP: $12.58$9.24Discover the real story behind The Dig, streaming now on Netflix, starring Carey Mulligan and Ralph Fiennes The objects unearthed in 1939 from an Anglo-Saxon ship-burial at Sutton Hoo, Suffolk, rank among the most splendid treasures in the collection... -
The Hillforts of Iron Age Wales by Toby Driver 9781910839676
RRP: $42.00$34.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781910839676Author Toby DriverFormat PaperbackPage Count 320Imprint Logaston PressPublisher Fircone Books Ltd -
The Girls in the Glen: An unputdownable Scottish mystery by Lynne McEwan
RRP: $18.88$12.22'A thrilling new voice in Scottish fiction' Marion ToddIf the dead could speak, what secrets would they tell?With her daughter on an archaeological dig, the only bodies DI Shona Oliver expects to find are long-dead. But when a corpse from the 1980s is... -
Between the Wind and the Water: World Heritage Orkney by Caroline Wickham-Jones 9781909686502
RRP: $41.98$35.32The Archaeological sites of Orkney give us an unparalleled glimpse into prehistory. Inscribed as the 'Heart of Neolithic Orkney' World Heritage Site in 1999, four great monuments - the village of Skara Brae, the Ring of Brodgar, the Stones of ... -
Picts: Scourge of Rome, Rulers of the North by Gordon Noble
RRP: $46.20$32.99Shortlisted for the EAA Book Prize and the Current Archaeology Book of the Year Award The Picts have fascinated for centuries. They emerged c. ad 300 to defy the might of the Roman empire only to disappear at the end of the first millennium ad, yet... -
The Discovery of the Tomb of Tutankhamen by Howard Carter 9780486235004
RRP: $35.68$24.11Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486235004Author Howard CarterFormat PaperbackPage Count 382Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)... -
Manx Crosses: A Handbook of Stone Sculpture 500-1040 in the Isle of Man by David M. Wilson 9781784917562
RRP: $52.48$42.61The carved stone crosses of the Isle of Man of the late fifth to mid-eleventh century are of national and international importance. They provide the most coherent source for the early history of Christianity in the Island, and for the arrival and... -
The Anunnaki Chronicles: A Zecharia Sitchin Reader by Zecharia Sitchin
RRP: $39.88$26.61What if the tales from the Old Testament and other ancient writings, such as those from Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, and Greece, were not myths or allegory but accounts of actual historical events? Known for his ability to read and interpret ancient Sumerian... -
The Archaeology of the North American Great Plains by Douglas B. Bamforth
RRP: $230.98$209.43In this volume, Douglas B. Bamforth offers an archaeological overview of the Great Plains, the vast, open grassland bordered by forests and mountain ranges situated in the heart of North America. Synthesizing a century of scholarship and new... -
Pocket Museum: Ancient Egypt by Campbell Price
$16.21If all the portable artefacts of Ancient Egypt were in a single location, the lives of students, historians and connoisseurs would be immeasurably simpler - but the objects are scattered in museums and collections all over the world. This book brings... -
The Lost City of the Monkey God by Douglas Preston
RRP: $20.98$14.93Since the days of conquistador Hernan Cortes, rumours have circulated about a lost city of immense wealth hidden deep in the Honduran interior. Indigenous tribes speak of ancestors who fled there to escape the Spanish invaders, and warn the legendary... -
Wisdom of the Ancients: Life lessons from our distant past by Neil Oliver
RRP: $23.08$16.32THE PERFECT READ FOR TROUBLED TIMESFrom the bestselling author of The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places comes this inspiring and beautifully written meditation on the wisdom inherited from our ancestors.For all we have gained in the modern world,... -
The Story of the World in 100 Moments: Discover the stories that defined humanity and shaped our world by Neil Oliver
RRP: $23.08$16.32'Oliver is an evocative storyteller, vividly bringing his tales to life' BBC HistoryFrom Genghis Khan's domination on earth to Armstrong's first steps on the moon, discover the 100 moments that defined humanity and shaped our world forever.Neil Oliver... -
The Development of Arabic as a Written Language: Supplement to the Proceedings of the Seminar for Arabian Studies Volume 40 2010 by M. C. A. Macdonald 9781905739349
RRP: $63.00$50.76Contents: Introduction: The development of Arabic as a written language (Christian Julien Robin); Ancient Arabia and the written word (M.C.A. Macdonald); Mount Nebo, Jabal Ramm, and the status of Christian Palestinian Aramaic and Old Arabic in Late Roman... -
Viking Britain: A History by Thomas Williams
RRP: $20.98$13.94A new narrative history of the Viking Age, interwoven with exploration of the physical remains and landscapes that the Vikings fashioned and walked: their rune-stones and ship burials, settlements and battlefields. To... -
Cumbria's Prehistoric Monuments by Adam Morgan Ibbotson
RRP: $37.80$28.01Whether it is Hadrian's Wall, Kendal Castle or the beautiful fells of the Lake District - for thousands of years people have found a certain elegance and utility in stone. Nestled amongst these common relics are a multitude of massive stone monuments,... -
The Dinosaurs Rediscovered: How a Scientific Revolution is Rewriting History by Michael J. Benton
RRP: $27.28$18.06If you want to know how we know what we know about dinosaurs, read this book! Steve Brusatte 'I defy anyone who is, like me, a non-scientist to read it and not feel a sense of wonder' Tom Holland, Guardian Startling new fossil finds are the lifeblood of... -
Archaeology: An Introduction by Kevin Greene
RRP: $94.48$83.33Archaeology: An Introduction looks behind the popular aspects of archaeology such as the discovery and excavation of sites, the study of human remains and animal bones, radiocarbon dating, museums and 'heritage' displays, and reveals the methods used by... -
The Lewis Chessmen: Unmasked by David Caldwell
RRP: $16.78$13.94The humorous and intricately designed Lewis Chessmen were discovered in 1831, one of the most significant archaeological discoveries ever made in Scotland. To preserve the hoard as intactly as possible in a public collection, the majority of the pieces... -
Hadrian's Wall by Adrian Goldsworthy
RRP: $23.08$16.32A beautifully produced account of the history and importance of Hadrian's Wall, by a bestselling author and expert on Ancient Rome. Located at the far-flung and wild edge of the Roman Empire, Hadrian's Wall was constructed by Emperor Hadrian in the... -
Shadowlands: A Journey Through Lost Britain by Matthew Green
RRP: $23.08$15.37THE TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLERSHORTLISTED FOR THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZEDrowned. Buried by sand. Decimated by plague. Plunged off a cliff.This is the forgotten history of Britain's lost cities, ghost towns and vanished villages: our shadowlands.'A beautiful book,... -
The Oxford Handbook of Archaeology by Barry Cunliffe
$83.45Archaeology 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... -
The Modernity of Ancient Sculpture: Greek Sculpture and Modern Art from Winckelmann to Picasso by Elizabeth Prettejohn 9781848859036
$55.50What can modern art have to do with ancient sculpture? Surely the excitement of modern art lies in its utter repudiation of classical example? Elizabeth Prettejohn's important and revisionist new book argues otherwise: that ancient sculpture and modern... -
Environmental Management: Guidelines for Museums and Galleries by May Cassar 9780415514927
RRP: $92.38$80.72The key to the survival of museum collections is a stable indoor environment and vital to this is a well-maintained building with effective environmental services. Environmental Management sets out clearly the theory and practice of achieving an... -
Ruins, Remains and Relics: Sussex by Christopher Horlock
RRP: $33.58$22.79Sussex is a fascinating county, saturated with history, legends and mysteries. Everywhere there are remains of these stories: a curious relic preserved in a church, an unusual grave outside, some ruinous building down the road, or a bizarre artefact in... -
The Nine Lives of John Ogilby: Britain's Master Map Maker and His Secrets by Alan Ereira
RRP: $27.28$18.12Four hundred years ago, every barrister had to dance because dancing put them in harmony with the universe. John Ogilby's first job, in 1612, was to teach them. By the 1670s, he was Charles II's Royal Cosmographer, creating beautiful measured drawings... -
Margaret Pole: The Countess in the Tower by Susan Higginbotham
RRP: $27.28$17.81Of the many executions ordered by Henry VIII, surely the most horrifying was that of sixty-seven-year-old Margaret Pole, Countess of Salisbury, hacked to pieces on the scaffold by a blundering headsman. From the start, Margaret's life had been marred... -
The Gold of the Gods by Erich von Daniken 9781948803212
RRP: $46.20$40.51Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781948803212Author Erich von DanikenFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Adventures Unlimited PressPublisher Adventures Unlimited PressWeight(grams) 1g -
An Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt by Kathryn A. Bard 9780470673362
RRP: $94.40$84.55This student-friendly introduction to the archaeology of ancient Egypt guides readers from the Paleolithic to the Greco-Roman periods, and has now been updated to include recent discoveries and new illustrations. * Superbly illustrated with photographs,... -
The Search For Nefertiti by Joann Fletcher
RRP: $35.68$24.23Joann Fletcher, presenter of BBC2's 'Ancient Egypt: Life and Death in the Valley of the Kings' has written an enthralling account of Nefertiti, one of Egypt's most compelling and mysterious figures. She and her controversial pharaoh husband Akhenaten... -
Surfacing by Kathleen Jamie
RRP: $20.98$13.97Collective Winner of the 2019 Highland Book Prize Under the ravishing light of an Alaskan sky, objects are spilling from the thawing tundra linking a Yup'ik village to its hunter-gatherer past. In the shifting sand dunes of a Scottish shoreline,... -
Inside Ancient Kitchens: New Directions in the Study of Daily Meals and Feasts by Elizabeth A. Klarich 9780870819421
$130.75The anthropology of food is an area of research in which economic, social, and political dynamics interact in incredibly complex ways. Using archaeological case studies from around the globe, Inside Ancient Kitchens presents new perspectives on the... -
The Little Book of Palaeontology: The Pocket Guide to Our Fossilized Past by Rasha Barrage 9781837990139
RRP: $14.68$10.50If you want to know your ichthyosaur from your iguanodon, and your belemnites from your brachiopods, strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of palaeontology Life as we know it now has a long history, buried beneath the ground. Palaeontology... -
A Mighty Fleet and the King’s Power: The Isle of Man, AD 400 to 1265 by Tim Clarkson
RRP: $31.48$22.62Situated 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... -
The Little Book of Anthropology: A Pocket Guide to the Study of What Makes Us Human by Rasha Barrage
RRP: $14.68$10.50If you're intrigued by the question "What makes us human?", strap in for this whirlwind tour of the highlights of anthropology From the first steps of our prehistoric ancestors, to the development of complex languages, to the intricacies of religions... -
Skara Brae by David Clarke
RRP: $12.60$9.01The Neolithic village known as Skara Brae was continuously occupied for about 300 to 400 years, before being abandoned around 2500 BC. Despite severe coastal erosion, eight houses and a workshop have survived largely intact, with their stone furniture...