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The Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics: Redefining Ethics for the Twenty-First Century Museum by Janet Marstine
RRP: £45.99£40.53Routledge Companion to Museum Ethics is a theoretically informed reconceptualization of museum ethics discourse as a dynamic social practice central to the project of creating change in the museum. Through twenty-seven chapters by an international and... -
Exhibitions as Research: Experimental Methods in Museums by Peter Bjerregaard
RRP: £39.99£35.06Exhibitions as Research contends that museums would be more attractive to both researchers and audiences if we consider exhibitions as knowledge-in-the-making rather than platforms for disseminating already-established insights. Analysing the theoretical... -
Neolithic Britain: The Transformation of Social Worlds by Keith Ray 9780198823896
RRP: £38.49£33.39The Neolithic in Britain was a period of fundamental change: human communities were transformed, collectively owning domesticated plants and animals, and inhabiting a richer world of material things: timber houses and halls, pottery vessels, polished... -
The Pyramid Builders of Ancient Egypt: A Modern Investigation of Pharaoh's Workforce by A. Rosalie David
RRP: £37.99£33.78In Rosalie David's hands, the Egyptian builders of the pyramids are revealed as simple people, leading ordinary lives while they are engaged on building the great tomb for a Pharoah. This is an engrossing detective story, bringing to the general reader a... -
The Life and Works of W.G. Collingwood: A wayward compass in Lakeland by Malcolm Craig 9781784918712
RRP: £25.00£20.30The son of a watercolour artist, William Gershom Collingwood (1854-1932) studied at University College, Oxford where he met John Ruskin, whose secretary he later became and with whom he shared a wide range of interests. Collingwood travelled extensively,... -
Craeft: An Inquiry Into the Origins and True Meaning of Traditional Crafts by Alexander Langlands 9780393356571
RRP: £13.99£11.83Faced with an endless supply of mass-manufactured products, we find ourselves nostalgic for goods bearing the mark of authenticity-hand-made tools, local brews, and other objects produced by human hands. Archaeologist and medieval historian Alexander... -
A History of the Archaic Greek World, ca. 1200-479 BCE by Jonathan M. Hall 9781118301272
RRP: £41.00£37.13A History of the Archaic Greek World offers a theme-based approach to the development of the Greek world in the years 1200-479 BCE. Updated and extended in this edition to include two new sections, expanded geographical coverage, a guide to electronic... -
An Archaeology of the Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms by C.J Arnold 9780415156356
RRP: £135.00£117.68An Archaeology of the Early Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms is a volume which offers an unparalleled view of the archaeological remains of the period. Using the development of the kingdoms as a framework, this study closely examines the wealth of material evidence... -
Battlefield Archaeology by Jon Cooksey 9780752440941
RRP: £18.99£14.40From cold war bunkers to Civil War sieges - Britain is littered with sites of military significance. This book shows the amateur enthusiast how to unlock the drama of a battlefield in his or her own area. It explains how to read a military map and apply... -
Emotional Heritage: Visitor Engagement at Museums and Heritage Sites by Laurajane Smith
RRP: £37.99£33.38Emotional Heritage brings the issues of affect and power in the theorisation of heritage to the fore, whilst also highlighting the affective and political consequences of heritage-making. Drawing on interviews with visitors to museums and heritage sites... -
Familiar Past?: Archaeologies of Later Historical Britain by Sarah Tarlow
RRP: £37.99£33.38The Familiar Past surveys material culture from 1500 to the present day. Fourteen case studies, grouped under related topics, include discussion of issues such as: * the origins of modernity in urban contexts * the historical anthropology of food * the... -
Ancient Ink: The Archaeology of Tattooing by Lars Krutak
RRP: £36.00£31.39The human desire to adorn the body is universal and timeless. While specific forms of body decoration and the motivations for them vary by region, culture, and era, all human societies have engaged in practices designed to augment and enhance people's... -
Wars and Soldiers in the Early Reign of Louis XIV: Volume 2: the Imperial Army, 1660-1689 by Bruno Mugnai 9781912866557
RRP: £29.95£21.32Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781912866557Author Bruno MugnaiFormat PaperbackPage Count 318Imprint Helion & CompanyPublisher Helion & Company -
Islanders: The Making of the Mediterranean by Anastasia Christophilopolou 9781913645496
RRP: £20.00£12.86Accompanying an exhibition at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, this book explores island identities in the ancient Mediterranean, questioning how 'insularity'- being of an island - affected and shaped art production and creativity, architectural... -
Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock Art in Britain and Ireland by Aron Mazel
£40.10Signalling and Performance: Ancient Rock Art in Britain and Ireland presents a state of the art survey of the ancient rock art of Britain and Ireland, bringing together new discoveries and new interpretations. Ancient rock art offers unique insights into... -
Chariots, Swords and Spears: Iron Age Burials at the Foot of the East Yorkshire Wolds by Mark Stephens
RRP: £50.00£40.71This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The main focus of the volume is examination of Iron Age burials, which included chariots, swords, and spears, along with inclusion of earlier Prehistoric and... -
Evolution of a Romano-British Courtyard Villa: Excavations at the former Dings Crusaders Rugby Ground, Stoke Gifford 2016–2018 by Tom Brindle 9781999822217
RRP: £35.00£28.82Excavations between 2016-2018 revealed a series of structures that were re-organised and rebuilt over time, which culminated in a stone-built winged corridor villa in the mid to late 4th century AD. Wings were added to the buildings and a portico at the... -
Phoenicians and the Making of the Mediterranean by Carolina Lopez-Ruiz
RRP: £38.95£31.10The first comprehensive history of the cultural impact of the Phoenicians, who knit together the ancient Mediterranean world long before the rise of the Greeks.Imagine you are a traveler sailing to the major cities around the Mediterranean in 750 BC. You... -
The Last Viking: The Life of Olav Haraldsson by Desmond Seward
RRP: £22.00£14.71Raider. Conqueror. King. Saint. This is the story of Olav Haraldsson, the greatest Viking who ever lived. A ruthless Viking warrior who named his most prized battle weapon after the Norse goddess of death, Olav Haraldsson and his mercenaries... -
Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped the World - and Us by Patrick Roberts
RRP: £25.00£16.53'A bold, ambitious and truly wonderful history of the world' Peter Wohlleben, author of The Hidden Life of Trees'A fascinating story and a crucial revision of the momentous importance of tropical forests to human history' Lewis Dartnell, author of... -
Disgraceful Archaeology: Or Things You Shouldn't Know About the History of Mankind by Paul G. Bahn
RRP: £12.99£9.37The book that all archaeology buffs have secretly been yearning for! This unique blend of text, anecdote and cartoon reveals, and revels in, those aspects of the past that have been ignored, glossed over or even suppressed - the bawdy, the scatological... -
Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt by Sonia Zakrzewski
RRP: £39.99£35.46Science in the Study of Ancient Egypt takes an innovative and integrated approach to the use of scientific techniques and methodologies within the study of ancient Egypt. Accessibly demonstrating how to integrate scientific methodologies into Egyptology... -
Our Oldest Companions: The Story of the First Dogs by Pat Shipman
RRP: £21.95£17.25How did the dog become man's best friend? A celebrated anthropologist unearths the mysterious origins of the unique partnership that rewrote the history of both species.Dogs and humans have been inseparable for more than 40,000 years. The relationship... -
The Swahili World by Stephanie Wynne-Jones
RRP: £45.99£41.13The Swahili World presents the fascinating story of a major world civilization, exploring the archaeology, history, linguistics, and anthropology of the Indian Ocean coast of Africa. It covers a 1,500-year sweep of history, from the first settlement of... -
The Goths: Lost Civilizations by David M. Gwynn 9781780238456
RRP: £18.00£12.96The Goths are truly a 'lost civilization'. Sweeping down from the north, ancient Gothic tribes sacked the imperial city of Rome and set in motion the decline and fall of the western Roman Empire. Ostrogothic and Visigothic kings ruled over Italy and... -
The Incas by Terence N. D'Altroy 9781444331158
RRP: £27.95£24.65The Incas is a captivating exploration of one of the greatest civilizations ever seen. Seamlessly drawing on history, archaeology, and ethnography, this thoroughly updated new edition integrates advances made in hundreds of new studies conducted over... -
Is There a British Chalcolithic?: People, Place and Polity in the later Third Millennium by Julie Gardiner 9781789256864
RRP: £29.95£24.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781789256864Author Julie GardinerFormat PaperbackPage Count 368Imprint Oxbow BooksPublisher Oxbow BooksWeight(grams) 215g -
Excavations at Glasgow Cathedral 1988-1997 by Stephen T. Driscoll
£33.78In 1988 extensive archaeological investigations began at Glasgow Cathedral revealing evidence for the first cathedral built in 1136 and subsequent 12th century phases.Book InformationISBN 9781902653662Author Stephen T. DriscollFormat PaperbackPage Count... -
Japan Rearmed: The Politics of Military Power by Sheila A. Smith 9780674293953
RRP: £20.95£16.52"Washington's relationship with Tokyo is generally considered the most important of the United States' 70-odd alliances. In this intimately knowledgeable book, Smith shows how that alliance looks to the Japanese: increasingly unreliable."-Andrew J... -
The Near East: Archaeology in the 'Cradle of Civilization' by Charles Keith Maisels
RRP: £37.99£33.38The transition from foraging, farming and the neolithic village to the city-state is a complex and fascinating period. Studies on the prehistory of the Near East by nineteenth and twentieth century pioneers in the field transformed archaeology through... -
A Handbook of Geoarchaeological Approaches to Settlement Sites and Landscapes by Charles French 9781785700910
RRP: £16.95£14.08Geoarchaeology is a major branch of archaeological science at the interfaces between geology, geography and archaeology, involving the combined study of archaeological, soil and geomorphological records and the recognition of how natural, climatic and... -
Archaeogaming: An Introduction to Archaeology in (and Of) Video Games by Andrew Reinhard 9781785338731
RRP: £23.95£19.49Video games exemplify contemporary material objects, resources, and spaces that people use to define their culture. Video games also serve as archaeological sites in the traditional sense as a place, in which evidence of past activity is preserved and... -
Archaeological Investigation by Martin Carver
RRP: £43.99£39.44Drawing 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... -
Museum Activism by Robert R. Janes
RRP: £43.99£38.44Only a decade ago, the notion that museums, galleries and heritage organisations might engage in activist practice, with explicit intent to act upon inequalities, injustices and environmental crises, was met with scepticism and often derision. Seeking to... -
Reinventing Sustainability: How Archaeology Can Save the Planet by Erika Guttmann-Bond 9781785709920
RRP: £29.95£24.13There have been many books written about what we can learn from the failures of the past, but I want to take a more optimistic view, focussing on what we have to learn from past successes.This book is about sustainable agriculture and architecture in the... -
Life in Medieval Ireland: Witches, Spies and Stockholm Syndrome by Finbar Dwyer
RRP: £12.99£9.09The history of the Middle Ages [in Ireland] is so neglected that the only figure of renown is Strongbow, the man who led the Norman Invasion of Ireland in the twelfth century ... There is little written about the lives of majority of men, who held no... -
Grave Disturbances: The Archaeology of Post-depositional Interactions with the Dead by Edeltraud Aspoeck 9781789254426
RRP: £55.00£44.68Archaeologists excavating burials often find that they are not the first to disturb the remains of the dead. Graves from many periods frequently show signs that others have been digging and have moved or taken away parts of the original funerary... -
Aegean Prehistory: A Review by Tracey Cullen
£14.16Aegean prehistory has developed over the 20th century into a distinctive and vibrant area of archaeological research. The past few decades, in particular, have seen a dramatic reorientation and expansion of goals and methods as well as a flood of new... -
The South Downs National Park: An Archaeological Walking Guide by John Manley 9780752466088
RRP: £20.00£14.71The South Downs National Park extends from the outskirts of Eastbourne in East Sussex, to the edge of Winchester in Hampshire. It consists of a considerable chunk of southern England and it contains an extraordinary variety of archaeological and historic... -
The Archaeology of Greek Colonisation by G. R. Tsetskhladze 9780947816612
RRP: £9.95£8.15This collection of eight essays on the archaeology of Greek colonisation, dedicated to Sir John Boardman on the occasion of his retirement, has now been reprinted in paperback. Greek colonisation continues to be a much debated topic among ancient ...