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Life along the Silk Road: Second Edition by Susan Whitfield 9780520280595
RRP: €29.75€23.31In this long-awaited second edition, Susan Whitfield broadens her exploration of the Silk Road and expands her rich and varied portrait of life along the great pre-modern trade routes of Eurasia. This new edition is comprehensively updated to support... -
LBJ's 1968: Power, Politics, and the Presidency in America's Year of Upheaval by Kyle Longley
RRP: €22.60€19.101968 was an unprecedented year in terms of upheaval on numerous scales: political, military, economic, social, cultural. In the United States, perhaps no one was more undone by the events of 1968 than President Lyndon Baines Johnson. Kyle Longley leads... -
The British Palaeolithic: Human Societies at the Edge of the Pleistocene World by Paul Pettitt 9780415674553
RRP: €52.35€44.89The British Palaeolithic provides the first academic synthesis of the entire British Palaeolithic, from the earliest occupation (currently understood to be around 980,000 years ago) to the end of the Ice Age. Landscape and ecology form the canvas for an... -
Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: 3: From 1914 to the Twenty-first Century by Jason Thompson 9789774167607
RRP: €41.65€35.49The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history. The history of Egyptology is the story of the people, famous and obscure, who constructed the picture of ancient Egypt that we... -
Illicit Antiquities: The Theft of Culture and the Extinction of Archaeology by Neil Brodie 9780415510776
RRP: €52.35€45.74The exploitation of archaeological sites for commercial gain is a serious problem worldwide. In peace and during wartime archaeological sites and cultural institutions, both on land and underwater, are attacked and their contents robbed for sale on an... -
In the Shadows of the American Century: The Rise and Decline of US Global Power by Alfred W. McCoy
RRP: €13.08€9.25For a decade America's share of the global economy has been in decline. Its diplomatic alliances are under immense strain, and any claim of moral leadership has been abandoned. America is still a colossus, possessing half the world's manufacturing... -
Masada: From Jewish Revolt to Modern Myth by Jodi Magness 9780691167107
RRP: €29.75€23.79A new account of the famous site and story of the last stand of a group of Jewish rebels who held out against the Roman EmpireTwo thousand years ago, 967 Jewish men, women, and children-the last holdouts of the revolt against Rome following the fall of... -
Acropolis (English language edition): Visiting its Museum and its Monuments by Panos Valavanis
RRP: €10.71€8.8295 colour illustrations. The Athens Acropolis and its Museum constitute an integrated architectural and artistic unity, one of the most important in the history of global civilization. This informative and attractive guidebook is designed to be a... -
Stonehenge by Rosemary Hill
RRP: €13.08€9.25Stonehenge is woven into the earliest Arthurian legends and has been analysed by everyone from archaeologists, to town planners, to the Druids who have made it their spiritual home. By refusing to adopt one theoretical position, Rosemary Hill provides... -
Chedworth Roman Villa: Excavations and Re-Imaginings from the Nineteenth to the Twenty-First Centuries by Professor Simon Esmonde Cleary
RRP: €119.00€111.28Ten years in the planning and with contributions by 27 expert authors, this is a comprehensive record of archaeological research at Chedworth Roman Villa, Gloucestershire (now in the care of the National Trust), from the nineteenth to the twenty-first... -
Teaching and Learning the Archaeology of the Contemporary Era by Dr Gabriel Moshenska 9781350335622
RRP: €29.74€24.32The tools and techniques of archaeology were designed for the study of past people and societies, but for more than a century a growing number of archaeologists have turned these same tools to the study of the modern world. This book offers an overview... -
Museums and their Communities by Sheila Watson
RRP: €54.73€48.94Using case studies drawn from all areas of museum studies, Museums and their Communities explores the museums as a site of representation, identity and memory, and considers how it can influence its community. Focusing on the museum as an institution,... -
When Money Talks: A History of Coins and Numismatics by Frank L. Holt
RRP: €37.47€32.82Coinage - it is one of the most successful and consistent technologies ever invented. Nothing else we still use in everyday life has a history quite like it. Look around at all the things that would bewilder a Greek, Roman, or Renaissance ancestor; then,... -
Archaeology in Practice: A Student Guide to Archaeological Analyses by Jane Balme
RRP: €60.63€53.20This much-enhanced new edition of the highly accessible guide to practical archaeology is a vital resource for students. It features the latest methodologies, a wealth of case studies from around the world, and contributions from leading specialists in... -
Iron Age and Roman Settlement in the Upper Thames Valley: Excavations at Claydon Pike and other sites within the Cotswold Water Park by A. Smith 9780947816742
€74.82The Cotswold Water Park Project is a landscape study centred upon parts of the Upper Thames Valley within what is now the Cotswold Water Park. The report is based upon four key excavated rural settlements, the most extensive being that at Claydon... -
Accidental Archaeologists: True Stories of Unexpected Discoveries by Albee Sarah
RRP: €11.89€10.13Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781338575781Author Albee SarahFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Scholastic USPublisher Scholastic US -
Sunken cities: Egypt's lost worlds by Franck Goddio
RRP: €47.60€33.02Beneath 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... -
Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete by Rodney Castleden
RRP: €45.21€39.72Thoroughly researched, Rodney Castleden's Minoans: Life in Bronze Age Crete here sues the results of recent research to produce a comprehensive new vision of the peoples of Minoan Crete.Since Sir Arthur Evans rediscovered the Minoans in the early 1900s,... -
Techniques of Archaeological Excavation by Philip Barker 9780415151528
RRP: €57.11€50.23Immediately hailed as the standard work and one of the most widely used archaeological field manuals, this survey of current excavation techniques, now in its third edition, remains an in-dispensible guide for archaeologists. his text has been written by... -
Roman York by Patrick Ottaway
RRP: €23.80€17.90The great historic city of York owes its origins to the Roman army which built a fortress here on the banks of the River Ouse in AD 71. By the early third century York had also became the site of a major urban center and the capital of the northern half... -
Archaeological Situations: Archaeological Theory from the Inside Out by Gavin Lucas
RRP: €42.83€37.71This book is an introduction to theory in archaeology - but with a difference. Archaeological Situations avoids talking about theory as if it was something you apply but rather as something embedded in archaeological practice from the start.Rather than... -
Landscapes of the Norman Conquest by Rowley, Trevor 9781526724281
RRP: €29.75€20.97For a long time, the Norman Conquest has been viewed as a turning point in English history; an event which transformed English identity, sovereignty, kingship, and culture. The years between 1066 and 1086 saw the largest transfer of property ever seen in... -
The History of Phoenicia by Josette Elayi
RRP: €38.68€36.66The history of the Phoenicians, explorers and merchants, is little known. What a paradox for this ingenious people, who invented the alphabet, to have left so few written traces of their existence. Their literature, recorded on papyrus, has disappeared... -
The Fifth Beginning: What Six Million Years of Human History Can Tell Us about Our Future by Dr. Robert L. Kelly 9780520303485
RRP: €20.22€16.72"I have seen yesterday. I know tomorrow." This inscription in Tutankhamun's tomb summarizes The Fifth Beginning. Here, archaeologist Robert L. Kelly explains how the study of our cultural past can predict the future of humanity. In an eminently... -
The Smart Neanderthal: Bird catching, Cave Art, and the Cognitive Revolution by Clive Finlayson 9780198797524
RRP: €27.36€19.86Since the late 1980s the dominant theory of human origins has been that a 'cognitive revolution' (C.50,000 years ago) led to the advent of our species, Homo sapiens. As a result of this revolution our species spread and eventually replaced all existing... -
Jungle: How Tropical Forests Shaped World History by Patrick Roberts
RRP: €13.08€8.47'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... -
Dervish Dust: The Life and Words of James Coburn by Robyn L Coburn
RRP: €38.08€27.47Dervish Dust is the authorized biography of "cool cat" actor James Coburn, covering his career, romances, friendships, and spirituality. Thoroughly researched with unparalleled access to Coburn's friends and family, the book's foundation is his own words... -
The Minority of James V: Scotland in Europe, 1513-1528 by Ken Emond
RRP: €83.30€57.63The defeat of the Scots in the Battle of Flodden in 1513 left many of the leaders of Scottish society, including King James IV, lying dead on the battlefield. The long and complex minority of King James V which followed is explored in detail in this... -
Mammal Bones and Teeth: An Introductory Guide to Methods of Identification by Simon Hillson
RRP: €70.20€61.26This guide is designed as an introduction to the basic methods for identifying mammal bones and teeth. It is intended to highlight for beginners the main points on which identifications can be made on the bulk of bones and teeth from a small range of... -
A Forest of Kings: The Untold Story of the Ancient Maya by David Freidel 9780688112042
€25.45The mystique of the pre-Columbian Maya has prompted much speculation about the nature of this sophisticated people. With the breaking of their elaborate hieroglyphic code, Schele and Freidel, Mayan scholars of note, provide a new look at the Maya... -
The Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant by Graham Hancock 9780671865412
RRP: €33.32€19.49Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780671865412Author Graham HancockFormat PaperbackPage Count 600Imprint Simon & SchusterPublisher Simon & SchusterWeight(grams) 590g -
Roman Forts in Britain by Paul Bidwell 9780752441078
RRP: €29.75€22.06More than a tenth of the Roman army's total strength was stationed in Britain. Focusing on the auxiliary forts that were occupied from the second century onwards, this work looks at: the plans and functions of forts; the everyday life of officers and... -
BATH - I Walked Every Street by Andrew 'Able' Lawrence 9781839526541
RRP: €23.79€16.99This is a book about the city of Bath, but as experienced by a resident who over several years walked every street, path and alley of the city. It describes the beautiful variety of buildings, the splendid views from all over the city, and the... -
The Vikings by Neil Price 9780415343503
RRP: €39.26€34.70The Vikings provides a concise but comprehensive introduction to the complex world of the early medieval Scandinavians.In the space of less than 300 years, from the mid-eighth to the mid-eleventh centuries CE, people from what are now Norway, Sweden, and... -
Ancient Egypt: The Basics by Donald P. Ryan
RRP: €22.60€20.08Ancient Egypt: The Basics offers an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the history, archaeology and influence of this fascinating civilization. Coverage includes: A survey of Egyptian history from its earliest origins to the coming of Islam ... -
Intangible Heritage and the Museum: New Perspectives on Cultural Preservation by Marilena Alivizatou
RRP: €45.21€39.72In this comparative, international study Marilena Alivizatou investigates the relationship between museums and the new concept of "intangible heritage." She charts the rise of intangible heritage within the global sphere of UN cultural policy and... -
The Hoard and its History: Staffordshire's Secrets Revealed by Robert Sharp 9781858585475
€18.08No satisfactory explanation has been given for the burial of a large Saxon gold hoard found in Hammerwich, Staffordshire in 2009. Speculation on who buried the treasure has led to many ideas based on battles, warriors and plundering kings. An alternative... -
The Aztecs: Lost Civilizations by Frances F. Berdan
RRP: €21.42€15.42In this rich and surprising book, Frances F. Berdan casts fresh light on the enigmatic ancient Aztecs. She casts her net wide, covering topics as diverse as ethnicity, empire-building, palace life, etiquette, origin myths and human sacrifice. While often... -
Pasts Beyond Memory: Evolution, Museums, Colonialism by Tony Bennett 9780415247474
RRP: €45.21€39.72Contributing to current debates on relationships between culture and the social, and the the rapidly changing practices of modern museums as they seek to shed the legacies of both evolutionary conceptions and colonial science, this important new work... -
Representing the Nation: Heritage, Museums, National Narratives, and Identity in the Arab Gulf States by Pamela Erskine-Loftus 9780367193089
RRP: €52.35€45.74The 1970s saw the emergence and subsequent proliferation across the Arabian Peninsula of 'national museums', institutions aimed at creating social cohesion and affiliation to the state within a disparate population. Representing the Nation examines the...