Archaeology

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This book presents the results of years of research on Limoges enamels in the medieval Norwegian Church province (established 1152/1153). This is the first study of the 133, more-or-less complete, surviving objects. In presenting this new knowledge, the...

Archaeological Structuration is a critical analysis of the theory of structuration and its utility in the study of societal development over deep time. Structuration theory was originally developed by Anthony Giddens in sociology and adopted piecemeal...

The sectional conflict between North and South was different in Indian Territory (now the state of Oklahoma). There, the Civil War was only a veneer over the competition among the United States, the Confederacy, and sovereign Indian Nations known as the...

This book presents a systematic, authoritative, and in-depth exploration of the archaeological restoration and historical evolution of Chinese palace architecture, drawing on methodologies from archaeology, history, and architecture. It fills the gap...

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This leading textbook introduces students and practitioners to the identification and analysis of animal remains at archaeology sites. The authors use global examples from the Pleistocene era into the present to explain how zooarchaeology allows us to...

Medicine and Healing Practices in Ancient Egypt provides a new perspective on healthcare and healing treatments in Egypt from the Predynastic to the Roman periods. Rather than concentrating exclusively on diseases and medical conditions as evidenced in...

The Andean idea of death differs markedly from the Western view. In the Central Andes, particularly the highlands, death is not conceptually separated from life, nor is it viewed as a permanent state. People, animals, and plants simply transition from a...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781931901284Author James M PotterFormat PaperbackPage Count 355Imprint Swca Environmental ConsultantsPublisher Swca Environmental ConsultantsWeight(grams)...

A place to meet and exchange reflections from Anthropology, Archaeology and other Social Sciences from Uruguay, Chile, Colombia, Bolivia, Spain and Argentina. A debate around "places of memory" to delve into their particularities with a critical approach...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780912006529Author Charles MobleyFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint University of Alaska PressPublisher University of Alaska PressDimensions(mm) 279mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788476004807Author Jose Alcina FranchFormat PaperbackPage Count 223Imprint Akal EdicionesPublisher Akal Ediciones

TEXT IN SPANISH This book is not intended as a brief history of conservation and restoration of artistic heritage, but a compendium of the main criteria and practiced theories of heritage throughout history. It is intended that the reader, having...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788185067827Author Phani Kanta MishraFormat HardbackPage Count 291Imprint Sandeep PrakashanPublisher Sandeep Prakashan

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780932839442Author Paula K. LazrusFormat PaperbackPage Count 168Imprint Society for American ArchaeologyPublisher Society for American...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781889747736Author Maria O'DonovanFormat PaperbackPage Count 113Imprint Arizona State MuseumPublisher Arizona State MuseumWeight(grams) 404gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879442948Author Stephanie WhittleseyFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint Statistical ResearchPublisher Statistical ResearchDimensions(mm) 279mm * 216mm...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879442801Author Scott O'MackFormat PaperbackPage Count 240Imprint Statistical ResearchPublisher Statistical ResearchWeight(grams) 644gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879442764Author Joan S SchneiderPage Count 228Imprint Statistical ResearchPublisher Statistical ResearchWeight(grams) 689gDimensions(mm) 273mm * 214mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879442740Author William L DeaverFormat PaperbackPage Count 273Imprint Statistical ResearchPublisher Statistical ResearchWeight(grams) 785gDimensions(mm)...

At the crossroads of community, territory, and the divine is the landscape of religion. This landscape is shaped by those who occupy it, or desire to occupy it, and their ideologies as much as their cosmologies. But equally important are those who pass...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9783727817533Author K. PyschnyFormat HardbackPage Count 440Imprint Vandenhoeck and RuprechtPublisher Vandenhoeck and Ruprecht

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788434465947Author Josep BallartFormat PaperbackPage Count 268Imprint Editorial ArielPublisher Editorial Ariel

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9782503507309Author O BopearachchiFormat PaperbackPage Count 289Imprint Brepols N.V.Publisher Brepols N.V.Weight(grams) 1338gDimensions(mm) 292mm * 208mm *...

An exploration of war, violence, and sacrifice in precolonial Maya culture and its importance in religious practices.As the Gods Kill delivers new insights into warfare, weaponry, violence, and human sacrifice among the ancient Maya. While attending to...

Peter Lacovara has worked as a curator, archaeologist, teacher, and ceramicist during a long career in the United States and Egypt. He has played a key role in establishing and organizing groundbreaking exhibitions, written a host of popular and academic...

Some 170 years have passed since the Swiss doctor Titus Tobler published the first scientific mention of a stone arch built over a large, plastered pool west of the Temple Mount in Jerusalem. It was the arch that supported the path leading from the Old...

This book deals with the first three campaigns of the German-Israeli Tell Iztabba Excavation Project, conducted by the Institute for Classical Archaeology and Christian Archaeology / Archaeological Museum of the University of Mu nster and the Sonia and...

This book explores the ways in which masks and mirrors mediated encounters, enabled performances and effected visual and social metamorphoses across the Roman empire. The complex and multifaceted roles played by masks and mirrors in Roman culture has...

This book presents the unique history of ancient Egypt through 50 artefacts discovered during excavations of the EES since its founding in 1882. They are brought together in this beautifully illustrated volume from global museums: from major collections...

Explores ancient dialogue between desert farmers and the cosmos In this visually stunning volume, Polly Schaafsma, leading authority on pre-Hispanic Indian rock imagery and kiva murals of the greater American Southwest, provides an insightful journey...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781803279350Author David S. NealFormat PaperbackPage Count 218Imprint Archaeopress PublishingPublisher Archaeopress PublishingWeight(grams) 735g

The Spanish conquest of Peru was motivated by the quest for precious metals, a search that resulted in the discovery of massive silver deposits in what is now southern Bolivia. The enormous flow of specie into the world economy is usually attributed to...

The ancient civilizations of the South American Andes created some of the most spectacular monuments and buildings in the Western Hemispere, and these edifices had a wide range of impacts on the cultures they served. Jerry Moore examines archaeological...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780816522736Author The University of Arizona PressFormat HardbackPage Count 172Imprint University of Arizona PressPublisher University of Arizona...

The first collection to incorporate the current trends in foodways archaeology using the concept of cuisine.Book InformationISBN 9780817361822Author Susan M KooimanFormat PaperbackPage Count 312Imprint The University of Alabama PressPublisher The...

On the Paths of Prehistory presents research on the settlements of the area of Milena in central-southern Sicily (Italy), home to settlements dating from the Neolithic period to the Middle Ages. The author's archaeological investigations employ...

The discovery and development of metals as tool media is a topic of global interest. This phenomenon is generally associated with sedentary, agricultural societies; however, in North America metal use by hunter-gatherer populations began as early as...

Water management, soil conservation, sustainable animal husbandry . . . because such socio-environmental challenges have been faced throughout history, lessons from the past can often inform modern policy. In this book, case studies from a wide range of...