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The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon: An Elusive World Wonder Traced by Stephanie Dalley
RRP: $20.63$14.98The Mystery of the Hanging Garden of Babylon is an exciting story of detection involving legends, expert decipherment of ancient texts, and a vivid description of a little-known civilization. Recognized in ancient times as one of the Seven Wonders of the... -
Stone Men: The Palestinians Who Built Israel by Andrew Ross 9781788730273
RRP: $16.76$10.94"They demolish our houses while we build theirs." This is how a Palestinian stonemason, in line at a checkpoint outside a Jerusalem suburb, described his life to Andrew Ross. Palestinian "stone men", utilizing some of the best quality dolomitic... -
In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth by J. P. Mallory 9780500276167
RRP: $45.09$33.02Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780500276167Author J. P. MalloryFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Thames & Hudson LtdPublisher Thames & Hudson Ltd -
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California's Natural Resources by M. Kat Anderson 9780520280434
RRP: $38.70$29.21John Muir was an early proponent of a view we still hold today - that much of California was pristine, untouched wilderness before the arrival of Europeans. But as this groundbreaking book demonstrates, what Muir was really seeing when he admired the... -
A Brief Guide to Classical Civilization by Dr. Stephen P. Kershaw
RRP: $16.76$5.30A general introduction to the classical world from its origins to the fall of the Roman Empire. The book focuses on questions of how we know about Classical civilization from archaeology and history; deals with the Mycenaean era and the world of Myth... -
The Mystery of Doggerland: Atlantis in the North Sea by Graham Phillips 9781591434238
RRP: $21.92$14.29A scientific exploration of the advanced ancient civilization known as Doggerland or Fairland that disappeared 5,000 years ago. New marine archaeological evidence has revealed the remains of a large land mass to the north of Britain that hosted an... -
Life and Death in Asia Minor in Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine Times: Studies in Archaeology and Bioarchaeology by J. Rasmus Brandt 9781785703591
RRP: $83.85$69.93Life and Death in Asia Minor combines contributions in both archaeology and bioarchaeology in Asia Minor in the period ca. 200 BC - AD 1300 for the first time. The archaeology topics are wide-ranging including death and territory, death and landscape... -
East Anglia and its North Sea World in the Middle Ages by David Bates 9781783270361
RRP: $37.40$31.54The relations between medieval East Anglia and countries across the North Sea examined from a variety of perspectives. East Anglia was a distinctive English region during the Middle Ages, but it was one that owed much of its character and identity to... -
Art & Archaeology of the Roman World by Mark D. Fullerton
RRP: $58.05$55.22Mark D. Fullerton blends the art of the Roman period with its history of political intrigue, military and religious ideologies, and intercultural interaction. The book not only explores the art of Rome itself but also that of the Roman provinces,... -
Wild History: Journeys into Lost Scotland by James Crawford
RRP: $28.38$19.49From the presenter of BBC One's Scotland from the Sky You scramble up over the dunes of an isolated beach. You climb to the summit of a lonely hill. You pick your way through the eerie hush of a forest. And then you find them. The traces of the past... -
Roman Bath: A New History and Archaeology of Aquae Sulis by Peter Davenport
RRP: $25.80$18.98For almost three hundred years, excavations have been carried out in Roman Bath. At first these were rare and sporadic and archaeological finds were made by chance. Even fewer were reported. But from the 1860s, deliberate investigations were made and... -
Archaeology, Nation and Race Archaeology and Nationalism: Confronting the Past, Decolonizing the Future in Greece and Israel by Raphael Greenberg
RRP: $96.75$76.90Archaeology, Nation, and Race is a must-read book for students of archaeology and adjacent fields. It demonstrates how archaeology and concepts of antiquity have shaped, and have been shaped by colonialism, race, and nationalism. Structured as a lucid... -
Museum Gallery Interpretation and Material Culture by Juliette Fritsch
RRP: $69.65$60.46Museum Gallery Interpretation and Material Culture publishes the proceedings of the first annual Sackler Centre for Arts Education conference at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in London. The conference launched the annual series by addressing the... -
The Archaeology of Disease: Third Edition by Charlotte Roberts 9780752457505
RRP: $32.25$24.70The Archaeology of Disease shows how the latest scientific and archaeological techniques can be used to identify the common illnesses and injuries that humans suffered from in antiquity. In order to give a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma the... -
The History of Greek Vases: Potters, Painters and Pictures by John Boardman
RRP: $32.19$22.38This book, newly available in paperback, is the definitive survey of Greek vases by the outstanding world authority on classical archaeology and art. In it, John Boardman sketches the stylistic history of Greek vases and goes on to explore the many other... -
Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice by Colin Renfrew
RRP: $51.60$48.59New to this Edition * Updated treatment of postcolonial approaches and indigenous archaeology, with coverage of the ontological turn in archaeology, and new examples of community archaeology in southern Africa and Australia. * New discoveries and... -
Becoming Neolithic: The Pivotal Transformation in Human History in Southwest Asia by Trevor Watkins 9780415221528
$47.94Becoming Neolithic examines the revolutionary transformation of human life that was taking place around 12,000 years ago in parts of southwest Asia. Hunter-gatherer communities were building the first permanent settlements, creating public monuments and... -
Keeper Of Genesis by Robert Bauval
RRP: $14.18$10.02FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHORS OF FINGERPRINTS OF THE GODS AND THE ORION MYSTERY'An exciting book . . . deservedly a bestseller' SPECTATOR___________________________________________In Keeper of Genesis, Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval present a tour de... -
Making Heritage Together: Archaeological Ethnography and Community Engagement with a Rural Community by Aris Anagnostopoulos 9781032194769
RRP: $25.79$22.82Making Heritage Together presents a case study of public archaeology by focusing on the collaborative creation of knowledge about the past with a rural community in central Crete. It is based on a long-term archaeological ethnography project that engaged... -
A Community Empowerment Approach to Heritage Management: From Values Assessment to Local Engagement by Evangelos Kyriakidis 9781032083124
RRP: $51.59$45.23This book presents an innovative approach to public archaeology in a rural community, which has had powerful results in terms of empowering a village community in Crete to become long-term guardians of their cultural heritage. Highlighting the... -
By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean: The Birth of Eurasia by Barry Cunliffe
RRP: $33.53$24.87By Steppe, Desert, and Ocean is nothing less than the story of how humans first started building the globalized world we know today. Set on a huge continental stage, from Europe to China, it is a tale covering over 10,000 years, from the origins of... -
Zondervan Handbook of Biblical Archaeology: A Book by Book Guide to Archaeological Discoveries Related to the Bible by J. Randall Price
RRP: $51.60$37.91Explore significant archaeological discoveries pertaining to every book of the Bible.Laypersons, pastors, students, academics, and anyone looking for a current and comprehensive biblical archaeology resource need look no further. The Zondervan Handbook... -
The Mad Emperor: Heliogabalus and the Decadence of Rome by Harry Sidebottom 9780861546855
RRP: $14.18$9.03What happens when you put the Roman Empire in the hands of a teenage boy? Discover the scandalous life and times of Rome's worst emperor. 'Buy the book; it's very entertaining.' David Aaronovitch, The Times On 8 June 218 AD, a fourteen-year-old... -
The Orion Mystery: Unlocking the Secrets of the Pyramids by Robert Bauval 9780099429272
RRP: $14.18$10.02Unlocking the secrets of the pyramids.For thousands of years the pyramids have stood, imposing and enigmatic, refusing to give up their secrets. In this thrilling book of scientific and historical detective work, the authors try to answer some of... -
A History of Scotland's Landscapes by Fiona Watson
RRP: $38.70$27.84It is easy to overlook how much of our history is preserved all around us - the way the narrative of bygone days has been inscribed in fields, forests, hills and mountains, roads, railways, canals, lochs, buildings and settlements. Indeed, footprints of... -
Grounded: A Journey into the Landscapes of Our Ancestors by James Canton
RRP: $24.50$16.55A WATERSTONES BEST BOOK OF 2023: NATURE AND TRAVELFor thousands of years, our ancestors held a close connection with the landscapes they lived in. They imbued it with meaning: stone monuments, sacred groves, places of pilgrimage. In our modern world we... -
Monuments of Orkney: A Visitor's Guide by Caroline Wickham-Jones
RRP: $12.90$8.77From the Early Neolithic farm at Knap of Howar to the flamboyant chapel built by Italian prisoners of war in the 1940s, the Orkney Islands are amazingly rich in historic and prehistoric sites. At their centre is a cluster of spectacular Neolithic... -
Stepping-Stones: A Journey through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne by Christine Desdemaines-Hugon
RRP: $32.25$26.99An awe-inspiring study of the enduring power of Paleolithic art The cave art of France's Dordogne region is world-famous for the mythology and beauty of its remarkable drawings and paintings. These ancient images of lively bison, horses, and mammoths, as... -
Making Representations: Museums in the Post-Colonial Era by Moira G. Simpson 9780415067850
RRP: $174.15$151.81Drawing upon material from Britain, Canada, the United States, Australia and New Zealand, Making Representations explores the ways in which museums and anthropologists are responding to pressures in the field by developing new policies and practices, and... -
From Roman Civitas to Anglo-Saxon Shire: Topographical Studies on the Formation of Wessex by Bruce Eagles 9781785709845
RRP: $45.14$38.45This book is the culmination of the author's lifelong interest in the Roman to medieval transition in England and in the analysis of the historic landscape of Wessex. It begins with a focused, referenced, and critical exploration of the thorny, but... -
Pottery in Roman Britain by Guy de la Bedoyere 9780747804697
RRP: $11.60$9.55Roman archaeological sites in Britain produced huge quantities of pottery providing vast amounts of information about technology, trade, wealth, industry and lifestyle.About the AuthorGuy de la Bedoyere is a well-established Roman historian with numerous... -
Revealing the Buried Past: Geophysics for Archaeologists by John Gater
RRP: $32.25$23.93Thanks to ever-more sophisticated technology archaeologists can identify much that is beneath the soil without having to excavate. From Pitt-Rivers banging the surface of the ground with a pick in the late nineteenth century, through Atkinson's... -
Pursuits of Happiness: The Hollywood Comedy of Remarriage by Stanley Cavell 9780674739062
RRP: $38.64$30.99During the '30s and '40s, Hollywood produced a genre of madcap comedies that emphasized reuniting the central couple after divorce or separation. Their female protagonists were strong, independent, and sophisticated. Here, Stanley Cavell names this new... -
Field Archaeology: An Introduction by Peter Drewett
RRP: $51.59$45.23Since its first publication, Field Archaeology: An Introduction has proved to be a key handbook for all those undertaking introductory courses in archaeology or volunteering on their first excavation. In this revised second edition, key developments in... -
Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Archaeology by Chris Catling 9780754820574
RRP: $23.21$18.00This book is a hands-on resource for the amateur, student or volunteer as well as a reference for those interested in the world's greatest archaeological finds and the people who discovered them. The first part of the book explores the many fields of... -
Warriors of Anatolia: A Concise History of the Hittites by Trevor Bryce
RRP: $20.63$18.42In this lively treatment of one of antiquity's most mysterious civilizations, whose history disappeared from the records over 3,000 years ago, Trevor Bryce sheds fresh light on Hittite warriors as well as on the Hittites' social, religious and political... -
The Prehistory Of The Mind by Steven Mithen
RRP: $19.34$12.64Award-winning science writer Steven Mithen explores how an understanding of our ancestors and their development can illuminate our brains and behaviour todayHow do our minds work? When did language and religious beliefs first emerge? Why was there a... -
The Roman Remains of Southern France: A Guide Book by James Bromwich 9780415143585
RRP: $49.01$43.58The Roman Remains of Southern France is the only specialist guidebook to this region available. It is the result of the most up-to-date research. Comprehensive in coverage, it provides depth and context while evoking the distinctive atmosphere of the... -
Medieval Masons by Malcolm Hislop 9780747804611
$8.71This book explains in detail the practice of masoncraft in the Middle Ages, using evidence from a number of sources. Monastic chronicles, building contracts and other contemporary documents have already revealed a good deal of information on the subject,... -
Castles of the Marches by John Kinross
RRP: $20.63$14.00In this stunning, full-colour book, John Kinross explores the fascinating history behind the castles of Herefordshire, Shropshire and the Welsh border. Areas characterised by their rural beauty and agricultural charm, it is no surprise that they are home...