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The Search: The True Story of a D-Day Survivor, an Unlikely Friendship, and a Lost Shipwreck Off NormandyWhen archaeologist John Henry Phillips volunteered with a charity that took D-Day veterans back to Normandy, due to an administrative error he found himself without a hotel room and reliant on the generosity of one of the veterans who had a spare bed. That...
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The Old Vero Site (8ir009): One Hundred Years Later, the 2014 - 2017 ExcavationsA century ago, the Old Vero Site was brought to prominence by Elias Sellards, who claimed that the human remains discovered there were contemporary with Pleistocene fauna. It was the first serious challenge to the belief, widely accepted until the Folsom discoveries in 1926,...
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Indigenous Culture and Change in Guerrero, Mexico, 7000 Bce to 1600 CEUntil recently, Guerrero's past has suffered from relative neglect by archaeologists and historians. While a number of excellent studies have expanded our knowledge of certain aspects of the region's history or of particular areas or topics, the absence of a thorough scholarly overview has...
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Historical Archaeology and Indigenous Collaboration: Discovering Histories That Have FuturesSociety for American Archaeology Scholarly Book AwardCollaborative archaeological projects focused on the Nipmuc people of New England that offer a model for research incorporating Indigenous knowledge and scholarship Highlighting the strong relationship between New England's Nipmuc people and their land from the pre-contact period...
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Early Art of the Southeastern Indians: Feathered Serpents & Winged BeingsEarly Art of the Southeastern Indians is a visual journey through time, highlighting some of the most skillfully created art in native North America. The remarkable objects described and pictured here, many in full color, reveal the hands of master artists who developed lapidary...
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The TitanicMost people know the Titanic from television or movies. But there are a few things that Hollywood left out. This high-interest title takes readers on a journey across the ocean to explore the TitanicХs history, from when it was built to its resting place...
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Genes of the PastIn the mid-1960s, a well-preserved hominin fossil is discovered in the Moroccan desert. Examination of the fossil, known as Fat Man, shows it to be around 550,000 years old. Decades later, DNA and protein analyses of the Fat Man skull in the OMICS National...
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Ancient Rome for KidsJourney back to Ancient Rome with 6 interactive fold-out maps in this enthralling illustrated book for kids, exploring bygone culture, history, gods, gladiators, and more.This immersive book takes kids on a deep exploration of one of history's most significant civilizations. Six interactive fold-out maps...
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UtahraptorThe Utahraptor is the official state dinosaur of Utah This ferocious predator stomped across the earth during the Cretaceous Period. Readers of this high-interest text will learn all about the world of the Utahraptor, from what the dinosaur ate to which body parts helped...
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SpinosaurusThe spinosaurus was a fierce dinosaur known for the long sail on its back. It could live on both water and land The high-interest title is a primer for young dinosaur lovers, introducing the iguanodon's habitat, diet, defenses, and more. Alongside the colorful illustrations...
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Hidden Treasures in GaetaHidden Treasures in Gaeta offers a fresh perspective on the city, rediscovering historically significant sites within its urban fabric and in the countryside. Through photographs of interiors, exteriors, and aerial views, the book develops a historical and documentary narrative of the places visited, informing...
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Catholicism and Native Americans in Early North America: Parish, Church, and MissionCatholicism and Native Americans in Early North America interrogates the profound cultural impacts of Catholic policies and practice in La Florida during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.Catholicism and Native Americans in Early North America explores the ways in which the church negotiated the founding...
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Artifacts of the Spanish Colonies of Florida and the Caribbean, 1500-1800: Volume 2: Portable Personal PossessionsThis long-awaited follow-up to Deagan's first volume on ceramics, glassware, and beads focuses on the portable personal objects owned and used by the residents of Spanish colonial America. These objects are not only of Spanish origin; the collection includes many English, French, Dutch, German,...
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Writing Early ChinaEdward L. Shaughnessy is Creel Distinguished Service Professor of Early China in the Department of East Asian Languages and Civilizations at the University of Chicago. He is the author of Rewriting Early Chinese Texts, also published by SUNY Press.Author: Edward L. ShaughnessyPublisher: State University...
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The Stone Circles: A Field GuideThe definitive guide to the stone circles of Britain and Ireland From Stonehenge and the Ring of Brogdar to the Rollright Stones and Avebury, the British and Irish Isles are scattered with the stone circles of our prehistoric ancestors. Although there have been many...
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The Bible Among Ruins: Time, Material Remains, and the World of the Biblical WritersAuthor: Daniel PioskePublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 10/12/2023Pages: 350Binding Type: HardcoverWeight: 1.95lbsSize: 10.08h x 7.01w x 0.87dISBN: 9781009412605
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The Archaeology of Pharaonic EgyptIn this book, Richard Bussmann presents a fresh overview of ancient Egyptian society and culture in the age of the pyramids. He addresses key themes in the comparative research of early complex societies, including urbanism, funerary culture, temple ritual, kingship, and the state, and...
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Sustainability in Ancient Island Societies: An Archaeology of Human ResilienceExamining dynamic interactions betweenhumans and island environments Thisvolume explores the impacts humans have made on island and coastal ecosystems andthe ways these environments have adapted to anthropogenic changes over thecourse of millennia. Case studies highlight how island populations developed socialand political strategies to effectively...
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Recycling for Death: Coffin Reuse in Ancient Egypt and the Theban Royal CachesA meticulous study of the social, economic, and religious significance of coffin reuse and development during the Ramesside and early Third Intermediate periods, illustrated with over 900 images Funerary datasets are the chief source of social history in Egyptology, and the numerous tombs, coffins,...
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Lessons from Our Ancestors: Uncovering Ancient World WisdomJoin archaeologist Raksha Dave on an unforgettable journey back through time as she explores ancient cultures that built sustainable cities, established public hospitals, supported gender equality, and more in Lessons from Our Ancestors: Uncovering Ancient World Wisdom, featuring illustrations by Kimberlie Clinthorne-Wong. Rediscover the...
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