Archaeology
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Hidden Lives: The Archaeology of Slave Life at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar ForestLIKE MONTICELLO, Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest offers a significant archaeological view of slave life at the turn of the nineteenth century in rural Virginia. In Hidden Lives, Barbara J. Heath re-creates the daily life of slaves at Jefferson's second home from 1773, the year...
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The Caddos and Their Ancestors: Archaeology and the Native People of Northwest LouisianaTaking an archaeological perspective on the past, Jeffrey S. Girard traces native human habitation in northwest Louisiana from the end of the last Ice Age, through the formation of the Caddo culture in the tenth century BCE, to the early nineteenth century. Employing the...
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The Archaeologist's Field Handbook, North American EditionThe Archaeologist's Field Handbook: North American Edition is a hands-on manual that provides step-by-step guidance for archaeological field work. Specially designed for students (both undergraduate and graduate) and avocational archaeologists, this informative guide combines clear and accessible information on doing fieldwork with practical advice...
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DK Eyewitness Books: Mummy: Discover the Secrets of Mummies--From the Early Embalming, to Bodies Preserved in [With Clip-Art CD and Poster]Help your child learn all about mummies using this fact-packed guide. Let your child be an eyewitness to the amazing secrets of ancient mummies from different countries and cultures--from the chemicals Egyptians used to embalm the dead of Egypt to the artifacts buried with...
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In Search of the PhoeniciansWho were the ancient Phoenicians--and did they actually exist? The Phoenicians traveled the Mediterranean long before the Greeks and Romans, trading, establishing settlements, and refining the art of navigation. But who these legendary sailors really were has long remained a mystery. In Search of...
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Ice Mummy: The Discovery of a 5,000 Year-Old ManReading paragraphs In 1991, two tourists hiking in the Alps saw something very odd sticking out of the snow. At first it looked like a doll's head. But it wasn't. It was a man, frozen in the ice for 5,000 years. Ice Mummy--first published...
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Archaeology For DummiesAn objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000 years ago. Archaeology For Dummies...
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Warrior Women: An Archaeologist's Search for History's Hidden HeroinesDavis-Kimball weaves science, mythology and mystical cultures into a bold historical tapestry of female warriors, heroines and leaders who have been left out of the history books-- until now.Author: Jeannine Davis-KimballPublisher: Warner BooksPublished: 02/01/2003Pages: 292Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.95lbsSize: 9.04h x 6.04w x 0.88dISBN: 9780446679831
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Archaeology: The BasicsNow in an updated third edition, Archaeology: The Basics provides a straightforward and engaging introduction to the world of Archaeology. This book answers key questions about how and why we practice archaeology and examines the theories and themes underpinning the subject. Fully updated, this...
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Pompeii and Herculaneum: A SourcebookThe original edition of Pompeii: A Sourcebook was a crucial resource for students of the site. Now updated to include material from Herculaneum, the neighbouring town also buried in the eruption of Vesuvius, Pompeii and Herculaneum: A Sourcebook allows readers to form a richer...
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The Birth of Modern Britain: A Journey Through Britain's Remarkable Recent ArchaeologyFrom the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden pastThe relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring...
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Native American BlowgunsDoug Meyer is one of the foremost experts on primitive survival skills in the world. In this book, Meyer leans upon years of research, mentoring, trial and error, and expert instruction to deliver a historical and instructional guide for building a blowgun likely utilized...
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Preparing for Eternity: Funerary models and wall scenes from the Egyptian Old and Middle KingdomsDuring the late Old Kingdom to the end of the Middle Kingdom, there were two principal types of artistic representation in the ancient Egyptian elite tomb: funerary models and wall scenes. The two media exhibit several similarities in design, with both depicting people and...
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Heritage Making and Migrant Subjects in the Deindustrialising Region of the Latrobe ValleyAuthor: Alexandra DelliosPublisher: Cambridge University PressPublished: 03/31/2022Pages: 128Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.40lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27dISBN: 9781108826495This title is not returnable
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The Sisters of Nazareth Convent: A Roman-Period, Byzantine, and Crusader Site in Central NazarethThis book transforms archaeological knowledge of Nazareth by publishing over 80 years of archaeological work at the Sisters of Nazareth convent, including a detailed re-investigation in the early twenty-first century under the author's direction. Although one of the world's most famous places and of...
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Unusual Death and Memorialization: Burial, Space, and Memory in the Post-Medieval NorthMost cultures and societies have their own customs and traditions of treating their dead. In the past, some deceased received a burial that deviated from tradition. The reasons for unusual burial could result from reasons such as outbreaks of epidemics or wars, or from...
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Taíno Indian Myth and Practice: The Arrival of the Stranger KingApplying the legend of the "stranger king" to Caonabo, the mythologized Taino chief of the Hispaniola settlement Columbus invaded in 1492, Keegan examines how myths come to resonate as history--created by the chaotic interactions of the individuals who lived the events of the past...
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A Struggle for Heritage: Archaeology and Civil Rights in a Long Island CommunityBased on ten years of collaborative, community-based research, this book examines race and racism in a mixed-heritage Native American and African American community on Long Island's north shore. Through excavations of the Silas Tobias and Jacob and Hannah Hart houses in the village of...
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More Than Shelter from the Storm: Hunter-Gatherer Houses and the Built EnvironmentThe role of place-making and architecturein mobile cultures Therelationship of hunter-gatherer societies to the built environment is oftenoverlooked or characterized as strictly utilitarian in archaeological research.Taking on deeper questions of cultural significance and social inheritance, this volume offers a more robust examination of houses...
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Digging Up Armageddon: The Search for the Lost City of SolomonAuthor: Eric H. ClinePublisher: Princeton University PressPublished: 05/17/2022Pages: 432Binding Type: PaperbackWeight: 0.85lbsSize: 7.95h x 5.28w x 1.57dISBN: 9780691233932
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