Archaeology
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The Accokeek Creek Site: A Middle Atlantic Seaboard Culture Sequence: Volume 20The Accokeek Creek site, in Prince George's County, Maryland, sits at the spot where the Piscataway Creek enters the Potomac, across the river from Mt. Vernon. The owner of the property, Alice Ferguson, excavated the site and wrote notes on her work, which became...
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The House of Serenos, Part II: Archaeological Report on a Late-Roman Urban House at Trimithis (Amheida VI)A comprehensive study of the archaeology of the House of Serenos The House of Serenos, Part II is the second of four books devoted to publishing the archaeology of the House of Serenos, a richly decorated, late antique villa of a local élite, located...
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Phoenicians and the Making of the MediterraneanThe first comprehensive history of the cultural impact of the Phoenicians, who knit together the ancient Mediterranean world long before the rise of the Greeks. Imagine you are a traveler sailing to the major cities around the Mediterranean in 750 BC. You would notice...
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Christians and Muslims in Early Islamic Egypt: Volume 56This volume collects studies exploring the relationship of Christians and Muslims in everyday life in Early Islamic Egypt (642-10th c.) focusing mainly, but not exclusively on administrative and social history. The contributions concentrate on the papyrological documentation preserved in Greek, Coptic, and Arabic. By...
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Neolithic Pottery from the Near East: Production, Distribution and UseDiscussions on the production, distribution, use, and consumption of pottery from the Neolithic Near East. Ceramics from the Neolithic period carry visual messages through their shapes, styles, and painted decorations. Honoring the work of Dutch archaeologist Olivier Nieuwenhuyse, the chapters in this volume go...
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Through the Lens of Anthropology: An Introduction to Human Evolution and Culture, Third EditionThrough the Lens of Anthropology is a concise introduction to anthropology that uses the twin themes of food and sustainability to connect evolution, biology, archaeology, history, language, and culture. The third edition remains a highly readable text that encourages students to think about current...
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Olympia: A Cultural HistoryA comprehensive and richly illustrated history of one of the most important athletic, religious, and political sites in the ancient Greek and Roman world The memory of ancient Olympia lives on in the form of the modern Olympic Games. But in the ancient era,...
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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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The Legends of the Pyramids: Myths and Misconceptions about Ancient EgyptCould the Great Pyramid of Giza be a repository of ancient magical knowledge? Or perhaps evidence of a vanished pre-Ice Age civilization? Misinformation and myths have attached themselves to the Egyptian pyramids since ancient Greece and Rome. While many Americans believe that the pyramids...
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Digging Deeper: How Archaeology WorksFrom the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., an accessible primer to the archaeologist's craft An archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork around the world, from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. In Digging...
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Saqsaywaman Mystery SolvedIn his book; Saqsaywaman Mystery Solved, the author takes you on a journey into the centuries old mystery of Saqsaywaman. You will be taken on a step by step photographic documentary through the surprising discovery of how the stones were made to fit so...
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Going Forward by Looking Back: Archaeological Perspectives on Socio-Ecological Crisis, Response, and CollapseCatastrophes are on the rise due to climate change, as is their toll in terms of lives and livelihoods as world populations rise and people settle into hazardous places. While disaster response and management are traditionally seen as the domain of the natural and...
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Woodland Mounds in West VirginiaThe first Europeans to arrive in the Ohio Valley were intrigued and puzzled by the many conical earthen mounds they encountered there. They created wild theories about who the mysterious "Moundbuilders" might be. It was not until the 1880s that Smithsonian Institution investigations revealed...
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Wonderful Things: A History of Egyptology: 1: From Antiquity to 1881A comprehensive history of the study and understanding of ancient Egypt, filled with intriguing mysteries, great discoveries, and scholarly creativity, the first of three-volumes--new in paperback The discovery of ancient Egypt and the development of Egyptology are momentous events in intellectual and cultural history....
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The Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic AnalysisThe Oxford Handbook of Archaeological Ceramic Analysis draws together topics and methodologies essential for the socio-cultural, mineralogical, and geochemical analysis of archaeological ceramic. Ceramic is one of the most complex and ubiquitous archaeomaterials in the archaeological record: it occurs around the world and through...
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Lonely Planet Kids Build Your Own History Museum 1Calling all archaeologists!A crate has arrived for you and it's packed with treasures from the ancient world! Can you assemble them and assign each to the right room in time for the museum's big opening? Among the treasures to display are an Egyptian sarcophagus,...
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Understanding Harappa: Civilization in the Greater Indus ValleyThis slim volume is an attempt to rouse the interest of students and non-specialists in the early civilization of the Indus valley and adjoining regions of Pakistan and India. The challenges of archaeological interpretation are discussed, together with maps, site plans and illustrations of...
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I Depositi Votivi Negli Spazi del Rito: Analisi Dei Contesti Un'archeologia Della Pratica Cultuale Nel Mondo Siceliota E MagnogrecoEnglish summary: This book seeks to expand the historiography surrounding votive deposits, by not only analyzing their contents but also classifying the sites themselves. This work focuses on Greek colonies in Sicily from the late eighth to the fourth-third centuries BCE. Italian description: Sul...
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L'Arte del Convito Nella Grecia Antica: L'Evoluzione del Gusto Da Achille a AlessandroOmero e le prime notizie; La cornice del banchetto dell'epoca d'oro; Cene in famiglia e banchetti tra amici dal v sec. A.c. in poi; Le tranquille cene in famiglia nel gineceo; Gli scatenati banchetti degli uomini; I parassiti; Le cene particolari; I banchetti di...
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On the Track of the Thule Culture from Bering Strait to East Greenland: Proceedings of the Sila Conference the Thule Culture - New Perspectives in InuThe Thule Culture - the ancestors of the present day Inuit - never cease to fascinate and spur archaeological and ethno-historical research. As a tribute to the most distinguished specialist in the Thule culture of the Eastern Arctic, research professor Hans Christian Gullov at...
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