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The World of the Celts by Simon James Synopsis An introduction to the world of the Celts which looks at all aspects of their history. Individual sections chart their rise, their way of life from farming to feasting, their wars, their gods, and their crafstmanship. Also highlighted is the subject of... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Dawn of Belief: Religion in the Upper Paleolithic of Southwestern Europe by D Bruce Dickson Publisher Comments Hunter-gatherers of the Upper Paleolithic period of the late Pleistocene epoch in western Europe left a legacy of cave paintings and material remains that have long fascinated modern man. This book draws on theories derived from cultural anthropology and... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Cave Painters: Probing the Mysteries of the World's First Artists by Gregory Curtis Publisher Comments The Cave Painters is a vivid introduction to the spectacular cave paintings of France and Spain—the individuals who rediscovered them, theories about their origins, their splendor and mystery. Gergory Curtis makes us see the astonishing... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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Luminous Debris: Reflecting on Vestige in Provence and Languedoc by Gustaf Sobin Publisher Comments A collection of contemplative essays on the deep history of Provence by a poet and amateur archaologist.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $23.92 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Celts: A History by Peter Berresford Ellis Publisher Comments By the third century B.C., at the height of their greatest expansion, the Celts had spread from their Rhineland home as far west as Ireland and east to Turkey's central plain, as far north as Belgium and south to Cadiz in Spain. They had crossed the Alps... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Mind in the Cave by David Lewis-williams Publisher Comments Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet, and Altamira, visitors are confronted with symbols, patterns, and depictions of bison, woolly mammoths, ibexes, and other animals. Since its discovery... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Farfarers: A New History of North America by Farley Mowat Publisher Comments In this bestseller, Farley Mowat challenges the conventional notion that the Vikings were the first Europeans to reach North America, offering an unforgettable portrait of the Albans, a race originating from the island now known as Britain. Battered by... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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North Sea Saga by Paul Jordan Publisher Comments A new history of the lands, seas and peoples of Northern Europe, including the Romans, Germans, Anglo-Saxons, Celts and, of course, the Vikings: this is our sea and its seafarers from the Stone Age to the present via the Bronze, Iron and Modern ages.... (read more) Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Farfarers: A New History of North America by Farley Mowat Publisher Comments In this bestseller, Farley Mowat challenges the conventional notion that the Vikings were the first Europeans to reach North America, offering an unforgettable portrait of the Albans, a race originating from the island now known as Britain. Battered by... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $15.04 Google eBooks - Electronic
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Identification of the Northern European Woods by Jon G. Hather Publisher Comments This book is a guide to the identification of trees and larger shrub species of Northern Europe based on anatomical characters.The book includes notes on anatomy and methods of sampling and identification, an atlas of 52 identifiable taxa, and summary... (read more) List Price $99.25 Your price: $65.00 Used - Hardcover
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Stepping-Stones: A Journey Through the Ice Age Caves of the Dordogne by Christine Desdemaines-hugon Publisher Comments The cave art of Frances 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 well as symbols of all kinds, are fascinating touchstones... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Hardcover
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The Celts by Frank Delaney Synopsis This book aims to trace the origin, growth, flowering and eventual decline of the Celts, a people who are traditionally portrayed as wild, excitable, warlike, ferocious and uncivilized. In truth, despite their numerical smallness they made a major... (read more) Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Magic Stones: The Secret World of Ancient Megaliths by Jan Pohribny Publisher Comments The megalithic monuments of Europe are among the oldest and the most mysterious structures in the world. From the sun-drenched temples of Malta and the great tombs and alignments of Brittany and Britain to the labyrinths of icy Finland, this fascinating... (read more) List Price $49.95 Your price: $34.50 Sale - Hardcover
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The Celts: Prehistory to Present Day by John Davies Publisher Comments Who were the Celts, and where did they come from? This new account of a most captivating culture--the official companion to a major international TV show-delves into their origins, following their movements into the traditionally accepted Celtic lands of... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved (New York Review Books Classics) by P V Glob Publisher Comments Conceived as a detective story of sorts, "The Bog People" is a fascinating account of the religion, culture, and daily life of Iron Age Europe as revealed when a well-preserved body is found in a Danish bog.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Celts (Sacred Symbols) by Thames & Hudson Publisher Comments The last significant tribal culture in Europe, the Celts are today associated with a particularly rich body of symbolism and mystery. Rituals, omens and signs were central to their religious beliefs, and these were expressed in a variety of beautiful... (read more) List Price $10.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Farfarers: Before the Norse by Farley Mowat Publisher Comments MYSTERIOUS LONGHOUSES in the Arctic, ancient stone beacons in Newfoundland - are they evidence of Europeans who crossed the Atlantic before A.D. 1000? Farley Mowat advances a controversial new theory about the first visitors to North America. Mowat's... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Celts the Limit by Aedeen Cremin Publisher Comments Here is the Ancient Celtic history written by an author who is a known expert in the field, and who has the gift of a first-rate storyteller. This beautiful book deals with approximately 1500 years of Celtic culture, from its beginnings around 500 B.C... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $6.50 Used - Hardcover
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Luminous Debris by Gustaf Sobin Publisher Comments A collection of contemplative essays on the deep history of Provence by a poet and amateur archaologist.... (read more) List Price $26.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Celts 2ND Edition by Nora Chadwick Publisher Comments New edition of the classic survey, with a new introductory chapter by Professor Barry Cunliffe that discusses the origins of the Celtic races and provides an overview of current issues.... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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