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The Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Isreal and the Origin of Sacred Texts by Israel Finkelstein Publisher Comments Is the Bible true? For the last hundred and fifty years a war has been waged over the historical reliability of the Hebrew scriptures. Recent dramatic discoveries of biblical archaeology have cast serious doubt on the familiar account of ancient Israel... (read more) List Price $26.50 Your price: $13.50 Used - Hardcover 
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Sumer & the Sumerians by Harriet Crawford Publisher Comments Reviews the social and technological developments in Mesopotamia, from 3800 to 2000 BC.... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $15.50 Used - Hardcover
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A Peaceful Realm: The Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization (Peter N. Nevraumont Books) by Jane Mcintosh Publisher Comments Some 5000 years ago, civilized societies emerged in the valleys of four great rivers: the Nile, the Euphrates, the Yellow, and the Indus. Of these primary Old World civilizations, that of the Indus remains the least known and the most enigmatic, though... (read more) Your price: $65.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Near Eastern History and Culture by William H Stiebing Publisher Comments This general introduction to the history and culture of the Ancient Near East, including Egypt, offers the right amount of detail for the course without being encyclopedic. Organized by the periods, kingdoms, and empires generally used in Near... (read more) List Price $57.00 Your price: $16.95 Used - Trade Paper
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History of the Persian Empire by Arthur T Olmstead Publisher Comments Out of a lifetime of study of the ancient Near East, Professor Olmstead has gathered previously unknown material into the story of the life, times, and thought of the Persians, told for the first time from the Persian rather than the traditional Greek... (read more) List Price $29.00 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Neolithic Revolution in the Near East by Alan H Simmons Publisher Comments One of humanitys most important milestones was the transition from hunting and gathering to food production and permanent village life. This Neolithic Revolution first occurred in the Near East, changing the way humans interacted with their environment... (read more) Your price: $30.00 New - Trade Paper
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Pocket Timeline of Islamic Civilizations by Nicholas Badcott Book News Annotation This short, pocket-sized book contains timelines and short histories of Islamic civilizations from the early Islamic world of Muhammad (A.D. 570 to 660) to the Mughals (1526 to 1858). The short chapters introduce readers to dynasties, leaders... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $9.95 Sale - Hardcover
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Civilization before Greece and Rome by H. W. F. Saggs Publisher Comments In this fascinating work, H.W.F. Saggs presents a wide-ranging survey of the greatest achievements of the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East--from the Phoenician alphabet to mathematics, astronomy, medicine, religion, and international law-... (read more) Your price: $27.00 Google eBooks - Electronic
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The Road to Ubar: Finding the Atlantis of the Sands by Nicholas Clapp Publisher Comments The most fabled city in ancient Arabia was Ubar, described in the Koran as "the many-columned city whose like has not been built in the entire land." But like Sodom and Gomorrah, Ubar was destroyed by God for the sins of its people. Buried in the desert... (read more) List Price $24.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Unholy Business: A True Tale of Faith, Greed and Forgery in the Holy Land by Nina Burleigh Publisher Comments In 2002, an ancient limestone box called the James Ossuary was trumpeted on the world's front pages as the first material evidence of the existence of Jesus Christ. Today it is exhibit number one in a forgery trial involving millions of dollars worth of... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $6.25 Used - Hardcover
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The Sea of Galilee Boat: A 2000-Year-Old Discovery from the Sea of Legends by Shelley Waschmann Publisher Comments This remarkable true story recounts one of the great discoveries of the century: finding a 2000-year-old boat from the Sea of Galilee. Shelley Wachsmann, a respected nautical archaeologist, shares the joy and drama he felt in discovering and excavating... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Art and Judaism in the Greco-Roman World Signed Edition by Steven Fine Publisher Comments This book explores the Jewish experience with art during the Greco-Roman period.... (read more) List Price $80.00 Your price: $45.00 Used - Hardcover
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Archaeology of the Land of the Bible (Anchor Bible Reference Library) by Amihai Mazar Publisher Comments The standard text on biblical archaeology--an award-winning, comprehensive introduction to the subject, from the very beginnings to the divided monarchy and the kingdoms of Israel and Judah.... (read more) List Price $33.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Looting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia by Milbry Polk Publisher Comments In April of 2003, the world reacted in shock at the news of the looting of the Iraq Museum in Baghdad. Priceless antiquities, spanning ten thousand years of human history, were smashed into pieces or stolen, and one of the most important storehouses of... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $11.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Israelites by B.S.J. Isserlin Publisher Comments Beginning in the late-13th century BC and ending with the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, this wide-ranging work looks at Israelite culture and places it within the context of the contemporary Near Eastern world. The book combines recent research with... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Buddha and Dr Fuhrer: An Archaeological Scandal by Charles Allen Publisher Comments "[Allen] pieces the story together like shards of a broken vase."—Sara Wheeler, The Sunday Telegraph In this fascinating book, Charles Allen unravels the saga of an archeological discovery and a twisted tale of truth and lies that has divided... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
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God's Gold: A Quest for the Lost Temple Treasures of Jerusalem by Sean Kingsley Publisher Comments In 70 AD, the Roman emperor Vespasian and his son Titus plundered the great Temple of Jerusalem, claiming for themselves a priceless hoard. The golden candelabrum, silver trumpets, the bejeweled Table of the Divine Presence--the central icons of the... (read more) Your price: $10.99 Google eBooks - Electronic
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A Timeless Vale: Archaeology and Related Studies of the Jordan Valley (Aup - Leiden University Press) by Eva Kaptijn Publisher Comments Written and organized in honor of renowned Leiden archaeologist Gerrit van der Kooij, A Timeless Vale presents a wealth of research on the prehistory and history of the Jordan Valley. Chronologically and thematically diverse, the chapters cover a range... (read more) List Price $50.75 Your price: $45.50 New - Trade Paper
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Ancient Near East Volume 2 by James Ben Pritchard Publisher Comments This volume makes available some of the most important discovered source material for the historian of the ancient Near East.... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Historical Atlas of the Holy Lands (Historical Atlas) by Karen Farrington Publisher Comments From the Garden of Eden to St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, from ancient stories chronicling the changing fortunes of various peoples to the present-day findings of archaeologists and scholars, the history of the region known as the holy lands, which now... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Hardcover
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