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The Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor
The Eternal Army: The Terracotta Soldiers of the First Emperor
by Roberto (edt) Ciarla
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More than 22 centuries ago, in China's northwestern Shaanxi province, the first Qin emperor was buried in a magnificent tomb surrounded by an army of some 7,000 terra-cotta soldiers. This lavish volume offers a detailed look at that astonishing army, and... (read more)

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The Civilization of Ancient Egypt
The Civilization of Ancient Egypt
by Paul Johnson
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The long-lasting civilization of ancient Egypt is explored in depth in this generously illustrated book, which focuses particular attention on the emergence of the dynastic system, the life and death of the pharaohs, hieroglyphs, art, and much more.... (read more)

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Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology #15: The Swarts Ruin: A Typical Mimbres Site in Southwestern New Mexico
Papers of the Peabody Museum of American Archaeology and Ethnology #15: The Swarts Ruin: A Typical Mimbres Site in Southwestern New Mexico
by Harriet S. Cosgrove
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This classic volume on the evocative and enigmatic pottery of the Mimbres people has become an irreplaceable design catalogue for contemporary Native American artists. Burt and Harriet (Hattie) Cosgrove were self-trained archaeologists who began... (read more)

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The Archaeology of Environmental Change: Socionatural Legacies of Degradation and Resilience
The Archaeology of Environmental Change: Socionatural Legacies of Degradation and Resilience
by Christopher T. Fisher
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Water management, soil conservation, sustainable animal husbandry . . . because such socio-environmental challenges have been faced throughout history, lessons from the past can often inform modern policy. In this book, case studies from a wide range of... (read more)

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Religious Transformation in the Late Pre-Hispanic Pueblo World (Amerind Studies in Archaeology)
Religious Transformation in the Late Pre-Hispanic Pueblo World (Amerind Studies in Archaeology)
by Donna M. (edt) Glowacki
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The mid-thirteenth century AD marks the beginning of tremendous social change among Ancestral Pueblo peoples of the northern US Southwest that foreshadow the emergence of the modern Pueblo world. Regional depopulations, long-distance migrations, and... (read more)

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The Archaeology of Antislavery Resistance (American Experience in Archaeological Perspectives)
The Archaeology of Antislavery Resistance (American Experience in Archaeological Perspectives)
by Terrance M. Weik
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 “Weik’s comprehensive survey of the archaeology of freedom represents a critical contribution to African Diaspora studies, and serves as an admirable standard to which future research in this area should strive to achieve.”—... (read more)

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Preventive Conservation in Museums (Leicester Readers in Museum Studies)
Preventive Conservation in Museums (Leicester Readers in Museum Studies)
by Chris (edt) Caple
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Preventive Conservation in Museums makes available and comprehensible the diverse literature and ideas of preventive conservation to an audience with a limited scientific background, principally those studying museum studies or engaged in the museum... (read more)

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The Elements of Hittite
The Elements of Hittite
by Theo Van Den Hout
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This textbook offers in ten lessons a comprehensive grammar of the Hittite language with ample exercise material both in transliteration and cuneiform. It contains a separate paradigms section, an index of syntactic and semantic topics treated as well as... (read more)

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The Funeral Kit: Mortuary Practices in the Archaeological Record
The Funeral Kit: Mortuary Practices in the Archaeological Record
by Jill L. Baker
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Studies of mortuary archaeology tend to focus on difference—how the researcher can identify age, gender, status, and ethnicity from the contents of a burial. Jill L. Bakers innovative approach begins from the opposite point: how can you recognize... (read more)

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Dumbarton Oaks Studies #42: A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia
Dumbarton Oaks Studies #42: A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia
by Robert G Ousterhout
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Following its initial publication in 2005, A Byzantine Settlement in Cappadocia has become a seminal work in interpreting the rich material remains of Byzantine Cappadocia. In the first systematic site survey from the region, at the settlement known as... (read more)

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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion (Oxford Handbooks)
The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion (Oxford Handbooks)
by Timothy (edt) Insoll
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The Oxford Handbook of the Archaeology of Ritual and Religion provides a comprehensive overview by period and region of the relevant archaeological material in relation to theory, methodology, definition, and practice. Although, as the title indicates... (read more)

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Treasures from Sutton Hoo
Treasures from Sutton Hoo
by Gareth Williams
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Reconsidering Olmec Visual Culture: The Unborn, Women, and Creation
Reconsidering Olmec Visual Culture: The Unborn, Women, and Creation
by Carolyn E. Tate
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Understanding the Archaeological Record
Understanding the Archaeological Record
by Gavin Lucas
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Managing Cultural Landscapes
Managing Cultural Landscapes
by Ken Taylor
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Managing Cultural Landscapes
Managing Cultural Landscapes
by Ken Taylor
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