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Bodies in the Bog: And the Archaeological Imagination by Karin Sanders Publisher Comments Known for his red hair, day-old stubble, and uncannily preserved two-thousand-year-old physique, Tollund Man--a mummified body discovered in 1950s Denmark--was an instant archaeological sensation. But he was not the first of his kind: recent history has... (read more) Your price: $37.50 New - Hardcover 
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The Cave and the Cathedral: How a Real-Life Indiana Jones and a Renegade Scholar Decoded the Ancient Art of Man by Amir D. Aczel, Ph.d. Publisher Comments What Are The Ancients Trying To Tell Us? Why would the Cro-Magnon hunter-gatherers of Europe expend so much time and effort to penetrate into deep, dark, and dangerous caverns, where they might encounter cave bears and lions or get lost and die, aided... (read more) Your price: $25.95 New - Hardcover
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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: $14.95 New - Trade Paper
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Early Europe: Mysteries in Stone by Time Life Publisher Comments Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover
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Handbook of Life in Prehistoric Europe by Jane Mcintosh Publisher Comments For most of Europe's long past we have no writing, no named individuals, no recorded deeds. This means that its history is almost entirely that of the ordinary individual--the hunger-gatherer, farmer, or metallurgist--rather than the king. Evidence of... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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Symbol & Image in Celtic Religious Art by Miranda Green Publisher Comments "Symbol and Image in Celtic Religious Art" explains how the detailed study of Celtic cult-imagery can contribute to our understanding of Celtic belief systems in Europe before and during the Roman period (around 500 BC-AD 400). Miranda Green explores a... (read more) List Price $53.50 Your price: $35.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Celts: A History by Peter Berresf 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 The breathtakingly beautiful art created deep inside the caves of western Europe has the power to dazzle even the most jaded observers. Emerging from the narrow underground passages into the chambers of caves such as Lascaux, Chauvet, and Altamira... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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World of the Druids (05 Edition) by Miranda J. Green Publisher Comments "Copiously illustrated… well written, thoughtful, and thought-provoking."--"Library Journal" <BR>In this authoritative account, Miranda Green unravels the truth about the Druids. Examining the archaeological evidence, Classical... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $13.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Last of the Celts by Marcus Tanner Publisher Comments < div> Travelling throughout the remote Celtic world, award-winning author Marcus Tanner describes the relentless pressure on Celtic communities to assimilate and warns that a distinct Celtic identity may not survive for another generation&... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price: $10.47 Sale - Trade Paper
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Heraldry for the Dead: Memory, Identity, and the Engraved Stone Plaques of Neolithic Iberia by Katina T Lillios Publisher Comments In the late 1800s, archaeologists began discovering engraved stone plaques in Neolithic (3500-2500 BC) graves in southwestern Portugal and Spain. About the size of a palm, usually made of slate, and incised with geometric or, more rarely, zoomorphic and... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price: $48.00 Sale - Hardcover
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The Celtic Realms by Myles Dillon Synopsis This survey of the history and culture of the Celtic peoples covers the whole period from their prehistoric origins to the Norman invasion of Britain.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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In Search of the Indo-europeans : Language, Archaeology, and Myth (91 Edition) by J. P. Mallory Publisher Comments With the skill of a forensic scientist, Dr. Mallory traces the immediate origins of each of the Indo-European peoples of Europe and Asia. By comparing their languages he demonstrates their common cultural heritage, and through the technique of... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $15.00 Used - Trade Paper
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Bog People : Iron-age Man Preserved (04 Edition) 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: $9.00 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 $10.00 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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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: $10.50 Used - Hardcover
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Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by Angus Konstam Publisher Comments The remarkable Celtic culture once encompassed most of western Europe and continued to flourish even after centuries of invasion and conquest... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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The Historical Atlas of the Celtic World by John Haywood Publisher Comments Through fifty-four color maps, covering almost 3,000 years and spanning the whole of Europe, this atlas of the Celts charts their dramatic history from Bronze Age origins to present-day diaspora. Each map is accompanied by an authoritative text and... (read more) Your price: $24.95 New - Trade Paper
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The World of the Celts by Simon James Publisher Comments "Richly illustrated… sheds a strong light on the art and life of a gifted people."--"Houston Chronicle" <BR>Warlike, flamboyant, courageous--the ancient Celts had a fearsome reputation. For five hundred years they dominated the lands north... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Europe Between the Oceans: themes and variations: 9000 BC-AD 1000 by Barry Cunliffe Publisher Comments Europe is, in world terms, a relatively minor peninsula attached to the Eurasian land mass. Yet it became one of the most innovative regions on the planet, generating restless adventurers who traversed the globe to trade, to explore, and often to settle.... (read more) Your price: $45.00 New - Hardcover
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