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Life in Ancient Egypt
by Adolf Erman  Publisher Comments The fullest, most thoroughly detailed account — including much material not found in more recent books — of domestic life, religion, magic, medicine, commerce, and much more in ancient Egypt. Many illustrations reproduce tomb...
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Ramses II: Magnificence on the Nile
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....
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Cleopatra's Palace
by Laura Foreman Publisher Comments In 30 b.c., against the backdrop of Alexandria, Egypt, one of the most majestic of all ancient cities, a great queen proudly and defiantly took her life. More than two thousand years later, the world remains fascinated and haunted by this most intriguing...
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Murder of Tutankhamen a 3000 Year Old Mu
by Bob Brier Synopsis A reconstruction of the world of Tutankhamen. Egyptologist Bob Brier seeks to reveal what actually happened to the "Boy King", and uses forensic evidence to show that Tutankhamen was brutally murdered....
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Archaeology (Annual Editions: Archaeology)
by Linda L Hasten Publisher Comments This eighth edition of ANNUAL EDITIONS: ARCHAEOLOGY provides convenient, inexpensive access to current articles selected from the best of the public press. Organizational features include: an annotated listing of selected World Wide Web sites; an...
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Arrowheads and Projectile Points (Artifacts and Collectibles)
by Lar Hothem Synopsis Projectile points of American Indians have long been objects of interest to students and historians. This arrowhead book has hundreds of photos, information about geographic origin, methods of production, sizes, and a special section on detecting fakes...
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The Tomb of Tutankamen (National Geographic Adventure Classics)
by Howard Carter Publisher Comments Introduction by Anthony Brandt. “Feverishly we cleared away...the passage before the doorway, until we had only the clean sealed doorway before us.... We made a tiny breach in the top left hand corner to see what was beyond. There was naturally...
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Montezuma: Warlord of the Aztecs (Brassey's Military Profiles)
by Peter Tsouras Publisher Comments Places Aztec civilization and history in the context of world history Montezuma (ca. 1466-1520), who had been educated as a priest and had served well as a military commander, ascended to the Aztec throne in about 1502 on the basis of his military record...
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Old Straight Track
by Alffed Watkins Synopsis This is a study of the ancient tracks or leys that criss-cross the British Isles, a system which was old when the Romans first came to Britain. This is a collection of the author's investiations of the ancient monuments, which he argues follow the paths...
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The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities--From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums
by Peter Watson Publisher Comments The story begins, as stories do in all good thrillers, with a botched robbery and a police chase. Eight Apuleian vases of the fourth century B.C. are discovered in the swimming pool of a German-based art smuggler. More valuable than the recovery of the...
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Uncovering the Past: A History of Archaeology
by William H. Stiebing Book News Annotation Steibing (history, U. of New Orleans) combines chronological and thematic approaches in this well-written history of the discipline. Intended as a college level text, but engaging enough for the general reader. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland,...
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Introductory Assyrian Grammar
by Samuel A B Mercer Publisher Comments A passport to an important language of the ancient world, this grammar presents an introduction to Assyrian, a linguistic relative of Hebrew that derives from the northern group of Semitic languages. Both simple and well supplied with exercises, the text...
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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by Heather Pringle 
Synopsis Perhaps the most eccentric of all scientific meetings, the World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the globe and airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists, and what draws them to this morbid yet captivating...
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Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis
by Robin Franci Rhodes Publisher Comments Architecture and Meaning on the Athenian Acropolis focuses on the architectural complex that is generally considered to be one of the outstanding achievements of Western civilization. Though the buildings and sculpture of the Acropolis, erected over the...
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In Search of the Old Ones
by David Roberts Synopsis The Anasazi, ancestors of the Pueblo people, inhabited the Southwest for at least 5,000 years. David Roberts' extensive interviews and back country travels create a richly detailed portrait of an enigmatic people....
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A Dictionary of Ancient Egypt
by Margaret Bunson Publisher Comments From Aha, king of the 1st Dynasty at Memphis (2920 B.C.), to the vast complex of pleasure palaces at Zerukha this A-Z dictionary places more than 1,500 entries on the rich world of ancient Egypt right at the reader's fingertips. The first single-volume...
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History of the Inca Empire: An Account of the Indians' Customs and Their Origin, Together with a Treatise on Inca Legends, History, and Social Ins (Texas Pan American Series)
by Bernabe Cobo Synopsis The Historia del Nuevo Mundo, set down by Father Bernabe Cobo during the first half of the seventeenth century, represents a singulary valuable source on Inca culture. Working directly frorn the original document, Roland Hamilton has translated that...
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Splendors of Ancient Egypt
by William H Peck Publisher Comments Ancient gods and goddesses, mythical beasts and Nile Valley creatures, powerful rulers and humble laborers all come to life in this engaging overview of 7,000 years of Egyptian art and life. Clearly written, richly illustrated, and handsomely designed...
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From black land to fifth sun :the science of sacred sites
by Brian M Fagan Publisher Comments Until recently, archaeology was concerned mainly with piecing together the material lives of our ancestors. In this groundbreaking book, master storyteller and respected archaeologist Brian Fagan explains how cutting-edge science can now take us beyond...
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Last Cannibals a South American Oral His
by Ellen B Basso Publisher Comments The Kalapalo are a Carib-speaking group of Brazilian Indians who live in the Alto (Upper) Xingu region around the headwaters of the Xingu River, a tributary of the Amazon. In this major discourse-centered study of their culture, Ellen Basso transcribes...
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