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The Oxford Illustrated History of Prehistoric Europe (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
by Barry Cunliffe  Publisher Comments When a melting Swiss glacier recently revealed the body of a hunter millennia old, the world sat up and took notice. Here, in his well-preserved arrows, tools, and leather garments (not to mention his own remains) was a rare glimpse of life in...
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The discovery of Dura-Europos
by Clark Hopkins Publisher Comments From the third century A.D. until the 1920s, the ancient city of Dura, which the Greeks called Europos, lay covered by the sands of time. Today, hardly a book that touches on the ancient Eastern Mediterranean or on the development of art and religion in...
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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...
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Last of the Celts (06 Edition)
by 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&...
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The Mind in the Cave
by David Lewis-williams Synopsis The author combines a lifetime of anthropological research with the most recent neurological insights in this text. Illuminating glimpses into the ancient mind are interwoven with the self-evolving story of modern-day cave discoveries and research....
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In Search of the Indo-Europeans: Language, Archaeology and Myth
by J P Mallory Synopsis 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...
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Discoveries: Celts (Discoveries)
by Christiane Eluere Synopsis The story of the Celtic people begins with their expansion throughout Europe in the 4th century B.C. Because they left no written record, their culture has been reconstructed entirely from archaeological finds and accounts left by Roman historians...
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Ancient Celts
by Barry Cunliffe Publisher Comments Fierce warriors and skilled craftsmen, the Celts were famous throughout the ancient Mediterranean world, the archetypal barbarians from the north, feared by both Greeks and Romans. And though this ancient thousand-year-old civilization was crushed by the...
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Celts 2ND Edition
by Nora Chadwick Synopsis A history of Celtic culture in Britain from its origins to its transformation under the Romans and Saxons. Chapters cover literature and art, institutions and religion, and punctuate the historical narrative, providing insights into the Celtic way of...
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Cave of Altamira
by Pedro A Saura Ramos Synopsis This volume offers a fresh look at one the finest surviving works of Palaeoithic art: the paintings in the cave of Altamira in Northern Spain. Charts, maps and descriptions guide the readers through the cave chamber by chamber, and theories on the...
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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...
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The World of the Druids
by Miranda J. Green Synopsis Copiously illustrated...well written, thoughtful, and thought-provoking.--Library Journal In this authoritative account, Miranda Green unravels the truth about the Druids. Examining the archaeological evidence, Classical commentaries, and early Welsh and...
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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....
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Bog People : Iron-age Man Preserved (04 Edition)
by P.v. Glob Publisher Comments One spring morning two men cutting peat in a Danish bog uncovered a well-preserved body of a man with a noose around his neck. Thinking they had stumbled upon a murder victim, they reported their discovery to the police, who were baffled until they...
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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...
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The Viking-Age Rune-Stones: Custom and Commemoration in Early Medieval Scandinavia
by Birgit Sawyer Publisher Comments This is the first historical study of the whole body of late Viking runic inscription stones in Scandinavia. The 2300 inscriptions yield unexpected information on a wide range of topics, including the conversion of Scandinavia to Christianity, the growth...
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The World of the Celts
by Simon James Synopsis Richly illustrated...sheds a strong light on the art and life of a gifted people.--Houston Chronicle Warlike, flamboyant, courageous--the ancient Celts had a fearsome reputation. For five hundred years they dominated the lands north of the Alps, before...
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The Mind in the Cave: Consciousness and the Origins of Art
by Davi Lewis Williams 
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Megalithic European: The 21st Century Traveller in Prehistoric Europe
by Julian Cope Publisher Comments T"he Megalithic European is Julian Cope's 21st-century guide to some of the oldest structures in the world--a masterpiece of archaeological travel to over 300 ancient sites. The megalithic monuments of Europe are some of the oldest mysteries in the world....
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The Celtic Empire: The First Millennium of Celtic History, C. 1000 BC-51 Ad
by Peter Ellis Book News Annotation Drawing mainly on classical sources, and occasionally on archaeology and Celtic traditions, Ellis outlines a history of Celtic people from their emergence as a distinct culture to their conquest by the Romans. A popular treatment, not rigorous even...
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