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Temples Tombs & Hieroglyphs a Popular Hi by Barbara Mertz Publisher Comments A complete history of ancient Egypt aimed at the non-specialist reader, recommended to all those planning a trip to Egypt.... (read more) Your price: $9.95 Used - Hardcover 
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Rituals of War: The Body and Violence in Mesopotamia by Zainab Bahrani Publisher Comments Rituals of War is an investigation into the earliest historical recordsof violence and biopolitics. In Mesopotamia, ancient (ca. 3000-500 BCE) Iraqirituals of war and images of violence constituted part of the magical technologiesof warfare that formed... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $19.95 Used - Hardcover
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Archaeology: Down to Earth by David Hurst Thomas Publisher Comments The 1996 discovery near Kennewick, Washington, of a 9,000-year-old Caucasoid skeleton brought more to the surface than bones. The explosive controversy and resulting lawsuit also raised a far more fundamental question: who owns history? Many Indians see... (read more) Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Back to the Future in the Caves of Kaua'i: A Scientist's Adventures in the Dark by David A Burney Publisher Comments For two decades, paleoecologist David Burney and his wife, Lida Pigott Burney, have led an excavation of Makauwahi Cave on the island of Kaua‘i, uncovering the fascinating variety of plants and animals that have inhabited Hawaii throughout its... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
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Knossos - A Complete Guide to the Palace of Minos by Anna Michailidou Synopsis Introduction; Historical outline; Myth and tradition; History of the excavations;Minoans and Knossos; The archaeological site; Route from Herakleion to Knossos; Tour of the palace; The main features; West court - west facade; West porch - corridor of the... (read more) List Price $34.95 Your price: $7.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Culture and History of the Ancient Near East #14: Culture and History of the Ancient Near East, Semitic Papyrology in Context: A Climate of Creativity. Papers from a New York University Conference Mar by Karel Marinus Braun Publisher Comments One of the major - and complicating - characteristics of the antique Middle East is the interconnection between the Semitic and Greco-Roman cultures. The current volume brings together studies which relate to the multi-cultural traditions of papyrus... (read more) List Price $147.50 Your price: $85.00 Used - Hardcover
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Ancient Ruins of the Southwest: An Archaeological Guide by David Grant Noble Book News Annotation Revision of a book that has enjoyed much popular appeal since 1981. Descriptions of sites with comment upon the cultures responsible. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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The Statues That Walked: Unraveling the Mystery of Easter Island by Terry Hunt Publisher Comments The monumental statues of Easter Island, both so magisterial and so forlorn, gazing out in their imposing rows over the islands barren landscape, have been the source of great mystery ever since the island was first discovered by Europeans on Easter... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Murder of King Tut: The Plot to Kill the Child King - A Nonfiction Thriller by James Patterson Publisher Comments A secret buried for centuries Thrust onto Egypt's most powerful throne at the age of nine, King Tut's reign was fiercely debated from the outset. Behind the palace's veil of prosperity, bitter rivalries and jealousy flourished among the Boy King's most... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $6.95 Used - Hardcover
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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... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Secrets of Ancient Egypt by Archaeology Magazine Publisher Comments Also included are riveting stories of adventure and discovery including the true inspiration for the mysterious pyramids, amazing "lost" cities submerged beneath the sea off Egypt's coast, the "working class mummies" of Hierakonpolis, the mystery of Weni... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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The Dwellers on the Nile by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Beginning with a history of ancient Egypt, the author then discusses daily life of the people, examines the Egyptian family and school, furniture, jewelry, food and drink, work and play, the Egyptian religion, medicine, much more. 49 illustrations.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Everyday Life in Egypt in the Days of Ramesses the Great by Pierre Montet Publisher Comments Renowned for its accuracy and scope, this book conveys the richness and complexity of ancient Egyptian life. Our understanding of the lives of royalty and priests, artisans and professionals, peasants and slaves is enhanced by Montet's sensitive and... (read more) List Price $32.75 Your price: $1.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Finding the Walls of Troy Frank Calvert by Susan Allen Publisher Comments The relentlessly self-promoting amateur archaeologist Heinrich Schliemann took full credit for discovering Homer's Troy over one hundred years ago, and since then generations have thrilled to the tale of his ambitions and achievements. But Schliemann... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Hardcover
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Discoveries: Search for Ancient Rome (Discoveries) by Claude Moatti Publisher Comments Though Rome has been destroyed and rebuilt over and over again, traces of the ancient city--the Colosseum, the Pantheon, Trajan's Column--have never completely disappeared. Scholars and treasure hunters, archaeologists and artists, popes and poets have... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Megaliths Stones of Memory by Jean Pierre Mohen Publisher Comments Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Civilization before Greece and Rome by H.W.F. Saggs Publisher Comments "Saggs has a knack for drawing together the most telling details from the jumble of cultural data and presenting them in such a way that we truly see each culture as it was at its zenith, and its heritage to the world. An especially informative look at... (read more) Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Language of the Goddess (01 Edition) by Marija Gimbutas Publisher Comments "The first authoritative work on the ancient goddess culture."—Boston Globe The Goddess is the most potent and persistent feature in the archaeological records of the ancient world, a symbol of the unity of life in nature and the personification of... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $14.00 Used - Trade Paper
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The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World by Peter A Clayton Publisher Comments The seven wonders of the ancient world have long been hotly debated, from the question of which great works comprise the seven, to whether some of them even existed. "The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World" brings together several lively, detailed and... (read more) List Price $37.95 Your price: $9.50 Used - Trade Paper
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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... (read more) List Price $31.95 Your price: $12.95 Used - Trade Paper
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