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by Benjamin Hudson Publisher Comments This book studies two Viking families who appear in the records of the Atlantic littoral as pagan raiders and reinvent themselves as established Christian rulers. Their rise and transformation from the 10th to the 12th centuries highlights a period and... (read more) List Price $98.00 Your price $60.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Margaret Miles Book News Annotation Reports on excavations of a sanctuary situated outside the ancient Athenian Agora on the slope leading to the Akropolis. The project was carried out by the Agora staff in 1936-39 and 1959-60. Though they excavated only part of the site, the incomplete... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price $9.98 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Fascinating, erudite, well-illustrated discussion of mummification processes, burial practices and goods, ritual texts, gods, graves, coffins, Book of the Dead, much more.... (read more) List Price $9.95 Your price $2.90 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kenneth M Ames Publisher Comments Extending some 1,400 miles from Alaska to northern California, America's Northwest Coast is one of the richest and most distinct cultural areas on earth. The region is famous for its magnificent art -- masks, totem poles, woven blankets -- produced by... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Edward Fox Publisher Comments Biblical archeology has for centuries been subject to the manipulations of adventurers, generals, and statesmen, all seeking to further their own aims. Now more than ever, digging into the Holy Land is a weapon as two rival nations seek to prove their... (read more) List Price $14.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $1.24 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kenneth Lapatin Publisher Comments Not only is one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek art-the celebrated gold and ivory statuette of the Snake Goddess-almost certainly modern, but Minoan civilization as it has been popularly imagined is largely an invention of the early twentieth... (read more) List Price $16.50 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Paul G Bahn Publisher Comments The Atlas of World Archaeology is an... (read more) List Price $39.95 Your price $18.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by J M Adovasio Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references ([295]-309) and index.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by H W F Saggs Publisher Comments In this fascinating work, H.W.F. Saggs presents a wide-ranging survey of the greatest achievements of the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East--from the Phoenician alphabet to mathematics, astronomy, medicine, religion, and international law-... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price $6.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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by James Truncer Publisher Comments Exploring the issue of chronology--the crucial determination of the age of an artifact or site--these essays document the contributions of early American archaeologists, both well known and obscure, who helped crack the "chronology problem." The... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price $16.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Paul G Bahn Review "Few introductory volumes on archaeology have covered the entire scope of the field in as lively and entertaining a fashion as this short book....It would be useful as a reader in introductory archaeology classes. Professional archaeologists should also... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Richard Rudgley Publisher Comments An authoritative, eye-opening look at Stone Age civilizations that explodes traditional portrayals of prehistory<P>The rise of historical civilization 5,000 years ago is often depicted as if those societies were somehow created out of nothing... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Kent R Weeks Publisher Comments The discovery in 1995 that a long-ignored doorway in the Valley of the Kings was actually the entrance to the largest tomb ever found in Egypt made headlines around the world. Called KV5, it contains over 150 corridors and chambers, and was used as a... (read more) List Price $29.50 Your price $14.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments The history of the extraordinary beliefs of ancient Egypt, with its numerous systems of gods -- and where the object of every ceremony was resurrection.... (read more) List Price $12.00 Your price $7.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by David R Starbuck Publisher Comments The first complete site and map inventory of a communal society--showing a surprising array of consumer artifacts used and sold by the Canterbury Shakers.... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $8.80 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Joyce Kelly Publisher Comments This guide provides travelers with captivating photographs, vivid descriptions, and complete, up-to-date tourist information on 70 archaeological sites and 60 museums. Sites range from the most remote to the largest and most well known.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by David Jones Publisher Comments This book unveils the lost world of the Aztec, Maya and many other peoples found by the European conquistadors.... (read more) List Price $17.99 Your price $11.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Brian M Fagan Publisher Comments The range of subjects covered here is breath-taking - everything from the domestication of the camel, to Egyptian hieroglyphics, to luminescence dating, to the Mayan calendar, to Koobi Fora and Olduvai Gorge. Readers will find extensive essays that... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price $22.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
by Colin Renfrew Publisher Comments Fourth edition. The bestselling introduction to what archaeologists do and how they do it - completely revised, redesigned and brought utterly up to date. Good basic stock.... (read more) List Price $62.50 Your price $20.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list
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