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Historical Atlas of Ancient Mesopotamia by Norman Bancrof Hunt Publisher Comments The recent war in Iraq focused international attention on the unique historical and cultural heritage of ancient Mesopotamia, the land between the Tigris and Euphrates... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list An Archaeological Guide to Northern Central America: Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador by Joyce Kelly Publisher Comments Tikal, Copan, Uaxactun -- ancient Maya cities whose names conjure up romance, mystery, and science all at once. Joyce Kelly's clear descriptions and captivating photographs of these and many other sites will make you want to pack your bags and head for... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Stealing History: Tomb Raiders, Smugglers, and the Looting of the Ancient World by Roger Atwood Publisher Comments Roger Atwood knows more about the market for ancient objects than almost anyone. He knows where priceless antiquities are buried, who is digging them up, and who is fencing and buying them. In this fascinating book, Atwood takes readers on a journey... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Luxor and the Valley of the Kings by Alesandr Bongioanni Publisher Comments Among the open-air museums along the banks of the Nile River are the archaeological district formed by Luxor (ancient Thebes) and the Valley of the Kings, "rediscovered" a century ago. The two sites form an exceptional repository of historical and... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $10.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Flintknapping: Making and Understanding Stone Tools by John C Whittaker Publisher Comments Flintknapping is an ancient craft enjoying a resurgence of interest among both amateur and professional students of prehistoric cultures. In this new guide, John C. Whittaker offers the most detailed handbook on flintknapping currently available and the... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $17.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Sculpture in the Ancient Maya Plaza: The Early Classic Period by Flora S Clancy Publisher Comments An art historian explores the artistry revealed in the freestanding relief sculptures carved by the ancient Maya.... (read more) List Price $65.00 Your price $35.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Maya Monuments by Nigel Hughes Publisher Comments Maya Monuments is a record of 40 representative Maya buildings and sculpted monoliths, selected by the author to show the stylistic range of the Classic and Post-Classic periods of that remarkable and accomplished civilization. The book contains 41... (read more) List Price $49.50 Your price $5.63 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Ramesses: Egypt's Greatest Pharaoh by Joyce Tyldesley Publisher Comments Tyldesley reveals the truth behind the legend in this lively exploration that adds a more human dimension to the tale. 16pp b/w and line drawings.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $6.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History by Patrick Hunt Publisher Comments The world's greatest archaeological finds and what they tell us about lost civilizations Renowned archaeologist Patrick Hunt brings his top ten list of ancient archaeological discoveries to life in this concise and captivating book. The Rosetta Stone... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Reflections of Osiris: Lives from Ancient Egypt by John Ray Publisher Comments Spanning more than two millennia, Reflections of Osiris opens a small window into a timeless world, capturing the flavor of life in ancient Egypt through vivid profiles of eleven actual people and the god Osiris. Some of the figures profiled here are... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $3.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

Sign up for our Recently Arrived Used Books newsletter service and find great used titles in Archaeology on the very day they're added to our shelves. email address   The Old Testament and the Archaeologist (Guides to Biblical Scholarship) by H Darrell Lance Publisher Comments The recovery of the history of the ancient Near East through archaeology is one of the major achievements of the modern age. Although the impact of this new knowledge on biblical matters is briefly surveyed, the main concern of this book is with the... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price $3.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Pot Luck: Adventures in Archaeology by Florence C Lister Publisher Comments Husband and wife archaeologists Florence C. and Robert H. Lister and their two children traveled the archaeological world from 1940 to 1990. They produced numerous respected studies in the field of Southwestern archaeology and ceramics. "Pot Luck... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $5.60 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs, and Pictograms by Andrew Robinson Synopsis Aims to demystify writing for the general reader. This book explains the interconnection between sound, symbol and script for each of the major writing systems in turn, and follows the discovery of writing forms from cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs to... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Excavating Asian History: Interdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology and History by Norman Yoffee Publisher Comments Although history and archaeology each seek to elucidate the past, both sets of data are incomplete and ambiguous and thus open to multiple readings that invite contradictory interpretations of human activity. This is particularly true when scholars of... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price $35.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Richard Wetherill: Anasazi by Frank Mcnitt Publisher Comments Anasazi, the Navajos name for the Ancient Ones who preceded them into the Southwest, is the nickname of Richard Wetherill, who devoted his life to a search for remains of these vanished peoples. He discovered the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde and Kiet... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Development of Southeastern Archaeology by Jay K Johnson Book News Annotation Ten scholars of diverse specialties--e.g. ethnohistory, remote sensing, lithic analysis, bioarchaeology--chronicle changes in the way prehistory in the Southeast has been studied since the 19th century, discussing the theories and methods that have... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price $10.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The View from Nebo: How Archeology is Rewriting the Bible and Reshaping the Middle East by Amy Docker Marcus Synopsis This compelling blend of science, history, politics, and biblical scholarship explains how modern archeology is challenging our understanding of the Bible and its accounts of ancient history.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $6.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list The Secret of the Hittites: The Discovery of an Ancient Europe by C W Ceram Publisher Comments The author of the acclaimed Gods, Graves, and Scholars tells the dramatic tale of the Hittites, an Indo-European people who became a dominant power in the Middle East. Their struggle in Egypt with Ramses II for control of Syria led to one of the greatest... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Secrets of the Maya by Archaeology Magazine Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-193) and index.... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $11.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list Stonehenge by Robin Heath Publisher Comments Once part of a large culture of stone circles, Stonehenge — built around 3000 B.C. and developed over the next 1,500 years — is the most famous. The remains of a once-wealthy and evidently learned tribal community, it reflects the apparently... (read more) List Price $10.00 Your price $1.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies add to wish list

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