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by Claude Baudez  Synopsis 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 $0.98 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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by Lloyd Robert Laing Publisher Comments Dozens of sites, in England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales, have turned up numerous treasures of Celtic art, including ceramics, metalwork, manuscripts and coins. Many of the most noteworthy and beautiful, some not previously published, are illustrated and... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price $11.53 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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