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L’iconographie des tablettes de malédiction
Envoûter et dessiner dans l’Antiquité gréco-romaine
£39.00
Author:
Magali Bailliot
Publication Year:
2024
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407361833
Paperback:
139 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
BAR number:
S3197
Sub Title:
Envoûter et dessiner dans l’Antiquité gréco-romaine
Le monde gréco-romain a livré environ 1 500 defixiones dont les textes - gravés sur des tablettes de plomb, des ostraka ou d’autres matériaux - témoignent... More
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Handbook of Plant and Insect Impressions in Archaeological Ceramics
Case studies from prehistoric Japan
£56.00
Author:
Hiroki Obata
Publication Year:
2024
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407361277
Paperback:
206 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 13
BAR number:
S3190
Sub Title:
Case studies from prehistoric Japan
Impressions in pottery left by the remains of cereals have long been noticed by archaeologists, but new techniques including the use of scanning electron... More
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Tangut Tombs
Art, rites, and afterlife beliefs in the Great Kingdom of the White and Lofty (1038–1227)
£66.00
Author:
Diane Wen Zhang-Goldberg
Publication Year:
2024
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360911
Paperback:
244 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 12
BAR number:
S3174
Sub Title:
Art, rites, and afterlife beliefs in the Great Kingdom of the White and Lofty (1038–1227)
Beyond being the first extensive work on Tangut funerary culture outside of China, this monograph offers insights into the Mi-Nia (Tangut), a Central Asian... More
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Land Use Among Prehistoric Steppe Societies on the South Mongolian Plateau
£44.00
Author:
Chao Zhao
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315362
Paperback:
148 pages, Illustrated throughout in b&w, and colour.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 11
BAR number:
S3150
This book uses a cultural ecological approach to explore how prehistoric societies were economically and socially organized to utilize the steppe... More
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How Leaded Bronze Transformed China, 2000-1000 BCE
£56.00
Author:
Limin Huan
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315249
Paperback:
204 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 10
BAR number:
S3147
In China’s Metal Age, which began around 2000 BCE, leaded bronze was widely used. The additional lead distinguishes early Chinese bronze objects from... More
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Agropastoralism and Languages Across Eurasia
Expansion, exchange, environment
£47.00
Editors:
Mark Hudson and Martine Robbeets
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360751
Paperback:
164 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 9
BAR number:
S3126
Sub Title:
Expansion, exchange, environment
The essays in this volume explore questions relating to human dispersals and exchange across the varied environments of Eurasia. Part One focuses on the... More
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Technological Knowledge in the Production of Neolithic Majiayao Pottery in Gansu and Qinghai
£54.00
Author:
Evgenia Dammer
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360317
Paperback:
186 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 8
BAR number:
S3122
This book is the first comprehensive study of the technological knowledge needed to produce Neolithic Majiayao-style pottery (5300-4000 cal yr BP) which is... More
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The Origin of White Porcelain
Transformation of ceramic technology in sixth century north China
£50.00
Author:
Shan Huang
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360492
Paperback:
164 pages
Sub-series name:
UCL Institute of Archaeology PhD Series, 8
BAR number:
S3113
Sub Title:
Transformation of ceramic technology in sixth century north China
The sixth century saw a major transformation of ceramic technology. It initiated an era characterised by porcelain and polychrome decoration that overturned... More
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Space and Function
Buddhist State Monasteries in Early Medieval China and their Impact on East Asia
£49.00
Author:
Liqun He
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358147
Paperback:
172 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3110
Sub Title:
Buddhist State Monasteries in Early Medieval China and their Impact on East Asia
Space and Function is a study of Buddhist State Monasteries in medieval East Asia. The research is based on archaeological evidence and focuses on how the... More
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Beyond Death
Beliefs, Practice, and Material Expression
£48.00
Editors:
Patrick Ryan Williams, Gary M. Feinman and Luis Muro Ynoñán
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English, with abstracts in Spanish
ISBN:
9781407360430
Paperback:
160 pages
Sub-series name:
Fieldiana: Anthropology, 47
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407360430
BAR number:
S3104
Sub Title:
Beliefs, Practice, and Material Expression
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform... More
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Kilns in East and North Asia
The adoption of ceramic industries
£61.00
Editors:
Tomoko Nagatomo, Maria Shinoto and Daisuke Nakamura
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358901
Paperback:
264 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 7
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.30861/9781407358901
BAR number:
S3082
Sub Title:
The adoption of ceramic industries
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 License. It is free to read, download and share on the BAR Digital platform... More
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Commemorating Coal Mining Worldwide
International museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining
£115.00
Author:
Margaret Lindsay Faull
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358123
Paperback:
504 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour. 452 figures.
BAR number:
S3076
Sub Title:
International museums, heritage centres and sites related to coal mining
This book contains descriptions of 432 coal-mining museums, heritage centres, archives and memorials, and preserved colliery sites in 48 countries in... More
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Change and Continuity in the Prehistoric Rock Art of East Siberia
An archaeological and anthropological exploration into ethno-cultural identity, belonging, and symbolism
£53.00
Author:
Irina A. Ponomareva
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358765
Paperback:
222 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of Prehistoric Art, 4
BAR number:
S3057
Sub Title:
An archaeological and anthropological exploration into ethno-cultural identity, belonging, and symbolism
The volume covers a huge region of East Siberia, considering prehistoric ethno-cultural and social processes through the development of rock art styles and... More
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Late Pleistocene and Early Holocene Microblade-based Industries in Northeastern Asia
A macroecological approach to foraging societies
£57.00
Author:
Meng Zhang
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358482
Paperback:
240 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 6
BAR number:
S3056
Sub Title:
A macroecological approach to foraging societies
The rise and fall of microblade technology during the late Pleistocene and early Holocene is not only a part of the panorama of global microlithization, but... More
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Painted Pottery Production and Social Complexity in Neolithic Northwest China
£50.00
Author:
Ling-yu Hung†, edited by Anke Hein and Andrew Womack
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358789
Paperback:
214 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 5
BAR number:
S3045
This study focuses on Neolithic period Majiayao-style painted pottery from Northwest China, which is known for its high quality and beautiful décor. While... More
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Animal Classification in Central China
From the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age
£36.00
Author:
Ningning Dong
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357928
Paperback:
144 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 55 figures and 37 tables.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 4
BAR number:
S3031
Sub Title:
From the late Neolithic to the early Bronze Age
This monograph uses an archaeological approach to decipher folk classification of animals in ancient societies. Ningning Dong collates faunal data from... More
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Bronze Weapons of the Qin Terracotta Warriors
Standardisation, craft specialisation and labour organisation
£66.00
Author:
Xiuzhen Li
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316901
Paperback:
239 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 36 tables, 137 figures.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 3
BAR number:
S2992
Sub Title:
Standardisation, craft specialisation and labour organisation
Over 40,000 lethal bronze weapons were discovered with thousands of terracotta warriors in the tomb complex of the Qin First Emperor (259-210 BC). This book... More
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The Origin of Cattle in China from the Neolithic to the Early Bronze Age
£31.00
Author:
Chong Yu
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316871
Paperback:
108 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 13 tables, 20 figures
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 2
BAR number:
S2959
Cattle (Bos taurus), domesticated from the extinct aurochs (Bos primigenius), has been an important animal to many human societies since prehistoric times.... More
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Equids and Wheeled Vehicles in the Ancient World
Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
£59.00
Editors:
Peter Raulwing, Katheryn M. Linduff and Joost H. Crouwel
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316437
Paperback:
232 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 261 figures (80 in colour), 19 tables.
BAR number:
S2923
Sub Title:
Essays in Memory of Mary A. Littauer
The essays in this volume were originally presented at a symposium in honour of Mary Aiken Littauer, la grande dame de l’hippologie ancienne. The papers... More
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Contacts Between the Shang and the South c. 1300–1045 BC
£41.00
Author:
Celine Y. Y. Lai
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316055
Paperback:
128 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 9 tables, 65 figures (49 in colour), 2 maps (1 in colour)
BAR number:
S2915
This monograph presents the first thorough study of the bronzes from south-central China. The finds from the Yangtze areas have conventionally been thought... More
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A Zooarchaeological Study of the Haimenkou Site, Yunnan Province, China
£62.00
Author:
Juan Wang
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316130
Paperback:
218 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 49 tables, 84 figures (15 in colour)
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of East Asia, 1
BAR number:
S2902
Haimenkou was an important location, with trade and cultural links connecting parts of modern Southeast Asia and northwestern China in ancient times.... More
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Una aproximación teórica a las funciones, capacidades náuticas, bases materiales y dimensión social de la tecnología naval prehistórica
£35.00
Author:
Julián Moyano Di Carlo
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Spanish with a 6 pg English summary
ISBN:
9781407316543
Paperback:
123 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 6 tables, 67 figures (1 in colour), 2 colour graphs
BAR number:
S2901
Sub Title:
Una aproximación teórica a las funciones, capacidades náuticas, bases materiales y dimensión social de la tecnología naval prehistórica
Este trabajo pretende convertirse en un modelo teórico que sirva de sustento a un proyecto de investigación futuro sobre tecnología naval prehistórica.... More
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Archaeological Approaches to Breaking Boundaries: Interaction, Integration and Division
Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conferences 2015–2016
£70.00
Editors:
Rebecca O'Sullivan, Christina Marini and Julia Binnberg
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315133
Paperback:
341 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 8 tables, 147 figures (48 in colour), 2 maps and 5 graphs
BAR number:
S2869
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the Graduate Archaeology at Oxford Conferences 2015–2016
This volume brings together two Graduate Archaeology at Oxford (GAO) conferences held in 2015-2016 to present the work of early-career researchers from... More
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The Technology of Large-Scale Zinc Production in Chongqing in Ming and Qing China
£47.00
Author:
Wenli Zhou
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407315515
Paperback:
162pp.Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 43 tables, 122 figures (62 in colour), 3 maps (1 in colour).
BAR number:
S2835
This book presents the analyses, technical interpretation and socio-economic contextualisation of the production remains of zinc distillation from three... More
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Recent Discoveries and Perspectives in Human Evolution
Papers arising from ‘Exploring Human Origins: Exciting Discoveries at the Start of the 21st Century’ Manchester 2013
£61.00
Editors:
Anek R. Sankhyan
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313726
Paperback:
238pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2719
Sub Title:
Papers arising from ‘Exploring Human Origins: Exciting Discoveries at the Start of the 21st Century’ Manchester 2013
The present volume is based on research articles submitted as part of an international conference Exploring Human Origins: Exciting... More
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Life and Death in the Korean Bronze Age (c. 1500-400 BC)
An analysis of settlements and monuments in the mid-Korean peninsula
£56.00
Author:
Sunwoo Kim
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313511
Paperback:
198pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2700
Sub Title:
An analysis of settlements and monuments in the mid-Korean peninsula
This research focuses on the Bronze Age in selected areas of Korea; Seoul, Incheon, and Gyeonggi province. Two forms of evidence -... More
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The 'Crescent-Shaped Cultural-Communication Belt': Tong Enzheng's Model in Retrospect
An examination of methodological, theoretical and material concerns of long-distance interactions in East Asia
£40.00
Editors:
Anke Hein
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313238
Paperback:
152pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2679
Sub Title:
An examination of methodological, theoretical and material concerns of long-distance interactions in East Asia
The notion of a “crescent-shaped cultural-communication belt” stretching from Northeast China and Korea along the Tibetan borderlands all... More
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Rice Bowls and Dinner Plates
Ceramic artefacts from Chinese gold mining sites in southeast New South Wales, mid 19th to early 20th century
£52.00
Author:
Virginia Esposito
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313160
Paperback:
218pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2674
Sub Title:
Ceramic artefacts from Chinese gold mining sites in southeast New South Wales, mid 19th to early 20th century
This volume details the results of the first intra-site examination of Chinese gold miners' camps in Australia and the compositional... More
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Methodological Issues for Characterisation and Provenance Studies of Obsidian in Northeast Asia
£49.00
Editors:
Akira Ono, Michael D. Glascock, Yaroslav V. Kuzmin and Yoshimitsu Suda
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312552
Paperback:
200pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2620
This volume is a collection of papers related to different aspects of obsidian studies (mainly geology, geochemistry, and archaeology) in... More
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The Hongshan Papers
Collected Studies on the Archaeology of Northern China
£39.00
Author:
Sarah M. Nelson
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312538
Paperback:
124pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white & colour
BAR number:
S2618
Sub Title:
Collected Studies on the Archaeology of Northern China
The papers gathered together in this volume represent over a dozen years of research on the Hongshan period in north-eastern China.... More
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Natural Processes in the Degradation of Open-Air Rock-Art Sites
An urgency intervention scale to inform conservation: The case of the Côa Valley world heritage site, Portugal
£68.00
Author:
António Pedro Martins da Mota Batarda Fernandes
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312408
Paperback:
335pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2609
Sub Title:
An urgency intervention scale to inform conservation: The case of the Côa Valley world heritage site, Portugal
Open-air rock-art forms one of the most widely distributed categories of prehistoric culture with examples recognized across the Old and... More
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Millets, Rice and Farmers
Phytoliths as indicators of agricultural, social and ecological change in Neolithic and Bronze Age Central China
£47.00
Author:
Alison Ruth Weisskopf
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407312170
Paperback:
186pp. Illustrated throughout. With additional material online (Phytolith reference collection)
BAR number:
S2589
Sub Title:
Phytoliths as indicators of agricultural, social and ecological change in Neolithic and Bronze Age Central China
Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age Central China was the scene of important cultural developments which impacted on agricultural... More
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Chariots in Early China
Origins, cultural interaction, and identity
£43.00
Author:
Hsiao-yun Wu
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407310657
Paperback:
149pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2457
Sub Title:
Origins, cultural interaction, and identity
This book concerns the ways in which the adaption of a steppe innovation, the horse-drawn chariot, in Chinese society during the 12th -... More
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Lithic Production and Early Urbanism in China
A case study of the lithic production at the Neolithic Taosi Site (ca. 2500–1900BCE)
£48.00
Author:
Shaodong Zhai
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309767
Paperback:
193pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2384
Sub Title:
A case study of the lithic production at the Neolithic Taosi Site (ca. 2500–1900BCE)
This work investigates the contribution of economic activity to Chinese early urbanization, through a case study of the lithic production... More
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Environmental Changes and Human Occupation in East Asia during OIS3 and OIS2
£40.00
Editors:
Akira Ono and Masami Izuho
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309385
Paperback:
155pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2352
The Japan Association for Quaternary Research (JAQUA) and the Geological Survey of Japan (GSJ), National Institute of Advanced Industrial... More
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Ancient Society and Metallurgy
A comparative study of Bronze Age societies in Central Eurasia and North China
£53.00
Author:
Liangren Zhang
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309118
Paperback:
210pp. Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S2328
Sub Title:
A comparative study of Bronze Age societies in Central Eurasia and North China
Focusing on Bronze Age societies in Central Eurasia and North China, this book presents a new scenario of early social evolution.... More
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Crossing the Straits: Prehistoric Obsidian Source Exploitation in the North Pacific Rim
£61.00
Editors:
Yaroslav V. Kuzmin and Michael D. Glascock
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306940
Paperback:
243pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2152
The original idea for developing this book as Proceedings from the Symposium on Obsidian Source Studies in Northeast Asia, held at the... More
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The Relief Plaques of Eastern Eurasia and China
The ‘Ordos Bronzes’, Peter the Great’s Treasure, and their kin
£47.00
Author:
John Boardman
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306872
Paperback:
250pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2146
Sub Title:
The ‘Ordos Bronzes’, Peter the Great’s Treasure, and their kin
'The 'Ordos bronzes' are well known to collectors and many museums, named for the many finds in and around the Ordos plateau in north... More
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Session C68 (Part II): Monumental Questions: Prehistoric Megaliths, Mounds, and Enclosures
Proceedings of the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbon 4-9 September 2006) / Actes du XV Congrès Mondial (Lisbonne 4-9 Septembre 2006) Vol.8
£43.00
Editors:
David Calado, Maxilian Baldia and Matthew Boulanger
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English, French and Spanish
ISBN:
9781407306643
Paperback:
173pp, Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
Sub-series name:
Proceedings of the XV World Congress UISPP (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006), 8
BAR number:
S2123
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbon 4-9 September 2006) / Actes du XV Congrès Mondial (Lisbonne 4-9 Septembre 2006) Vol.8
This book includes papers from Session C68 (Part II) of the XV UISPP World Congress (Lisbon, 4-9 September 2006). More
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Space, Time, Place
Third International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, 17th-21st August 2009, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
£115.00
Editors:
Stefano Campana, Maurizio Forte and Claudia Liuzza
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306599
Paperback:
458pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2118
Sub Title:
Third International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology, 17th-21st August 2009, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India
Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology held in Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu, India, in August... More
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La bonne pierre : définition, nature et vertus du jade, gisements et techniques dans les textes anciens de la Chine
£32.00
Author:
Laurent Long
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
French with English summary
ISBN:
9781407305615
Paperback:
119pp. Illustrated with maps, plans, drawings and photographs in colour and black and white.
BAR number:
S2085
A new study of 'The Fair Stone', defining jade, its nature, virtues, deposits and carving techniques according to ancient Chinese texts.... More
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Making History Interactive. Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in Archaeology (CAA)
Proceedings of the 37 th International Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America, March 22-26, 2009
£105.00
Editors:
Bernard Frischer, Jane Webb Crawford and David Koller
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407305561
Paperback:
417pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs. With additional material online.
BAR number:
S2079
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 37 th International Conference, Williamsburg, Virginia, United States of America, March 22-26, 2009
This book presents the proceedings (48 papers) of the 37th International Conference Computer Applications and Quantitative Methods in... More
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Prehistoria de la navegación
Origen y desarrollo de la arquitectura naval primigenia
£91.00
Author:
Víctor M. Guerrero Ayuso
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407304359
Paperback:
364pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, tables, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1952
Sub Title:
Origen y desarrollo de la arquitectura naval primigenia
A study of vessels in prehistory, both sea and river, and in all materials, from around the world. REVIEW ‘…well structured, clearly written, fully... More
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Okinawa: The Rise of an Island Kingdom
Archaeological and cultural perspectives Proceedings of a Symposium, Kingdom of the Coral Seas, November 17, 2007, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
£31.00
Editors:
Richard Pearson
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303802
Paperback:
113pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs including 8 colour plates
BAR number:
S1898
Sub Title:
Archaeological and cultural perspectives Proceedings of a Symposium, Kingdom of the Coral Seas, November 17, 2007, at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London
This book includes papers from the Symposium, Kingdom of the Coral Seas, November 17, 2007, at the School of Oriental and African... More
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Early Human Impact on Megamolluscs
£59.00
Editors:
Andrzej Antczak and Roberto Cipriani
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303482
Paperback:
258pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1865
Papers from an international workshop the Early Human Impact on Megamolluscs (EHIM), held on the Isla de Margarita, in Venezuela, between... More
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Vulvae, Eyes, Snake Heads. Archaeological Finds of Cowrie Amulets
£123.00
Author:
László Kovács with malacological identifications by Gyula Radócz
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303338
Paperback:
538pp. Includes 196 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, with extensive catalogue
BAR number:
S1846
A comprehensive study of cowries and other shells, including fossilised material. More
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Atti del 3o Convegno Nazionale di Etnoarcheologia, Mondaino, 17-19 marzo 2004
Proceedings of the 3 rd Italian Congress of Ethnoarchaeology, Mondaino (Italy), 17-19 March, 2004
£55.00
Editors:
Francesca Lugli and Alessandra Assunta Stoppiello
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
Italian and English
ISBN:
9781407303260
Paperback:
221pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs.
BAR number:
S1841
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 3 rd Italian Congress of Ethnoarchaeology, Mondaino (Italy), 17-19 March, 2004
Proceedings of the 3rd Italian Congress of Ethnoarchaeology held in Mondaino (Italy), 17-19 March, 2004. More
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Development of Social Complexity in the Liaoxi Area, Northeast China
£41.00
Author:
Xinwei Li
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303079
Paperback:
169pp. Includes 35 tables, 98 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, Glossary
BAR number:
S1821
This work is a case study focusing on the long-term unique evolutionary trajectory of the prehistoric Liaoxi area, Northeast China. The... More
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Craft Production in the Western Zhou Dynasty (1046-771BC)
A case study of a jue-earrings workshop at the predynastic capital site, Zhouyuan, China
£35.00
Author:
Zhouyong Sun
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407302652
Paperback:
141pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1777
Sub Title:
A case study of a jue-earrings workshop at the predynastic capital site, Zhouyuan, China
This work investigates the craft production system in the Western Zhou (China), through a case study of a 'jue'-earrings workshop at... More
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Beyond the Movius Line
£74.00
Author:
Yongwook Yoo
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407302133
Paperback:
292pp
BAR number:
S1772
Hominin Occupation and Technological Evolution in the Imjin-Hantan River Area, Korea. More
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World Heritage: Global Challenges, Local Solutions
Proceedings of a conference at Coalbrookdale, 4-7th May 2006 hosted by the Ironbridge Institute
£39.00
Editors:
Roger White and John Carman
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407301402
Paperback:
154pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, tables, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1698
Sub Title:
Proceedings of a conference at Coalbrookdale, 4-7th May 2006 hosted by the Ironbridge Institute
This book includes papers presented at a conference on World Heritage management held at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire, England in May 2006.... More
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Archaeoastronomy in Archaeology and Ethnography
Papers from the annual meeting of SEAC (European Society for Astronomy in Culture) held in Kecskemét in Hungary in 2004
£46.00
Editors:
Emília Pásztor
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407300818
Paperback:
183pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings and photographs 3 in colour
BAR number:
S1647
Sub Title:
Papers from the annual meeting of SEAC (European Society for Astronomy in Culture) held in Kecskemét in Hungary in 2004
This book includes papers from the annual meeting of SEAC (European Society for Astronomy in Culture) held in Kecskemét in Hungary in 2004. More
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Incipient Globalization? Long-Distance Contacts in the Sixth Century
£29.00
Editors:
Anthea Harris
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407300788
Paperback:
104pp, Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs
Sub-series name:
Reading Medieval Studies, 32
BAR number:
S1644
This volume comprises the publication of a one-day conference held at the University of London (School of Oriental and African Studies)... More
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Transition from Foraging to Farming in Northeast China
£56.00
Author:
(Peter) Wei Ming Jia
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407300436
Paperback:
227pp. Includes 28 tables, 150 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, 6 data Appendices
BAR number:
S1629
The main aim of this book is to demonstrate that, based on a practicable method of tool complex analysis and using as a framework, the... More
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GIS Simulation of the Earliest Hominid Colonisation of Eurasia
£39.00
Author:
Kathryn Holmes
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407300139
Paperback:
158pp. Includes 16 tables, 20 figures, maps, plans and illustrations, 2 data Appendices
BAR number:
S1597
In order to understand fully Plio-Pleistocene hominid migrations, a whole gamut of interacting factors must be examined. It has been... More
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From Space to Place: 2nd International Conference on Remote Sensing in Archaeology
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop, CNR, Rome, Italy, December 4-7, 2006
£131.00
Editors:
Stefano Campana and Maurizio Forte
Publication Year:
2006
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841719986
Paperback:
663pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, tables, drawings and photographs including 4 in colour
BAR number:
S1568
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 2nd International Workshop, CNR, Rome, Italy, December 4-7, 2006
In 2001, UNESCO and the European Space Agency (ESA) launched the 'Open Initiative on the Use of Space Technologies to Monitor Natural and... More
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Horses and Humans: The Evolution of Human-Equine Relationships
£98.00
Editors:
Sandra L. Olsen, Susan Grant, Alice M. Choyke, and László Bartosiewicz
Publication Year:
2006
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841719900
Paperback:
392pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1560
This volume constitutes the proceedings of the Horses and Humans Symposium, held in 2000 at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History,... More
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Archaeology of the Russian Far East: Essays in Stone Age Prehistory
£49.00
Editors:
Sarah M. Nelson, Anatoly P. Derevianko, Yaroslav V. Kuzmin and Richard L. Bland
Publication Year:
2006
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841719726
Paperback:
207pp. Includes 2 tables, 110 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1540
The archaeology of the Russian Far East is rich in new and sometimes surprising discoveries. Very early pottery dates, in several... More
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Préhistoire de l'Asie et de l'Océanie / Asian and Oceanic Prehistory
Sessions générales et posters / General Sessions and Posters
£22.00
Editors:
Le Secrétariat du Congrès
Publication Year:
2006
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781841719603
Paperback:
66pp, Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, figures, drawings and photographs
Sub-series name:
Acts of the XIVth UISPP Congress, University of Liège, Belgium, 2-8 September 2001
BAR number:
S1523
Sub Title:
Sessions générales et posters / General Sessions and Posters
8 papers from Section 16 (Asian and Oceanic Prehistory) Acts of the XIVth UISPP Congress, University of Liège, Belgium, 2-8 September 2001. More
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Emergent Social Complexity in the Yangshao Culture
Analyses of settlement patterns and faunal remains from Lingbau Western Henan China (c. 4900-3000 BC)
£38.00
Author:
Xiaolin Ma
Publication Year:
2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841718910
Paperback:
158pp. Includes 32 tables, 55 figures maps, plans, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1453
Sub Title:
Analyses of settlement patterns and faunal remains from Lingbau Western Henan China (c. 4900-3000 BC)
This work address the question of the emergence of social complexity in the Yangshao culture (ca. 4900-3000 BC) in Central China based on... More
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Perspectives on Hominid Behaviour and Settlement Patterns
A study of the Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Luonan Basin, China
£66.00
Author:
Shejiang Wang
Publication Year:
2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841718491
Paperback:
266pp. Includes 54 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, 54 tables
BAR number:
S1406
Sub Title:
A study of the Lower Palaeolithic sites in the Luonan Basin, China
This study focuses on the Lower Palaeolithic archaeology of China. It examines early hominid adaptive behaviour based on the new evidence... More
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Les structures d'habitat enclos de la Protohistoire du Japon
(période de Yayoi 350BC-300AD)
£72.00
Author:
Tristan Arbousse Bastide
Publication Year:
2005
Language:
French with English abstracts
ISBN:
9781841716916
Paperback:
285pp. Includes 206 figures, maps, plans, tables, drawings and photographs. Gazetteer Glossary
BAR number:
S1345
Sub Title:
(période de Yayoi 350BC-300AD)
Several hundred enclosed protohistorical settlements have been discovered in Japan since the 1950s. They date mainly from the Yayoi... More
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Art du Paléolithique Supérieur et du Mésolithique / Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Art
Sessions générales et posters / General Sessions and Posters
£56.00
Editors:
le Secrétariat du Congrès
Publication Year:
2004
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781841716602
Paperback:
223pp, Illustrated throughout with figures, tables and illustrations
Sub-series name:
Acts of the XIVth UISPP Congress, University of Liège, Belgium, 2-8 September 2001, 8
BAR number:
S1311
Sub Title:
Sessions générales et posters / General Sessions and Posters
Art du Paléolithique Supérieur et du Mésolithique/Upper Palaeolithic and Mesolithic Art. Section 8 of the Acts of the XIVth UISPP... More
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Current Research in Chinese Pleistocene Archaeology
£40.00
Editors:
Chen Shen and Susan G. Keates
Publication Year:
2003
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841715469
Paperback:
157pp. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings, photographs
BAR number:
S1179
This volume is derived from a symposium entitled “Theory and Practice in Chinese Pleistocene Archaeology” at the 65th annual meeting of... More
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Iron Age Archaeology and Trauma from Aymyrlyg South Siberia
An examination of the health diet and lifestyles of the two Iron Age populations buried at the cemetery complex of Aymyrlyg
£62.00
Author:
Eileen M. Murphy
Publication Year:
2003
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841715223
Paperback:
247pp. Includes 34 tables, 10 figures, 61 plates, Gazetteer
BAR number:
S1152
Sub Title:
An examination of the health diet and lifestyles of the two Iron Age populations buried at the cemetery complex of Aymyrlyg
The objective of this monograph is to elucidate the nature of the health, diet and lifestyles of the two Iron Age populations buried at... More
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Perceived Landscapes and Built Environments
The cultural geography of Late Paleolithic Eurasia
£43.00
Editors:
S. A. Vasil'ev, O. Soffer and J. Kozlowski
Publication Year:
2003
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781841714981
Paperback:
167pp. Includes large number of illustrations, tables, maps, charts, elevations, photographs.
BAR number:
S1122
Sub Title:
The cultural geography of Late Paleolithic Eurasia
Upper Palaeolithic living sites and their associated buildings have seen an increase in studies over the last few years. The focuses of... More
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Metalworking Technology and Deterioration of Jin Bronzes from the Tianma-Qucun Site, Shanxi, China
£107.00
Author:
Quanyu Wang
Publication Year:
2002
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841714042
Paperback:
423pp. Includes 62 photographs maps drawings graphs, 42 tables, catalogue, 3 Appendices, CD
BAR number:
S1023
The subject of Dr Wang's research is the technical study of excavated bronze fragments from the site of Tianma-Qucun, situated in... More
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Archaeological Sciences '97
Proceedings of the conference held at the University of Durham, 2nd-4th September 1997
£54.00
Editors:
Andrew Millard
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841712314
Paperback:
215pp. Illustrated throughout with figures (8 in colour), tables, plans, drawings, photographs etc
BAR number:
S939
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the conference held at the University of Durham, 2nd-4th September 1997
Science is affecting all areas of contemporary archaeology. This volume contains 25 of the papers (and 18 abstracts) presented at the... More
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Early Paleolithic Technology in Eastern and Southern Asia
£43.00
Author:
Jian Leng
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841711690
Paperback:
170pp. Includes black and white figures, plates, tables
BAR number:
S924
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Dogs Through Time: An Archaeological Perspective
Proceedings of the 1st ICAZ Symposium on the History of the Domestic Dog, Eighth Congress of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ98), August 23-29, 1998, Victoria, B.C., Canada
£86.00
Editors:
Susan Janet Crockford
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841710891
Paperback:
360pp. Includes numerous line drawings, plates and photographs.
BAR number:
S889
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 1st ICAZ Symposium on the History of the Domestic Dog, Eighth Congress of the International Council for Archaeozoology (ICAZ98), August 23-29, 1998, Victoria, B.C., Canada
The remains of domestic dogs are found in archaeological sites around the world, providing an unexpected global link between... More
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The Years without Summer
Tracing A.D. 536 and its aftermath
£45.00
Editors:
Joel D. Gunn
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841710747
Paperback:
176pp. Illustrated with maps, charts and line drawings.
BAR number:
S872
Sub Title:
Tracing A.D. 536 and its aftermath
“In the fall season of A.D. 536 Cassiodorus sat at his writing table…..” So Joel D. Gunn begins this interesting and unusual topic of... More
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Metals in Antiquity
£91.00
Editors:
Suzanne M. M. Young, A. Mark Pollard, Paul Budd and Robert A. Ixer
Publication Year:
1999
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841710082
Paperback:
364pp. Includes numerous illustrations and photographs, 4 coloured plates.
BAR number:
S792
The book includes 43 papers which deal with various aspects of metals, metallurgy and metalworking in antiquity. Areas covered stretch... More
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The Transition from Foraging to Farming and the Origin of Agriculture in China
£58.00
Author:
Tracey Lie Dan Lu
Publication Year:
1999
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841711003
Paperback:
250pp
BAR number:
S774
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Ainu Archaeology as Ethnohistory
Iron technology among the Saru Ainu of Hokkaido, Japan, in the 17th century
£33.00
Author:
Yuriko Fukasawa
Publication Year:
1998
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860549772
Paperback:
128pp. With additional material online (foldout of flow diagram 4-1)
BAR number:
S744
Sub Title:
Iron technology among the Saru Ainu of Hokkaido, Japan, in the 17th century
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Natural Catastrophes During Bronze Age Civilisations
Archaeological, geological, astronomical and cultural perspectives
£66.00
Editors:
Benny J. Peiser, Trevor Palmer and Mark E. Bailey
Publication Year:
1998
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860549161
Paperback:
257pp. Includes numerous drawings, photographs, charts etc.
BAR number:
S728
Sub Title:
Archaeological, geological, astronomical and cultural perspectives
Research in the field of neo-catastrophism and impact cratering has quickened its pace since the early 1980s. An increasing number of... More
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The Miwa Project
Survey, coring and excavation at the Miwa site, Nara, Japan
£71.00
Editors:
Gina L. Barnes and Masaaki Okita
Publication Year:
1993
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547402
Paperback:
318pp, Includes figures, illustrations and 6 colour plates.
BAR number:
S582
Sub Title:
Survey, coring and excavation at the Miwa site, Nara, Japan
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Domestic Animals and Stability in Pre-State Farming Societies
£25.00
Author:
Carol Raish
Publication Year:
1992
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547341
Paperback:
100pp, Includes plans and a bibliography.
BAR number:
S579
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Néolithisations
Proche et Moyen Orient, Méditerranée orientale, Nord de l'Afrique, Europe méridionale, Chine, Amérique du Sud
£74.00
Editors:
Olivier Aurenche et Jacques Cauvin
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
French
ISBN:
9780860546573
Paperback:
336pp
Sub-series name:
Maison de l’Orient Méditerranéen, 5
BAR number:
S516
Sub Title:
Proche et Moyen Orient, Méditerranée orientale, Nord de l'Afrique, Europe méridionale, Chine, Amérique du Sud
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Minnan Blue-and-white Wares
An archaeological survey of kiln sites of the 16th-19th centuries in southern Fujian, China
£55.00
Author:
Chuimei Ho
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545538
Paperback:
244pp
BAR number:
S428
Sub Title:
An archaeological survey of kiln sites of the 16th-19th centuries in southern Fujian, China
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Studies in the Neolithic and Urban Revolutions
The V. Gordon Childe Colloquium, Mexico, 1986
£79.00
Editors:
Linda Manzanilla
Publication Year:
1987
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860544494
Paperback:
388pp, Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S349
Sub Title:
The V. Gordon Childe Colloquium, Mexico, 1986
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Chinese Porcelain Marks from Coastal Sites in Kenya
aspects of trade in the Indian Ocean, XIV-XIX centuries
£35.00
Author:
Caroline Sassoon
Publication Year:
1978
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860540182
Paperback:
144pp, Includes 160 illustrations
BAR number:
S43
Sub Title:
aspects of trade in the Indian Ocean, XIV-XIX centuries
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Determining the Antiquity of Dog Origins
Canine domestication as a model for the consilience between molecular genetics and archaeology
£29.00
Author:
Michelle J. Raisor
Publication Year:
2005
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841718095
Paperback:
105pp. Includes 6 tables, 25 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs including 4 in colour
BAR number:
S1367
Sub Title:
Canine domestication as a model for the consilience between molecular genetics and archaeology
Archaeologists have favoured a date of 14,000-15,000 years before present (BP) for canine domestication. However, recent studies of mutations in the... More
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