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A Circumpolar Reappraisal: The Legacy of Gutorm Gjessing (1906-1979)
Proceedings of an International Conference held in Trondheim, Norway, 10th-12th October 2008, arranged by the Institute of Archaeology and Religious Studies, and the SAK department of the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology of the Norwegian Universi
£95.00
Editors:
Christer Westerdahl
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306964
Paperback:
380pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2154
Sub Title:
Proceedings of an International Conference held in Trondheim, Norway, 10th-12th October 2008, arranged by the Institute of Archaeology and Religious Studies, and the SAK department of the Museum of Natural History and Archaeology of the Norwegian Universi
A volume dedicated to the achievements of Norwegian archaeologist Gutorm Gjessing (1906-1979). More
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£69.00
Author:
Atle Omland
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306957
Paperback:
276pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2153
The main objective of this book is to discuss parts of the later life histories of burial mounds by studying local interests in them... More
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£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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£39.00
Editors:
Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano, José Andrés Afonso Marrero and Liliana Spanedda
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English and Italian
ISBN:
9781407306926
Paperback:
156pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2151
Among other objectives, this collection of papers investigates the role that settlements surrounding necropolises have played in the... More
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£115.00
Author:
Henry Tantaleán
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
Spanish with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407306919
Paperback:
463pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2150
This study explains the social development of archaeological settlements and artefacts related to the first sedentary societies (1400 BC-... More
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Traditional Weapons of Africa (Billhooks, Sickles and Scythes)
A regional approach and technical, morphological, and aesthetic classification
£38.00
Author:
Tristan Arbousse Bastide
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English and French
ISBN:
9781407306902
Paperback:
151pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2149
Sub Title:
A regional approach and technical, morphological, and aesthetic classification
This book is the third in a series prepared by the author on traditional weapons from the African Continent. The first volume focuses on... More
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£48.00
Author:
Louise Cooke
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306889
Paperback:
177pp. Illustrated throughout including 18 colour plates. With additional material online (Appendices and database)
BAR number:
S2147
This publication summarises research investigating approaches to the conservation and management of earthen architecture. A number of... 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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£40.00
Author:
Gemma Marakas
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306865
Paperback:
163pp. Includes 43 figures, 8 tables
BAR number:
S2145
The study of Greek ritual practice throughout the LH III B to Protogeometric periods is the central theme of this research. Chapter Two... More
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The Lake of Knives and the Lake of Fire
Studies in the topography of passage in ancient Egyptian religious literature
£32.00
Author:
Eltayeb Sayed Abbas
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306858
Paperback:
123pp. Includes 40 figures
BAR number:
S2144
Sub Title:
Studies in the topography of passage in ancient Egyptian religious literature
This research is an investigation into the safe passage of the deceased over water as exemplified in the early Egyptian legends involving... More
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£68.00
Author:
Emma Elder
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306841
Paperback:
268pp. Includes 8 data appendices, illustrated with figures and tables, With additional material online (Database files)
BAR number:
S2143
Sub Title:
Grim Investigations: Reaping the Dead
Archaeology has a unique and significant perspective to offer the territorial debate. In the 1970s Saxe and Goldstein argued, based on... More
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Prehistoric Sri Lanka
Late Pleistocene rockshelters and an open-air site
£68.00
Author:
Halawathage Nimal Perera
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407306834
Paperback:
268pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2142
Sub Title:
Late Pleistocene rockshelters and an open-air site
Sri Lanka is a tropical island that lies approximately halfway between Africa and Australia along the northern rim of the Indian Ocean,... More
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