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Experiencing the Landscape in Antiquity 2
£128.00
Editors:
Armando Cristilli, Fabio De Luca, Gioconda Di Luca and Alessia Gonfloni
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
Italian and English
ISBN:
9781407360096
Paperback:
522 pages. Illustrated throughout in black & white, and colour
BAR number:
S3107
Questo libro contiene i risultati del II° Convegno Internazionale di Antichità Classiche, svoltosi a Roma il 21/25 novembre 2021 presso il Dipartimento di... More
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The Mithraic Prophecy
£29.00
Author:
Attilio Mastrocinque
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359137
Paperback:
116 pages, Illustrated throughout in black & white and colour. 24 figures.
BAR number:
S3074
Why did the Romans worship a Persian god? This book presents a new reading of the Mithraic iconography taking into account that the cult had a prophecy. It... More
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The Land of the Solstices
Myth, geography and astronomy in ancient Greece
£49.00
Author:
Tomislav Bilić
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358628
Paperback:
212 pages
BAR number:
S3039
Sub Title:
Myth, geography and astronomy in ancient Greece
Following the recent upsurge of interest in ancient geography and astronomy, together with the ever-present fascination with myth, this book offers a fresh... More
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Beyond Paradigms in Cultural Astronomy
Proceedings of the 27th SEAC conference held together with the EAA
£45.00
Editors:
A. César González-García, Roslyn M. Frank, Lionel D. Sims, Michael A. Rappenglück, Georg Zotti, Juan A. Belmonte, Ivan Šprajc
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358222
Paperback:
182 pages
BAR number:
S3033
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the 27th SEAC conference held together with the EAA
Cultural Astronomy is the endeavour to understand the role of the sky in past and present societies, and how these societies incorporated the sky into their... More
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El servidor del ka en el Reino Antiguo
Funciones y espacios de actuación
£94.00
Author:
Raúl Sánchez Casado
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781407356761
Paperback:
392 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 4 tables, 51 figures, 4 graphs.
BAR number:
S2997
Sub Title:
Funciones y espacios de actuación
El presente trabajo aborda el estudio de la figura del servidor del ka durante el periodo cronológico del Reino Antiguo. Por medio de una amplia selección... More
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Yachay Wasi
The House of Knowledge of I.S. Farrington
£75.00
Editors:
Lisa A. Dunbar, Rebecca Parkes, Christine Gant-Thompson and Damian Tybussek
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
Papers in English and in Spanish with English abstracts
ISBN:
9781407315102
Paperback:
312 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 33 tables and 96 figures.
BAR number:
S2962
Sub Title:
The House of Knowledge of I.S. Farrington
Yachay Wasi celebrates the remarkable career of Ian S. Farrington in archaeological research. Due to Ian’s dedication and passion as an educator, this... More
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Incisioni rupestri nell’Alto Lario
£78.00
Author:
Roberto Basilico and Giovanni Beltramelli
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407356419
Paperback:
406 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 204 figures
Sub-series name:
Hypogean Archaeology: Research and Documentation of Underground Structures, 13
BAR number:
S2924
Nel territorio dell'Alto Lario, zona settentrionale del Lago di Como, vi è una diffusa e importante presenza di incisioni rupestri schematiche e figurative.... More
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Simboli e associazioni astrali nella glittica mesopotamica del Bronzo Tardo
£93.00
Author:
Sara Pizzimenti
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
Italian with an abstract in English
ISBN:
9781407315041
Paperback:
444pp
BAR number:
S2841
Il II millennio a.C. in Mesopotamia è caratterizzato da un incremento delle raffigurazioni astrali, le quali assumono un ruolo importante come... More
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Astronomy and Power: How Worlds Are Structured
Proceedings of the SEAC 2010 Conference
£68.00
Editors:
Michael A. Rappenglück, Barbara Rappenglück, Nicholas Campion, Fabio Silva
Publication Year:
2016
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407314419
Paperback:
302pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white: 14 tables, 211 figures: (including 51 colour photographs and 38 black and white photographs), 7 maps
BAR number:
S2794
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the SEAC 2010 Conference
Throughout the course of history, from early prehistory to the Space Age, power structures have existed which have been more or less derived from or... More
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SEAC 2011 Stars and Stones: Voyages in Archaeoastronomy and Cultural Astronomy
Proceedings of the SEAC 2011 conference
£77.00
Editors:
F. Pimenta, N. Ribeiro, F. Silva, N. Campion, A Joaquinito and L. Tirapicos
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313733
Paperback:
340pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2720
Sub Title:
Proceedings of the SEAC 2011 conference
Since Prehistory, the sky has always been integrated as part of the cosmovision of human societies. The sky played a fundamental role not... More
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Lieux de culte et parcours cérémoniels dans les fêtes des vingtaines à Mexico - Tenochtitlan
£83.00
Author:
Elena Mazzetto
Publication Year:
2014
Language:
French
ISBN:
9781407313030
Paperback:
440pp, Illustrated throughout in black and white
Sub-series name:
Paris Monographs in American Archaeology
BAR number:
S2661
This book analyzes the places of worship used during the eighteen feasts of the Nahua solar calendar, called “veintenas”, and the... More
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Tying Headbands or Venus Appearing: New Translations of k'al, the Dresden Codex Venus Pages and Classic Period Royal 'Binding' Rituals
£26.00
Author:
Gerardo Aldana y Villalobos
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308036
Paperback:
87pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white
BAR number:
S2239
Epigraphers of the Mayan hieroglyphic writing system have demonstrated that a single verb root lies behind a substantial array of royal... More
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Water Management: The Use of Stars in Oman
£39.00
Author:
Harriet Nash
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307992
Paperback:
139pp, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white
Sub-series name:
Society for Arabian Studies Monographs (now British Foundation for the Study of Arabia Monographs), 11
BAR number:
S2237
The study presents fast disappearing information on the ethnography of agricultural communities in northern Oman and especially on the... 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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Zooarchaeology of South America
£56.00
Editors:
Guillermo Luis Mengoni Goñalons
Publication Year:
2004
Language:
English and Spanish
ISBN:
9781841716480
Paperback:
227pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, tables and illustrations
BAR number:
S1298
Among other important considerations, South America offers scientists an outstanding biodiversity, an excellent preservation in some... 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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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 Phenomena of Argyll Stone Rows Revealed Through 3D Computer Simulation
£56.00
Author:
David A. Fisher
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316802
Paperback:
194 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 40 tables, 101 figures (86 in colour). With additional material online (animations and discussion).
BAR number:
B647
In this book, David A. Fisher combines methods including Geographic Information Systems (GIS), GPS, computerised three-dimensional modelling and... More
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The Imagination of Matter
Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
£53.00
Editors:
Davíd Carrasco
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860546566
Paperback:
230pp
BAR number:
S515
Sub Title:
Religion and Ecology in Mesoamerican Traditions
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New Directions in American Archaeoastronomy
Pt.46
£48.00
Editors:
Anthony F. Aveni
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545835
Paperback:
206pp
BAR number:
S454
Sub Title:
Pt.46
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The Festival Cycle of the Aztec Codex Borbonicus
£49.00
Author:
N.C. Christopher Couch
Publication Year:
1985
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860543459
Paperback:
212pp
BAR number:
S270
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The Standing Stones of Wales and South-West England
£35.00
Author:
George Williams
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545859
Paperback:
140pp, Includes illustrations, maps, plans.
BAR number:
B197
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Four-Posters
Bronze Age Stone Circles of Western Europe
£55.00
Author:
Aubrey Burl
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545804
Paperback:
238pp
BAR number:
B195
Sub Title:
Bronze Age Stone Circles of Western Europe
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Calendars in Mesoamerica and Peru
Native American computations of time
£62.00
Editors:
Anthony F. Aveni and Gordon Brotherston
Publication Year:
1983
Language:
English (7 papers) and Spanish (3 papers)
ISBN:
9780860542230
Paperback:
272pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliographies
Sub-series name:
Proceedings 44 International Congress of Americanists/Congreso Internacional de Americanistas
BAR number:
S174
Sub Title:
Native American computations of time
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Megalithic Astronomy
A new archaeological and statistical study of 300 western Scottish sites
£72.00
Author:
C.L.N. Ruggles with contributions by P.N. Appleton, S. F. Burch, J. A. Cooke, R. W. Few, J. G. Morgan and R. P. Norris
Publication Year:
1984
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860542537
Paperback:
320pp, Includes illustrations, plans, bibliography: p315-320
BAR number:
B123
Sub Title:
A new archaeological and statistical study of 300 western Scottish sites
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