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East Asia

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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£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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£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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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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£58.00
Author:
Tracey Lie Dan Lu
Publication Year:
1999
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841711003
Paperback:
250pp
BAR number:
S774
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£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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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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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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£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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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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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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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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£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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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£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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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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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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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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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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Mucho más que barcos
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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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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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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£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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£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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£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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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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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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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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£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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£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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£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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£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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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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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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£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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£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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£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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£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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