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When East Meets West, Volumes I and II
Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican world
£230.00
Editors:
Travis W. Stanton, Karl A. Taube, Jeremy D. Coltman and Nelda I. Marengo Camacho
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359717
Paperback:
984 pages. Two volume set.
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 12
BAR number:
S3134
Sub Title:
Chichen Itza, Tula, and the Postclassic Mesoamerican world
This volume represents the first large-scale reconsideration of the Epiclassic and Early Postclassic periods in broader Mesoamerica in 20 years. In part,... More
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The Horace’s Villa Project 1997-2003, Volumes I and II
Report on new fieldwork and research. Volume I: The Reports. Volume II: Documentation
£191.00
Editors:
Bernard Frischer, Jane Crawford and Monica de Simone
Publication Year:
2006
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407300016
Paperback:
1,070pp. Two volume set, illustrated throughout with maps, plans, drawings and photographs, Index. With additional material online (Volume II: foldouts)
BAR number:
S1588
Sub Title:
Report on new fieldwork and research. Volume I: The Reports. Volume II: Documentation
“Horace’s Villa” is the name given to the site of a Roman country house near the hill town of ‘Licenza’ (Roma), which is located approximately 30 miles from... More
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Kouklia. Late Bronze Age and Early Iron Age Tombs at Palaepaphos 1951-1954, Volumes I and II
Excavations of the Liverpool City Museum and St Andrews University Expedition to Palaepaphos
£162.00
Author:
H. W. Catling
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357324
Paperback:
672 pages, Two volume set. Illustrated throughout in black and white. 19 tables, 143 figures, 246 plates
BAR number:
S2994
Sub Title:
Excavations of the Liverpool City Museum and St Andrews University Expedition to Palaepaphos
Palaepaphos (modern Kouklia) is a major prehistoric site in south-west Cyprus, famous as a cult-place of a deity later identified with Aphrodite. Between... More
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£127.00
Author:
Sonja Marzinzik
Publication Year:
2003
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841715445
Paperback:
511pp. Includes 29 maps, 50 tables/graphs, 22 figures and drawings, 159 plates
BAR number:
B357
Sub Title:
Their classification and context
Belt buckles have long been recognised as an integral part of the costume of early medieval men and women. As items of dress, buckles and... 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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Anneaux et cultures du Néolithique ancien
Production, circulation et utilisation entre massifs ardennais et armoricain
£121.00
Author:
Nicolas Fromont
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
French with English summary
ISBN:
9781407311159
Paperback:
723pp. Includes 591 figures, 408 tables, 61 Appendices
BAR number:
S2499
Sub Title:
Production, circulation et utilisation entre massifs ardennais et armoricain
In this extensive research, the author's petrographical, technological, typological and use-wear studies of arm rings/bands from the... More
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Il tesoro di Desana
Una fonte per lo studio della società romano-ostrogota in Italia
£115.00
Author:
Marco Aimone with a Preface by Dieter Quast, with Appendices by Birgit Arrhenius, Paola Comba e Marco Aimone
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
Italian with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407306681
Paperback:
462pp. Illustrated throughout including 12 colour plates
BAR number:
S2127
Sub Title:
Una fonte per lo studio della società romano-ostrogota in Italia
The Desana Treasure has been well known since its discovery, or rather, since it was purchased on the antiques market in 1938 by the... More
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La Necropoli di Capestrano, I
Scavi d’Ercole 2003–2009
£107.00
Author:
Vincenzo d’Ercole, Valeria Acconcia and Deneb Cesana
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
Italian with a 5 page English summary
ISBN:
9781407316345
Paperback:
512 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 98 figures (28 in colour), 124 Tavole. With additional material online (Anthropological images).
BAR number:
S2895
Sub Title:
Scavi d’Ercole 2003–2009
La necropoli di Capestrano (AQ), celebre per la famosa statua di guerriero, rappresenta il sito archeologico più noto dell’età preromana dell’Italia... More
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£104.00
Author:
Christos Karydis
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307169
Paperback:
413pp. Illustrated throughout. With additional material online (Data)
BAR number:
S2172
Sub Title:
Collection survey, scientific analysis and preventive conservation
This work focuses on the research findings from a collection survey of Euro-Mediterranean post-Byzantine ecclesiastical garments, known... More
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Proceedings of the XXth International Congress on Ancient Bronzes
Resource, reconstruction, representation, role
£101.00
Editors:
Philipp Baas
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English, German, French, Italian
ISBN:
9781407355894
Paperback:
416 pages. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 28 tables, 25 diagrams, 270 figures.
BAR number:
S2958
Sub Title:
Resource, reconstruction, representation, role
Bronzes in the ancient world – from over-lifesize sculptures to small-scale utilitarian objects – were an omnipresent and integral part of everyday public... More
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La parure en coquille à Sayula, Occident du Mexique
Approche techno-stylistique et rôle dans la dynamique socioculturelle entre 450 et 1000 apr. J.-C.
£100.00
Author:
Elodie Mas
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
French with English and Spanish abstracts
ISBN:
9781407316239
Paperback:
420 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 322 figures (64 in colour). With additional material online (Appendices and Figures)
BAR number:
S2900
Sub Title:
Approche techno-stylistique et rôle dans la dynamique socioculturelle entre 450 et 1000 apr. J.-C.
Entre 450 et 1000 apr. J.-C., les coquilles jouent un rôle fondamental dans les dynamiques socioéconomiques et culturelles des populations installées dans... More
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‘Make it According to Plan’
Workshop scenes in Egyptian tombs of the Old Kingdom
£100.00
Author:
Michelle Hampson
Publication Year:
2022
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407359106
Paperback:
480 pages
BAR number:
S3083
Sub Title:
Workshop scenes in Egyptian tombs of the Old Kingdom
The tomb paintings and reliefs of Ancient Egypt constitute a major source of evidence for the historical and cultural reconstruction of this fascinating... More
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