Metallurgy / Mining

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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Abhijñān
Studies in South Asian Archaeology and Art History of Artefacts. Felicitating A.K.M. Zakariah.
£47.00
Editors:
Shahnaj Husne Jahan
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407304588
Paperback:
188pp, Includes illustrations in black and white, maps.
Sub-series name:
South Asian Archaeology Series, 10
BAR number:
S1974
Sub Title:
Studies in South Asian Archaeology and Art History of Artefacts. Felicitating A.K.M. Zakariah.
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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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Punctuated Insularity
The Archaeology of 4th and 3rd Millennium Sardinia
£47.00
Author:
Gary Webster and Maud Webster
Publication Year:
2017
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316192
Paperback:
172 pages, Illustrated throughout in black and white. 80 figures
BAR number:
S2871
Sub Title:
The Archaeology of 4th and 3rd Millennium Sardinia
Sardinia preserves an exceptional record of its Final Neolithic and Copper Age cultures, with a diverse crafts repertory, henges and dolmens,... More
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£46.00
Author:
Burton L. Gordon
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303901
Paperback:
185pp. Includes 49 figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1907
Written records of knowledge in the pre-Columbian New World are virtually non-existent (in contrast to an abundance of such records for... More
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Archives et bibliothèques dans le monde grec
Édifices et organisation. Vᵉ siècle avant notre ère – IIᵉ siècle de notre ère
£46.00
Author:
Gaëlle Coqueugniot
Publication Year:
2013
Language:
French with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407311548
Paperback:
185pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2536
Sub Title:
Édifices et organisation. Vᵉ siècle avant notre ère – IIᵉ siècle de notre ère
This work examines the public archives and libraries of the Greek world from the late Archaic period to the beginning of Trajan's rule.... More
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Rochelongue Shipwreck
Maritime network and cultural interaction in West Languedoc, France during 7th-6th centuries B.C.
£46.00
Author:
Enrique Aragón-Núñez
Publication Year:
2023
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407360379
Paperback:
156 pages
Sub-series name:
Cultural Studies in Maritime and Underwater Archaeology, 5
BAR number:
S3141
Sub Title:
Maritime network and cultural interaction in West Languedoc, France during 7th-6th centuries B.C.
The Rochelongue site has yielded a remarkable assembly of mostly metallic objects from both local and foreign provenances. This allows for an investigation... More
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West African Archaeology
New developments, new perspectives
£45.00
Editors:
Philip Allsworth-Jones
Publication Year:
2010
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307084
Paperback:
180pp. Illustrated throughout in black and white and colour
BAR number:
S2164
Sub Title:
New developments, new perspectives
This book contains papers read at the conference “West African archaeology, New developments, New perspectives”, co-sponsored by the... More
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Edwardian Monetary Affairs (1279-1344)
A Symposium held in Oxford August 1976
£45.00
Editors:
N.J. Mayhew
Publication Year:
1977
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780904531640
Paperback:
194pp, Includes 9 figures.
BAR number:
B36
Sub Title:
A Symposium held in Oxford August 1976
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Ragstone to Riches
Imperial Estates, metalla and the Roman military in the south east of Britain during the occupation
£45.00
Author:
Simon Elliott
Publication Year:
2018
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407316529
Paperback:
156 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 9 tables, 48 figures, 3 maps
BAR number:
B638
Sub Title:
Imperial Estates, metalla and the Roman military in the south east of Britain during the occupation
'Ragstone to Riches' tells the story of the huge Roman metalla extractive industries of the south east of the province of Britannia. These provided much... More
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Imprints of the Archaeology of Northern Nigeria
Landscape, society and crafts around Kirfi, Bauchi region
£45.00
Author:
Abubakar Sule Sani
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407358925
Paperback:
180 pages
Sub-series name:
African Archaeology, 94
BAR number:
S3062
Sub Title:
Landscape, society and crafts around Kirfi, Bauchi region
Abubakar Sule Sani’s pioneering book combines archaeological, ethnographic and historical data to construct a compelling narrative about the people of the... More
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Siscia Pannonia Superior
Finds and Metalwork Production. Terra Sigillata.
£44.00
Author:
Remza Koščević and Rajka Makjanić
Publication Year:
1995
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860548027
Paperback:
188pp, Includes 74 plates
BAR number:
S621
Sub Title:
Finds and Metalwork Production. Terra Sigillata.
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The Clayton Collection
An archaeological appraisal of a 19th century collection of Roman artefacts from Hadrian’s Wall
£44.00
Author:
Frances McIntosh
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407321479
Paperback:
205 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 36 tables, 96 figures, 23 graphs
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of Roman Britain, 1
BAR number:
B646
Sub Title:
An archaeological appraisal of a 19th century collection of Roman artefacts from Hadrian’s Wall
This book examines the archaeological material from Hadrian’s Wall within the significant Clayton Collection. The Collection was formed through the work of... More
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The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain
A corpus of material found between 1983 and 2014
£43.00
Author:
Matthew G. Knight, Theresa Ormrod and Susan Pearce
Publication Year:
2015
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407313504
Paperback:
126pp. Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. With additional material online (Pearce, S.M. 1983. The Bronze Age Metalwork of South Western Britain. BAR 120 Part ii: The Corpus)
BAR number:
B610
Sub Title:
A corpus of material found between 1983 and 2014
Bronze Age metalwork has always caught the interest of archaeologists, largely due to the very large volume and variety of objects that is still being... More
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Flint Mining in Prehistoric Europe
Interpreting the archaeological records
£43.00
Editors:
Pierre Allard, Françoise Bostyn, François Giligny and Jacek Lech
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303710
Paperback:
171pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs 1 in colour
BAR number:
S1891
Sub Title:
Interpreting the archaeological records
This book includes papers from the Flint Mining in Prehistoric Europe session held at European Association of Archaeologists 12th Annual... More
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La fatica del bello
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
£41.00
Author:
Giorgio Dondi
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
Italian
ISBN:
9781407308593
Paperback:
169pp, Illustrated throughout
Sub-series name:
Notebooks on Military Archaeology and Architecture, 5
BAR number:
S2282
Sub Title:
Tecniche decorative dell’acciaio e del ferro su armi e armature in Europa tra Basso Medioevo ed Età Moderna
A study of European decorative ironwork techniques as applied to arms and armour from Late Medieval to modern times. More
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£41.00
Author:
Sarah B. McClure
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308777
Paperback:
165pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2300
The dynamic relationship between technology, technological practice, and society is the focus of this book, based on the analysis of... More
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PUGIO - GLADIUS BREVIS EST
History and technology of the Roman battle dagger
£41.00
Author:
Marco Saliola and Fabrizio Casprini
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309996
Paperback:
147pp. Illustrated in colour and black and white
BAR number:
S2404
Sub Title:
History and technology of the Roman battle dagger
This study examines in depth the pugio (pl. pugiones), a short dagger-sword and one of the weapons of choice of the Roman army - it was... More
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Ancient Marble Quarrying and Trade
Papers from a Colloquium held at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Antonio, Texas, December, 1986
£41.00
Editors:
J. Clayton Fant with contributions by Tony Kozelj, M. Waelkens, P. De Paepe, L. Moens, Susan Walker and Keith Matthews, Susan E. Kane and Amanda Claridge
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545828
Paperback:
178pp, Illustrated throughout, figures.
BAR number:
S453
Sub Title:
Papers from a Colloquium held at the Annual Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America, San Antonio, Texas, December, 1986
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El Cerro de San Cristobal, Logrosan, Extremadura, Spain
The archaeometallurgical excavation of a Late Bronze Age tin-mining and metalworking site. First excavation season 1998
£40.00
Author:
Alonso Rodriguez Diaz, Ignacio Pavon Soldevila, Craig Merideth and Jordi Juan I Tresserras
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English and Spanish
ISBN:
9781841712208
Paperback:
170pp. Includes 180 figures, maps, plates, drawings
BAR number:
S922
Sub Title:
The archaeometallurgical excavation of a Late Bronze Age tin-mining and metalworking site. First excavation season 1998
The published findings of the first season’s excavations at El Cerro de San Cristobal, Logrosan, (some 200 km north of Seville), of a... More
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£40.00
Author:
Francisco Contreras Cortés and Juan Antonio Cámara Serrano
Publication Year:
2002
Language:
Spanish
ISBN:
9781841713045
Paperback:
172pp, Includes 12 black and white plates and black and white figures
BAR number:
S1025
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Du couteau au sabre / From Knife to Sabre
Armes traditionnelles d’Afrique 2 / Traditional Arms of Africa 2
£40.00
Author:
Tristan Arbousse Bastide
Publication Year:
2008
Language:
French and English
ISBN:
9781407302539
Paperback:
163pp. Includes 160 figures, maps, plans and drawings.
BAR number:
S1764
Sub Title:
Armes traditionnelles d’Afrique 2 / Traditional Arms of Africa 2
In this second volume dedicated to the study of African edged weapons (see BAR 1098, 2003 for volume 1), the author focuses on... More
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Nägel, Stifte, Niete
Befestigungstechnik im samischen Heraion
£40.00
Author:
Uwe Peltz
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
German with English abstract
ISBN:
9781407308371
Paperback:
143pp. Illustrated throughout, catalogue
BAR number:
S2266
Sub Title:
Befestigungstechnik im samischen Heraion
This research takes a new look, including metallurgical analyses, at the small metal finds from earlier digs at the Temple of Hera on the... More
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Mortuary Practices and Ritual Associations
Shamanic Elements in Prehistoric Funerary Contexts in South America
£39.00
Editors:
John E. Staller and Elizabeth J. Currie
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841712680
Paperback:
152pp. Includes numerous figures, photographs, maps and plans.
BAR number:
S982
Sub Title:
Shamanic Elements in Prehistoric Funerary Contexts in South America
This volume has its origins in a symposium on South American Prehistory that took place at the Chicago 64th Annual Meeting of the Society... More
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