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The Napatan Cylindrical Sheaths
A catalogue and analysis of precious objects from the royal cemetery of Nuri
£33.00
Author:
Amarillis Pompei
Publication Year:
2019
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407355498
Paperback:
116 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 28 figures, 19 plates (12 in colour).
BAR number:
S2948
Sub Title:
A catalogue and analysis of precious objects from the royal cemetery of Nuri
The Napatan Cylindrical Sheaths provides a complete analysis of the precious finds discovered at the royal cemetery of Nuri (Sudan) for the first time. This... 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 Minoan Double Axe
An experimental study of production and use
£43.00
Author:
Maria Lowe Fri
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407308814
Paperback:
154pp. Illustrated throughout, some in colour, catalogue
BAR number:
S2304
Sub Title:
An experimental study of production and use
Since the double axe is such an important and symbolically charged object, emblematic for Minoan Crete, it has been discussed from... More
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The Maya and Environmental Stress from Past to Present
Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands
£55.00
Author:
Eva Jobbová
Publication Year:
2021
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407357287
Paperback:
236 pages
Sub-series name:
Archaeology of the Maya, 8
BAR number:
S3055
Sub Title:
Human response and adaptation to climate change in the Maya lowlands
Both the perceived successes and failures of the Maya are often linked to their relationship with the local environment and their response to episodes of... More
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The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice
With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe
£41.00
Editors:
Mathias Bjørnevad-Ahlqvist and Peter Bye-Jensen
Publication Year:
2020
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407356822
Paperback:
140 pages, Illustrated throughout in colour and black and white. 11 tables, 111 figures.
BAR number:
S2991
Sub Title:
With case studies from Mesolithic-Early Bronze Age Europe
Inspired by a session held at the EAA conference in Vilnius in 2016, The Life Biography of Artefacts and Ritual Practice focuses on creating biographies... More
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The Late Roman Army in the Near East from Diocletian to the Arab Conquest
Proceedings of a colloquium held at Potenza, Acerenza and Matera, Italy (May 2005)
£112.00
Editors:
Ariel S. Lewin and Pietrina Pellegrini with the aid of Zbigniew T. Fiema and Sylvain Janniard
Publication Year:
2007
Language:
English, French and Italian
ISBN:
9781407301617
Paperback:
447pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, plans, maps, drawings and photographs
BAR number:
S1717
Sub Title:
Proceedings of a colloquium held at Potenza, Acerenza and Matera, Italy (May 2005)
This book includes papers from a colloquium held at Potenza, Acerenza and Matera, Italy (May 2005), entitled The Late Roman Army in the... 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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The Judean Pillar-Figurines and the Archaeology of Asherah
£66.00
Author:
Raz Kletter
Publication Year:
1996
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860548188
Paperback:
294pp
BAR number:
S636
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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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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 Heart of Wisdom: Studies on the Heart Amulet in Ancient Egypt
£40.00
Author:
Rogério Sousa
Publication Year:
2011
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407307695
Paperback:
146pp. Includes 111 figures
BAR number:
S2211
The heart amulet is one of the most often depicted images in Egyptian art. Due to the scarcity of archaeological information available... More
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The Fifth Century A.D. Treasure from Pietroasa, Romania, in the light of recent research
£23.00
Author:
Radu Harhoiu and translated from the Romanian by Nubar Hampartumian
Publication Year:
1977
Language:
English, translated from Romanian
ISBN:
9780904531725
Paperback:
94pp, Includes 31 illustrations
BAR number:
S24
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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 Excavation of a Romano-British Shrine at Orton's Pasture, Rocester, Staffordshire
£31.00
Author:
I.M. Ferris, L. Bevan and R. Cuttler with contributions by A.S. Esmonde Cleary, A. Hammon, K. Hartley, C. Hewitson, T. Joyce, D.F. Mackreth, A. Monckton, R.S.O. Tomlin, D. Williams, S. Willis. Illustrations by M. Breedon and N. Dodds
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841712055
Paperback:
112pp, Includes 34 figures, 15 tables, 16 plates
Sub-series name:
Birmingham University Field Archaeology Unit Monograph Series, 3
BAR number:
B314
A summary of rescue excavations at the Romano-British Shrine site at Rocester, Staffordshire, dating from the late first to mid-second... More
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The Evolutionary Archaeology of Ceramic Diversity in Ancient Fiji
£45.00
Author:
Ethan E. Cochrane
Publication Year:
2009
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407303956
Paperback:
175pp. Illustrated throughout with figures, maps, plans, drawings and photographs, Appendix of clay compositional data
BAR number:
S1912
The research presented here investigates the evolution of material cultural diversity in the Yasawa Islands in the northwestern corner of... More
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The End of Roman Britain
Papers arising from a Conference, Durham 1978
£63.00
Editors:
P. J. Casey
Publication Year:
1979
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860540694
Paperback:
276pp, Includes 2 illustrations, 21 figures.
BAR number:
B71
Sub Title:
Papers arising from a Conference, Durham 1978
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The End of Paganism in the North-Western Provinces of the Roman Empire
The example of the Mithras cult
£33.00
Author:
Eberhard Sauer
Publication Year:
1996
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860548164
Paperback:
128pp, Illustrated throughout.
BAR number:
S634
Sub Title:
The example of the Mithras cult
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The Early Neolithic Architecture of the South Downs
£47.00
Author:
Miles Russell
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841712345
Paperback:
187pp. Includes extensive bibliography, site gazetteer, maps, 50 site plans.
BAR number:
B321
The primary aim of this volume is to summarize and assess for the first time all available primary evidence for the earliest forms of... More
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The Early and Middle Neolithic in Macedonia
Links with the neighbouring areas
£60.00
Author:
Sote Angeleski
Publication Year:
2012
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781407309156
Paperback:
237pp. Illustrated throughout
BAR number:
S2332
Sub Title:
Links with the neighbouring areas
A study of the Neolithic in Macedonia. More
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The Eagle, the Cactus, the Rock
The Roots of Mexico-Tenochtitlan's Foundation Myth and Symbol
£41.00
Author:
Doris Heyden
Publication Year:
1989
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860546214
Paperback:
176pp
BAR number:
S484
Sub Title:
The Roots of Mexico-Tenochtitlan's Foundation Myth and Symbol
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The Divine Rider in the Art of the Western Roman Empire
£30.00
Author:
Marjorie Mackintosh
Publication Year:
1995
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860547860
Paperback:
122pp
BAR number:
S607
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The Differential Use of Constructed Sacred Space in Southern Britain, from the Late Iron Age to the 4th Century AD
£72.00
Author:
Alexander Smith
Publication Year:
2001
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841712130
Paperback:
284pp. Includes 42 maps, 25 figures.
BAR number:
B318
The concept of Sacred Space is among the most prominent and enduring aspects of religious expression. The main aim of this work is to... More
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The Deceased's Life Cycle Rituals in Nepal
Present Cremation Burials for the Interpretations of the Past
£22.00
Author:
Terje Oestigaard
Publication Year:
2000
Language:
English
ISBN:
9781841711355
Paperback:
74pp
BAR number:
S853
Sub Title:
Present Cremation Burials for the Interpretations of the Past
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The Charters of the Early West Saxon Kingdom
£77.00
Author:
Heather Edwards
Publication Year:
1988
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780860545897
Paperback:
364pp, Includes illustrations in black and white, maps.
BAR number:
B198
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