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Maya Explorer: John Lloyd Stephens and the Lost Cities of Central America and Yucatan
by Victor W Von Hagen
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This classic Chronicle book remains available as a print-on-demand title. You can purchase it from an online bookseller or by order from your local bookstore.... ( read more)
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The Age of Stonehenge
by Colin Burgess
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Illustrated with drawings, plans, maps and photographs, this is the first book to deal with all aspects of this crucial period of pre-history.... ( read more)
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The Great Pyramids (Discoveries)
by Jean Pi Corteggiani
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The newest installment of Abrams' Discoveries series brings the reader to the last of the Seven Wonders of the World, the Pyramids of Giza, which remain among the world's most mysterious architectural and archaeological achievements. The Great Pyramid... ( read more)
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Grahame Clark: An Intellectual Biography of an Archaeologist
by Brian Fagan
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The British archaeologist Grahame Clark was a seminal figure in European and world archaeology for more than half of the twentieth century, but, at the same time, one whose reputation has been outshone by other, more visible luminaries. His works were... ( read more)
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The Old Testament and the Archaeologist (Guides to Biblical Scholarship)
by H Darrell Lance
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The recovery of the history of the ancient Near East through archaeology is one of the major achievements of the modern age. Although the impact of this new knowledge on biblical matters is briefly surveyed, the main concern of this book is with the... ( read more)
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Pot Luck: Adventures in Archaeology
by Florence C Lister
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Husband and wife archaeologists Florence C. and Robert H. Lister and their two children traveled the archaeological world from 1940 to 1990. They produced numerous respected studies in the field of Southwestern archaeology and ceramics. "Pot Luck... ( read more)
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Fairweather Eden :life half a million years ago as revealed by the excavations at Boxgrove
by Michael W Pitts
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A tale of vision, determination, and triumph told through the eyes of
those involved in over ten years of archeological excavations at the
world's best preserved early human site. Describes how excavating
Boxgrove Man opened a unique window on life as... ( read more)
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China's buried kingdoms
by Time Life
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Readers assume the role of archaeologists, uncovering secrets of ancient civilizations. Stunning photographs and illustrations, plus detailed cutaways, maps and diagrams.... ( read more)
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The Story of Writing: Alphabets, Hieroglyphs, and Pictograms
by Andrew Robinson
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Aims to demystify writing for the general reader. This book explains the interconnection between sound, symbol and script for each of the major writing systems in turn, and follows the discovery of writing forms from cuneiform and Egyptian hieroglyphs to... ( read more)
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Luxor and the Valley of the Kings
by Alesandr Bongioanni
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Among the open-air museums along the banks of the Nile River are the archaeological district formed by Luxor (ancient Thebes) and the Valley of the Kings, "rediscovered" a century ago. The two sites form an exceptional repository of historical and... ( read more)
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Excavating Asian History: Interdisciplinary Studies in Archaeology and History
by Norman Yoffee
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Although history and archaeology each seek to elucidate the past, both sets of data are incomplete and ambiguous and thus open to multiple readings that invite contradictory interpretations of human activity. This is particularly true when scholars of... ( read more)
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Richard Wetherill: Anasazi
by Frank Mcnitt
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Anasazi, the Navajos name for the Ancient Ones who preceded them into the Southwest, is the nickname of Richard Wetherill, who devoted his life to a search for remains of these vanished peoples. He discovered the cliff dwellings of Mesa Verde and Kiet... ( read more)
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Sculpture in the Ancient Maya Plaza: The Early Classic Period
by Flora S Clancy
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An art historian explores the artistry revealed in the freestanding relief sculptures carved by the ancient Maya.... ( read more)
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The Development of Southeastern Archaeology
by Jay K Johnson
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Ten scholars of diverse specialties--e.g. ethnohistory, remote
sensing, lithic analysis, bioarchaeology--chronicle changes in the
way prehistory in the Southeast has been studied since the 19th
century, discussing the theories and methods that have... ( read more)
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Maya Monuments
by Nigel Hughes
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Maya Monuments is a record of 40 representative Maya buildings and sculpted monoliths, selected by the author to show the stylistic range of the Classic and Post-Classic periods of that remarkable and accomplished civilization. The book contains 41... ( read more)
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The View from Nebo: How Archeology is Rewriting the Bible and Reshaping the Middle East
by Amy Docker Marcus
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This compelling blend of science, history, politics, and biblical scholarship explains how modern archeology is challenging our understanding of the Bible and its accounts of ancient history.... ( read more)
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The First American: The Suppressed Story of the People Who Discovered the New World
by Christophe Hardaker
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The First American is the story of the great Valsequillo discoveries, the greatest story of American early man discoveries never told. This time, science will fight back.... ( read more)
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The Secret of the Hittites: The Discovery of an Ancient Europe
by C W Ceram
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The author of the acclaimed Gods, Graves, and Scholars tells the dramatic tale of the Hittites, an Indo-European people who became a dominant power in the Middle East. Their struggle in Egypt with Ramses II for control of Syria led to one of the greatest... ( read more)
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Ten Discoveries That Rewrote History
by Patrick Hunt
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The world's greatest archaeological finds and what they tell us about lost civilizations Renowned archaeologist Patrick Hunt brings his top ten list of ancient archaeological discoveries to life in this concise and captivating book. The Rosetta Stone... ( read more)
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Secrets of the Maya
by Archaeology Magazine
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-193) and index.... ( read more)
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