Published: 01/11/10
Paperback This illustrated guide to archaeology is perfect for anyone with a passion for the past. It is an excellent hands-on resource for new enthusiasts, students and volunteers attending their first dig. The varied techniques involved in planning and conducting an excavation are discussed in detail, from the initial non-invasive survey and site-walking through to processing and recording finds on site. Learn how to locate buried artefacts through map regression and the study of aerial photographs.... (more info) Usually despatched immediately
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The Greek Myths: The Complete and Definitive Editionby Robert Graves | Including many of the greatest stories ever told - the labours of Hercules, the voyage of the Argonauts, Theseus and the minotaur, Midas and... (more info)
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| | Battles Of The Ancient World 1300BC-AD451by Kelly DeVries | Battles of the Ancient World is a comprehensive visual guide to battles of the Ancient era. Arranged chronologically to cover all the major... (more info)
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Prehistory: a Very Short Introductionby Chris Gosden | Many of the familiar aspects of modern life are no more than a century or two old, yet our deep social structures and skills were in large... (more info)
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| | Marathon: The Battle That Changed Western Civilisationby Richard A. Billows | Published to coincide with Marathon's 2500th anniversary, a riveting account of the historic battle (more info)
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Wonders of the Ancient Worldby Justin Pollard | A guide to antiquity's greatest constructions - how they came to be built and what then befell them. (more info)
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| | Egyptian Dawnby Robert Temple | The mysteries of ancient Egypt have proved an endless source of fascination to the world. This title reveals the history of this ancient... (more info)
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On the Spartacus Road: A Spectacular Journey Through Ancient Italyby Peter Stothard | In this inspiring and original book, former editor of The Times, Sir Peter Stothard, re-traces the journey taken by Spartacus and his army... (more info)
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| | Archaeology: a Very Short Introductionby Paul Bahn | From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory,... (more info)
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Cradle of Gold: The Story of Hiram Bingham, a Real-life Indiana Jones, and the Sby Christopher Heaney | The first-ever account of adventurer Hiram Bingham's search for the Incan citadel of Machu Picchu. Bingham's dispatches cast him as a... (more info)
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| | Ancient Worlds: The Search for the Origins of Western Civilizationby Richard Miles | Across the Middle East, the Mediterranean and the Nile Delta, awe-inspiring, monstrous ruins are scattered across the landscape - vast... (more info)
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Antony & Cleopatraby Patricia Southern | The doomed love affair that united Ancient Rome & Egypt. (more info)
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| | Cleopatraby Stacy Schiff | Cleopatra's palace shimmered with onyx and gold but was richer still in political and sexual intrigue. Though her life spanned fewer than... (more info)
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Dividing the Spoils : The War for Alexander the Great's Empireby Robin Waterfield | The story of the wars that led to the break-up of Alexander the Great's vast empire after his death in 323 BC and the brilliant cultural... (more info)
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| | Hieroglyphs: a Very Short Introductionby Penelope Wilson | Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian... (more info)
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