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Henry Bigger "H B" Nicholson (1925-2007) and Rainer Berger
Two Aztec Wood Idols: Iconographic and Chronologic Analysis
28 pages with chart plates figures and bibliography. Quarto 10 1/2" x 7 1/4" bound in original publisher's wrappers. Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology number 5. First edition. The art of woodcarving was highly developed in Pre-Hispanic Mesoamerica but because of generally poor preservation conditions throughout most of the area few examples have survived. The author covers the few surviving objects. Condition: A near fine copy with a light edge wear. Dumbarton Oaks hardcover
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Uriel Rappaport
The Story of the Dead Sea Scrolls
128 pages with frontispiece color plates figures illustrations maps glossary bibliography and index. Quarto 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" bound in original publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine and cover with pictorial design in pictorial jacket. Illustrated by Milka Cizik. First edition. The author traces the mystery of the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls the unraveling and deciphering of their contents and the history of the period to which they were written. The exciting periods of the last century BC and the first century AD come to life inb this story. The political turmoil at the time of Jesus the wars against Rome the revolutions and the religious conditions that form the background of the Dead Sea Scrolls provide the background for this. Condition: Previous owners plate on front end paper "Special Edition for members" plate on front end paper. Jacket corners and spine ends else a very good copy in a near fine jacket. Harvey House hardcover
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Margaret R and Stephen M Bunson
Encyclopedia of Ancient Mesoamerica
xiv322 pages with tables figures appendices glossary and index. Quarto 11 1/4" x 9" bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition. Mesoamerica is a term used to define a culture area encompassing present-day Mexico and Central America. This is the first A-to-Z guide to the people places and events of the region from the emergence of early cultures there at the end of the last ice age c 11000BC to the demise of the Aztec following the Spanish conquest in the 1500s. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket. Facts on File, Inc hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS001633 ISBN : 0816024022 9780816024025
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Virginia Grady Smith
Izapa Relief Carving: Form Content Rules for Design and Role in Mesoamerican Art History and Archaeology
vii103 pages with figures tables and bibliography. Quarto 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" bound in original publisher wrappers. Dumbarton Oaks Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology Number 27. First edition. Izapa is a very large pre-Columbian archaeological site located in the Mexican state of Chiapas; it was occupied during the Late Formative period. The site is situated on the Izapa River a tributary of the Suchiate River near the base of the Tacaná volcano the sixth tallest mountain in Mexico. The settlement at Izapa extended over 1.4 miles making it the largest site in Chiapas. The site reached its apogee between 600 BCE and 100 CE; several archaeologists have theorized that Izapa may have been settled as early as 1500 BCE making it as old as the Olmec sites of San Lorenzo Tenochtitlán and La Venta. Izapa remained occupied through the Late Classic period. The period of Izapa's height is still unknown due to little material for carbon dating so the issue is still widely debated. Condition: Light edge wear else near fine. Dumbarton Oaks paperback
Bookseller reference : BOOKS003207 ISBN : 088402119X 9780884021193
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Paul Tolstoy
Surface Survey of the Northern Valley of Mexico: The Classic and Post Classic Periods
101 pages with maps diagrams and index. Quarto 11 1/4" x 9 1/4" bound in publisher's original wrappers. Transactions of the American Philosophical Society New Series volume 48 part 5. First edition. The project which led to the present report was at first envisage as a attempt to refine ceramic chronology through a surface survey for the northern portion not precisely defined at the outset. Field conditions and a preliminary examination of collected materials were expected to show more exactly where its boundaries could most profitably be drawn. The itinerary followed and the area covered at the close of the survey are set forth in the included map. Condition: Spine ends chipped with loss light edge wear corners bumped else a a better than good copy. American Philosophical Society paperback
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Corbin, James E (editor)
Bulletin of the Texas Archeological Society Volume 58
289 pages with maps tables charts figures photographs diagrams and illustrations. Octavo 9" x 6" bound in original publisher's wrappers. Volume 58. First edition. Contents: Archaeological Investigations at the McKinzie Site 41NU221 Nueces Country Texas: Descriptions and Contextual Interpretations by Robert A Ricklis; Archaeological Investigations at Shy Pond Brazoria County Texas. D L Hamilton; The Swan Lake Site 41AS 16 on Copano Bay Aransas Country Texas: Settlement Subsistence and Sea Level by Elton R Prewitt and Jeffrey G Paine; A Visual Key for the Identification of Otoliths by Laurie S Zimmerman D Gentry Steele and Joffre D Meyer; Rangia Cuneata as a Seasonal Indicator for Coastal Archaeological Sites in Texas by David L Carlson; Utilization of Marine Mollusks by Inhabitants of the Texas Coast by D Gentry Steele; Stress and Survival Models of adaptive Success in the Texas Late Prehistoric by Joseph F Powell; Recommendations for the Conservation of archaeological Shell Materials by Paul S Storch. Condition: A near fine copy. Texas Archeological Society paperback
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Neal H Lopinot, M Denise Hutto and David P Braun
Archaeological Investigations at the Kingfish Site St Clair County Illinois
xiii220 pages with maps one folding charts tables figures drawings photographs and appendices. Quarto 10 3/4" x 8 1/2" bound in original publisher's wrappers. Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Center for Archaeological Investigations Research Paper Number 25. First edition. This is a report of archaeological investigations at the Kingfish site a prehistoric site located within a proposed extension of Peabody Coal Company's River King Pit #3 surface mine. The existence of the archaeological site was not know at the time the mine started to operate; however 70 to 90 percent of the site was left intact. The investigations were conducted to evaluate the significance of the site within the scope of knowledge of the region's prehistory and to provide recommendations for future management. Condition: Corners bumped and rubbed else a better than very good copy. Southern Illinois University paperback
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Martin Millett (1955- ) and Sean McGrail
The Archaeology of the Hasholme Logboat
69-155 pages with 26 plates foldout map microfiche sheet in back pocket. corners bumped. Royal octavo 9 3/4" x 7 1/4" bound in original pictorial wrappers. Offset printing from Archaeological Journal Volume 144. On July 29 1984 archaeologists engaged in a survey of the later Prehistoric and Romano-British landscape around Holme-on-Spalding Moor which led to the discovery of fragments of a substantial logboat. This report presents the results of the excavations. Condition: Wrappers soiled corners bumped else about very good. Royal Archaeological Institu paperback
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Richard Fraser Townsend (1938- )
State and Cosmos in the Art of Tenochtitlan
78 pages with map figures plates and bibliography. Quarto 10 1/2" x 7 23/4" bound in original publisher's wrappers. Studies in Pre Columbian Art and Archaeology number 20. First edition. Townsend offers an interpretation of major examples of Mexica monumental art by identifying three interrelated iconographic themes: the conception of the universe as a sacred structure the correspondence of the social order and the territory of the nation with the cosmic structure and the representation of Tenochtitlan as the historically legitimate successor to the civilization of the past. Condition: Underlining and marginal notes previous owner's name blackened out on end paper else a good to very good copy. Dumbarton Oaks paperback
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Charles E. Orser, Jr
The Material Basis of the Postbellum Tenant Plantation: Historical Archaeology in the South Carolina Piedmont
xvii322 pages with charts diagrams tables maps illustrations plates bibliography and index. Royal octavo 9 1/2" x 6 1/4" bound in original publisher's dark blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Charles Orser begins his study by presenting the historical context for Millwood Plantation and for the system of postbellum black farm tenancy it supported a system that uneasily combined the hopes and needs of the freedmen with the entrepreneurial ambitions of the plantation owners. Orser then deepens the portrait of the black tenant system with a careful reconstruction of Millwood's postbellum society on the basis of available documentation and on the material culture-settlement patterns housing personal possessions-uncoverred by the archaeological investigation as it relates to each of the plantations' major labor groups: landlord manager wage hand servant millwright and tenant farmer. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket. University of Georgia Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS005598 ISBN : 0820309869 9780820309866
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Noemi Castillo Tejero
Algunas Tecnicas Decorativas de la Ceramica Arquelogica de Mexico
134 pages with black and white and color plates fold out maps and tables indexes and bibliography. Quarto 10 1/2" x 8 1/2" bound in original publisher's wrappers. Serie Investigaciones 16. Limited to 1000 copies. First edition. This study was conducted with the goal of characterizing a specific group of polychrome stuccoed ceramic shards from the Maquixco Bajo archaeological site at Teotihuacan Mexico. Teotihuacan is located northeast of Mexico City and dates to the Classic Period ca 150-750 A.D. Analysis included pigment identification stucco identification characterization of the ceramic surface preparation as well as further investigation into binders and the technology of application. The layered structure of the stucco decoration is described. Analytical techniques used included scanning electron microscopy SEM x-ray powder diffraction XRD Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy FTIR microchemical testing and polarized light microscopy. Results indicate that red and yellow pigments are primarily iron oxides blue and green pigments are mixtures of azurite and malachite with chrysocolla and most black pigments contain charcoal black. Ground layers are made up of calcite or clay as well as mixtures of the two materials. Calcite is proposed as a binder. Condition: Corners bumped previous owner's name on front wrapper lightly soiled else a very good copy. Instituto Nacional de AntropologiÌa e Historia (INAH) paperback
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Richard Benjamin Woodbury (1917-2009)
60 Years of Southwestern Archaeology: A History of the Pecos Conference
xxiii497 pages with plates figures tables and index. Royal octavo 9 1/4" x 6 1/4" bound in original publisher's green cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. First edition. Details the archaeological activity that was reported over the years at the Pecos Conference which began in 1927. A lively record of regional archaeology and its role in the development of the field and its practitioners. Contains a wealth of unpublished data correspondence and photographs that makes this the definitive history of the conference. Condition: A near fine copy in like jacket. University of New Mexico Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS004538 ISBN : 0826314112 9780826314116
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Eduardo Noguera Auza (1896-1977)
La Ceramica Funeraria y Ritual de Mesoamerica
127-140 pages with plates. Royal octavo 9 1/2" x 7 bound in original publishes wrappers. Offset from Anales de Antropologia volume IV. Ceramics held a key importance in the Mesoamerican rituals. As the child grows they are exposed to and participate in multiple rituals that interact and relate to their life cycles. Those very rituals – politically based sacrifices death and funerary- also incorporate ceramic usage in their own procedures. Through the use of ceramics the rituals take on a substantive and tangible quality formed from the human imagination due to their man-made creations and interaction. Condition: Corners bumped light edge wear else a very good copy. Anales de Antropologia paperback
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David A Scott and Meyers Pieter editors
Archaeometry of Pre-Columbian Sites and Artifacts: Proceedings of a Symposium Organized by the UCLA Institute of Archaeology and
<br />x421 pages with diagrams photographs charts tables graphs figures illustrations and maps. Quarto 11 3/4" x 8 1/4" bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Foreword by Miguel Angel Corzo. First edition.<br /><br />Contents: "The Materials Science of Material Culture: Examples from the Andean Past" by Heather Lechtman; "Pre-Columbian Pottery: Research in the Maya Region" by Ronald Bishop; "Kiln Firing at Batan Grande: Today and in Formative Times" by Ursel Wagner Rubert Gebhard Enver Murad Josef Riederer Izumi Shimada and Fritz Wagner; "Ceramics Among the Hohokam: Modeling Social Organization and Exchange" by David R Abbot and David M Schaller; "New World Obsidian: Recent Investigations" by Michael D Glascock; "Obsidian Artifacts from Oaxaca Mexico: Source Identification and Hydration Dating" by J Michael Elam Michael Glascock and Hector Neff; "Obsidian from Pueblo Grande Arizona: Modeling Social and Economic Patterns in Lithic Procurement" by Jane Peterson Douglas Mitchell and M Steven Shackley; "Beads from Sipan: A Functional Analysis" by Leonard Gorelick and John Gwinnett; "Silver and Lead in the Late Preshitory of the Mantario Valley Peru" by Ellen G Howe and Ulrich Petersen; "Pre-Hispanic Copper Alloy Production at Batan Grande Peru: Interpretation of the Analytical Data for Ore Samples" by J F Merkel I Shimada C P Swann and R Doonan; "Native Copper Technology and Society in Eastern North America" by S Terry Childs; "Chemical Seriation of Northeastern North America Archaeological Sites Using Copper Artifacts" by R G G Hancock L A Palvish R M Farquhar P J Julig and W A Fox; "Pre-Columbian Gold Processing at Putushio South Ecuador: The Archaeometallurgical Evidence" by Thilo Rehern and Mathilde Temme; "Pre-Hispanic Platinum Alloys: Their Composition and Use in Ecuador and Colombia" by David A Scott and Warwick Bray; "Pre-Hispanic Goldwork from the Museo de america Matrid: A New Set of Analyses" by Salador Ravira; "A Methodology for the Study of Buried Archaeological Site" by Luis Barba; "Exceptional Molecular Preservation in the Fossil Record: the Archaeological Conservation and Scientific Challenge" by Noreen Tuross and Marilyn Fogel; "Stratigraphic Dating and Cultural Sequences of Pre-Hispanic Northern South America" by Thomas van der Hammen; "Coloration in Etowah Textiles from Burial no 57" by Lucy Sibley and Katheryn Jakes; "Radiocarbon Dates of Teponaztlis from Mexico" by Reiner Protsch von Zieten and Rainer Berger.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Head corner bumped wear along heal edge else a very good copy. Getty Conservation Institute hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS004562 ISBN : 0892362499 9780892362493
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Charles F Bohannon 1935 2011
Excavations at the Pharr Mounds: Prentiss and Itawaba Counties Mississippi and Excavations at the Bear Creek Site Tishominga
2 parts in one: iv108 pages with tables diagrams and photographs. iv55 pages with diagrams charts photographs and tables. Quarto 10 1/4" x 3/4" bound in original publisher's original wrappers. First edition. Pharr Mounds is a Middle Woodland period archaeological site located near Tupelo in parts of Itawamba and Prentiss County in northern Mississippi. The complex of eight dome shaped Tumulus burial mounds was in use during the Miller 1 phase of the Miller culture3 and was built between 1 and 200 CE. It is considered to be one of the largest and most important sites from this era.2 It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978 as part of the Natchez Trace Parkway at milepost 286.7. Condition: Previous owner's name on front wrapper else a very good copy. Department of the Interior paperback
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Eduardo Noguera Auza 1896 1977
La Ceramica Arquelogica de Mesoamerica
412 pages with tables some foldout illustrations figures some foldout plates drawings and bibliography. Royal octavo 9 1/4" x 6 1/2" bound in original publisher's aqua cloth with gilt lettering in black spine label and gilt pictorial ceramic on cover in original jacket. Instituto de Historia Primera Serie 86 First edition limited to 2000 copies.<br /><br />This is a wonderful overview of the ceramics of the cultures of Mesoamerica. They include all aspects of pottery from utilitarian uses to ceremonial. Most of the cultural groups are represented as well as time lines for development. A very useful tool for those interested in perusing an in depth study of this area.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Corners gently bumped else a near fine copy in a fine jacket. Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (INAH) hardcover
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Frank H Boos
Corpus Antiquitatum Americanensium Mexico III: Collecciones Leigh Museo Frissell de Arte Zapoteca Smithsonian Institution y O
45 pages of text with 45 plates. Folio 13 1/4" x 10" housed in original publisher's grey folding slipcase with black lettering spine and covers red lettering to covers. Limited to 1000 copies. First edition.<br /><br />The present publication is divided into two parts: In part one includes the description of the Howard Leigh Collection and of the Museo Frissell de Arte Zapoteca in Mitla Oaxaca. One hundred and three items from this collection appeared in Volume II. The present work contains fourteen new items numbered from CIV to CXVII. The second part of the volume contains a description of thirty one pieces the majority of which are to be found in the National Museum of the United States Smithsonian Collection Washington D.C. There have been other items added figures XI to XVI with which is concluded the work on Zapotecan urns. <br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Slipcase edges rubbed else a fine copy in a very good slip case. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH)
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William E Moore (compiler)
Archeological Bibliography for the Southeastern Region of Texas
xvii159 pages with map and appendices. Quarto 11" x 8 1/2" bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Foreword by Robert J Mallouf. State Archaeologist Report Number 31. First edition. This is the third in a series of regionally based comprehensive bibliographies on Texas archaeology to be issued by the Office of the State Archaeologist. This installment completes coverage of the Texas coastal zone where the high intensity and rapid rate of development make archaeological research and site preservation efforts particularly salient. This bibliography includes a large number of inland counties where mining forestry and urban development mandate a great need for closer attention to archaeological resources in previously isolated areas. Condition: some light edge wear else a very good copy. Texas Historical Commission paperback
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John And Carolyn Smyly
Those Born at Koona: The Totem Poles of the Haida Village Skedans Queen Charlotte Islands
119 pages with maps charts figures plates diagrams and index. Quarto 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" bound in original publisher's beige cloth with gilt lettering to spine and blind stamped cover in original pictorial jacket. First edition. This work is written by John and Carolyn Smyly. He started studying totem poles of the Queen charlotte Islands in 1955 while doing research for the Provincial Museum Victoria. In 1957 he took art in the Provincial Museum-University of British Columbia joint salvage trip which visited Skedans and Ninstints and became a permanent member of the Museum staff in 1965. Carolyn was an historian with museum training in England. Condition: A very good copy in a near fine jacket. Hancock House hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS008719 ISBN : 0919654037 9780919654037
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Calvin Garth Sampson (1941- )
Stylistic Boundries among Mobile Hunter-Foragers
186 pages with maps charts figures illustrations appendix and bibliography. Quarto 11 1/4" x 8 3/4" bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Edited by Carol Clark. First edition. Between 1979 and 1981 a team of archaeologists explored on foot about 5000 square kilometers of semidesert Secow Valley on the South African central plateau. This task netted them an inventory of 16000 Stone Age surface site - a remarkable data base on which to test various theories about the spatial organization of ancient hunter-forager societies. the most recent of these were the now-defunct Bushman San who unlike the modern Kalahari San made stone tools and pottery. During 1982 and 1984 teams returned to collect the decorated pottery sherds from 1000 bushman camps in the upper valley. This book is a study of the valley wide distributions of Bushman decorative pottery motifs. Condition: Jacket edge wear with some rubbing and closed tears else a very good to fine in a better than very good dust jacket. Smithsonian Institution Press hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS008382 ISBN : 0874748380 9780874748383
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Brothwell, Don (1933-) and Eric Higgs (editors)
Science in Archaeology. A Comprehensive Survey of Progress and Research
595 pages with figures illustrations plates tables charts diagrams maps and indices. Quarto 10" x 7 1/4" bound in original publisher's beige cloth with black labels and gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. foreword by Grahame Clark. First edition.Here-for the first time in one volume-is an authoritative explanation of the most recent scientific methods and procedures as they bear on modern archaeological investigation. In contributions prepared specifically for this work fifty-five leading authorities-many of them pioneers of their own fields of study-evaluate the latest scientific advances in light of their significance for five pertinent areas of archaeological investigation: methods of dating the study of past relationships between man and his environment the examination of human remains the analysis of artifacts and methods of discovering sites. Destined to become the standard reference in the field this work makes archaeologist scientist and general reader alike aware of the ways in which archaeology and science can join forces in the study of the human past. Condition: Previous owner's name on front end paper. Jacket soiled edge chips and tears 1/2" chip at spine head. Basic Books Inc, Publishers hardcover
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Michael Dillon
Dictionary of Chinese History
London England: Frank Cass and Co Limited 1979. The dictionary of Chinese history is intended as a guide to personalities events ideas and institutions in China from earliest times right up to the present day. Until now there has been no single reference work in English to give this information although specialists have had access to excellent reference works in Chinese and particularly Japanese. The dictionary should be particular useful to anyone interested in Chinese history for its own sake of in contemporary China where today's events as so often seen in terms of the pots. It should also help anyone interested in comparing the experience of China with European or American history. Entries are arranged alphabetically with appropriate cross-references although they have been chosen primarily for the historical significance. Particular care has been taken to include items in a regulated for two in English-language works on China. There are entries on important dynastiesThis book is POSTED AT OUR STANDARD RATES FULLY INSURED UK ONLY . .Please email for further details. Not Signed or Inscribed. This is the First Edition. Blue Cloth. VERY GOOD AVERAGE/VERY GOOD AVERAGE. Illus. by Jacket design by Sue Henry. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". HARDBACK. Frank Cass and Co Limited Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 009863 ISBN : 0714631078 9780714631073
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Prentice M Thomas, Jr
Prehistoric Maya Settlement Patterns at Becan Campeche Mexico map volume
23 maps house in a green publisher's quarto 10 1/2" x 8 1/4" folder. Middle American Research Institute publication 45 map volume only. First edition. Becan is one of the most fascinating sites in the Yucatan Peninsula. Discovered in 1934 by Karl Ruppert the area was originally settled as early as 2000-1000 BC. It is believed that there was a village on the site around 300 BC and you can see evidences of buildings built in the Late Preclassic after 50 BC. Condition: Hinges taped edge wear with closed tears. Maps are in near fine condition in a good to very good folder. Tulane University Press paperback
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McNeill, T. E.; Gould, Jim
Excavations at Tamworth castle: 1972 & 1974 with First report of the excavations at Tamworth 1967 2 books
Walsall: South Staffordshire Archaeological & Historical Society. Very Good. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Pair of clean and tightly bound paperback originals no inscriptions both appear little used. '1972' has iv 56 pages 26 figures in the text & 12 plates; '1967' is contained within the Transactions for 1967/8 and has 12 pages pp17-29 with 6 figures & 1 plate . South Staffordshire Archaeological & Historical Society paperback
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Davidson, DS
Family Hunting Territories in Northwestern North America Indian Notes and Monographs No. 46
NY: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 1928. numerical annotation on front cover. Map included in back of the book. Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed some light wear on the spine. 34p. Tan Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Black and White Photos. 12mo - over 6¾" 7¾" Tall. Paperback. Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Paperback
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Cyril Harris
Chrysanthemums
London: Hamlyn 1970. Part of the Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks series Cyril obviously knows his subject and is well qualified to write on this subject writing regularly for Britain Journals and magazines .160pp.inc index e-mail for further details. Not Signed. This is the First Edition. Laminated Paper. VERY GOOD AVERAGE/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated by James Nickalls. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thin. High Gloss Paperback. Hamlyn paperback
Bookseller reference : 003248 ISBN : 0600000850 9780600000853
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Foreword By Magnus Magnusson
Jorvik Viking Centre Official Guide
York: Cultural Resource Please email for further details. Not Signed. First Edition. Glossy Card Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Colour Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Card Covered Paperback. Cultural Resource paperback
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Museum of Qin Shi Huang (compiler)
Qin Shi Huang Pottery Figures of Warriors and Horses: A Corpus of Data No. 1
China: Museum of Qin Shi Huang 1981. Oversize Paperback. VERY GOOD. Tight bright clean and square with slight wear to bottom edge and 1 folded page corner. The Qin Shi Huang Pottery Figures of Warriors and Horses were discovered in 1974. In 1980 "In order to meet the demand of visitors here the brief reports on the excavations of three pits written by the Archaeological Excavation Team of Qin Shi Huang Pottery Figures of Warriors and Horses of Shaanzi Provincial Committee for the Protection and Reservation of Historical Relics and published in Wenwu Cultural Relics have been collected and published.for the reference of the researchers or as souvenirs. This is the first volume and the other volumes will follow." Begins with a section on the history of the Qin dynasty. Museum of Qin Shi Huang paperback
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Herm, Gerhard
The Celts: The People Who Came Out of the Darkness
NY: St. Martin's Press 1976. Lightly age toned end pages else textblock is clean and very tight. Blue cloth binding in very good condition. Unclipped dust jacket light rippling to head and foot of spine. 312pp. including index. Reprint. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. Illus. by B&W Photographs/Maps/Drawings. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. St. Martin's Press Hardcover
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Michael E. Ware
A Canalside Camera 1845-1930
Newton Abbot Devon United Kingdom: David & Charles PLC 1975. Early canal photographs are rare but as a result of painstaking research Michael Ware has presented a remarkable collection of fascinating prints of family life hard work customs boats and cargoes.Please e-mail for further details. . Not Signed or Inscribed. 1975. Orange Cloth Gold Embossed . Near Fine NEAR BRAND NEW/Very Good. Illus. by Illustrated By Photographs. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. David & Charles PLC Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 999515 ISBN : 0715370014 9780715370018
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CASTLEDEN Rodney
Atlantis Destroyed
hbk 225pp a brand new and unread copy excellent clean tight unmarked in sleeve-protected dj <br /> Routledge 1998, hardcover
Bookseller reference : PHA7-B ISBN : 0415165393 9780415165396
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Susan Milbrath (1945- )
A Study of Olmec Sculptural Chronology
71 pages with tables figures diagrams and bibliography. Quarto 10 1/2" x 7 3/4" issued in wrappers. Dumbarton Oaks Studies in Pre-Columbian Art and Archaeology number 23. First edition.<br /><br />As the earliest known Mesoamerican art style Olmec art has been the subject of much study over the last three decades. Monumental sculpture is one of the most important facets of Olmec art and a number of authors have focused primarily on this aspect. Many studies have described adequately the principals stylistic features of Olmec monumental sculpture but have failed to organize the sculpture on the basis of formal similarities aside from the primary categories of altars stelae etc. Careful analysis of the formal qualities of the sculpture including modeling composition sculptural detail and body posture reveal similarities that cross-cut the categories now in use.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Corners bumped spine rubbed lightly soiled sticker removed from spine else a very good copy. Dumbarton Oaks paperback
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Mellaart James
The Neolithic of the Near East The World of Archaeology
London UK: Thames & Hudson 1975. 2nd printing 1981. Trade Paperback. VERY GOOD-. Tight bright clean and square. Covers have worn corners and rubbed edges with light creasing. Interior is unmarked. "by assembling and correlating the substantial body of material available Mr. Mellaart has provided us with a lucid and coherent account . His territory extends from the Balkans to Central Asia while the time-span covered totals some ten thousand years.". 300 indexed annotated illustrated pages including List of Radiocarbon Dates Bibliography and Abbreviations. 1.6 Thames & Hudson paperback
Bookseller reference : 6-6H001 ISBN : 0500790035 9780500790038
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Montagno-Leahy, Dr. Lisa (ed.); various authors
The Journal of Egyptian Archaeology: volume 90 inc. reviews supplement & 91 2004 - 2005 3 books
Egypt Exploration Society. Very Good. 2007. First Edition. Softcover. Three clean and tightly bound paperback originals no inscriptions spines uncreased appear little used. Vol. 90 has viii 250 pages illustrations in the text. Vol. 90 reviews supplement has vi 72 pages. Vol. 91 has x 236 pages illustrations in the text. Heavy 1.9kg unpacked . Egypt Exploration Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 54050
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Horwitz, Sylvia L.
The Find of a Lifetime: Sir Arthur Evans and the Discovery of Knossos
NY: The Viking Press 1981. Textblock is clean and tight; sunned top edge of binding. spine sunned unclipped dust jacket with light wear. 278p. including bibliographical references and index. Cloth Spine. Very Good/Very Good in mylar. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Hardcover. The Viking Press Hardcover
Bookseller reference : SB911 ISBN : 0670135755 9780670135752
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Raymond, Scott; Schledermann, Peter (editors)
International Conference on the Prehistory and Paleoecology of Western North American Arctic and Subarctic
Calgary Alberta Canada: The University of Calgary Archaeological Association 1974. Text block clean and tight with light wear to binding; owner's name in ink on title page. 262 pp. First Printing. Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by B&W Photographs & Drawings; One Folded Map. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback. The University of Calgary Archaeological Association Paperback
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Bernal, Ignacio (1910-1992)
Corpus Antiquitatum Americanensium Mexico VI: Esculturas Asociadas del Valle de Oaxaca
29 pages of text with 36 plates loose in stiff board folio slipcase . Folio 13" x 10" folder with black lettering to spine and red and black text to cover with black cloth ties. Copy 259 of 1000 printed. Text by Ignacio Bernal plates by Andy Seuffert. Text in English and Spanish. First edition.<br /><br />Ignacio Bernal started out as a student under Alfonso Caso while working on excavating and reconstructing Monte Alban's Main Plaza. Later with his student John Paddock he excavated much of the rest of Monte Alban. Along with this great accomplishment Ignacio Bernal has achieved much during his life; he was the director of Mexico's National Museum of Anthropology he headed the Mexican government's major archaeological project at Teotihuacan he presided over the XXXV International Congress of Americanists where several of his papers were presented and he has written many books and articles.<br /><br />Condition:<br /><br />Lightly soiled with edge wear to slipcase folder. A very good copy. Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia (INAH) hardcover
Bookseller reference : BOOKS008553
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RLBowley R. L.
The Fortunate Islands: A History of the Isles of Scilly
Reading: Bowley Publications Ltd 1964. The FIRSTREVISED & REWRITTEN Edition of 1964. Email for futher details. Not Inscribed or Signed. This Edition REVISED & REWRITTEN. Blue Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good Not Price Clipped. Illus. by Black and White Illustrations. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾". Hard Back. Bowley Publications Ltd Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 003587
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Hill, C. Gordon
Journey Through Time: An Introduction to the Archaeologhy and Culture History of the MSTW Planning District
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada: Manitoba Culture Heritage and Recreation Historic Resources 1984. 100 pages. Solid with some small cracks on the spine some small stains on the front cover and some scratches on the back cover. 1st Printing. Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manitoba Culture, Heritage and Recreation Historic Resources paperback
Bookseller reference : 33330
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Peter Hunt
Garden Shrubs
London: Hamlyn 1969. Part of the Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks series Peter well known throughout the gardening world and a founder of the Garden History Society so well qualified to write on this subject160pp.inc index e-mail for further details. Not Signed. This is the First Edition. Laminated Paper. Very Good a Small Crease /No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated by Design Bureau. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thin. High Gloss Paperback. Hamlyn paperback
Bookseller reference : 002962 ISBN : 0600000893 9780600000891
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Xiongxi Huang Ti, Editor, Department of Archaeology, Peking University
TREASURES from a SWALLOW GARDEN: Inaugural Exhibit of the Arthur M. Sackler Museum of Art & Archaeology at Peking University. Catalogue. First edition
Cultural Relics Publishing House Peking 1992. Paperback. Used - Very Good. Cultural Relics Publishing House September 1992. 319 pages. 170 color photos of objects with catalog descriptions in Chinese & English rubbings of inscriptions 2 maps color photo of museum. 14 x 10.75" paperback. ISBN 501006415. Harvard Medical School neuroradiologist Marjorie Lemay's. Cover scuffed & bumped owner name 'LeMay' text VG. Cultural Relics Publishing House, Peking paperback
Bookseller reference : 60762
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Hooke, Dr Della (ed)
Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society transactions for 2004: Volume 108
Birmingham: Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society. Very Good. 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Clean and tightly bound large format paperback glossy pictorial covers no inscriptions. 120 pages photos and illustrations in the text . Birmingham and Warwickshire Archaeological Society paperback
Bookseller reference : 65793
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Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History
Proceedings of the Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History. Established March 1848. Volume XXXIII. Volume 33 Only
Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History 1976. Hardback red cloth with gilt titles to spine. Volume 33 only. 22.5cm x 15.5cm. 365pp. With 28 plates and 78 illustrations within the text. Includes volume index to rear. Slightest wear. Otherwise a splendid copy. r14. Hard Cover. Very Good. Suffolk Institute of Archaeology and Natural History Hardcover
Bookseller reference : R14GLTRED8K
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Carmichael, Patrick H.
Prehistory of the Turtle Mountain District an Initial Sketch
Winnipeg Manitoba Canada: Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources 1981. 103 pages. Solid with a 3/4" corner crease on the top right corner of the front cover and the covers show light wear. The interior is unmarked. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Manitoba Department of Cultural Affairs and Historical Resources
Bookseller reference : 30317
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Skinner, Alanson
Two Antler Spoons from Ontario Indian Notes and Monographs Series No 2
NY: Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation 1920. Ex-library copy with the usual markings; Textblock is very clean and tight. Covers slightly edge and corner rubbed some light wear on the spine. 6p. Stapled Tan Wraps. Very Good. Illus. by Black and White Photos. 12mo - over 6¾" 7¾" Tall. Ex-Library Paperback. Museum of the American Indian Heye Foundation Paperback
Bookseller reference : EW1513
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Silverman, Helaine (editor)
Andean Archaeology
U.S.: Blaclwell 2004. 342 pages. Square and solid with light wear on the covers and the interior is unmarked. 1st Printing. Trade Paperback. Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Blaclwell
Bookseller reference : 5334 ISBN : 0631234012 9780631234012
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James Lauro and Geoffrey Lehmann
The Slate Site: A Poverty Point Lapidary Industry in the Southern Yazoo Basin Mississippi
vi69 pages with maps figures and plates. Quarto 11" x 8 1/2" issued in wrappers. Archaeological Report number 7. First edition.<br /><br />The Slate site is located within the neck of a large meander loop within the Stage 4 meander belt of the Mississippi River in Humphreys County Mississippi. Three components have been identified indicating occupation during the Poverty Point Baytown and Historic periods. Archaeological investigations at the site included controlled surface collections auger tests to depth of up to 3.8 meters and the excavation of a single test pit. The Poverty Point component is the result of special activities focused upon the production of lapidary items principally from slate but including other materials such as quartz crystals quartz bauxite and barrel-shaped beads effigies and miniatures. Other artifacts diagnostic of the Poverty Point culture included micro-tools and cores a consistent variety of projectile points and other chipped stone implements boat stones pendants perforated gorgets pitted stones and plummets. Baked clay Poverty Point objects have not been found at this site. The artifact assemblage and geomorphological data suggests an occupation relatively late in the Poverty Point period. The lack of data on the Poverty Point occupation within the Yazoo Basin renders interpretation somewhat speculative but the existence of a special activity site devoted to the production of non-utilitarian items from a variety of exotic materials may indicate a relatively complex form of sociopolitical organization with increasing autonomy and less reliance upon interaction with broader Poverty Point complex in the Lower Mississippi Valley.<br /><br /><b>Condition:</b><br /><br />A near fine copy. Mississippi Department of Archives and History paperback
Bookseller reference : A0519
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Richard Sadleir
Animals of Australia and New Zealand
London: Hamlyn 1970. Part of the Hamlyn all-colour paperbacks series A Western Australian introduces us to the fascinating animals of the country of his birth Not the Sand Grubbers BUT the Duck- Billed Platypus the Koala a German friend's favorite animal in all the world no wonder his girlfriend left him and the Kangaroos.And then there's the land of the Kiwis both varieties! spiny anteaters and eleven foot earthworms all beautifully described and illustrated in FULL colour RARE .160pp.inc index e-mail for further details. Not Signed. This is the First Edition. Laminated Paper. Very Good/No Jacket. Illus. by Illustrated by A Oxenham. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Thin. High Gloss Paperback. Hamlyn paperback
Bookseller reference : 002972
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Maurice M. Cotterell
The Lost Tomb of Viracocha: Unlocking the Secrets of the Peruvian Pyramids
London: Headline Book Publishing 2001. No marks or inscriptions. A lovely clean very tight copy with unmarked black cloth boards and no bumping to corners. Dust jacket not price clipped or marked or torn with very minor creasing to upper rear cover faint indenting to rear and traces of storage. 214pp. A study of the treasure-filled tombs of two sun kings buried over 1500 years ago in the long-lost pyramids of Peru. First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. 9.5 x 6.25 inches. Headline Book Publishing Hardcover
Bookseller reference : 020936 ISBN : 0747221650 9780747221654
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Richard A,.Gould
PUNTUTJARPA ROCKSHELTER AND THE AUSTRALIAN DESERT CULTURE
<p>This is a very clean and nice copy that once belonged to Tennessee archaeologist Dorothy Humpf.</p><p>Photos on request.</p> American Museum Of Narural History paperback
Bookseller reference : biblio1301
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