BEDNARIK, ROBERT G.

Rock Art Research the Journal of the Australian Rock Art Research Association (Aura) November 1988

Melbourne AU: Archaeological Publications, 1988. First Edition. Periodical. Some shelf wear is evident, pictorial paper covers show some corner curl.; A tight solid book. ; Volume 5, No. 2; B&W Illustrations; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 86 pages. Very Good .

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Book number: 19649

Catalogue: Archaeology::Petroglyphs

Keywords: Petroglyph Rock art Australia

BORAAS, ROGER S. & SIEGFRIED H. HORN

Heshbon 1971 the Second Campaign at Tell Hesban : A Preliminary Report

Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press, 1973. Hardcover. Illustrated by B&W Plates. Only slight wear to blue cloth covered boards with silver titles front and spine ; A bright, solid book, B&W plates at back, numerous drawings throughout and fold-out contour map after page 16. ; B&W Illustrations and Map; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages; This campaign which was supposed to take place in 1970 was delayed for a year by the Jordanian civil war. Near Fine with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 18230

Catalogue: Archaeology::Middle East

Keywords: jordan Middle East Archaeology ARCHAEOLOGY History::Ancient

CARBALLO, JESúS

El Descubrimiento de la Cueva Y Pinturas de Altamira Por D. Marcelino S. De Sautuola Noticias Históricas

Santander: Patronato de las Cuevas Prehistóricas de la Provincia, 1950. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Beige card covers show light wear, some discoloration, some chipping head and tail of spine. Top page edges uncut as well as some fore edges. ; Inscribed to Charles E. Borden, Professor of Archaeology at University of British Columbia and renowned for the excavation of ancient native sites in BC. No signature, but written 'El Autore' and dated June 21 1953. 4 B&W plates at back of book. Text in Spanish ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Translation of the title - Discovery of the cave and paintings of Altamira by D. Marcelino S. de Sautuola. "The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric parietal cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. The earliest paintings were applied during the Upper Paleolithic, around 36,000 years ago. The site was discovered in 1868 by Modesto Cubillas and subsequently studied by Marcelino Sanz de Sautuola." (Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 20291

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Cave art Spain Altamira Archaelogy ARCHAEOLOGY

CERAM, C. W.

Gods, Graves and Scholars the Story of Archaeology

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1959. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear. Previous owner's name inside front board. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 + index pages; "C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Smith when he found the ancient clay tablets that contained the records of the Biblical Flood. We rediscover the ruined splendors of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient wold; of Chichen Itza, the abandoned pyramids of the Maya: and the legendary Labyrinth of tile Minotaur in Crete." (jacket blurb). Very Good with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 21233

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Howard Carter Chichen Itza babylon troy Lord Carnarvon tutankhamen ARCHAEOLOGY History::Ancient

CROTTY, HELEN K. (EDITOR)

Preserving Our Rock Art Heritage Proceedings from the Symposium on Rock Art Conservation and Preservation 14th Annual A.R. A.R. A. Conference

San Miguel, CA: American Rock Art Research Association, 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Occasional paper #1; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 105 pages. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19456

Catalogue: Archaeology::Petroglyphs

Keywords: Petroglyph pictograph ARCHAEOLOGY

DEWAR, ELAINE

Bones Discovering the First Americans

Toronto: Vintage Canada, 2001. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. ISBN: 0679311548. Card covers show light shelf wear, corner curl.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 628 pages; "Award-winning journalist Elaine Dewar explores new terrain with Bones, uncovering evidence that challenges the conventional wisdom on how the Americas were peopled in early history. In her probing investigation, Dewar travels from Canada's Mackenzie River to the Brazilian state of Piaui, from the offices of the Smithsonian Institution to the Washington state riverbank where the remains of Kennewick man were found. Dewar captures a tale of hard science and human folly where the high stakes include professional reputations, lucrative grants, fame, and the resting places of wandering spirits.". Very Good .

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Book number: 21268

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: 0679311548 native studies North America first peoples ARCHAEOLOGY SCIENCE Native Studies

FALIVENE, MARIA ROSARIA

The Herakleopolite Nome a Catalogue of the Toponyms with Introduction and Commentary

Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press, 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0788504126. Red cloth covered boards, lightly bumped top fore corners ; As new, unread ; American Studies in Papyrology #37; 1 x 11.75 x 9 Inches; 324 pages; Falivene presents an A-Z listing of names in the Herakleopite nome, a district of Middle Egypt, largely based on Greek papyri dating from the third century BC to the eighth century AD. The importance of the Herakleopite villages is discussed along with the likely provenance of the documents upon which this study is based.. Very Good+ with no dust jacket .

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Book number: 13319

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: 0788504126 Greece Egypt ARCHAEOLOGY

FLOOD, JOSEPHINE

Archaeology of the Dreamtime the Story of Prehistoric Australia and Its People, Revised Edition

New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990. Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0300049242. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations and maps ; 9.7 X 6.8 X 1.2 inches; 302 pages; "This text explores how the first inhabitants reached Australia over 50,000 years ago. Using archaeological evidence and aboriginal oral traditions, the book tells the history of these people. It examines the ways in which the Aborigines adapted to and modified their environment, and how their art and culture developed. This revised edition incorporates information on recent archaelogical discoveries. It features a revision of the chapters on Pleistocene rock art and the extinction of the megafauna.". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 20591

Catalogue: Archaeology::Australia

Keywords: 0300049242 Archaeology tasmania Australia ARCHAEOLOGY

GRANT, CAMPBELL

Canyon de Chelly Its People and Rock Art

Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press, 1978. Sixth Printing. Softcover. ISBN: 0816505233. Very light shelf wear to card covers.; A bright, solid book. B&W illustrations throughout. This is a later printing with a lighter weight paper that appears to be thinner than earlier printings but has the same number of pages. ; 10.1 X 7.2 X 0.9 inches; 290 pages; "With the exception of the Grand Canyon itself, none of the great gorges of the American Southwest is more uniquely beautiful than Canyon de Chelly, with its sheer red cliffs and innumerable prehistoric Indian dwellings. Of all the important centers of prehistoric Anasazi culture, only this magnificent canyon shows an unbroken record of settlement for more than 1,000 years. In this liberally illustrated book, rock art authority Campbell Grant examines four aspects of the spectacular canyon: its physical characteristics, its history of human habitation, its explorers and archaeologists, and its countless rock paintings and petroglyphs. Grant surveys 96 sites in the two main canyons and offers an interpretation of the rock art found there.". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 19452

Catalogue: Archaeology::Petroglyphs

Keywords: 0816505233 Petroglyph chelly pictograph ARCHAEOLOGY

HADINGHAM, EVAN

Secrets of the Ice Age the World of the Cave Artists

Pickering, ON: Beaverbooks Limited, 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 080270624X. Boards show light shelf wear, short tear front bottom of DJ with some damage to lower fore edge, previous owner's name stamped on title page. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 342 pages. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 21619

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: 080270624X ice age Cave art Archaelogy ARCHAEOLOGY

NORMAN, JAMES

Ancestral Voices Decoding Ancient Languages

New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. ISBN: 0880298510. DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.90 X 6.20 X 1 inches; 242 pages; "Recounts the work of leading nineteenthand twentieth-century literary archaeologists in searching out, studying, and deciphering ancient writings and thereby retrieving the histories and literatures of ancient cultures". Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 18550

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: 0880298510 Linguistics Language ARCHAEOLOGY History::Ancient

SHELTON, RUSSELL C.

From Hudson Bay to Botany Bay; the Lost Frigates of Laperouse

Toronto, ON: NC Press, 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550210106. Illustrated by B&W Plates. Light edge wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 228 pages; Marine archaeologists attempt to expand our knowledge of the 18th century sailor and scientific explorer, the Count Jean François de Galaup, de la Pérouse. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 18487

Catalogue: Archaeology::Maritime

Keywords: 1550210106 Archaeology Archaeology Exploration Geography ARCHAEOLOGY EXPLORATION MARITIME

STEWART, HILARY

Stone, Bone, Antler & Shell: Artifacts of the Northwest Coast

Vancouver BC: Douglas & Mcintyre Ltd, 1996. Second Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1550544756. A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations and photos throughout ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages; Stewart examines the durable items from nature that the Indians of the Northwest coast used for tools, weapons, hunting etc and some for ceremonial and ornamental uses. This is a revised version of 'Artifacts of the Northwest Coast Indians', originally published in 1973. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 21793

Catalogue: Native studies::Archaeology

Keywords: 1550544756 artifacts Archaelogy Northwest ARCHAEOLOGY Native Studies

WILBER, DONALD N.

Persepolis; the Archaeology of Parsa, Seat of the Persian Kings

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, 1969. Second Printing. Hardcover. Dustjacket shows some chipping, scuffing, short closed tears top edge ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. decorative endpapers, B&W illustrations throughout ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 120 pages. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 21351

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Archaelogy parsa persia ARCHAEOLOGY History::Ancient

YEAGER, C.G.

Arrowheads and Stone Artifacts,: A Practical Guide for the Amateur Archaeologist (the Pruett Series)

Portland, OR: Westwinds Press, 2016. Third Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0871083337. Only slight wear to the glossy pictorial paper covered boards ; A bright, solid book, B&W and color photos and illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages; "This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly. The author reveals invaluable tips on: where to look for artifacts; how to identify artifacts; where surface collecting is permissible; starting and caring for your own collection. ". Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued .

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Book number: 21508

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: 0871083337 Archaelogy artifacts Arrowhead ARCHAEOLOGY Native Studies