BEDOYERE, GUY DE LA

English Heritage Book of Roman Towns in Britain

London, B. T. Batsford / English Heritage. 1992, First Edition. (ISBN: 0713468939). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine clean, tight and unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is price clipped. 102 illustrations and 16 colour plates. Before the Roman conquest there were few settlements in Britain that could properly be described as towns and their rapid growth was one of the effects of the invasion of A.D. 43. This book traces the process of urbanization and provides answers to questions about how Roman towns grew and functioned. 16. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 006427

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Roman Britain, Roman Conquest Ad 43 0713468939

BROWN, PETER LANCASTER

Megaliths and Masterminds

London, Robert Hale. 1979, First. (ISBN: 0709109159). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Very Good+ clean, tight and unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket which is price clipped. INCLUDED is an ACTUAL PHOTOGRAPH of a stone carving. 246 pages. 29 illustrations and 19 line figures in the text. The mystery behind thousands of hoar-ancient stone monuments - the megaliths - provides one of the on-running contentions in archaeology. Who built them, and why they were built, are questions that have intrigued and taxed imaginations for centuries. Megalithic monuments occur worldwide and range in diversity from Stonehenge in England and the avenues at Carnac in Brittany to the pyramids and temples of Egypt and Mesoamerica. A1D. Very Good/Very Good.

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Book number: 010212

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Stonehenge, Carnac Brittany, Egyptian Pyramids 0709109159

CUNLIFFE, BARRY

Rome and the Barbarians

London, The Bodley Head. 1975, First Edition. (ISBN: 0370015789). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Ill.: Felts, Shirley and Holloway, Edgar. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine price clipped dustjacket. Relating archaeological discovery to the Commentaries of Julius Caesar and Tacitus's Agricola, Professor Cunliffe traces the conquest of Gaul and of Scotland, then turns to Northern Europe : recent excavations in Romania have filled in many of the details of Trajan's conquest of Dacia, and in Hungary they have provided a vivid picture of what life was like on the edge of the Roman frontier. On the site of modern Budapest the remains of the Roman town and fortifications mark the base of a large garrison which faced across the Danube the ever-present attack from the germanic tribes. NOT EX LIB 22. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 006428

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Julius Caesar, Tacitus, Agricola, Dacia, Gaul, Roman Fortresses 0370015789 Felts, Shirley and Holloway, Edgar

EDWARDS, TUDOR

The Ancient Stones of England

London, Robert Hale. 1972, First Edition. (ISBN: 0709133316). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. This book offers a comprehensive description of the ruined buildings of England from the dawn of history to the extinction of a national style in the 18th century. Fully illustrated with 12 plans and 35 illustrations. B2E. Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 004449

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Archaeology, Castles, Ruins 0709133316

HEYERDAHL, THOR

Easter Island - the Mystery Solved

London, Souvenir Press. 1989, First. (ISBN: 0285629468). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Very Good+ dustjacket which is not price clipped. A large format volume of 256 pages beautifully illustrated throughout in colour. Coloured map front endpapers. The book is the story of Thor Heyerdahl's love of mystery - and of an island and its people. Over 30 years ago, the man who did such important, pioneering work in Kon-Tiki wrote another book Aku-Aku about Easter Ispand. He was invited later to return to Easter Island and there confronted the conundrum of the famous haunting statues that stud the lovely island, massive and mysterious. How were they made? How were they moved? What did the natives mean when they had said, those many years earlier, that 'the statues walked'? PLEASE NOTE: A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 1.2 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST A1A. Fine/Very Good.

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Book number: 011124

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Easter Island 0285629468

HEYERDAHL, THOR

The Maldive Mystery

London, George Allen and Unwin. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0049101048). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean and unmarked copy with some foxing to top edge with price clipped dustjacket. Map endpapers and 24 plates.The famous author sailor of the Kon-Tiki, Ra and Tigris expeditions was invited by the government of the Maldives to investigate recent archaeological finds there and despite knowing little of these 1200 or so islands in the Indian Ocean, and less of the language and customs of its people, he undertook the fascinating study. Maldive history was reckoned to have begun in AD 1153, or year 853 of the Holy Prophet, when the islanders embraced the Islamic faith and any pre Moslem relics were usually destroyed. NOT EX LIB D4D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 005127

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Archaeology, Maldive Islands 0049101048

HEYERDAHL, THOR

The Maldive Mystery

London, George Allen and Unwin. 1986, First Edition. (ISBN: 0049101048). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A clean and unmarked copy with some foxing to top edge with VG dustjacket. Map endpapers and 24 plates.The famous author sailor of the Kon-Tiki, Ra and Tigris expeditions was invited by the government of the Maldives to investigate recent archaeological finds there and despite knowing little of these 1200 or so islands in the Indian Ocean, and less of the language and customs of its people, he undertook the fascinating study. Maldive history was reckoned to have begun in AD 1153, or year 853 of the Holy Prophet, when the islanders embraced the Islamic faith and any pre Moslem relics were usually destroyed. NOT EX LIB D4D. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 011459

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Archaeology, Maldive Islands 0049101048

MARSHALL, ALEX

Beneath the Metropolis - the Secret Lives of Cities

London, Constable and Robinson. 2006, First Edition. (ISBN: 1845295404). Hard Cover, 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. A near Fine unmarked copy (Fine apart from minnor indentations to top edge) with near Fine dustjacket which is not price clipped. 257 pages. Illustrated throughout. In the book Alex Marshall investigates how geological features; archaeological remnants of past civilizations; and layered networks transporting water, electricity, and people have shaped these cities through centuries of political turbulence and advancements in engineering - and how they are determining the course of the cities' future. From the first-century catacombs of Rome, the New York subway system, and the swamps and ancient quays beneath London, to San Francisco's fault lines, the depleted aquifer under Mexico City, and Mao Tse-tung's extensive network of secret tunnels belowBeijing, these subterranean environments offer a unique cross-section of a city's history. A LARGE HEAVY VOLUME OF 0.885 KILO UNPACKED WEIGHT WHICH MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL SHIPPING COST 16. Near Fine/Near Fine.

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Book number: 008360

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: City Subterranean Archaeology, Rome Catacombs, New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Mexico City, Paris, Rome, London, Moscow, Beijing 1845295404

WARMINGTON, B.H.

Carthage (Revised Edition)

London, Robert Hale. 1969, First Thus. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with Fine price clipped dustjacket. Second edition, revised and reset. 272 pages. 35 illustrations. 5 maps. The author's book was the first comprehensive account of the seven century history of Carthage to be published in 50 years, and this fully revised edition takes into account important work done on Phoenician and Carthaginian sites, especially in Sardinia and Morocco. Several chapters of the original work have been rewritten and expanded and an additional bibliography and notes have also been included. A comprehensive work on one of the great imperial cities of the ancient world. 14. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 007479

Catalogue: Archaeology

Keywords: Hannibal, Dionysius of Syracuse, Timoleon, Phoenicians, Destruction of Carthage

WHEELER, LADY MARGARET (SELECTED AND EDITED BY)

A Book of Archaeology - Seventeen Stories of Discovery

London, Cassell. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Gold title on blue boards which are clean and unmarked with no wear.Internally clean, tight and unmarked with some light foxing to closed edges. Dustjacket is complete but has some tears, chipping and wear.12 pages of half-tone illustrations and 3 maps. The author is the wife of the eminent archaeologist, Sir Mortimer Wheeler. Comprises discoveries in Egypt, Palestine, Africa, Iraq, Persia, France, Siberia, Denmark, Chile, Italy and Britain. 4. Very Good/Fair.

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Book number: 002433

Catalogue: Archaeology