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Ground-Penetrating Radar: An introduction for Archaeologists
by Lawrence B. Conyers and Dean Goodman
Ground-Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a non-invasive method for detecting and mapping below ground features which involves sending high-frequency radar pulses into the ground. The use of GPR is becoming commonplace in archaeological investigations and this guide is geared towards both those who already employ the technique and those hoping to in the future. In essence, it discusses the theory and practice of GPR, the technology involved, equipment ...
Paperback. Price GB £22.95
Hardback. Price GB £54.50

Archaeological Chemistry
by A. Mark Pollard and Mark Heron
Wide-ranging survey of the analytical techniques which can be used to establish what an artefact is made of, where it came from and how it was changed through burial in the ground. After a short review of the history of archaeological chemistry, a well-referenced and practical guide is given to the various analytical technques. Following this are a series of longer, generalized case-studies, showing how structural analysis is only the first stage ...
Hardback. Price GB £45.00

Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction
Bahn, Paul
A lighthearted and entertaining guide to the curious world of archaeology - a discipline represented in popular culture by swashbuckling heroes such as Indiana Jones, but one which, in reality, attracts devotees ranging from the idiosyncratic to the downright deviant. Paul Bahn delivers the message with his customary style and panache. 102p with cartoons (Oxford UP 1996, 2000)
Paperback. Price GB £6.99

The Time Detectives
by Brian Fagan
`Yesterday's solitary romantic adventurers are today's teams of sophisticated, multidisciplinary scientists...' Well, maybe - this book introduces some of the most `breathtaking' archaeological finds of recent years, including the earliest Bronze Age shipwreck ever discovered, ancient Andean farming systems, Flag Fen, Vindolanda, Anasazi, Head-Smashed-In, and eighteenth-century Annapolis. In his coloquial style, Fagan describes the excvations and ...
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The Archaeology of Bellframes
edited by Christopher J Brooke
Bellframes are among the least visible of church elements and, therefore, have been victim to the `out of sight, out of mind' syndrome as far as serious academic study is concerned. This volume, the result of a symposium organised by the IFA Buildings Special Interest Group and held in Retford in 1994, presents six papers which examine the remarkable technolgy behind these structures which have borne the weight of these mighty bells for ...
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Archaeological Results from Accelerator Dating
edited by J. Gowlett & R. Hedges
Presents research contributions drawing on radiocarbon dates produced by the Oxford Radiocarbon Accelerator. 176p (OUCA Monograph 11, 1987)
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The Archaeology of Disease
Roberts, Charlotte
This book offers a vivid picture of ancient disease and trauma by combining results of scientific research with information gathered from documents, from other areas of archaeology, and from art and ethnography. The authors provide a context of clinical knowledge about specific ailments and accidents by considering ancient demography, basic bone biology, funerary practise, and prehistoric medicine. 243p, many b/w pls. (The History Press 3rd ...
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Archaeological Field Survey in Britain and Abroad
Macready, Sarah
250p, 160 illus (Society of Antiquaries of London, 1985)
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Timber and Iron Reinforcement in Early Buildings
by R P Wilcox
112p, 32 illus, 70 figs (Society of Antiquaries of London, Occasional Paper II, 1982)
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Analysis of Lithic Artefact Microdebitage for Chronological Determination of Archaeological Sites
by George J Susino
^BAnalysis of Lithic Artefact Microdebitage for Chronological Determination of Archaeologica by George J Susino This study explores several different techniques to isolate and determine the age of lithic microdebitage in relation to archaeological ...
Paperback. Price GB £35.00