Tree-Rings, Kings and Old World Archaeology and Environment

The study of tree-rings provides a key resource for determining dates for archaeological and other contexts where wood/charcoal is present and for investigating past climate and environment. This rich collection of papers by an international authorship provides wide-ranging and up-to-date dendrochronological discussions and assessments on a number of key topics concerning the chronology and environment of the central to east Mediterranean and Near East.
Due with us in early 2010, you will save $35 off the list price by placing your order before the end of the year! For a complete table of contents, and to take advantage of this special offer, click here.
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Music and Dictatorship in Europe and Latin America

In this forthcoming title from Brepols Publishers, twenty-four scholars investigate the relationship between music and dictatorship in twentieth-century Europe and Latin America. The music is explored as a political phenomenon in fifteen nations under totalitarian regimes.
Now through the end of the year, Brepols is extending a pre-publication offer of $30 off this volume! For more information, a complete table of contents, and a look at some of the beautiful images from inside the book, follow this link.
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A Manual of Egyptian Pottery, Volume 1 (Fayum A - Lower Egyptian Culture) & Volume 2 (Naqada III - Middle Kingdom)

New to our warehouse are the much-anticipated first two volumes of AERA’s Manual of Egyptian Pottery. An eventual four-book set covering all Egyptian pottery, the manuals are ordered chronologically, ranging from the earliest ceramics to modern Egyptian pottery. Ceramic types are illustrated with a line drawing, accompanied by a description of the pots material, manufacturing techniques, surface treatment, and shape; color plates of representative ceramic types are also included. Introductory chapters covering the basics of pottery manufacture and analysis, suggested reading lists, and bibliographies for each period will prove this set invaluable to students and experienced field archaeologists alike, as will its binding choice of either paperback or spiral-bound. Watch for Volumes 3 (Second Intermediate through the Late Period) and 4 (Ptolemaic through Modern Period) in late 2009! For a complete table of contents for Volume 1 and to place your order, click here. For Volume 2, click here.
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Hunter-Gatherer Foraging: Five Simple Models

This useful primer on foraging models relevant to the study of hunter-gatherers, already reasonably priced at $29.50, is, until its publication this in October, available from us at the very handsome price of $23.00.
It is intended for students new to the subject matter, especially those with little mathematical training, and similarly challenged ethnographers, ethnologists, and archaeologists who are familiar with the principles of foraging theory but have never mastered any of its individual models. To read the pre-publication praise, view the Table of Contents, and take advantage of our special offer, click here.
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