World Archaeology
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African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present: Techniques, Identification and Distribution [Paperback]
Anne Haour (Author); K. Manning (Author); N. Arazi (Author); O. Gosselain (Author)
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ISBN: 9781842179680
Published by : Oxbow Books
African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present considers ethnographic, museological and archaeological approaches to pottery-decorating tools called roulettes, that is to say, short lengths of fibre or wood that are rolled over the surface of a vess... .... Learn More -
Ancient Languages of Asia and the Americas [Paperback]
Roger D. Woodard (Author)
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ISBN: 9780521684941
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The monumental Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Ancient Languages has now been reissued as five more affordable volumes enabling scholars and students to get hold of the sections on their particular regional specialisms. After a brief historical int... .... Learn More -
Martinique, terre amérindienne: Une approche pluridisciplinaire [Paperback]
Benoit Berard (Editor)
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ISBN: 9789088901584
Published by : Sidestone Press
Aujourd’hui, les traces de la présence amérindienne en Martinique constituent, en dehors des pétroglyphes de la forêt de Montravail et des pièces exposées dans les musées de l&... .... Learn More -
Complexities and Dangers of Remembering and Forgetting in Rwanda [Paperback]
Olivier Nyirubugara (Author)
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ISBN: 9789088901102
Published by : Sidestone Press
Can a society, a culture, a country, be trapped by its own memories? The question is not easy to answer, but it would not be a bad idea to cautiously say: ‘It depends’. This book is about one society – Rwanda &nd... .... Learn More -
South-Eastern Mediterranean Peoples Between 130,000 and 10,000 Years Ago [Hardback]
Elena A.A. Garcea (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781842174036
Published by : Oxbow Books
The Upper Pleistocene era encompassed a period of dramatic cultural developments in the south-eastern Mediterranean basin. This book highlights and synthesizes the latest research and current scientific debate on the archaeology of this time pe... .... Learn More -
Prehistory of the Western Sahara: A Synthesis of Fieldwork, 2002 to 2009 [Paperback]
Jo Clarke (Author); Nick Brooks (Author)
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ISBN: 9781782971726
Published by : Oxbow Books
Contrary to much perceived wisdom, the Sahara is a rich and varied tapestry of diverse environments that sustain an array of ecosystems. Throughout its history, the Sahara has been a stage for human evolution, with human habitatio... .... Learn More -
The Oldowan: Case Studies into the Earliest Stone Age [Hardback]
Nick Toth (Editor); Kathy Diane Schick (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780979227608
Published by : Stone Age Institute Press
The earliest traces of proto-human technology emerged over 2.5 million years ago on the African continent. Called the Oldowan after the famous site of Olduvai Gorge in Tanzania, these technologies herald a major evolutionary shift in the human ... .... Learn More -
Monuments of Aksum [Paperback]
D. W. Phillipson (Author)
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ISBN: 9781872566115
Published by : British Institute in Eastern Africa
The ancient Ethiopian capital at Aksum in Tigray is one of Africa's most spectacular archaeological sites. During the first seven centuries AD, it was the metropolis of a major civilisation whose influence extended far beyond its homeland. The... .... Learn More -
Archaeology at Aksum, Ethiopia, 1993-7 [Hardback]
D. W. Phillipson (Author)
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ISBN: 9781872566139
Published by : British Institute in Eastern Africa
This two-volume work provides a detailed account of five seasons' archaeological research at Aksum, which Dr Phillipson directed on behalf of the British Institute in Eastern Africa, supported by a major research grant from the Society of Anti... .... Learn More