Prehistory
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The Evolution of Modern Humans in Africa: A Comprehensive Guide [Paperback]
Pamela R. Willoughby (Author)
£37.95ISBN: 9780759101197
Published by : AltaMira Press
A fascinating, detailed study of the origins of modern humans. Includes material from Willoughby's own research in Tanzania. .... Learn More -
Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape [Hardback]
Roderick J. McIntosh (Author)
£50.00ISBN: 9780521813006
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The cities of West Africa's Middle Niger, only recently brought to the world's attention, make us rethink the 'whys' and the 'wheres' of ancient urbanism. The cities of the Middle Niger present the archaeologist with something of a novelty; a ... .... Learn More -
Ancient Middle Niger: Urbanism and the Self-organizing Landscape [Paperback]
Roderick J. McIntosh (Author)
£19.99ISBN: 9780521012430
Published by : Cambridge University Press
The cities of West Africa's Middle Niger, only recently brought to the world's attention, make us rethink the 'whys' and the 'wheres' of ancient urbanism. The cities of the Middle Niger present the archaeologist with something of a novelty; a ... .... Learn More -
The Spatial Analysis of Radiocarbon Databases: The spread of the first farmers in Europe and of the fat-tailed sheep in Southern Africa [Paperback]
Thembi M. Russell (Author)
£38.00ISBN: 9781841716442
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Thembi Russell's thesis analyses and compares in meticulous detail two radiocarbon databases, one from Europe and the other from south-western Africa, in order to examine the circumstances and rate of the transition from hunter-gathering to far... .... Learn More -
The Prehistoric Rock Art of Morocco: A study of its extension, environment and meaning [Paperback]
Susan Searight (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9781841716596
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study analyses almost 300 known prehistoric rock art sites dating from c.2500 BC set within their environmental context. Susan Searight discusses the themes and motifs represented, comprising anthropomorphs, human hands and feet, weapons, ... .... Learn More -
Gestion des matières premieres et comportements technique dans le Middle Stone Age africain [Paperback]
David Pleurdeau (Author)
£44.00ISBN: 9781841713861
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study examines the lithic assemblage from a cave site, Porc-Épic, located in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. The assemblage is representative of the Middle Stone Age and documents an increased sophistication in lithic production, with greater technol... .... Learn More -
The Lost City of Solomon and Sheba: An African Mystery [Hardback]
Robin Brown-Lowe (Author)
Regular Price: £20.00
Special Price: £9.95
ISBN: 9780750930338
Published by : Sutton Publishing Ltd
It sounds like something out of an Indiana Jones film - a lost civilisation, gold mines, the legendary King Solomon and his lover the Queen of Sheba - but this is the real thing. Despite being investigated by the Royal Geographical Society in 1... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Fazzan , Vol. 1: Synthesis [Hardback]
David J. Mattingly (Editor)
£60.00ISBN: 9781900971027
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Volume: 5
A detailed report, the first in a series of four, of two Anglo-Libyan projects carried out in the Fazzan region of southwest Libya. This volume outlines the history of the area, the work of Charles Daniels in the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and the mo... .... Learn More -
Le Capsien typique et le Capsien supérieur: Évolution ou contemporanéité. Les données technologiques [Paperback]
Noura Rahmani (Author)
£39.00ISBN: 9781841715537
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A detailed assessment of two features of North African archaeology in the Epipalaeolithic termed the `Typical' and `Upper Capsian'. In an attempt to fix these two types both culturally and chronologically, Rahmani examines the lithic technolog... .... Learn More -
An Ethiopian Book of the Dead: The Bandlet of Righteousness [Hardback]
E. A. Wallis Budge (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9780710307064
Published by : Kegan Paul International Ltd.
The Ethiopian Book of the Dead was created as a response to the need for immortality. This composition is preserved in two manuscripts found in the British Museum, the older of which probably dates to the late 17th or early 18th century. Budge ... .... Learn More