World Archaeology
The archaeology of cultures and civilizations from the Americas, to Asia, Australasia and the Pacific.
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Complexities and Dangers of Remembering and Forgetting in Rwanda [Paperback]
Olivier Nyirubugara (Author)
Regular Price: £35.00
Special Price: £25.00
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 -
Light Car Patrols 1916-19: War and Exploration in Egypt and Libya with the Model T Ford [Paperback]
Claud Williams (Author); Russell McGuirk (Editor)
£24.99ISBN: 9781900971157
Published by : Silphium Press
Captain Claud Williams’ memoir tells, first-hand, what it was like to be a Light Car Patrol commander during the First World War, while Russell McGuirk’s commentary provides the historical background to the formation o... .... Learn More -
Melanesia: Art and Encounter [Hardback]
Nicholas Thomas (Author); Elizabeth Bonshek (Author); Julie Adams (Author); Lissant Bolton (Editor); Ben Burt (Editor)
£75.00ISBN: 9780714125961
Published by : British Museum Press
The British Museums uniquely important Melanesian collection is pre-eminent among early collections, and the 20,000 items it comprises are core to understanding the cultures of the western Pacific. The extraordinary art styles rep... .... Learn More -
The Oxford Handbook of African Archaeology [Hardback]
Peter Mitchell (Editor); Paul Lane (Editor)
£120.00ISBN: 9780199569885
Published by : Oxford University Press
Africa has the longest and arguably the most diverse archaeological record of any of the continents. It is where the human lineage first evolved and from where Homo sapiens spread across the rest of the world. Later, it witnessed ... .... Learn More -
Silk Roads of the Northern Tibetan Plateau during the Early Middle Ages: (from the Han to Tang Dynasty) [Paperback]
Tao Tong (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9781407311395
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2521
The excavation of Tuyuhun-Tubo (Tibetan) elite graves at Dulan and Delingha in the modern province of Qinghai has necessitated a rewriting of the history of the Silk Road of the north-western China, especially during the 5th-8th c... .... Learn More -
Archaeology of the West Coast of South Africa [Paperback]
Antonieta Jerardino (Author); Antonia Malan (Author); David Braun (Author)
£32.00ISBN: 9781407311449
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2526
This work presents contributions from South African, European, and North American authors working in academic and governmental institutions. Chapters provide latest regional syntheses and discuss diverse topics, such as Acheulean ... .... Learn More -
Tradiciones Ceramicas del Epiclasico en el Bajo y Regiones Aledanas [Paperback]
Chloe Pomedio (Author); Gregory Pereira (Author); Eugenia Fernandez-Villanueva (Author)
£35.00ISBN: 9781407311371
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: Bar S
Volume: 2519
The Bajío (West-Central Mexico) has been considered by various authors to be a key region for understanding the processes of interaction and migration among Central, West, and Northern Mesoamerica. Since the late 1990s, our... .... Learn More -
The Casper Site: A Hell Gap Bison Kill on the High Plains [Paperback]
George C. Frison (Editor)
£28.00ISBN: 9780975273845
Published by : Eliot Werner Publications
George Frison’s report on the 10,000-year-old Casper Site helped establish how large animal communal kill sites should be excavated, analyzed, and reported. With his background in ranching and hunting, Frison knows more abou... .... Learn More -
Construccion y Organizacion del Espacio Incaico al Norte del Valle de Hualfin, Catamarca, Argentina [Paperback]
Julieta Lynch (Author)
£33.00ISBN: 9781407311241
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR IS
Volume: 2506
This book presents the results of research on the Inca site of Hualfín Inka, located in the northwest of the province of Catamarca, Argentina. The research focused on the methods used for the study of landscape archaeology,... .... Learn More -
The Meroë Head of Augustus [Paperback]
Thorsten Opper (Author)
£5.00ISBN: 9780714150918
Published by : British Museum Press
Series: Objects In Focus
Made from Bronze with eyes inlaid with glass pupils set in metal rings, the 'Meroe Head' is a magnificent portrait of Julius Caesar's great nephew and adopted heir Augustus (63 BC-AD 14). Once forming part of a statue of Rome's revered first true ... .... Learn More