Environmental & Earth Sciences
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Mapping Past Landscapes in the Lower Lea Valley: A Geoarchaeological Study of the Quaternary Sequence [Hardback]
Emily Burton (Author); Jane Corcoran (Author); Craig Halsey (Author); Graham Spurr (Author); Paul J. Burton (Author)
£21.00ISBN: 9781907586019
Published by : Museum of London Archaeology
Series: MOLAS MONOGRAPH
Volume: 55
Archaeological evidence is enriched when it is viewed against the backdrop of its natural landscape setting. This setting is not readily apparent in the lower Lea valley, where evidence for the natural topography has been cut away by quarrying ... .... Learn More -
Metallurgy: Understanding How, Learning Why: Studies in Honor of James D. Muhly [Hardback]
Philip P. Betancourt (Editor); Susan C. Ferrence (Editor)
£53.00ISBN: 9781931534574
Published by : INSTAP Academic Press (Institute for Aegean Prehistory)
Series: PREHISTORY MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 29
Prof. James D. Muhly has enjoyed a distinguished career in the study of ancient history, archaeology, and metallurgy that includes an emeritus professorship at the University of Pennsylvania and a term as director of the American School of Cla... .... Learn More -
Metallurgy: Understanding How, Learning Why: Studies in Honor of James D. Muhly [eBook PDF]
Philip P. Betancourt (Editor); Susan C. Ferrence (Editor)
£38.15ISBN: 9781623030247
Published by : INSTAP Academic Press
Series: PREHISTORY MONOGRAPHS
Volume: 29
Prof. James D. Muhly has enjoyed a distinguished career in the study of ancient history, archaeology, and metallurgy that includes an emeritus professorship at the University of Pennsylvania and a term as director of the American School of Classic... .... Learn More -
Geothermal Living [Paperback]
Orn D Jonsson (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9789979548447
Published by : Iceland University Press
The outdoor pool plays a similar role in Iceland as does the café in France, the pub in England, the Mediterranean plaza or the Finnish sauna - it is a source of overall well-being and enjoyment. Good clean fun! An abundance of renewable resour... .... Learn More -
When the Potato Failed: Causes and Effects of the Last European Subsistence Crisis, 1845-1850 [Paperback]
E Vanhaute (Editor);CO Grada (Editor);R Paping (Editor)
£56.00ISBN: 9782503519852
Published by : Brepols
Series: Comparative Rural History of the North Sea Area
Volume: 9
The decade that gave rise to the term 'the Hungry Forties' in Europe is often regarded, and rightly so, as one of deprivation, unrest, and revolution. This book is the first to discuss the subsistence crisis of the 1840s - including the Great Iris... .... Learn More -
Plant Environment of Man between 6000 and 2000 B.C. in Bulgaria [Paperback]
Tzvetana Popova (Author)
£43.00ISBN: 9781407304700
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This study discusses the results of archaeobotanical studies carried out in Bulgaria over the last five years, with a special focus on the archaeobotanical finds from 36 prehistoric sites from the Neolithic to the Bronze Age. The discussion hig... .... Learn More -
Atti II Congresso Nazionale di Archeologia del Sottosuolo: Orte 6-9 Aprile 2007 [Paperback]
Roberto Basilico (Author)
£70.00ISBN: 9781407304748
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
A large collection of papers on underground archaeology, with a particular focus on Italy - Roman, medieval and industrial. Italian text. .... Learn More -
Building Scotland: Celebrating Scotland's Traditional Building Materials [Hardback]
Moses Jenkins (Author)
£25.00ISBN: 9780859767101
Published by : John Donald Publishers Ltd
Gloriously illustrated, and billed as a "celebration", there is nonetheless a lot to learn from this exploration of the materials used in Scotland's historic buildings. Each chapter, written by a specialist in the field, deals with a separate m... .... Learn More -
Integrating Social and Environmental Archaeologies: Reconsidering Deposition [Paperback]
James Morris (Author); Mark Maltby (Author)
£31.00ISBN: 9781407306384
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
This volume explores the role that environmental archaelogy can play in integrated investiagtions of 'ritual' deposits. Topics include studies of types of deposits, such as pits and wells, or bone groups, as well as specific case studies such ... .... Learn More -
Archaeobotany in Hungary: Seed, Fruit and Beverage Remains in the Carpathian Basin from the Neolithic to the Late Middle Ages [Hardback]
Ferenc Gyulai (Author)
£85.00ISBN: 9789638046932
Published by : Archaeolingua
This volume presents an inventory of all seed, fruit and beverage remains from 130 years of excavations in Hungary and stretching back some 8000 years. Ferenc Gyulai's accompanying analysis traces the history of archaeobotanical research in Hu... .... Learn More

