Archaeology
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The Briggers: The Story of the Men Who Built the Forth Bridge [Paperback]
Elspeth Wills(Author)
$28.95ISBN: 9781839830044
Published by : Origin
The Forth Bridge has long been recognised as one of the finest examples of Victorian engineering on the planet and has achieved an iconic status as one of the great feats of western civilisation since its official opening in 1890. Lavishly illustr... .... Learn More -
The Antonine Wall [Paperback]
David Breeze(Author)
$18.95ISBN: 9781912476930
Published by : Origin
As the most advanced frontier construction of its time, and as definitive evidence of the Romans' time in Scotland, the Antonine Wall is an invaluable and fascinating part of this country's varied and violent history. For a generation, from about ... .... Learn More -
The Forth and Clyde Canal: A History [Paperback]
Thomas Dowds(Author)
$14.95ISBN: 9781912476435
Published by : Origin
The Forth and Clyde Canal, completed in 1790, was by far the largest engineering project that had ever been seen in Scotland. It allowed coal and machinery to travel East and grain to travel West. Passengers could travel between Glasgow and Edinbu... .... Learn More -
The Soho Manufactory, Mint and Foundry, West Midlands, 1761-1895: Where Boulton, Watt and Murdoch Made History [Paperback]
George Demidowicz(Author)
Regular Price: $46.00
Special Price: $34.50
ISBN: 9781789255225
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume is a comprehensive analysis of the three primary elements of the ground-breaking historic industrial complex created to the west of Birmingham in the 18th century and associated with Matthew Boulton, James Watt, and William Murdoch. Th... .... Learn More -
Oasis Papers 8: Pleistocene Research in the Western Desert of Egypt [Paperback]
Maxine K. Kleindienst(Editor)
Regular Price: $70.00
Special Price: $52.50
ISBN: 9781789255713
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Dakhleh Oasis Papers
Volume: 8
This is the only volume to present significant results of research into the Pleistocene of the Western Desert of Egypt. Research on Pleistocene prehistoric remains in Dakhleh Oasis began during survey in the 1978 Dakhleh Oasis Project (DOP) season... .... Learn More -
Chariots, Swords and Spears: Iron Age Burials at the Foot of the East Yorkshire Wolds [Hardback]
Mark Stephens(Editor)
Regular Price: $80.00
Special Price: $60.00
ISBN: 9781789255423
Published by : Oxbow Books
This volume brings together recent excavations at two sites in Pocklington, East Yorkshire. The main focus of the Volume will be examining Iron Age burials, which included chariots, sword and spears and will also include earlier Prehistoric and la... .... Learn More -
Animating the Dead: Bronze Age Burial Practices in Orkney [Hardback]
Jane Downes(Editor)
Regular Price: $59.99
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ISBN: 9781789255584
Published by : Oxbow Books
This book brings together the results of the Orkney Barrows Project, initiated and directed by Jane Downes and funded by Historic Environment Scotland. The barrows sites detailed and discussed in the volume are Linga Fiold, a barrow cemetery in We... .... Learn More -
Karia and the Dodekanese: Cultural Interrelations in the Southeast Aegean II Early Hellenistic to Early Byzantine [Hardback]
Birte Poulsen(Editor); Poul Pedersen(Editor); John Lund(Editor)
Regular Price: $80.00
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ISBN: 9781789255140
Published by : Oxbow Books
Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol. II, presents new research that highlights cultural interrelations and connectivity in the Southeast Aegean and western Asia Minor over a period of more than 700 years. Throughout antiquity, this region was a dynamic ... .... Learn More -
Karia and the Dodekanese: Cultural Interrelations in the Southeast Aegean I Late Classical to Early Hellenistic [Hardback]
Birte Poulsen(Editor); Poul Pedersen(Editor); John Lund(Editor)
Regular Price: $75.00
Special Price: $56.25
ISBN: 9781789255102
Published by : Oxbow Books
The papers in Karia and the Dodekanese, Vol. I, focus on regional developments and interregional relations in western Asia Minor and the Dodekanese during the Late Classical and Early Hellenistic period. Throughout antiquity, this region was a dyn... .... Learn More -
Ancient Arms Race: Antiquity's Largest Fortresses and Sasanian Military Networks of Northern Iran: A joint fieldwork project by the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organisation and the Universities of Edinburgh and Durham (2014-2016) [Hardback]
Eberhard Sauer(Editor); Jebrael Nokandeh(Editor); Hamid Omrani Rekavandi(Editor)
Regular Price: $130.00
Special Price: $97.50
ISBN: 9781789254624
Published by : Oxbow Books
Which ancient army boasted the largest fortifications, and how did the competitive build-up of military capabilities shape world history? Few realise that imperial Rome had a serious competitor in Late Antiquity. Late Roman legionary bases, normal... .... Learn More
