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Death and Changing Rituals: Function and meaning in ancient funerary practices [Hardback]
J. Rasmus Brandt (Editor); Håkon Roland (Editor); Marina Prusac (Editor)
Regular Price: £45.00
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ISBN: 9781782976394
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Studies in Funerary Archaeology
Volume: 7
The forms by which a deceased person may be brought to rest are as many as there are causes of death. In most societies the disposal of the corpse is accompanied by some form of celebration or ritual which may range from a simple act of deportment... .... Learn More -
Egyptian Art at Eton College: Selections from the Myers Collection [Paperback]
Stephen Spurr (Author); Nicholas Reeves (Author); Stephen Quirke (Author)
Regular Price: £13.95
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ISBN: 9780300086904
Published by : Metropolitan Museum of Art
The core of Eton College's fine collection of Egyptian decorative objects was collected by old Etonian Major W J Myres during his posting in Cairo during the late 19th century. This attractive catalogue illustrates and discusses 100 objects fro... .... Learn More -
Dyes in History and Archaeology 20 [Paperback]
Jo Kirby (Author)
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ISBN: 9781873132296
Published by : Archetype
In 2001 the 20th Meeting of Dyes in History and Archaeology was held in Amsterdam, demonstrating the great leaps forward that this field of study has taken over the last thirty years. The majority of the 22 articles found in this journal were ... .... Learn More -
Ceawlin [Hardback]
Rupert Matthews (Author)
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ISBN: 9781848846760
Published by : Pen & Sword Books Ltd
In this book Rupert Matthews puts forward his theories on the collapse of the post-Roman order in Britain and the formation of England. In place of anarchy and mayhem, Rupert Matthews suggests that Romanised governmental structures managed to surv... .... Learn More -
Asser's Life of King Alfred: Together with the Annals of Saint Neots Erroneously Ascribed to Asser [Hardback]
William Henry Stevenson (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780198212010
Published by : Oxford University Press
Stevenson’s 1906 edition of Asser’s Life of King Alfred, comprising the Latin text and copious notes. An article by Dorothy Whitelock surveys the debate on the authenticity of the work. .... Learn More -
Language and Power in the Early Middle Ages [Paperback]
Patrick J. Geary (Author)
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ISBN: 9781611683912
Published by : Brandeis University Press
Series: The Menahem Stern Jerusalem Lectures
The eminent historian Patrick J. Geary has written a provocative book, based on lectures delivered at the Historical Society of Israel about the role of language and ideology in the study and history of the early Middle Ages. He includes a fascina... .... Learn More -
Divine Interiors [Hardback]
Eric M. Moormann (Author)
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ISBN: 9789089642615
Published by : Amsterdam University Press
Divine Interiors is an investigation into the decoration of Greek and Roman temples with wall paintings. Mighty marble facades, sculptures and paintings played an important role in relation to these monuments. While the official temples, which ... .... Learn More -
The Culture of Food in England, 1200-1500 [Hardback]
C. M. Woolgar (Author)
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ISBN: 9780300181913
Published by : Yale University Press
In this revelatory work of social history, C. M. Woolgar shows that food in late-medieval England was far more complex, varied, and more culturally significant than we imagine today. Drawing on a vast range of sources, he charts how emerging techn... .... Learn More -
Innovation in Cultural Systems: Contributions in Evolutionary Anthropology [Hardback]
Michael J. O'Brien (Editor); Stephen Shennan (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780262013338
Published by : MIT Press
In recent years an interest in applying the principles of evolution to the study of culture emerged in the social sciences. Archaeologists and anthropologists reconsidered the role of innovation in particular, and have moved toward characterizing ... .... Learn More -
Louis: The French Prince Who Invaded England [Hardback]
Catherine Hanley (Author)
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ISBN: 9780300217452
Published by : Yale University Press
In 1215 a group of English barons, dissatisfied with the weak and despicable King John, decided that they needed a new monarch. They wanted a strong, experienced man, of royal blood, and they found him on the other side of the Channel: astonishing... .... Learn More
