Archaeological Method & Theory
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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 -
A Place to Believe in: Locating Medieval Landscapes [Paperback]
Clare Lees (Author)
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ISBN: 9780271028606
Published by : Penn State University Press
Medievalists have much to gain from a thoroughgoing contemplation of place. If landscapes are windows onto human activity, they connect us with medieval people, enabling us to ask questions about their senses of space and place. In "A Place to... .... Learn More -
Making One's Way in the World: The Footprints and Trackways of Prehistoric People [Hardback]
Martin Bell (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789254020
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The book draws on the evidence of landscape archaeology, palaeoenvironmental studies, ethnohistory and animal tracking to address the neglected topic of how we identify and interpret past patterns of movement in the landscape. It challenges the pe... .... Learn More -
Ecology of a Tool: The Polished Stone Axe of Irian Jaya (Indonesia) [Hardback]
Pierre Petrequin (Author); Anne-Marie Petrequin (Author); Alexandre Pelletier-Michaud (Author)
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ISBN: 9781789253863
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Archéo Logiques
Volume: 8
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New Guinea, and especially Papua New Guinea, is the last country in the world where ethnologists were able to closely observe, film and photograph the wholemanufacturing chaînes opératoires of polished stone felling tools, from quarryextraction to... .... Learn More -
An Archaeological History of Montserrat, West Indies [Paperback]
John F. Cherry (Editor); Krysta Ryzewski (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789253900
Published by : Oxbow Books
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Montserrat is a small island in the Leeward islands of the eastern Caribbean and at present a British Overseas Territory. It has suffered greatly in recent times, first from the devastations of Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and since 1995 from the still-... .... Learn More -
Debasement: Manipulation of Coin Standards in Pre-Modern Monetary Systems [Hardback]
Kevin Butcher (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789253986
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The debasement of coinage, particularly of silver, was a common feature of pre-modern monetary systems. Most coinages were issued by state authorities and the condition of a coinage is often seen (rightly or wrongly) as an indicator of the broader... .... Learn More -
El Vaso de Largo Bordo Horizontal: Un Trazador Cultural del Noroeste de la Península Ibérica en el II Milenio BC [Paperback]
L. Nonat (Author); P. Vázquez Liz (Author); M. P. Prieto Martínez (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781407313481
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2699
In this paper the authors study a specific type of pottery from the northwest Iberian Peninsula, known as the Wide Horizontal Rim (WHR) vessel. One of its distinctive aspects is precisely the fact that it is exclusively found in this region, which... .... Learn More -
Étude archéozoologique des grands mammifères du gisement Paléolithique moyen d’Érd (Hongrie) [Paperback]
Eva J Daschek (Author)
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ISBN: 9781407313412
Published by : British Archaeological Reports
Series: BAR S
Volume: 2694
This work deals with Neanderthal subsistence behaviours during the Middle Palaeolithic in Hungary, through the example of Érd site. Very discreet, hunting and mainly scavenging, activities are shown by zooarchaeological study for meat procurement.... .... Learn More -
The Sea Their Graves [Hardback]
David J. Stewart (Author)
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ISBN: 9780813037349
Published by : University Press of Florida
Like other groups with dangerous occupations, mariners have developed a close-knit culture bound by loss and memory. Death regularly disrupts the fabric of this culture and necessitates actions designed to mend its social structure. From the ritua... .... Learn More -
Sanitation, Latrines and Intestinal Parasites in Past Populations [Hardback]
Piers D. Mitchell (Author)
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ISBN: 9781472449078
Published by : Ashgate
Sanitation and intestinal health is something we often take for granted today. However, people living in many regions of the developing world still suffer with debilitating diseases due to the lack of sanitation. Despite its clear impact upon heal... .... Learn More
