World Archaeology
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The Late Epipalaeolithic and Early Neolithic in the Seimarren Drainage, central Zagros: Excavations at Mar Gurgalan, Asiab and Ganj Dareh [Hardback]
Tobias Richter (Editor); Hojjat Darabi (Editor); Peder Mortensen (Editor)
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ISBN: 9781789259414
Published by : Oxbow Books
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The transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture in Southwest Asia remains a key area of research for archaeologists. For many years, little intensive research was possible in the ‘eastern wing’ of the Fertile Crescent. This volume present... .... Learn More -
Assembling the Village in Medieval Bambuk: An Archaeology of Interaction at Diouboye Senegal [Hardback]
Cameron Gokee (Author)
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ISBN: 9781781790403
Published by : Equinox
The land of Bambuk was an important source of gold for trans-Saharan trade and the imperial polities of Ghana and Mali, yet the non-centralized societies of this region remain largely peripheral in the historiography of West Africa. Drawing on rec... .... Learn More -
Silla: Korea's Golden Kingdom [Hardback]
Soyoung Lee (Editor)
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ISBN: 9780300197020
Published by : Yale University Press
The Silla Kingdom, which flourished in Korea from 57 B.C. to 935 A.D., is known for its intricately crafted ornaments, many in resplendent gold, and for the creation of prominent Buddhist temples. Silla focuses on the striking artistic tr... .... Learn More -
Oceanic Art [Paperback]
Nicholas Thomas (Author)
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ISBN: 9780500202814
Published by : Thames and Hudson
The colours and patterns of the art of the Pacific Islands - spears and shields, carved canoe prows, feather capes or tortoisehell ornaments - have interested Western audiences since the voyages of Captain Cook and Bougainville. Oceanic art in par... .... Learn More -
The Incas and their Ancestors [Paperback]
Michael E. Moseley (Author)
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ISBN: 9780500282779
Published by : Thames and Hudson
Described as a ‘masterly study’ and ‘an outstanding volume’ on its first publication, The Incas and Their Ancestors quickly established itself as the best general introduction to the cultures and civilisation of ancient Peru. This fully r... .... Learn More -
Lucayan Legacies: Indigenous lifeways in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands [Paperback]
Joanna Ostapkowicz (Author)
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ISBN: 9789464261011
Published by : Sidestone Press
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This book is about Lucayan legacies – the heritage of the people who made the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands (the Lucayan archipelago) their home from the 8th to the 16th centuries. This legacy is not simply the surviving physical record, co... .... Learn More -
Lucayan Legacies: Indigenous lifeways in The Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands [Hardback]
Joanna Ostapkowicz (Author)
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ISBN: 9789464261028
Published by : Sidestone Press
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This book is about Lucayan legacies – the heritage of the people who made the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos Islands (the Lucayan archipelago) their home from the 8th to the 16th centuries. This legacy is not simply the surviving physical record, co... .... Learn More -
Acclimatising to Higher Ground: The Realities of Life of a Pacific Atoll People [Paperback]
Keith Dixon (Author)
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ISBN: 9789464260298
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Life for people on atolls is hard, affected by droughts, rough seas and other adverse climatic conditions, and now, rise in sea level threatens their very inhabitance. No wonder kinship is the foundation of atoll societies, traditional and modern!... .... Learn More -
Pieces of a Nation: South Sudanese Heritage and Museum Collections [Paperback]
Zoe Cormack (Editor); Cherry Leonardi (Editor)
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ISBN: 9789464260120
Published by : Sidestone Press
South Sudan became independent in 2011 after decades of rebel wars with the Government of Sudan. Independence prompted discussions about South Sudanese identity and shared history, in which material objects and cultural heritage featured as vitall... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Western Sahara: A Synthesis of Fieldwork, 2002 to 2009 [Hardback]
Joanne Clarke (Author); Nick Brooks (Author)
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ISBN: 9781782971726
Published by : Oxbow Books
Contrary to much perceived wisdom, the Sahara is a rich and varied tapestry of diverse environments that sustain an array of ecosystems. Throughout its history, the Sahara has been a stage for human evolution, with human habitation, movement and l... .... Learn More
