Art & Archaeology
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Image Makers: The Social Context of a Hunter-Gatherer Ritual [Hardback]
David Lewis-Williams (Author)
£75.00ISBN: 9781108498210
Published by : Cambridge University Press
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Rock-art images around the world are often difficult for us to decipher as modern viewers. Based on authentic records of the beliefs, rituals and daily life of the nineteenth-century San peoples, and of those who still inhabit the Kalahari Desert,... .... Learn More -
Classical Antiquities of Algeria: A Selective Guide [Paperback]
Jean-Marie Blas de Roblès (Author); Claude Sintes (Author); Philip Kenrick (Author)
£20.00ISBN: 9781900971546
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Algeria is a large country, rich in visual remains of its long and complex history. The monuments of the Roman period are particularly impressive. This is partly because they are well-preserved, but also because the French, who colonised the regio... .... Learn More -
The Archaeology of Western Sahara: A Synthesis of Fieldwork, 2002 to 2009 [Hardback]
Joanne Clarke (Author); Nick Brooks (Author)
£55.00ISBN: 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 -
Abusir and Saqqara in the Year 2015 [Hardback]
Miroslav Bárta (Editor); Filip Coppens (Editor); Jaromír Krejčí (Editor)
£168.00ISBN: 9788073087586
Published by : Czech Institute of Egyptology
The Czech Institute of Egyptology of the Charles University in Prague has since the start of the third millennium established the tradition of organising on a regular basis a platform for scholars, active in the pyramid fields and the cemeteries o... .... Learn More -
Archival Theory, Chronology and Interpretation of Rock Art in the Western Cape, South Africa [Paperback]
Siyakha Mguni (Author)
£40.00ISBN: 9781784914462
Published by : Archaeopress
Since absolute dating of rock art is limited, relative chronologies remain useful in contextualising interpretations of ancient images. This book advocates the archival capacity of rock art and uses archival perspectives to analyse the chronology ... .... Learn More -
African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present: Techniques, Identification and Distribution [Paperback]
Anne Haour (Author); K. Manning (Author); N. Arazi (Author); O. Gosselain (Author)
£34.00ISBN: 9781842179680
Published by : Oxbow Books
African Pottery Roulettes Past and Present considers ethnographic, museological and archaeological approaches to pottery-decorating tools called roulettes, that is to say, short lengths of fibre or wood that are rolled over the surface... .... Learn More -
The Ancient Red Sea Port of Adulis, Eritrea Report of the Etritro-British Expedition, 2004-5 [Paperback]
D. P. S. Peacock (Author); Evan Peacock (Author); Lucy Blue (Author)
£36.00ISBN: 9781842173084
Published by : Oxbow Books
The port of Adulis was one of greatest significance in Antiquity. It is best known for its role in Aksumite trade during the fourth - seventh centuries AD. However it is also a major port of the Periplus of the Erythraean Sea , a sailors' hand... .... Learn More -
Les mosquées ibadites du djebel Nafūsa: Architecture, histoire et religions du nort-ouest de la Libye (VIIe-XIIIe siècle) [Paperback]
Virginie Prevost (Author)
£30.00ISBN: 9781900971416
Published by : Society for Libyan Studies
Series: Society for Libyan Studies Monograph
Volume: 10
The mosques of the Djebel Nafūsa, little known and under threat, personify the continuity of traditions and faith of the Ibadites, who have retained their grip over the centuries on this rugged landscape, despite their many trials and tribulations... .... Learn More -
News from the Past: Progress in African Archaeobotany: Proceedings of the 7th International Workshop on African Archaeobotany in Vienna, 2 – 5 July 2012 [Hardback]
Ursula Thanheiser (Editor)
£54.25ISBN: 9789492444028
Published by : Barkhuis
Series: Advances in Archaeobotany
Volume: 3
Most of the contributions in this volume were presented at the seventh International Workshop on African Archaeobotany (IWAA), held in Vienna, 2-5 July 2012. They address past interrelationships between people and plants as evident in the rich arc... .... Learn More -
Rock Art and Regional Identity: A Comparative Perspective [Hardback]
Jamie Hampson (Author)
£65.99ISBN: 9781611323719
Published by : Left Coast Press
Why did the ancient artists create paintings and engravings? What did the images mean? This careful study of rock art motifs in Trans-Pecos area of Texas and a small area in South Africa, demonstrates that there are archaeological and anthropologi... .... Learn More
