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Archaeology
Wonders of the Ancient World
By Justin Pollard
Hardback
Published 02-Feb-2012
| RRP: | £14.99 |
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A guide to antiquity's greatest constructions - how they came to be built and what then befell them.
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Archaeological Map of Hadrian's Wall
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Paperback
Published 15-Jun-2010
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Using Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 data - the ideal scale for walkers - this new map shows with great clarity all the elements of Hadrian's Wall, and distinguishes between those features that are visible and those that have been levelled through time.
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Story of Silbury Hill
By Jim Leary
Paperback
Published 01-Oct-2010
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Written by experts with unrivalled information and knowledge of Silbury Hill, and combining scholarly research and readable narrative, this book sets out the archaeological story of Silbury. Discussing the early recognition of its importance, antiquarian and modern archaeological investigations of the hill and what Silbury means to people today.
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Parthenon
By Mary Beard
Paperback
Published 20-May-2010
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The ruined silhouette of the Parthenon on its hill above Athens is one of the world's most famous images. Its 'looted' Elgin Marbles are a global cause celebre. But what actually are they? This work tells the history and explains the significance of the Parthenon, the temple of the virgin goddess Athena, the divine patroness of ancient Athens.
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Field Archaeology of Dartmoor
By Phil Newman
Paperback
Published 30-Jun-2011
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The Field Archaeology of Dartmoor describes and narrates Dartmoor's landscape history from 4000 BC to the present, analysing and summarising archaeological and historical studies from the 19th century onwards.
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Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology
By Timothy Darvill
Paperback
Published 31-Jul-2008
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The most wide-ranging, comprehensive, and up-to-date dictionary of archaeology available. Over 4,000 entries cover artefacts, techniques, terminology, people, places, and periods. The second edition includes strong coverage of archaeological resource management and archaeological theory. An essential book for amateurs and professionals alike.
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Horse, the Wheel, and Language
By David Anthony
Paperback
Published 26-Jul-2010
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Roughly half the world's population speaks languages derived from a shared linguistic source known as Proto-Indo-European. But who were the early speakers of this ancient mother tongue, and how did they manage to spread it around the globe? This title reveals how their domestication of horses and use of the wheel spread language.
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Images of change
By Sefryn Penrose
Paperback
Published 15-Apr-2010
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Hardback edition of this critically acclaimed book, which highlights the impact the developments of the 20th century have had on the landscape and gives us a new angle on the industrial, military, domestic and agricultural influences at work around us.
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Birth of Modern Britain
By Francis Pryor
Hardback
Published 17-Feb-2011
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From the author of 'Britain BC', 'Britain AD' and 'Britain in the Middle Ages' comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past
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Decoding the Pictish Symbols
By W A Cummins
Paperback
Published 01-Oct-2009
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The Picts, the most powerful nation in northern Britain for some 500 years, mysteriously disappeared from contemporary records in the ninth century. This title opens up an understanding of who the Picts were and the world in which they lived. It is suitable for those interested in the Picts.
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