Discovery ! Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology
by Fagan, Brian M. (ed)
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0500051496
- ISBN 13
- 9780500051498
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Thames & Hudson, London, 2007. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine Condition/Fine. First impression. Size: Quarto. 256 pages. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. Dust Jacket is in as new condition, apart from normal shop shelf wear - contains no tears or chips or other damage. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. An unprecedented look inside contemporary archaeology, Discovery! reveals the most exciting, significant, and astonishing finds from the last fifteen years. Many of the book's contributiions are written by the discoverers themselves, who give firsthand accounts of their work and assess the significance. They include famous Egyptologists such as Zahi Hawass, Kent Weeks, and Alain Zivie; pioneering underwater explorers such as Franck Goddio; and leading excavators and scietists from America, Britain, China, France, Germany, Itlay, Scandinavia, and elsewhere. International in scope and totally authoritative, the book is illustrated throughout with spectacular photographs, many taken at the very moment of discovery. Brian M. Fagan is Emeritus Professor of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and the author or editor of many popular books on archaeology. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Archaeology; Ancient History; England; History. ISBN: . ISBN/EAN: 9780500051498. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10476. . 9780500051498 This book weighs over one kilogram, and may involve extra shipping charges if posted to some countries..
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- Bookseller
- Great Southern Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10476
- Title
- Discovery ! Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology
- Author
- Fagan, Brian M. (ed)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine Condition
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0500051496
- ISBN 13
- 9780500051498
- Publisher
- Thames & Hudson
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 2007
- Keywords
- BZDB137 archaeology, 1990-2007, discovery, Archaeology; Ancient History; England; History. Unbranded EAN: 9780500051498 Fagan, Brian M. (ed) Discovery ! Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology
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