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Sumerian Economic Texts From the Umma Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts

Sumerian Economic Texts From the Umma Archive: Sumerian and Akkadian Cuneiform Texts

by Shin T. Kang

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Urbana, University of Illinois Press, 1973, 1st . Hardcover . NF/none. Bit of edgwear; red remainder-type mark bottom pageblock; very light bumping on top/bottom edge of spine; one tiny bump front edge.
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Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard County, Texas - Archeological Investigations 1974 - 1977

Fort McKavett State Historic Site, Menard County, Texas - Archeological Investigations 1974 - 1977

by Black, Art; Ing, J. David

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Texas Parks and Wildlife Department: Historic Sites and Restoration Branch, Austin, TX, 1980. First Edition. Softcover (Spiral Bound). Very Good Condition. Size: 4mo - over 9 3/4" - 12" tall. 375 pp. Pages are tight and clean. Has some curled corners. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: 2 - 3 pounds. Category: Archaeology; United States; 1970s; Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 001403. . Additional shipping charges may apply.
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The Prehistoric Paintings of the Porto Badisco Cave
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The Prehistoric Paintings of the Porto Badisco Cave

by Graziosi, Paolo

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Florence: Origines: Studi e Materiali Pubblicati a cura dell'Istituto Italiano di Preistoria e Protoistoria, 1996. A very good clean tight copy in similar dustwrapper of this hard-cover book. Originally published in Italian in 1980 as ''Le pitture preistoriche della grotta di Porto Badisco''. Deals with the neolithic cave paintings at Porto Badisco, to the south of Otranto in the heel of Italy, which were first discovered in 1970. 180pp plus 128pp (some folding) of b&w plates (and a few in colour). Please note: this is a heavy book, weighing over 2kg, so extra postage would be required.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Urnas de Oaxaca
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Urnas de Oaxaca

by Alfonso Caso y Andrade (1896-1970) and Ignacio Bernal

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389 pages with plates (some in color) and bibliography. Quarto (12 1/2" x 8 1/4") issued in blue cloth with gilt lettering to spine and cover and blind stamped ruled edge to cover. With Thermolumineszenzdatierung und Neutronenaktivierungsanalyse von Urnengefassen aus Oaxaca by Christian Goedicke, Sabine Henschel and Ursel Wagner. Bassler-Archiv, Neue Folge, Band XL (1992) pages 65 thru 86 (Berlin). Memorias del Instituto Nacional de Antropologia e Historia II. Limited to 1500 copies. First edition.The Zapotec, whose ancient culture flourished for over a millennium in southwest Mesoamerica, have been the topic of a diversity of studies primarily because their unique history provides clues about the origins of civilization and how urban societies evolve. As with other ancient societies, focus on their archaeological record has been key for inferring certain aspects of human behavior and cultural development, such as technology, subsistence, exchange, residential patterns, scribal traditions and… Read More
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Submerged Prehistory
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Submerged Prehistory

by Benjamin, Jonathan; Bonsall, Clive; Pickard, Catriona; and Fischer, Anders

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Oxford: Oxbow Books, 2011. No dustwrapper (as issued), slight bumping to spine ends and corners, otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. Contains twenty-six pieces by various authors on aspects of archaeology on sites wholly or partly underwater, including areas whish were dry land in the mesolithic period. Mostly deals with sites in northern Europe, but also with north America and the eastern Mediterranean areas. 338pp, colour and b&w illustration and diagrams throughout.. Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.
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Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period
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Painting the Maya Universe: Royal Ceramics of the Classic Period

by Dorie Reents-Budet

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xx+377 pages with 86 color photographs, 9 black and photographs, 128 figures, 3 maps, appendices and index. Oblong Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 11") bound in original publisher's red cloth with black lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. Contributions by Joseph W Ball, Ronald L Bishop, Virginia M Fields and Barbara MacLeod. Photography by Justin Kerr. Forewords by Michael P Mezzatesta and Linda Schele. First edition.Lavishly illustrated with nearly 400 color images, Painting the Maya Universe is the most thorough study and brilliant display of Classic Maya ceramic painting yet published. Building on twenty years of research and debate, Dorie Reents-Budet and her collaborators Joseph W. Ball, Ronald L. Bishop, Virginia M. Fields, and Barbara MacLeod bring together many perspectives, including the art historical, archaeological, epigraphical, and ethnohistorical, to examine one of the world's great but overlooked painting traditions. With an emphasis on sixth- to eighth-century pottery featuring… Read More
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L'Eglise Byzantine de Nahariya (Israel) :

L'Eglise Byzantine de Nahariya (Israel) : Etude Archeologique

by Dauphin, Claudine & Edelstein, Gershon

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A 1st French ed. very good- hardcover (cloth-bound) stains & tanning signs on covs. & spine as in image, text near fine. Illustrated with b/w photos (plates) & drawings. series: Monuments Byzantins n ° 5. Notice:
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes
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Ban and Arriere Ban: A Rally Of Fugitive Rhymes

by Lang, Andrew

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Andrew E. Lang , a rare book of his poetry. Ban and Arriere Ban USED. 1st Edition, 1894, Longman's Green and Co. Deckle edge, tanning. Beveled green boards with gold gilt ornamentation. The Author's name appears in gold at the front lower right.board. . 118 pages. Illustrated by Henry Justice Ford. illustrator of the Fairy Books. Per wiki "Arrière-ban, in French customs, is a general proclamation whereby the king summons to war all his vassals and their vassals. To the Provost of Paris belongs the convoking and commanding of the arrière-ban. In the Medieval usage, arrière-ban denoted a general levy, where all able-bodied males were summoned into arms. List of contents available upon request.: ."Many of the verses of this collection appeared in magazines prior to appearing here". INCLUDES ORIGINAL FIRST EDITION PUBLISHERS STATEMENT, 4 3/8 x 2 3/8: "Messrs Longmans intend this book to be sold to the Public at the advertised price and supply it to the Trade on terms which will not allow discount."… Read More
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Lefkandi I: Text: Iron Age Text
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Lefkandi I: Text: Iron Age Text

by Mervyn Reddaway "M R" Popham (1927-2000), H L Sackett and P G Themelis (editors)

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xvi+464 pages with color frontispiece, tables, illustrations, figures, charts, graphs and appendixes. Quarto (10" x 7 1/2") bound in original publisher's brown cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original pictorial jacket. From the library of Martin Sinclair Frankland Hood. First edition.Archaeological finds attest to a settlement on the promontory locally known as Xeropolis, while several associated cemeteries have been identified nearby. The settlement site is located on a promontory overlooking the Euripos, with small bays forming natural harbours east and west of the site. The cemeteries are located on the hillslopes northwest of the settlement; the plots identified so far are known as the East Cemetery, Skoubris, Palia Perivolia, Toumba, in addition to further smaller groups of burials. The site is located between the island's two main cities in antiquity, Chalkis and Eretria. Excavation here is conducted under the direction of the British School at Athens and is ongoing as of 2007 (previous… Read More
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Prehistoric London: its mounds and circles
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Prehistoric London: its mounds and circles

by E.O. Gordon

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This is the book that gave me clues as the use of Kennington Common in 'antiquity'. A unique and rare reference work on prehistoric London. Also about England more widely - Stonehenge, Glastonbury Tor etc
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Manika I: An Early Helladic Town in Chalkis, Euboea (3000-2400 BC)
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Manika I: An Early Helladic Town in Chalkis, Euboea (3000-2400 BC)

by Adamantios A Sampson (1944- ) Inscribed

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460 pages with maps, plates, figures, photographs, illustrations, drawings, tables, appendix and bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/4") bound in original publisher's pictorial wrappers. Inscribed by the author. First edition.In Greek with extensive English section.Manika was an ancient town in Euboea Greece, dating to the Early Helladic period II (2800–2200 BC). The settlement covered an area of 50–80 hectares, and was inhabited by 6,000–13,500-15,000 people according to estimates. It was one of the largest settlements of the Bronze Age in Greece. The prehistoric site of Manika, 5 km. north of Chalkis, has been known since the beginning of the century when the then director of the Chalkis Museum, G. Papavasileiou, excavated 50 EH tombs. In 1955 in the course of surface reconnaissance in Euboea, D. Theocharis confirmed the existence of a small important prehistoric settlement on the peninsula (sector III). This settlement continued below sea-level to a considerable depth and presented thick… Read More
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Las culturas de america,america indigena por edilberto marban escobar primera edicion habana cuba...
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Las culturas de america,america indigena por edilberto marban escobar primera edicion habana cuba 1948

by Edilberto marban escobar

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Las culturas de america america indigena por edilberto marban escobar primera edicion habana cuba 1948.interesante libro sobre la historia de los pueblos aborigenes del continente americano.libro ilustrado en muy buenas condiciones,escrito por edilberto marban escobar.quien fuera un destacado historiador e investigador cubano
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