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  • Ritual Texts for the Afterlifeby

    Taylor and Francis 2007; US$ 36.95

    Fascinating texts written on small gold tablets that were deposited in graves provide a unique source of information about what some Greeks and Romans believed regarding the fate that awaited them after death, and how they could influence it.  These texts, dating from the late fifth century BCE to the second century CE, have been part of the scholarly... more...

  • Australia's Fossil Heritageby The Australian Heritage Council

    CSIRO Publishing 2012; US$ 62.95

    A detailed examination of Australia?s fossil heritage revealing the richness and diversity of Australia's prehistory. more...

  • Small-Format Aerial Photographyby James S. Aber; Irene Marzolff; Johannes Ries

    Elsevier Science 2010; US$ 102.95

    As the need for geographical data rapidly expands in the 21 st century, so too do applications of small-format aerial photography for a wide range of scientific, commercial and governmental purposes. Small-format Aerial Photography (SFAP) presents basic and advanced principles and techniques with an emphasis on digital cameras. Unmanned platforms... more...

  • Connections and Complexityby Shinu Anna Abraham; Praveena Gullapalli; Teresa P Raczek; Uzma Z Rizvi

    Left Coast Press 2013; US$ 89.00

    This compilation of original research articles highlight the important cross-regional, cross-chronological, and comparative approaches to political and economic landscapes in ancient South Asia and its neighbors. Focusing on the Indus Valley period and Iron Age India, this volume incorporates new research in South Asia within the broader universe... more...

  • American Egyptologistby Jeffrey Abt

    University of Chicago Press 2012; US$ 30.00

    James Henry Breasted (1865–1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. Daring, handsome, and charismatic, he traveled on expeditions to remote and politically unstable corners of the Middle East, helped identify the tomb of King Tut, and was on the cover of Tim e magazine. But Breasted was more than an Indiana... more...

  • Facts on the Groundby Nadia Abu El-Haj

    University of Chicago Press 2008; US$ 27.50

    Archaeology in Israel is truly a national obsession, a practice through which national identity—and national rights—have long been asserted. But how and why did archaeology emerge as such a pervasive force there? How can the practices of archaeology help answer those questions? In this stirring book, Nadia Abu El-Haj addresses these questions... more...

  • Roman Buildingby Jean-Pierre Adam

    Taylor and Francis 1999; US$ 130.00

    With over 750 illustrations, Roman Buildings is a thorough and systematic examination of Roman architecture and building practice, looking at large-scale public buildings as well as more modest homes and shops. Placing emphasis on the technical aspects of the subject, the author follows the process of building through each stage -- from quarry to... more...

  • Historiographie in der Antikeby Klaus-Peter Adam

    De Gruyter 2008; US$ 133.00

    Historiographical documents from Ancient Greece have existed at least since the time of Herodotus; an historical awareness developed before his time, as evidenced in historical omnia, epic literature from Mesopotamia, in the texts of Hittite letters and treaties, and in Egyptian sources. The book explores the conceptual and formal characteristics of... more...

  • Ladies of the Fieldby Amanda Adams

    Greystone Books 2010; US$ 14.95

    The first women archaeologists were Victorian era adventurers who felt most at home when farthest from it. Canvas tents were their domains, hot Middle Eastern deserts their gardens of inquiry and labor. Thanks to them, prevailing ideas about feminine nature ? soft, nurturing, submissive ? were upended. Ladies of the Field tells the story of seven... more...

  • Comparative Osteologyby Bradley Adams; Pam Crabtree

    Elsevier Science 2011; US$ 59.95

    In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system. It is also quite common for skeletal remains (both human and nonhuman) to be discovered in archaeological contexts. While the difference between human and nonhuman bones is often very striking, it can... more...