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  • WARFARE IN NEOLITHIC EUROPE
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    WARFARE IN NEOLITHIC EUROPE
    JULIAN MAXWELL HEATH
    The Neolithic ('New Stone Age') marks the time when the prehistoric communities of Europe turned their backs on the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that they had followed for many thousands of years, and instead, became farmers. The significance of this switch from a lifestyle that had been based on the hunting and gathering of wild food resources, to one that involved the growing of...

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  • WAR & TRADE WITH THE PHARAOHS
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    WAR & TRADE WITH THE PHARAOHS
    GARRY J. SHAW
    “An entertaining and informative romp, from the joys of imported beer to the horror of invasion . . . demonstrates the extent of Egyptian foreign affairs.”—Ancient Egypt Magazine   The ancient Egyptians presented themselves as superior to all other people in the world; on temple walls, the pharaoh is shown smiting foreign enemies—people from Nubia, Libya and the Levant or crush...

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  • AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
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    AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL STUDY OF THE BAYEUX TAPESTRY
    TREVOR ROWLEY
    An Archaeological Study of the Bayeux Tapestry provides a unique re-examination of this famous piece of work through the historical geography and archaeology of the tapestry. Trevor Rowley is the first author to have analysed the tapestry through the landscapes, buildings and structures shown, such as towns and castles, while comparing them to the landscapes, buildings, ruins a...

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  • BENEATH THE KILLING FIELDS
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    BENEATH THE KILLING FIELDS
    MATTHEW LEONARD
    Beneath the Killing Fields of the Western Front still lies a hidden landscape of industrialised conflict virtually untouched since 1918. This subterranean world is an ambiguous environment filled with material culture that that objectifies the scope and depth of human interaction with the diverse conflict landscapes of modern war. Covering the military reasoning for taking the ...

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  • THE WESTERN FRONT
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    THE WESTERN FRONT
    STEPHEN MILES
    The Western Front has become, once again, and after 100 years, an important and increasingly popular tourist destination. The Centenary is already encouraging large numbers of visitors to engage with this highly poignant landscape of war and to commemorate the sacrifice and loss of a previous generation. Interest is also being sharpened in the places of war as battle-sites, tre...

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  • WILLIAM BOYD DAWKINS & THE VICTORIAN SCIENCE OF CAVE HUNTING
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    WILLIAM BOYD DAWKINS & THE VICTORIAN SCIENCE OF CAVE HUNTING
    MARK WHITE
    William Boyd Dawkins was a controversial Victorian geologist, palaeontologist and archaeologist who has divided opinion as either a hero or villain. For some, he was a pioneer of Darwinian science as a member of the Lubbock-Evans network, while for others he was little more than a reckless vandal who destroyed irreplaceable evidence and left precious little for future generatio...

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  • THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOHS' TOMBS
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    THE CURSE OF THE PHARAOHS' TOMBS
    PAUL HARRISON
    The Curse of the Pharaohs Tombs is the definitive book on Ancient Egyptian tomb curses, providing new information and data never before published whilst exploring the many incidents and deaths associated with tomb curses. The book puts the record straight on matters which have been wrongly recorded by others, such as the legend of Tutankhamun, as well as presenting new data nev...

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  • WARFARE & WEAPONRY IN DYNASTIC EGYPT
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    WARFARE & WEAPONRY IN DYNASTIC EGYPT
    REBECCA DEAN
    Defence. Attack. Symbolism. The development of warfare in any society provides an evocative glance into the lives (and deaths) of our predecessors. This is never more the case than with that most enticing of ancient civilisations, Ancient Egypt. Follow Rebecca Dean through the fascinating world of mysterious figures such as Tutankhamun and Nefertiti, examining not only the hist...

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  • THE ROMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN
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    THE ROMAN INVASION OF BRITAIN
    BIRGITTA HOFFMANN
    The purpose of this book is to take what we think we know about the Roman Conquest of Britain from historical sources, and compare it with the archaeological evidence, which is often contradictory. Archaeologists and historians all too often work in complete isolation from each other and this book hopes to show the dangers of neglecting either form of evidence. In the process i...

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  • THE ROYAL TOMBS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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    THE ROYAL TOMBS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
    AIDAN DODSON
    The renowned Egyptologist presents a fascinating and comprehensive history of Ancient Egyptian pyramids, mausolea and other funerary monuments. The royal tombs of ancient Egypt include some of the most stupendous monuments of all time, containing some of the greatest treasures to survive from the ancient world. This book is a history of the burial places of the rulers of Egypt ...

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  • AN ANTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN TEXTS
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    AN ANTHOLOGY OF ANCIENT MESOPOTAMIAN TEXTS
    SABINE FRANKE
    Learn about the ancient civilizations of Iraq and Syria, through the stories they told.   This book gathers the best stories of ancient Near Eastern literature surrounding the Mesopotamian gods, men, and kings. It takes the reader on a journey back to the birth of literature in Mesopotamia—which at the same time seems so distant yet so familiar.   Fairy tales, myths, and epics ...

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  • LIVING ON THE EDGE OF EMPIRE
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    LIVING ON THE EDGE OF EMPIRE
    ROB COLLINS
    “Beautiful . . . an essential book for anyone with an interest in the material culture of the Roman frontier in its wider context.” —Current Archaeology Dr. Rob Collins and the curators of the remarkable collections from Hadrian’s Wall present a striking new contribution to understanding the archaeology of a Roman frontier. This highly illustrated volume showcases the artifacts...

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  • FIRST WORLD WAR UNIFORMS
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    FIRST WORLD WAR UNIFORMS
    CATHERINE PRICE-ROWE
    View any image of a Tommy and his uniform becomes an assumed item, few would consider where and how that uniform was made. Over 5 million men served on the Western Front, they all required clothing. From August 1914 to March 1919, across all theaters of operations, over 28 million pairs of trousers and c.360 million yards of various cloth was manufactured.Worn by men of all ran...

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  • FIRST WORLD WAR UNIFORMS
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    FIRST WORLD WAR UNIFORMS
    CATHERINE PRICE-ROWE
    View any image of a Tommy and his uniform becomes an assumed item, few would consider where and how that uniform was made. Over 5 million men served on the Western Front, they all required clothing. From August 1914 to March 1919, across all theaters of operations, over 28 million pairs of trousers and c.360 million yards of various cloth was manufactured.Worn by men of all ran...

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  • WARFARE IN NEOLITHIC EUROPE
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    WARFARE IN NEOLITHIC EUROPE
    JULIAN MAXWELL HEATH
    The Neolithic ('New Stone Age') marks the time when the prehistoric communities of Europe turned their backs on the hunter-gatherer lifestyle that they had followed for many thousands of years, and instead, became farmers. The significance of this switch from a lifestyle that had been based on the hunting and gathering of wild food resources, to one that involved the growing of...

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  • THE ROYAL TOMBS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
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    THE ROYAL TOMBS OF ANCIENT EGYPT
    AIDAN DODSON
    The renowned Egyptologist presents a fascinating and comprehensive history of Ancient Egyptian pyramids, mausolea and other funerary monuments. The royal tombs of ancient Egypt include some of the most stupendous monuments of all time, containing some of the greatest treasures to survive from the ancient world. This book is a history of the burial places of the rulers of Egypt ...

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  • SACRIFICE, CAPTIVITY & ESCAPE
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    SACRIFICE, CAPTIVITY & ESCAPE
    PETER JACKSON
    This powerful memoir of a WWII POW recounts his incredible journey from joining the British Army to life as a prisoner of the Imperial Japanese military. Peter Jackson was young and recently married when he was drafted into the British Army at the start of World War II. He was sent to Singapore just as the city was being evacuated, and within days he was taken prisoner by the I...

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  • WARFARE IN NORTHERN EUROPE BEFORE THE ROMANS
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    WARFARE IN NORTHERN EUROPE BEFORE THE ROMANS
    JULIE WILEMAN
    This book traces the developments in the defences, weaponry and armour of the northern 'barbarians' from the earliest traces of stone age aggression to the sophisticated warfare of the tribes who met the Romans in battle. It uses evidence from monuments such as the great hillforts of the Bronze and Iron Ages, including Maiden Castle in Dorset and Alesia in France, as well as th...

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  • AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN
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    AN ARCHAEOLOGICAL HISTORY OF BRITAIN
    JONATHAN EATON
    This authoritative and accessible volume presents an archeological of Britain across millennia, from early prehistory to the present.   The Archaeological History of Britain takes us from the earliest prehistoric archaeology right up to the contemporary archaeology of the present day through the use of key sites. Historian Jonathan Eaton uses key sites to illustrate each signif...

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  • THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
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    THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
    GABRIEL MOSHENSKA
    The Second World War transformed British society. Men, women and children inhabited the war in every area of their lives, from their clothing and food to schools, workplaces and wartime service. This transformation affected the landscapes, towns and cities as factories turned to war work, beaches were prepared as battlefields and agricultural land became airfields and army camp...

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  • DARWIN'S APPRENTICE
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    DARWIN'S APPRENTICE
    JANET OWEN
    The fascinating story of Charles Darwin’s friend, fellow scientist, and champion.   Sir John Lubbock was an important Darwinist, witness to an extraordinary moment in the history of science and archaeology—the emotive scientific, religious, and philosophical debate which was triggered by the publication of Darwin’s On the Origin of Species in 1859.   Darwin’s Apprentice looks a...

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