Category: Archaeology

The First Americans: In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery

By: Adovasio, J.M.; Page, Jake

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Modern Library : 2002

Seller ID: 32016

ISBN-13: 9780375757044

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Black-and-white illustrations. This book asks two questions: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there? Index. Bibliography. Measures 5.25x8 inches. 328p.
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Fiesole: The Archaeological Zone and Museum (83)

By: Agostino, Alfredo de

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Ministero Della Pubblica Istruzione : 1966

Seller ID: 22211

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Some fading on back cover. No. 83 of the guide-books to the museums, galleries and monuments of Italy series. 62 illustrations. Second Edition. Text in English.

Includes chronology of excavations. Bibliography.

Fiesole is a town and commune of the province of Florence in the Italian region of Tuscany. It was probably founded in the 9th-8th century BC, as it was an important member of the Etruscan confederacy, as may be seen from the remains of its ancient walls.
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New Orkney Antiquarian Journal (Volume 1, 1999)

By: Anderson, Peter D. et al

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Orkney Heritage Society, Orkney Archaeological Trust.

Seller ID: 33397

ISBN-13: 9780953594504

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Bent book. 10 Illustrations. 80p. Bibliography. Measures 8x10 inches.

This is the first volume of historical and archaeological papers relating to Orkney. Contributors include Ron Ferguson, Brian Smith, Denys Pringle, Peter D Anderson, Steinar Imsen, Phil Astley and Barbara Crawford. Includes an appreciation of Marjorie Linklater; the Stewart Earls in Orkney and Shetland, and more.

Orkney is an archipelago in the Northern Isles of Scotland, situated off the north coast of the island of Great Britain. It was absorbed by the Kingdom of Scotland in 1472.
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Abstracts: 86th General Meeting of the Archaeological Institute of America (Volume 9-1984)

By: Archaeological Institute of America

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Archaeological Institute of America : 1984

Seller ID: 25838

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Meeting was held in Toronto, Ontario on December 27-30, 1984. 37p. Summaries of the papers are printed in alphabetical order by author. Authors include William Y.Adams, Antonia Holden, Barbara L. Johnson, John H. Oakley, Anne Paul, and others.
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China's Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy (February 22-May 27, 2103)

By: Asian Art Museum

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: The Examiner and the Asian Art Museum : 2013

Seller ID: 26514

Binding: Tabloid

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Tabloid style booklet that accompanied this February 22-May 27, 2013 exhibition at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Articles on the exhibition and the museum. Illustrated throughout. Advertisements. 24p.
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The Exhibition of Archaeological Finds of The People's Republic of China (Gallery Brochure, Jun 28-Aug 28, 1975)

By: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco : 1975

Seller ID: 17793

Binding: Brochure

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. One page in Chinese. Gallery guide for exhibition (Jun 28-Aug 28, 1975). Six-sided/folded. Includes six mall images, a floor plan of the exhibition and an overview of the show by Rene-Yvon Lefebvre d'Argence.
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Israel Exploration Journal (Vol 19, No. 2, 1969)

By: Avi-Yonah, M. (editor)

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Jerusalem, Israel, Israel Exploration Journal : 1969

Seller ID: 28713

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Unmarked. Bend and tanning on cover. pp65130. Illustrated with ten plates plus drawings and tables. Articles include "Tell Turmus in the Huleh Valley" by Y. Dayan, "Source Areas for Obsidian Recovered at Munhata, Beisamoun, Hazorea and El-Khiam" by G.A. Wright and A.A. Gordus, "Seal-Impressions from Tomb 107 at Kurnub (Mampsis)" by A. Negev, and more.
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Israel Exploration Journal (Vol 19, No. 4, 1969)

By: Avi-Yonah, M. (editor)

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Jerusalem, Israel, Israel Exploration Journal : 1969

Seller ID: 23472

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Unmarked. Illustrated. Some tanning around the edges. pp193-234.

Includes "Excavations in the area of the ancient synagogue at Gaza (preliminary report)" by Ovadiah, the 'Periphrastic Imperative" in Aramaic and Hebrew" by Greenfield, "A Note on an Inscription from Kurnub" by Mann, "Tracian Units in the Royal Army" by Jarret, and "Remarques sur le changement de statut administratif de la province de Judee…" by Pflaum.
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Archaeology: Discoveries in the 1960s

By: Bacon, Edward

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Praeger : 1971

Seller ID: 23749

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Dust jacket with rubbing and some chipping. B/W illustrations throughout. 293p. Focus is on the archaeological discoveries between 1959-1970.
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Ancestral Dwellings: Furnishing the Han Tomb

By: Berger, Patricia

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco : 1987

Seller ID: 17108

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Illustrated. Booklet accompanied an exhibition (March 7-July 12, 1987). Checklist for the exhibition. 24p.
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Tomb Treasures from China The Buried Art of Ancient Xi'an

By: Berger, Patricia Ann

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Asian Art Museum of San Francisco : 1994

Seller ID: 25046

ISBN-13: 9780912804309

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Catalog for exhibition organized by the Asian Art Museum to introduce the spectacular tomb arts excavated in and around Xi'an in Shaaxi province to a broad public.

Also a loose brochure for the exhibition. Bibliography. Beautifully illustrated. Maps and plans. Introductory essay by Patricia Berger.
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British Museum Magazine (Number 31, Summer 1998)

By: British Museum

Price: $18.00 USD

Publisher: The British Museum Society : 1998

Seller ID: 15796

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Includes "Archaeology in the Levant: A Tale of Three Cities" by Jonathan N. Tubb, "Where There's Smoke There's Fire: Pipe-smoking in the Ottoman Empire" by St. John Simpson, "Modelled in Wax: The Work of the Hamerani Family of Rome" by Luke Syson, "A Babylonian ABC" by Irving L. Finkel, Ian Jenkins on the New Parthenon Galleries and more. Includes some loose inserts about the British Museum Society. 40p.
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Levant (Volume XXX, 1998)

By: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem

Price: $50.00 USD

Publisher: British School of Archaeology in Jerusalem : 1998

Seller ID: 27938

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Unmarked. Bumped corner. Illustrated. Field reports and research articles. Topics include the Wadi Faynan Project, the Aceramic Neolithic site of Ayia Varvara Asprokremnos (Cyprus), an 11th century pottery production workshop at al-Raqqa, and more. 230p. Measures 8.25x10.5 inches.
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The First Americans: The Pre-Columbian Civilizations

By: Bushnell, Geoffrey Hext Sutherland

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: McGraw-Hill : 1968

Seller ID: 26873

ISBN-13: 9780070093089

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Black and white illustrations. Chronological table. Index. 144p. Bibliography.

The pre-Columbian civilizations of Mexico, Mesoamerica, and South America offer paradoxical mixtures. This book draws on archaeological findings to present the history of the Indian civilizations in America from 500 BC to the Hispanic conquests.
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Pacific Discovery, Treasures of Ancient Peru, California Academy of Sciences (Volume XXXI Number 4, July/August 1978)

By: California Academy of Sciences

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: California Academy of Sciences : 1978

Seller ID: 25922

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Illustrated. 30p. Exhibition catalog from the California Academy of Sciences Peru' Golden Treasures exhibition.

Articles on Gold, Graves, and Gods in Ancient Peru, A visit to Machu Picchu, Peruvian Textiles, Ceramic Sculptures of Ancient Peru and more. Contributors include Patricia J. Lyon, Glynn Custred, Geraldine Lindsay, Donna M. Garaventa, and Raphael X. Reichert. Includes Inca astronomy Sky Watcher's Guide.
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Ostia (Itineraries of the Museums, Galleries and Monuments of Italy Series, N. 1)

By: Calza, G.; Becatti, G.

Price: $16.00 USD

Publisher: Istituto Poligrafico Dello Stato : nd

Seller ID: 22377

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Unmarked. Seventh edition. 88 illustrations. Map and plans. "Ostia Antica" foldout guide, measuring 21x10 inches unfolded. Edge wear and some sun-fading.

Ostia Antica is a large archeological site, close to the modern suburb of Ostia, that was the location of the harbour city of ancient Rome, which is approximately 30 kilometres to the northeast.
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The Roman Baths and Museum

By: Cunliffe, Professor

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Bath Archaeological Trust : 1985

Seller ID: 13922

ISBN-13: 9780950618012

Binding: Paperback (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Extensively illustrated with maps, photographs and drawings. 40p. The springs of Bath were first used by groups of hunters 7000 years ago.
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The Central Archaeological Museum of Etruria

By: De Agostino, A.

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Florence, Bartolini Publications : 1959

Seller ID: 27848

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Good

Unmarked. Small tear on back cover. Includes 40 illustrations in the text, map, and original plans. 40p. The collection's first foundations were the family collections of the Medici and Lorraine, with several transfers from the Uffizi up to 1890 (except the collections of marble sculpture which the Uffizi already possessed).

The Egyptian section was first formed in the first half of the 18th century from part of the collections of Pierre Leopold de Toscane, from another part of an expedition promoted by the same Grand Duke in 1828.
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Mathematics and Computers in Archaeology

By: Doran, J. E.; Hodson, F. R.

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Harvard University Press : 1976

Seller ID: 28959

ISBN-13: 9780674554559

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Unclipped dust jacket. A book for students and practitioners of archaeology. This introductory survey of quantitative methods shows the applications of mathematical and statistical techniques that archaeologists brought to their work as of the 1970s. References. Index. 381p. Measures 6.25x9.25 inches.
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Excavations at Athienou, Cyprus 1971-1972

By: Dothan, Trude; Ben-Tor, Amonon

Price: $20.00 USD

Publisher: Jerusalem, The Israel Museum : 1974

Seller ID: 32901

Binding: Booklet (Saddle Stitched)

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Text in Hebrew and English. Maps. Plans. Black-and white illustrations. Exhibition catalog. 116p. Measures 8.25x7 inches.
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Pergamon: The Telephos Frieze from the Great Altar (Volume 1)

By: Dreyfus, Renee; Schraudolph, Ellen (editors)

Price: $14.00 USD

Publisher: Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco : 1996

Seller ID: 25066

ISBN-13: 9780884010890

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked. Exhibition catalog. This volume treats the scholarly efforts to interpret correctly the fragments of the frieze since its discovery by German archaeologists in the late nineteenth century.

Color photographs illustrate twelve marble panels from the frieze, which the contributors treat as the first known instance of continuous narrative in sculpture. Contributors include Ursula Kastner, Wolf-Dieter Heilmeyer, Andrew Stewart, and others. Endnotes. 308p.
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Pocket Book of Luxor Museum

By: el-Shahawy, Abeer

Price: $15.00 USD

Publisher: Abydos Publications : 2009

Seller ID: 32473

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Diagram of the temple. Text in English. Color plates. Glossary of Ancient Egypt terms. Bibliography. 192p. Measures 6.25 inches square.

Luxor Museum is an archaeological museum in Luxor, Egypt. It stands on the corniche, overlooking the west bank of the River Nile. Items include grave goods from the tomb of the 18th dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun and a collection of 26 New Kingdom statues and more.
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Artifacts: An Archaeologist's Year in Silicon Valley

By: Finn, Christine A.

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: MIT Press : 2001

Seller ID: 30400

ISBN-13: 9780897660181

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Black and white images. Christine Finn brings the perspectives of the past and the future to the story of Silicon Valley's present material culture. 246p.
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Han and T'ang Murals: Discovered in Tombs in the People's Republic of China and Copied by Contemporary Chinese Painters

By: Fontein, Jan; Wu, Tung

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: Museum of Fine Arts : 1976

Seller ID: 25258

ISBN-13: 9780878461028

Binding: Paperback

Condition: Very Good

Unmarked text. Illustrated in color and B/W. Sticker on cover reads Pacificulture-Asia Museum, Pasadena,CA.

Topics include Western Han Tomb No. 61 near Lo-yang, Honan Province, Eastern Han Tombs, Wei-Chin Tombs, etc. Bibliography. Chinese Chronology. 131p.
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American Antiquity; Design Structure and Social Interaction: Archaeological Implications of an Ethnographic Analysis (Journal of the Society for American Archaeology)

By: Friedrich, Margaret Hardin

Price: $12.00 USD

Publisher: American Antiquity : 1970

Seller ID: 16492

Binding: Staplebound Wraps

Condition: Very Good

Reprinted from American Antiquity, Vol. 35., No. 3, 1970. Unmarked. Illustrated. References. pp.332-343.
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Category: Archaeology