Archaeology & Anthropology

Essays cover topics including strategies of madness and the plague in literature and myth.

A scholarly treatise on the history and construction of the Roman triumphal column, built in Rome to commemorate the Emperor Trajan's victory in the Dacian Wars.

Subtitled: From the earliest period of Roman coinage, to the extinction of the Roman Empire under Constantinus Paleologos.

A substantial and well illustrated history, covering the sculpture of ancient civilizations from Egypt and the Middle East to Greece and Rome.

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PUBLISHERChatto & Windus, London.
BINDINGRed cloth boards. Gilt lettering and top block edge.
BOOK CONDITIONSome general shelf wear, fading and discolouration. Printed pages and images...

A complete history of Egypt, from the First Dynasty to Arabic Egypt.

An account of the authors travels in Egypt with his family, when advised to visit for his health.

A comprehensive contemporary guide to ancient pottery; Egyptian, Assyrian, Greek, Etruscan and Roman.

A history of Roman Bath, based on available sources at the time. From its first occupation and the construction of the famous baths, fed by the natural spring which gave the town its name: Aqua Solis.

The story of a Danish scientific expedition to the Middle East, leaving in 1761 to meet with excitement, danger, privation and disaster.

A compilation of nine papers by members of the society.

The first of three volumes. Including many photographs of Roman military equipment, sculptures and mosaics which have never been published before. With new paintings and line drawings by Graham Sumner

A study of the evolution of Bhutan from the earliest records, to the founding of the theocratic state in the 17th century.

An account of past excavations of the ancient city of Herculaneum, with particular focus on the unique bronzes found there.

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PUBLISHERMichael Joseph, London.
BINDINGBrown cloth boards.
BOOK CONDITIONBoards a little worn at edges, bottom of spine is bumped. Some foxing / browning to block...

A description of excavations carried out at the cemeteries at Cyrene by a team from Manchester University over three successive years following an earlier dig in 1952. Descriptions of coins by John F. Healy.

Describes the dances and rituals of the native peoples of the South West, including Hopi, Navaho, Apache and Pueblo People.

A compilation of fifteen lectures given to the British and American Archaeological Society at Rome. Topics include the Colosseum, The Pantheon and The Catacombes.