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    1.093,95 kr.

    Provides an outline of the history and sociology of the Eastern Desert unparalleled in any language for its comprehensiveness. As such, it will be the essential starting point for future research on the Eastern Desert. Includes a CD of eleven audio files with music of the Ababda Nomads, and six short videos of Ababda culture.

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    323,95 kr.

    This revised and expanded edition of the classic 1999 edited book includes all the chapters from the original volume plus a new, updated, introduction and several new chapters.

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    788,95 kr.

    This book presents investigations of several constructed floors, built during the 600 to 800 years of site formation in the Archaic period (ca. 8000-2000 BCE), the crucial timespan in Mesoamerican prehistory when people were transitioning from full-blown dependency on wild resources to the use of domesticated crops.

  • - El Varal and the Problem of Inter-Site Assemblage Variation
     
    363,95 kr.

    The Soconusco region, a narrow strip of the Pacific coast of Mexico and Guatemala, is the location of some of the earliest pottery-using villages of ancient Mesoamerica. Investigations at El Varal, a special-purpose estuary site of the later Early Formative (1250-1000 B.C.) are described here.

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    923,95 kr.

    Second in a series of studies on the archaeology of the Titicaca Basin, serves as an excellent springboard for broader discussions of the roles of ritual, authority, coercion, and the intensification of resources and trade for the development of archaic states worldwide.

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    1.033,95 kr.

    Twelve papers from senior scholars, whose contributions discuss subjects from the farthest points of the southern Andes. Provides a platform for each to present an informed view on the nature of this enigmatic place which continues to elude understanding by falling outside our established models for early cities and states.

  • - Typology and Seriation of Pottery from the UA-1 Domestic Compound
    af Geoffrey G. McCafferty
    153,95 kr.

    Cholula played a prominent role in shaping events of central Mexico's Postclassic period. This book provides an innovative new classification of Cholula ceramics, based on artifact assemblages recovered from excavations. A detailed and well-illustrated description of ceramic types is provided to construct a new classification system.

  • af Christopher B. Donnan
    143,95 kr.

  • - El Varal and the Problem of Inter-Site Assemblage Variation
     
    713,95 kr.

    The Soconusco region, a narrow strip of the Pacific coast of Mexico and Guatemala, is the location of some of the earliest pottery-using villages of ancient Mesoamerica. Investigations at El Varal, a special-purpose estuary site of the later Early Formative (1250-1000 B.C.) are described here.

  • - The Architecture and Pottery
    af Joyce Marcus
    288,95 kr.

  • af Duccio Bonavia
    363,95 kr.

  • af Christopher B. Donnan, Donald McClelland & Donna McClelland
    218,95 kr.

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    218,95 kr.

    It was widely believed that the first inhabitants of the Cuzco Valley were farmers who lived in scattered villages and that there were no Archaic Period remains in the region, until a systematic survey of the valley, when numerous preceramic sites were found. This is the first overview of the Archaic Period (9000 - 2200 BC) in the Cuzco Valley.

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    153,95 kr.

    It was widely believed that the first inhabitants of the Cuzco Valley were farmers who lived in scattered villages and that there were no Archaic Period remains in the region, until a systematic survey of the valley, when numerous preceramic sites were found. This is the first overview of the Archaic Period (9000 - 2200 BC) in the Cuzco Valley.

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    138,95 kr.

    This volume presents new information from a program of intensive archaeological survey and surface collection at an important Olmec and Epi-Olmec centre.

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    168,95 kr.

    Settlement archaeology in the Maya area has focused much of its attention on the polar extremes of the settlement continuum. As a result of this urban/rural bias, a whole range of complex rural settlements remain under-explored. The chapters in this volume highlight the variable quality of these"middle level settlements".

  • - An Analysis of the Material Culture
    af Penelope M. Allison
    628,95 kr.

    Studies of Pompeian material culture have traditionally been dominated by art historical approaches, but recently there has been a renewed and burgeoning interest in Pompeian houses for studies of Roman domestic behaviour. This book is concerned with contextualised Pompeian household artefacts and their role in deepening understanding of household behaviour at Pompeii.

  • - Excavating an Ancient Peruvian Legend
    af Christopher B. Donnan
    643,95 - 1.068,95 kr.

  • - Excavations at the Camel Site, Negev
    af Steven A. Rosen
    573,95 - 978,95 kr.

  • - A Tribute to Michael E. Moseley
     
    288,95 kr.

    Brings together exciting new field data by Andean scholars who came together to honor their friend, colleague, and mentor. An invaluable addition to any Andeanist's library, the papers in this book demonstrate the breadth and influence of Moseley's work and the vibrant range of exciting new work by his former students and collaborators.

  • - Source Determination by INAA and Complementary Mineralogical Investigations
     
    228,95 kr.

    Presents case studies of Southwestern ceramic production and distribution in which instrumental neutron activation analysis (INAA) is used as the primary analytical technique. Explores issues of exchange, migration, social identity, and economic organization, and provide a comparative perspective from which to view ceramic circulation patterns.

  • - A Tribute to Michael E. Moseley
     
    568,95 kr.

    Brings together exciting new field data by Andean scholars who came together to honor their friend, colleague, and mentor. An invaluable addition to any Andeanist's library, the papers in this book demonstrate the breadth and influence of Moseley's work and the vibrant range of exciting new work by his former students and collaborators.

  • - Archaeological Research in Andahuaylas (Apurimac), Peru
    af Brian S. Bauer, Miriam Araoz Silva & Lucas C. Kellett
    433,95 - 648,95 kr.

  • - An Early Cultural Tradition on the Peruvian North Coast
    af Magali Morlion
    363,95 - 643,95 kr.

  • - Essays on the Archaeology of Iran in Honor of William M. Sumner
     
    288,95 kr.

    A collection of essays put together by colleagues, friends, and students of William M. Sumner to honor his contribution to Iranian archaeology and archaeological field methodology. This volume is published in association with The American Institute of Iranian Studies and The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology.

  • - A Study of Architecture and Construction
    af Stella Nair
    588,95 kr.

    The world's most skillful stone architecture is found at Tiahuanaco at the southern end of Lake Titicaca in Bolivia. Experiments aimed at replicating the feats of these stonecutters throw light on their skill and knowledge, especially of geometry and mathematics. Detailed analyses into architecture and material culture of Tiahuanaco.

  • - Art and Empire from Merida to Mexico
     
    1.068,95 kr.

    Explores the confrontation of two cultures, European and Amerindian, and two empires, Spanish and Aztec. Eminent historians and archaeologists examine the analogies between empires widely separated in time and place and consider how monumental art and architecture created"theater states".

  • - From Erlitou to Anyang
    af Roderick B. Campbell
    788,95 kr.

    Analyzing the complexity of early Chinese culture history, and the variety and development of its urban formations, Roderick Campbell explores East Asia's divergent developmental paths and re-examines its deep past to contribute to a more nuanced understanding of China's Early Bronze Age.

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    153,95 kr.

    First in a series of edited volumes that reports on recent research in the south central Andes. Volume I contains 18 chapters that cover the entire range of human settlement in the region, from the Early Archaic to the early Colonial Period. A critical resource for scholars working in the central Andes and adjacent areas.

  • - Essays in Honor of Jane E. Buikstra
     
    1.213,95 kr.

    Honoring Jane Buikstra's pioneering work in the development of bioarchaeological research, the essays in this volume stem from a symposium held at the annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology. Multiple generations of Buikstra's former doctoral students and other colleagues gathered to discuss the impact of her mentorship.