Colin Renfrew

Paul G. Bahn

The best-selling archaeology textbook in the world, revised and updated, and now in its seventh edition

Theories, Methods, and Practice

Archaeology

Brief presentations of one hundred famous archeological sites and discoveries, including the first humans and early civilizations.

100 Great Archaeological Discoveries

"A trip through time and around the globe to more than 100 major sites of archaeological importance"--

The Essential Guide to Our Human Past

Paul Bahn

Surveys prehistoric art throughout the world, including body art, art on rocks and walls, and objects; changes in scholarship; and what the art can reveal about early sexual, social, economic, and religious life

The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art

Paul G. Bahn provides a richly illustrated overview of prehistoric rock art and cave art from around the world.

Polemics and Progress

Prehistoric Rock Art

Hazel Martell

Describes how archaeologists and historians are able to reconstruct the ancient past, and surveys the civilizations of Egypt, India, Greece, Rome, the Middle East, Europe, Africa, and the Americas.

From the Ice Age to the Fall of Rome

The Kingfisher Book of the Ancient World

Surveying the remains of cities from all over the world, this work discloses what was left behind and what the remains can tell us about the inhabitants, their lifestyles, ceremonies, beliefs and societies.

Lost Cities

From two of the best-known archaeological writers in the trade, this outstanding resource provides a thorough survey of the key ideas in archaeology, and how they impact on archaeological thinking and method. Clearly written, and easy to follow, Archaeology: The Key Concepts collates entries written specifically by field specialists, and each entry offers a definition of the term, its origins and development, and all the major figures involved in the area. The entries include: thinking about landscape archaeology of cult and religion cultural evolution concepts of time urban societies the antiquity of humankind archaeology of gender feminist archaeology experimental archaeology multiregional evolution. With guides to further reading, extensive cross-referencing, and accessibly written for even beginner students, this book is a superb guide for anyone studying, teaching, or with any interest in this fascinating subject.

The Key Concepts

"Sets the new standard for excellence in this field." Antiquity"

Theories, Methods and Practice

An updated edition of the concise version of the best-selling introduction to archaeology.

Archaeology Essentials

"With some 3,500 articles compiled by a team of international experts, The Penguin Archaeology Guide includes: entries on major sites in all parts of the globe, from the Paviland Cave in Wales to the Birrigai rockshelter in Australia; descriptions of early peoples, cultures and civilizations, including the Egyptians, Etruscans, Aztecs and Celts; information on a vast range of archaeological artifacts from pottery to papyrus; articles exploring the theory and practice of archaeology, including the dating of sites and objects; accounts of the achievements of key figures in the history of archaeology; and maps and photographs throughout."--BOOK JACKET.

The Penguin Archaeology Guide

Jean Vertut

Journey through the Ice Age not only offers an invaluable synthesis of our current state of knowledge about Paleolithic people and the societies in which they lived, but also presents a visual feast of imagery. The text is illustrated with unsurpassed photography of the late Jean Vertut whose photos have never before been published on this scale.

Journey Through the Ice Age

The decorated Ice Age caves are some of mankind's greatest artistic achievements, and there is no substitute for seeing the caves themselves. There you can see the art – paintings, engravings, bas-reliefs or drawings – in its original, natural setting, and stand where the artists did 30,000–10,000 years ago. For speleologists and holidaymakers alike – indeed anyone who wants to add a visit to a cave to their itinerary – here is an essential handbook. The first guide to all the decorated Ice Age caves in Europe that are open to the public, Cave Art covers more than 50 caves in England, France, Spain, Portugal and Italy, as well as relevant museums and centres. This second edition has been fully revised and includes one additional cave and three new facsimiles.

A Guide to the Decorated Ice Age Caves of Europe

Cave Art

Little did ancient people suspect that the garbage they discarded would one day be resurrected by these scientific rag-and-bone merchants.

Bluff Your Way in Archaeology

Images of the Ice Age, here in its third edition, is the most complete study available of the world's earliest imagery, presenting a fascinating account of the art of our Ice Age ancestors. Authoritative and wide-ranging, it covers not only the magnificent cave art of famous sites such as Lascaux, Altamira, and Chauvet, but also other less well-known sites around the world, and open-air and portable art. Lavishly illustrated and highly accessible,Images of the Ice Age provides a visual feast and an absorbing synthesis of this crucial aspect of human history, offering a unique opportunity to appreciate universally important works of art, many of which can neverbe accessible to the public, and which represent the very earliest evidence of artistic expression.

Images of the Ice Age

From deserts to hidden corners of busy cities, quiet mountain tops to caves submerged deep underground, Great Sites of the Ancient World is a tour of our human past.

Atlas of Civilization

A way of life; natural deaths; deliberate deaths; burials; mummies and mummification.

How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead

Written in Bones

This text describes 100 of the world's most important archaeological discoveries. Alongside the well-known are placed the equally important but less-familiar, all of which have helped our understanding of the past. However, the book acts as more than a catalogue: it is a celebration of the rich variety of subjects that archaeology encompasses - from fossil hominids to writing systems, from lost cities to shipwrecks, and from pre-history to medieval times.

The 100 Great Discoveries

The Story of Archaeology

Presents case studies that examine how the discovery of bones have led to learning about the people and history of particular periods, including a review of the bog bodies in Europe and the destroyed civilization of Pompeii.

Adrian Lister

A dazzling visual record of one of Earth's most extraordinary species, this updated and revised edition of Mammoths: Giants of the Ice Age integrates exciting new research to piece together the story of mammoths, mastodons, and their relatives, icons of the Ice Age. Incorporating recent genetic work, new fossil finds, new extinction theories, and more, Mammoths is a captivating exploration of how these mighty creatures evolved, lived, and mysteriously disappeared. The book features a wealth of color illustrations that depict mammoths in their dramatic Ice Age habitats, scores of photographs of mammoth remains, and images of the art of prehistoric people who saw these animals in the flesh. Full of intriguing facts, boxed features, and clear graphics, Mammoths examines the findingsâ??including intact frozen carcasses from Siberia and fossilized remains from South Dakota, California, England, France, and elsewhereâ??that have provided clues to the mammoths' geographic range, body structure, way of life, and interactions with early humans. It is an enthralling story of paleontological, archaeological, and geological exploration and of the fascinating investigations of biologists, anthropologists, and art historians worldwide.

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