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Pottery is one of the earliest and most widespread of human activities and its history can be traced back to the Stone Age. This title surveys ceramic art and production worldwide, since prehistory. It begins with the earliest civilizations of the Near and Middle East and follows the production of pottery chronologically around the globe.

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A sequel to the popular "AD 410: the Year that Shook Rome", this book reveals the tragic romance between Antony and Cleopatra, boldly characterising the central charismatic personalities of the time.

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A box set containing the "Object in Focus" titles on five of the most famous and iconic objects at the British Museum. It includes: "The Rosetta Stone"; "The Gayer-Anderson Cat"; "The Sutton Hoo Helmet"; "The Lewis Chessmen"; and, "Hoa Hakananaia".

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Did you know that the ancient Aztecs invented football (but they sacrificed the losing team to the gods) How did they get the squishy bits out of the insides of mummies in ancient Egypt Did you know that ancient Greek men did athletics in the nude (and didn't let girls watch) What were the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World

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A comprehensive survey of textile art and production worldwide, from prehistory to the present day. Using line drawings and close-up colour details from actual textiles, it shows how people from many different traditions have made and decorated cloth through the centuries.

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The Goths' sack of Rome in AD 410 was an event which shook the Roman world to its core. This book uncovers the key factors that contributed to Alaric the Goth's capture of Rome: mass migrations, military incompetence, civil war, court intrigue, economic decline and religious bigotry.

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While the modern nation can trace its origins back to 1747, the history of Afghanistan is far more ancient. This lively book places this rich and ancient seam of creativity in its broad historical context and offers the reader a full appreciation of this remarkable country.

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The collections of the British Museum offer a resource for exploring both African antiquity and its contemporary arts and cultures. This book looks at the continent as a whole, in a series of essays.

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A plethora of puzzles, games, jokes and brainteasers all about Ancient Egypt. There are crosswords, word searches, anagrams, hidden words, picture puzzles, logic and maths puzzles, hieroglyphic codes to crack and lots of jokes and cartoons.

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With a plethora of puzzles, games, jokes and brainteasers about Ancient Greece, this book also offers crosswords, word searches, anagrams, hidden word, picture puzzles, logic and maths puzzles, codes to crack and a lot of jokes and cartoons.

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Providing a fun way to find out about Ancient Rome, this activity book includes word puzzles, picture puzzles, logic and maths puzzles, and jokes and cartoons.

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The seven centuries of the Anglo-Saxon period in England, roughly AD 4001100, were a time of extraordinary and profound transformation in almost every aspect of its culture, culminating in a dramatic shift from a barbarian society to a recognizably medieval civilization. This book traces the different roles art has played in Anglo-Saxon culture.

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An introduction to the various forms of abstract decoration used by the Celts, asking whether they had a symbolic meaning now lost, or whether they were simple adornment. It examines the craftsmen's techniques, follows the development of patterns and describes a number of surviving masterpieces.

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This tour of the classical city of Athens takes the reader from the Acropolis to the theatre, from the political, civic and commercial centres, to the harbour and surrounding countryside.

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There are table clocks, astrolabic and astronomical clocks, monstrance clocks, ship's clocks, long case clocks, travelling clocks, organ clocks, observatory regulators, marine chronometers and even a cuckoo clock.

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A visually stunning and thought-provoking exploration of the human condition seen through ancient Greek eyes, with a particular focus on the human form.

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Elephants have captivated humans for millennia for their sheer size, intelligence and unique physical features. This book celebrates the enduring fascination with this majestic animal through a wide variety of British Museum objects representing or inspired by elephants.

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Focusing on the British Museums outstanding collection of reliquaries, this title offers an introduction to the practice of relic veneration in the Middle Ages. It includes treasures such as the celebrated St Eustace reliquary head from Basle and the stirring St Oda reliquary studded with the relics of female saints.

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Written in 292, this book includes poems that offers a code of ethics and etiquette addressed to the women of the imperial court, from empresses to concubines.

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Board games have been played since prehistoric times, passing from person to person and country to country all over the world. This colourful and unique book explains the origins of five of the most long-lasting games, with five fold out game boards and rules so that you can play the games yourself.

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Drawing millions of pilgrims annually, the Hajj is a powerful bond that brings Muslims together from across the world. Tracing the footsteps and personal experiences of pilgrims across the centuries, this book takes the reader on a physical and spiritual journey.

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Ever since they were first domesticated thousands of years ago, horses have played a vital role in human life and history. Using photography of the many horses to be found in the collections of the British Museum, this book explores the depiction of the horse through the ages and celebrates the relationship between horses and humans.