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The drama of Pompeii's end has been handed down by Roman writers, its paintings and mosaics have astonished visitors since their discovery and its houses and public buildings still present a vivid picture of life, disaster and death in a Roman town. This book includes a comprehensive account of its rise, splendour and fall.

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A lifetime's study brings revealing expertise to an oft-misunderstood topic in human history--the origin and language of the Indo-Europeans.

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An award-winning history of the Mediterranean from prehistory to the Classical world reissued with an extended new preface by the author.

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In 1942, while ploughing a field near Mildenhall in Suffolk, eastern England, Gordon Butcher stumbled upon a hoard of 34 silver objects that he turned over to his boss and owner of the land, Sydney Ford. Dating back to Roman Britain, fourth century AD, and of outstanding artistic and technical quality, the hoard was declared a Treasure Trove in 1946.

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The award-winning guide to everything we know about the Neanderthals, from their emergence to their extinction, now updated and expanded to feature the latest discoveries in the field of Neanderthal DNA.

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The inside story, told by excavators of the extraordinary discovery of the world's oldest papyri, revealing how Egyptian King Khufu's men built the Great Pyramid at Giza.

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This book tells the fascinating story of one of archaeology's icons, from its creation in the second century BC, to its discovery in 1799 during Napoleon's Egyptian campaign, to the subsequent race to decipher its hieroglyphic text.

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[This book] expands on the traditional "Seven Wonders" to examine an impressive number of ancient marvels from around the globe."--

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An ambitious yet accessible account of Britains Neolithic Revolution that examines how the early agricultural settlers on our island shaped their landscape and thus our own.

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The ultimate book on King Tut and his tomb--the most exciting archaeological find the world has ever known--now in a compact edition

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1400 years, 206 bones, 1 extraordinary story...The never-before-told story of a nameless Anglo-Saxon warrior and the bloody life he led.

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A vivid account of the men and women who revealed the treasures of Ancient Egypt to the world, from the first decipherment of hieroglyphics to the opening of the tomb of Tutankhamun.

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Like Donald Johanson's Lucy, this first-person narrative about anarchaeological discovery is rewriting the story of human evolution. A story ofdefiance and determination by a controversial scientist, this is Lee Berger'sown take on finding Homo naledi, an all-new species on the human familytree.

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This book describes how the Assyrian sculptures were found and what they meant to those who created them. It is both a richly illustrated history of Assyrian sculptures in general and a guide to the outstanding collections of the British Museum.

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Presents history of the monument to the Roman Empire in Britain. Taking into account research findings about the building of the Wall, this title includes details about the Roman army, its religion and daily bureaucratic life. It features photos, maps and diagrams.

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An exciting archaeological detective story - tracing connections between a 5,200-year-old sun temple in Alberta, Canada, and the famous prehistoric 'time machine' at Stonehenge, half a world away, leads to amazing discoveries about a lost calendar

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First published in the 1950s, this is a classic account of the discovery in 1911 of the lost city of Machu Picchu, now beautifully illustrated with contemporary modern photographs.

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Presents a photographic and narrative survey of the major sites of the Inca empire, including the famed city of Machu Picchu, the Inca town and sun temple of Ollantaytambo, the mighty temple-fortress of Sacsahuaman, and the steeply terraced ruins of Pisac. This book also includes chapters about Choquequirao, Chinchero, and Vitcos.

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A journey through the evolution of Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants, in fifteen scenes.

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In Secret Britain, join anthropologist and broadcaster Mary-Ann Ochota for a tour of more than 70 of Britains most intriguing archaeological sites and artefacts.

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Recent discoveries by independent researchers have challenged our understanding of ancient Egypt and raised questions about our past. However, independent researchers have been forbidden by the Egyptians to do further work. The Egyptian Government is working closely with various American corporations. Are there sinister reasons for this

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A concise, illustrated account of the history and archaeology of an iconic feature of the English landscape.