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The great journey The great journey Brian M. Fagan How, where, when, and why did human beings take the first steps in their journey to populate North America? First published in 1987, The Great Journey tells the story of the search for the first Amer… OL103273W
Archaic Corinthian pottery and the Anaploga well Archaic Corinthian pottery and the Anaploga well Amyx, Darrell A. "In the first section of this book, Amyx catalogues and discusses more than 200 fragments of Archaic Corinthian pottery with figure decoration, selected from those previously unpublished or inadequat… OL1193502W
Greenland mummies Greenland mummies Buell, Janet. Describes the discovery of mummies in Greenland in 1972 and the work of forensic anthropologists who investigated the remains of these members of the Thule culture, ancestors of today's Eskimos. OL1838304W
Science in archaeology and archaeo-materials Science in archaeology and archaeo-materials Arun Kumar Biswas Contributed articles with reference to India. OL19167973W
Prehistoric Mesoamerica Prehistoric Mesoamerica Richard E. W. Adams "This book is a synthesis of archaeological findings from Mexico and Guatemala and an interpretation of them." -- from the preface. OL1980913W
America before the European invasions America before the European invasions Alice Kehoe,Alice Beck Kehoe America had fifteen thousand years of history before Christopher Columbus kicked-off centuries of European invasions. This book tells the story of the American Indian nations and their world before t… OL19923497W
Archaeological conservation using polymers Archaeological conservation using polymers C. Wayne Smith "Over the years, archaeologists have developed a number of techniques for conserving historical artifacts for future generations. Along with these techniques, researchers have developed a series of e… OL2051717W
The Incas The Incas Nigel Davies "Readable summary of the history, imperial infrastructure, mechanisms of control and integration, and other unique characteristics of the Inca Empire"--Handbook of Latin American Studies, v. 57. OL2108299W
Prehistoric America Prehistoric America Betty Jane Meggers "Based on the chapter entitled Prehistoric New World cultural development, which is included in volume III of the History of mankind: cultural and scientific development." OL2300464W
À tombeau ouvert À tombeau ouvert Kathy Reichs « Alors que l'anthropologue judiciaire Tempe Brennan est chargée d'examiner le corps d'un homme tué d'une balle dans la tête, un inconnu lui remet la photo d'un squelette. «Voici la clé du meurtre», … OL24249207W
Le monde antique Le monde antique Fiona Chandler Des premiers hommes à l'an 400, de la naissance de l'agriculture à la chute de Rome, en un peu plus de 50 points d'une double page chacun : l'Empire égyptien ou encore les Grecs et la guerre, etc. Un… OL24279566W
Rome la conquérante Rome la conquérante James, Simon Une documentation exceptionnelle par la pertinence du texte, la recherche de présentation et la qualité de l'illustration. OL24688617W
Biblical Peoples And Ethnicity Biblical Peoples And Ethnicity Ann E. Killebrew Ancient Israel did not emerge within a vacuum but rather came to exist alongside various peoples, including Canaanites, Egyptians, and Philistines. Indeed, Israel's very proximity to these groups has… OL2576913W
Le rébus de Mathusalem Le rébus de Mathusalem Tim F. LaHaye Le début d'une série ayant pour héros l'exégète et archéologue Michael Murphy qui, dans sa quête d'antiquités bibliques, va se trouver confronté à une mystérieuse secte satanique, les Sept. Par un au… OL26281070W
The HarperCollins Visual Guide to the New Testament The HarperCollins Visual Guide to the New Testament Jonathan L. Reed This one-of-a-kind presentation of the New Testament world and its archaeological treasures provides a new, more complete understanding of the world in which Christianity was born. Through lavish pho… OL275244W
Égypte Égypte Joyce Tyldesley Une histore de la redécouverte des trésors de l'Égypte ancienne, depuis la fin du 18e siècle. Quatre parties : Les explorateurs - Les collectionneurs - Les archéologues - Les scientifiques. [SDM]. OL27967854W
Buried heart Buried heart A. Y. Stratton Public relations expert Lauren Richmond believes her family has been jinxed in the love department. To avoid the chaos she suffered as a child, she has built a grammatically-perfect, passion-free lif… OL28173310W
The Message of the Sphinx The Message of the Sphinx Graham Hancock Presents a tour de force of historical and scientific detective work that unravels the millenial code embodied in the Great Sphinx of Egypt and the three pyramids of Giza. Using sophisticated compute… OL28217459W
Murder in the Valley of the Kings Murder in the Valley of the Kings Paul Stanley Michaelson For Professor Omar Sayeed, excavating KV5 in the Valley of the Kings in search of the lost tombs of Ramesses II is the thrill of a lifetime. And when ancient artifacts are uncovered in Luxor at the c… OL28607403W
Desenterrando fragmentos de historia, siglos XVI al XIX Desenterrando fragmentos de historia, siglos XVI al XIX Mexico) Coloquio de Arqueología Histórica (2nd 2013 Mexico City Memoirs of the 2nd Coloquio de Arqueología Histórica Desenterrando fragmentos de historia: siglos XVI al XIXʺ, an event held at the iconic Castle of Chapultepec (Mexico City), on May 20-24, 2013, and… OL28774453W
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