Armour Never Wearies. Scale and Lamellar Armour in the West, from the the Bronze Age to the 19th Century, Paperback - Timothy Dawson

Armour Never Wearies is the first volume to bring together all the hitherto scattered evidence - archaeological, literary and artistic - for the fo...

Long before Muhammed preached the religion of Islam, the inhabitants of his native Arabia had played an important role in world history as both mer...

The Cambridge History of Religion in the Classical World provides a comprehensive and in-depth analysis of the religions of the ancient Near East a...

Authoritative reference guide, using the documents in which arms and armour first appeared to explain and define them.Publisher: Boydell & Brewer L...

This volume, introduced by Edgar Peltenburg, presents the results of latest research by young scholars working on aspects of Cypriot archaeology fr...

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Publisher: Society of Antiquaries of ScotlandAuthor(s): Lindsey BusterIllustration(s): 195 colour illustrations; 195 colour illustrationsNumber of ...

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A Game of Clans: collectores venatoresque, agricolae pastoresque and A Clash of Chiefs: rex militaris, rex sacrorum are the first and second volume...

This book is for readers interested in both ancient history and the history of olive oil and wine. Readers will appreciate this book's in-depth acc...

The first complete history of Central Eurasia from ancient times to the present day, Empires of the Silk Road represents a fundamental rethinking o...

Incorporating up-to-date archaeological evidence, and current methodological debates, Tim Cornell provides a lucid and authoritative account of Rom...

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A treasury of information based on solid scholarship, anyone seeking a factual and vivid account of the story of arms from the Renaissance period t...

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An atlas of English archaeology covering the period from the middle Bronze Age (c. 1500 BC) to Domesday Book (AD 1086), encompassing the Bronze and...

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Fashion history meets the Egyptians: the phenomena of the pharaohs and enduring fascinating with this ancient civilisation.Publisher: Pen & Sword B...

Reducere. From Barbara W. Tuchman, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Guns of August, comes history through a wide-angle lens: a fascinating chronicle of B...

The book introduces the age of intra-African migration, a period from the 19th century onwards in which the centre of gravity of African migration ...

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In Western Europe the Golden Age of Islamic metalwork in Iran was (and is) generally considered to be the earlier period, and later metalwork was c...

DescriptionIn this book the much-debated problem of political organization in Mycenaean Greece (ca. 1400-1200 BC) is analysed and contextualised th...

Reducere. Christopher AwardsIn a brilliant collaboration between writer and subject, Witold Rybczynski, the bestselling author of Now I Sit Me Down, illumina...

Metal and metalworking in the Bronze Age tell settlements from the Carpathian Basin - Alexandra Gavan

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With over 200 photos, Panzer provides a full pictorial history of the vehicles and key figures of the German armoured forces in WWII, from the Blit...

Reducere. This is the prequel to the USA TODAY bestselling and award-winning "Love's Second Chance Series: Tales of Damsels & Knights" A lady in shining armo...

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Reducere. During the 1930s, the Greek architect and writer Panos Tzelepis (1894-1976) recorded the memories and tales of Stavris, an older relative, who as a...

First in a chilling adventure series about a sinking world. Perfect for readers of Percy Jackson and Artemis Fowl.In a world that has been ravaged ...

Reducere. Here is the story of how the criminal elite hijacked science and transformed it into a weapon against the masses. This examination includes: (1.) T...

The mythical qualities of the iconic form of mounted combat that attracted enormous crowds throughout the Middle Ages are brought down to earth in ...

Reducere. DescriptionJesus had a refuge--a safe haven--He retreated to when His life was in danger.What does His choice reveal about where best to find sanct...

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Despite great progress around the world in getting more kids into schools, too many leave without even the most basic skills. This title argues tha...

Reducere. Why is a banana bent? Why do galaxies spiral in the same way as the unfolding fiddleheads of ferns? Why is that very same curve found in the gyre o...

Presents papers from Parts 1 and 2 of Session XXXIII of the 18th UISPP World Congress (Paris, June 2018). The first part, 'Siliceous rocks: procure...

Reducere. Guilt says, 'I made a mistake.' Shame says, 'I am a mistake.' Shame affects both our identity and destiny in Christ. So it's no coincidence that, i...

Reducere. Defining the Wind is a wonderfully written account of one man's crusade to learn about what the wind is made of by tracing the history of the Beauf...

This book provides an up-to-date synthesis of the rich histories of the peoples who lived on the Iberian Peninsula between 1, 400, 000 (the Paleoli...