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Italy Before the Romans

By: David Randall-MacIver

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First published in 1928, this book by archaeologist and author David Randall-MacIver provides a detailed description of Italy and its chief peoples before it was conquered by the Romans in 509 B.C. Randall-MacIver constructs his study through reference to the “great mass of Archaeological discoveries made in Italy during the last seventy years” (i.e. 1860’s-1920’s). A wonderful addition to your ancient history collection. Richly illustrated throughout. “Historians have deliberately kept silence as to all Italian peoples except the Roman. But it is obvious that the view which they give is incomplete. The Romans were not a highly civilized people in the early days of the Republic. Italy was completely civilized before its conquest by Rome. Archaeology can give a picture of the life of Italian peoples scarcely known to history.”—Introduction

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787208427

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9781787208421

Medieval Rhodesia

By: David Randall-Maciver

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Medieval Rhodesia

By: David Randall-Maciver

First published in 1906, this archaeological examination of the ruins of Zimbabwe, Rhodesia's pre-historic monument, asserted that it was African in origin, belonging to the medieval period. The academic controversy still has echoes in the 21st century.

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159

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Routledge

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1136257659

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9781136257650

Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

By: David Randall-MacIver

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Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

By: David Randall-MacIver

First published in 1931, this book by archaeologist David Randall-MacIver provides a detailed description of Greek architectural sites in southern Italy and Sicily, together with narratives on the cities where the sites are found, including their mythologies and most famous citizens, visitors and political figures. “MY IDEA in writing this book has been to supply a need which others must have felt besides myself. The scholarly visitor to Lower Italy and Sicily has up till now been obliged to take his choice between travelling with a large, though always inadequate, library and travelling with nothing more than a Baedeker. There existed no single volume in which he could find all those details of topography and local archaeology which are the first interest of any man who retains a love for classical literature and a feeling for the romance of Greek history.”—Preface

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787204790

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9781787204799

Searching for Ancient Egypt

Art, Architecture, and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

By: University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,David P. Silverman,Edward Brovarski

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Searching for Ancient Egypt

Art, Architecture, and Artifacts from the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology

By: University of Pennsylvania. Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology,David P. Silverman,Edward Brovarski

Lavishly illustrated in color, this book presents a spectacular collection of archaeological and artistic treasures covering the extent of Egyptian art from the Predynastic Period of the fourth millennium B.C. to the Greco-Roman period of the fourth century A.D. The volume features more than 130 objects ranging from architectural elements of a royal palace and funerary chapel to delicate jewelry and textile fragments, and contains many objects never previously shown in print. In an introductory essay David P. Silverman documents major expeditions to sites in Egypt and Nubia and summarizes the new information gleaned about ancient Egyptian civilization. Donald B. Redford provides a general treatment of ancient Egypt history. The objects themselves are introduced with concise essays by recognized Egyptologists: Edward Brovarski, Rita E. Freed, Arielle P. Kozloff, David O'Connor, Edna R. Russmann, William K. Simpson, and Josef W. Wegner. Contributors-- Edward Brovarski, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Rita Freed, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Arielle Kozloff, Cleveland Museum of Art David O'Connor, Institute of Fine Arts, New York University Donald Redford, University of Toronto Edna. R. Russman, Brooklyn Museum of Art David Silverman, University of Pennsylvania William Kelly Simpson, Yale University Josef W. Wegner, University of Pennsylvania

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356

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Cornell University Press

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0801434823

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9780801434822

The First Western Greeks

By: David Ridgway

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The First Western Greeks

By: David Ridgway

This book acquaints us with the discovery and excavation of the first Greek establishment in the West, Euboean Pithekoussai on the island of Ischia in the Bay of Naples.

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CUP Archive

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0521421640

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9780521421645

Dialogues with the Dead

Egyptology in British Culture and Religion, 1822-1922

By: David Gange

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Dialogues with the Dead

Egyptology in British Culture and Religion, 1822-1922

By: David Gange

Egyptology in British Culture and Religion shows, for the first time, how Egyptology's development over the century that followed the decipherment of the hieroglyphic script in 1822 can only be understood through its intimate entanglement with the historical, scientific, and religious contentions which defined the era.

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OUP Oxford

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0199653100

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9780199653102

The Etruscans

By: David Randall-MacIver

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The Etruscans

By: David Randall-MacIver

In 1921, author David Randall-MacIver moved to Rome in order to focus on Italian archaeology, the result of which is this is this fascinating and detailed study of the history of the Etruscans, first published in 1927. The Etruscan civilization is the modern name given to a powerful, wealthy and refined civilization of ancient Italy in the area corresponding roughly to Tuscany, western Umbria, and northern Lazio. As distinguished by its unique language, this civilization endured from before the time of the earliest Etruscan inscriptions (c. 700 BC) until its assimilation into the Roman Republic, beginning in the late 4th century BC with the Roman-Etruscan Wars. Culture that is identifiably Etruscan developed in Italy after about 800 BC, approximately over the range of the preceding Iron Age Villanovan culture. The latter gave way in the 7th century to a culture that was influenced by ancient Greece, Magna Graecia, and Phoenicia. At its maximum extent, during the foundational period of Rome and the Roman Kingdom, Etruscan civilization flourished in three confederacies of cities: of Etruria, of the Po Valley with the eastern Alps, and of Latium and Campania. The decline was gradual, but by 500 BC the political destiny of Italy had passed out of Etruscan hands. The last Etruscan cities were formally absorbed by Rome around 100 BC. Although the Etruscans developed a system of writing, their language remains only partly understood, and only a handful of texts of any length survive, making modern understanding of their society and culture heavily dependent on much later and generally disapproving Roman sources. The Etruscan elite grew very rich through trade with the Celtic world to the north and the Greeks to the south, and filled their large family tombs with imported luxuries. Archaic Greece had a huge influence on their art and architecture, and Greek mythology was evidently very familiar to them.

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Pickle Partners Publishing

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1787204804

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9781787204805

Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass

By: David Whitehouse,Corning Museum of Glass

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Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass

By: David Whitehouse,Corning Museum of Glass

This volumn covers 481 objects from the first century B.C. to the eighth century A.D.

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Hudson Hills

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0872901394

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9780872901391

Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

By: David Randall-MacIver

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Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

By: David Randall-MacIver

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1787204790

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Ancient Egypt in Africa

By: David O'Connor,Andrew Reid

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Ancient Egypt in Africa

By: David O'Connor,Andrew Reid

The discipline of Egyptology has been criticised for being too insular,with little awareness of the development of archaeologies elsewhere. It has remained theoretically underdeveloped. For example the role of Ancient Egypt within Africa has rarely been considered jointly by Egyptologists and Africanists. Egypt's own view of itself has been neglected; views of it in the ancient past, in more recent times and today have remained underexposed. Encounters with Ancient Egypt is a series of eight books which addresses these issues. The books interrelate, inform and illuminate one another and will appeal to a wide market including academics, students and the general public interested in Archaeology, Egyptology, Anthropology, Architecture, Design and History. Geographically, Egypt is clearly on the African continent, yet Ancient Egypt is routinely regarded as a non-African cultural form. The significance of Ancient Egypt for the rest of Africa is a hotly debated issue with complex ramifications. This book considers how Ancient Egypt was dislocated from Africa, drawing on a wide range of sources. It examines key issues such as the evidence for actual contacts between Egypt and other early African cultures, and how influential, or not, Egypt was on them. Some scholars argue that to its north Egypt's influence on Mediterranean civilization was downplayed by western scholarship. Further afield, on the African continent perceptions of Ancient Egypt were coloured by biblical sources, emphasizing the persecution of the Israelites. An extensive selection of fresh insights are provided, several focusing on cultural interactions between Egypt and Nubia from 1000 BCE to 500 CE, developing a nuanced picture of these interactions and describing the limitations of an 'Egyptological' approach to them.

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Taylor & Francis

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1135394113

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9781135394110

The Experience of Ancient Egypt

By: Rosalie David

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The Experience of Ancient Egypt

By: Rosalie David

The Experience of Ancient Egypt provides a comprehensive portrait of what we know about ancient Egypt today, examining in detail issues of religion, of beliefs and practices surrounding death, of everyday life and of literature. In an engaging style, the author traces Egyptology from its classical roots, through the painstaking process of deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, to the most up-to-date bio-medical and archaeological techniques, never forgetting how time has proved that it is impossible to deliver the absolute truth about ancient Egypt.

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1134967993

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The Nubian Past

An Archaeology of the Sudan

By: David N. Edwards

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The Nubian Past

An Archaeology of the Sudan

By: David N. Edwards

This cutting-edge synthesis of the archaeology of Nubia and Sudan from prehistory to the nineteenth century AD is the first major work on this area for over three decades. Drawing on results of the latest research and developing new interpretive frameworks, the area which has produced the most spectacular archaeology in sub-Saharan Africa is examined here by an author with extensive experience in this field. The geographical range of the book extends through the Nubian north, the Middle Nile Basin, and includes what has become the modern Sudan. Using period-based chapters, the region's long-term history is traced and a potential for a more broadly framed and inclusive 'historical archaeology' of Sudan's more recent past is explored. This text breaks new ground in its move beyond the Egyptocentric and more traditional culture-histories of Nubia, often isolated in Africanist research, and it relocates the early civilizations and their archaeology within their Sudanic Africa context. This is a captivating study of the area's history, and will inform and enthral all students and researchers of Archaeology and Egyptology.

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1134200862

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A Handbook of Small Data Sets

By: David J. Hand,Fergus Daly,K. McConway,D. Lunn,E. Ostrowski

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A Handbook of Small Data Sets

By: David J. Hand,Fergus Daly,K. McConway,D. Lunn,E. Ostrowski

This book should be of interest to statistics lecturers who want ready-made data sets complete with notes for teaching.

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CRC Press

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0412399202

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9780412399206

Fortune and Glory: A Treasure Hunter’s Handbook

By: David McIntee

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Fortune and Glory: A Treasure Hunter’s Handbook

By: David McIntee

So you have decided to give up the rat race for the life of an international treasure hunter, but you are not quite sure where to start. Well then, this book is for you! Fortune and Glory tells you all you need to know in order to set off on an epic quest for the great lost treasures of history. Starting with a quick exploration of the history of treasure hunting and a look at the gear that you will need, it then delves into a survey of the 'lost' treasures that are out there just waiting to be claimed. Continent by continent, the book covers the legends of hidden locations like El Dorado and King Solomon's Mines, as well as covering the most illustrious lost artifacts such as the Holy Grail, the Hanjo Masamune, and the Irish Crown Jewels. If your interest lies with the loot rather than the history, the book also discusses Nazi gold, pirate treasure, and the treasure hordes of the Copper Scrolls. This book is your first step towards becoming the pistol-toting, fedora-wearing international tomb robber and treasure hunter you've always dreamt of being!

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1472807855

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Book's by David Randall-MacIver

Italy Before the Romans

Italy Before the Romans

Medieval Rhodesia

Medieval Rhodesia

Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

Searching for Ancient Egypt

Searching for Ancient Egypt

The First Western Greeks

The First Western Greeks

Dialogues with the Dead

Dialogues with the Dead

The Etruscans

The Etruscans

Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass

Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass

Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

Greek Cities in Italy and Sicily

Ancient Egypt in Africa

Ancient Egypt in Africa

The Experience of Ancient Egypt

The Experience of Ancient Egypt

The Nubian Past

The Nubian Past

A Handbook of Small Data Sets

A Handbook of Small Data Sets

Fortune and Glory: A Treasure Hunter’s Handbook

Fortune and Glory: A Treasure Hunter’s Handbook

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