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The secrets of ancient Egypt and its culture lay hidden until 1799 when a French soldier found the Rosetta Stone, the key which unlocked those secrets. Slowly through years of excavation archaeologists have pieced together a picture of life, society and the Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt. 141 pages with over 40 illustrations and 2 maps. Book in good condition ex library with stamp on publishing and contents pages, borrowing sleeve remnant on front endpaper, and light tanning. Dust jacket in good condition in clear wrapper with reference number on spine and some wear.

Ancient Egyptian beliefs and various gods and animals they worshipped - the world of the Nile gods unfolded by a series of beautiful pictures. 72 pages with 100 colour plates. Book in as new condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with small tear top spine. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

The pageant of the American West was a rich mosaic made up of many parts, not all of them essential to its well-being and progress, but all of them interesting and some absorbingly so. 399 pages with 61 black and white plates, 45 drawings and 20 maps including endpaper. Book in very good condition ex library with stamp on first, title, contents pages and leading edges, and borrowing sleave on last page. Cover has stickers on spine and some minor wear (see photos).

Revised and updated paperback edition. Where did the Europeans come from? Archaeology, linguistics, genetics and DNA are presenting a startling new history of Europe. 312 pages with 123 illustrations. Book in as new condition.

About 8,000 years ago it became possible through agricultural development for men to change from a nomadic way of life and settle in more permanent communities. The first great civilizations emerged some 2,500 years later centered around great river systems in north China, north India, Mesopotamia, and Egypt. 140 pages with colour illustrations on most pages. Book in very good+ condition. This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

Translated by Alan Rowe. A brief description of the History and Literature of Ancient Egypt, and of the more important objects in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo, and in the necropoli of Giza and Saqqara. 287 pages with 170 Figures. Book in good+ condition with previous owners name on first page, small stain to leading edge last thirty pages, knock to top and bottom corners back forty pages, and light tanning. Cover has binding showing top and bottom spine and bottom cover over spine missing and cover wear.

Who were the Greeks - the life and thought and achievements of the ancient Greeks. 204 pages with 24 Plates and 2 maps. Book in good condition with tanning to margins.

Unabridged republication of the work originally published by Oxford University Press in 1930 under the title Ancient Egyptian Masonry: The Building Craft. A detailed examination of Egyptian quarrying methods, transportation of stone, foundations, mortar, techniques for dressing and laying stone blocks, pyramid construction, facing, sculpturing and painting masonry, brickwork, Egyptian mathematics, and more. 242 pages with nearly 270 photographs and other illustrations. Book in near fine condition with minor reader wear.

Translated from the French by H S B Harrison. An archaeological adventure in two parts; The history of Roman archaeology; Problems and methods of Roman archaeology. 284 pages with 190illustrations and endpaper maps. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamp and sticky tape marks on front and back endpapers, sticker and borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpapers, part binding showing inside back cover, sticker on first page, stamp on publishing page, minor marks on a few pages. Dust jacket in good+ condition in clear wrapper with sticker on spine and small fold to flaps.

New edition with new Introduction and expanded Bibliography. Central to all facts about ancient Egypt is the Nile and this is were the author starts with a vivid picture of the land, then we see how the culture sprang up and the meaning to the life of Egypt. Then in three chapters the entire history of ancient Egypt in vivid capsule form. 215 pages with 48 Plates, maps and a fold out chronological chart. Book in good+ condition with inscription to previous owner on first page, and wear to cover, otherwise fine.

An artistic heritage that remains unsurpassed in scope, diversity, and sheer grandeur - the art of the Roman Empire. Forty five examples of this extraordinary legacy with informative commentary. 112 pages with 45 colour illustrations, including 4 fold outs, and a detailed map. Book in near fine condition.

A major reassessment of the history of Greece from prehistoric times to Alexander - social, political and cultural history. 720 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker and reference on front endpapers, stamp on title page, some light pencil underlining, sticker on cover front and spine.

The author rediscovers an ancient path based on the movements of the Celtic sun god while cycling in Europe. He travels deep into the world of the Celts: their gods, art, and their sophisticated knowledge of science. 387 pages with 84 illustrations throughout the text. Book in very good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back cover.

A detailed coverage of Greek history from the period of colonisation through to the death of Alexander the Great. 356 pages with 114 illustrations and 36 maps. Book in very good condition with booksellers sticker on back and two pages with yellow highlighting.

Part of Great Ages of Man series. The Egyptian culture must have had the stability which comes from successful adaptation to environment, otherwise the same expression could not have survived for three thousand years. That stability enabled their greatness and power. 192 pages with numerous colour and black and white illustrations. Book in good+ condition with wear to cover the main issue (see photo). This is a large book but no increase in postage in Australia.

As an officer in the Colonial Administrative Service the author influences the peoples of the British Protectorate of Aden in particular the Eastern Aden Protectorate: The Hadhramaut. He describes his work, the country traversed and the customs and behaviour of the people. 367 pages with 40 black and white photographs and 2 maps. Book in good condition ex library with many stamps throughout none of which interfere with the text, some reference numbers on first page and tanning but text clear. Dust jacket in good condition with wear, some tears and chips and number on spine (see photo).

How did complex societies develop, and what caused them to change or collapse - important archaeological excavations, discoveries, and techniques are resolving crucial questions. 484 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition with booksellers sticker on back. .

The growth of archaeology from the development of early techniques to the sophisticated discipline it is today. The pioneers of archaeology are acknowledged and sites and discoveries from around the world are surveyed. 169 pages with 67 colour illustrations and black and white illustrations throughout. Book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

A general survey of the cultural achievements of the people who lived on the banks of the Nile nearly five thousand years ago. 269 pages with 48 pages of Plates and 150 Text illustrations. Book in good condition ex library with stamp on title page, sticky tape remnants on front and back end papers, some reader wear, and some wear to cover (see photo).

A general survey through recent discoveries of the cultural achievements of the great people who lived on the banks of the Nile nearly five thousand years ago - before the time of the pharaohs. 269 pages with 48 pages of black and white photographs and 150 text figures. Book in good+ condition with some tanning, cover in clear wrapper and previous owners sticker on front.