Search Results: Archaeology from Adagio Books

Chronicle Books, 1990. Paperback. Very Good. 9 x 9. In very good clean condition. Explores the prehistoric cities of Betatakin, Hovenweep, Puye, Keet Seel, Wupatki, Tuzigoot and other prehistsoric ruins found in Arizona, New Mexico, Utah, and Colorado. Illustrated with black and white photographs and maps.

India: D.B. Taraporevala Sons & Co., 1971. First Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8 1/2 x 11 1/2. Book is in very good, clean condition. D/J shows edgewear and age-related discoloration. Over 300 drawings and plates illustrate the affinities which have existed between the cultures of India and those of regions to the west from earliest times. These illustrations compare designs from Egypt, Mesopotamia, Iran and Greece with equivalent ones in Indian contexts.

New York: Routledge, 1995. Soft cover. Very Good. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2. Fifth edition revised by Ruaidhri de Valera Text is clean and unmarked. Cover shows some wear and creases on rear cover. Gives an account of the origin, purpose, date and distribution of all classes of monuments in Ireland: forts,megalithic tombs, crannogs and stone circles. With illustrations and maps.

Archaeology Magazine, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. 8 x 11. In very good clean condition showing mild wear. Articles include: Solving a Sumerian Mystery; Top 10 Discoveries of 2018; Was There a Real King Arthur?; Medieval Waste Management, plus other articles and features.

U.S.A.: Archaeology Magazine, 2023. Single Issue Magazine. Very Good. 8 x 10 1/2. In good clean condition. Articles include: Forging the Persian Empire; Secrets of a Celtic Princess; Africa's Early Christian Kingdom, Scotland's Oldest Tartan; Ancient Egyptian Astrology plus other articles and features.

U.S.A.: Archaeology Magazine, 2023. Staplebound. Good. 8 x 10 1/2. In good clean condition showing moderate use. Articles include The Ancient Power of Water; Lost Bronze Age Empire Resurfaces; Islamic Spain's Shining City, plus other articles and features.

Archaeology, 2021. Paperback. Very Good. 8 x 11. In very good clean condition. Articles include: The Decade's 10 Most Extraordinary Discoveries of 2020; Tracking the Great Arab Revolt; Germany's Stonehenge; Lost Oasis Cities of the Bronze Age, plus other articles and features.

U.S.A.: Archaeological Institute of America, 2021. Single Issue Magazine. Good. 8 x 10 1/2. Articles include: Legacy of a Slave Coast Castle, Maya Mural Puzzle; Roman University Town, Chinese Beer plus other articles and features.

U.S.A.: Kevin Quinlan, 2019. Single Issue Magazine. Good. In good clean condition. Articles include Mosaic Mystery: Unmasking a Mesoamerican God; The Antarctic Seal Hunt; Golden Grave of a Greek Hero; An Islamic Empire's Forgotten Capital, plus other articles and features.

National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of the Interior, 1954. Soft cover. Good. 9 x 11. In good, unmarked condition. Cover shows light wear, discoloration, stains and some light wrinkles from handling. Interior crisp and tight. Spine uncreased. Excavations detailed include: two late Basketmaker pithouses; Site 16; Sun Point Pueblo. B/W photographs accompany text and diagrams.

UK: Bounty Books, 2005. Hardcover. As New/No Jacket. 9 1/2 x 10. After introductory chapters covering the deciphering of hierglyphics and the techniques involved, features a stunning collection of beautifully reproduced examples of masterpieces of the genre that evoke a civilization that continues to fascinate today.

Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1992. Paperback. Good. 8 1/2 x 11. In good clean condition with small erasure on front endpage. Exhibition book for Mesopotamian Art at the Louvre held at Freer Gallery of Art/Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 1992. Illustrated and with commentary.

New York: Simon & Schuster, 1999. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9 1/2 x 11 1/2. Book is in new conditon with a remainder on bottom edge. D/J shows some edgewear. Examines the historic evidence, documents, maps, paintings, etc. to provide insight into the myth of Atlantis, the submerged city. Illustrated.

National Park Service, 1962. Paperback. Very Good. 6 x 9 1/2. Handbook No. 36. Staple bound paperback in very good clean condition with faded area on rear cover where label was removed. Presents a history of Aztec Ruins in New Mexico exploring the excavations, the site today. Illustrated with photographs of artifacts, maps and drawings.

Turkey: Aytur Turistik, 1980. Paperback. Very Good. In very good, clean condition. English text. Explores the underground cistern constructed by Emperor Justinianus (527-567 A.D.), its history and construction. Fully illustrated in color. Size: 6 1/2 x 8

China: China Intercontinental Press, 2004. Paperback. As New. 7 x 9. Cultural China Series. This is a new book with minor shelf wear to cover. It presents art, artifacts and relics from different Chinese dynasties. Illustrated and with detailed commentary and explanations..

UK: The British Museum Press, 2005. Soft cover. New. 7 x 9 1/2. A Place in History series. Explores all areas of Athens during the Classical era, from the Parthenon, through the law courts, the Kerameikos cemetery, the city's harbour and the Attic countryside. Illustrated.

UK: The British Museum Press, 2005. Soft cover. New. 7 x 9 1/2. Written in the form of a city tour, explores all the areas of Athens during the Classical era. Illustrated with art, artifacts, photographs, and map.

Mesa Verde Museum Association, Inc, 1961. Soft cover. Good. 11 x 9. In good, clean, unmarked condition. Cover is faded and sunned around edges. Otherwise light wear. Large color postcard of Mesa Verde laid in. B/W photos accompany text describing the ancient cave dwellings and the people who made them.

Scranton, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.: W W Norton & Co Inc, 1980. Soft cover. Very Good. 5 x 7 1/2. In very good, clean and crisp condition with name blacked out inside front cover. Reconstructs the preliterary background to Greek civilization by an examination of archeological discoveries and a critical reappraisal of older evidence.