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BAR International: Intaglios Cameos Rings and Related Objects from Burma and Java: The White Collection and a further small private collection (Paperback)

The subject of this study is a collection of over one hundred intaglios cameos seals and rings acquired by Tom and Danielle White during a diplomatic posting in Burma (Myanmar) between 1985 and 1989. (Another private collection of intaglios seals... more

Articulated Motion and Deformable Objects: 6th International Conference Amdo 2010 Port d Andratx Mallorca Spain July 7-9 2010 Proceedings (Paperback)

The AMDO 2010 conference took place at the Hotel Mon Port Port d Andratx (Mallorca) during July 7 9 2010 institutionally sponsoredby MICINN (Min- teriodeCienciaeInnovaci on SpanishGovernment) theConselleriad Economia Hisenda i Innovaci o (Balearic... more

BAR International: Sailing the Wine-Dark Sea: International trade and the Late Bronze Age Aegean (Paperback)

This book looks at the 942 artifacts of foreign origin - from Anatolia Cyprus Egypt Italy Mesopotamia and Syro-Palestine - which have been found in the late Bronze Age Aegean area. These objects represent the only group of material in the LBA Aegean... more

BAR International: Portable Shrine Models: Ancient Architectural Clay Models from the Levant (Paperback)

Portable shrine models with architectural features are unique objects within the assemblages of material culture even though they appear in a variety of cultures throughout the ancient world. This book concentrates on models from the Land of Israel... more

BAR International: Etudes sur la céramique romaine tardive d Afrique (Paperback)

The subject of this work is the pottery (amphorae vessels lamps small objects and architectural ceramic) of Roman Africa from the 2nd to the 7th century. It is based on a large assemblage from several settlements in south of France (Marseilles) in... more

BAR International: The Conservation of Archaeological Materials (Paperback)

The genesis for this conference and its subsequent proceedings came from discussions held in the newly formed Archaeological Discussion group a subgroup of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works Objects specialty group... more

BAR International: L Homme et le précieux: Matières minérales précieuses de la Préhistoire à aujourd hui (Paperback)

This volume publishes the contributions to a research project involving 37 authors to examine the evolution of the idea of the precious stone looking at the role of objects considered to have aesthetic value in a wide range of cultures and time periods... more

BAR International: Identity and Reciprocity in 15th Century Philippines (Paperback)

This study analyses earthenware vessels including foreign ceramics and other objects found in 15th century burials in the Philippines to determine the effects of foreign trade and influence on social identity and stratification. Specifically it focuses... more

BAR International: Broyage et abrasion au Néolithique ancien: Caractérisation technique et fonctionnelle des outillages en grès du Bassin parisien (Paperback)

This study is based on analysis of sandstone tools from thirty or so early Neolithic settlement sites from the Paris Basin Hainaut and Hesbaye dating to the Bandkeramik (Rubané) and Villeneuve-Saint-Germain cultures. Almost ten thousand objects... more

BAR International: Rohstoff Form und Funktion: Fünf Studien zum Neolithikum Mitteleuropas (Paperback)

Five studies on raw material form and function in Neolithic Europe in which Winiger aims to show the high quality of prehistoric manufactured objects and considers them as an expression of the wants adn intentions of prehistoric man this giving access... more