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CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining... ... more

It s a deadly winter for archaeologist Emma Fielding as she tracks a killer in an old New Hampshire hotel in this fifth mystery from real-life archaeologist Dana Cameron. Archaeologist Emma Fielding should be on top of the world. Her teaching job... ... more

Dr. Thomas Lourds internationally-renowned linguist and archaeologist has just arrived in Istanbul to lecture at the University. But before he even leaves the airport Lourds is kidnapped and finds himself fighting for his life--and for all mankind.... ... more

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Atlantis. The world s mightiest empire. Its secrets have been lost to the ocean s depths but in this high-action race against the clock marine archaeologist Jack Howard is about to find out that the gods of Atlantis live on--through a terrifying new... ... more

In his signature style of grand storytelling James A. Michener transports us back thousands of years to the Holy Land. Through the discoveries of modern archaeologists excavating the site of Tell Makor Michener vividly re-creates life in an ancient... ... more

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 479. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. With dust jacket. 479 p. In the desert near Jerusalem an archaeologist is murdered after he uncovers stunning evidence in a Dead Sea scroll about the life and teachings of... ... more

9780932813077. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. 2nd Revised ed. Language: English. Pages: 416. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 416 p. Real life Indiana Jones maverick archaeologist David Childress takes the reader on an incredible... ... more

9781844765621. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 96. Trade paperback (US). Sewn binding. 96 p. Contains: Illustrations black & white Illustrations color Frontispiece. The lives and legacy of the people who discovered... ... more

Marjorie Lambert’s life story is intricately entwined in the development of archaeology in the American Southwest. In Shelby Tisdale’s compelling biography Lambert’s work as an archaeologist museologist and museum curator in Santa Fe comes to... ... more

Field Man is the captivating memoir of renowned southwestern archaeologist Julian Dodge Hayden a man who held no professional degree or faculty position but who camped and argued with a who s who of the discipline including Emil Haury Malcolm Rogers... ... more

THE RETICENT ARCHAEOLOGIST UNLEASHED tells the story of Mike Wisenbaker s half-century-plus life journey focusing mostly on the past fifty years. Although he is not famous (or infamous) enough to call for an exhaustive in-depth autobiography he s... ... more

Readers will learn of the childhood influences that lead Wood to pursue the path of archaeologist and of the events and people that shaped his professional life. In addition to telling Wood’s personal story the book provides an intellectual history... ... more

There is an alternate story of the life of Jesus--one the early Church fathers found so menacing they outlawed the books that documented it. Two bestselling authors and award-winning archaeologists put more than 30 years of exhaustive research into... ... more

James Henry Breasted (1865-1935) had a career that epitomizes our popular image of the archaeologist. Daring handsome and charismatic he traveled on expeditions to remote and politically unstable corners of the Middle East helped identify the tomb of... ... more

Brief Lives (1669-1697) is a collection of short biographical sketches on famous British figures by author antiquarian and archaeologist John Aubrey. The work is significant for its unique style a blend of facts--names dates family important works--and... ... more

Beautifully illustrated with color and black-and-white photographs Chaco Canyon draws on the very latest research on Chaco and its environs to tell the remarkable story of the people of the canyon from foraging bands and humble farmers to the elaborate... ... more

Beneath Drapers Gardens in what was once a damp and uninviting quarter of the Roman city of Londinium lies the buried valley of the Walbrook home to some of the more unpleasant industries of the town as well as some remarkable and unexpected finds... ... more

The author of The Dead Beat and This Book is Overdue turns her piercing eye and charming wit to the real-life avatars of Indiana Jones--the archaeologists who sort through the muck and mire of swamps ancient landfills volcanic islands and other dirty... ... more

Ivor Noël Hume has devoted his life to uncovering countless lives that came before him. In A Passion for the Past the world-renowned archaeologist turns to his own life sharing with the reader a story that begins amid the bombed-out rubble of... ... more

Donald Ryan is a rare bird--a field archaeologist who can write with verve and immediacy. I heartily recommend his book to all Egyptology buffs. --Barbara Mertz ( a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters) author of Temples Tombs and Hieroglyphs A real-life Indiana... ... more

The main objective of this book is to discuss parts of the later life histories of burial mounds by studying local interests in them through folklore but also disturbances and reuses of them. To this end this study discusses folklore about burial... ... more

Contains a biography of Professor Barri Jones by Nick Higham and a bibliography of his published writings. Thirty-three leading archaeologists colleagues and friends of the late Professor Barri Jones contribute to this volume of essays offered to the... ... more

Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 168. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. 168 p. Contains: Illustrations. Lost Civilization (Time Life). Intended for a young adult/teenage audience. Readers assume the role of archaeologists uncovering secrets of... ... more

Terma is the hidden knowledge of the universe that reveals itself time to time depending upon the relevance of its presence. Researchers historians & archaeologists have spent their lives proving the authenticity of this place hidden far deep in the... ... more

In this book Pietro Gaietto archaeologist and artist documents the life of the domestic dog. He analyzes the many activities in which the dog is used by man for work including the heaviest tasks. In spite of everything man s friendship with the dog has... ... more

Moundville tells the story of the ancient people who lived there the modern struggle to save the site from destruction and the scientific saga of the archaeologists who brought the story to life. Moundville is the book to read before during or after a... ... more

Southwestern archaeology represents the intersection of countless peoples interests ideas and events. Much as archaeologists working in the Southwest have shaped the lives and histories of Native Americans so too have Native peoples and traditions... ... more

A young psychologist must help the son of an infamous archaeologist escape a mental asylum in order to resolve the 2500 year old Mayan prophecy of doom and save humanity Archaeologist Julius Gabriel has devoted his life to studying the Mayan calendar a... ... more

Alice Dixon (1851-1910) was born into a comfortable middle class life in London that she eagerly left behind to travel to Yucatán as the young bride of Maya archaeologist Augustus Le Plongeon. Working side by side as photographers and archaeologists... ... more

This volume is an inter-disciplinary endeavour which brings together recent research on aspects of urban life and structure by architectural and textual historians and archaeologists engendering exciting new perspectives on urban life in the pre-modern... ... more

The thorough book Biography and Bibliography of Jesse Walter Fewkes by Frances S. Nichols gives readers a thorough picture of the life and achievements of eminent anthropologist and archaeologist Jesse Walter Fewkes. The book explores Fewkes upbringing... ... more

Lithic artefacts were an intrinsic part of Neolithic life both in terms of everyday practical use and in ritual/symbolic mode. Archaeologists and prehistorians studying the Neolithic period recognise this and accordingly strive to maximise relevant... ... more

In Origins of Agriculture in Western Central Asia archaeologist David R. Harris addresses questions of when how and why agriculture and settled village life began east of the Caspian Sea. The book describes and assesses evidence from archaeological... ... more

Archaeologist Leslie MacIntyre barely survived the explosion that took the life of her fianc. Now she s returned to conquer her fears and to investigate a newly discovered burial ground. In this place restless spirits hold the secrets not only of past... ... more

Carmella always knew she would find the love of her life in an exotic foreign country. But there s a deadly catch to it in Souvenir . Watching archaeologists unearth a mummified Iron Age corpse from a Danish bog gives a college professor an idea...how... ... more

In the spring of 1900 British archaeologist Arthur Evans began to excavate the palace of Knossos on Crete bringing ancient Greek legends to life just as a new century dawned amid far-reaching questions about human history art and culture. With Knossos... ... more

This is a Brand New book in excellent condition. Format: Paperback Author: Nicki Greenwood ISBN10: 1628305452 ISBN13: 9781628305456 Faith Markham knows her place in life-paranormal expert and world-traveling archaeologist. She also knows shell never... ... more

Archaeologist Lina Taylor has devoted her life to studying ancient Maya artifacts splitting her time between digs in the Yucatan and teaching in the college classroom. Burying herself in her work Lina has had little experience handling men-especially... ... more

The body count is rising and so is Nel s temper. Archaeologist Dr. Nel Bently has spent her life avoiding clingy exes but she never dreamed she d be escaping across the stars. Now she and a fleet of refugees are hunted at every turn by the only woman... ... more