Search Results: Archaeology from Ainsworth Books

New York: Barnes & Noble Books. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1992. Reprint. Hardcover. 0880298510 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; 8.90 X 6.20 X 1 inches; 242 pages; "Recounts the work of leading nineteenthand twentieth-century literary archaeologists in searching out, studying, and deciphering ancient writings and thereby retrieving the histories and literatures of ancient cultures" .

New Haven: Yale University Press. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0300049242 . DJ and boards show very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations and maps ; 9.7 X 6.8 X 1.2 inches; 302 pages; "This text explores how the first inhabitants reached Australia over 50,000 years ago. Using archaeological evidence and aboriginal oral traditions, the book tells the history of these people. It examines the ways in which the Aborigines adapted to and modified their environment, and how their art and culture developed. This revised edition incorporates information on recent archaelogical discoveries. It features a revision of the chapters on Pleistocene rock art and the extinction of the megafauna." .

Portland, OR: Westwinds Press. Near Fine with No dust jacket as issued. 2016. Third Edition. Hardcover. 0871083337 . Only slight wear to the glossy pictorial paper covered boards ; A bright, solid book, B&W and color photos and illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 236 pages; "This practical, down-to-earth guide for surface collectors of arrowheads and stone artifacts is designed especially for amateur archaeologists and people interested in learning how to study and collect artifacts safely and responsibly. The author reveals invaluable tips on: where to look for artifacts; how to identify artifacts; where surface collecting is permissible; starting and caring for your own collection. " .

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1984. First Edition. Hardcover. 0399128921 . DJ and boards show light shelf wear, short tear to top back of DJ. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. B&W illustrations ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 223 pages; Draws on extensive archaeological and scientific sources to discuss evidence for the existence of the lost continent of Atlantis. .

Toronto: Vintage Canada. Very Good. 2001. First Paperback Edition. Paperback. 0679311548 . Card covers show light shelf wear, corner curl.; A bright, solid book.; Trade PB; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 628 pages; "Award-winning journalist Elaine Dewar explores new terrain with Bones, uncovering evidence that challenges the conventional wisdom on how the Americas were peopled in early history. In her probing investigation, Dewar travels from Canada's Mackenzie River to the Brazilian state of Piaui, from the offices of the Smithsonian Institution to the Washington state riverbank where the remains of Kennewick man were found. Dewar captures a tale of hard science and human folly where the high stakes include professional reputations, lucrative grants, fame, and the resting places of wandering spirits." .

Tuscon, AZ: University of Arizona Press. Very Good+. 1978. Sixth Printing. Softcover. 0816505233 . Very light shelf wear to card covers.; A bright, solid book. B&W illustrations throughout. This is a later printing with a lighter weight paper that appears to be thinner than earlier printings but has the same number of pages. ; 10.1 X 7.2 X 0.9 inches; 290 pages; "With the exception of the Grand Canyon itself, none of the great gorges of the American Southwest is more uniquely beautiful than Canyon de Chelly, with its sheer red cliffs and innumerable prehistoric Indian dwellings. Of all the important centers of prehistoric Anasazi culture, only this magnificent canyon shows an unbroken record of settlement for more than 1,000 years. In this liberally illustrated book, rock art authority Campbell Grant examines four aspects of the spectacular canyon: its physical characteristics, its history of human habitation, its explorers and archaeologists, and its countless rock paintings and… Read More

New York: Thames & Hudson. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1964. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows light shelf wear, price-clipped, some offset on endpapers. A tear on front flap. ; A bright, solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. This appears to be published in Britain by the original publisher (Thames & Hudson) with the imprint of Frederick A. Praeger pasted over it on the title page ; Ancient People and Places #34; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 238 pages; "The Celtic peoples are the earliest inhabitants of Britain who have been able to speak to us directly. In their native British poetry and early stories, their laws and genealogies, their funerla inscriptions on stone and their Latin historical writings they have communicated their intellectual life to us personally." (jacket blurb) .

Santander: Patronato de las Cuevas Prehistóricas de la Provincia. Very Good. 1950. First Edition. Softcover. Signed by Author; Beige card covers show light wear, some discoloration, some chipping head and tail of spine. Top page edges uncut as well as some fore edges. ; Inscribed to Charles E. Borden, Professor of Archaeology at University of British Columbia and renowned for the excavation of ancient native sites in BC. No signature, but written 'El Autore' and dated June 21 1953. 4 B&W plates at back of book. Text in Spanish ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; Translation of the title - Discovery of the cave and paintings of Altamira by D. Marcelino S. de Sautuola. "The Cave of Altamira is a cave complex, located near the historic town of Santillana del Mar in Cantabria, Spain. It is renowned for prehistoric parietal cave art featuring charcoal drawings and polychrome paintings of contemporary local fauna and human hands. The earliest paintings were applied… Read More

Toronto, ON: NC Press. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1987. First Edition. Hardcover. 1550210106 . Light edge wear ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 228 pages; Marine archaeologists attempt to expand our knowledge of the 18th century sailor and scientific explorer, the Count Jean François de Galaup, de la Pérouse .

New York: Alfred A. Knopf. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1959. Later Printing. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards show light shelf wear. Previous owner's name inside front board. ; A tight solid book. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 428 + index pages; "C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Smith when he found the ancient clay tablets that contained the records of the Biblical Flood. We rediscover the ruined splendors of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient wold; of Chichen Itza, the abandoned pyramids of the Maya: and… Read More

Atlanta, GA: Scholars Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1998. First Edition. Hardcover. 0788504126 . Red cloth covered boards, lightly bumped top fore corners ; As new, unread ; American Studies in Papyrology #37; 1 x 11.75 x 9 Inches; 324 pages; Falivene presents an A-Z listing of names in the Herakleopite nome, a district of Middle Egypt, largely based on Greek papyri dating from the third century BC to the eighth century AD. The importance of the Herakleopite villages is discussed along with the likely provenance of the documents upon which this study is based. .

Berrien Springs, MI: Andrews University Press. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1973. Hardcover. Only slight wear to blue cloth covered boards with silver titles front and spine ; A bright, solid book, B&W plates at back, numerous drawings throughout and fold-out contour map after page 16. ; B&W Illustrations and Map; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 144 pages; This campaign which was supposed to take place in 1970 was delayed for a year by the Jordanian civil war .

New York: Thomas Y. Crowell. Very Good+ in Very Good- dust jacket. 1969. Second Printing. Hardcover. Dustjacket shows some chipping, scuffing, short closed tears top edge ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. decorative endpapers, B&W illustrations throughout ; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 120 pages .

San Miguel, CA: American Rock Art Research Association. Very Good+. 1989. First Edition. Softcover. Card covers show very light shelf wear.; A bright, solid book.; Occasional paper #1; B&W Photographs; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 105 pages .

Pickering, ON: Beaverbooks Limited. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1979. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 080270624X . Boards show light shelf wear, short tear front bottom of DJ with some damage to lower fore edge, previous owner's name stamped on title page. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped.; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 342 pages .

New York: Wiley. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. 1st. Hardcover. 0471048631 . DJ shows very light shelf wear. ; A bright, solid book, dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. Text unmarked.; Wiley Popular Science; 9.44 X 7.26 X 1.19 inches; 364 pages; "An astronomer with a Jungian streak, Krupp (Echoes of the Ancient Sky), the director of the Griffith Observatory in L.A., synthesizes the study of the heavens with archeology in an intriguing attempt to understand the cultural power of shamans and kings in ancient civilizations. In the tradition of Frazer, Eliade and Campbell, the author seeks commonality in the use of sky myths by shamans from cultures as diverse as the Mayan, Egyptian, Tibetan, Mongolian, Chinese, Turkic, African and Inuit, as well as those of the indigenous peoples of the American plains, Northwest and Southwest. Carefully analyzing sacred petroglyphs, pictographs and statuary, he traces the evolution of culture from hunting bands to the establishment of complex… Read More

Vancouver BC: Douglas & Mcintyre Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1996. Second Revised Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 1550544756 . A near-fine volume in a near-fine DJ. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. B&W illustrations and photos throughout ; Oblong Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 160 pages; Stewart examines the durable items from nature that the Indians of the Northwest coast used for tools, weapons, hunting etc and some for ceremonial and ornamental uses. This is a revised version of 'Artifacts of the Northwest Coast Indians', originally published in 1973 .

London: Thames & Hudson. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1963. First Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. DJ shows some shelf wear.; A bright, solid book dustjacket in Mylar, unclipped. ; Ancient People and Places #9; B&W Illustrations; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 207 pages; Wessex, rich in history, is home to the Plains of Salisbuy and Stonehenge. "Dr. Stone presents a picture of pre-Celtic Wessex and sets the stage for the final pre-Roman phase when the Celtic-speaking peoples arrived in Britain." .