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New York: New York University Press, 1991. BW2 - A first US edition hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has some scattered light scratches and rubbing, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.25"x6.25", 127 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Structural History, the core model of the Annales School of French historians, offers the most highly developed and intellectually refined analytical programme for structuring and hence simplifying the phenomena of the human past in all their complexity. This volume is designed to explain the key concepts and approaches developed by Annaliste scholarship and to apply them to the discipline of archaeology. The importance of Structural History to archaeology is shown in two ways. Firstly, the principles developed in the Annales tradition are described and placed into the context of contemporary theoretical debate in archaeology. The moral important of these principles is the… Read More

England: Wm Dawson & Sons Ltd, 1977. BV3 - A hardcover book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, lightly bowed, some light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. 9.5"x6.25", 304 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 2001. BP6 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. A book about the Grasshopper Pueblo of Arizona, notable for its ordinariness and for the long history of archaeological exploration that has been devoted to it. The period when it was occupied, about one hundred years, also coincides with a period when it was one of hundreds of large pueblos located throughout central and southern Arizona. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Salt Lake City, Utah: University of Utah Press, 2001. BP6 - A first edition hardcover book in very good condition that has light discoloration and shelf wear with no dust jacket. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. A book about the Grasshopper Pueblo of Arizona, notable for its ordinariness and for the long history of archaeological exploration that has been devoted to it. The period when it was occupied, about one hundred years, also coincides with a period when it was one of hundreds of large pueblos located throughout central and southern Arizona. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA: University of Utah Press, 2001. BX4 - An unread, tight, clean, sound copy in blue cloth covered boards with gold lettering and a graphic on the spine and gold lettering and a large gold graphic on the front with very minor overall shelf wear with a very, very light label stain at the top right corner of the front board. Illustrated with black and white photographs and drawings. A book about the Grasshopper Pueblo of Arizona, notable for its ordinariness and for the long history of archaeological exploration that has been devoted to it. The period when it was occupied, about one hundred years, also coincides with a period when it was one of hundreds of large pueblos located throughout central and southern Arizona. Endnotes, references, indexed, 264p. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/No Jacket. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Facts on File Inc., 1980. CC5 - A tight, lcean, sound copy in navy cloth covered boards with gold lettering and graphics on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library marks, stamps, and labels on the front free endpaper, the title page, the copyright page, and the back fixed endpaper. The dust jacket shows minor overall shelf wear with some moderate overall surface chipping from a clear plastic lamination that has been applied. A dictionary of clear definitions and illustrations of the complex terms and procedures of archeology. 144p.. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 4.75"x7.75". Ex-Library.

Toronto, Ontario, Canada: Penguin Books Canada, Limited, 1997. CC5 - A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall wear plus some light creasing on the spine plus the book is slightly shelf cocked. A county museum's treasured devil mask is stolen and a note turns up warning about a murder to come. The anthropologist Peny Spring and archarologist Toby Glendower work to solve the mistery and also make a momentous historical discovery. This book is filled with actual facts and Dorset lore regarding witches, druids and smugglers. 238p.. First American Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4.25"x7".

College Station, Texas: Texas A&M University Press, 2005. Y1 - A first edition (stated) hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Toni S. Turner to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, some scattered dents, light scratches, rubbing and scuffing, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has some bumped corners, some stains on the front bottom edge, some light smudge/stains on the page edges, light discoloration and shelf wear. Foreword by T.R. Fehrenbach. From A Watery Grave: The Discovery And Excavation Of La Salle's Shipwreck, La Belle. 10.75"x8.75", 159 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. On a frigid, stormy day in February of 1686, a small French sailing ship lost control and ran aground in Matagorda Bay. The crew had braved an ocean voyage, attacks by pirates, raids by Native Americans, and ravaging diseases under the command of famed… Read More

York, United Kingdom: Council of British Archaeology, 1999. CG1 - A hard cover library rebound withdrawn ex-library book in good+ to very good- condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in blue cloth covered boards with white lettering on the spine with very minor overall shelf wear with the usual library marks, stamps, and labels on the spine, the title page, and the back fixed endpaper plus there is some rubbing and light label staining on the original paper cover. This is a library rebound coy of the British and Irish Archaeological Bibliography supplement 7, the "Gazetteer of Archaeological Investigations in England 1996." It is a compilation of archaeological investigations in England in 1994 drawn from periodicals, journals, published monograph series, annual reports and reviews, and related documents. 864p. . Hard Cover. Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Madison, Wisconsin: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2000. P5 - A 5th printing paperback book SIGNED and inscribed by Robert A. Birmingham to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition that has some bumped corners, wrinkling and chipping, scattered light scratches and rubbing on the cover, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9"x6", 245 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. More mounds were built by ancient Native American societies in Wisconsin than in any other region of North America - between 15,000 and 20,000 mounds, at least 4,000 of which remain today. Most impressive are the effigy mounds, huge earthworks sculpted into the shapes of birds, animals, and other forms, not found anywhere else in the world in such concentrations. This book, written for general readers but incorporating the most recent research, offers a comprehensive overview of these intriguing earthworks and answers the questions, Who built the mounds? When and why were they built? The archaeological record… Read More

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2003. AN5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has wrinkling and crease on the top edge and corners, . First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 2000. AT6 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has soem wrinkling on the edges and light shelf wear otherwise very good. Book is slightly cocked, some light discoloration on the page edges, and light shelf wear otherwise very good. No additional printings indicated. Sitting by the ancient gate, on the north side of the city, I tried to imagine life unfolding in Motya. Although.... First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1964. S5 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ and book have library markings (labels, stamping, cardholder, etc.), discoloration and shelf wear.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.

Athens: Graphic Arts of Michalis Toubis, 1980. AN4 - Book has chipping on the front bottom right corner and light shelf wear otherwise fine. "This publication is a concise and authoritative account of the history and archaeology of the Monastery of Arkadi, and of the Arkadi Tragedy." . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. Illus. by Provatakis, Julia (Art Director). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, New York, USA: Facts On File Publications, 1988. BD5 - A trade paperback book in very good condition. A tight, clean, sound copy in color wraps with minor overall shelf wear plus a light creast at the front right bottom corner. This book is a survey of the world of modern archaeology. It explains in full, clear and practical detail how we know what we know about the past and how that knowledge is increased. Heavily ilustrated in color photogrphs, black and white photographs, and black and white drawings. Indexed, further reading, 192p.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Garden City, New York: Dolphin Books, 1961. AP2 - 1961. Paperback. Book hsa discoloration and very light shelf wear otherwise very good. In this book, the author describes fourteen archaic cultures which have in most cases completely escaped civilization.. Trade Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

United Kingdom: The British Academy, 2004. AX1 - A hardcover in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has less than half inch tear on the front top right corner, wrinkling and chipping on some edges and corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. Book has light tanning and shelf wear. Corpus Signorum Iperii Romani Corpus of Sculpture of the Roman World Great Britain, Volume I, Fascule 9. With contributions by Graham Webster and Thomas Blagg. Published for The British Academy by Oxford University Press. 11.25"x8.75", 66 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Very Good. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Dallas, Texas: The Archaeology Research Program, 1982. CD1 - A paperback book in very good condition that has some bumped corners, some wrinkling and chipping on the cover edges, sides and corners, scattered light scratches, rubbing, wrinkling, and and scuffing on the cover, tanning, and light shelf wear. Settlement of the Prairie Margin: Archaeology of the Richland Creek Reservoir, Navarro and Freestone Counties, Texas, 1980-1981: A Research Synopsis, Contributions by James E. Bruseth, Billie S. Glaspy, Marilee Irvine, David H. Journey, Reed Lee, Daniel McGregor, Allan J. McIntyre, Randall W. Moir, Phillip Murry, David Pheasant, L. Mark Raab, Gary Rutenberg, Joe Saunders. Archaeological Monographs, Number 1, Archaeology Research Program, Department of Anthropology, Southern Methodist University. 11"x8.5", 262 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. . Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Texas Highway Department Publications in Archaeology, 1972. CW2 - A comb-bound book in very good condition that has some scattered wrinkling, chipping, crease, and few stains, light discoloration and shelf wear. Texas Highway Department Publications in Archaeology No. 1. 11"x9", 221 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed.. Comb-Bound. Very Good/No Jacket as Issued. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

London: Allen Lane, 1991. BW3 - DJ is mylar protected. DJ has label stain and tape residue on the lower spine and corners near it, label on the back and some scraping of the mylar, scratches and rubbing, wrinkling and crease on the edges and corners, inside flaps adhered to the fixed endpapers, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Book hsa remainder mark on the bottom rubbing and wear on the cover edges, lightly cocked, bumped on some corners, some stains on the page edges, library stamping on the top and copyright page with label, signature of the previous owner on the front loose endpaper, cardholder adhered on the back loose endpaper, a few underlining, reading wear with wrinkling, crease, dog-eared pages, and a few tears, light discoloration and shelf wear otherwise good. Translated by Susan M. Margeson and Kirsten Williams.. First Printing. Hard Cover. Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.