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PREHISTORIC POTTERY FOR THE ARCHAEOLOGIST
Written by Alex Gibson; Ann Woods.
Stock no. 1827629
Published by Leicester University Press. 2nd 1997. Slightly better than very good condition.

Second Edition, revised and updated. A thorough survey of the chronological development of pottery throughout prehistory and into the Roman period. Light green pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 071851954X. Minor scuffing to rear cover else a lovely copy.

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BALDOCK: THE EXCAVATION OF A ROMAN AND PRE-ROMAN SETTLEMENT, 1968-72
Written by I.M. Stead; Valery Rigby.
Stock no. 1827620
Published by Society For The Promotion Of Roman Studies. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition.

Britannia Monograph Series No. 7. The excavations at Baldock, Herfordshire, described in this reort were carried out by the Inspectorate of Ancient Monuments, Department of the Environment. They were prompted by the discovery of a rich La Tene III burial which was found while constructing a road on a housing estate and whose finds had been disperssed before the archaeologists were notified. Large format. Cardwraps. B/w sketches and illustrations. Text block slightly browned. Covers slightly scuffed. Contents clean.

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INVESTIGATIONS IN ORKNEY
Written by Colin Renfrew.
Stock no. 1827617
Published by The Society Of Antiquaries Of London. 1st 1979. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Reports of the Research Committee of the Society of Antiquaries of London No. XXXVIII. Between 1972 and 1974 Prefessor Renfrew and his team partially excavated the neolithic chambered cairn of Quanterness, with its superimposed round house of the Iron Age. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations, some folding. ISBN: 050099028X. Light scratch marks to rear board. Contents clean. Black pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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BUILDING THE GREAT STONE CIRCLES OF THE NORTH
Written by Colin Richards.
Stock no. 1827599
Published by Windgather Press Ltd.. 1st 2013. Nearly fine condition.

Of all prehistoric monuments, few are more emotive than the great stone circles that were built throughout Britain and Ireland. This book looks at the enigmatic stone structures of Scotland and investigates the background of their construction and their cultural significance. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w photos, and sketches. ISBN: 9781909686120. Rear cover lightly scuffed else a lovely copy.

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THE STONE CIRCLES OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by Aubrey Burl.
Stock no. 1827596
Published by Yale University Press. 1981. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

A comprehensive and serious account of an important and perennially fascinating group of prehistoric monuments. Special attention is paid to Stonehenge and Avebury, the two best known and most spectacular rings. Grey cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and maps. ISBN: 0300019726. Sixth printing. A lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine else clean.

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BEYOND THE BROCHS: CHANGING PERSPECTIVES ON THE LATER IRON AGE IN ATLANTIC SCOTLAND
Written by Ian Armit.
Stock no. 1827541
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1990. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The historic peoples and kingdoms of Atlantic Scotland - the Picts, Scots and the Norse - have their roots in the prehistory of the region. Until recently, the study of that prehistory focused on the monumental architecture of brochs and wheelhouses to the virtual exclusion of wider concerns. This book attempts to broaden this approach and gives an invaluable reappraisal of the period when prehistory mergest into written history. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w photos and drawings. ISBN: 074860197X. Corners of boards very lightly bumped. Very minor foxing to text block. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly browned.

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RUSHDEN: THE EARLY FINE WARES
Written by P.J. Woods; B.C. Hastings; K. Brown.
Stock no. 1827533
Published by Northamptonshire County Council. 1st 1984. Slightly better than very good condition.

The pottery discovered during the contruction of playing fields at a Rushden school which proved to be manufactured at the site in the early Roman period. This pottery associated with the Roman military conquest of the area, displays an exceptional range of forms and decoration, and represents the achievements of potters whose inspiration derived from various European ceramic traditions. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 0947590005. Covers a little scuffed, contents clean.

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COLLARED URNS OF THE BRONZE AGE IN GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND
Written by Ian H. Longworth.
Stock no. 1827528
Published by Press Syndicate Of The University Of Cambridge. 1st 1984. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

The Gulbenkian Archaeological Series. This catalogue will serve as a reference book for all concerned with the prehistory of Britain and Ireland, while the discussion of the urns and their prehistoric context sets a firm foundation for the understanding of the Bronze Age. Large format. Brown cloth boards, black title block to spine with gilt title. B/w diagrams. ISBN: 0521085969. Text block lightly browned. Dustwrapper is lightly rubbed and is lightly faded to spine.

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THE CHAMBERED TOMBS OF SCOTLAND VOLUME TWO
Written by Audrey Shore Henshall.
Stock no. 1827522
Published by Edinburgh University Press. 1st 1972. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This second volume completes the survey of Scottish prehistoric chambered tombs. This volumes deals with the central and southern half of Scotland, including the western isles. Green cloth boards. Gilt title to spine. B/w/ sketches. ISBN: 0852241909. Text block lightly browned. Both maps that should be in pocket at rear are present. Contents are clean. Price-cut dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and has a 2" closed tear (no loss) to top rear spine edge and crease in same area.

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THE PRINCETON FIELD GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC MAMMALS
Written by Donald R. Prothero. Illustrated by Mary Persis Williams.
Stock no. 1826068
Published by Princeton University Press. Circa 2017. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

Guidebook to hundreds of extinct species, from saber-toothed cats to giant mammoths. Large format. Blue cloth boardes, silver title to spine. Colour photos & illustrations. B/w sketches. ISBN: 9780691156828. 4th printing. A lovely copy.

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A GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC SITES IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by George Children; George Nash.
Stock no. 2139313
Published by Logaston Press. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

Monuments In The Landscape Volume 4. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1873827490. Browning to cover edges and pages internally.

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A GUIDE TO PREHISTORIC SITES IN MONMOUTHSHIRE
Written by George Children; George Nash.
Stock no. 2137894
Published by Logaston Press. 1st 1996. Very good condition.

Monuments In The Landscape Volume 4. Pictorial card wraps. B/w photos. ISBN: 1873827490. Gold address label to inside front cover. Page browning.

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