THE THAMES THROUGH TIME: THE ARCHAEOLOGY OF THE GRAVEL TERRACES OF THE UPPER AND MIDDLE THAMES
Written by Anthony Morigi; Danielle Schreve; Mark White; Gill Hey; Paul Garwood; Mark Robinson; Alistair Barclay; Philippa Bradley.
Stock no. 1829516
Published by Oxford University School Of Archaeology. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Early Prehistory to 1500 BC. Part I - The Ice Ages; Part 2 - Mesolithic to Early Bronze Age. Oxford Archaeology Thames Valley Landscapes Monograph No. 32. Large format. Heavy. Pictorial boards. Colour & b/w illustrations. xxvi and 521 pages including index. ISBN: 9780954962784. Crinkling to to margins of pages 179-186 else a lovely copy.

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THE WORLD BEFORE US: HOW SCIENCE IS REVEALING A NEW STORY OF OUR HUMAN ORIGINS
Written by Tom Higham.
Stock no. 1829405
Published by Viking. 1st 2021. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Following the scientific and technological advancements - in radiocarbon dating and ancient DNA, for example - that enabled us to better predict not just how long ago other human species lived (Neanderthals, Denisovans, 'Hobbits' and Homo luzonensis), but how they lived. Could they make art, recall their dreams, or joke? Did they play music, or use medicine? What might Homo sapiens have learned from them? Yellow cloth boards, black title to spine. B/w photos and charts, a few colour photos. xiv and 296 pages including index. ISBN: 9780241440674. A lovely copy. Black dustwrapper is scuffed.

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WHIRLAWAY: A STORY OF THE AGES
Written by H. C. F. Morant. Illustrated by Jean Elder.
Stock no. 1327686
Published by Hutchinson. 1937. Good condition.

A delightful story of the Earth's past through successive geological eras, in the company of Helen and her little elf-like friend Whirlaway. Dark pink cloth, black titles and vignette to front cover. Blue and white pictorial endpapers. 9 colour plates and numerous b/w drawings. 237 pages. Spine and corners bumped and slightly worn. Covers slightly dusty. Unfortunately, all of the b/w illustrations in this copy have been NEATLY coloured in. Name and address in ink to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock and some pages.

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THE POWER OF DOGU: CERAMIC FIGURES FROM ANCIENT JAPAN
Written by Simon Kaner; et al.
Stock no. 1827713
Published by British Museum Press. 1st 2009. Slightly better than very good condition.

Published to accompany the exhibition at the British Mueseum from 10 September to 22 November 2009. Dogu - abstract clay figures with recognizably human or animal features - have a long and fascinating history in Japan. This book illustrates 67 Dogu. Edited by Kaner. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour illustrations. ISBN: 9780714124643. Light fading horizontally to top of rear cover. Contents fine.

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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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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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THE ORIGIN OF HUMAN SOCIAL INSTITUTIONS
Written by W.G. Runciman.
Stock no. 1322648
Published by Oxford University Press. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

These papers bring an interdisciplinary approach to bear on what is arguable the central question in the study of human social evolution. Burgundy boards, gilt title to spine. 259 pages. B/w diagrams. Published for The British Adademy, this is Proceedings of the British Academy 110. ISBN: 0197262503.

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THE PREHISTORY OF METALLURGY IN THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by R.F. Tylecote.
Stock no. 1823436
Published by The Institute Of Metals. 1st 1986. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

A completely revised edition of the author's 'Metallurgy in Archaeology' (published 1962). Incorporating the results of work done since 1960, this revised text covers native metals, copper and copper-based alloys, tin, lead, antimony, and the fabrication of non-ferrous metals. The Iron Age is divided into various periods appropriate to Britain, ending with the introduction of the blast furnace. Large format. Green cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations & photos. xii and 257 pages including index. ISBN: 0904357724. Top & tail of spine & corners lightly rubbed. Previous owner's white address label to front endpaper. Contents clean. Green pictorial dustwrapper is heavily faded at edges and spine, closed tear to top edge of rear panel (no loss) and top of spine.

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THE FIRST DOG
Written by Jan Brett. Illustrated by Jan Brett.
Stock no. 1817625
Published by Harcourt, Inc. Circa 1988. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

An exciting tale of adventure in prehistoric times, the author convincingly portrays the growth of the warm bond between man and animal that must, long, long ago, have resulted in the first domesticated dog. Large format. Beige cloth boards with black title to spine. Full colour illustrations throughout. ISBN: 0152276505. Reprint, 'K' printing.

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PREHISTORIC ANIMALS
No author listed.
Stock no. 2130876
Published by Brooke Bond Oxo. Very good condition.

Brooke Bond Picture Cards, originating free with Brooke Bond Tea and Tea Bags. Oblong format. Cardwraps. Some corner creases.

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STONEHENGE
Written by Rosemary Hill.
Stock no. 1817532
Published by Profile Books. Circa 2008. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

What Stonehenge has meant to us through recorded history, and what it means today. Blue boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. ISBN: 9781861978653. Second printing. Faint coffee mug ring to front panel of dustwrapper.

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