A thorough and comprehensive history of the cultivation of flax from ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt up to the C20th, with a complete history of harvesting practices and the evolution of retting, combing and spinning techniques over the centuries to produce linen cloth. Paperback.
In August 2026 the FBI arranged the repatriation of stolen Egyptian artefacts having determined that they had been illicitly trafficked. The items included carved figures, amulets and tomb eq
Opening to the public on the 10th September and running through to July 2027 the Bayeux Tapestry returns to England for the first time in almost 1000 in a loan exhibition at the British Museum.&nbs
Greenland being very much in the news, we highlight some of the books we offer for sale covering the little-known archaeology of the region: