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Region: SE Asia

A descriptive catalogue of thirteen examples of Khmer figurative carvings from the C7th onwards culminating with the Angkor and Bayon examples of C12th.  Includes a bibliography and a site map of Cambodia.  Paperback.  40 pages.  Good clean condtion.  Cat No 4393

Region: Britain - S. England

A report on several urban rescue excavations that provided the opportunity to reveal the Saxon port that preceded the development of the city of Southampton.  Illustrated with site plans and four b&w plates showing recovered Saxon coins and bone combs.  Paperback.  22 pages.

Region: Britain - Scotland

A report prepared by the Medieval Urban Archaeology Committee of the Council of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland as an urgent call-to-action for the exploration, excavation and conservation of the medieval remains the lie beneath streets and buildings under threat as redevelopment occurs ap

Region: Britain - S. England

Postulates the presence of a West Saxon royal centre in the Upper Thames valley using the finds recovered in the C19th from two Saxon burial sites at Cuddesdon and Dorchester as evidence.

Region: Britain - S. England

Illustrated survey of the history potteries in Oxfordshire from the C15th onwards with details of the materials and kiln techniques employed as well as a list of known potters and their locations.

Region: Britain - S. England

Illustrated survey of the history of brick and tile making in Oxfordshire from C15th onwards with details of the tools and techniques employed and the locations of old county brick works indicated. Paperback.  32 pages.

Region: Britain - N. England

Essays on Neolithic Beaker culture and the find sites in Northumberland precede a complete directory of known examples and their present location alongside drawings of each at one third life-size.  Paperback.  72 pages.

Region: Americas

A directory of present-day place names in Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut that derive from indigenous native names with information on their original meaning including such examples as Chappaquiddick,  Merrimack, and Nantucket.  Paperback.

Region: Americas

An historical survey examining the variety of sea-going canoes used by various sea-board indigenous tribes of North America and their contact with European expansionism in the 1500's 1600's which may have initially involved trade but invariably resulted in conflict and the occasional capture of t

Region: Central Asia

The Silk Road was a system of historic trails that crossed the mountains and deserts of Central Asia to connect East Asia and the Mediterranean.