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Region: Americas

The Kogi Indians of the Sierra Nevada of northern Colombia have preserved much of their cultural heritage, notwithstanding the onslaught of outside influences.

Region: Britain - Channel Islands

A collation of extremely detailed research projects into the late post-glacial environment of Jersey using stratigraphic sampling, pollen analysis, chemical examination and diatom retrieval which are deployed to track changes over the subsequent centuries when Neolithic, Bronze Age and Iron Age w

Region: Britain - S. England

A gazetteer to historic Surrey windmills, water mills, warehouses, tanneries, gunpowder factories, brickworks, turnpikes, wharfs, dovecotes, pumping stations, chalk pits, canals, aerodromes, maltings, and railway stations.  Illustrated with b&w photographs and location maps.

Region: Italy

Colour album of photographs of the ancient Roman town buried under ash and pumice in AD 79 whose villas were larger and more lavish than those at Pompeii as evidenced by the photographs of wall paintings and mosaics featured here.  Large format paperback.  64 pages. Text in English.

Theory & Practice: Buildings

In this issue: European fortifications in the Indian Ocean; the archaeology of Edinburgh Castle; Dover Admiralty Pier Fort; Carlisle Castle; and the conservation and re-purposing of British forts by the Landmark Trust.  Large format paperback.  64 pages.  Good clean condition.

Region: Mediterranean

Detailed descriptions of a unique Venetian treasure - silver bowls, spoons and coins - dating from the late C16th hidden during the Ottoman takeover of Cyprus and exported illicitly from Northern Cyprus for sale by a London auction house in 1986 when a large part of the collection was purchased b

Region: Britain - London

The Walbrook was a network of southward flowing streams converging into one main channel in the middle of the City of London before emptying into the Thames.

Region: Israel

Aphek was the city capital of the Canaanites until its subjugation by the Egyptians under Amenhotep II in the C15th BC from when it was ruled by an Egyptian governor whose palace excavation is reported here.

Region: Africa

A catalogue of an exhibition that displayed 500 objects collected by the Hungarian explorer Emil Torday on behalf of the British Museum.

Region: Egypt

Long concertina fold-out map of the Nile designed for the cruising tourist.  All major monuments and tombs are described and illustrated.  Dual language text in English and German.  Updated edition (1990's?).  Good clean condition.  Cat No 3198