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Region: Ireland

A well-illustrated gazetteer to the prehistoric sites on the Aran Islands - megalithic tombs, cliff-top Iron Age forts, drystone clochans, celtic crosses and ruined chapels.  Each is described and illustrated with site plans and photographs.  Map references and a Glossary are included.

Region: Italy

Full colour archaeological guide to the ruins of the ancient port of Ostia as they appear today with transparent overlays depicting reconstructions of their original appearance in Roman times combine to offer a unique and evocative glimpse into the past.  Paperback.  80 pages.

Region: Mediterranean

Not a 'Brief Guide' at all.  This book is, in fact, a large format paperback with many lavish colour plates of Cycladic figurines, pottery, clay seals, painted vases, jewellery and wall paintings from the heyday of the culture that ended with the volcanic eruption in C17th BC.  Followin

Period: Medieval

Comprises the texts of papers delivered at the Misericordia International Colloquium in 2003 and includes the following: Profane Imagery on Misericords; Misericords as an Interpretative Tool in the Study of Choir Stalls; Misericords and the World of Bruegel; Gaming-Board Misericords; Representat

Region: Americas

Contains sixteen papers that include accounts of exciting discoveries relating to the port, the great chateau on the crag above it, the defences, and the newly discovered remains of the short-lived colony of the 1540s.