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Excavations at Tell El-Balamun 1991-1994
A lengthy report on four seasons of excavation carried out by the British Museum at Tell el-Balamun in the Nile Delta, the site of the most northerly city of ancient Egypt. It records the history and archaeology of the site, in particular the development of the temple area.
Treasures from Shanghai: Ancient Chinese Bronzes and Jades
A lavish exhibition catalogue of the finest ancient jade and bronze artefacts - drum stands, burial congs, axes, wine and food vessels - from the Neolithic period to the Zhou of the 3rd century BC.
Easter Island: Archaeology, Ecology and Culture
The definitive book on the island covering every conceivable aspect – its prehistory, its associations with Polynesian culture, its societal decline and vegetative denudation, the birdman cult, the vested spirituality of the Moai, and, most perplexing, how were the statues carved, extracted and m
A Guide to the Principal Coins of the Greeks from circ. 700 B.C. to A.D. 270
Catalogue of the extensive collection of ancient Greek coins held by the museum illustrated by 50 plates showing obverse and reverse of many hundred of coins each with its own description and cross referenced to geographical location and king. Large hardback. 106 pages. Cover co