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Distant impressions the senses in the ancient near east by anne-caroline rendu loisel (hardback, ) delivery uk delivery is usually within 7 to 9 working daysinternational delivery varies by country, please see the wordery store help page for details
60 €
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The eight gold artifacts found in the cave at nahal qanah, weighing nearly one kilogram in total, constitute such a discovery, outstanding in the archaeology of i srael and of the entire ancient near eastwhen it was finally opened and thus revealed to us, it offered one of the most fascinating archaeological experiencesit is a dual language english/hebrew publication"for thousands of years, since the early bronze age, the nahal qanah cave was sealed off and desertedthere in the muddy halls, narrow recesses and dark niches, finds of a most impressive nature were unearthedit is rare in the course of an archaeological investigation to come across a single discovery that profoundly alters and enriches our understandingof the culture amongst whose material remains it was found" see oxfam website for delivery information read morein the massive use of gold and in the singularity of their shape, they provide a unique glimpse into the culture and social organization of the people who used the cave and left these unusual remainsoxfam bookshop bloomsbury street published in , this scarce, out-of-print publication is in very good shape, with no damage to the covers or pagesthe most exquisite were those of the chalcolithic cemetery situated in the cave, containing numerous burial offerins of high quality
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ancient mariner, east indies, fruitwood, half round console/hall table with drawer5”) x w 85cm (335”) x d 45cm ( newexcellent condition h 75cm (29
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They were produced by time life books in the s (approx ) ones included are: cultural atlas - russia, africa, japan, china, viking world, india, australia - new zealand- south pacific, spain - portugal, mesopotamia - ancient near east, france, renaissance atlas - ancient egypt, christian church, greek world, medieval europe, ancient america, islamic world, bible, roman world, jewish worldprice is for all 20 books and obviously collection onlyavailable here is a collection of 20 large format hardback books in a series titled cultural atlas/ atlas of
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Its story will make fascinating reading to historians, general readers and those interested in the archaeology and narrative of the near east"sometime in the ancient city of banias passed its th anniversary, yet there was no celebrationin doing so he brings to life a city whose history is a microcosm of that of the middle east itselfjohn francis wilson brings us the story of banias, or ancient caesarea philippi, the city that sat at the source of the jordan river in what are now known as the golan heights regionjohn francis wilson has had complete access to the site, and has drawn upon a wealth of sources in order to provide the first comprehensive history of this remarkable city" see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop stirling vg gloss illustrated wrapper, few slight scratches to rear, vg/nf black boards, block clean and binding firmin the following centuries came arab conquest, the crusades, neglect and decay, rediscovery in the 19th century by european travellers and finally its destruction in the six days war after being occupied by israeli forceswilson reminds us that cities without people are desolate: interspersed amongst the invasions and religious conflicts are the people whose lives touched the life of this city: herod the great and his sons, jesus of nazareth, the emperors vespasian and titus, saladin and even samuel clemens, otherwise known as mark twainunder herod phillip(died ad 34)it became caesarea philippi and was a focal point for the cult of the god pan throughout the roman periodbanias' story starts in canaanite timeswith the accession of the christian emperor constantine its pagan heritage brought it into conflict with emerging christianity
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The dates for the near east and mediterranean are derived from the highly regarded chronology of ancient egyptas a result, our notions about the trojan war, the foundation of rome, the origins of the greek alphabet, and the golden age of solomon all have to be reexamined, revolutionizing our view of the ancient world" their discoveries lead to a questioning of the so-called dark age and the purposes which belief in it has servedin this intricate piece of scholarly detective work, the authors propose a pioneering theorysee oxfam website for delivery information read morein centuries of darkness, a group of archaeologists presents a controversial challenge to this claimdeciphering the clues from papyri and pottery, they search layer by layer through the excavated treasures of a vast area from spain to france and from denmark to the sudan, until they reach egypt - where they unearth 250 years of "ghost historypeter james and his team ask whether those dates might have been miscalculatedoxfam shop lytham the old world has confronted archaeologists with many riddles, perhaps the most tantalizing of which is the dark age, an economic and cultural recession so devastating that it is supposed to have lasted for 400 years, from to 800 bc
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east lothian deserves much more than a traveller's glancepunctuating liz hanson's record of the essential nature of east lothian is a short history by alistair moffatthe photographer, liz hanson, has often stopped to look at east lothian, every part of it, and over many years her camera has captured all its seasons and many of its unique atmospheresit is one of the most gently striking parts of scotland, its long vistas fill the eye, its volcanic rocks recall ancient drama and its beautiful fields roll down from the lammermuirs to the blue of the sea and far horizonoxfam shop dumfries most of us move too quickly through the landscape and townscape, hurrying about our daily business, looking where we are going, too seldom noticing where we arethe story turns out to be as dramatic and beguiling as the landscapes and townscapessee oxfam website for delivery information read moretogether the words and pictures speak quietly but clearly of a beautiful place
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Detailed map of ancient turkey showing the black sea, mediterranean sea, aegean sea and islands, crete, cyprus, part of armenia, and syria, with other ancient place namesfrom the first english edition of the "a complete body of ancient geography" by monscondition is goodtwo 3 cm tears at 6 o'clockour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome surface dustsmall tears on edgesslightly worn on edgesare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablebeautiful engraving with colored borders, on thick laid paperfolio format (555 x 393 mm), double-page, in original outline colour
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30 €
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menaceoxfam bookshop cheltenham warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfarepraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morea man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsalone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasion
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With a spectacular flair for sheer explosive action and knuckle-whitening drama, fans of bernard cornwell will love this recreation of the ancient worldthe year is ad 255 - the roman imperium is stretched to breaking point, its authority and might challenged along every borderthe greatest threat lies in persia to the east, where the massing forces of the sassanid empire loom with fiery menacepraise for harry sidebottom: 'sidebottom's prose blazes with searing scholarship' the times 'the best sort of red-blooded historical fiction' andrew taylor, author of the american boy see oxfam website for delivery information read morea man whose name itself means war: a man called ballistaone man is sent to marshal the defences and shore up crumbling wallsalone, ballista is called to muster the forces and the courage to stand first and to stand hard against the greatest enemy ever to confront the imperiumthere the isolated roman citadel of arete awaits inevitable invasionoxfam shop colne road warrior of rome is an epic of empire, heroes, treachery, courage, and most of all, a story of brutal bloody warfare
3 €
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Brough, near hull, east yorkshirelarge shed / bin storehinges to one door broken - see pics
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As the new york times carried stories about the ""slow massacre of a race,"" public outrage over this tragedy led to an unprecedented philanthropic crusade spearheaded by near east relief, an organization rooted in protestant missionary endeavors in the near east and dedicated to saving the survivors of the first genocide of the twentieth centurypart of a generation who were admonished as children to ""remember the starving armenians,"" peterson went to armenia in as a peace corps volunteer and became fascinated by the country's troubled historyoxfam bookshop knutsford the persecution and suffering of the armenian people, a religious and cultural minority in the ottoman empire, reached a peak in the era of world war i at the hands of the turksfirst edition see oxfam website for delivery information read more"" the west gradually began to take noticebetween and as many as 1""starving armenians"" is an eloquent narrative of an all but forgotten part of that experiencethe extensive research he embarked upon afterwards revealed not only the scope of the people's hardship and amazing resilience; it located in the american effort to help the armenians a unique perspective on our own nation's experience of the twentieth centuryin ""starving armenians,"" merrill peterson explores the american response to these atrocities, beginning with the initial reports to president wilson from his ambassador to the ottoman empire, henry morgenthau, who described turkey as ""a place of horrorthe book also addresses the armenian aspirations for an independent republic under american auspices; these hopes went unfulfilled in the peacemaking after the war and ended altogether when armenia was absorbed into the soviet union5 million armenian men, women, and children died in ottoman turkey, victims of execution, starvation, and death marches to the syrian desert
17 €
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Goss crested china - ancient jar out of cliff near southwold - lady godiva crest dimensions: 85 cm at widest point good condition - as in photos free uk shipping read more
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Handcrafted and made from mixed fruit wooddistressed to give it a warm rustic look
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Special chapters are devoted to the development of religion, which both in the east & in the west was to shape spiritual life for millenniathey describe classical science, which in greece & india created a new relationship between humans & naturesee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is from a multivolume work produced under the auspices of unescofinally the authors analyze the emergence of literature & artafter an introduction which summarizes briefly the main historical events of the period, the authors deal with such fundamental questions as the formation of the greek & latin tongues, the evolution of the indo-aryan & indo-chinese languagescontents in three parts: from ca bc to ca 500 bc, from 500 bc to the christian era & from the beginning of the christian era to ca ad 500techniques & technology are examined within the context of the societies that created & utilized themthe concept of the greek polis, the formulation of the roman res publica (including the gradual evolution of roman law), the constitution of chinese public administration, are noted in detail as so many important contributions to the conduct of affairsthe philosophers who laid the basis of all thinking are studied in detailit gives a lively, readable global history, illustrated with 80 plates, 14 figures & 17 maps
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15 €
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Height:66cm width 92cm depth: 61cm this is a corner unitthe size of the cabinet means up to 43 inch tv is easily accommodatedthe unit is supplied fully assembledwith a large cable access hole at the back of each shelf you can keep all cables out of the way and tidyfeaturing two shelves, it offers ample storage space for cables and media boxesmade to fit in the corner of a room with no gap at the back this unit gives a neat and tidy finish to an awkward spaceeach of the sides are 68cm each read moreideal for all the media equipment in a living room or conservatorycrafted by hand, this tv bench is a timeless addition to your home
150 €
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£22 or near offernew and unused – east small brown padded fabric bag with beading detail in grey/brownthe bag has fabric covered handles plus a shoulder cord which can be tucked away inside if not required, is fully lined with an internal zip pocket, and has a magnetic closure at the topnever used and in immaculate conditioncute & fabulous bag that is perfect for summer events or parties l 15cm x d 2cm x h 28cm inc handles cash on collection
22 €
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Buyer to collect from cleveleys, near blackpool, fy5 2-- postcodejourneys by excursion train from east lancashire: preston via kirkham and the marton line to blackpool central pt3 (scenes from the past) paperback by stuart, jrtaylor (author) cash on collection please
10 €
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Buyer to collect from cleveleys, near blackpool, fy5 2-- postcodejourneys by excursion train home to east lancashire: return from blackpool (central) via the coast line st4 (scenes from the past) paperback by stuart taylor (author) publisher: foxline publishing cash on collection pleaseannes & lytham pt
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Pairs of black east indian ducksbirds available from near chippenham sn14 7agprices from £45 to £65 depending on qualityalso have cross bred call ducks £20 eachall quality birds
45 €
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I based at beckton east london just near east ham sidecollection onlypanda on the left of the picture and felix on the rightthey both been dewormed deflead and ready to leave2 cute and adorable sweet kittens ready to leave meet panda and felix
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This volume offers a substantial discussion of ancient monarchies from the viewpoint of the ruler's courtthe case studies confirm that ancient monarchies created the conditions for the emergence of a court and court societyoxfam bookshop glossop road slight shelf wear and scuffing to dust covers, good overall condition monarchy was widespread as a political system in the ancient worlda comparative approach is adopted to major aspects of ancient courts, including their organisation and physical setting, their role as a vehicle for display, and their place in monarchial structures of power and controlthe culturally specific conditions in which these monarchies functioned meant variety in the character of the ruler's court from one society to anotherthe monarchies treated are achaemenid and sassanian persia, the empire of alexander, rome under both the early and later caesars, the han rulers of china and egypt's eighteenth dynastysee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis approach is broadly inspired by work on courts in later periods of history, especially early-modern france
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With pictures by one of ireland's most acclaimed photographers, and written by a highly respected authority on ireland's ancient monuments, ancient ireland is a lavish, fascinating, essential guide to the country's finest archaeological and architectural sitesoxfam books & music fareham ancient ireland- from prehistory to the middle ages by jacqueline o'brien and peter harbisonfollowing her highly successful 'great irish houses and castles ' and 'dublin: a grand tour', jacqueline o'brien has taken over 300 spectacular colour photographs and has invited dr peter harbison, one of ireland's most distinguished archaeologists, to collaborate with her on a magnificent book chronicling the glories of ireland's ancient pastex-library copy with usual stampssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethis is the only book which comprehensively covers in text and captivating colour photographs ireland's heritage of prehistoric and medieval buildings up tohardback with dust jacket in very good conditionpublished by george weidenfeld & nicolson ltd in
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Two yearling indian blue peahens available very tame for peahen standards laid eggs this year selling due to space have lived in coops and free-range based near lewes, east sussex options to deliver depending on location please get in touch read more
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Two and a half acres available outside of liss in east hamsphire, appropriate for 2 horses or 4 poniesthe field has a large shed for tack and equipment and a self-replenishing trough for fresh water
100 €
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3-way fridge - connect by mains electric, gas supply, or car 12v outletbrough (near hull) collection ‘with its unique technology, the royal 42 litre 3-way fridge, not only keeps things cool but can also make ice cubes for a cold summer drinkwith instructions, leads, & ice cube traycan be seen workingit works off gas, a 12v battery or the mains without a fan allowing it to be noise free whilst providing complete control and practicality’
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We don’t know how many but we think twojust moved into a house with a pond that’s low on water and has a leak so hard to fill - so keen to get them rehomed asaplet us know if you’re interestedfree - just can’t get website to let me register thatwe have some carp that need rehoming - free if you are able to collect
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Dk eyewitness ancient egypt is a spectacular and informative guide to one of history's most remarkable civilisations, the egyptiansgreat for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about ancient egyptthen use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their roombrand new children's book - 'ancient egypt' including a free wall chartcan be posted or delivered locally or in london read morethey'll also discover what's inside the great pyramid at giza to how tutankhamun's tomb was foundamazing colour photographs offer your child a unique "eyewitness" view of these incredible empiressupports curriculum teachingtravel back in time and show your child what life was like and how ordinary egyptians and pharaohs lived
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The ancient secret of the flower of life: v1 (ancient secret of the flower of life) paperback – 24 junnow a new dawn is streaming through the windows of perceptiononce, all life in the universe knew the flower of life as the creation patternthis book is one of those windows
28 €
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Foley crested china - ancient leather bottle - ancient seal of beccles crest dimensions: 6 cm high x 3 cm diameter base excellent clean condition - as in photos free uk shipping read more
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