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OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.72,00 €
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This is the first ever book to explore the symbolic elements surrounding lightning in these culture areas
Lightning has evoked a numinous response as well as powerful timeless references and symbols among ancient religions throughout ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.150,00 €
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- Offers a broad geographical and chronological coverage of the subject
- Summarizes the current state of knowledge in the field
- Offers new interpretations of the material and suggestions for future research ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.161,34 €
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- Written in a lively style with modern examples and parallels
- Emphasizes 'ordinary beauty' and the creativity of play
- Discusses medieval medical and psychological theory
This book articulates a new approach ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.47,16 €
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- Contains 200 illustrations, including color photographs, maps, and drawings
- Includes up-to-date information on the most important prehistoric sites on the European continent
Werner Herzog's 2011 film Cave of Forgotten Dreams, about the ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.150,00 €
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- Forty four essays from an international team of leading scholars
- This is the first detailed comparative study of cities in world history from origins to the present
- Covers key topics, ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.170,00 €
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Engagingly written by a team of international contributors
- Offers six exemplary case studies of Greeks and Romans at war
- War lay at the heart of much of life in the classical world, ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.150,00 €
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The Oxford Handbook of Caribbean Archaeology provides an overview of archaeological investigations in the insular Caribbean, understood here as the islands whose shores surround the Caribbean Sea and the islands of the Bahama Archipelago. Though ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.150,00 €
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This Handbook offers a comprehensive survey of ancient state formation in western Eurasia and North Africa. Eighteen experts introduce readers to a wide variety of systems spanning 4,000 years, from the earliest known states in ...
OXFORD U. P. (2013)
pvp.22,00 €
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- Provides the full-length account of the Tazza Farnese's journey through history, including the full story of its near destruction in a Naples museum
The banded agate bowl known as the Tazza Farnese is one ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.190,00 €
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- A key resource for anyone interested in wetland archaeology, its history and practice
- Diverse contributions in the field of wetland archaeology from a variety of international contributors
- Divided into 7 ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.285,00 €
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Offers the most comprehensive, interpretative introduction to Roman funerary art available
Contextual approach does justice to the objective importance one of the most significant bodies of material from the Roman imperial period
Extensive ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.135,44 €
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While Celtic art includes some of the most famous archaeological artefacts in the British Isles, such as the Battersea shield or the gold torcs from Snettisham, it has often been considered from an art historical ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.175,00 €
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- Provides broad topical coverage, from economies to rituals and beliefs, and discusses significant methodological contributions, as well as new theories and diverse theoretical perspectives
- Includes 173 illustrations and maps
The Oxford Handbook ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.111,86 €
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Richard Bradley investigates the idea of circular buildings - whether houses or public architecture - which, though unfamiliar in the modern West, were a feature of many parts of prehistoric Europe. Why did so many ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.200,00 €
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Includes new essays by an international team of leading scholars Adopts a non-Eurocentric perspective
Includes timetables and select bibliographies of key primary and secondary sources which help to orientate non-specialist readers
How was history ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.135,20 €
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The Neolithic of the Near East is a period of human development which saw fundamental changes in the nature of human society. It is traditionally studied for its development of domestication, agriculture, and growing social ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.150,00 €
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The Oxford Handbook of Late Antiquity offers an innovative overview of a period (c. 300-700 CE) that has become increasingly central to scholarly debates over the history of western and Middle Eastern civilizations. This volume ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.179,00 €
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- Multi-disciplinary approach: includes essays on archaeology, language, religion, history, and art.
- International field of contributors.
- Thoroughly illustrated throughout.
Roman Egypt is a critical area of interdisciplinary research, which has ...
OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.150,00 €
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Painted Caves, a beautifully illustrated introduction to the oldest art of Western Europe, charts the historical background to the acceptance of a Palaeolithic age for the very ancient paintings found in caves. Offering an up-to-date ...
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OXFORD U. P. (2012)
pvp.163,80 €
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The Andes are of unquestioned significance to the human story: a cradle of agriculture and of 'pristine' civilisation with a pedigree of millennia. The Incas were but the culmination of a succession of civilisations that ...