Magan : the land of copper : prehistoric metallurgy of Oman /
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This volume describes the geography and environments of Oman, its rich copper ore deposits and the ancient mining and smelting techniques, and it also includes an overview of the physical properties of the different metals exploited in antiquity and of the analytical techniques used in archaeometallurgy.
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Published in association with the Sultanate of Oman, Ministry of Heritage and Culture. :
1 online resource (xviii, 182 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789691795 (PDF ebook) :
The rise of metallurgy in Eurasia : evolution, organisation and consumption of early metal in the Balkans /
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'The Rise of Metallurgy in Eurasia' is a landmark study in the evolution of early metallurgy in the Balkans. It demonstrates that far from being a rare and elite practice, the earliest metallurgy in the world was a common and communal craft activity.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (xvii, 676 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white, and colour) :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803270432 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
The medieval floortiles of Herefordshire /
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This volume presents a survey, in the form of a gazetteer, of the extant decorated floortiles of Herefordshire, with some tiles that are no longer available but which are known from records also included. For each site, each individual floortile design is illustrated, and parallels from other sites are outlined.
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Also issued in print: 2022. :
1 online resource (ii, 141 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803271897 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.
Techniques and people : anthropological perspectives on technology in the archaeology of the proto-historic and early historic periods in the southern Levant /
: Papers presented at a conference held in Jerusalem in 2006. : 278 p. : ill., maps ; 30 cm. : Includes bibliographical references. : 9782701802695
Shipwrecks and global 'worming' /
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This paper presents an account of the marine wood-borers, together with a historical review of literature on their depredation on wooden ships, and on protective methods adopted from antiquity to modern times.
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1 online resource : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781784913168 (ebook) :
Glass and glass production in the Near East during the Iron Age period : evidence from objects, texts and chemical analysis /
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This text examines the history of glass in Iron Age Mesopotamia and neighbouring regions (1000-539 BCE). This monograph covers this region and period comprehensively and in detail.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (viii, 316 pages) : illustrations (colour) :
Specialized. :
9781789691559 (ebook) :
The first thousand years of glass-making in the ancient Near East : compositional analyses of Late Bronze and Iron Age glasses /
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Explores glass composition and production from the mid-second to mid-first millennia BC, the first thousand years of glass-making. Multi-element analyses of 132 glasses from Pella in Jordan, and Nuzi and Nimrud in Iraq (ancient Mesopotamia) produce new and important data that provide insights into the earliest glass production.
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Also issued in print: 2021. :
1 online resource (274 pages) : illustrations, maps :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781789697049 (PDF ebook) :
Post-Roman and medieval drying kilns : foundations of archaeological research /
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Drying kilns, corn-dryers, and malting ovens are familiar features in post-Roman, Anglo-Saxon and medieval archaeology, yet few works of synthesis are available. Robert Rickett's pioneering dissertation is published here with additional material from Mark McKerracher which sets the work within the context of more recent studies.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
"Available in both print and Open Access"--Homepage. :
1 online resource (x, 139 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white). :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references. :
9781803270715 (PDF ebook) : :
Open access.