The world of Disney : from antiquarianism to archaeology /
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Dr John Disney (1779-1857) was the benefactor of the first chair in archaeology at a British university. He also donated his major collection to the University of Cambridge. The sculptures continue to be displayed in the Fitzwilliam Museum. The Disney family traced its origins back to the Norman invasion of England, and the family home was at Norton Disney in Lincolnshire. Disney's father, the Reverend John Disney DD (1746-1816) left the Church of England to become a minister at the Unitarian Essex Street Chapel in London. A major sponsor of the chapel was Thomas Brand-Hollis of The Hyde, Essex, who bequeathed the house and his Grand Tour collection (formed with Thomas Hollis) on his death in 1804 to the Reverend John Disney. Disney inherited part of the classical collection of his uncle and father-in-law Lewis Disney-Ffytche, owner of the 18th century pleasure gardens, Le Désert de Retz, outside Paris.
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Also issued in print: 2020. :
1 online resource (154 pages) : illustrations. :
Specialized. :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9781789698282 (PDF ebook) :
From Cambridge to Lake Chad : life in archaeology 1956-1971 /
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This title is about how the author became an archaeologist at a time when opportunities for employment were rare and how he worked as a field researcher in West Africa and wrote about his work there. It traces his archaeological training and employment at Cambridge and his practical experience on British excavations and explains how he became one of the pioneers of Nigerian archaeology during a decade in that country. It is not so much a study of the archaeology that was done, as an account of how it was done; its circumstances, organization, and economic and social and cultural context. As a result, it is both a professional and personal account, for these two aspects of life were inseparably intertwined, his wife Beryl becoming an integral part of the story. Other archaeologists and many non-archaeologists also feature in the account.
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Previously issued in print: 2019. :
1 online resource (xxii, 270 pages) : illustrations (black and white, and colour). :
Specialized. :
9781784919597 (ebook) :
From the delta to the cataract : studies dedicated to Mohamed el-Bialy /
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This volume in honour of Mohamed el-Bialy offers 22 contributions by his friends and colleagues in appreciation for many years of true cooperation during his long career in Egyptian Archaeology. The articles deal with a wide range of topics and cover a time span from prehistory to the Byzantine Era. Unpublished objects and texts as well as results of most recent field research are presented by leading scholars in archaeology, Egyptology, architectural history and religious studies. The focus on the regions of Aswan and Ancient Thebes reflects the particular research interests of the honoree and his constant efforts to protect the archaeological heritage at these two centers of Ancient Egyptian civilization.
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1 online resource (xviii, 294 pages) :
Includes bibliographical references and index. :
9789004293458 :
Available to subscribing member institutions only.
Adnan Bounni (1926-2008) : une vie pour l'archéologie syrienne /
: Festschrift honoring late Adnan Bounni consisting chiefly of a collection of articles authored by him, some in collaboration with others, including conference contributions, but also including biographical materials and a bibliography. : 665 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm. : Includes bibliographical references (pages [214]-217). : 9782351593868 : shimaa
Aleksei P. Okladnikov : the great explorer of the past.
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The second volume of the biography of prominent Soviet archaeologist Aleksei P. Okladnikov (1908-1981) concentrates on his works in 1961-1981, when he was a director at the Siberian Branch of the USSR Academy of Sciences, in Novosibirsk. during this time he continued his active fieldworks in Siberia, Russian Far East, Central Asia and Mongolia.
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Also issued in print: 2021.
Includes index. :
1 online resource (576 pages) : illustrations. :
9781789697087 (PDF ebook) :
Aleksei P. Okladnikov : the great explorer of the past.
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Aleksei P. Okladnikov (1908-1981) was a prominent archaeologist who spent more than 50 years studying prehistoric sites in various parts of the Soviet Union - mainly in Siberia and Central Asia as well as in Mongolia. Okladnikov made numerous fascinating discoveries in the 1930s, including the first Neanderthal remains in the USSR at Teshik Tash (Uzbekistan) and unique figurines at the Upper Palaeolithic site of Buret' in the Angara River basin (Eastern Siberia). His research and achievements are presented on the background of ideological campaigns inspired by the Communist Party in the 1920s-1950s, a subject that is very rarely described in non-Russian sources. Particular attention is given to the debunking of the 'Japhetic theory' and the 'new doctrine of language' developed by Nikolai Y. Marr, an Oriental scholar and specialist in languages who in the 1920s-early 1930s was a formal leader of Soviet archaeology.
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Includes index.
The ISBNs provided on the PDF title page verso do not match the ISBNs given on the homepage. :
1 online resource (xxiv, 410 pages) : illustrations (black and white) :
9781789692051 (PDF ebook) :
L'autobiografia di Uni, principe e governatore dell'Alto Egitto /
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Based on the author's "tesi di laurea" (Università di Bologna, 1984-85.
The autobiographical stele bearing the inscription of Uni is now located in the Mathaf al-Misri, Cairo, with the inventory number JdE34570. -- P.8. :
107 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. :
Bibliography : pages 95-106.