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Sumerian Dictionary of the University Museum – A, Part 2
A, Part 2
Av Åke W. Sjöberg, Åke W. Sjöberg
Inbunden, 1995
1443 kr
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The Pennsylvania Sumerian Dictionary is not just another dictionary. Words are defined, but in addition the definitions are supported by quoting usages of the words in full context, in much the same way as the large Oxford English Dictionary.
Handbook of Paleolithic Typology – Lower and Middle Paleolithic of Europe
Lower and Middle Paleolithic of Europe
Av André Debénath, Harold L. Dibble
Häftad, 1993
794 kr
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This book presents the major tool types of European Lower and Middle Paleolithic. Building on the typelist of the late Francois Bordes, with many forms that have been recognized since, it presents working definitions of the types with illustrations and discussions of the variability inherent to …
Understanding Maya Inscriptions – A Hieroglyph Handbook
A Hieroglyph Handbook
Av John F. Harris, Stephen K. Stearns
Häftad, 1997
669 kr
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This second edition includes revised and updated versions of three earlier publications: Understanding Maya Inscriptions: A Hieroglyph Handbook; New and Recent Maya Hieroglyph Readings; and A Resource Bibliography for the Decipherment of Maya Hieroglyphs and New Maya Hieroglyph Readings. This …
Gift of Spiderwoman – Southwestern Textiles
Southwestern Textiles
Häftad, 1984
251 kr
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An introduction to the textile weavings of southwestern Native Americans, the narrative history and color illustrations trace the development of weaving among the Pueblo, Navajo, and Hopi, and the Spanish colonists who settled in the Rio Grande. The reproductions of sarapes, blankets, and clothing …
Ur Excavations – The Buildings of the Third Dynasty
The Buildings of the Third Dynasty
Inbunden, 1974
921 kr
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This volume deals with all the excavated monuments at Ur belonging to the Third Dynasty, other than the Ziggurat and its surroundings. Chapters are devoted to the mausolea of Dungi and Bur-Sin, the Temenos of Ur, the City Wall, and the Stela of Ur-Nammu.
Sixth–Century Monastery at Beth–Shan (Scythopolis)
Inbunden, 1940
547 kr
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The book examines the building, mosaics, objects, and mosaic inscriptions found at the site of a sixth-century monastery at Beth-Shan. The mosaic floors are described in particular detail, with reference to comparable mosaics elsewhere in Palestine. Translations are given of the inscriptions within …
Pseira I
The Minoan Buildings on the West Side of Area A
Inbunden, 1995
1075 kr
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Pseira, a tiny islet near the coast of eastern Crete, has been called a priceless jewel in Crete's archaeological crown. In 1906 and 1907, the American archaeologist Richard Seager unearthed the extensive remains of a Bronze Age village on Pseira. Little was known about this site until a joint …
Pseira II
Building AC (the 'shrine') and Other Buildings in Area A
Inbunden, 1997
1098 kr
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Pseira, in northeast Crete, was a port dating from the end of the Neolithic until the Late Minoan. This, the second volume on the recent joint American-Greek archaeological excavations, reports on the new researches on building AC, the Late Minoan I shrine, first excavated in 1907, but badly …
Excavating Voices – Listening to Photographs of Native Americans
Listening to Photographs of Native Americans
Inbunden, 1998
655 kr
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Three authors from diverse backgrounds contribute essays to this volume of photographs of Native Americans from the archives of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Noted photographer and author Michael Katakis, Professor of Native American literature and American …
Excavating Voices – Listening to Photographs of Native Americans
Listening to Photographs of Native Americans
Häftad, 1998
407 kr
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Three authors from diverse backgrounds contribute essays to this volume of photographs of Native Americans from the archives of the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology. Noted photographer and author Michael Katakis, Professor of Native American literature and American …
Pseira III
The Plateia Building
Av Cheryl Floyd
Inbunden, 1998
1098 kr
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This third volume in the series of publications on the Minoan site of Pseira focuses on the Plateia building discovered in 1986. This report on the findings includes an introduction to the project, followed by a detailed discussion of the architecture and small finds: pottery, stone tools, …
City of Rainbows
A Tale from Ancient Sumer
Av Karen Foster
Häftad, 1999
110 kr
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Written over four thousand years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, The City of Rainbows is one of the world's oldest folktales, featuring a wise king, a foolish king, magic deeds, talking animals, and a good witch who triumphs over a wicked sorcerer. This book offers the first modern retelling of the …
Roman Glass – Reflections on Cultural Change
Reflections on Cultural Change
Inbunden, 1999
865 kr
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Follow the way social attitudes and historical events--among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues--influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday …
Roman Glass – Reflections on Cultural Change
Reflections on Cultural Change
Häftad, 1999
547 kr
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Follow the way social attitudes and historical events--among them, slavery and materialism, wars and plagues--influenced how glassworking developed in the Roman world from the mid-first century B.C. to the late sixth century A.D. Woven into this story is the place of glassware in Roman everyday …
Pseira IV
Minoan Buildings in Areas B, C, D, and F
Av Philip P. Betancourt, Costis Davaras
Inbunden, 1999
1098 kr
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This is the fourth volume in a series of final publications on the joint American-Greek archaeological excavations at Pseira in northeast Crete. The site is a seaport dating from the end of the Final Neolithic until the Late Minoan period. Pseira IV publishes the architecture and associated finds …
Golden Age of King Midas – Exhibition Catalogue
Exhibition Catalogue
Av C. Brian Rose, Gareth Darbyshire m. fl.
Inbunden, 2016
958 kr
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Gordion is frequently remembered as the location of an intricate knot ultimately cut by Alexander, but in antiquity it served as the center of the Phrygian kingdom that ruled much of Asia Minor during the early millennium B.C.E. The site lies approximately seventy kilometers southeast of Ankara in …
Two Lyres from Ur
Inbunden, 2002
510 kr
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During the 1928-29 season at Ur, in the Great Death Pit of the Royal Cemetery, C. Leonard Woolley discovered two spectacular musical instruments-a silver Boat-shaped Lyre and a magnificent lyre with the head of a bull made of gold sheet and a lapis lazuli beard. This book chronicles their history, …
Lists of Personal Names from the Temple School o – A Syllabary of Personal Names
Inbunden, 2018
1201 kr
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Publications of the Babylonian Section, XI, no. 1
Bamboula at Kourion – The Architecture
The Architecture
Inbunden, 1983
883 kr
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An easy-to-read guide based on excavations conducted under the auspices of the University of Pennsylvania Museum. The book includes contributions by D. Buitron, D. Christou, M. Loulloupis, A. H. S. Megaw, A. Papgeorhiou, S. Sinos and D. Soren. Also included are drawings maps, full-color …
Ur Excavations, Texts, Volume IX – Economic Texts from the Third Dynasty
Economic Texts from the Third Dynasty
Inbunden, 1976
1129 kr
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Publications of the Joint Expedition of the British Museum and of the Museum of the University of Pennsylvania
Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum, 2 – Cretan, East Greek, and Other Non–Attic Wares; Corinthian Pottery
Cretan, East Greek, and Other Non-Attic Wares; Corinthian Pottery
Av Gerald P. Schaus, J. L. Benson
Inbunden, 1995
1275 kr
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This second University Museum CVA incorporates non-Attic fine wares and Corinthian pottery. The fine wares are from the British excavations at Naucratic, Tell Defeneh, and Al Mina, plus a few pieces from a Museum expedition to Memphis; and several intact purchased vases Included are examples of …
World of Philip and Alexander – A Symposium on Greek Life and Times
A Symposium on Greek Life and Times
Av Elin C. Danien, Elin C Danien
Häftad, 1990
295 kr
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The magnetism of the man known as Alexander the Great, along with that of his father, Philip of Macedon, is almost tangible, felt by people in all times since that brilliant young conqueror moved through the world more than two thousand years ago. Scholars whose fields touch that power continue to …
In the Hills of Tuscany – Recent Excavations at the Etruscan Site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena)
Recent Excavations at the Etruscan Site of Poggio Civitate (Murlo, Siena)
Av Kyle M. Phillip Jr., D. Ridgway m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
499 kr
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This publication present an overview of the author's 20 years of excavation at the Etruscan site of Murlo. Phillips offers his perspective on the site and theories about its functions. The introduction by David and Francesca Ridgway places this important site in the perspective of our current …
Tablets from the Princeton Theological Seminary
Ur III Period, Part 2
Inbunden, 2005
1203 kr
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Journey to the City – A Companion to the Middle East Galleries at the Penn Museum
A Companion to the Middle East Galleries at the Penn Museum
Av Steve Tinney, Karen Sonik m. fl.
Inbunden, 2019
473 kr
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The Penn Museum has a long and storied history of research and archaeological exploration in the ancient Middle East. This book highlights this rich depth of knowledge while also serving as a companion volume to the Museum's signature Middle East Galleries opening in April 2018. This edited volume …
Guide to the Mesoamerican Gallery at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Häftad, 2002
253 kr
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The University Museum has been involved in Mesoamerican archaeology for more than a century. Its collections include material from northern Mexico to Costa Rica and represent all of the major cultures of the region. This guide allows the visitor to gain on-site understanding and the off-site reader …
Guide to the North American Ethnographic Collection at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Häftad, 2003
262 kr
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Totaling approximately 40,000 objects, the University Museum's ethnographic holdings represent native peoples from ten North American culture areas-the Arctic, Subarctic, Northwest Coast, California, Plateau, Great Basin, Southwest, Great Plains, Northeast, and the Southeast. This guide highlights …
Before Farming – Hunter–Gatherer Society and Subsistence
Hunter-Gatherer Society and Subsistence
Av Douglas V. Campana, Douglas V. Campana
Inbunden, 1995
445 kr
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Over millions of years humans developed an increasingly varied set of relationships with the plants and animals in their environment. By the European Mesolithic and the Near Eastern Epipaleolithic the efficient exploitation of wild food resources had produced a social and economic base that was …
Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Av Donald White, Ann Blair Brownlee m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
510 kr
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The University Museum's classical collections are among the largest, most diverse, and most systematically collected of those of any museum in the United States. Of particular importance is the Etruscan material, spanning the entire history of the Etruscan peoples, from the ninth to the second …
Guide to the Etruscan and Roman Worlds at the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology
Av Donald White, Ann Blair Brownlee m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
250 kr
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The University Museum's classical collections are among the largest, most diverse, and most systematically collected of those of any museum in the United States. Of particular importance is the Etruscan material, spanning the entire history of the Etruscan peoples, from the ninth to the second …
