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Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: Fine. 1st Edition. xiv+125 pages with plates, figures, illustrations, maps, tables, charts and bibliography. Royal octavo (9 1/2" x 6 1/2") bound in original publisher's black cloth with gilt lettering to spine in original jacket. First edition. This the second volume outlining the findings of important excavations in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. It presents the longest and best preserved stratified occupation of the second half of the 4th millennium BC at Tell Um Hammad in the central Jordan Valley. For over fifty years this period has been the subject of speculation among scholars of Near Eastern history, who see it as the prelude to the first urban stage in the southern Levant. Condition: A fine copy in like jacket.

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very Good - Crisp, clean, unread book with some shelfwear/edgewear, may have a remainder mark - NICE Standard-sized.

Hardcover. Condizione: As New. Condizione sovraccoperta: As New. AS NEW hardcover in AS NEW dust jacket, no marks in text, very clean exterior. Book.

Condizione: New. pp. 274.

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PAP. Condizione: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. Once the world's prairies, grasslands, steppes and tundra teemed with massive herds of game: gazelle, wild ass, bison, caribou and antelope. Humans seeking to hunt these large fast-moving herds devised a range of specialised traps that share many characteristics across all continents. Typically consisting of guiding walls or lines of stones leading to an enclosure or trap, game drives were designed for a mass killing. Construction of the game drive, organisation of the hunt and processing of the carcass often required group co-operation and in many cases game drives have been linked to seasonal gatherings of otherwise scattered groups, who may have used these occasions not only to hunt, but also for social, ritual and economic activities.The Gazelle's Dream: Game Drives of the Old and New Worlds is the first comparative study of game drives, examining this mode of hunting across three continents and a broad range of periods. The book describes the hunting of bison in North America, reindeer in Scandinavia, antelope in Tibet and an extensive array of examples from the greater Middle East, from Egypt to Armenia. The Gazelle's Dream will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of hunting and wildlife management. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China, one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia. Historically, Xinjiang has been the geographic hub of the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north and south. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people have traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. Perhaps best known for the Taklamakan desert, whose name translates in the Uyghur language as 'You can go in, you will never come out', here the region is portrayed as the centre of an ancient Bronze Age culture, revealed in the form of the famous Tarim Mummies and their grave goods. Three authoritative chapters by Chinese archaeologists appear here for the first time in English, giving international audiences direct access to the latest research ranging from the central-eastern Xiaohe region to the western valleys of the Bortala and Yili Rivers. Other contributions by European, Australian and Chinese archaeologists address the many complexities of the cultural exchanges that ranged from Mongolia, through to Kashgar, South Asia, Central Asia and finally Europe in pre-modern times.

Paperback. Condizione: New. The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China, one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia. Historically, Xinjiang has been the geographic hub of the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north and south. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people have traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. Perhaps best known for the Taklamakan desert, whose name translates in the Uyghur language as 'You can go in, you will never come out', here the region is portrayed as the centre of an ancient Bronze Age culture, revealed in the form of the famous Tarim Mummies and their grave goods. Three authoritative chapters by Chinese archaeologists appear here for the first time in English, giving international audiences direct access to the latest research ranging from the central-eastern Xiaohe region to the western valleys of the Bortala and Yili Rivers. Other contributions by European, Australian and Chinese archaeologists address the many complexities of the cultural exchanges that ranged from Mongolia, through to Kashgar, South Asia, Central Asia and finally Europe in pre-modern times.

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Paperback. Condizione: new. Paperback. The Cultures of Ancient Xinjiang, Western China: Crossroads of the Silk Roads unveils the ancient secrets of Xinjiang, western China, one of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia. Historically, Xinjiang has been the geographic hub of the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north and south. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people have traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. Perhaps best known for the Taklamakan desert, whose name translates in the Uyghur language as You can go in, you will never come out, here the region is portrayed as the centre of an ancient Bronze Age culture, revealed in the form of the famous Tarim Mummies and their grave goods. Three authoritative chapters by Chinese archaeologists appear here for the first time in English, giving international audiences direct access to the latest research ranging from the central-eastern Xiaohe region to the western valleys of the Bortala and Yili Rivers. Other contributions by European, Australian and Chinese archaeologists address the many complexities of the cultural exchanges that ranged from Mongolia, through to Kashgar, South Asia, Central Asia and finally Europe in pre-modern times. One of the least known but culturally rich and complex regions located at the heart of Asia, Xinjiang was a hub for the Silk Roads, serving international links between cultures to the west, east, north and south. Trade, artefacts, foods, technologies, ideas, beliefs, animals and people traversed the glacier covered mountain and desert boundaries. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Paperback. Condizione: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Paperback. Condizione: Brand New. 205 pages. 11.00x7.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine. Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white figures, plates and tables throughout. ***A fine copy in colour-illustrated glossy laminated boards (as issued). Boards bright and clean. No creases or bumps. Internally also fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***304mm x 214mm. 252 pages including an extensive bibliography to the rear. ***Eastern Jordan is divided environmentally into two sectors: the rocky basalt Harra to the west and the open gravel plains of the Hamad to the east. This is the first in a series of three reports on fieldwork carried out in this region from 1979 to 1991, presenting evidence for the Epipalaeolithic periods and Neolithic hunting stations in the Harra associated with the use of desert 'kites'. This volume also includes an edited summary of work by Uzbek and Russian scholars on hunting traps and animal migration patterns on the Ustiurt plateau in Uzbekistan, which lies between the Aral and the Caspian seas.' ***Contents:: The Epipaleolithic Periods by A.V.G. Betts with a contribution by A. N, Garrard; Dhuweila: Stratigraphy and Construction by A.V.G. Betts; Dhuweila: Chipped Stone by C. McCartney and A.V.G. Betts; Dhuweila: Ground Stone by K. Wright; Dhuweila: Pottery, Miscellaneous Objects and Imported Items by A.V.G. Betts with contributions by D.S. Reese, L. Cooke and C. McClintock; Dhuweila: Rock Carvings; by A.V.G. Betts; The Animal Bones by L. Martin; Dhuweila: Botanical Remains by S. Colledge with a contribution by J. Hather; Dhuweila: area Survey by A.V.G. Betts; Arrow-shaped Structures in the Aralo-Caspian steppe by V. N. Yagodin; Conclusion by A.V.G. Betts with a contribution by W. Lancaster. ***Up until the 1970s very little was known about the prehistory of Eastern Jordan. This was the first in a planned series of monographs covering fieldwork carried out from 1979 to 1991. [Quote taken from the back cover] ***First impression of the true first edition, very hard to find in such fine bright collectable condition. An extremely scholarly monograph, profusely illustrated throughout, of interest to collectors and academics studying archaeology and pre-history of Eastern Jordan and the Middle East. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

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Paperback / softback. Condizione: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 3 working days.

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