Alison Betts (25 results)

Condition: 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.

Condition: 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. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: 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. …

Condition: 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Fair.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. AS NEW hardcover in AS NEW dust jacket, no marks in text, very clean exterior. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Oversize trade paperback original. viii, 205 p., well illustrated [alo otob: 57].

Condition: New. pp. 274.

Condition: New. pp. 274.

Condition: New. pp. 274.

paperback. Condition: New. 1st.

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

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 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.…

Condition: New. 2019. Paperback. . . . . .

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

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 480 pages. 9.84x6.93x1.14 inches. In Stock.

Condition: Très bon. Merci, votre achat aide à financer des programmes de lutte contre l'illettrisme.

Condition: New. 2019. Paperback. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. This is a Brand-new US Edition. This Item may be shipped from US or any other country as we have multiple locations worldwide.

Condition: Brand New. New. US edition. Expediting shipping for all USA and Europe orders excluding PO Box. Excellent Customer Service.

Condition: Used. pp. 252.

Condition: Used. pp. 252.

Condition: Used. pp. 252.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. LIKE NEW. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1stedn; 4toilluswraps, unread and giftworthy, NF: viii+205pp, illus, tables, figures, bibl, notes, index; china, central asia, silk road, India, Rome, Byzantium, religion, buddhism, art, monks, nuns, Northwest China, Gansu, Ningxia.