Translator Paul Bahn (6 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Sorry, No international shipping on this item.Ex-Library hardcover no dj (orange boards) in very nice condition with the usual markings and attachments. Except for library markings, interior clean and unmarked. Tight binding.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. This entertaining Very Short Introduction reflects the enduring popularity of archaeology - a subject which appeals as a pastime, career, and academic discipline, encompasses the whole globe, and surveys 2.5 million years. From deserts to jungles, from deep caves to mountain tops, from pebble tools to satellite photographs, from excavation to abstract theory, archaeology interacts with nearly every other discipline in its attempts to reconstruct the past. In this new edition, Paul Bahn brings the text up to date, including information about new discoveries and interpretations in the field, and highlighting the impact of developments such as the potential use of DNA and stable isotopes in teeth, as well the effect technology and science are having on archaeological exploration. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good Dust Jacket. Hardcover with dust jacket in very good condition. DJ protected in Mylar wraps. A very nice copy.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 76 pages. Spanish language. 6.85x0.12x9.65 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 76 pages. French language. 9.65x6.81x9.65 inches. In Stock.

Cloth. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. First Edition. Paris: Flammarion, 2004. First edition, stated first printing. Folio. Cloth binding, 212 pp. Illustrated throughout with stunning photographs in color. The paintings and engravings found on African cave walls and rocks—some ancient, some still in use today—are remarkable artworks that hold clues to understanding the history of humankind, posits ethnologist and anthropologist Jean-Loïc Le Quellec. A leading expert on Saharan cave art, he offers this detailed and heavily illustrated analysis of rock art in each of Africa's four main geographical zones—the Sahara, the Horn and East Africa, Southern Africa, and the west and central continent—describing styles that range from representational realism to abstract symbolism and patterns. Color photos and drawings depict works ranging from the so-called "Cave of Swimmers" in Libya, featured in the film The English Patient, to the hundreds of figures on the great overhang of Song at Sanga in Mali. New in new dust jacket. Illustrated (illustrator). …