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  • Retrospective and Prospective for Scientific Provenance Studies in Archaeology

    by A. M. Pollard ...
    Series series Elements in Current Archaeological Tools and Techniques
    Provenance has been one of the major scientific applications in archaeology for a hundred years. The 'Golden Age' began in the 1950s, when large programmes were initiated focussing on bronzes, ceramics, and lithics. However, these had varying impact, ranging from wide acceptance to outright rejection. This Element reviews some of these programmes, mainly in Eurasia and North America, focussing on ... Read more

    $20.49 USD

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  • Beyond Measure

    The Hidden History of Measurement from Cubits to Quantum Constants

    by James Vincent ...
    **Finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Science & TechnologyNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and The Economist"Quietly thrilling.…The story of humans measuring things is no less than the story of civilization." —Jennifer Szalai, New York Times Book ReviewA vibrant account of how measurement has invisibly shaped our world, from ancient civilizations to the modern day.* ... Read more

    $12.99 USD

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  • The Frontiers of Knowledge

    What We Know About Science, History and The Mind

    by A. C. Grayling ...
    'Grayling brings satisfying order to daunting subjects' Steven Pinker_________________________In very recent times humanity has learnt a vast amount about the universe, the past, and itself. But through our remarkable successes in acquiring knowledge we have learned how much we have yet to learn: the science we have, for example, addresses just 5 per cent of the universe; pre-history is still ... Read more

    $12.59 USD

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  • Full Spectrum

    How the Science of Color Made Us Modern

    by Adam Rogers ...
    "Informative and entertaining...Rogers is a seasoned raconteur, unreeling an eons-spanning tale with skill." — Wall Street JournalA lively account of our age-old quest for brighter colors, which changed the way we see the world, from the best-selling author of Proof: The Science of BoozeFrom kelly green to millennial pink, our world is graced with a richness of colors. But our human-made colors ... Read more

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  • The History of Chemistry

    A Very Short Introduction

    by William H. Brock ...
    Series series Very Short Introductions
    From man's first exploration of natural materials and their transformations to today's materials science, chemistry has always been the central discipline that underpins both the physical and biological sciences, as well as technology. In this Very Short Introduction, William H Brock traces the unique appeal of this fundamental science throughout history. Covering alchemy, early-modern chemistry, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Amazing Journey of Reason

    from DNA to Artificial Intelligence

    by Mario Alemi ...
    Series series Computer Science (R0)
    This Open Access book explores questions such as why and how did the first biological cells appear? And then complex organisms, brains, societies and –now– connected human societies? Physicists have good models for describing the evolution of the universe since the Big Bang, but can we apply the same concepts to the evolution of aggregated matter –living matter included? The Amazing Journey ... Read more

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  • The First Farmers of Europe

    An Evolutionary Perspective

    by Stephen Shennan ...
    Series series Cambridge World Archaeology
    Knowledge of the origin and spread of farming has been revolutionised in recent years by the application of new scientific techniques, especially the analysis of ancient DNA from human genomes. In this book, Stephen Shennan presents the latest research on the spread of farming by archaeologists, geneticists and other archaeological scientists. He shows that it resulted from a population expansion ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of Neolithic Europe

    Edited by Chris Fowler, Jan Harding, Daniela Hofmann ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Neolithic --a period in which the first sedentary agrarian communities were established across much of Europe--has been a key topic of archaeological research for over a century. However, the variety of evidence across Europe, the range of languages in which research is carried out, and the way research traditions in different countries have developed makes it very difficult for both students ... Read more

    $51.29 USD

  • The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age

    Edited by Anthony Harding, Harry Fokkens ...
    Series series Oxford Handbooks
    The Oxford Handbook of the European Bronze Age is a wide-ranging survey of a crucial period in prehistory during which many social, economic, and technological changes took place. Written by expert specialists in the field, the book provides coverage both of the themes that characterize the period, and of the specific developments that took place in the various countries of Europe. After an ... Read more

    $41.39 USD

  • Mesopotamia Before History

    by Petr Charvát ...
    Mesopotamia was one of the earliest regions to produce writing, literature and the fine arts, as well as being one of the first areas to construct states. This comprehensive and detailed survey of the region's prehistory and protohistory shows how these fascinating developments were possible. Petr Charvát explores the economic, social and spiritual spheres in Mesopotamia from the Palaeolithic to ... Read more

    $82.99 USD

  • Ceramics, Cuisine and Culture

    The archaeology and science of kitchen pottery in the ancient Mediterranean world

    Edited by Michela Spataro, Alexandra Villing ...
    The 23 papers presented here are the product of the interdisciplinary exchange of ideas and approaches to the study of kitchen pottery between archaeologists, material scientists, historians and ethnoarchaeologists. They aim to set a vital but long-neglected category of evidence in its wider social, political and economic contexts. Structured around main themes concerning technical aspects of ... Read more

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  • The Britannica Guide to Theories and Ideas That Changed the Modern World

    by Kathleen Kuiper ...
    Series series Turning Points in History
    There was a time when people assumed that the world was flat. Once an alternate theory was proposed, however, that conceit was challenged and, eventually, disproved. In short, theories and ideas can be potent agents of change—none more so than those that are extensively detailed in this book. ... Read more

    $42.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus