HOARDS, HOUNDS AND HELMETS: A CONQUEST-PERIOD RITUAL SITE AT HALLATON, LEICESTERSHIRE
Written by Vicki Score; et al.
Stock no. 1831591
Published by University of Leicester. 1st 2011. Slightly better than very good condition.

Leicester Archaeology Monograph 21. Survey and excavation between 2001 and 2009 at Hellaton, Leciestershire, revealed a hilltop ritual site with numerous special deposits of metalwork and animal bones, many of them dating to around the time of the Roman invasion in AD 43. Large format. Pictorial glazed boards. B/w and colour illustrations. xvii and 302 pages including index. ISBN: 9780956017963. Boards lightly scuffed, lower corners very slightly bumped. Light wear to base of spine. Initials and date in ink to top corner of free front endpaper. Contents clean.

SKARA BRAE: A PICTISH VILLAGE IN ORKNEY
Written by V. Gordon Childe.
Stock no. 1831590
Published by Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd.. 1st 1931. Very good condition.

Skara Brae is a stone-built Neolithic settlement located along the Bay of Skaill on the west coast of Mainland, Orkney. The site was discovered following a storm exposing the presence of stone structures within the coastal sand dunes. Childe, who would be the first to admit he was better at writing than digging, which he loathed, excavated carefully, acknowledging the work of every digger involved in the process of carefully examining and cataloguing the site. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations and photos. xiii and 208 pages plus plates to rear. Top edge brown. Spine lightly faded to top & tail, a few minor marks to boards. Text block slightly grubby. Foxing present, mainly to text block and prelims. A lovely copy overall.

MEDIEVAL CERAMIC STUDIES IN ENGLAND
Written by Maureen Mellor.
Stock no. 1831568
Published by English Heritage. 1st 1994. Very good condition.

A review for English Heritage. This review assesses the health of medieval pottery studies in terms of available resources and academic strength: identifies those areas where significant progress has been made, and contributes to the discussion on those steps necessary to ensure the continuing health and development of the study of medieval pottery in academic progress, staff training, career development, and the efficient use of financial and other resources. Large format. Blue cardwraps. vii and 76 pages. ISBN: 1850744831. Covers are scuffed. Contents clean.

ROMAN GLOUCESTERSHIRE
Written by Tim Copeland.
Stock no. 1831505
Published by The History Press. 2015. Nearly fine condition.

An examination of the area now known as Gloucestershire in the later Iron Age and Roman periods. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w & colour illustrations. 191 pages including index. ISBN: 9780752457833. Reprint. A lovely copy.

STUDIES IN NORTHERN PREHISTORY
Written by P.J. Cherry.
Stock no. 1831497
Published by Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society. 1st 2007. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Essays in Memory of Clare Fell. Edited by P.J. Cherry. Extra Series: Vol: XXXIII. Beige cloth with gilt title to spine. B/w photos and illustrations, a few colour photos. viii and 288 pages including index. ISBN: 1873124449. Minor foxing to top edge of text block. A nice clean copy in pictorial dustwrapper which has a few marks and small 'bubble' of air between laminate and paper center front panel.

THE TRAPRAIN LAW ENVIRONS PROJECT: FIELDWORK AND EXCAVATIONS 2000-2004
Written by Colin Haselgrove.
Stock no. 1831495
Published by Society Of Antiquaries Of Scotland. 1st 2009. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

This volume presents the results of fieldwork on the East Lothian coastal plain in south-east Scotland investigating the nature later prehistoric settlement around the hillfort of Traprain Law. Large format. Black cloth boards, silver titles. Colour pictorial endpapers. B/w illustrations and photos. xxvii and 279 pages. ISBN: 9780903903486. A lovely, clean copy.

THE OBSERVER'S BOOK OF ANCIENT AND ROMAN BRITAIN
Written by Harold Priestley.
Stock no. 1331360
Published by Frederick Warne & Co Ltd.. 1st 1976. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Observer Book No. 56. 74 b/w photos, 10 pages of maps and 4 line drawings. Small format. Brown boards. ISBN: 0723215448. Minimal bumping and rubbing to spine and corners. Inscription in ink (and date) to front free-endpaper. A few foxspots to page margins. Dustwrapper is price-cut, slightly edge creased with a small brown mark to top edge of rear panel.

THE BRITISH ARCHAEOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE TRANSACTIONS FOR THE YEAR 1986: XIV MEDIEVAL ART AND ARCHITECTURE IN THE DIOCESE OF ST ANDREWS
Written by John Higgitt.
Stock no. 1831471
Published by The British Archaeological Association. 1st 1994. Slightly better than very good condition.

Papers on the history of the medieval diocese, on the cult of St Andrew, on the eleventh to thirteenth century churches of St Andrews, Dunfermline and Arbroath as well as on facades and piers and distinctively Scottish architecture of the later Middle Ages. Edited by John Higgitt. Mustard yellow pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and illustrations. viii and 231 pages plus b/w plates to rear. ISBN: 0901286443. Corners lightly rubbed. Contents clean. A very nice copy.

THE DISCOVERY OF MANKIND: ATLANTIC ENCOUNTERS IN THE AGE OF COLUMBUS
Written by David Abulafia.
Stock no. 1831326
Published by Yale University Press. 2008. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Book Club Edition. Emphasizing contact between peoples rather than the discovery of lands, and using archaeological findings as well as eyewitness accounts, David Abulafia explores the social lives of the New World inhabitants, the motivations and tensions of the first transactions with Europeans, and the swift transmutation of wonder to vicious exploitation. Lucid, readable, and scrupulously researched, this is a work of humane engagement with a period in which a tragically violent standard was set for European conquest across the world. Dark grey paper boards, silver title to spine. A few b/w plates. xxvi and 379 pages including index. ISBN: 9780300125825. Light concave reading crease to spine. Slight lean to spine. Text block grubby. Contents clean. Pictorial dustswrapper is lightly edge-worn and scuffed.

SUN, MOON & STONEHENGE: HIGH CULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN
Written by Robin Heath.
Stock no. 1831146
Published by Bluestone Press. 1st 1998. Very good condition.

How did the builders of Stonehenge predict eclipses to within a minute of accuracy? Why did they bring stones all the way from West Wales? What is the connection between Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid? Could ancient Britons really predict eclipses to the hour? Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. xv and 239 pages including index. ISBN: 0952615177. Cover edges lightly rubbed. Rear cover lightly scuffed. Text block a little grubby. Contents clean.

SUN, MOON & STONEHENGE: HIGH CULTURE IN ANCIENT BRITAIN
Written by Robin Heath.
Stock no. 1831031
Published by Bluestone Press. 1st 1998. Nearly fine condition.

How did the builders of Stonehenge predict eclipses to within a minute of accuracy? Why did they bring stones all the way from West Wales? What is the connection between Stonehenge and the Great Pyramid? Could ancient Britons really predict eclipses to the hour? Limited Edition of 2000 numbered copies. Pictorial cardwraps. B/w photos and diagrams. xv and 239 pages including index. ISBN: 0952615177. SIGNED by the author, dedicated 'To Polly, with best wishes', to front endpaper on tipped in plate. This is copy 98 of 2,000. Covers lightly scuffed, very minor grubbiness to top edge of text block. contents clean.

THE HISTORICAL ATLAS OF THE BIBLE
Written by Ian Barnes.
Stock no. 1830841
Published by Quantum Publishing. 1st 2014. Nearly fine condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This book places the key events and people described in the Bible into their social and geographical context, showing the link between the scriptures and the society in which they were written. Includes timelines, colour photographs and illustrations of archaeological sites and artifacts. Large format. Glazed pictorial boards. 255 pages including index. ISBN: 9781845735661. Top edge of text block has a few very minor spots else a lovely copy. Pictorial dustwrapper has the remains of a label to top front corner.