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 The Tomb of Three Foreign Wives of Tuthmosis III 
 The Tomb of Three Foreign Wives of Tuthmosis III Author: Lilyquist, Christine, 2003 Metropolitan Museum of Art Format: PDF ISBN: 1588390462 Size: 45 МБ Pages: 395 Language: English This work attempts to reconstruct and understand the tomb of three foreign wives of Tuthmosis III that was robbed by villagers in the Wady Gabbanat el-Qurud near Luxor in 1916. Most of the objects thought to have come from the tomb eventually made their way to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, and over the years many studies have been carried out to better understand the site. This present study offers the most up to date knowledge of the tomb and its contents. Well illustrated. This volume is the result of a collaborative effort to reconstruct the 15th-century BC tomb of three foreign wives of Tuthmosis III, discovered and robbed by villagers near Luxor in 1916. A general account was published by Herbert Winlock in 1948 ("The Treasure of Three Egyptian Princesses", New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art). The present book differs substantially in the type and extent of documentation provided and in interpretation. Verification is provided of tomb provenance for a number of objects, for example, when objects previously thought to have come from the tomb are now considered forgeries. The text explores and documents: the location of the tomb in the southwest valleys at Thebes; field work conducted by the Metropolitan Museum of Art at the site in 1988; art market finds alleged to have come from the tomb; and the names of the foreign wives and the lives they might have led.
The Virtues of War
 Author: Pressfield Steven The Virtues of War DOUBLEDAY 204 Format: PDF Size: 2.3Mb Language: English I have always been a soldier. I have known no other life. So begins Alexander’s extraordinary confession on the eve of his greatest crisis of leadership. By turns heroic and calculating, compassionate and utterly merciless, Alexander recounts with a warrior’s unflinching eye for detail the blood, the terror, and the tactics of his greatest battlefield victories. Whether surviving his father’s brutal assassination, presiding over a massacre, or weeping at the death of a beloved comrade-in-arms, Alexander never denies the hard realities of the code by which he lives: the virtues of war. But as much as he was feared by his enemies, he was loved and revered by his friends, his generals, and the men who followed him into battle. Often outnumbered, never outfought, Alexander conquered every enemy the world stood against him–but the one he never saw coming. . . .
Au temps des Hebreux
 Au temps des Hebreux (La Vie privee des Hommes) Author: Peter Connolly Hachette Jeunesse Graduation Year: 1984 ISBN: 2010101375 La Vie privee des hommes Pages: 68 Format: pdf Size : 20 mb Quality: excellent Language: French
Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans
 Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans Author: Simon K.F. Stoddart The Scarecrow Press 2009 Pages: 360 Language: English Format: pdf Size: 2 Mb The Etruscans created one of the most highly developed cultures of the pre-Roman Mediterranean world. At one time, having control over a significant part of the Mediterranean, the Etruscans laid the foundations of the city of Rome. They had their own language, which has never been totally deciphered, and their art influenced such artists as Michelangelo. While the Etruscans were eventually conquered by the Romans, they left behind a rich culture. The Historical Dictionary of the Etruscans relates the history of this culture, focusing on aspects of their material culture and art history. A chronology, introductory essay, bibliography, appendix of museums and research institutes, and hundreds of cross-referenced dictionary entries on important persons, places, events, and institutions provide an entry into a comparative study of the Etruscans.
Old Kingdom, New Perspectives: Egyptian Art and Archaeology 2750-2150 BC
 Author: Nigel Strudwick (Editor), Helen Strudwick (Editor) Old Kingdom, New Perspectives: Egyptian Art and Archaeology 2750-2150 BC Oxbow Books 2011 Format: PDF Size: 103 Mb Language: English Recent research on all aspects of the Old Kingdom in Egypt is presented in this volume, ranging through the Pyramid Texts, tomb architecture, ceramics, scene choice and layout, field reports, cemetery layout, tomb and temple statuary. The contributions also show how Egyptology is not stuck in its venerable traditions but that newer forms of technology are being used to great effect by Egyptologists. For example, two papers show how GIS technology can shed light on cemetery arrangement and how 3D scanners can be employed in the process of producing facsimile drawings of reliefs and inscriptions. The authors cover a wide range of sites and monuments. A large part of the work presented deals with material from the great cemeteries of Saqqara and Giza of the Old Kingdom capital city of Memphis but all the smaller sites are discussed. The book also includes a paper on the architecture of mastabas from the lesser-known site of Abu Roasch. The provinces are by no means overlooked, with articles on material from Deir el-Bersha, el-Sheikh Said and Akhmim. Between them, the authors discuss material from the milieu of the king right down to that which concerned the tomb workmen and those who supplied their basic needs, such as bakers, brewers and potters. Containing papers presented at a conference at the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge in May 2009, this book continues a series of publications of the latest research presented at previous meetings in Paris, Berlin and Prague. Much new material is published here and the papers are fully illustrated, with over 200 photographs and drawings.
First Migrants: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective
 Author: Peter Bellwood First Migrants: Ancient Migration in Global Perspective Wiley-Blackwell 2013 Format: PDF Size: 23.4 Mb Language: English The first publication to outline the complex global story of human migration and dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory. Utilizing archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence, Peter Bellwood traces the journeys of the earliest hunter-gatherer and agriculturalist migrants as critical elements in the evolution of human lifeways. - The first volume to chart global human migration and population dispersal throughout the whole of human prehistory, in all regions of the world - An archaeological odyssey that details the initial spread of early humans out of Africa approximately two million years ago, through the Ice Ages, and down to the continental and island migrations of agricultural populations within the past 10,000 years - Employs archaeological, linguistic and biological evidence to demonstrate how migration has always been a vital and complex element in explaining the evolution of the human species - Outlines how significant migrations have affected population diversity in every region of the world - Clarifies the importance of the development of agriculture as a migratory imperative in later prehistory - Fully referenced with detailed maps throughout
Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt
 Introduction to the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt Author: Kathryn A. Bard Blackwell Publishing 2007 ISBN: 1405111496 Format: PDF Size: 35.6 MB Language: English Pages: 437 Kathryn Bard has authored the first history of ancient Egypt based primarily on archaeological data. She is well qualified to do this as a result of her major contributions as an archaeologist to understanding the development of the state in prehistoric Egypt and of Egyptian trading relations with sub-Saharan Africa, as well as her editing of the highly successful Encyclopedia of the Archaeology of Ancient Egypt.
Cambridge History of China
 Author: The Cambridge Hystory of China. The Chain and han empires 221 B.C.-A.D.220 Cambridge University Press; First Edition, Third Impression edition 1986 Format: PDF Language: English Pages: 961 Size: 50,95 mb This volume begins the historical coverage of The Cambridge History of China with the establishment of the Ch'in empire in 221 BC and ends with the abdication of the last Han emperor in AD 220. Their pioneer achievements made these dynasties a formative influence throughout Chinese history.
Ancient Greece
 Ancient Greece Author: Dorling Kindersley 2007 Pages: 72 Format: pdf Size: 19 MB ISBN: 1405320419 Language: English This title helps you to be an eyewitness to Ancient Greece. You can watch the past come to life: from how Greek athletes did the long-jump to why Socrates drank hemlock - explore the history, daily life, beliefs, and achievements of this amazing civilisation, whose influence can still be seen today.
Ancient China
 Ancient China (Ancient Civilizations) Author: Marcie Flinchum Atkins Essential Library Ancient Civilizations 2015 ISBN-13: 978-1624035364 Pages: 115 Language: English Format: PDF (True) Size: 19 MB "In Ancient China, readers discover the history and impressive accomplishments of the people of ancient China, including their technological wonders and feats of construction. Engaging text provides details on the civilization's history, development, daily life, culture, art, technology, warfare, social organization, and more."--Publisher's website.
Great Ages of man - Ancient China
 Author: Edward Scahfer Great Ages of man - Ancient China Time-Life Books 1967 Format: PDF Pages: 192 Language: English Size: 26.2 MB Ancient China is one of twenty-one volumes in the Time Life book series Great Ages of Man. Published in the 1960s/70s, this series is a history of the world's cultures. Despite its age, Ancient China is a good introduction to early Chinese history, religion, cosmology, art, and literature. Chapter Three describes the religion of China and is especially informative. As with other books in this series, there are numerous illustrations and maps which supplement the narrative. A time line, index, and bibliography are also included. In conclusion, Ancient China is a good place to start your study of one of the oldest cultures in the world.
The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts
 Author:Translated with an Introduction and Notes by James P. Allen The ancient Egyptian pyramid texts Society of Biblical Literature 2005 Format: pdf Size: 10.8 MB Language: English The Pyramid Texts are the oldest body of extant literature from ancient Egypt. First carved on the walls of the burial chambers in the pyramids of kings and queens of the Old Kingdom, they provide the earliest comprehensive view of the way in which the ancient Egyptians understood the structure of the universe, the role of the gods, and the fate of human beings after death. Their importance lies in their antiquity and in their endurance throughout the entire intellectual history of ancient Egypt. This volume contains the complete translation of the Pyramid Texts, including new texts recently discovered and published. It incorporates full restorations and readings indicated by post–Old Kingdom copies of the texts and is the first translation that presents the texts in the order in which they were meant to be read in each of the original sources.
Lamps from the Athenian Agora
 Lamps from the Athenian Agora Author: Perlzweig, J. American School of Classical Studies 1963 ISBN: 0876616090 Pages: 36 Format: PDF Size: 11 mb Language: english At night, the darkness of the ancient Agora would have been pierced by the lights of oil lamps, and thousands of fragments of these distinctive objects have been found. This booklet presents the development of different styles of lamps and includes a very useful identification guide. The author discusses the manufacture of lamps in Athens, a major industry with over 50 known workshops in the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. She also provides illustrations of particularly fine examples, including ornate festival lamps with many nozzles and bizarre shapes.
The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality
 Author: Robyn Gillam (Editor), Jeffrey Jacobson (Editor) The Egyptian Oracle Project: Ancient Ceremony in Augmented Reality (Bloomsbury Egyptology) Bloomsbury Academic 2015 Format: PDF Size: 7.7 Mb Language: English For more than 2,000 years, between 1500 BCE and 600 CE, the Egyptian processional oracle was one of the main points of contact between temple-based religion and the general population. In a public ceremony, a god would indicate its will or answer questions through the movements of a portable cult statue borne by priests or important members of the community. The Egyptian Oracle Project is an interactive performance that adapts this ceremony to serve as the basis for a mixed-reality educational experience for children and young adults, using both virtual reality and live performance. The scene is set in a virtual Egyptian temple projected onto a wall. An oracle led by a high priest avatar (controlled by a live human puppeteer) is brought into the presence of a live audience, who act in the role of the Egyptian populace. Through the mediation of an actress, the audience interacts with the avatar, recreating the event. The series of carefully focused essays in this book provides vital background to this path-breaking project in three sections. After a brief introduction to educational theatre and virtual reality, the first section describes the ancient ceremony and its development, along with cross-cultural connections. Then the development of the script and its performance in the context of mixed-reality and educational theatre are examined. The final set of essays describes the virtual temple setting in more detail and explores the wider implications of this project for virtual heritage.
God, Space, and City in the Roman Imagination
 Author: Richard Jenkyns God, Space, and City in the Roman Imagination Oxford University Press 2014 Format: PDF Size: 91.6 Mb Language: English God, Space, and City in the Roman Imagination is a unique exploration of the relationship between the ancient Romans' visual and literary cultures and their imagination. Drawing on a vast range of ancient sources, poetry and prose, texts, and material culture from all levels of Roman society, it analyses how the Romans used, conceptualized, viewed, and moved around their city. Jenkyns pays particular attention to the other inhabitants of Rome, the gods, and investigates how the Romans experienced and encountered them, with a particular emphasis on the personal and subjective aspects of religious life. Through studying interior spaces, both secular (basilicas, colonnades, and forums) and sacred spaces (the temples where the Romans looked upon their gods) and their representation in poetry, the volume also follows the development of an architecture of the interior in the great Roman public works of the first and second centuries AD. While providing new insights into the working of the Romans' imagination, it also offers powerful challenges to some long established orthodoxies about Roman religion and cultural behaviour.
Civil Wars
 Author: Caesar Civil Wars HARVARD UNIVERSITY PRESS The Loeb Classical Library Language: /English 1914 (Reprint 2001) Format: PDF Size: 21,53 mb 400
The Jewish War (Vol. I-II)
 Author: Josephus Flavius The Jewish War (Vol. I-II) Harvard University Press The Loeb Classical Library 1927, 1928 (Reprint 1956, 1961) Format: PDF Size: 71,69 mb 790 + 718
Animals in Celtic Life and Myth
 Animals in Celtic Life and Myth Routledge Author: Miranda Green 1993 Pages: 304 Format: pdf Language: English ISBN: 978-0415050302 Size: 8 mb In Animals in Celtic Life and Myth, Miranda Green draws on evidence from early Celtic documents, archaeology and iconography to consider the manner in which animals formed the basis of elaborate rituals and beliefs. She reveals that animals were endowed with an extremely high status, considered by the Celts as worthy of respect and admiration.
Great Ages of Man - Classical Greece
 Author: C.M. Bowra Great Ages of Man - Classical Greece Time-Life Books 1966 Format: PDF Pages: 200 Language: English Size: 28.4 MB Part of Time Life Series on the Great Ages of Man. Author, Sir Maurice Bowra has devoted his life to the contemplation of Greek literature, art and society. His brilliant distillation of Hellenism shows Greece in all its dewy freshness. In the picture essays that document various aspects of the Greek experience for even the most assiduous reader of books on Greece.
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