Download or read book The Late Bronze Age Daggers of the Aegean I written by Thanasis J. Papadopoulos and published by Franz Steiner Verlag. This book was released on 1998 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A systematic catalogue; after an introduction and brief summary of research the author lists the material, arranging it typologically. He follows this with a wide-ranging discussion of problems concerning material and technique, decoration, function, foreign affinities, distribution and chronology. Very good illustrations.
Download or read book The Bronze Dagger written by Marie Sontag and published by . This book was released on 2014-03-30 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samsaluna, a physically handicapped boy on the verge of adolescence, leaves his broken and abusive home in the foothills of the Zagros Mountains in an attempt to find his uncle in the city of Susa, near ancient Babylon. Befriending a young baker's son and an asu's daughter, Sam soon finds himself on a journey to the lively city of Babylon. By becoming a healer's apprentice, Sam not only learns a valued and respected skill-increasing his prospects and status-but also endears himself to the great asu, earning himself a second chance at being part of a family. But when Sam's past won't stay behind him and his well-intentioned lies come to light, he risks losing it all. Brokenhearted that he has brought about his own downfall and has been abandoned by his new friends, Sam is forced to come to terms with his deceptions. His newfound understanding of justice, according to the code set forth by the great ruler Hammurabi, and the unyielding compassion shown to him by the asu must come into play before Sam can defeat the demons of his past, right his wrongs, and establish himself as the worthy apprentice and son he always hoped to be. Surrounded by the changing times in ancient Mesopotamia, Sam learns to cope with the past and thrive in the present in this coming-of-age middle grade story. What Others Are Saying: Dr. Sontag captures the Ancient Mesopotamia culture in a captivating tale of a young boy's survival. Armed with his lucky dagger, Sam sets out on an adventure where he encounters numerous challenges and foibles leading him to a lesson in forgiveness. A great read! -- Dr. Donna Lewis, Educator: Assistant Superintendent A terrific book for kids who like adventure, and for parents who'd love their kids to learn a bit about history. Well-written, a lively main character who struggles with his failures and searches for hope.Here is a hero who is flawed but resourceful, and who can lead readers on an adventure involving bad guys, jewels, new friends, and making choices. A real winner! -- Karen Llewellyn., home-schooling mom The book pulls you into history through well-written narrative. By the end of the tale you come away with not only an interest in the characters and storyline, but more knowledge about the time of the Babylonians. -- Rick Crawford, former principal and author of Stink Bomb, and Ricky Robinson Braveheart More information and teacher resources available at www.thebronzedagger.com
Download or read book Weapons written by Diagram Group and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 1990 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive guide covers the entire history of weapons, from the earliest, most primitive instruments up to remarkable advances in modern defense and warfare, including:Riot-control devicesElectrified nightsticksInfantry weaponsMultiple-launch rocketsFiber-optic misslesWire-guided torpedoes"Stealth" technology
Download or read book Marlik written by ʻIzzat Allāh Nigāhbān and published by UPenn Museum of Archaeology. This book was released on 1996 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Royal Cemetery at Tepe Marlik was excavated in one incredible 14-month season. The 53 intact tombs contained a fabulous array of precious metal vessels, jewelry, sculpture, weapons, and other artifacts. The gripping tale of these excavations and a detailed report of the excavation and the artifacts from the burials is presented in these two lavishly illustrated volumes.
Download or read book Weapons in Late Shang c 1250 1050 BCE China written by Qin Cao and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weapons in Late Shang (c.1250-1050 BCE) China: Beyond Typology and Ritual explores the large quantities of bronze and jade weapons, such as dagger-axes, spears and arrows, found at the World Heritage site of Yinxu, the late Shang capital located near today’s Anyang city in central China. Qin Cao’s innovative research presents new insights into these weapons, moving beyond perceptions of them being primarily symbols of power and rank. Through the lens of weapons, this book argues for the significance of martial prowess and leadership within late Shang society. The author considers Shang weapons from an object biographical perspective, tracing their life histories for the first time. This book synthesises archaeological data, scientific analyses, and inscriptions on oracle bones and bronzes, uncovering a more nuanced understanding of the complex roles weapons played in society. What traces of evidence can be detected on weapons that demonstrate their ability to cause bodily harm? Why were tens of thousands of weapons placed in tombs? What led to certain individuals, including high-ranking royal females, being buried with weapons? This book will be of interest to academics, students (both undergraduates and postgraduates), and researchers in archaeology, particularly those focused on China, East Asia, or comparative studies, as well as a more general readership in Chinese archaeology.
Download or read book The New History of Korean Civilization written by Chai-Shin Yu and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2012 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book "explores the existence of a distinctive Korean culture established by the Korean people and separate from its Chinese and Japanese counterparts. [The author] surveys the history of cultural life in Korea and provides a detailed account of this country's remarkable heritage ... Written for the purpose of introducing the roots of Korean culture to Westerners and second-generation Koreans living in the West."--P. [4] of cover.
Download or read book A Guide to the Third and Fourth Egyptian Rooms written by British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal of Greek Archaeology Volume 3 2018 written by and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2018-10-31 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: True to its initial aims, the latest volume of the Journal of Greek Archaeology runs the whole chronological range of Greek Archaeology, while including every kind of material culture.
Download or read book Archaeology and History of Toraijin written by Song-nai Rhee and published by Archaeopress Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In light of the recently uncovered archaeological data and ancient historical records, this book offers an overview of the 14 centuries-long Toraijin story, from c. 800~600 BC to AD 600, exploring the fundamental role these immigrants, mainly from the Korean Peninsula, played in the history of the Japanese archipelago during this formative period.
Download or read book Official catalogue written by Yorkshire exhibition of arts and manufactures and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Third and fourth Egyptian rooms Predynastic antiquities mummied birds and animals portrait statues figures of gods tools implements and weapons scarabs amulets jewellry and other objects written by British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Guide to the Fourth Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms and the Coptic Room written by British Museum. Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Flint Daggers in Prehistoric Europe written by Catherine J. Frieman and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2015-12-31 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century flint daggers have been among the most closely studied and most heavily published later prehistoric lithic tools. It is well established that they are found across Europe and beyond, and that many were widely circulated over many generations. Yet, few researchers have attempted to discuss the entirety of the flint dagger phenomenon. The present volume brings together papers that address questions of the regional variability and socio-technical complexity of flint daggers and their production. It focuses on the typology, chronology, technology, functionality and meaning of flint and other lithic daggers produced primarily in Europe, but also in the Eastern Mediterranean and East Asia, in prehistory. The 14 papers by leading researchers provide a comprehensive overview of the state of knowledge concerning various flint dagger corpora as well as potential avenues for the development of a research agenda across national, regional and disciplinary boundaries. The volume originates from a session held at the 2011 meeting of the European Association of Archaeology but includes additional commissioned contributions.
Download or read book Towards a Social Bioarchaeology of the Mycenaean Period written by Ioanna Moutafi and published by Oxbow Books. This book was released on 2021-06-30 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book investigates the complex relationship between funerary treatment and wider social dynamics through a contextual analysis of human skeletal remains and associated mortuary data from Voudeni, an important Mycenaean (1400-1050 BC) chamber tomb cemetery in Achaea, Greece. Voudeni is one of the most significant sites of Achaea, thoroughly investigated under the direction of the former Ephor of Antiquities, Dr Lazaros Kolonas. Over 60 chamber tombs have been excavated (Late Helladic IIB to IIIC periods), yielding an unprecedented wealth of biocultural information. This study explores the post-mortem treatment of the body, through a novel interpretive approach that transcends unproductive cross-disciplinary divisions. This biosocial approach integrates traditional archaeology, current reflections in mortuary archaeological theory and cutting-edge bioarchaeological methods, primarily focused on funerary taphonomy and archaeothanatology of commingled skeletal assemblages. The author proposes that the most effective route to explore the social dimensions of mortuary data is through an emic understanding of historically situated actions and experiences, both of the living actors, the mourners, and of the dead themselves. Human skeletal remains are used as the primary strand of evidence, both as the object of the acts of the living and the subject of their own lived experiences. The topic is explored in successive stages: a) theoretical and methodological framework, b) detailed taphonomic analysis and osteological results of 20 tombs, c) multivariate analysis of bio-cultural data across socio-temporal parameters (with special emphasis on the distinction between the palatial LHIIIA-B and the transitional post-palatial LHIIIC period), and d) final synthesis, aiming to questions pertaining to changing social conditions in Achaea and key issues of current Mycenaean mortuary research. These include: tomb re-use; form, diversity, sequence and frequency of mortuary activities; mortality profiles; differential inclusion, visibility and funerary treatment of different groups/identities; changes in treatment of the dead body, reflecting shifts in notions of the self and social relationships. The results shed new light to social developments in Mycenaean Achaea, showing that the complex interaction between changing social conditions and mortuary practice is often reflected in subtle, yet meaningful, shifts of emphasis in the post-mortem treatment of bodies and bones, rather than in blatant radical changes.
Download or read book Journal written by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Journal Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland written by Royal Anthropological Institute of Great Britain and Ireland and published by . This book was released on 1875 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Archaeology of Korea written by Sarah M. Nelson and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1993-05-13 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author examines the evolution of state-level societies and their relationship to polities in Japan and China.
