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The Forest, Source of Life: The Kelabit of Sarawak
A study of the way in which the Kelabit utilise raw materials from the rainforest to construct a socially ordered world. Catalogues of the collections made by the author for the British and Sarawak Museums are included and there are numerous photographs of items being made and in use. The...Janowski, Monica
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Development and Evaluation of the HSBC Money Gallery at the British Museum
An evaluation of the development of the HSBC money gallery at the British Museum.Orna-Ornstein, John
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Late Glacial Long Blade Sites in the Kennet Valley: Excavations and Fieldwork at Avington VI, Wawcott XII and Crown Acres
10,000 years ago, late Ice Age and early post-glacial communities moved through the Kennet Valley to the Thames, following game and taking advantage of sheltered positions to make their camps. Favourable geological conditions in the neighbourhood of Newbury have preserved several of these camp sites in situ. One of these,...Froom, Roy
Ice Age, Prehistory, and archaeology
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Cleaning and Controversy: The Parthenon Sculptures 1811–1939
In 1937-8, in preparation for a new gallery given by Lord Duveen, an unauthorised cleaning of the Parthenon Sculptures in The British Museum was carried out. Initially the incident was hidden from the public, but it soon got into the press and a scandal ensued. Sixty years later, in response...Jenkins, Ian
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North Korean Culture and Society: Papers from the British Museum/BAKS Study Day 2001 and BAKS Study Day 2002
The publication follows on from the establishment of diplomatic relations with the the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, and visits there by scholars from the British Museum and British Library. The papers from the two study days provide a unique insight into North Korean culture. North Korea remains little known...Portal, Jane ; McKillop, Beth
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A Researcher’s Guide to the Lachish Collection in the British Museum
This publication is the culmination of a ten-year project carried out by the author to organise, research and catalogue a collection of over 17,000 objects from the 1930s British excavations at Lachish (Tell ed-Duweir), which was acquired in 1980 by the Department of the Ancient Near East, British Museum. Lachish...Magrill, Pamela
Neolithic and archaeology
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A Naos of Nekhthorheb from Bubastis: Religious Iconography and Temple Building in the 30th Dynasty
The first full publication of a monumental red granite naos of king Nekhthorheb from the temple at Bubastis in the Nile Delta (360–343 BC). Originally 3.5m tall, fragments were excavated by Edouard Naville in the 1880s, many of which are now in the British Museum, the naos is an important...Spencer, Neal ; Rosenow, Daniela
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Remote Possibilities Hoa Hakananai'a and HMS Topaze on Rapa Nui
In 1868, Hoa Hakananai’a was ‘discovered’ on Rapa Nui (Easter Island), Polynesia. Shipped to England on board HMS Topaze, it was presented by Queen Victoria to the British Museum. One of only ten statues known to have been carved in basalt, it fits the design canon of nearly 1,000 others,...Van Tilburg, Jo Anne
Pacific history, Polynesia, archaeology, Ethnography, and anthropology
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Arabic and Persian Seals and Amulets in the British Museum
This catalogue is the first on the outstanding collection of Arabic and Persian seals and amulets in the British Museum, by a specialist in the field. The first part focuses on the 638 Arabic, Persian and Indian seals covering material from the 8th to the 20th century. The introduction covers...Porter, Venetia
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The Ringlemere Cup: Precious Cups and the Beginning of the Channel Bronze Age
In 2003 the British Museum acquired the recently discovered Ringlemere gold cup, a rare example from the Early Bronze Age. This is the first proper catalogue of a small group of similar cups in exotic materials which are put into a broader period context. They have profound significance for understanding...Needham, Stuart ; Parfitt, Keith ; Varndell, Gillian