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1998
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The Circulation of Metal in the British Bronze Age: The Application of Lead Isotope Analysis
The results of the first major lead isotope analysis of British Copper and Bronze Age artefacts, and an attempt to relate the artefacts to their source. The authors outline the evidence for early mining, and the principles of lead isotope analysis, before presenting lead isotope analyses for British ores, and...Rohl, Brenda ; Needham, Stuart
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2006
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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
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1994
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The Carlyle Collection of Stone Age Artefacts from Central India
Archibald Carlyle developed an important collection of stone objects found on prehistoric sites in and around the Central Provinces of India at a time when other 19th-century antiquarians were focusing their interests on wealthier examples of the subcontinent's historical antiquities. This volume catalogues this material for the first time, establishing...Cook, Jill ; Martingell, Hazel
prehistory, archaeology, and India
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2002
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Catalogue of Stone Age Artefacts from Southern Africa in the British Museum
The archaeology of the Old Stone Age of Southern Africa is of major importance to our understanding of human adaptation and evolution over the last two million years. This volume considers the history of archaeological discovery in this region then goes on to provide a review and analyses of key...Mitchell, Peter
Africa, archaeology, and history
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2017
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A Celtic Feast: The Iron Age Cauldrons from Chiseldon, Wiltshire
This volume presents for the first time the results of the excavation and scientific analysis between 2005 and 2013 of seventeen Iron Age cauldrons discovered in a large pit on farmland in the parish of Chiseldon, Wiltshire, and consequently acquired by the British Museum. The assemblage is unprecedented in many...Joy, Jody ; Baldwin, Alexandra
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2021
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Thomas Becket: murder and the making of a saint
The murder of Thomas Becket in Canterbury Cathedral on 29 December 1170 sent shockwaves across medieval Europe. He rose from ordinary beginnings in London to become chancellor to King Henry II and then Archbishop of Canterbury, making him one of the most powerful men in England. Becket’s fortunes changed when...de Beer, Lloyd ; Speakman, Naomi ; Koopmans, Rachel
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2019
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Salamis-Toumba. An Iron Age Sanctuary in Cyprus Rediscovered. Excavations of the Cyprus Exploration Fund
An edited volume on the Cyprus Exploration Fund's excavations at the Iron Age sanctuary of Salamis-Toumba.Kiely, Thomas ; Karageorghis, Vassos
archaeology and Cyprus