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Archaeology Discoveries in the 1960s
by Bacon, Edward
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USA: Praeger Publishers, 1971. First US Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7. Type: Hardback First US Printing. Hardcover Book and Dust jacket in Very Good Condition. Over 80 illustrations. Ten maps of countries with excavation sites indicated. Handsome solid volume in brown cloth gilt titled, very clean, no marks, lower edges rubbed. Top edge of text block with one small, light spot. Internals in Fine Condition. Frontispiece: an ideal head in the style of Lysippus, late 4th century B.C. Pictorial jacket is clean, rubbed with color worn through on front in places, light corner and spine head and heel wear. Photograph on front is a view of Petra. Explore the discoveries of the 1960s, a period of greater activity in this field than any other. The author describes the work and fascinating items found at major sites-the early settlements of Catal Huyuk and Hacilar in central Turkey, in Mongolia and Western Australia, and traditional sites in Greece and the Middle East. 293 pages. 7 x 9.5 inches. 1971, Praeger Publishers, USA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 015356
- Title
- Archaeology Discoveries in the 1960s
- Author
- Bacon, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First US Edition
- Publisher
- Praeger Publishers
- Place of Publication
- USA
- Date Published
- 1971
- Size
- 8vo - over 7
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY; CATAL HUYUK; HACILAR; TURKEY; ANATOLIA; NILE VALLEY; INDUS MONGOLIA; W AUSTRALIA; MIDDLE EAST;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Archaeology, Paleontology;
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