Archaeological Collections Books


Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition sponsored by National GeographicTutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs: Official Companion Book to the Exhibition sponsored by National Geographic
Best Price: $13.07
I absolutely adore this book. The pictures are so beautiful and layed out perfectly. The book...
The Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities-- From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest MuseumsThe Medici Conspiracy: The Illicit Journey of Looted Antiquities-- From Italy's Tomb Raiders to the World's Greatest Museums
Best Price: $3.97
This book is fascinating and important reading for anyone interested in the intersections of the...
Thieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen TreasuresThieves of Baghdad: One Marine's Passion to Recover the World's Greatest Stolen Treasures
Best Price: $3.95
Excellent book! An interesting read for anyone who wants to understand other facets of what our...
Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Unearthing the Masterpieces of the Egyptian Museum in CairoHidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt: Unearthing the Masterpieces of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Best Price: $16.07
A beautiful book with magnificent photos by Kenneth Garrett. A very good description given by...
Lost in the Museum: Buried Treasures and the Stories They TellLost in the Museum: Buried Treasures and the Stories They Tell
Best Price: $18.35
Lost in the Museum is excellent. Each chapter focuses on a different artifact at a different...


Lords of Sipan: A True Story of Pre-Inca Tombs, Archaeology, and CrimeLords of Sipan: A True Story of Pre-Inca Tombs, Archaeology, and Crime
Best Price: $18.43
There is probably more about the illegal sale of pre-Columbian art objects than about the...
Ishi's Brain: In Search of America's Last "Wild" IndianIshi's Brain: In Search of America's Last "Wild" Indian
Best Price: $4.73
"Ishi" was by historical consensus the "last wild Indian" -- the last Native...
Playing Ourselves: Interpreting Native Histories at Historic Reconstructions (American Association for Stte and Local History)Playing Ourselves: Interpreting Native Histories at Historic Reconstructions (American Association for Stte and Local History)
Best Price: $17.98
Across North America, hundreds of reconstructed Oliving historyO sites, which traditionally...
The Complete Visitor's Guide to Mesoamerican RuinsThe Complete Visitor's Guide to Mesoamerican RuinsNeo-Sumerian Administrative Texts of the Hirose CollectionNeo-Sumerian Administrative Texts of the Hirose Collection
Best Price: $48.00


Ancient Treasures of the Southwest: A Guide to Archeological Sites and Museums in Arizona, Southern Colorado, New Mexico, and UtahAncient Treasures of the Southwest: A Guide to Archeological Sites and Museums in Arizona, Southern Colorado, New Mexico, and UtahThe Rape of Egypt: How the Europeans Stripped Egypt of Its HeritageThe Rape of Egypt: How the Europeans Stripped Egypt of Its Heritage
Best Price: $18.65
Through Time, Across Continents: A Hundred Years of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University MuseumThrough Time, Across Continents: A Hundred Years of Archaeology and Anthropology at the University Museum
Best Price: $100.00
Captured Heritage: The Scramble for Northwest Coast ArtifactsCaptured Heritage: The Scramble for Northwest Coast ArtifactsFaces, Voices and Dreams: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka, Alaska 1888-1988Faces, Voices and Dreams: A Celebration of the Centennial of the Sheldon Jackson Museum Sitka, Alaska 1888-1988
Best Price: $117.98

Hewett and Friends: A Biography of Sante Fe's Vibrant EraHewett and Friends: A Biography of Sante Fe's Vibrant Era
Best Price: $16.00
Archaeological CuratorshipArchaeological CuratorshipInuit Kayaks in Canada (Canadian Museum of Civilization Mercury Series)Inuit Kayaks in Canada (Canadian Museum of Civilization Mercury Series)
Best Price: $35.00
Orfebreria y chamanismo: Un estudio iconografico del Museo del Oro del Banco de la Republica, ColombiaOrfebreria y chamanismo: Un estudio iconografico del Museo del Oro del Banco de la Republica, Colombia
Best Price: $49.20
The collection of the Gold Museum of the Banco de la Rep?blica de Colombia—one of the...
From Nineveh to New York: The Strange Story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum & the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford SchoolFrom Nineveh to New York: The Strange Story of the Assyrian Reliefs in the Metropolitan Museum & the Hidden Masterpiece at Canford School
Best Price: $16.00
John Malcolm Russell has written some fine books on Assyria, one of them "Final Sack of...

The Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in EgyptThe Rape of the Nile: Tomb Robbers, Tourists, and Archaeologists in Egypt
Best Price: $14.90
Even if you aren't overly interested in ancient Egypt, Brian Fagan's Rape of the Nile is written...
Heritage Resources Law: Protecting the Archeological and Cultural EnvironmentHeritage Resources Law: Protecting the Archeological and Cultural Environment
Best Price: $105.93
A comprehensive reference for the growing field of environmental law, this important legal...
Charles F. Lummis: The Centennial Exhibition Commemorating His Tramp Across the ContinentCharles F. Lummis: The Centennial Exhibition Commemorating His Tramp Across the ContinentIn the Field: The Archaeological Expeditions of the Kelsey MuseumIn the Field: The Archaeological Expeditions of the Kelsey Museum
Best Price: $18.89
Ancient Metal Axes and Other Tools in the Royal Ontario Museum: European and Mediterranean TypesAncient Metal Axes and Other Tools in the Royal Ontario Museum: European and Mediterranean Types
Best Price: $23.75

COLLECTING NATIVE AMERCOLLECTING NATIVE AMER
Best Price: $44.99
Between the 1870s and 1950s collectors vigorously pursued the artifacts of Native American...
The Eyes of Chief Seattle: The Suquamish MuseumThe Eyes of Chief Seattle: The Suquamish MuseumOut of the North: The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology (Studies in Anthropology and Material Culture, Vol 5)Out of the North: The Subarctic Collection of the Haffenreffer Museum of Anthropology (Studies in Anthropology and Material Culture, Vol 5)Indian Trade Ornaments in the Collections of Field Museum of Natural HistoryIndian Trade Ornaments in the Collections of Field Museum of Natural HistoryThe Future of the Past: Archaeologists, Native Americans and RepatriationThe Future of the Past: Archaeologists, Native Americans and Repatriation
Best Price: $595.00
To date, the notion of repatriation has been formulated as a highly polarized debate with...

The Simms Collection of Southwestern Chippewa Material CultureThe Simms Collection of Southwestern Chippewa Material CulturePassionate Hobby, Rudolf Frederick Haffenreffer and the King Philip MuseumPassionate Hobby, Rudolf Frederick Haffenreffer and the King Philip Museum
This volume focuses on the life of the Haffenreffer Museum's founder, Rudolf Frederick...
Art of Power, the Power of Art: Studies in Benin IconographyArt of Power, the Power of Art: Studies in Benin IconographyMecklenburg Collection, Part III, The Emergence of an Iron Age Economy: The Mecklenburg Grave Groups from Hallstatt and Sticna (American School of Prehistoric Research Bulletins)Mecklenburg Collection, Part III, The Emergence of an Iron Age Economy: The Mecklenburg Grave Groups from Hallstatt and Sticna (American School of Prehistoric Research Bulletins)
Best Price: $42.82
These three volumes deal with the Iron Age grave materials from Magdalenska gora, excavated by...
Western Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther CollectionsWestern Apache Material Culture: The Goodwin and Guenther Collections
Best Price: $23.21
This book doesn't have page after page of pictures on cultural material. Some people may think...

Time's Flotsam: Overseas Collections of California Indian Material Culture (Ballena Press Anthropological Papers)Time's Flotsam: Overseas Collections of California Indian Material Culture (Ballena Press Anthropological Papers)Managing Historic Sites and BuildingsManaging Historic Sites and Buildings
Best Price: $134.97
Preservation and presentation are central activities in the conservation of the historic...
Ancient Marbles to American Shores: Classical Archaeology in the United StatesAncient Marbles to American Shores: Classical Archaeology in the United States
Best Price: $55.00
In Ancient Marbles to American Shores , Stephen L. Dyson uncovers the history of classical...
Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum (Andrews University cuneiform texts)Neo-Sumerian Account Texts in the Horn Archaeological Museum (Andrews University cuneiform texts)
Best Price: $39.99
This volume contains catalogs and published facsimile transcriptions of over 900 of the...
Costume As Communication/Ethnographic Costumes and Textiles from Middle America and the Central Andes of South America (Studies in Anthropology and M)Costume As Communication/Ethnographic Costumes and Textiles from Middle America and the Central Andes of South America (Studies in Anthropology and M)

The Archaeological Collection of the Johns Hopkins UniversityThe Archaeological Collection of the Johns Hopkins UniversityHistoric Houses of America (An American Heritage Guide); Updated & RevisedHistoric Houses of America (An American Heritage Guide); Updated & Revised
Best Price: $3.98
Emmons's Notes on Field Museum's Collection on Northwest Coast Basketry: Edited With an Ethnoarchaeological AnalysisEmmons's Notes on Field Museum's Collection on Northwest Coast Basketry: Edited With an Ethnoarchaeological AnalysisTax Incentives for Historic PreservationTax Incentives for Historic PreservationThe Scottish Antiquarian TraditionThe Scottish Antiquarian Tradition

The Cretan Collection in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania: Minoan Objects Excavated from Vasilike, Pseria (University Museum Monograph)The Cretan Collection in the University Museum, University of Pennsylvania: Minoan Objects Excavated from Vasilike, Pseria (University Museum Monograph)
Best Price: $60.00
Hunting the Gatherers: Ethnographic Collectors and Agency in Melanesia, 1870S-1930s (Methodology and History in Anthropology)Hunting the Gatherers: Ethnographic Collectors and Agency in Melanesia, 1870S-1930s (Methodology and History in Anthropology)
Best Price: $69.93
Managing the Historic Rural Landscape (Issues in Heritage Management)Managing the Historic Rural Landscape (Issues in Heritage Management)
Best Price: $134.95
This book addresses the rapid changes taking place in countryside management and their effect on...
Sculptured Pottery from Koptos in the Petrie CollectionSculptured Pottery from Koptos in the Petrie Collection
Best Price: $39.95
Reflections of Greatness: Ancient Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural HistoryReflections of Greatness: Ancient Egypt at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

A Guide to the University Museum Archives of the University of PennsylvaniaA Guide to the University Museum Archives of the University of Pennsylvania
Best Price: $41.06
The Getty Villa (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)The Getty Villa (Getty Trust Publications: J. Paul Getty Museum)
Best Price: $37.14
At one level, this appears like a typical coffeetable art book. Large format, glossy pages and...
Ethnographic Collection from Northern Sakhalin Island (Publication, 1361)Ethnographic Collection from Northern Sakhalin Island (Publication, 1361)Catalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection in the Ashmolean MuseumCatalogue of the Predynastic Egyptian Collection in the Ashmolean Museum
The Ashmolean Museum's collection of objects from Predynastic Egypt (c. 5500-3000 BC) is widely...
Guerreros de Terracota/ Terracotta Warriors: El Ejercito Eterno Del Primer Emperador Chino/ The Everlasting Army of the First Emperor Of ChinaGuerreros de Terracota/ Terracotta Warriors: El Ejercito Eterno Del Primer Emperador Chino/ The Everlasting Army of the First Emperor Of China
Best Price: $43.28

Archeological Resource ProtectionArcheological Resource ProtectionBronze Age Anthropomorphic Figurines in the Cesnola Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of ArtBronze Age Anthropomorphic Figurines in the Cesnola Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Best Price: $50.26
Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA (Fourth World Rising)Grave Injustice: The American Indian Repatriation Movement and NAGPRA (Fourth World Rising)
Click for larger cover scan "Fine-Dare presents a sensitive review of the American...
  
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