Social Science:

The Social Construction of Ancient Cities

Edited by Monica L. Smith

Format: eBook, 336 pages
On Sale: April 9, 2013
Price: $29.95

What made ancient cities successful? What are the similarities between modern cities and ancient ones? The Social Construction of Ancient Cities offers a fresh perspective on ancient cities and the social networks and relations that built and sustained them, marking a dramatic change in the way archaeologists approach them. Examining ancient... Read more >

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

Written by Toby Wilkinson

Format: Trade Paperback, 656 pages
On Sale: January 8, 2013
Price: $20.00

“Magisterial . . . [A] rich portrait of ancient Egypt’s complex evolution over the course of three millenniums.”—Los Angeles Times
 
NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY
The Washington Post • Publishers Weekly
 
In this landmark volume, one of the world’s most renowned Egyptologists tells the... Read more >

Gods, Graves & Scholars
The Story of Archaeology
Written by C.W. Ceram

Format: eBook, 536 pages
On Sale: January 18, 2012
Price: $10.99

C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the... Read more >

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

Written by Toby Wilkinson

Format: eBook
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $15.99

In this landmark work, one of the world’s most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empire—three thousand years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters.

Award-winning scholar Toby Wilkinson captures not only... Read more >

The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt

Written by Toby Wilkinson

Format: Hardcover, 656 pages
On Sale: March 15, 2011
Price: $35.00

In this landmark work, one of the world’s most renowned Egyptologists tells the epic story of this great civilization, from its birth as the first nation-state to its final absorption into the Roman Empire—three thousand years of wild drama, bold spectacle, and unforgettable characters.

Award-winning scholar Toby Wilkinson captures not only... Read more >

Shipwrecked
Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds
Written by Regina Krahl
Edited by John Guy, Julian Raby and J. Keith Wilson

Format: Hardcover, 328 pages
On Sale: March 8, 2011
Price: $65.00

Part adventure story, part maritime archaeological expedition, part historical look into ninth-century Chinese economy, culture, and trade, Shipwrecked is a fascinating journey back in time.

Twelve centuries ago, a merchant ship—an Arab dhow—foundered on a reef just off the coast of Belitung, a small island in the Java Sea. The cargo was... Read more >

Atlantis
The Lost Continent Finally Found
Written by Arysio Santos

Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2011
Price: $21.95

The late author Arysio Santos was a highly regarded climatologist, geologist, and nuclear physicist. He was also a scholar of history, folklore, languages, and the occult. In this groundbreaking study of Atlantis, he draws on all these disciplines, as well as ancient maps, Plato’s dialogues, and folkloric narratives, to provide the... Read more >

Medieval Fields

Written by David Hall

Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: November 23, 2010
Price: $13.95

Medieval fields have been studied by historians, historical geographers and archaeologists for well over a century, and yet very few accurate accounts are readily available. David Hall gives a detailed insight into the characteristic components of medieval fields, techniques of archaeological fieldwork that have revolutionized their study, and the multidsciplinary approach... Read more >

Early Medieval Towns in Britain
c 700 to 1140
Written by Jeremy Haslam

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 21, 2010
Price: $13.95

Towns have been a place of evolution and development throughout British history, growing from royal 'wics' between the seventh and ninth centuries to characteristic Viking towns in the later ninth and early tenth centuries, then changing following the Norman Conquest in 1066. Using archaeological, topographical and documentary material, this book provides... Read more >

The Mars Mystery
The Secret Connection Between Earth and the Red Planet
Written by Graham Hancock

Format: eBook, 368 pages
On Sale: August 11, 2010
Price: $11.99

An asteroid transformed Mars from a lush planet with rivers and oceans into a bleak and icy hell. Is Earth condemned to the same fate, or can we protect ourselves and our planet from extinction?

In his most riveting and revealing book yet, Graham Hancock examines the evidence that the barren Red... Read more >

In Small Things Forgotten
An Archaeology of Early American Life
Written by James Deetz

Format: eBook, 304 pages
On Sale: July 7, 2010
Price: $11.99

History is recorded in many ways. According to  author James Deetz, the past can be seen most fully  by studying the small things so often forgotten.  Objects such as doorways, gravestones, musical  instruments, and even shards of pottery fill in the  cracks between large historical events and depict  the intricacies of daily life. In his completely  revised and... Read more >

The Social Construction of Ancient Cities

Edited by Monica L. Smith

Format: Trade Paperback, 336 pages
On Sale: July 6, 2010
Price: $29.95

What made ancient cities successful? What are the similarities between modern cities and ancient ones? The Social Construction of Ancient Cities offers a fresh perspective on ancient cities and the social networks and relations that built and sustained them, marking a dramatic change in the way archaeologists approach them. Examining ancient... Read more >

In Ruins
A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature
Written by Christopher Woodward

Format: eBook, 288 pages
On Sale: May 12, 2010
Price: $9.99

In this enchanting meditation on ruins, Christopher Woodward takes us on a thousand-year journey from the plains of Troy to the monuments of ancient Rome, from the crumbling palaces of Sicily, Cuba, and Zanzibar to the rubble of the London Blitz. With an exquisite sense of romantic melancholy, we encounter the... Read more >

Underworld
The Mysterious Origins of Civilization
Written by Graham Hancock

Format: eBook, 784 pages
On Sale: November 18, 2009
Price: $13.99

From Graham Hancock, bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, comes a mesmerizing book that takes us on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a lost civilization that’s been hidden for thousands of years beneath the world’s oceans.

While Graham Hancock is no stranger to stirring up heated controversy... Read more >

Medieval Masons

Written by Malcolm Hislop

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: November 17, 2009
Price: $13.95

This book explains in detail the practice of masoncraft in the Middle Ages, using evidence from a number of sources. Monastic chronicles, building contracts and other contemporary documents have already revealed a good deal of information on the subject but less attention has, until now, been paid to archaeological evidence preserved... Read more >

The Message of the Sphinx
A Quest for the Hidden Legacy of Mankind
Written by Graham Hancock and Robert Bauval

Format: eBook, 384 pages
On Sale: June 10, 2009
Price: $14.99

In this riveting account of historical and archaeological investigation, the authors present hard evidence that the Sphinx, the Pyramids, and the other monuments at Giza are of far more ancient origin than previously believed. Complete with evidence of a conspiracy between the Egyptology establishment and various confidential organizations to keep the... Read more >

Aerial Archaeology in Britain

Written by D.N. Riley

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: May 19, 2009
Price: $13.95

Aerial surveying is an important technique used in archaeology, providing a new perspective on large sites or features that are hidden at ground level. From an airplane, the bird's eye view can provide clues about ancient foundations buried beneath the surface by analyzing the soil color, growth of vegetation and even... Read more >

Medieval Roads and Tracks

Written by Paul Hindle

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: January 20, 2009
Price: $13.95

The medieval economy was centred on a phenomenal growth in trade of all kinds of goods, yet few have studied the actual network of roads that was so vital to medieval trading. Starting with the basic concept of a 'road' in medieval times, and discussing the increasing need to travel, this... Read more >

The First Americans
In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery
Written by James Adovasio and Jake Page

Format: eBook, 352 pages
On Sale: January 16, 2009
Price: $11.99

J. M. Adovasio has spent the last thirty years at the center of one of our most fiery scientific debates: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there?

At its heart, The First Americans is the story of the revolution in thinking that... Read more >

Prehistoric Henges

Written by Aubrey Burl

Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: October 21, 2008
Price: $13.95

Stonehenge is just one of almost a hundred vast circular earthworks built in the British Isles over four thousand years ago. Known as henges, they remain one of the mysteries of prehistoric Britain. Unlike stone circles, which are their counterparts in the west, henges have generally been ignored. With their overgrown... Read more >

Tutankhamun
The Golden King and the Great Pharaohs
Written by Zahi Hawass
Photographed by Sandro Vannini

Format: Hardcover, 264 pages
On Sale: September 16, 2008
Price: $40.00

Mysterious boy king Tutankhamun returns to the U.S. in 2008, bringing rare treasures never before seen outside Egypt. For the millions of fans wanting a keepsake and chronicle of this magnificent new exhibition, this book will delight. Created by world-renowned art historians under the guidance of Zahi Hawass—director of Egypt’s Supreme... Read more >

Cave Paintings and the Human Spirit
The Origin of Creativity and Belief
Written by David S. Whitley

Format: Hardcover, 322 pages
On Sale: August 1, 2008
Price: $25.99

The magnificent prehistoric art discovered in caves throughout France and Spain raises many questions about early human culture. What do these superbly rendered paintings of horses, bison, and enigmatic human figures and symbols mean? How can we explain the sudden flourishing of artistic creativity at such a high level? And in... Read more >

Afghanistan
Hidden Treasures
Written by Fredrik Hiebert

Format: Trade Paperback, 304 pages
On Sale: May 20, 2008
Price: $30.00

Almost 30 years ago, a precious trove of art was spirited away from the National Museum of Afghanistan by a small group of "keyholders" —museum guards, curators, and antiquities lovers who risked their lives to save the country’s cultural treasures. Their actions spared these magnificent pieces from the threat of destruction... Read more >

Glorious Mud!
Ancient and Contemporary Earthen Design and Construction in North Africa, Wester n Europe, the Near East, and Southwest Asia
Written by Gus W. Van Beek and Ora Van Beek

Format: Hardcover, 542 pages
On Sale: December 28, 2007
Price: $99.95

Invented about 13,000 years ago, mud architecture has since been one of the most common, economical, useful, and widespread forms of building. It has been--and is still being--used for grand palaces and temples as well as simple shops and homes. Research conducted over the last several decades has enabled archaeologists and... Read more >

Ancient Mysteries
Discover the latest intriguiging, Scientifically sound explinations to Age-old puzzles
Written by Peter James and Nick Thorpe

Format: eBook, 672 pages
On Sale: December 18, 2007
Price: $17.99

What was the Minotaur? Did a Welsh prince discover America? Did Robin Hood really exist? How does the Star of Bethlehem fit into the science of astronomy? Is the Vinland Map a fake? Can archaeologists use spirit messages to guide their work?

For centuries, philosophers, scientists, and charlatans have attempted to decipher... Read more >