Archaeology from Lems Bookshop

The author puts forward the idea that prior to the recorded history of the Egyptians and Greeks two major Semitic migrations or dispirtions took place, worldwide in scope. 300 pages with 54 illustrations. Book and dust jacket in very good condition.

The book is divided into four main headings; The Book of the Statues; The Book of the Pyramids; The Book of the Towers; The Book of the Temples and the discoveries and acheivements of the archaeolologists. 433 pages with 32 black and white Plates and some other illustrations. Book in very good+ condition with previous owners name inside front cover… Read more about this item

The finding of a lost civilization and what that involves is the subject of this fascinating, original and remarkable book. The author made his discovery in 1953 on the island of Bahrain. Founded in the thirtieth century BC Dilmun was a sea-trading power. 392 pages with 32 plates, 41 drawings and 9 maps. Book in very good+ condition with inscription… Read more about this item

The author shatters the view that Stone Age man was a primitive and ignorant forerunner of ourselves and reveals the myriad and remarkable accomplishments made before the dawn of history. 195 pages with numerous colour illustrations throughout. Book in near fine condition. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with minor wear.

20,000 BC was the peak of the last Ice Age and then global warming changed history ushering in a changed life style from hunter-gatherer to farmers and permanent villages and towns - civilization. 622 pages with 16 pages of colour photographs, 4 maps, 8 pages of black and white illustrations. Book in very good+ condition despite number of small ticks… Read more about this item

Reigning for over six decades (1279-1213 BC) Ramesses II was the third king of the 19th Dynasty, Egypt's New Kingdom. The archetypal Egyptian pharaoh, a mighty warrior, extravagant builder, and father of scores of children, and death merely enhanced his reputation. 225 pages with 25 black and white Plates, 25 Figures, and 4 Maps. Book in very good condition ex… Read more about this item

To be completed in 24 fortnightly parts 1923 - first 15 of series. Part 1 has back cover page missing and last page (52) loose and some wear, Part 2 has back cover page loose, others generally in fine condition. Occasional colour illustrations and numerous black and white illustrations. Combined a large parcel but no increase in postage in Australia,

A new edition with additional appendices. Homer in the context of social history and the ancient Homeric world. 192 pages with a map. Book in very good+ condition with some foxing to leading edge. Dust jacket in very good+ condition with some minor wear.

An artistic heritage that remains unsurpassed in scope, diversity, and sheer grandeur - the art of the Roman Empire. Forty five examples of this extraordinary legacy with informative commentary. 112 pages with 45 colour illustrations, including 4 fold outs, and a detailed map. Book in near fine condition.

Who were the Etruscans, where did they come from, what did they achieve? Their major city was Tarquinia. 248 pages with 173 plates and notes to the plates, and 50 figures in the text. Book in very good condition ex library with stamps on front and back endpapers, title page, page 109 and 149, and light tanning. Dust jacket in… Read more about this item

Translated by V Priestley. No 3 of the series of Guide Books for the Museums and Monuments of Italy. Intense excavations of the previous three years made it necessary to draw up a revised edition of the text and illustrations of the Itinerary. 182 pages with 113 illustrations and 18 Figures in the text. Book in very good condition… Read more about this item

Translated by Stuart Kline. Occupying the area of modern Turkey known as the Teke Peninsula, mountainous with green forests and coves of the sea, an ancient people known as Lycians lived in what was called Lycia - they had an original civilization and a mysterious world. All the Lycian cities whose names and locations are known. 180 pages with colour… Read more about this item

In 79 AD Vesuvius erupted and buried the cities then nineteen centuries later they were brought back to life - the history, life, culture of these Roman cities. 78 pages with 93 colour plates and a fold out colour map. Book in very good condition with a small tear bottom spine cover.

Translated from the French by H S B Harrison. An archaeological adventure in two parts; The history of Roman archaeology; Problems and methods of Roman archaeology. 284 pages with 190illustrations and endpaper maps. Book in good+ condition ex library with stamp and sticky tape marks on front and back endpapers, sticker and borrowing sleeve remnants on back endpapers, part binding… Read more about this item

In 79AD Vesuvius erupted and buried the Roman provincial cities beneath a layer of ash and pumice several metres deep - the arts, trades, religion, public and private life, squares and temples, pubs and brothels brought to life after nineteen hundred years. 240 pages with numerous illustrations throughout. Book in very good condition with some wear to cover.

Part of The Making of the Past series. The early history of the Holy Land and Adjacent areas and how that history was gradually pieced together over the centuries. 151 pages with illustrations on most pages, mostly in colour. Book in near fine condition, Dust jacket in very good+ condition with booksellers sticker on back, and some minor knocks. This… Read more about this item

Part of The Making of the Past series. The Roman civilization, expansion and influence on Western culture. 149 pages with illustrations throughout mainly in colour. Book in very good+ condition. Dust jacket in good condition with small booksellers sticker front flap, some small tears, knocks and chips (see photo).

For four hundred years the Nabateans controlled the trade route through the Rift Valley from the Mediterranean to the bulk of the Near and Middle East. Their capital was Petra cut into the cliff rock face. 256 pages with 6 colour plates, 184 black and white illustrations and 4 maps. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker inside… Read more about this item

A romantic tale of heroes, adventure and buried treasure and a fascinating scholarly search into the world of Bronze Age Greece - the complex archaeological, literary, and historical records which make up the tale of Troy. 272 pages with 24 pages of colour illustrations and black and white illustrations in the text and endpaper map. Book and dust jacket in… Read more about this item

A major reassessment of the history of Greece from prehistoric times to Alexander - social, political and cultural history. 720 pages. Book in very good condition ex library with sticker and reference on front endpapers, stamp on title page, some light pencil underlining, sticker on cover front and spine.