Lost world of the golden king [[electronic resource] ] : in search of ancient Afghanistan / / Frank L. Holt |
Autore | Holt Frank Lee |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (376 p.) |
Disciplina | 939/.6 |
Collana | Hellenistic culture and society |
Soggetto topico |
Greeks - Afghanistan - History - To 1500
Coins, Greek - Bactria Coins, Greek - Afghanistan |
Soggetto non controllato |
18th century afghanistan
19th century afghanistan adventure afghan political crisis alexander the great ancient civilization of bactria ancient history archaeological evidence archaeological mysteries archeology asian history books for history lovers easy to read educational books engaging hellenistic coins historical discoveries historiography history of bactria history of empires history leisure reads most powerful empires ever nonfiction page turner travel and discovery what is bactria |
ISBN |
1-283-54320-6
9786613855657 0-520-95374-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction: A Lost Civilization -- 1. The Adventure Begins: Checklist Numismatics -- 2. A Dangerous Game: Framework Numismatics -- 3. The Gold Colossus: Novelty Numismatics -- 4. Telling Tales: Narrative Numismatics -- 5. Wanted-One Greek City: Archaeology -- 6. Letters Here and There: Epigraphy -- 7. A Perfect Storm: Rescue and Revisionist Numismatics -- 8. A New Beginning: Cognitive Numismatics I -- 9. Coins and the Collapse of Civilization: Cognitive Numismatics II -- Conclusion: The Lost World of the Golden King -- Notes -- Select Bibliography -- Illustration Credits -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791932103321 |
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Rough and tumble [[electronic resource] ] : aggression, hunting, and human evolution / / Travis Rayne Pickering |
Autore | Pickering Travis Rayne |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Berkeley, : University of California Press, c2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (223 p.) |
Disciplina | 599.9 |
Soggetto topico |
Hunting, Prehistoric
Hunting and gathering societies Fossil hominids Human evolution Social evolution |
Soggetto non controllato |
aggression
aggressive attack ancestors anthropology ape men archaeological evidence archaeological record archaeology archeology biology dark diet and evolution early human hunters emotional detachment engaging evolution historical history hopeless tactic human aggressiveness human evolution human hunters human predation hunter gatherers hunting intense large game hunters life sciences man versus nature man vs nature popular science proto humans social science wooden spears |
ISBN | 0-520-95512-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. A Man among Apes -- 2. Prehistoric Bloodsport -- 3. Tamping the Simian Urge -- 4. Conceiving Our Past -- 5. Death from Above -- Coda -- Notes -- References -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786146503321 |
Pickering Travis Rayne
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