Bringing Carthage Home. The Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856-1859
by Freed, Joann; with Foreword by R. J. A. Wilson
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- Hardcover
- Signed
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1842179926
- ISBN 13
- 9781842179925
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About This Item
Oxford And Oakville: Oxbow Books. Good with no dust jacket. 2011. Hardcover. 1842179926 . KB41...264 pp. Notes bibliography glossary of Arabic place names index. Numerous illustrations and maps. Gift inscriptioni and signature by Wilson along with a separate note from Wilson talking about production of the book. Quarto. Glossy black hardcovers with photo of Carthaginian mosaic. Corners very lightly bumped interior clean and unmarked except for Wilson's signature. The book looks at the excavations carried on by Davis, a "dilettante," in Tunisia. Using unpublished documentary materials as well as what can be gleaned from Davis's own somewhat chaotic accounts of his work, the author locates for the first time on the ground the places where avis sunk his trenches. And important contribution to our knowledge of the history of archaeology, the topography of Carthage, the study of North African mosaics, and the story of social and political intrigue in mid-19th century Tunisia. ; University of British Columbia Studies in the Ancient World; Vol. 2; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 264 pages; Signed by Contributor .
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- Bookseller
- Leaf and Stone Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 11545
- Title
- Bringing Carthage Home. The Excavations of Nathan Davis, 1856-1859
- Author
- Freed, Joann; with Foreword by R. J. A. Wilson
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1842179926
- ISBN 13
- 9781842179925
- Publisher
- Oxbow Books
- Place of Publication
- Oxford And Oakville
- Date Published
- 2011
- Keywords
- 1842179926, Carthage, Tunisia, Punic_antiquities, Davis_nathan, Archeology
- Bookseller catalogs
- History: Ancient; History: Middle East/Near East; Anthropology/Archaeology;
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