Betts Colledge Martin Mccartney Wright (2 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. Profusely illustrated with black and white figures, plates and tables throughout. ***A fine copy in colour-illustrated glossy laminated boards (as issued). Boards bright and clean. No creases or bumps. Internally also fine with no inscriptions. Pages clean. Spine tight. ***304mm x 214mm. 252 pages including an extensive bibliography to the rear. ***Eastern Jordan is divided environmentally into two sectors: the rocky basalt Harra to the west and the open gravel plains of the Hamad to the east. This is the first in a series of three reports on fieldwork carried out in this region from 1979 to 1991, presenting evidence for the Epipalaeolithic periods and Neolithic hunting stations in the Harra associated with the use of desert 'kites'. This volume also includes an edited summary of work by Uzbek and Russian scholars on hunting traps and animal migration patterns on the Ustiurt plateau in Uzbekistan, which lies between the Aral and the Caspian seas.' ***Contents:: The Epipaleolithic Periods by A.V.G. Betts with a contribution by A. N, Garrard; Dhuweila: Stratigraphy and Construction by A.V.G. Betts; Dhuweila: Chipped Stone by C. McCartney and A.V.G. Betts; Dhuweila: Ground Stone by K. Wright; Dhuweila: Pottery, Miscellaneous Objects and Imported Items by A.V.G. Betts with contributions by D.S. Reese, L. Cooke and C. McClintock; Dhuweila: Rock Carvings; by A.V.G. Betts; The Animal Bones by L. Martin; Dhuweila: Botanical Remains by S. Colledge with a contribution by J. Hather; Dhuweila: area Survey by A.V.G. Betts; Arrow-shaped Structures in the Aralo-Caspian steppe by V. N. Yagodin; Conclusion by A.V.G. Betts with a contribution by W. Lancaster. ***Up until the 1970s very little was known about the prehistory of Eastern Jordan. This was the first in a planned series of monographs covering fieldwork carried out from 1979 to 1991. [Quote taken from the back cover] ***First impression of the true first edition, very hard to find in such fine bright collectable condition. An extremely scholarly monograph, profusely illustrated throughout, of interest to collectors and academics studying archaeology and pre-history of Eastern Jordan and the Middle East. Uncommon. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc.

Sheffield, Sheffield Academic Press, 1991. xx, 252 pp., Fine copy. Hardcover. Eastern Jordan is divided environmentally into two sectors: the rocky basalt Harra to the west and the open gravel plains of the Hamad to the east. This is the first in a series of three reports on fieldwork carried out in this region from 1979 to 1991, presenting evidence for the Epipalaeolithic periods and Neolithic hunting stations in the Harra associated with the use of desert 'kites'. This volume also includes an edited summary of work by Uzbek and Russian scholars on hunting traps and animal migration patterns on the Ustiurt plateau in Uzbekistan, which lies between the Aral and the Caspian Seas.