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Archaeology & Anthropology

Step into a world where ruined temples, tribal memory, seafaring expeditions, and ancient rites all whisper clues about who we are and where we came from. This bookshelf ranges from the myths of magic and serpent worship to firsthand journeys across North America, Africa, the Pacific, and the ancient Mediterranean, tracing humanity through custom, language, belief, and buried history. It’s a grand expedition into the origins of culture—part detective story, part voyage, part time machine.

1831 Audiobooks

The migrations of early culture A study of the significance of the geographical distribution of the practice of mummification as evidence of the migrations of peoples and the spread of certain customs and beliefs

The migrations of early culture A study of the significance of the geographical distribution of the practice of mummification as evidence of the migrations of peoples and the spread of certain customs and beliefs

by Grafton Elliot Smith

Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts

Travels in the Upper Egyptian deserts

by Arthur E. P. Brome (Arthur Edward Pearse Brome) Weigall

Door Centraal-Oceanië De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

Door Centraal-Oceanië De Aarde en haar Volken, 1908

by Pierre de Myrica

The O. S. U. Naturalist, Vol. 1, No. 1, November, 1900

The O. S. U. Naturalist, Vol. 1, No. 1, November, 1900

by Ohio State University. Biological Club

Die Anfänge der Naturbeherrschung. 1. Frühformen der Mechanik

Die Anfänge der Naturbeherrschung. 1. Frühformen der Mechanik

by Karl Weule

Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian North-west

Pathfinding on Plain and Prairie Stirring Scenes of Life in the Canadian North-west

by John McDougall

Försök att förklara Caj. Corn. Taciti omdömen öfver Finnarne

Försök att förklara Caj. Corn. Taciti omdömen öfver Finnarne

by C. A. (Carl Axel) Gottlund

The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)

The Natural History of Pliny, Volume 1 (of 6)

by the Elder Pliny

The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles.

The Early Norman Castles of the British Isles.

by Ella Sophia Armitage

An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs

An Introduction to the Study of the Maya Hieroglyphs

by Sylvanus Griswold Morley

Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Jahrgang 1901

Anzeiger des Germanischen Nationalmuseums, Jahrgang 1901

by Various Authors

The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe

The Tinguian: Social, Religious, and Economic Life of a Philippine Tribe

by Fay-Cooper Cole

Pausanias' description of Greece, Volume I.

Pausanias' description of Greece, Volume I.

by active approximately 150-175 Pausanias

Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks

Psyche: The Cult of Souls and Belief in Immortality among the Greeks

by Erwin Rohde

The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac Studies upon its Origin, Development, and Position in the Arthurian Romantic Cycle

The Legend of Sir Lancelot du Lac Studies upon its Origin, Development, and Position in the Arthurian Romantic Cycle

by Jessie L. (Jessie Laidlay) Weston

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 1 [of 3] : Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830, under the command of Captain P. Parker King

Narrative of the surveying voyages of His Majesty's ships Adventure and Beagle, between the years 1826 and 1836, Vol. 1 [of 3] : Proceedings of the first expedition, 1826-1830, under the command of Captain P. Parker King

by Philip Parker King

Taboo and genetics : A study of the biological, sociological and psychological foundation of the family

Taboo and genetics : A study of the biological, sociological and psychological foundation of the family

by Melvin M. (Melvin Moses) Knight, Phyllis Blanchard, Iva Lowther Peters

Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians

Twenty Years' Residence among the People of Turkey: Bulgarians, Greeks, Albanians, Turks, and Armenians

by Fanny Janet Sandison Blunt

The Seri Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 1-344*))

The Seri Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 1-344*))

by W J McGee

The Evil Eye, Thanatology, and Other Essays

The Evil Eye, Thanatology, and Other Essays

by Roswell Park

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred

Travels in Arabia; comprehending an account of those territories in Hedjaz which the Mohammedans regard as sacred

by John Lewis Burckhardt

The Ethnology of Europe

The Ethnology of Europe

by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

Man and the Glacial Period

Man and the Glacial Period

by G. Frederick (George Frederick) Wright

A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

by Thomas Harriot

The Invasions of England

The Invasions of England

by Edward (Edward A.) Foord, Gordon Home

Incwadi Yami; or, twenty years' personal experience in South Africa

Incwadi Yami; or, twenty years' personal experience in South Africa

by J. W. (Josiah Wright) Matthews

Anthropology and the Classics Six Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford

Anthropology and the Classics Six Lectures Delivered Before the University of Oxford

by Sir Arthur Evans, W. Warde (William Warde) Fowler, F. B. (Frank Byron) Jevons, Andrew Lang, Gilbert Murray, Sir John Linton Myres

Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove That Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in Very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa

Vestiges of the Mayas or, Facts Tending to Prove That Communications and Intimate Relations Must Have Existed, in Very Remote Times, Between the Inhabitants of Mayab and Those of Asia and Africa

by Augustus Le Plongeon

Die Sitten der Völker, Erster Band Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der Erde

Die Sitten der Völker, Erster Band Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der Erde

Travels in Morocco, Volume 2.

Travels in Morocco, Volume 2.

by James Richardson

Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae: A Taxonomic Study

Myology and Serology of the Avian Family Fringillidae: A Taxonomic Study

by William B. Stallcup

The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians

The Sun Dance of the Blackfoot Indians

by Clark Wissler

The heart of Africa, Vol. 2 (of 2)

The heart of Africa, Vol. 2 (of 2)

by Georg August Schweinfurth

Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4

Buchanan's Journal of Man, May 1887 Volume 1, Number 4

Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 2 (of 2) being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection

Adventures of the Ojibbeway and Ioway Indians in England, France, and Belgium; Vol. 2 (of 2) being Notes of Eight Years' Travels and Residence in Europe with his North American Indian Collection

by George Catlin

The New Stone Age in Northern Europe

The New Stone Age in Northern Europe

by John M. (John Mason) Tyler

An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)

An Account of the Abipones, an Equestrian People of Paraguay, (1 of 3)

by Martin Dobrizhoffer

The glory of the Pharaohs

The glory of the Pharaohs

by Arthur E. P. Brome (Arthur Edward Pearse Brome) Weigall

The Peoples of India

The Peoples of India

by J. D. (James Drummond) Anderson

Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5.

Select Specimens of Natural History Collected in Travels to Discover the Source of the Nile. Volume 5.

by James Bruce

Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c.

Siam: Its Government, Manners, Customs, &c.

by N. A. (Noah A.) McDonald

Children of India

Children of India

by Janet Harvey Kelman

Descripción de la Patagonia y de las Partes Adyacentes de la América Meridional

Descripción de la Patagonia y de las Partes Adyacentes de la América Meridional

by Thomas Falkner

Diario de un viage a la costa de la mar Magallanica

Diario de un viage a la costa de la mar Magallanica

by Pedro Lozano

Mound-Builders

Mound-Builders

by William J. Smyth

Prehistoric Structures of Central America: Who Erected Them?

Prehistoric Structures of Central America: Who Erected Them?

by Martin I. (Martin Ingham) Townsend

Bagdad, Babylon, Ninive

Bagdad, Babylon, Ninive

by Sven Anders Hedin

The Veil Lifted: Modern Developments of Spirit Photography

The Veil Lifted: Modern Developments of Spirit Photography

A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians

A Treatise on the Six-Nation Indians

by J. B. Mackenzie

Primitive Manners and Customs

Primitive Manners and Customs

by James Anson Farrer

Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner Sechs Skizzen

Die Philippinen und ihre Bewohner Sechs Skizzen

by C. (Carl) Semper

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)

The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (Third Edition, Vol. 08 of 12)

by James George Frazer

The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))

The Cherokee Nation of Indians. (1887 N 05 / 1883-1884 (pages 121-378))

by Charles C. Royce

The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological, and Calendrical Systems

The Fundamental Principles of Old and New World Civilizations A Comparative Research Based on a Study of the Ancient Mexican Religious, Sociological, and Calendrical Systems

by Zelia Nuttall

Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))

Calendar history of the Kiowa Indians. (1898 N 17 / 1895-1896 (pages 129-444))

by James Mooney

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

Ancient Armour and Weapons in Europe From the Iron Period of the Northern Nations to the End of the Thirteenth Century

by John Hewitt

Mesopotamian Archaeology An introduction to the archaeology of Mesopotamia and Assyria

Mesopotamian Archaeology An introduction to the archaeology of Mesopotamia and Assyria

by Percy S. P. (Percy Stuart Peache) Handcock

Races and Peoples: Lectures on the Science of Ethnography

Races and Peoples: Lectures on the Science of Ethnography

by Daniel G. (Daniel Garrison) Brinton

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest

The Discovery of America Vol. 1 (of 2) with some account of Ancient America and the Spanish Conquest

by John Fiske

Die Sitten der Völker, Zweiter Band Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der Erde

Die Sitten der Völker, Zweiter Band Liebe, Ehe, Heirat, Geburt, Religion, Aberglaube, Lebensgewohnheiten, Kultureigentümlichkeiten, Tod und Bestattung bei allen Völkern der Erde

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy.

Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy.

by Ritter von Karl Scherzer

A thousand miles up the Nile

A thousand miles up the Nile

by Amelia B. Edwards

Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)

Myth, Ritual And Religion, Vol. 2 (of 2)

by Andrew Lang

Ye Magick Mirrour of Old Japan

Ye Magick Mirrour of Old Japan

by Silvanus P. (Silvanus Phillips) Thompson

Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind

Creation Myths of Primitive America In relation to the Religious History and Mental Development of Mankind

by Jeremiah Curtin

Byzantine Constantinople, the walls of the city and adjoining historical sites

Byzantine Constantinople, the walls of the city and adjoining historical sites

by Alexander Van Millingen

Travels in the footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis

Travels in the footsteps of Bruce in Algeria and Tunis

by Sir R. Lambert (Robert Lambert) Playfair

Introdução á archeologia da peninsula Iberica

Introdução á archeologia da peninsula Iberica

by Augusto Filipe Simões

Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and History

Mosaic of New Mexico's Scenery, Rocks, and History

Resumo elementar de archeologia christã

Resumo elementar de archeologia christã

by Joaquim Possidónio Narciso da Silva

Stirring scenes in savage lands : An account of the manners, customs, habits and recreations, peaceful and warlike, of the uncivilised world

Stirring scenes in savage lands : An account of the manners, customs, habits and recreations, peaceful and warlike, of the uncivilised world

by James Greenwood

The Rosetta Stone

The Rosetta Stone

by Sir E. A. Wallis (Ernest Alfred Wallis) Budge

Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance

Babylonian-Assyrian Birth-Omens and Their Cultural Significance

by Morris Jastrow

Dating Pilipinas

Dating Pilipinas

by Sofronio G. Calderón

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society

Observations on the Mussulmauns of India Descriptive of Their Manners, Customs, Habits and Religious Opinions Made During a Twelve Years' Residence in Their Immediate Society

by Mrs. Meer Hasan Ali

Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579

Francis Drake and the California Indians, 1579

by Robert F. (Robert Fleming) Heizer

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

Fort Pulaski National Monument, Georgia

by Ralston B. Lattimore

Der Occultismus des Altertums

Der Occultismus des Altertums

by Karl Kiesewetter

Anthropology

Anthropology

by R. R. (Robert Ranulph) Marett

The Scientific Tourist through Ireland in which the traveller is directed to the principal objects of antiquity, art, science & the picturesque

The Scientific Tourist through Ireland in which the traveller is directed to the principal objects of antiquity, art, science & the picturesque

by Thomas Walford

The home-life of Borneo head-hunters : Its festivals and folk-lore

The home-life of Borneo head-hunters : Its festivals and folk-lore

by William Henry Furness

Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2

Buchanan's Journal of Man, March 1887 Volume 1, Number 2

Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction Papers of the School of American Archaeology, No. 13

Documentary History of the Rio Grande Pueblos of New Mexico; I. Bibliographic Introduction Papers of the School of American Archaeology, No. 13

by Adolph Francis Alphonse Bandelier

The Turks and Europe

The Turks and Europe

by Gaston Gaillard

Porto Rico: Its History, Products and Possibilities

Porto Rico: Its History, Products and Possibilities

by A. D. (Arthur D.) Hall

Mancala, the National Game of Africa

Mancala, the National Game of Africa

by Stewart Culin

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

Stonehenge and Other British Stone Monuments Astronomically Considered

by Sir Norman Lockyer

Evil eye in the western Highlands

Evil eye in the western Highlands

by Robert Craig Maclagan

Western Scenes and Reminiscences Together with Thrilling Legends and Traditions of the Red Men of the Forest

Western Scenes and Reminiscences Together with Thrilling Legends and Traditions of the Red Men of the Forest

by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft

A Book of the Pyrenees

A Book of the Pyrenees

by S. (Sabine) Baring-Gould

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume I

Two Expeditions into the Interior of Southern Australia — Volume I

by Charles Sturt

Nationality and Race from an Anthropologist's Point of View Being the Robert Boyle lecture delivered before the Oxford university junior scientific club on November 17, 1919

Nationality and Race from an Anthropologist's Point of View Being the Robert Boyle lecture delivered before the Oxford university junior scientific club on November 17, 1919

by Sir Arthur Keith

Sixth annual report of the Bureau of ethnology. (1888 N 06 / 1884-1885)

Sixth annual report of the Bureau of ethnology. (1888 N 06 / 1884-1885)

Buried Treasure of Casco Bay: A Guide for the Modern Hunter

Buried Treasure of Casco Bay: A Guide for the Modern Hunter

by Ben F. Kennedy

An apology for the study of northern antiquities

An apology for the study of northern antiquities

by Elizabeth Elstob

Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 1 of 2)

Life in the forests of the Far East (vol. 1 of 2)

by Sir Spenser St. John

Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881: Botanical Notes Notes and Memoranda: Medical and Anthropological; Botanical; Ornithological.

Cruise of the Revenue-Steamer Corwin in Alaska and the N.W. Arctic Ocean in 1881: Botanical Notes Notes and Memoranda: Medical and Anthropological; Botanical; Ornithological.

by John Muir

Notes on the Kiowa Sun Dance

Notes on the Kiowa Sun Dance

by Leslie Spier

Highland Targets and Other Shields

Highland Targets and Other Shields

by James Drummond

Vámbéry Ármin vázlatai Közép-Ázsiából Ujabb adalékok az oxusmelléki országok népismereti, társadalmi és politikai viszonyaihoz

Vámbéry Ármin vázlatai Közép-Ázsiából Ujabb adalékok az oxusmelléki országok népismereti, társadalmi és politikai viszonyaihoz

by Ármin Vámbéry