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Second of Joan Wolf's trilogy of pre-historic peoples, The Horsemasters pits Ronan, exiled from his Red Deer tribe, against the invaders who have harnessed horses to their will in order to conquer other tribes. Together with his love, Nel, Ronan assembles a group of renegades to meet the challenge. Can Nel's magical talents with animals help her and the Kindred stem the advancing tide that threatens? Pre-historic Adventure/Romance by Joan Wolf; originally...
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During a raid, an unnecessary killing could bring about tribal warfare, unless Alane, the daughter of the Norakamo chief, marries Nardo, son of the Kindred chief. But Alane has difficulty adjusting to life (and her mother-in-law) among the Kindred. And all the tribes are faced with the need to follow reindeer from lowland valleys to mountain pastures-where they are pitted against the fierce Redu. Pre-history Adventure/Romance by Joan Wolf; originally...
Publisher
Charles Scribner's Sons
Pub. Date
2004.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (2 volumes) : illustrations, maps, photos.
Language
English
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Examines the diverse peoples of early European civilization through a series of 212 essays, presented in chronological order. Coverage includes prehistoric origins through the early Middle Ages (8000 B.C. to A.D. 1000). Includes maps, photos, and chronologies. For the general reader.
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Publisher
Thames & Hudson
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
223 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
Language
English
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It is time for a new book about bog bodies: the number of known bodies is growing. Lindow Man, the famous 'Pete Marsh' discovered in Cheshire in the 1980s, has been joined by new finds from Ireland and elsewhere. Who were these unfortunate people, and why were they killed?
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Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2021]
Edition
First US edition.
Physical Desc
xi, 274 pages : illustrations, maps ; 22 cm
Language
English
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"Johannes Krause, director of the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology, and journalist Thomas Trappe offer a new way of understanding our past, present, and future. Krause is a pioneer in the revolutionary new science of archaeogenetics, archaeology augmented by revolutionary DNA sequencing technology, which has allowed scientists to uncover a new version of human history reaching back more than 100,000 years. Using this technology to...
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PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
2011.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
He's been dead for more than 5,000 years and poked, prodded, and probed by scientists for the last 20. Yet Otzi the Iceman, the famous mummified corpse pulled from a glacier in the Italian Alps, continues to keep many secrets. Now, through an autopsy like none other, scientists will attempt to unravel mysteries about the ancient mummy, revealing not only the details of Otzi's death but also an entire way of life.
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