Heritage & Conservation
The British Museum and the Future of UK Numismatics Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 100
ISBN: 9780861591831
Pub Date: 12 Sep 2011
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Illustrations: 40 plates and 10 diagrams and tables
Description:
Publication of the proceedings of a conference held to mark the 150th anniversary of the British Museum's Department of Coins and Medals in 2011. The publication spells out ways forward for numismatic activity and the roles UK museums may play in developing the discipline in the 21st century.
A Veritable Eden'. The Manchester Botanic Garden Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 176
ISBN: 9781905119370
Pub Date: 15 Mar 2011
Imprint: Windgather Press
Illustrations: col & b/w illus 176p, colour & b/w illus
Description:
The Manchester Botanical and Horticultural Society was founded in 1827 to allow members the opportunity to study botany and horticulture and to create an ambience "not unlike a fashionable resort". Today the Garden is all but forgotten and only the former entrance gates and a street name remain. This book, illustrated with many contemporary engravings and postcards, charts the history of the Garden; its international reputation in horticultural developments and many floral triumphs; its recurrent financial crises and ultimate degeneration into a venue for cat and dog shows and final conversion to a doomed amusement park.
Environment and Aggregate-Related Archaeology Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 232
ISBN: 9781905223022
Pub Date: 15 Jan 2009
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: b/w & col illus
Description:
This volume provides a synthetic review of the background and archaeology that has emerged through archaeological interventions associated with the quarrying of sand, gravel, and rock for aggregates. The book covers all periods from the Lower Palaeolithic to Medieval, and is organized on a regional basis. The review, which also contains as yet unpublished data, shows how the variety and preservation of archaeology can greatly expand our understanding of the relationships of humans to their changing environments.
RRP: £38.00
Water Meadows Cover
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9781905119127
Pub Date: 01 Dec 2007
Imprint: Windgather Press
Illustrations: 149 b/w illus
Description:
This book brings to public attention some of the most evocative and threatened features of the landscape of southern England. Water meadows work with nature to improve agricultural productivity, whilst providing rich habitats for wildlife such as water voles, waders and grass snakes. They are areas of low-lying grassland which are regularly 'drowned' - artificially irrigated - at certain times of the year, to stimulate the early growth of grass in the spring.
Recent Developments in the Research and Management at World Heritage Sites Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN: 9780904220476
Pub Date: 18 Jul 2007
Series: Oxford Archaeology Occasional Paper
Illustrations: col illus
Description:
The papers published in this volume were presented at a seminar on 'Recent Developments in Research and Management at World Heritage Sites' held at the Institute of Archaeology, University College, London. This was part of the Wiltshire-Malta World Heritage Exchange Project funded by the European Union AER Centurio Programme. While most of the papers focus on prehistoric and megalithic sites in Wiltshire and Malta, others consider education, cultural landscapes, research strategies, and a Neolithic landscape in China.
RRP: £7.50
Mediterranean Prehistoric Heritage Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
ISBN: 9781902937380
Pub Date: 17 Mar 2007
Series: McDonald Institute Monographs
Illustrations: 32 b/w illus, 7 tabs, CD
Description:
Drawing on the experience of the Temper project ( Training, Education, Management and Prehistory in the Mediterranean ) and wider examples from the Mediterranean, this volume explores the issues inherent in managing, interpreting and presenting prehistoric archaeological sites. The first section of the book contains thematic chapters on conservation, visitor management and interpretation, public participation, and issues of managing sites within their cultural landscape; the second section focuses on archaeology and education and the politics of national curricula, and presents detailed case studies. Written by academics and those working in the fields of archaeology, architecture, heritage management and education, this volume will be invaluable to students and practitioners alike.
RRP: £35.00
Mitigation of construction impact on archaeological remains Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 91
ISBN: 9781901992472
Pub Date: 31 Dec 2004
Illustrations: 28 b/w illus
Description:
This volume will be an invaluable asset to all archaeologists involved in fieldwork and site management. In the modern environment of developer-funded archaeology, commercial development and site preservation, there are more and more cases where archaeological sites are being impacted upon by various forms of construction. In order to understand and protect the historic environment wherever possible, archaeologists are faced with the crucial task of making decisions on how best to combine the needs of development whilst maintaining our archaeological heritage.
RRP: £6.95
The Future from the Past Cover
Format: Hardback
Pages: 184
ISBN: 9781842171158
Pub Date: 11 Dec 2003
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Series: Proceedings of the 9th ICAZ Conference
Illustrations: 99 b/w figs
Description:
The applications of zooarchaeological research can go far beyond the realms of the lab or the site report. These 18 papers are all concerned with the contributions archaeozoologists make to specific problems encountered in the management and conservation of our natural and cultural heritage. The volume is divided into two parts: Part 1 looks at Zooarchaeology and Wildlife Conservation Issues.
RRP: £50.00
Delight in Diversity Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 64
ISBN: 9780861591183
Pub Date: 01 Dec 1996
Series: British Museum Press Occasional Paper
Illustrations: 8 plates
Description:
A transcription of a day-long seminar held at the British Museum in 1995 to discuss aspects of display at the museum. Invited guests examined specific displays and were joined by many of the staff and other curators. A stimulating discussion ensued which makes fascinating reading for all involved with heritage management.
RRP: £12.50
Museum Archaeology in Europe Cover
Format: Paperback
Pages: 192
ISBN: 9780946897735
Pub Date: 01 Dec 1994
Imprint: Oxbow Books
Illustrations: with figs & illus.
Description:
The sixteen papers in this volume demonstrate the active role of European museums and museum staff in archaeology, with examples from all over Europe showing active participation in excavations, conservation, and museum display. Based on a conference held at the British Museum in 1992, contributors include: I Longworth (Museums and archaeology) ; J Warren (The European Community and heritage protection) ; J Verwers (Archaeology and the National Museum of Antiquities, The Netherlands) ; J Baart (Archaeology in Dutch town-museums) ; G Krause (Museum rescue-archaeology in Duisburg, the Lower Rhineland) ; H Lidén (Archaeology and the Museum of National Antiquities, Stockholm) ; I Billberg (Excavations in the medieval centre of Malmö) ; J-Y Marin (L'acquisition des objets archéologiques par les musées en France) ; B Dunning (A new archaeological museum at Neuchâtel, Switzerland) ; W Brzezínski (Museum archaeology in Poland) ; L Pekarskaya (Archaeology in the Kiev History Museum) ; B Kirigin (Archaeological museums in Croatia) ; A Saville (Artefact research in the National Museums of Scotland) ; M Biddle (Curatorship and the archaeological explosion) .

A Survey of Visitors to the British Museum (1982-1983)

Format: Paperback
Pages: 60
ISBN: 9780861590643
Pub Date: 01 Dec 1986
Series: British Museum Press Occasional Paper