| Description |
1 online resource (xiv, 112 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (chiefly color) |
| Series |
Columbiana |
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Columbiana
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| Contents |
Introduction / Barbara Faedda, Columbia University; Paolo Carta, University of Trento -- Rites of initiation, war, and death in Mont'e Prama / Raimondo Zucca, University of Sassari -- Mont'e Prama excavation, research, and restoration / Emerenziana Usai, Superintendency of Archaeology, Fine Arts and Landscape for the Metropolitan City of Cagliari and Provinces of Oristano and South Sardinia -- Sardinian society in the Mont'e Prama era: a community of heroes and warriors / Guido Clemente, University of Florence; with an introduction by Marco Maiuro, Sapienza University of Rome -- Landscapes of Mont'e Prama / Peter van Dommelen, Brown University; Alfonso Stiglitz, Municipal Archaeological Museum, San Vero Milis -- The restoration and conservation of the giants of Mont'e Prama / Roberto Nardi, Archaeological Conservation Center of Rome -- Appendix The Illicit Trafficking of Sardinian Cultural Objects / Giuditta Giardini, Manhattan District Attorney's Office |
| Summary |
This is the first English-language book to explore Mont'e Prama's limestone statues-among the most important archaeological discoveries of the past fifty years and the source of fresh discoveries even today |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (De Gruyter platform, viewed September 27, 2023) |
| Subject |
Statues -- Italy -- Sardinia
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Excavations (Archaeology) -- Italy -- Sardinia
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Antiquities, Prehistoric -- Italy -- Sardinia
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HISTORY / Europe / Italy
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Antiquities
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Antiquities, Prehistoric
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Excavations (Archaeology)
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Statues
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Monte Prama Site (Italy)
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Sardinia (Italy) -- Antiquities.
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Italy -- Monte Prama Site
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Italy -- Sardinia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Faedda, Barbara, editor.
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Carta, Paolo, author, editor.
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| ISBN |
9780231559218 |
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0231559216 |
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