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National War Museum Library
Sarah Dallman introduces the holdings of the National War Museum Library, which are rich in military history resources including books, paintings, army lists and journalsDallman, Sarah
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Ceremonial or deadly serious ? New insight into the function of Irish Early Bronze Age halberds
The articles in this volume cover aspects relating to archaeometallurgy, functional analyses, experimental work and archaeology and focus on multidisciplinary approaches for studying archaeological artefacts. Contents: 1) Introduction (Marianne Modlinger, Marion Uckelmann and Steven Matthews); 2) Spearheads and swords – The making of bronze objects (Markus Binggeli); 3) Use-wear on...O'Flaherty, R ; Gilchrist, M D ; Cowie, Trevor
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Conservation through recognition: material culture research as a heritage management tool for conflict sites
In Scotland (UK) Treasure Trove law requires all discoveries of archaeological objects, regardless of age or composition, to be reported to the Treasure Trove Unit (TTU) based in the National Museum of Scotland, Edinburgh. This capacity to record and scrutinize a broad range of artifacts allows the Unit to build...Ferguson, Natasha
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"Keep your powder dry": Mementoes of 1715
Breignan, Adrienne
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Chauchitza at National Museums Scotland
This volume focuses on a formative period in the history and archaeology of northern Greece. The decade following 1912, when Thessaloniki became part of Greece, was a period marked by an extraordinary internationalism as a result of the population movements caused by the shifting of national borders and the troop...Maitland, Margaret
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Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobites
The history of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their supporters, known as Jacobites, has held an enduring and romantic fascination for generations. These newly commissioned essays from historians and curators from a variety of disciplines present the story of the Jacobites through the prism of the surviving material and visual... -
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Knights of the Thistle: a royal quest for loyalty and identity
The history of the exiled Stuart dynasty and their supporters, known as Jacobites, has held an enduring and romantic fascination for generations. These newly commissioned essays from historians and curators* from a variety of disciplines present the story of the Jacobites through the prism of the surviving material and visual...McGill, Lyndsay
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Scottish military collections
Allan, Stuart