| Description |
xiii, 386 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm |
| Series |
Cambridge illustrated histories |
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Cambridge illustrated history.
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| Contents |
Foreword / Lord Renfrew -- 1. The Archaeology of Archaeology -- 2. Old Worlds and New, 1500-1760 -- 3. Antiquarians and Explorers, 1760-1820 -- 4. Science and Romanticism, 1820-1860 -- 5. The Search for Human Origins, 1860-1920 -- 6. Archaeology Comes of Age, 1920-1960 -- 7. New Techniques and Competing Philosophies, 1960-1990 -- 8. Current Controversies and Future Trends -- A Chronology of Archaeology from 1500 |
| Summary |
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology offers a complete account of the history of the subject in a language accessible to the non-specialist. By way of extensive illustration and examples of particular events and discoveries, it shows how our notion of the past has evolved over time. Archaeology is a subject in which the relationship between 'fact' and 'speculation' has always been a problematic one, and the book pays special attention to this, examining some of the hoaxes and forgeries and wrong-turns as well as the scientifically indisputable steps forward. There are special features on prominent sites and archaeologists; and the book is uniquely strong in its account of the subject today, offering informed reflections on its current status and on its future |
| Analysis |
Archaeology History |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 379) and index |
| Subject |
Archaeology.
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Archaeological expeditions -- History.
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Archaeology -- History.
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| Genre/Form |
History.
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Reference sources
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| Author |
Bahn, Paul G.
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| LC no. |
95036172 |
| ISBN |
0521669464 paperback |
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0521454980 hardcover |
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