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Great Archaeologists

Fagan, Brian
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk

Product details

ISBN
9780500051818
Published
2014-09-01
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight
1170 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
186 mm
Age
01, G
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
304

Edited by
Fagan, Brian

Biographical note

Brian Fagan is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Among his books are Discovery!, Ancient North America, The Complete Ice Age and The Great Archaeologists, all published by Thames & Hudson.

Great Archaeologists

Fagan, Brian
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
Fagan, Brian
Innbundet / 2014 / Engelsk
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'A compelling range of brilliance, imagination and eccentricity, conveying not just a sense of what being an archaeologist involves, but of how much archaeology has achieved as a contribution to human understanding. As well as in the design and image selection that make this book a pleasure to hold, it strength lies in its writers' - British Archaeology<br />'Whether you are interested in the desert romance of Ur of the Chaldees or the recreation of Viking ships in Roskilde, this gloriously illustrated book is one to savour' - Minerva

Organized into six thematic sections, The Great Archaeologists gives short, vivid biographies and fresh assessments of the achievements of 70 of the world's greatest practitioners, written by a 40-strong team of contributors, themselves all eminent archaeologists and authors. All these archaeologists - very different individuals, and often in deep disagreement with one another - have established the subject as a scientific discipline and vastly broadened and deepened our knowledge of the human past. Authoritative and entertaining, this is a book for anyone fascinated by the human past and its discovery.
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A gripping account of 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought, told through the life stories of 70 of the world's greatest pioneers and practitioners.
The Antiquity of Humankid * Discoverers of Ancient Civilizations * The Art of Excavation * Decipherers of Ancient Scripts * Discovering World Prehistory * Thinking about the Past * Maps * Contributors * Further Reading * Sources of Illustrations * Index
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A history of archaeology, told as biographies of the excavators and decipherers who revealed buried cities, lost civilizations and forgotten scripts to the modern world

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'A compelling range of brilliance, imagination and eccentricity, conveying not just a sense of what being an archaeologist involves, but of how much archaeology has achieved as a contribution to human understanding. As well as in the design and image selection that make this book a pleasure to hold, it strength lies in its writers' - British Archaeology<br />'Whether you are interested in the desert romance of Ur of the Chaldees or the recreation of Viking ships in Roskilde, this gloriously illustrated book is one to savour' - Minerva

Organized into six thematic sections, The Great Archaeologists gives short, vivid biographies and fresh assessments of the achievements of 70 of the world's greatest practitioners, written by a 40-strong team of contributors, themselves all eminent archaeologists and authors. All these archaeologists - very different individuals, and often in deep disagreement with one another - have established the subject as a scientific discipline and vastly broadened and deepened our knowledge of the human past. Authoritative and entertaining, this is a book for anyone fascinated by the human past and its discovery.
Read more
A gripping account of 200 years of archaeological research, excavation and thought, told through the life stories of 70 of the world's greatest pioneers and practitioners.
The Antiquity of Humankid * Discoverers of Ancient Civilizations * The Art of Excavation * Decipherers of Ancient Scripts * Discovering World Prehistory * Thinking about the Past * Maps * Contributors * Further Reading * Sources of Illustrations * Index
Read more
A history of archaeology, told as biographies of the excavators and decipherers who revealed buried cities, lost civilizations and forgotten scripts to the modern world

Product details

ISBN
9780500051818
Published
2014-09-01
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight
1170 gr
Height
246 mm
Width
186 mm
Age
01, G
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Number of pages
304

Edited by
Fagan, Brian

Biographical note

Brian Fagan is Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Among his books are Discovery!, Ancient North America, The Complete Ice Age and The Great Archaeologists, all published by Thames & Hudson.

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