The Cambridge illustrated history of archaeology
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. Arch...
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| Format: | Buch |
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| Sprache: | English |
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Cambridge [u.a.]
Cambridge Univ. Press
1996
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| Ausgabe: | 1. publ. |
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| Zusammenfassung: | 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. |
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| Beschreibung: | XIII, 386 S. zahlr. Ill. |
| ISBN: | 0521454980 |