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The story of archaeology in 50 great discoveries / Justin Pollard.

By:

Pollard, Justin

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London : Quercus, 2007Description: 255 p. : ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps, ports 28 cmISBN:

1847241832

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

CC 165 .P762 2007

Summary: AmarnaSummary: Ancient Olympia Summary: Antikythera MechanismSummary: Aztec Temple MayorSummary: Battle of Teuteoberg ForestSummary: Belzone in EgyptSummary: CatalhoyoukSummary: Celuster's Last StandSummary: Cities of the MayaSummary: Death of an IcunanSummary: Easter IslandSummary: Flag FenSummary: Great ZimbabweSummary: HallstatSummary: Ice-Bond Aircraft of GreenlandSummary: Java ManSummary: Kennewick ManSummary: Khufu's BoatSummary: KnossosSummary: LascauxSummary: Lindo MossSummary: Lucy: Origin of our speciesSummary: Machu PicchuSummary: Maltas Hidden PrehistorySummary: Medieval NovgorodSummary: Niniveh and NimialSummary: PetraSummary: Pompeii and HerculaneumSummary: Port RoyalSummary: Rosetta StoneSummary: Skara BraeSummary: the Ameobury Archer.Summary: the Ara PacisSummary: the Dead Sea ScrollsSummary: The Death Pit of UrSummary: The First AustraliansSummary: the Hoxne FlintsSummary: the Indus Valley CivilizationSummary: The Lady of ElxSummary: The Mary RoseSummary: the SerapeumSummary: the Sutton Hoo & the Nazca LinesSummary: the Terracotta AsnigSummary: the Tomb of TutankhamunSummary: the Vindolanda TableSummary: Tombs of the Altay MountainsSummary: TroySummary: Wetherill and the Mid-WestSummary: Tells the story of modern archeology from its earliest beginning to the present through 50 chronologically arranged profiles of iconic excavation-from the DEad Sea Scrolls to the Death Pit of Ur, from Machu Picchu to the Mary Rose, and from Hexone to Hallstat. Some of the discoveries of the Swahbuckling lype-lost tombs filled with precious artifacts-but others consist of bricks and pieces of flint and pottery which have, in the story they tell, proved yet rare and more valuble. Broken pots and test-tubes of ancient pollen can, after all be just as much treasure as the mask of Tutankhamun, for they tell a part of the story and they help man understands who he is and how he got here. Each site is accompanied by boxed features shedding light on the archeological techniques used then and now, describing the cultures that have been discovered and telling the personal stories of the people who discovered them. Helpful locator maps informative timelineare included for every site. Profiled sites include: Angkor Wat

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Amarna

Ancient Olympia

Antikythera Mechanism

Aztec Temple Mayor

Battle of Teuteoberg Forest

Belzone in Egypt

Catalhoyouk

Celuster's Last Stand

Cities of the Maya

Death of an Icunan

Easter Island

Flag Fen

Great Zimbabwe

Hallstat

Ice-Bond Aircraft of Greenland

Java Man

Kennewick Man

Khufu's Boat

Knossos

Lascaux

Lindo Moss

Lucy: Origin of our species

Machu Picchu

Maltas Hidden Prehistory

Medieval Novgorod

Niniveh and Nimial

Petra

Pompeii and Herculaneum

Port Royal

Rosetta Stone

Skara Brae

the Ameobury Archer.

the Ara Pacis

the Dead Sea Scrolls

The Death Pit of Ur

The First Australians

the Hoxne Flints

the Indus Valley Civilization

The Lady of Elx

The Mary Rose

the Serapeum

the Sutton Hoo & the Nazca Lines

the Terracotta Asnig

the Tomb of Tutankhamun

the Vindolanda Table

Tombs of the Altay Mountains

Troy

Wetherill and the Mid-West

Tells the story of modern archeology from its earliest beginning to the present through 50 chronologically arranged profiles of iconic excavation-from the DEad Sea Scrolls to the Death Pit of Ur, from Machu Picchu to the Mary Rose, and from Hexone to Hallstat. Some of the discoveries of the Swahbuckling lype-lost tombs filled with precious artifacts-but others consist of bricks and pieces of flint and pottery which have, in the story they tell, proved yet rare and more valuble. Broken pots and test-tubes of ancient pollen can, after all be just as much treasure as the mask of Tutankhamun, for they tell a part of the story and they help man understands who he is and how he got here. Each site is accompanied by boxed features shedding light on the archeological techniques used then and now, describing the cultures that have been discovered and telling the personal stories of the people who discovered them. Helpful locator maps informative timelineare included for every site. Profiled sites include: Angkor Wat

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