The Cambridge illustrated history of archaeology / edited by Paul G. Bahn.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0521454980
- ISBN: 9780521454988
- Physical Description: xiii, 386 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 26 cm
- Publisher: Cambridge [England] ; Cambridge University Press, 1996.
Content descriptions
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 379) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- 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.
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