(H/B) MILESTONES IN ARCHAEOLOGY - A CHRONOLOGICAL ENCYCLOPAEDIA

Παρουσίαση

From the rediscovering of Pompeii in the 16th century to the deciphering of the Rosetta stone in the 18th century to the 20th-century discoveries of King Tut's tomb, archaeological finds have continually put the hard evidence of the past in our hands. To introduce readers to this fascinating field, Milestones in Archaeology: A Chronological Encyclopedia uses three important essays on different historical periods to bring together over 500 years of archaeology's "greatest hits," some familiar, some deserving wider recognition for their impact on our understanding of history.
Did you know?
- In addition to finding Tutankhamen's tomb, Howard Carter also found the resting place of Hatshepsut, a female pharaoh who had literally been carved out of history by her son and successor
- In 2000, Shinichi Fujimura, an important archaeologist of the Japanese Stone Age, was secretly photographed by journalists burying stone artifacts at a site near Tsukidate, northeast of Tokyo, which he subsequently "discovered"
- Monks excavating at England's Glastonbury Abbey (the world's oldest above-ground Christian church) turned up a lead cross and a skeleton they identified as King Arthur - in 1191
- During the construction of a federal office building in downtown New York in 1991, archaeologists discovered the largest known intact colonial African cemetery in America containing the bodies (and associated grave goods) of over 400 people
- Archaeologists studying the remarkable paintings in Chauvet Cave in southwestern France theorize that humans were at the site over 30.000 years ago - then again some 5.000 years later
Offering vivid descriptions of landmark discoveries, intriguing personalities, and the surprising number of heated controversies within the discipline today, Milestones in Archaeology makes a significant contribution to the history of archaeology. As the work moves forward century by century, readers will experience the evolution of a science, from the simplest tools to the collecting of antiquarian dabblers to today's globalized enterprises combining old-fashioned "dirty hands" work with satellites, computers, x-rays, and other modern technologies. (From the publisher)

Περιεχόμενα

List of Maps
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chronological List of Milestones
Maps
- Section One: Archaeology before 1800
The Birth of Archaeology
Milestones before 1800
- Section Two: Archaeology in the Nineteenth Century
The Archaeology of Origins, Nations, and Empires Milestones in the Nineteenth Century
- Section Three: Archaeology in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
World Archaeology Milestones in the Twentieth Century and Beyond
Index