Archaeology for dummies
An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture. Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000 years ago. Archaeology For Dummies offers a fascinating look at this intriguing field, taking readers on-site and revealing little-known details about some of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries. It explores how archaeology attempts…
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- Full title :Archaeology for dummies / by Nancy Marie White.
Summary
An objective guide to this fascinating science of history and culture. Archaeology continually makes headlines--from recent discoveries like the frozen Copper-Age man in the Italian Alps to the newest dating of the first people in America at over 14,0000 years ago. Archaeology For Dummies offers a fascinating look at this intriguing field, taking readers on-site and revealing little-known details about some of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries. It explores how archaeology attempts to uncover the lives of our ancestors, examining historical dig sites around the world and explainin.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):John Wiley distributor, Wiley
- Place of Publication:Hoboken, N.J
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xvi, 368 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations (some color), maps
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780470476161, 0470476168, 9780470457818, 0470457813, 9780470457825, 0470457821
- oclc:ocn373185499
- LC Classification:CC75.5
- Dewey Decimal:930.1
Table of Contents
pt. 1. Archaeology : seeing past people today -- pt. 2. Archaeological fieldwork : the adventure begins! -- pt. 3. After the dig : you've only just begun -- pt. 4. Archaeology reconstructs the whole human past -- pt. 5. Archaeology is for everyone -- pt. 6. The part of tens.
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