A01=Brian Fagan
Age Group_Uncategorized
Age Group_Uncategorized
Author_Brian Fagan
automatic-update
books for all ages
books for home school students
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=HD
Category=NK
cave painting
COP=United States
crete
Delivery_Delivery within 10-20 working days
discoveries
discovery
distance learning
egypt
eq_isMigrated=2
eq_nobargain
exploration
explorers
exploring the past
home schooling
howard carter
human history
ice age
ice man
indiana jones
king tut
Language_English
maya
mayans
mexico
minotaur
moche
moundbuilder
native american
ninevah
otzi
PA=Available
personal stories of explorers
personal story
pharaohs
pompeii
prehistory
Price_€10 to €20
PS=Active
scientific analysis
SN=Little Histories
softlaunch
southwest
stonehenge
thinking about the past
thrill of discovery
tomb
tomb robbers
virginia colonists
world history
Product details
- ISBN 9780300243215
- Weight: 408g
- Dimensions: 140 x 216mm
- Publication Date: 23 Apr 2019
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
- Language: English
Secure
checkout
Fast Shipping
Easy returns
A "learned and lively" (Wall Street Journal) history of archaeological adventure—with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe—for readers of all ages
What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art. Archaeology is all of these, but also far more: the only science to encompass the entire span of human history—more than three million years!
This Little History tells the riveting stories of some of the great archaeologists and their amazing discoveries around the globe: ancient Egyptian tombs, Mayan ruins, the first colonial settlements at Jamestown, mysterious Stonehenge, the incredibly preserved Pompeii, and many, many more. In forty brief, exciting chapters, the book recounts archaeology’s development from its eighteenth-century origins to its twenty-first-century technological advances. Shining light on the most intriguing events in the history of the field, this absolutely up-to-date book illuminates archaeology’s controversies, discoveries, heroes and scoundrels, global sites, and newest methods for curious readers of every age.
What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art. Archaeology is all of these, but also far more: the only science to encompass the entire span of human history—more than three million years!
This Little History tells the riveting stories of some of the great archaeologists and their amazing discoveries around the globe: ancient Egyptian tombs, Mayan ruins, the first colonial settlements at Jamestown, mysterious Stonehenge, the incredibly preserved Pompeii, and many, many more. In forty brief, exciting chapters, the book recounts archaeology’s development from its eighteenth-century origins to its twenty-first-century technological advances. Shining light on the most intriguing events in the history of the field, this absolutely up-to-date book illuminates archaeology’s controversies, discoveries, heroes and scoundrels, global sites, and newest methods for curious readers of every age.
Brian Fagan is emeritus professor of anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, an internationally recognized authority on global prehistory, and the author of dozens of books on archaeological topics, including Fishing: How the Sea Fed Civilization.
