Milestones in Archaeology : A Chronological Encyclopedia

by: Murray, T.

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Milestones in archaeology : a chronological encyclopedia
Author:Tim Murray

The history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three major developmental periods-Birth of Archaeology (16th-18th centuries), Archaeology of Origins and Empires (19th century), and World Archaeology (20th century). An introductory essay acquaints the reader with the essence of the science for each period. The short entries comprising the balance of the book expand on the themes introduced in the essays. Organized around personalities, techniques, controversies, and conflicts, the encyclopedia brings to life the history of archaeology. It broadens the general reader's knowledge by detailing the professional significance of widely known discoveries while introducing to wider knowledge obscure but important moments in archaeology. Archaeology is replete with the visionaries and swashbucklers of popular myth; it is also filled with careful and dedicated scientists

Contents:
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

Subjects:
Antiquités Encyclopédies
Antiquities
Antiquities Encyclopedias
Archaeologists
Archaeologists Biography
Archaeologists Biography Encyclopedias
Archaeology
Archaeology History Encyclopedias
Archéologie Histoire Encyclopédies
Archéologues Biographies Encyclopédies
Electronic reference sources
Encyclopedia
Encyclopedias
Encyclopédies
Excavations (Archaeology)
Excavations (Archaeology) Encyclopedias
Fouilles (Archéologie) Encyclopédies
History
SOCIAL SCIENCE Archaeology
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Milestones in Archaeology : A Chronological Encyclopedia

by: Murray, T.

• ISBN-13: 9781576071861 / 978-1-57607-186-1
• ISBN-03: 1576071863 / 1-57607-186-3
• ABC-CLIO, Santa Barbara, 2007

Price: 99,00 EURO

1 copy in stock