Milestones in Archaeology: A Chronological Encyclopedia

by Tim Murray

Book Overview

This engaging work uses key discoveries, events, people, techniques, and controversies to give the general reader a rich history of archaeology from its beginnings in the 16th century to the present.

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576071863
• ISBN13: 9781576071861
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Length: 688 Pages
• Weight: 3.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 7.3" x 10.0"