When the Land Was Young: Reflections on American Archaeology

by Sharman Apt Russell

Book Overview

An award-winning science and nature writer "presents a lively, confident, and free-flowing history of archaeology in America" (Booklist).Digging up the relics of the past is not without controversy.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0201406985
• ISBN13: 9780201406986
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Basic Books (AZ)
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.7" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

Written with sharp wit and practiced skill

Sharman Russell's When The Land Was Young: Reflections On American Archaeology is an extensive history of archaeology in America, written with sharp wit and practiced skill. When The Land Was Young skillfully examines archaeology not just as the hunt for dusty relics, but as the living, changing study of how people and creatures of the past once lived. Highly entertaining, informative and enjoyable reading for archaeology students and non-specialist general readers with an interest in American archaeology.