The Science Times Book of Archaeology (The Science Times Book Of...Series) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1558218939 ISBN 13: 9781558218932

Publisher: Lyons Pr, 1999

Synopsis

Gathers science articles from the New York Times, covering prehistoric, classical, biblical, North American, and underwater archaeology

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Review:

Whether they're sifting through ancient trash heaps or using cold-war technology to scour the ocean floor, archaeologists consistently make headlines as they travel the globe uncovering the particulars of human history and prehistory: "Humans' Earliest Footprints Discovered," "Ancient Graves of Armed Women Hint at Amazons," "Cave Filled with Glowing Skulls: A Pre-Columbian Palace of the Dead," "Archaeologists Revise Portrait of Buccaneers as Monsters." Former New York Times editor Nicholas Wade has pulled together these and nearly 50 other articles from his paper's esteemed Science Times section, all penned by award-winning writers, including many by chief archaeology reporter John Noble Wilford.

Divided roughly into chronological sections, the book proceeds from prehistory ("First Settlers Domesticated Pigs Before Crops") through Classical and Biblical times (were the "enlightened" Greeks commemorating a child sacrifice, not Athena's birthday, on the Parthenon's frieze?) and on to the New World ("Volcano Captured Corn, Chilies, and House Mice"). A special section covers underwater research, including surprising news on the Titanic and the entrepreneurial efforts to raise I-52, a sunken Japanese sub carrying two tons of Axis gold. Fun to read for hours or just a few minutes, the series delivers the approachability and scientific rigor that you'd expect from the Times, and all articles include their original illustrations. --Paul Hughes

From the Publisher:

The best journalism on archaeology from The New York Times. Line drawings throughout.

About this edition

• Publisher: Lyons Pr
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1558218939
• ISBN 13: 9781558218932
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 242
• Editor: Wade Nicholas