The Young Oxford Book of Archaeology - Hardcover

Moloney, Norah

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0199100675 ISBN 13: 9780199100675

Publisher: Oxford University Press, 1997

Synopsis

Follows the work of archaeologists through time, surveying the world's great archaeological sites on land, underground, and under the sea with the help of stunning photographs and reconstructions, and explaining how they sift the evidence of times past. UP.

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Review:

A comprehensive reference book geared toward curious young people with an interest in archaeology or anthropology, Paleolithic specialist Norah Moloney's Young Oxford Book of Archaeology is packed with great photographs and illustrations. The book introduces human evolutionary concepts as background for a chronological sequence of significant archaeological discoveries. Well-written chapters cover introductory subjects such as "What Is Archaeology," "When Did It Happen," "Saving Our Heritage," "Underwater Archaeology," and "Ethnoarchaeology." More specific treatments of the advent of agriculture and the ancient civilizations of India, Egypt, Greece, and Mexico show how we get clues about the daily lives of our ancestors. Excellent photographs bring the subject matter to life, from the mammoth-bone houses of ancient Ukraine to the gardens of Xochimilco in southern Mexico City. Thorough and intricate, this book will help an inquisitive 9- to 15-year-old explore the fascinating world of archaeology. --Therese Littleton

About the Author:

Norah Moloney trained as a primary school teacher before studying archaeology at Harvard University. She gained her doctorate in Palaeolithic Archaeology at the Institute of Archaeology in London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Publication date: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0199100675
• ISBN 13: 9780199100675
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 160