The Atlas of Archaeology: The Definitive Guide to the Location, History & Significance of the World's Most Important Archaelogical Sites & Finds

Tim Taylor, Mick Aston

ISBN 10: 0789439085 / ISBN 13: 9780789439086

Published by DK Publishing, Inc, 1998

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Atlas of Archaeology: The Definitive Guide to the Location, History & Significance of the World's Most Important Archaelogical Sites & Finds
• Publisher: DK Publishing, Inc
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0789439085
• ISBN 13: 9780789439086
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Covering periods from the Paleolithic Age through the Industrial Revolution, "The Atlas of Archaeology" encourages all those interested in the past to take a look around us. The authors explain and demonstrate techniques including geophysics, excavation, and skeletal analysis to follow digs from discovery to excavation to preservation. gatherers (Paleolithic valley : Stanton Harcourt) --The neolithic (Catal Huyuk) --The monumental era (A Henge monument : Avebury) --The first cities (Bronze age town : Palaikastro) --The Iron Age (Navan) --The classical age (Tockenham) --The Dark Ages (Winterbourne Gunner) --The Medieval Age (A medieval castle : Hylton) --New settlements (A colonial settlement : St. Mary's City) --The Industrial age (A favtory : Soho, Birmingham).