HISTORY WAS BURIED : A Source Book of Archeaology (Revised American Edition)

Margaret Wheeler

ISBN 10: 0883652854 / ISBN 13: 9780883652855

Published by Galahad Books, New York, NY, 1974

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Tex/BRAND NEW & Bright. Brick-red linen boards/Fine. DJ/Fair; intact w/tattered edges; consider without. Upper text block dyed red. Source book of major archaeologcal findings. First published in the UK under the titles "A Book of Archaeolog", and "A Second Book of Archaeology"; this is the Revised American Edition of 1967. Assembled by Margaret Collingridge Wheeler, Lady Wheeler (1916 - 1990), an Australian archaeologist who worked at Maiden Castle, Dorset with Mortimer Wheeler in the 1930s and at Jericho with Kathleen Kenyon in the 1950s. 431 pgs, achievements of foremost archaeologists are presented in chronoligical order and supplemented with b/w illustrations & photos. Included are the uncovering of treasure ships, royal tombs, the Dead Sea Scrolls, prehistoric caves with ancient drawings on the walls. Each account w/a synopsis of events leading up to the discovery, how the excavations were organized & managed, and the relevance of the findings. Fine copy in a worn dustjacket. Seller Inventory # 019673

Bibliographic Details

Title: HISTORY WAS BURIED : A Source Book of ...

Publisher: Galahad Books, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1974

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fair

Edition: Revised Amercian Edition, First Thus

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Synopsis:

Lavishly illustrated compendium of some of the most significant archaeological discoveries, told by the discoverers themselves. Entries include Pompeii, Stonehenge, the painted cave of Lascaux, Jericho, royal tombs, Maiden Castle, the Elgin Marbles, the Rosetta Stone, the Mahdia Wreck Tollund Man, assorted mummies, Incan lost roads, Buddhist manuscripts, treasure ships, Easter Island, & much more. 431 pages. Orig. published in Britain as two books, this is the Revised American Edition from 1967 (later printing due to presence of ISBN, no pub. date provided). Hardcover with rust-colored boards & gilt lettering to spine, original DJ in beautiful condition!