The Archaeology Detectives: How We Know What We Know About the Past

by Paul G. Bahn (Editor)

Gripping and enlightening, this picture-packed book presents an insider's view of the scrupulous delving and deducing behind today's detailed picture of the human past. A sweeping global tour illuminates spectacular discoveries, like King Tut's tomb and Pompeii, as well as lesser-known findings.

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Archaeology

240 pages, Hardcover

First published May 7, 2001

About the author

Paul G. Bahn is a British archaeologist, translator, writer and broadcaster who has published extensively on a range of archaeological topics, with particular attention to prehistoric art. He is a contributing editor to Archaeology magazine.

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 3 out of 5]

c2001 (13) This is a great quick read covering some of the major archaeological discoveries and updating some old well known ones. The layout was good - split into the discoveries per continent and some good illustrations. I would recommend to those of the normal crew that have a passing interest in archaeology and history. "Her conclusions were greeted with such scorn and outrage in some quarters that Caton-Thompson decided never to work in southern Africa again, declaring she preferred 'passionless archaeology'.

[Christian Dalton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pretty standard non-fiction collection of archaeological sites around the world. Typically one or two sheets per site. Since its publication, a number of these sites have probably been subjected to "newer" interpretations, or perhaps even surpassed in importance by more recent discoveries.

[Sophie · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely graphics and bite sized pieces of information on world archae0logy.

[Jayne Kelly · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great, brief overview of the most well known archaeological dig sites worldwide.