The Adventure of Archaeology

by Brian M. Fagan

Fagan, Brian M., Adventure Of Archaeology, The

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Archaeology, Art, Reference

366 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Brian Murray Fagan was a British author of popular archaeology books and a professor emeritus of Anthropology at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Reviews

[Dyer · Rating 3 out of 5]

Yet another book bought to remind me of travels I've made. According to the two reviews on Amazon it's the best and most understandable account of the history of archaeology for the layman (person). I couldn't tell you I've only read captions of the beautiful photographs. Did I forget to mention it's a National Geographic publication? They're always well illustrated and informative. Sorry I can't say more about the written content. Like so many other books I have in my library this one serves only as another photo album for me.

[Jenn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fagan elaborates extremely well in all 359 pages, detailing every single wondrous place you can possibly think of.
The pictures are astounding, wording is great and the history is so rich it makes me salivate wanting more. From the great pyramids or dream of seeing ancient temples that rise high in the Andes Mountains.

[David Ward · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Adventure of Archaeology by Brian M. Fagen (National Geographic Society 1985)(930.1). This is a National Geographic publication. Need I say more? This is a wonderful and thrilling volume. My rating; 7.5/10, finished 1985.