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Interpreting Archaeology: What Archaeological Discoveries Reveal about the Past
From Stonehenge to Tutankhamun's tomb, this highly visual full-color hardback traces the history of civilization through crucial archaeological discoveries.
Highlighting both famous and lesser-known digs, Interpreting Archaeology takes readers on a journey around the world, revealing the reasons for the Eastern Roman Empire's survival; what life was like in Tudor London or Mughal Delhi; and the legacies of revolutions and wars. Stunning full-color photography breathes life into these fascinating histories, along with an in-depth timeline and useful feature boxes.
• Neolithic hominins, early tools, Neanderthals
• Bronze the pyramids of Giza, Mesoamerica, the Shang Dynasty
• Iron the Terracotta Army, African ironworking, the Great Wall of China
• The Roman Caesar's army, amphitheatres, the Roman villas
• The Medieval feudalism, castles, Easter Island
• The Archaeology of Modernity
Culminating in an assessment of what the archaeologist of the future might find themselves searching for, this insightful review of the part that archaeology plays in our study of our own history shows how valuable lessons can be learnt and have an impact on our lives today.
Highlighting both famous and lesser-known digs, Interpreting Archaeology takes readers on a journey around the world, revealing the reasons for the Eastern Roman Empire's survival; what life was like in Tudor London or Mughal Delhi; and the legacies of revolutions and wars. Stunning full-color photography breathes life into these fascinating histories, along with an in-depth timeline and useful feature boxes.
• Neolithic hominins, early tools, Neanderthals
• Bronze the pyramids of Giza, Mesoamerica, the Shang Dynasty
• Iron the Terracotta Army, African ironworking, the Great Wall of China
• The Roman Caesar's army, amphitheatres, the Roman villas
• The Medieval feudalism, castles, Easter Island
• The Archaeology of Modernity
Culminating in an assessment of what the archaeologist of the future might find themselves searching for, this insightful review of the part that archaeology plays in our study of our own history shows how valuable lessons can be learnt and have an impact on our lives today.
- GenresNonfiction
256 pages, Hardcover
Published February 28, 2023
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About the author
Neil Faulkner
34 books52 followersNeil Faulkner FSA was a British archaeologist, historian, writer, lecturer, broadcaster, and political activist. Educated at King’s College, Cambridge and the Institute of Archaeology, University College London, Faulkner was a school teacher before becoming an archaeologist.
He was currently a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, Editor of Military History Monthly, and Co-director of the Great Arab Revolt Project (in Jordan) and the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (in Norfolk, England). On 22 May 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
He was currently a Research Fellow at the University of Bristol, Editor of Military History Monthly, and Co-director of the Great Arab Revolt Project (in Jordan) and the Sedgeford Historical and Archaeological Research Project (in Norfolk, England). On 22 May 2008, he was elected a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries of London
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