| Description |
315 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-300) and index. |
| Form |
Also issued online. |
| Summary |
Traces the study of ancient materials culture from its beginnings as a hobby for Renaissance scholars to today's sophisticated modern discipline. |
| Contents |
Pt. I. Archaeology's "Heroic Age" -- Phase I - Exploration, Antiquarianism and Early Excavation (circa 1450-1860) -- Phase II - Archaeology Comes of Age (circa 1860-1925). 1. The Discovery of Prehistory. I. The Six-Thousand-Year History of the Earth. II. Recognition of Ice Age Art. 2. Retrieving Egypt's Distant Past. I. The Dawn of Egyptology. II. Ending the Plundering. 3. The Rediscovery of Near Eastern Civilizations. I. Early Explorers in the Near East. II. The Discovery of the Sumerians, the Flood, and the Hittites. 4. The Growth of Aegean Archaeology. I. Revival of Interest in Greek Monuments. II. Schliemann Discovers Aegean Prehistory. 5. Recovering the Remains of Ancient Italy. I. The Gradual Destruction of Ancient Rome. II. Careful Excavation Begins in Italy. 6. Unearthing the New World's Past. I. Discovery and Destruction of New World Civilizations. II. The Coming of Order and Stratigraphic Excavation: North America. 7. Archaeology in the Far East and Sub-Saharan Africa. I. The Wonders of the Ancient East. II. Far Eastern Archaeology Becomes More Systematic. 8. Reclaiming Sunken History. I. The Dawn of Underwater Exploration. II. The Resurrection of the Vasa -- Pt. II. Modern Archaeology. 9. Phase III: Systematizing and Organizing the Past (1925-1960). 10. Phase IV: Toward a Scientific Archaeology (1960-Present) -- Appendix: Major Events and Discoveries in the History of Archaeology. |
| Subject |
Archaeology -- History.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Stiebing, William H. Uncovering the past. Buffalo, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 1993 (OCoLC)622890474 |
| ISBN |
0879757647 (acid-free paper) : $24.95 |
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9780879757649 (acid-free paper) |
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