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008			160408b2007 xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d
020			_a9781576071861
040			_cIITK
041			_aeng
082			_a903.103 _bM966m
100			_aMurray, Tim
245	0		_aMilestones in archaeology _ba chronological encyclopedia _cTim Murray
260			_aCalifornia _bAbc - Clio _c2007
300			_axlii, 639p
520			_aThe history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three major developmental periods--Birth of Archaeology (16th-18th centuries), Archaeology of Origins and Empires (19th century), and World Archaeology (20th century). An introductory essay acquaints the reader with the essence of the science for each period. The short entries comprising the balance of the book expand on the themes introduced in the essays. Organized around personalities, techniques, controversies, and conflicts, the encyclopedia brings to life the history of archaeology. It broadens the general reader's knowledge by detailing the professional significance of widely known discoveries while introducing to wider knowledge obscure but important moments in archaeology. Archaeology is replete with the visionaries and swashbucklers of popular myth; it is also filled with careful and dedicated scientists.
650			_aArchaeology -- History -- Encyclopedias
650			_aArchaeologists -- Biography -- Encyclopedias
650			_aAntiquities -- Encyclopedias
650			_aExcavations (Archaeology) -- Encyclopedias
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999			_c371163 _d371163