Three stones make a wall : the story of archaeology / Eric H. Cline.
Cline, Eric H., author.
2017
CC100 .C55 2017eb
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Title Three stones make a wall : the story of archaeology / Eric H. Cline.
Author Cline, Eric H., author.
ISBN 9781400884612 (electronic book)
1400884616 (electronic book)
9780691166407
0691166404
Published Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2017]
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xix, 455 pages)
Call Number CC100 .C55 2017eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 930.1
Summary "In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming from the candle in his outstretched hand. Urged to tell what he was seeing through the small opening he had cut in the door to the tomb, the Egyptologist famously replied, 'I see wonderful things.' Carter's fabulous discovery is just one of the many spellbinding stories told in Three Stones Make a Wall. Written by Eric Cline, an archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Three Stones Make a Wall traces the history of archaeology from an amateur pursuit to the cutting-edge science it is today by taking the reader on a tour of major archaeological sites and discoveries, from Pompeii to Petra, Troy to the Terracotta Warriors, and Mycenae to Megiddo and Masada. Cline brings to life the personalities behind these digs, including Heinrich Schliemann, the former businessman who excavated Troy, and Mary Leakey, whose discoveries advanced our understanding of human origins. The discovery of the peoples and civilizations of the past is presented in vivid detail, from the Hittites and Minoans to the Inca, Aztec, and Moche. Along the way, the book addresses the questions archaeologists are asked most often: How do you know where to dig? How are excavations actually done? How do you know how old something is? Who gets to keep what is found? Taking readers from the pioneering digs of the eighteenth century to the exciting new discoveries being made today, Three Stones Make a Wall is a lively and essential introduction to the story of archaeology"-- Provided by publisher.
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Preface: A Petrified Monkey's Paw
Prologue: "Wonderful Things" : King Tut and His Tomb
Section I. Early Archaeology and Archaeologists
Ashes to Ashes in Ancient Italy
Digging Up Troy
From Egypt to Eternity
Mysteries in Mesopotamia
Exploring the Jungles of Central America
Digging Deeper #1: How Do You Know Where To Dig?
Section II. Africa, Europe, and the Levant : Early Hominins to Farmers
Discovering Our Earliest Ancestors
First Farmers in the Fertile Crescent
Section III. Excavating the Bronze Age Aegean
Revealing the First Greeks
Finding Atlantis?
Enchantment Under the Sea
Section IV. Uncovering the Classics
From Discus-Throwing to Democracy
What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us?
Digging Deeper #2: How Do You Know How To Dig?
Section V. Discoveries in the Holy Land and Beyond
Digging Up Armageddon
Unearthing the Bible
Mystery at Masada
Cities of the Desert
Digging Deeper #3: How Old is This and Why is it Preserved?
Section VI. New World Archaeology
Lines in the Sand, Cities in the Sky
Giant Heads, Feathered Serpents, and Golden Eagles
Submarines and Settlers; Gold Coins and Lead Bullets
Back to the Future
Epilogue: Do You Get to Keep What You Find?

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