01451nam a22002177a 450000500170000000800410001702000180005804000130007608200190008910000170010824500510012526000460017630000170022249000450023950000180028452008550030254600080115765000160116565000280118165000240120920260512112719.0260512m20192018|||||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9780300243215  cPK-LaUMT  a930.109bFAG-L1 aFagan, Brian12aA little history of archaeology /cBrian Fagan  aNew Haven :bYale University Press,c2019  aviii, 277 p.  aLittle histories (Yale University Press)  aIndex present  a"This Little History tells the riveting stories of some of the great archaeologists and their amazing discoveries around the globe: ancient Egyptian tombs, Mayan ruins, the first colonial settlements at Jamestown, mysterious Stonehenge, the incredibly preserved Pompeii, and many, many more. In forty brief, exciting chapters, the book recounts archeology's development from its eighteenth-century origins to its twenty-first-century technological advances, including remote sensing capabilities and satellite imagery techniques that have revolutionized the field. Shining light on the most intriguing events in the history of the field, this absolutely up-to-date book illuminates archeology's controversies, discoveries, heroes and scoundrels, global sites, and newest methods for curious readers of every age." -- (Source of summary not specified)  aEng  aArchaeology  aArchaeology-methodology  aArchaeology-history