Ancient Scrolls: Introduction to Archaeology
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"Ancient Scrolls" is the fourth title in this handsome series for the general reader whose interest in archaeology has been aroused by the growing coverage given the science by television, newspapers,... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:9652801194
ISBN13:9789652801197
Release Date:May 2004
Publisher:PALPHOT LTD
Length:80 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:9.3" x 0.2" x 6.7"
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A clear concise and even poetic at times introduction to archaeological research
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
'Archaeology' Michael Avi- Yonah explains at the outside of this illuminating introduction to the field is a word made up of two Latin words meaning together ' ancient lore' Avi- Yonah describes then how this general concept in time comes to be whittled down to focus on the lore related to the material culture of ancient societies. He defines Ancient in this context as anything prior to the Middle Ages. In the opening section of the work he writes about major Excavations of trhe past in Greece and Rome, Asia Minor, Syria, Mesopotamia, Persia and India. He then in the second chapter focuses on the archaeological history of the Holy Land beginning with Prehistory and up and through the Byzantine and Arab periods. His last very instructive section deals with methods of archaeological research, such as dating,stratigraphical excavations, deciphering ancient scripts, conservation and restoration. This is a condensed and clearly written introduction to a vast subject, a small gem of a work.
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