The Illustrated Practical Encyclopedia of Archaeology The Key Sites, Those Who Discovered Them, and How To Become and Archaeologist

by Catling, Christopher; Bahn, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780754820574
• ISBN10: 0754820572
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-06-16
• Publisher: Lorenz Books

Summary

This book is a hands-on resource for the amateur, student or volunteer as well as a reference for those interested in the world¿s greatest archaeological finds and the people who discovered them.

Author Biography

Christopher Catling is a best-selling author whose interest in archaeology and world heritage began as a schoolboy. He writes for the Institute of Field Archaeology, the Society of Antiquaries, and English Heritage, and is the Vice-Chairman of Cotswolds Archaeology. He is also an established travel writer and has produced guides to Florence, Venice, Amsterdam, London, Madeira and Tuscany
Paul Bahn is a respected writer, editor and translator of books on archaeology. He studied archaeology at the University of Cambridge, and did his Ph.D. thesis on the prehistory of the French Pyrenees. He has held post-doctoral fellowships at Liverpool and London, plus a J. Paul Getty fellowship in the History of Art and the Humanities. Among his books are: Mammoths (with Adrian Lister, 1995; 2nd ed. 2000); Journey Through the Ice Age (with Jean Vertut, 1997); The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art (1998); Disgraceful Archaeology (with Bill Tidy, 1999); and The Enigmas of Easter Island (with John Henley, 2003)