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Surveys the known elements of the origins, achievements, and falls of the ancient Egyptian, Minoan, Mycenaean, Sinhalese, Mayan, and Incan civilizations rediscovered in this century

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9780531021194 | Franklin Watts, December 1, 1974, cover price $6.90 | About this edition: Describes seven early civilizations and how their existence was discovered by archaeologists.

A highly-readable introduction to archeology that details the expeditions and work of individuals who made such important discoveries as Troy, Pompeii, Teotihuacan, and the Tower of Babel

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9780553227895 | Reissue edition (Bantam Books, August 1, 1981), cover price $4.95 | About this edition: A highly-readable introduction to archeology that details the expeditions and work of individuals who made such important discoveries as Troy, Pompeii, Teotihuacan, and the Tower of Babel

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Examines the history of archaeology from its earliest beginnings to the modern period, discussing the pioneering archaelogists, growth of archaeological research, technological advancements, and important discoveries

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9780500021019 | W W Norton & Co Inc, August 1, 1981, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Examines the history of archaeology from its earliest beginnings to the modern period, discussing the pioneering archaelogists, growth of archaeological research, technological advancements, and important discoveries

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archaeology

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9780870448140, titled "Adventure of Archaeology" | Revised edition (Natl Geographic Society, September 1, 1989), cover price $24.95
9780870446030 | 1st ed. edition (Univ of Washington Pr, October 1, 1985), cover price $34.80 | About this edition: archaeology

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9780852245323 | 2 sub edition (Edinburgh Univ Pr, April 1, 1988), cover price $45.00

Product Description: In 17 critical essays, the first book to address the historiography of archaeology evaluates how and why the history of archaeology is written.The emphasis in the first section is on how archaeologists use historical knowledge of their discipline...read more

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9780809315239 | Southern Illinois Univ Pr, September 1, 1989, cover price $40.00 | About this edition: In 17 critical essays, the first book to address the historiography of archaeology evaluates how and why the history of archaeology is written.

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Discusses the astronomical influences on archaeological sites, looks at ruins in Europe and the Americas, and describes lines and standing stones thought to mark astronomical positions

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9780892813377 | Reissue edition (Destiny Books, November 1, 1989), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Discusses the astronomical influences on archaeological sites, looks at ruins in Europe and the Americas, and describes lines and standing stones thought to mark astronomical positions

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9780521840767 | 2 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, September 30, 2006), cover price $115.00
9780521328784 | Cambridge Univ Pr, January 26, 1990, cover price $65.00

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9780521600491 | 2 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, September 30, 2006), cover price $44.99
9780521338189 | Cambridge Univ Pr, March 1, 1990, cover price $30.00

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Product Description: Bringing together innovative recent research in the history, philosophy and socio-politics of archaeology, the aim of this collection is to consolidate new initiatives in archaeological theory and to examine questions recently brought to prominence by and in response to the New Archaeology...read more

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9780521321099 | Cambridge Univ Pr, June 1, 1990, cover price $69.95 | About this edition: Bringing together innovative recent research in the history, philosophy and socio-politics of archaeology, the aim of this collection is to consolidate new initiatives in archaeological theory and to examine questions recently brought to prominence by and in response to the New Archaeology.

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9780826315991 | Univ of New Mexico Pr, April 1, 1995, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: Bringing together innovative recent research in the history, philosophy and socio-politics of archaeology, the aim of this collection is to consolidate new initiatives in archaeological theory and to examine questions recently brought to prominence by and in response to the New Archaeology.

Describes the explorations, excavations, and triumphs of the men and women responsible for forty great archaeological discoveries--from Schliemann's Troy, to the Rosetta Stone, to Leakey's finds at Olduvai Gorge

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9780312044312 | St Martins Pr, July 1, 1990, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Describes the explorations, excavations, and triumphs of the men and women responsible for forty great archaeological discoveries--from Schliemann's Troy, to the Rosetta Stone, to Leakey's finds at Olduvai Gorge

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Product Description: First published in 1990 as the English translation of a Czech original, this book presents a radical interpretation by Czech philosophers of science of the philosophical, social and political forces shaping archaeology from antiquity onwards...read more

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9780521266215 | 1 edition (Cambridge Univ Pr, October 26, 1990), cover price $79.95 | About this edition: First published in 1990 as the English translation of a Czech original, this book presents a radical interpretation by Czech philosophers of science of the philosophical, social and political forces shaping archaeology from antiquity onwards.

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9780521319775 | Cambridge Univ Pr, December 1, 1990, cover price $27.99 | About this edition: First published in 1990 as the English translation of a Czech original, this book presents a radical interpretation by Czech philosophers of science of the philosophical, social and political forces shaping archaeology from antiquity onwards.

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Discusses archaeology's history and origins, from its early development as a hobby for Renaissance scholars to the sophisticated modern science we know today (view table of contents)

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9780879757649 | Prometheus Books, February 1, 1993, cover price $37.99 | About this edition: Discusses archaeology's history and origins, from its early development as a hobby for Renaissance scholars to the sophisticated modern science we know today

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9780195089219 | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr on Demand, December 8, 1994), cover price $34.99

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Product Description: In the Beginning uses an international perspective throughout while outlining the basic principles, methods, and theoretical approaches of modern archaeology. Its clear exposition of the basic principles of archaeology in combination with numerous interesting examples from all over the world and balanced coverage of archaeology makes this text a superb entry point for beginners...read more

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9780130329066 | 11 edition (Taylor & Francis, June 7, 2004), cover price $111.20
9780130307316 | Taylor & Francis, July 1, 2000, cover price $85.20
9780673525246 | 9 sub edition (Taylor & Francis, October 1, 1996), cover price $66.00 | About this edition: A comprehensive text on method and theory in archaeology.
9780673523358 | 8th edition (Harpercollins College Div, October 1, 1993), cover price $56.36

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9780136026891 | 12 edition (Taylor & Francis, December 2, 2008), cover price $165.60 | About this edition: In the Beginning uses an international perspective throughout while outlining the basic principles, methods, and theoretical approaches of modern archaeology.

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Product Description: The highpoints in archaeology! This wonderfully engaging volume tells the story of some well-known archaeologists and some remarkable excavations. In the process, it throws light on some of the ways in which the founders of archaeology unearthed early civilizations, probed the origins of humankind, and explored the history of non-Western societies...read more

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9780881337914 | 2 sub edition (Waveland Pr Inc, March 1, 1994), cover price $36.95 | About this edition: The highpoints in archaeology!

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Revealing the work of modern archaeologists, who use technology and scientific methods more than shovels, this survey of recent findings includes the earliest Bronze Age shipwreck, ancient Incan farming systems that are superior to current methods, and a newly discovered Mayan city. 20,000 first printing.

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9780671793852 | Simon & Schuster, February 1, 1995, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Recent findings of modern archeologists, who use technology and scientific methods, include the earliest Bronze Age shipwreck, ancient Incan farming systems that are superior to current methods, and a newly discovered Mayan city

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Recent findings of modern archeologists who use technology and scientific methods include the earliest Bronze Age shipwreck and a newly discovered Mayan city

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9780684818283 | Simon & Schuster, March 15, 1996, cover price $20.95 | About this edition: Recent findings of modern archeologists who use technology and scientific methods include the earliest Bronze Age shipwreck and a newly discovered Mayan city

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Product Description: Bahn has produced a complete synthesis of the history of archaeology which will appeal to a wide, non-specialist, non-professional audience. Devoid of jargon and theoretical suppositions, he deals with the past, present and future of the discipline...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Paul G. Bahn (editor)

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9780521454988 | Cambridge Univ Pr, September 1, 1996, cover price $55.00 | About this edition: Traces the development of archaeology up to the sophisticated explorations of the present day and surveys each major discovery and excavation

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9780521669467 | Cambridge Univ Pr, August 1, 1999, cover price $35.00 | About this edition: Bahn has produced a complete synthesis of the history of archaeology which will appeal to a wide, non-specialist, non-professional audience.

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Featuring more than fifty illustrations, a collection of fifty-eight vivid accounts of the world's greatest archaeological discoveries, from the tomb of Tutankhamun to Otzi the Iceman, chronicles the development of archaeology from the 1700s to today. UP. (view table of contents)
By Brian M. Fagan (editor)

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9780195081411 | Oxford Univ Pr, January 30, 1997, cover price $47.00 | About this edition: Gathers accounts of archaeological discoveries, from the tomb of Tutankhamun and the Aegean Marbles to Otzi the Iceman and Macchu Picchu

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Examines the development of archaeology as a science and the process by which humankind developed an understanding of its past (view table of contents)
By Ian Kinnes (trans), Alain Schnapp and Gillian Varndell (trans)

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9780810932333 | Harry N Abrams Inc, February 1, 1997, cover price $45.00 | About this edition: Examines the development of archaeology as a science and the process by which humankind developed an understanding of its past

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9780792236535 | Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1997, cover price $16.00
9780792242338 | Natl Geographic Society, June 1, 1997, cover price $59.01

By Robert Silverberg (editor)

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9780803292475 | Univ of Nebraska Pr, September 1, 1997, cover price $16.95

By Brian M. Fagan (editor)

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9780195126518, titled "Eyewitness to Discovery: First-Person Accounts of More Than Fifty of the World's Greatest Archaeologial Discoveries" | Reprint edition (Oxford Univ Pr, February 11, 1999), cover price $22.50 | also contains Pulmonary Function Testing: A Practial Approach

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