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Tables of Contents for Uncovering the Past
Chapter/Section Title
Page #
Page Count
Maps
11
13
Figures
13
6
Preface
19
2
Introduction
21
6
Part I: Archaeology's ``Heroic Age''
27
222
Exploration, Antiquarianism and Early Excavation (circa 1450-1860)
Archaeology Comes of Age (circa 1860-1925)
The Discovery of Prehistory
29
26
The Six-Thousand-Year History of the Earth
29
20
Hints of Human Antiquity
33
7
Resolution of the Conflict
40
6
The Three Ages
46
3
Recognition of Ice Age Art
49
6
Stratigraphic Excavation and Improved Dating Techniques
51
4
Retrieving Egypt's Distant Past
55
30
The Dawn of Egyptology
55
20
The Scramble for Antiquities
60
9
Decipherment of Hieroglyphics
69
6
Ending the Plundering
75
10
The Triumph of Careful Methodology
78
7
The Rediscovery of Near Eastern Civilizations
85
34
Early Explorers in the Near East
85
24
The Decipherment of Cuneiform
92
4
Botta and Layard Rediscover the Assyrians
96
10
Competition for Mesopotamian Antiquities
106
3
The Discovery of the Sumerians, the Flood, and the Hittites
109
10
Stratigraphic Excavation Comes to the Near East
114
5
The Growth of Aegean Archaeology
119
24
Revival of Interest in Greek Monuments
119
5
Early Excavations in Greece
121
3
Schliemann Discovers Aegean Prehistory
124
19
Arthur Evans Reveals the Minoan Civilization
134
4
Improvements in Methodology and Chronology
138
5
Recovering the Remains of Ancient Italy
143
24
The Gradual Destruction of Ancient Rome
143
16
The Discovery of Pompeii and Herculaneum
145
8
Unearthing the Mysterious Etruscans
153
6
Careful Excavation Begins in Italy
159
8
The Excavation of Veii
163
4
Unearthing the New World's Past
167
32
Discovery and Destruction of New World Civilizations
167
26
The Mysterious Mound-Builders
170
10
The Rediscovery of Mayan Civilization
180
6
Early Archaeology in South America
186
2
Continued Speculations About Origins
188
5
The Coming of Order and Stratigraphic Excavation: North America
193
6
The Coming of Order and Stratigraphic Excavation: Middle and South America
195
4
Archaeology in the Far East and Sub-Saharan Africa
199
28
The Wonders of the Ancient East
199
14
Discovering ``Lost Cities'' in Africa
207
6
Far Eastern Archaeology Becomes More Systematic
213
14
The Discovery of Far Eastern Bronze Ages
217
4
Solving Great Zimbabwe's Mysteries
221
6
Reclaiming Sunken History
227
22
The Dawn of Underwater Exploration
227
12
Ancient Masterpieces from Beneath the Sea
231
5
The Sacred Well at Chicken Itza
236
3
The Resurrection of the Vasa
239
10
Systematic Excavation Under Water
242
7
Part II: Modern Archaeology
249
32
Systematizing and Organizing the Past (1925-1960)
251
14
Building Area Syntheses
251
3
Conflict Over Archaeological Theory
254
2
Improvements in Excavation Techniques
256
2
Advances in Archaeological Surveying
258
2
New Ways to Date the Past
260
5
Toward a Scientific Archaeology (1960-Present)
265
16
The ``New Archaeology''
265
3
Computers in Archaeology
268
4
Other Recent Developments
272
5
Looking to the Future
277
4
Appendix: Major Events and Discoveries in the History of Archaeology
281
8
Recommended Reading
289
12
Index
301