Awards
- Short-listed for CHOICE 's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017 2017
Overview
"From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., a comprehensive history of archaeology--from its amateur beginnings to the cutting-edge science it is today. In 1922, Howard Carter peered into Tutankhamun's tomb for the first time, the only light coming from the candle in his outstretched hand. Urged to tell what he was seeing through the small opening he had cut in the door to the tomb, the Egyptologist famously replied, ""I see wonderful things."" Carter's fabulous discovery is just one of the many spellbinding stories told in Three Stones Make a Wall. Written by Eric Cline, an archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Three Stones Make a Wall traces the history of archaeology from an amateur pursuit to the cutting-edge science it is today by taking the reader on a tour of major archaeological sites and discoveries, from Pompeii to Petra, Troy to the Terracotta Warriors, and Mycenae to Megiddo and Masada. Cline brings to life the personalities behind these digs, including Heinrich Schliemann, the former businessman who excavated Troy, and Mary Leakey, whose discoveries advanced our understanding of human origins.The discovery of the peoples and civilizations of the past is presented in vivid detail, from the Hittites and Minoans to the Inca, Aztec, and Moche. Along the way, the book addresses the questions archaeologists are asked most often: How do you know where to dig? How are excavations actually done? How do you know how old something is? Who gets to keep what is found? Taking readers from the pioneering digs of the eighteenth century to the exciting new discoveries being made today, Three Stones Make a Wall is a lively and essential introduction to the story of archaeology."
Full Product Details
Author: Eric H. Cline ,
Glynnis Fawkes
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Imprint: Princeton University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.20cm
, Height: 4.30cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.907kg
ISBN: 9780691166407
ISBN 10: 0691166404
Pages: 480
Publication Date: 07 March 2017
Audience:
General/trade
,
College/higher education
,
General
,
Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Temporarily unavailable
The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you.
Language: English
Reviews
Intensely readable... Cline is a winning spokesman for his field, with a warm and generous voice evocative of the best university lectures... More than a few readers may feel a sudden urge to rush out to a nearby mound or midden, with spade and trowel in hand. --James Romm, Wall Street Journal Eric Cline ... doesn't disappoint in his terrific new book. --Steve Donoghue, The National Wonderfully engaging... Archaeology has developed over the last two centuries into one of the great human sciences. It steadily expands the known history of humans on earth and thickens our knowledge of human diversity. Cline is fortunate to be a leader in this remarkable profession and readers are lucky that he knows how to write about it with precision and joy. --Robert Fulford, National Post This ambitious project is to be warmly welcomed. [Cline] writes clearly, informatively and enthusiastically and tells a good story, often illuminated by personal experiences from working on site... As a general, up-to-date and excellent value introduction to the world of archaeology and the past it reveals, it can be counted a success. --Peter Jones, Classics for All
Intensely readable... Cline is a winning spokesman for his field, with a warm and generous voice evocative of the best university lectures... More than a few readers may feel a sudden urge to rush out to a nearby mound or midden, with spade and trowel in hand. --James Romm, Wall Street Journal Eric Cline ... doesn't disappoint in his terrific new book. --Steve Donoghue, The National
Intensely readable... Cline is a winning spokesman for his field, with a warm and generous voice evocative of the best university lectures... More than a few readers may feel a sudden urge to rush out to a nearby mound or midden, with spade and trowel in hand. --James Romm, Wall Street Journal Eric Cline ... doesn't disappoint in his terrific new book. --Steve Donoghue, The National Wonderfully engaging... Archaeology has developed over the last two centuries into one of the great human sciences. It steadily expands the known history of humans on earth and thickens our knowledge of human diversity. Cline is fortunate to be a leader in this remarkable profession and readers are lucky that he knows how to write about it with precision and joy. --Robert Fulford, National Post This ambitious project is to be warmly welcomed. [Cline] writes clearly, informatively and enthusiastically and tells a good story, often illuminated by personal experiences from working on site... As a general, up-to-date and excellent value introduction to the world of archaeology and the past it reveals, it can be counted a success. --Peter Jones, Classics for All Enjoyable and wide-ranging. --Andrew Robinson, New Scientist
Author Information
Eric H. Cline is professor of classics and anthropology and director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University. An active archaeologist, he has excavated and surveyed in Greece, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, and the United States. His many books include 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (Princeton).
