The American Heritage Guide to Archaeology

Download or read book The American Heritage Guide to Archaeology written by Warwick Bray and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This unique guide, with its more than sixteen hundred entries, covers the whole field of archaeology from human evolution and the prehistoric period to the civilizations of Egypt, the Near East, Europe, and the Americas. There are sections dealing with important sites, cultures, and ancient peoples, and with the technique of modern archaeological research. Other entires describe field monuments and the many kinds of artifacts found in excavations. Technical terms (which are often intimidating) are lucidly explained." -- Dust jacket.