Προσθήκη στα αγαπημένα
One of CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017.
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.
List of Illustrations vii
Preface: A Petrified Monkey's Paw xi
Prologue: "Wonderful Things": King Tut and His Tomb 1
Part 1 Early Archaeology and Archaeologists
1 Ashes to Ashes in Ancient Italy 13
2 Digging Up Troy 24
3 From Egypt to Eternity 38
4 Mysteries in Mesopotamia 52
5 Exploring the Jungles of Central America 66
Digging Deeper 1: How Do You Know Where to Dig? 80
Part 2 Africa, Europe, and the Levant: Early Hominins to Farmers
6 Discovering Our Earliest Ancestors 97
7 First Farmers in the Fertile Crescent 115
Part 3 Excavating the Bronze Age Aegean
8 Revealing the First Greeks 131
9 Finding Atlantis? 146
10 Enchantment Under the Sea 157
Part 4 Uncovering the Classics
11 From Discus-Throwing to Democracy 171
12 What Have the Romans Ever Done for Us? 188
Digging Deeper 2: How Do You Know How to Dig? 204
Part 5 Discoveries in the Holy Land and Beyond
13 Excavating Armageddon 221
14 Unearthing the Bible 234
15 Mystery at Masada 245
16 Cities of the Desert 257
Digging Deeper 3: How Old Is This and Why Is It Preserved? 269
Part 6 New World Archaeology
17 Lines in the Sand, Cities in the Sky 291
18 Giant Heads, Feathered Serpents, and Golden Eagles 303
19 Submarines and Settlers; Gold Coins and Lead Bullets 314
Digging Deeper 4: Do You Get to Keep What You Find? 326
Epilogue: Back to the Future 333
Acknowledgments 341
Notes 343
Bibliography 383
Index 431
Περιγραφή
One of CHOICE’s Outstanding Academic Titles for 2017.
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.
