Review
". . . an exemplary account of the diversity and wealth of information that can be derived from the study of caves. Moreover, it is an excellent showcase for explaining what cave archaeology can tell us from a careful and systematic study of prehistoric artifacts." -- NSS News, Summer 2005
"This well illustrated and very readable book provides an exemplary account of the diversity and wealth of information that can be derived from the study of caves. Moreover, it is an excellent showcase for explaining what cave archaeology can tell us from a careful and systematic study of prehistoric artifacts. The more we learn about our distant ancestors, the more we ultimately know about ourselves." -- PRS, Fall 2006
"This well illustrated and very readable book provides an exemplary account of the diversity and wealth of information that can be derived from the study of caves. Moreover, it is an excellent showcase for explaining what cave archaeology can tell us from a careful and systematic study of prehistoric artifacts. The more we learn about our distant ancestors, the more we ultimately know about ourselves." -- PRS, Fall 2006
About the Author
Ralph S. Soclecki is professor emeritus at Columbia University in New York City and an adjunct professor in the Department of Anthropology at Texas A&M University in College Station. His first professional position was with the Smithsonian Institution, under whose auspices he worked extensively in North America and the Near East. After joining the faculty of Columbia University, he continued archaeological field work in various countries of the Near East.Rose L. Solecki is a research associate at Columbia University and an adjunct professor at Texas A&M University in College Station. She participated in archaeological excavations sponsored by Columbia University in the New World, the Near East, and South Asia.Anagnostis, P. Agelarakis, is a professor of Anthropology and an archaeologist specializing in bio-archaeology and anthropological archaeology, with a focus on human paleopathology. He has carried out research projects with human skeletal remains and archaeological sites from Southeast Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East, Eastern Mediterranean, Scania, American North East, and the Caribbean. Currently he serves as director of the Environmental Studies Program at Adelphi University.
