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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Fun Read,
By Gordon Bergman (Los Alamos, New Mexico) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Science Times Book of Archaology (Hardcover)
This book uses reprints of recent news-breaking stories of archeological discoveries to provide fascinating glimpses of past civilizations. The scope of these glimpses varies from peasants to royalty, from the Old World to the New World of the Americas, and from 117,000 years ago (Humans' Earliest Footprints Discovered) to 1944 (the sinking of the Japanese submarine I-52 with more than two tons of gold aboard). The stories unflinchingly portray ancient human nature, a nature not so different from modern humans. For example, archeological remains often tell gruesome tales of human suffering and sacrifices. However, some ancient remains are poignant, such as a child's footprint left in the soft clay beside a hearth at Monte Verde (southern Chile) 12,500 years ago. The book was a fun read. As a bonus to me, it provided some background for the archeological aspects of a novel I am writing. |
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The Science Times Book of Archaology by Nicholas Wade (Hardcover - August 1, 1999)
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