Books : Discovery!: Unearthing the New Treasures of Archaeology
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from: Thames & Hudson
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 930.1
EAN: 9780500051498
ISBN: 0500051496
Label: Thames & Hudson
Manufacturer: Thames & Hudson
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 256
Publication Date: October 29, 2007
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Sales Rank: 44209
Studio: Thames & Hudson
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Product Description:
New archaeological treasures and finds that reshape our view of the past, recounted by the discoverers themselves.
An unprecedented look inside contemporary archaeology, Discovery! reveals the most exciting, significant, and astonishing finds from the last fifteen years. Many of the book's contributions are written by the discoverers themselves, who give firsthand accounts of their work and assess the significance. They include famous Egyptologists such as Zahi Hawass, Kent Weeks, and Alain Zivie; pioneering underwater explorers such as Franck Goddio; and leading excavators and scientists from America, Britain, China, France, Germany, Italy, Scandinavia, and elsewhere.
Discovery! spans two million years of history, from the latest fossil discoveries that rewrite the story of human origins to wrecks of early submarines and ironclads from the American Civil War. There are revelations about the pyramids of Giza, a just-discovered royal tomb in the Valley of the Kings, and gold-filled burials of Assyrian queens at Nimrud, Iraq. Italy's Ice Man and spectacular Inca mummies from high in the Andes bring us face to face with people from the past, while stunning wall paintings from San Bartolo in Guatemala revolutionize our knowledge of the ancient Maya.
International in scope and totally authoritative, the book is illustrated throughout with spectacular photographs, many taken at the very moment of discovery. 295 illustrations and photographs, 290 in color.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Discover Discovery
The book has great pictures and in general one page reviews of modern discoveries in archaeology. It will keep you up to date with what's going on with the latest news in this area.
I give it 3 stars.
Rating:  - Delivered as promised.
The book is exactly as promised. It arrived quickly and in excellent condition. I wouldn't hesitate to order from this company again. The book itself is much more than anyone has a right to expect. Page after page excites as it informs. It's hard to sit near it without reaching for it and once reaching for it you're hooked all over again. Wow
Rating:  - A smidge of everything old
First off, the dust jacket photo on the front is a real turn-off, so ignore it. Each chapter covers a different aspect of current archaeological study, including my favorite, looted Greek artifacts. Not every chapter will appeal to every reader, but I bet nobody can pass the great pictures and not read a snatch about it. Worth the price I paid for it.
Rating: - Discovery; Unearthing the New Treasures of Archeaology
This book contains lots of new information on recent discoveries and on-going projects that I've read about. Love the information. Lots of photos ,too.
Rating: - AN ABSOLUTE ARCHAEOLOGICAL VISUAL FEAST
I just received the book today and although I have not yet read it, I am unbelievably impressed by the beautiful pictures. The book is filled with page after page of color pictures covering all areas of the archaeological world from Egyptian tombs and mummies to Incan mummies and the ice man of Europe. Visit Egypt, Peru, England, the Middle East, Turkey, China and many more places. Although the emphasis is on ancient archeology, more recent discoveries are included such as Jamestown, Virginia and ... Read More
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