Digging Deeper by Eric H Cline
From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., an accessible primer to the archaeologist's craft An archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork around the world, from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. In Digging Deeper, Cline answers the questions archaeologists are most frequently asked, such as: 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? How do you know what people from the past ate, wore, and looked like? Adapted from Cline's acclaimed book Three Stones Make a Wall, this lively little volume is brimming with insights and practical advice about how archaeology really works. Whether you are an armchair archaeologist or embarking on your first excavation, Digging Deeper is an essential primer on the art of the dig.
"An enjoyable, light-hearted read, packed with useful information and helpful anecdotes, Digging Deeper draws on Cline’s decades of experience in archaeologyIt is the perfect book for someone just starting out in archaeology, or anyone who has always wondered exactly how and why archaeologists do what they do."---Amy Brunskill, Current World Archaeology
Eric H. Cline is professor of classics and anthropology and director of the Capitol Archaeological Institute at George Washington University. His many books include Three Stones Make a Wall: The Story of Archaeology and 1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed (both Princeton). Twitter @digkabri
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| ISBN 13 | 9780691208572 |
| ISBN 10 | 0691208573 |
| Title | Digging Deeper |
| Author | Eric H Cline |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Princeton University Press |
| Year published | 2020-11-03 |
| Number of pages | 176 |
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