Lake Habitations and Pre-Historic Remains in the Turbaries and Marl-Beds of Northern and Central Italy by Bartolomeo Gastaldi
The son of a Turin lawyer, Bartolomeo Gastaldi (1818 79) initially followed in his father's footsteps but then abandoned the law to pursue his passion for geology and palaeontology. Later one of the founders of the Italian Alpine Club, Gastaldi was especially interested in the geology and glaciology of the Alps in his native Piedmont. The mineral gastaldite is named after him. This work, first published in Italian in 1862, is reissued here in the 1865 English translation prepared by Charles Harcourt Chambers (1826 76) for the Anthropological Society of London. Its importance lies in the meticulous descriptions, by Gastaldi and others, of the human remains and artefacts discovered at Stone Age and Bronze Age settlements on the site of lakes and peat bogs to the south of the Alps. Featuring engraved illustrations throughout, the work also includes Gastaldi's summary of discoveries since his book's first appearance.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781108080286 |
| ISBN 10 | 1108080286 |
| Title | Lake Habitations and Pre-Historic Remains in the Turbaries and Marl-Beds of Northern and Central Italy |
| Author | Bartolomeo Gastaldi |
| Series | Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
| Year published | 2015-03-12 |
| Number of pages | 154 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |