Accidents of an Antiquary's Life by David George Hogarth

Accidents of an Antiquary's Life by David George Hogarth

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The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (1862–1927) became the keeper of Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal Geographical Society. This 1910 account of his travels and excavations in Turkey, Egypt, and Crete, intended for a popular audience, remains a highly readable account of the practicalities behind his intellectual career.

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Accidents of an Antiquary's Life by David George Hogarth

The archaeologist D. G. Hogarth (18621927) became the keeper of Ashmolean Museum and president of the Royal Geographical Society. This 1910 account of his travels and excavations in Turkey, Egypt, and Crete, intended for a popular audience, remains a highly readable account of the practicalities behind his intellectual career.
'Hogarth's writing is lively, conversational and charmingly self-effacing.. a fascinating insight into the beginnings of his long and remarkably eventful career.' Current Archaeology
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ISBN 13 9781108041928
ISBN 10 1108041922
Title Accidents of an Antiquary's Life
Author David George Hogarth
Series Cambridge Library Collection - Archaeology
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Year published 2011-12-29
Number of pages 272
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