Death by Theory by Adrian Praetzellis

Death by Theory by Adrian Praetzellis

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Summary

This is a textbook in the form of a novel. Readers are taught archeological theory through the novel, as they attempt to solve the mystery of the Washington Venus.

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Death by Theory by Adrian Praetzellis

This is a textbook in the form of a novel. Readers are taught archaeological theory through the novel, as they attempt to solve the mystery of the Washington Venus. When a large stone Venus is found on an island in the Pacific Northwest archaeologist, Hannah Green and her nephew, Sean, find themselves tangled in a web of competing interests. The pair have to confront questions of archaeological evidence, of ethics, of conflicting interpretation of data, and the nature of archaeological truths.
Adrian Praetzellis is an archaeologist at Sonoma State University.
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ISBN 13 9780742503595
ISBN 10 0742503593
Title Death by Theory
Author Adrian Praetzellis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher AltaMira Press,U.S.
Year published 2000-12-13
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.