Disgraceful Archaeology by Bill Tidy

Disgraceful Archaeology by Bill Tidy

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So it’s time to take the fig leaf off the past and have a long, hard look at the real past — the world that would have had the Victorians reaching for their smelling salts.

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Disgraceful Archaeology by Bill Tidy

The book that all archaeology buffs have secretly been yearning for! This unique blend of text, anecdote and cartoon reveals, and revels in, those aspects of the past that have been ignored, glossed over or even suppressed — the bawdy, the scatological and the downright bizarre. Our ancestors were not always serious, downtrodden and fearful creatures. They were human like ourselves and shared our earthy sense of humour that is based on bodily functions, bawdiness and slapstick. So it’s time to take the fig leaf off the past and have a long, hard look at the real past — the world that would have had the Victorians reaching for their smelling salts. So if you want to know what your average Egyptian slave thought of pharaoh, or a Roman legionary thought of his commander, you will find the answer in Disgraceful Archaeology — in hilarious graphic detail!
Bill Tidy has a worldwide reputation as Britain’s most versatile cartoonist. Paul Bahn is the bestselling author of Bluff Your Way in Archaeology. In his more sober moments he is co-author (with Professor Colin Renfrew) of Archaeology: Theories, Methods & Practice and the author or co-author of many other bestselling books on archaeology.
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ISBN 13 9780752465968
ISBN 10 0752465961
Title Disgraceful Archaeology
Author Bill Tidy
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher The History Press Ltd
Year published 2012-02-01
Number of pages 136
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.