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Author Fagan, Brian M.

Title Time detectives : how archeologists use technology to recapture the past / by Brian Fagan.

Imprint New York : Simon & Schuster, ©1995.

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Location Call No. OPAC Message Status
 Axe Kansas Collection J Schick  930.1 F131t 1995    ---  Lib Use Only
Description 288 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-270) and index.
Contents The inconspicuous oasis -- "Where he got his head smashed in" -- The chumash -- Abu Hureyra on the Euphrates -- Anasazi -- The enigma of Flag Fen -- Searching for Eden -- Vintages of pharaohs -- Uluburun -- Glyphs of the forest -- Footplows and raised fields -- A wall against Barbarians -- Annapolis, Maryland.
Summary The focus of archeology has changed from collecting artifacts to using advanced technology to learn more about how our ancestors lived.
Subject Archaeology -- Technological innovations.
Archaeology -- History.
Archaeology -- Technological innovations.
Archaeology -- History.
Archaeology. (OCoLC)fst00812938
Archaeology -- Technological innovations. (OCoLC)fst00813000
Archeology -- Technique.
Archeology -- History.
Genre/Form History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 0671793853
9780671793852
0671712470
9780671712471
0684818280
9780684818283

 
    
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