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Titles appearing in Art Book News Annual — January 2007

Unearthing the past; the great archaeological discoveries that have changed history.

Palmer, Douglas.
The Lyons Press, ©2005    176 p.    $29.95    CC165
1-59228-718-2

Science writer Palmer (Cambridge U.) describes a selection of influential archaeological discoveries over the past centuries in sections on prehistoric ancestors of humans; tombs and burial sites; cities and dwelling places; art, intellect, and religion; war and human conflict; and migration and colonization. A final section looks at methodologies of archeology. Color photographs abound. (Annotation ©2007 Book News Inc. Portland, OR)