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Summary: An overview of archaeology, from the history of the discipline to the problems and issues that face archaeologists today. Includes an introduction to archaeology, and archaeology of the regions of the world, their history, and their sites.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Firefly Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 930.103 CreWheatley, Abigail.
Summary: Introduces the study of human material remains from the past; describes the materials archaeologists examine and the techniques they use; illustrates important finds by continent; and includes a timeline and glossary.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: EDC Pub.] 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930.1 WHECline, Eric H.
Summary: Join the Great Courses and National Geographic for a spellbinding journey to wondrous ancient sites, and explore the greatest marvels of archaeology.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2016
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 CliCall number: DVD 930.1 Cli
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 930.1 ARCMason, Ronald J.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Academic Press 1981
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.01 MASFreund, Richard A.
Summary: "This book follows renowned archaeologist Richard Freund's journey through some of the most fascinating archaeological sites of human history-including the mysterious Atlantis, Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls caves, and the long-buried Holocaust camp Sobibor. Each chapter takes readers through a different archaeological site"--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Religion FruendRutles.
Format: sound recording-musical
Publisher / Publication Date: 1996
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1 available in Compact Audio Disc, Call number: CD POP/ROCK RUTSmith, Nicole F.
Summary: "The nonfiction book introduces middle grade readers to marine archaeology. Illustrated with photographs throughout, young people will discover how understanding our ancient ancestors' relationship with ocean can help the planet today and in the future."--
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Orca Book Publishers 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930.1028 SMISummary: In 1940, Hitler's archaeologists excavated sites in Poland to try to prove that Germans had lived there before the Poles-an anthropological justification for political aggression and military invasion. This program explores the use of archaeology as a tool for propaganda and diplomatic machination by focusing on the long-standing connections between Germany and Greece. The program also looks at...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Publisher / Publication Date: 1967
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 ARCSummary: In the last 250 years, archaeologists have changed the basic understanding of time and human existence. This program looks at the birth of modern archaeology, an event that stirred all of Europe's imagination: the unearthing of the ruins of Pompeii and Herculaneum in the 18th century, buried since Roman times under volcanic ash. It follows the early excavations of Pitt Rivers in Egypt and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: "Epic in scope, yet filled with detail, this illustrated guide takes readers through the whole of our human past. Spanning the dawn of human civilization through the present, it provides a tour of every site of key archaeological importance. From the prehistoric cave paintings of Lascaux to Tutankhamun's tomb, from the buried city of Pompeii to China's Terracotta Army, all of the world's most...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Smithsonian Books 2017
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 ARCSummary: Archaeology was born of treasure-seeking, but it became the stimulus for rampant pillaging of antiquities in the 18th and 19th centuries. This program charts the escalation of archaeological acquisition from gentlemanly passion to national plunder, from Lord Elgin and the marble friezes of the Parthenon to Richard Lepsius and his Egyptian collection that took sixty barges to transport to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Rathje, William L.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 1992
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.728 RATContents: An enigma at Devil Creek : Şeytan Deresi, Turkey / George F. Bass -- Discovering a royal ship from the age of King Tut : Uluburun, Turkey / Cemal Pulak -- Cargo from the age of bronze : Cape Gelidonya, Turkey / George F. Bass -- An archaic ship finally reaches port : Pabuç Burnu, Turkey / Elizabeth Greene -- A wreck from the golden age of Greece : Tektaş Burnu, Turkey / Deborah Carlson --...
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thames & Hudson 2005
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 930.1 BENHale, John R.
Summary: Classical archaeology, the excavation and analysis of ancient Greek and Roman sites, has been one of the leading branches of archaeology, pioneering its basic methods and major innovations. In these 36 half-hour lectures, Dr. John R. Hale of the University of Louisville guides the listener through 18th-century excavations at Herculaneum and Pompeii, tours many important archaeological sites or...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The remains of more than 10,000 Native Americans unearthed at archaeological sites across the U.S. are in the possession of museums such as the Smithsonian. Is the analysis of the bones valid scientific research, or is it a desecration of Native American culture? This program focuses on the tensions between scientists, historians, and museum curators and Native American groups, as the bones...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2005
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Summary: The team plunges the viewer into the grime and glory of real-life archaeology: epiphany and exhaustion, discovery and disappointment. The team explores the mysteries of the past through what they find buried below the ground. Part adventure, part hard science, part reality show, applies the latest technology and the team's collective expertise to solving the riddles of the past. Through a...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV TIMWilliams, Stephen
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: University of Pennsylvania Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.1 WILMcIntosh, Jane.
Summary: "Discover the extraordinary world of archeology--and the fascinating techniques used to piece together civilizations of the past"--from cover.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A. Knopf 1994
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 930.1 MCIChilds, Craig
Summary: Written in his trademark lyrical style, Childs' riveting book carries readers directly into his adventures and discoveries, lifting the curtain on the ethical dilemmas and dark side of archaeology and exploring the field's transgressions against the cultures it tries to preserve.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010