Archaeologists: Explorers of the Human Past

by Brian M. Fagan

Book Overview

Including eccentric professors and adventuring fortune hunters of old and highly trained scientists of today, Archaeologists collects together biographies of more than 30 archaeologists of the past two centuries. In the process, Archaeologists presents an engaging portrait of how digging for
treasure evolved into the respected and vital science we know today. Some of the archaeologists profiled include:
* Giovanni Belzoni, the 19th-century...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195119460
• ISBN13: 9780195119466
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 11.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3