Discovery of the Past

by Alain Schnapp

Book Overview

Every civilized society, beginning with that of the ancient Egyptians and Chinese, has entertained a passionate curiosity about its predecessors: we want to know about our past in order to understand and even manipulate our present. The means to that end is archaeology, whose history is the fascinating subject of The Discovery of the Past.Alain Schnapps' study is astonishing in the depth and breadth of its coverage. Beginning with the ancient Greek...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810932334
• ISBN13: 9780810932333
• Release Date: February 1997
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 7.5" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary