The Visible Past: An Archaeological Reinterpretation of Ancient History

by Michael Grant

Book Overview

Explores recent advances in technology and their impact on archaeology. The book discusses such inventions as the aqualung, the airlift and the magnetometer, and re-investigates 50 archaeological sites with these instruments. It asks how such inventions have altered the identity of archaeology.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 002080041X
• ISBN13: 9780020800415
• Release Date: February 1992
• Publisher: First Glance Books
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Wonderful, but outdated book

Although a little outdated now, this is a wonderful book about different periods of Ancient History and how new Archeological techniques have helped discover new details from each period discussed.