Milestones in Archaeology- A Chronological Encyclopedia

683 Pages·2007·12.9 MB·English

by  Tim Murray

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Milestones in Archaeology
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Milestones in
Archaeology
A Chronological Encyclopedia
Tim Murray
Santa Barbara, California Denver, Colorado Oxford, England
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Murray, Tim, 1955–
Milestones in archaeology : a chronological encyclopedia / Timothy
Murray.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN-13: 978-1-57607-186-1 (hard copy : alk. paper)
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1. Archaeology--History--Encyclopedias. 2.
Archaeologists--Biography--Encyclopedias. 3.
Antiquities--Encyclopedias. 4. Excavations
(Archaeology)--Encyclopedias. I. Title.
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To Susan.
Not quite 25 years, and not nearly so interesting.
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Contents
List of Maps ix
Acknowledgments xi
Introduction xiii
Chronological List of Milestones xxvii
Maps xxxiv
Section One: Archaeology before 1800 2
The Birth of Archaeology 4
Milestones before 1800 42
Section Two: Archaeology in the Nineteenth Century 127
The Archaeology of Origins, Nations, and Empires 129
Milestones in the Nineteenth Century 162
Section Three: Archaeology in the Twentieth Century and Beyond 281
World Archaeology 283
Milestones in the Twentieth Century and Beyond 326
Index 601
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