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A little history of archaeology / Brian Fagan

by Brian M. Fagan

This history of archaeology traces the field's development from its eighteenth-century origins to modern satellite imagery. It examines major global discoveries and the evolving methods used to analyse over three million years of human history and culture.

Accession 28241 ISBN 9780300224641 Publisher —
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