Over thousands of years of human history civilizations have come and gone leaving behind the fragmented evidence of their existence. This superb collection of specially commissioned photographs and reconstructions shows the skill and expertise archaeologists use to unearth the past. Whether excavating human remains from the volcanic ash at Pompeii retrieving waterlogged tools from England's Fenlands or defrosting textiles from the Siberian ice archaeologists bring history to life with their investigative skills. Yet as in a true detective story investigators can be misled by the mass of fakes and forgeries designed to hide the truth or obscure the past. Written by Dr. Jane McIntosh an archaeologist and author of a number of best-selling books about the subject Archaeology is a unique and exciting introduction to modern archaeology and what it can tell us about the people and places of the past.

 

This book features in the following series: Dk Eyewitness, Dk Eyewitness Guides .

There are 64 pages in this book. This is a guide book. This book was published 1998 by Dorling Kindersley Ltd .

This book has the following chapters: Detecting the past; Preservation and decay; Looking at the landscape; Documents; Images of the past; Why excavate?; Organizing a dig; Mounds and monuments; Hot & dry; Preserved by ice; Marine archaeology; Freshwater preservation; Conservation; Human remains; Economy and environment; Trade and industry; Buildings of the past; The science of dating; Fakes & forgeries; Experimental archaeology; Industrial archaeology.