The march of archaeology / by C.W. Ceram [pseud.] ; translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston.
Language: English Original language: German Publication details: New York : Knopf, c1958.Edition: 1st American edDescription: xviii, 326, vi p., 16 p. of plates : ill., facsims., maps, ports. ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
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- Götter, Gräber, und Gelehrte im Bild. English
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BSOP Library | David Weisberg Collection | CC100 C33 1958 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 00054961 |
Translation of Götter, Gräber, und Gelehrte im Bild.
Also published with the title A picture history of archaeology.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-326) and index.
The birth of classical archaeology -- Pompeii and Herculaneum -- Schliemann's venture in the dark -- New light on Crete -- The Egyptian Sphinx -- Geometry in stone -- Mummies -- The Valley of the Kings and relics of ordinary life -- Early travelers to Babylon and Persepolis -- The decipherment of cuneiform script -- Layard in Nineveh and Koldewey in Babylon -- Methods and results of the excavation at Ur -- First accounts of the conquest of Mexico -- In the service of a new science -- Conquest of the jungle cities -- New problems in Mexico -- Retrospect and perspective -- Appendix.
