The discovery of the past : the origins of archaeology

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The discovery of the past : the origins of archaeology

Alain Schnapp ; [translated from the French by Ian Kinnes and Gillian Varndell]

British Museum Press, 1999

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Note

This translation originally published: 1996

"First published in paperback in 1999"--T.p. verso

Bibliography: p. 374-380

Includes index

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Description

Mankind has always been interested in its past, archaeology was known to the ancient Assyrians, Egyptians and Persians. This history traces the ways in which mankind, from antiquity to the 19th century became conscious of its past, and the different ways it interpreted the findings.

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  • NCID
    BC16510525
  • ISBN
    • 0714127329
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Original Language Code
    fre
  • Place of Publication
    London
  • Pages/Volumes
    384 p.
  • Size
    26 cm
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