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Title: Gods, Graves & Scholars : The Story of Archaeology by C.W. Ceram ISBN: 0-394-74319-9 Publisher: Vintage Pub. Date: 12 July, 1986 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.6 (15 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: True to it's subtitle
Comment: Although I'm not an archeologist (or even a history student), this book does give the reader a great amount of information regarding ancient civilizations and how we came to know all we know nowadays about them.
It's written in plain english, and it seems the author was aiming for us archeology illetrates. Plus, true to it's subtitle, it's written in a way the reader feels it's almost a novel about archeology; and the investigators responsible for us knowing what we now know about ancient people are justly enough portrayed as heroes.
This book is a little bit old, and I've heard for some friends who know a little bit more about archeology than me that some of it's statements are outdated. However, it's a precious introduction to a science we use to forget it even exists (or worse still, we use to compare it with Indy Jones) if it wasn't for books like this one.
And it's a great and enjoyable read indeed!
Rating: 5
Summary: An extremely readable popularization of archaeology
Comment: I highly enjoyed this book. I have gone through three paperbacks of it and finally broke down and bought my hard copy. I've reread this great book numerous times, and I swear it gets better with every rereading. NOTE: A great companion to this volume is Ceram's "The First American," which covers the story of NORTH AMERICAN archeaology and is every bit as exciting to read as is "God's, Graves, and Scholars." (For instance, did you know that North America also has mummies!)
Rating: 5
Summary: You'll find a treasure in this book
Comment: Gods, Graves and Scholars didn't begin as a pleasure read, as it was required reading for an undergraduate archaeology class. The 482 pages seemed daunting, even for a small paperback. But, beginning with page three and continuing through to the end, I found this book a real page-turner. Ceram successfully and craftfully takes the reader through archaeology's history, captivates the reader with personal anecdotes, and is unpretentious with language and content. Place it on your reading list or in your home library if you haven't already--this is a keeper.
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Title: The New York Times Book of Archeology by Nicholas Wade ISBN: 1585743925 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: The Secret of the Hittites: The Discovery of an Ancient Empire by C.W. Ceram ISBN: 1842122959 Publisher: Phoenix Press Pub. Date: 31 December, 2001 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Egyptians (Ancient Peoples and Places) by Cyril Aldred, Aidan Dodson ISBN: 0500280363 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: World of the Pharaohs by Christine Hobson, Thomas J. Logan, Christine El Mahdy ISBN: 0500275602 Publisher: Thames & Hudson Pub. Date: April, 1998 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Egypt and the Egyptians by Douglas J. Brewer, Emily Teeter ISBN: 0521449847 Publisher: Cambridge University Press Pub. Date: 28 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
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