Archaeology : an introduction to the world's greatest sites

Audio Book on CD 2016

"Join the Great Courses and National Geographic for a spellbinding journey to wondrous ancient sites, and explore the greatest marvels of archaeology."--Provided by publisher.

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Archaeology History and criticism

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ISBN:

9781629972626
1629972622

Description:

12 audio discs : digital, CD audio ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 course guidebook (vi, 192 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm)
digital optical stereo
audio file CD audio
4 3/4 in

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Course numbers 9431
24 lectures; 30 minutes per lecture
Course guidebook includes biographical notes, lecture guides, bibliographical references and credits
Lectures presented by Dr. Eric H. Cline, The George Washington University

Contents:

Volume 1 : The origins of modern archaeology
Excavting Pompeii and Herculaneum
Schliemann and his sucessors at Troy
Early archaeology in Mesopotamia
How do archaeologists know where to dig?
Prehistoric archaeology
Gobekli Tepe, Catalhoyuk, and Jericho
Pyramids, Mummies and Hieroglyphics
King Tut's tomb
How you do excavate at a site?
Discovering Mycenae and Knossos
Santorini, Akrotiri, and the Atlantis myth
Volume 2: The Uluburun shipwreck
The dead sea scrolls
The myth to Masada?
Megiddo: Excavating armageddon
The Canaanite Palace at Tel Kabri
Petra, Palmyra, and Ebla
How are artifacts dated and preserved?
The terracotta army, Sutton Hoo, and Otzi
Discovering the Maya
The Nazca Lines, Sipan, and Machu Picchu
Archaeology in North America
From the Aztecs to Future Archaeology

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2884498

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