The history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of
dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three
major developmental periods.Birth of Archaeology (16th.18th centuries),
Archaeology of Origins and Empires (19th century), and World Archaeology
(20th century). An introductory essay acquaints the reader with
the essence of the science for each period. The short entries comprising
the balance of the book expand on the themes introduced in the essays.
Organized around personalities, techniques, controversies, and conflicts,
the encyclopedia brings to life the history of archaeology. It broadens
the general reader's knowledge by detailing the professional significance
of widely known discoveries while introducing to wider knowledge obscure
but important moments in archaeology. Archaeology is replete with
the visionaries and swashbucklers of popular myth; it is also filled
with careful and dedicated scientists.

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