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The stories of some of the most notable archaeologists and their discoveries are conveyed across forty brief and exciting chapters, emphasising the plunder, surprise, expertise and danger that has caused the occupation to repeatedly capture the public imagination.

The new gold standard in North American archaeology

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Humanity's last major source of food from the wild, and how it enabled and shaped the growth of civilization In this history of fishing-not as sport but as sustenance-archaeologist and best-selling author Brian Fagan argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization. It sustainably provided enough food to allow cities, nations, and empires to grow, but it did so with a different emphasis. Where...

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Excerpt from Where We Found a Whale: A History of Lake Clark National Park and ReserveThe history in these pages combines oral his tory with Western science, especially with archaeol ogy. People think of archaeologists as romantic, swashbuckling figures in search of buried treasure and lost civilizations. In truth, few archaeologists are swashbucklers. They wouldn't last long in a science that demands rigorous excavation methods and a concern ...

The thrilling history of archaeological adventure, with tales of danger, debate, audacious explorers, and astonishing discoveries around the globe What is archaeology? The word may bring to mind images of golden pharaohs and lost civilizations, or Neanderthal skulls and Ice Age cave art. Archaeology is all of these, but also far more: the only science to encompass the entire span of human history-more than three million years! This Little Hist...

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Excerpt from Where We Found a Whale: A History of Lake Clark National Park and ReserveThe history in these pages combines oral his tory with Western science, especially with archaeol ogy. People think of archaeologists as romantic, swashbuckling figures in search of buried treasure and lost civilizations. In truth, few archaeologists are swashbucklers. They wouldn't last long in a science that demands rigorous excavation methods and a concern ...

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New edition of the practical guide to writing for archaeologists, penned by America's best known archaeological writer. It contains new material on academic writing and working in the digital environment.

A look at California's history before the arrival of the European settlers. It describes the process of settlement of the Pacific Coast by Paleo-Indians and the environmental and human transformations of the next 13, 000 years, emphasizing themes of adaptation, interconnectedness and spirituality.

In this history of fishing--not as sport but as a sustainable food supply--archaeologist and the bestselling author of "The Great Warming" argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization.hardcover.

In this history of fishing--not as sport but as a sustainable food supply--archaeologist and the bestselling author of "The Great Warming" argues that fishing was an indispensable and often overlooked element in the growth of civilization.hardcover.