I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and highly recommend it to everyone interested in archaeology.Ī History of Archaeology by Brian Fagan 2. Ever wondered about how radiocarbon dating became a thing? Or why we have the ‘three age system’? The answers and more are all here.įagan writes in an engaging style with a hint of adventure and is more than a match for those ‘dull as dishwater’ lectures. There are tales of wandering antiquarians in the American Southwest at a time when Apache tribes were on the warpath to the Mesolithic finds trawled up from the North Sea. Archaeology is such a strange discipline, it borrows from just about every other subject to become something unique, constantly evolving.īrian Fagan’s book takes the reader on an adventure in archaeology around the world, from it’s very beginnings with antiquarians and collectors to the present day science based enquiry. For some this can be the ‘dull as dishwater’ topic, the one you dread every week but for myself I always found it fascinating. More often than not when studying archaeology at University, there is always one paper that is required – the history of archaeology. ‘A Little History of Archaeology’ Brian Fagan Please note that the opinions in this blog are purely my own and are listed in no particular order. Moving on…this particular post is centered around my favourite general books related to archaeology in the UK.
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So imagine my difficulty in choosing just five to tell you about! Thus this will be the first in a short series of my top five book posts.
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