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Carregando... Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubblede Marilyn Johnson
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Registre-se no LibraryThing tpara descobrir se gostará deste livro. Ainda não há conversas na Discussão sobre este livro. A sampler book. Enjoyed the parts on forensic anthropology and modern day "monuments men" particularly ( ) There is on my shelf in my study an earthenware bowl given to me by a archeologist friend. The bowl looks primitive and is possibly from a site in New Mexico. It didn’t think much about it until I read Marilyn Johnson’s excellent narrative on archaeologists and the lure of rubble. She has really gone all out to live the “digging” experience, the forensic sorting and above all shining a light on the colorful men and women who are in this profession. I would highly recommend this book to the young adults who are looking for an exciting profession. Marilyn writes well and with humor. Joy's review: Johnson is out to profile the individuals that dedicate their lives to uncovering the past. She goes on digs and interviews all types of archaeologists. This is NOT a survey of important archaeology; it IS a very fun and entertaining read about the dedication, hard work, and persistence of the men and women who proudly pursue this profession. I enjoyed it a lot. sem resenhas | adicionar uma resenha
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Pompeii, Machu Picchu, the Valley of the Kings, the Parthenon-the names of these legendary archaeological sites conjure up romance and mystery. The news is full of archaeology: treasures found and treasures lost. Archaeological research tantalizes us with possibilities (are modern humans really part Neanderthal?). Where are the archaeologists behind these stories? What kind of work do they actually do, and why does it matter? Marilyn Johnson's Lives in Ruins is an absorbing and entertaining look at the lives of contemporary archaeologists as they sweat under the sun for clues to the puzzle of our past. Johnson digs and drinks alongside archaeologists, and chases them through the Mediterranean, the Caribbean, and even Machu Picchu. Her subjects share stories about slaves and Ice Age hunters, ordinary soldiers of the American Revolution, Chinese woman warriors, sunken fleets, and mummies. What drives these archaeologists is not the money (meager), the jobs (scarce), or the working conditions (dangerous) but their passion for the stories that would otherwise be buried and lost. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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