Digging Deeper: How Archaeology Works

Eric H. Cline, an archaeologist with extensive experience, provides an accessible primer to the craft of archaeology in Digging Deeper. He answers questions such as how to locate dig sites, how excavations are conducted, how to determine age, who owns discovered artifacts, and what people from the past ate, wore, and looked like. Adapted from his acclaimed book Three Stones Make a Wall, this lively book offers insights and practical advice for both armchair archaeologists and aspiring excavators.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 176 pages
Publication date: 03 November 2020
Publisher: Princeton University Press

From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., an accessible primer to the archaeologist's craft. An archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork around the world, from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. In Digging Deeper, Cline answers the questions archaeologists are most frequently asked, such as: How do you know where to dig? How are excavations actually done? How do you know how old something is? Who gets to keep what is found? How do you know what people from the past ate, wore, and looked like? Adapted from Cline's acclaimed book Three Stones Make a Wall, this lively little volume is brimming with insights and practical advice about how archaeology really works. Whether you are an armchair archaeologist or embarking on your first excavation, Digging Deeper is an essential primer on the art of the dig.

From the bestselling author of 1177 B.C., an accessible primer to the archaeologist's craft. An archaeologist with more than thirty seasons of excavation experience, Eric H. Cline has conducted fieldwork around the world, from Greece and Crete to Egypt, Israel, and Jordan. In Digging Deeper, Cline answers the questions archaeologists are most frequently asked, such as: How do you know where to dig? How are excavations actually done? How do you know how old something is? Who gets to keep what is found? How do you know what people from the past ate, wore, and looked like? Adapted from Cline's acclaimed book Three Stones Make a Wall, this lively little volume is brimming with insights and practical advice about how archaeology really works. Whether you are an armchair archaeologist or embarking on your first excavation, Digging Deeper is an essential primer on the art of the dig.

Weight: 148g
Dimension: 109 x 176 x 16 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780691208572