The New York Times Book of Archeology (Paperback )

The New York Times Book of Archeology Book Description

For the past two decades, readers of The New York times have turned to the Science Times section for information on the latest discoveries in science, presented by award-winning journalists and written for the layman. The New York Times Book of Archeology compiles the paper's best reporting on the search to uncover our past.Trail the footprints of the earliest modern human to the beginning of our history; stand in awe with French explorers before magnificent 30,000-year-old cave paintings; visit the ancient cities of Titris Hoyuk, Pompeii, and Petra; and glide across the belly of the Mediterranean to hunt for clues about a bygone trade route with the world's smallest and deepest-diving submarine. Finally, a new section created for this edition explores the secrets of human history revealed by an astonishing new archeology site - our DNA. This is a book for anyone interested in the development of modern culture and the course of humanity's past. (7 x 9, 280 pages, illustrations)

Archaeologists' discoveries often answer burning questions about human history. Many patiently and methodically dig in the dirt, turning over rocks, seeking answers, while others use high-tech equipment to explore underwater areas. All their methods serve the same purpose: to answer the questions that will add depth to our knowledge of times past. Travel back through The Times and piece together the past with John Noble Wilford, Marlise Fowler, William J. Broad, and other award-winning writers; trace the footprints of the earliest modern human to the beginning of human history; follow the long ensuing debate before the discovery of Monte Verde as scientists search for the first Americans; visit the ancient cities of Tritis Hoyuk, Pompeii, and Petra; glide across the belly of the Mediterranean to hunt for clues about a bygone trade route with the world's smallest and deepest diving submarine; and explore past civilizations and ancient cultures. Updated and expanded, "The New York Times Book of Archeology" is the perfect book for students, anyone interested in the development of culture, and all those fascinated with the course of human history.

About the Author :

Nicholas Wade has contributed to The New York Times Book of Archeology as an editor. Nicholas Wade was born in Aylesbury, England, and was educated at Eton College and at King's College, Cambridge. He was deputy editor of Nature magazine in London and then became that journal's Washington correspondent. He joined "Science" magazine in Washington as a reporter and later moved to "The New York Times, " where he has been an editorial writer, science editor and now a science reporter. He is the author or coauthor of four previous books and lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

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