Paul G. Bahn
Auteur de Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice
A propos de l'auteur
Paul G. Bahn obtained a doctorate in archaeology from the University of Cambridge and is an acknowledged expert on Ice Age cave art. He is the author and editor of several books on archaeology and resides in the U.K. (Bowker Author Biography)
Séries
Œuvres de Paul G. Bahn
The Story of Archaeology: The 100 Great Archaeological Discoveries (1995) — Directeur de publication — 253 exemplaires
Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead (2003) — Directeur de publication — 229 exemplaires
The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology (1996) — Directeur de publication — 132 exemplaires
Unearthing the Past: The Great Archaeological Discoveries that Have Changed History (2005) 34 exemplaires
Ancient Obscenities: Or Things You Shouldn't Know About the History of Mankind! (1999) 34 exemplaires
Palaeolithic Cave Art at Creswell Crags in European Context (2007) — Directeur de publication — 23 exemplaires
The Complete Illustrated History of World Archaeology: A Remarkable Journey Around the World's Major Ancient Sites from… (2013) 5 exemplaires
The Great Archaeologists: The lives and legacy of the people who discovered the world's most famous archaeological… (2009) 5 exemplaires
Rock Art Studies: The Post-Stylistic Era or Where Do We Go from Here? : Papers Presented in Symposium a of the 2nd Aura (1993) 2 exemplaires
Rock art and prehistory : papers presented to symposium G of the AURA Congress, Darwin 1988 (1991) 2 exemplaires
Régészeti nyomozások 1 exemplaire
Written in Bones 1 exemplaire
Legendary Sites of the Ancient World: An Illustrated Guide to Over 80 Major Archaeological Discoveries (2009) 1 exemplaire
Flight into pre-history 1 exemplaire
Tombs, Graves and Mummies 1 exemplaire
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1953-07-29
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- UK
- Études
- University of Cambridge (PhD)
- Professions
- archaeologist
- Organisations
- Society of Antiquaries (Fellow)
Archeological Institute of America (Corresponding member) - Courte biographie
- Paul G. Bahn is a leading archaeological writer, translator, and broadcaster. He is a Contributing Editor of the Archaeological Institute of America's Archaeology magazine, and he has written extensively on prehistoric art. He has authored and/or edited many books on more general archaeological subjects. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Corresponding member of the Archeological Institute of America. He was an advisor on the BBC's The Making of Mankind and a consultant on a segment of WGBH's NOVA Trilogy Human Origins. [from Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past, Smithsoinian, 2017]
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Archaeology: A Very Short Introduction par Paul Bahn
“You can release all kinds of demons lurking inside you when you are allowed to burn down a house, or attack a colleague with a bronze sword, bash hell out of a piece of stone, or smear cowdung over a wall or klin, and call it ‘Science’.”
One should never be satisfied with an existing scenario - true scientists constantly question and return to their earlier conclusions, to check them again. Don't rest on your laurels, because laurels rapidly wither and die.
An insightful but short summary not just of archaeology itself but its methods and theories, its different fields and subjects as well as its history and its social and political aspects and impacts. In ten chapters, Bahn goes over everything from the origins and development of archaeology, the different theories and methods that make up the archaeology field as well as aspects such as minorities and relation to the public and society.
To be quite honest, my highlighter was hard at work during my read. Bahn has managed to put together not only an educational but often humorous introduction to archaeology. Granted, I'm currently on my second year as an Archaeology major, but I did think it was successful in the task of being a short, summarised introduction while also not being simple, or one-sided. Then again, Bahn knows what he's doing by now.
I know the books in the series are written by different authors and are bound to be very different, this one really did make me excited to read more of them; and feeling like they're definitely both fun and educational.… (plus d'informations)
An insightful but short summary not just of archaeology itself but its methods and theories, its different fields and subjects as well as its history and its social and political aspects and impacts. In ten chapters, Bahn goes over everything from the origins and development of archaeology, the different theories and methods that make up the archaeology field as well as aspects such as minorities and relation to the public and society.
To be quite honest, my highlighter was hard at work during my read. Bahn has managed to put together not only an educational but often humorous introduction to archaeology. Granted, I'm currently on my second year as an Archaeology major, but I did think it was successful in the task of being a short, summarised introduction while also not being simple, or one-sided. Then again, Bahn knows what he's doing by now.
I know the books in the series are written by different authors and are bound to be very different, this one really did make me excited to read more of them; and feeling like they're definitely both fun and educational.… (plus d'informations)
This book exemplifies what a “very short introduction“ should be: take a complex and extensive topic & provide a comprehensive, jargon-free and illuminating overview. The author shares his passion for the topic while clearly pointing out the pitfalls & problems the field of archaeology faces. His quirky humor & clear language make reading this book a pleasure. Highly recommended.
I was sniggering and saying OMG in equal measure while reading this book. It is about all those dirty little secrets that the stuffy museums and archaeologists does not want us to know about! So interesting. These books make history come alive...
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- Œuvres
- 79
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 3,977
- Popularité
- #6,345
- Évaluation
- 3.8
- Critiques
- 36
- ISBN
- 237
- Langues
- 14