The march of archaeology
By: by C.W. Ceram [pseud.] ; translated from the German by Richard and Clara Winston.
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: Knopf
Published: 1958
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng; ger
Number of pages: 326
Subjects: Archaeology -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [316]-326) and index.
Translation of Götter, Gräber, und Gelehrte im Bild.
Also published with the title A picture history of archaeology.
Table of contents: title: The birth of classical archaeology; title: Pompeii and Herculaneum; title: Schliemann's venture in the dark; title: New light on Crete; title: The Egyptian Sphinx; title: Geometry in stone; title: Mummies; title: The Valley of the Kings and relics of ordinary life; title: Early travelers to Babylon and Persepolis; title: The decipherment of cuneiform script; title: Layard in Nineveh and Koldewey in Babylon; title: Methods and results of the excavation at Ur; title: First accounts of the conquest of Mexico; title: In the service of a new science; title: Conquest of the jungle cities; title: New problems in Mexico; title: Retrospect and perspective; title: Appendix.