The First Fossil Hunters
Subtitle: Paleontology in Greek and Roman Times.
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: October 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 382
ISBN-13: 9780691089775
Subjects: Myths & mythology; Palaeontology; Social Science; History; Science; Sociology; Ancient Greece; Ancient Rome; Ancient - General; Paleontology; Archaeology and Ancient History; Biological Sciences; Classics; History of Science and Medicine, Philosophy of Science; Social Science / Archaeology; Archaeology
First sentence: I BOARDED the overnight ferry from Athens to Samos, a Greek island just off the coast of Turkey, in the late summer.