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March 1st, 2010
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3 Responses to “Discovering Our Past: A Brief Introduction to Archaeology”
March 1st, 2010 at 10:33 pm
This time you do need to judge a book by its cover. On my copy there is a picture of The Ring of Brodgar which is located on the Isle of Orkney in Scotland. The back of the book states the following: “In the middle of an otherwise undistinguished grassy plain,near Loch Roag on one of Scotland’s Shetland Islands, stands a cluster of stones, precisely shaped and simply arranged. This elegantly mysterious and awe-inspiring arra of standing stones is “Callanish” Okaaay… Callanish is located on the isle of Harris/Lewis, not Shetland Island. The Ring of Brodgar is on the cover of the book, but not actually mentioned in the book. Loch Roag is not on Shetland either, it too is located on the isle of Harris/Lewis. If they can’t get those simple facts straight, I shudder to think of what they got wrong in the book. And this is a second edition of the book! Think of all the students they have mislead!! I think someone needs to tell them that a degree from Kinko’s is not the same as a degree from college. Don’t waste your time and money on this book. I bet the authors are from Québec in Canada. How else can you explain the inaccuracies of this book?
Rating: 1 / 5
March 1st, 2010 at 11:09 pm
I didn’t know there was this much highlight when i brought it. If i would have known, i wouldn’t have brought it.
Rating: 1 / 5
March 2nd, 2010 at 12:25 am
I’m currently a student and i’m taking an Introducion to Archaeology course because I’ve always been interested in learning a little bit about archaeology. This is the book that I have to use for my class and most of the time I dread having to read the books in any of my classes, but this book is an exception. Even if I wasn’t taking the course in college, I would enjoy reading this book.
It gives you an overview of what archaeologists do for a living and tells of many excavations and other archaeological discoveries. Unlike most textbooks, it not only gives definitions and gives information about the subject, but it tells stories that will interest you and actually make you want to read the book for a change.
If you want to read about what archaeology is about, I recommend reading this book. It has a lot of good information and it’s interesting.
Rating: 5 / 5