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Archaeological Finds: A Guide to Identification (Revealing History) [Illustrated] (Paperback)

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Paperback: 248 pages
Publisher: NPI Media Group; illustrated edition edition (1 Dec 2004)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0752431323
ISBN-13: 978-0752431321
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 15.6 x 2.2 cm

Average Customer Review: 2.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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This is the essential handbook for anyone interested in archaeology and keen to learn more about identifying the artefacts they discover. Not only does it help in distinguishing the various artefacts but it also explains how they can be dated.

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1.0 out of 5 stars At a loss for words, 18 Oct 2005

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This book is a terrible disgrace. The information it gives is largely wrong and in some cases the advice is dangerous. How on earth did this book ever make publication? Presumably it was never read by a professional archaeologist. To all those interested in the identifiation of archaeological finds, do not waste your money on this book.

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1.0 out of 5 stars A terrible disappointment, 29 Jul 2005

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Any attempt to cover a topic as large as 'Archaeological Finds' is a bold step and requires the dedicated scholarship that can only be accumulated through years of research and consultation. However, it is apparent that this book is the product of neither of these steps. Information is at best confused, at worst simply wrong, whilst advice given on the treatment of artefacts is often misleading and can be very damaging. In places other people's work is clearly relied upon, but this is never acknowledged, and the bibliography simply doesn't contain much of the most up to date literature on archaeological finds. But perhaps the real danger is that this volume will become an easy and lazy way for some archaeologist to 'identify' finds, a task they often only pay lip service to already. Do yourself a favour, save a few pounds and buy some of the other more informative books available on Amazon.

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1.0 out of 5 stars You are making a big mistake buying this, 12 Feb 2006

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Shot through with inaccuracies, some facts clearly wrong, and apparently packed with images, lifted from other books, or tinkered with a little, and credit and thanks not proffered to original authors. Norena, Norena you only had to ask……

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5.0 out of 5 stars Really useful book!
This book is a really useful basic reference guide for identifying a wide range of archaeological artefacts from a massive range of periods. Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars Simply awful
This book has been comprehensively condemned by those working in the archaeological profession. Misleading, incorrect and littered with mistakes on every page, this should never... Read more

Published on 25 Feb 2006 by fitrich

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Useful Handbook
As a guide to the basics of identification this is a very helpful book. The author states it is not meant to be a complete study of the huge subject of finds identification, but... Read more

Published on 5 Dec 2005

5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting and Informative
I'm an archaeology student from the University of California in Los Angeles who recently completed a dig in which Ms. Read more

Published on 14 Sep 2005 by Kristine VanHamersveld

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