Publication

2017 - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc

Language

English

Word Count

46,000 words, Guess

Page Count

184 pages

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number2016037854
  • AmazonB01N5PIHC7

Classifications

  • LCCCC165
  • LCCCC115.H59 A3 2017

Description

"A memoir of travels by an eminent archaeologist and historian"-- "'You must be very patient, ' most everyone asserts admiringly on encountering an archaeologist. Patience in the pursuit of history instantly earns consideration. Patience to sift through the soil to discover treasure, from gold to unidentifiable knick-knacks--an educated beachcomber. But, patience does not come into it so much as the chemistry of experiences from being in the company of others as the five senses are provoked and satisfied by the buried unexpected. Archaeology is about hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting and touching past textures in our time. With these senses, in the company of friends, new places are created from old ones. Travel with archaeologist and writer Richard Hodges as he explores sites across the globe and ponders the relationship of the individual with the past and the present of the past in its ruins, monuments and hidden traces of long-distant worlds and civilisations"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Travels with an Archaeologist: Finding a Sense of PlaceBloomsbury Publishing Plc2017-01-01

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