Milestones in Archaeology: A Chronological Encyclopedia-考古学的里程碑：按时间顺序排列的百科全书

作者：Tim Murray

书名：Milestones in Archaeology: A Chronological Encyclopedia《考古学的里程碑：按时间顺序排列的百科全书》

英文简介：The history of archaeology leads from the musty collections of dilettante antiquarians to high-tech science. The book identifies three major developmental periods--Birth of Archaeology, Archaeology of Origins and Empires, and World Archaeology. An introductory essay acquaints the reader with the essence of the science for each period. The short entries comprising the balance of the book expand on the themes introduced in the essays. Organized around personalities, techniques, controversies, and conflicts, the encyclopedia brings to life the history of archaeology. It broadens the general reader's knowledge by detailing the professional significance of widely known discoveries while introducing to wider knowledge obscure but important moments in archaeology. Archaeology is replete with the visionaries and swashbucklers of popular myth; it is also filled with careful and dedicated scientists.