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- Mysteries and Discoveries of Archaeoastronomy by Giulio Magli
Note: Giulio Magli was one of the examiners of my thesis, so his book is hardly likely to get a bad review.
This review rounds off a trilogy to go with Skywatchers, Shamans and Kings and People and the Sky. Like the other two books this could be said to be part of a World Archaeoastronomy [...] - Creating Prehistory by Adam Stout
I could draw up quite a list of people who won’t like this book. I certainly disagree with a few of the author’s characterisations of archaeology. Despite (or even because?) of this it’s a challenging and engaging view of the development of archaeology in the UK.
- Loot by Sharon Waxman
In short, the best archaeopolitics book I’ve read since Edward Fox’s Sacred Geography. I was kindly sent a review copy by the publishers and I have a feeling that they were hoping for a bit more than that, so I’ll add a bit more.
It’s subtitled “The Battle over the Stolen Treasures of the Ancient World” [...] - The best new archaeology books?
Michael E. Smith is looking for what you think are the best new archaeology books. It made me realise that this year I don’t think I’ve really taken much time out to read for pleasure.
- On Deep History and the Brain
On Deep History and the Brain by Daniel Lord Smail shows that there is a place for ‘Neurohistory’ and that some basic assumptions in history have remained unchallenged despite decades of advances in related fields.
- Thoughts on The God Delusion
The God Delusion. Photo (cc) somefool.
I bought this a while ago when it came out in paperback because Sainsbury’s had it on special offer. I’ve read it, but haven’t commented on it for a few reasons. Partly because I seem to have bought a faulty copy. The God Delusion is a vicious angry screed against [...] - Now THAT’S a review
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Phil sent me a link to the Amazon UK page for the new book by Richard Littlejohn. He’s a hack for the Daily Mail, a news organisation that makes Fox News look fair and balanced, so I thought that Phil’s recent trip to Syria had left him with mental trauma. Not so. [...] - Archaeology is a Brand! by Cornelius Holtorf and illustrated by Quentin Drew
I did have some qualms about reviewing this book before it arrived. It’s a free review copy, so I was wondering what to do if it turned out to be awful. I tend not to write negative reviews if I can help it, unless something is surprisingly bad, because I prefer to spend my time [...]
- The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the Greek by Barry Cunliffe
Why read? These days it’s mainly work. This in contrast was for pleasure, and it is a pleasure. I’ve has this for a while but I haven’t written a review because I wanted to be able to refer back to the book as I wrote – and I mislaid it.
The Extraordinary Voyage of Pytheas the [...] - The Case for Mars
This is a response to the question Will the human race ever populate another planet? posted on Toshiba’s Love to Lead site. Toshiba set a question and then bloggers answer it, with links back to the Toshiba site in the hope of winning a laptop. You can also add a button like the one [...]
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