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Devereux, Paul

Archaeology: The Study of Our Past

(4) 4-6 Investigating Science series. This overview of archaeology discusses subtopics including dating techniques, different kinds of artifacts, frauds, and several case studies. For each subtopic, a short summary paragraph is surrounded by color photos and a few diagrams and other drawings, each thoroughly captioned. The information is generally accurate and clear, but the busy pages and small, vertically elongated typeface can become tiring to read. Bib., glos., ind.

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