Archaeology Hotspot Italy - Unearthing the Past for Armchair Archaeologists

This book will deal with popular spots for archaeology in Italy-in terms of both fieldwork and tourism-and will focus on what has been found, who found it and their stories, the controversies and scandals, ongoing projects, and what it all means. The contents will illuminate the history, culture, national heritage, and current events.

List of contents

Chronology of Ancient Italy
Preface
1. Introducing Ancient Italy
2. Italy from Prehistory to Greek Colonization
3. From the Foundation of Rome to the Fall of the Roman Empire
4. The Most Important Archaeological Sites from the North to the South of Italy
5. Digging up the Past Today: New Discoveries and New Challenges
6. Famous Figures in Past and Present Italian Archaeology
7. Controversies in Italian Archaeology
Epilogue: Learning More About Italian Archaeology
Notes
Bibliography
Index
About the Authors

About the author

By Maja Gori and Alessandro Pintucci

Summary

This book will deal with popular spots for archaeology in Italy-in terms of both fieldwork and tourism-and will focus on what has been found, who found it and their stories, the controversies and scandals, ongoing projects, and what it all means. The contents will illuminate the history, culture, national heritage, and current events.

Product details

• Authors: Maja Gori, Maja Pintucci Gori, Gori Maja, Alessandro Pintucci
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 15.03.2020
• EAN: 9780759124172
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-2417-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Series: Archaeology Hotspots
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Pre and early history, antiquity; Travel > Travel guides > Europe; Archäologie, Italien, Europäische Geschichte, Geschichte allgemein und Weltgeschichte, European History, TRAVEL / Special Interest / Adventure, Adventure holidays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Archaeology, HISTORY / Europe / Italy, TRAVEL / Europe / Italy, Italy, Archaeology, Travel guides: adventure holidays