Archaeology is a brand : the meaning of archaeology in contemporary popular culture / Cornelius Holtorf ; illustrated by Quentin Drew.
Material type: TextPublisher: Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, [2007]Copyright date: ©2007Description: ix, 183 pages : illustrations ; 22 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 1598741799
- 9781598741797
- 930.1 22
- CC175 .H65 2007
Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Book | City Campus City Campus Main Collection | 930.1 HOL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | A401161B |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-171) and index.
Investigating the meaning of archaeology in popular culture -- Archaeology : a trendy subject -- Approaching the field -- A travel log -- Archaeology in the mass media -- Archaeology on tv -- Germany : Gisela Graichen's adventure archaeology -- Sweden : Göran Burenhult's exotic explorations -- Great Britain : Time Team's digging detectives -- Archaeology in newspapers -- What people are thinking about archaeology -- The single most significant source of information about archaeology is tv -- The most common association people have with "archaeology" is digging up things -- People enjoy "doing" archaeology themselves -- Discussion -- The archaeologist in popular culture : key themes -- The A theme : the archaeologist as adventurer -- The D theme : the archaeologist as detective -- The R theme : the archaeologist making profound revelations -- The C theme : the archaeologist taking care of ancient sites and finds -- The archaeologist's clothes -- Alternative themes.
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