Paul G. Bahn
Author of Archaeology: Theories, Methods and Practice
About the Author
Paul G. Bahn obtained a doctorate in archaeology from the University of Cambridge and is an acknowledged expert on Ice Age cave art. He is the author and editor of several books on archaeology and resides in the U.K. (Bowker Author Biography)
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Works by Paul G. Bahn
The Story of Archaeology: The 100 Great Archaeological Discoveries (1995) — Editor — 261 copies, 1 review
Written in Bones: How Human Remains Unlock the Secrets of the Dead (2003) — Editor — 239 copies, 3 reviews
Ancient Obscenities: Or Things You Shouldn't Know About the History of Mankind! (1999) 34 copies, 2 reviews
Unearthing the Past: The Great Archaeological Discoveries that Have Changed History (2005) 34 copies
The Great Archaeologists: The lives and legacy of the people who discovered the world's most famous archaeological… (2009) 6 copies
The Complete Illustrated History of World Archaeology: A Remarkable Journey Around the World's Major Ancient Sites from… (2013) 5 copies
Rock art and prehistory : papers presented to symposium G of the AURA Congress, Darwin 1988 (1991) 2 copies
Rock Art Studies: The Post-Stylistic Era or Where Do We Go from Here? : Papers Presented in Symposium a of the 2nd Aura (1993) 2 copies
Régészeti nyomozások 1 copy
Mas allá de Altamira: Guía de las cuevas decoradas de la Edad del Hielo en Europa (Mensula Patrimonio) (Spanish… (2015) 1 copy
Flight into pre-history 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1953-07-29
- Gender
- male
- Nationality
- UK
- Education
- University of Cambridge (PhD)
- Occupations
- archaeologist
- Organizations
- Society of Antiquaries (Fellow)
Archeological Institute of America (Corresponding member) - Short biography
- Paul G. Bahn is a leading archaeological writer, translator, and broadcaster. He is a Contributing Editor of the Archaeological Institute of America's Archaeology magazine, and he has written extensively on prehistoric art. He has authored and/or edited many books on more general archaeological subjects. He holds a PhD from the University of Cambridge and is a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries and a Corresponding member of the Archeological Institute of America. He was an advisor on the BBC's The Making of Mankind and a consultant on a segment of WGBH's NOVA Trilogy Human Origins. [from Archaeology: The Essential Guide to Our Human Past, Smithsoinian, 2017]
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Reviews
This book exemplifies what a “very short introduction“ should be: take a complex and extensive topic & provide a comprehensive, jargon-free and illuminating overview. The author shares his passion for the topic while clearly pointing out the pitfalls & problems the field of archaeology faces. His quirky humor & clear language make reading this book a pleasure. Highly recommended.
I was sniggering and saying OMG in equal measure while reading this book. It is about all those dirty little secrets that the stuffy museums and archaeologists does not want us to know about! So interesting. These books make history come alive...
Traces is correct.... there is very little that remains & today it is just a place to sightsee what one can only imagine Hollywood once was.
I liked the premise of the book, but I seriously wanted more... definitely more photos would have helped to better complete the descriptions of what once was.
The writing was, well, not that good; the basic information & explanations were enough; however, the use of exclamations and phrases such as inferences as to what a future archaeologist or alien might think should they excavate former stages & sets were odd.
The necrology in the back was interesting: which stars died when & where many are interred, in fact there were many stars from the 70's & 80's that I had no idea died...
I'm sure there are better books on this subject, but this one is a good beginning and the necrology really was interesting.… (more)
I liked the premise of the book, but I seriously wanted more... definitely more photos would have helped to better complete the descriptions of what once was.
The writing was, well, not that good; the basic information & explanations were enough; however, the use of exclamations and phrases such as inferences as to what a future archaeologist or alien might think should they excavate former stages & sets were odd.
The necrology in the back was interesting: which stars died when & where many are interred, in fact there were many stars from the 70's & 80's that I had no idea died...
I'm sure there are better books on this subject, but this one is a good beginning and the necrology really was interesting.… (more)
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- Works
- 78
- Also by
- 6
- Members
- 4,098
- Popularity
- #6,141
- Rating
- 3.8
- Reviews
- 36
- ISBNs
- 242
- Languages
- 15
An insightful but short summary not just of archaeology itself but its methods and theories, its different fields and subjects as well as its history and its social and political aspects and impacts. In ten chapters, Bahn goes over everything from the origins and development of archaeology, the different theories and methods that make up the archaeology field as well as aspects such as minorities and relation to the public and society.
To be quite honest, my highlighter was hard at work during my read. Bahn has managed to put together not only an educational but often humorous introduction to archaeology. Granted, I'm currently on my second year as an Archaeology major, but I did think it was successful in the task of being a short, summarised introduction while also not being simple, or one-sided. Then again, Bahn knows what he's doing by now.
I know the books in the series are written by different authors and are bound to be very different, this one really did make me excited to read more of them; and feeling like they're definitely both fun and educational.… (more)