Archaeology and Ancient History: Breaking Down the Boundaries

Eberhard W. Sauer

Routledge, 2004 - History - 206 pages

Challenging both traditional and fashionable theories, this collection of pieces from an international range of contributors explores the separation of the human past into history, archaeology and their related sub-disciplines.

Each case study challenges the validity of this separation and asks how we can move to a more holistic approach in the study of the relationship between history and archaeology.

While the focus is on the ancient world, particularly Greece and Rome, rhe lessons learnded in this book make it an essential addition to all studies of history and archaeology.

About the author

Eberhard Sauer is a British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow at Keble College and the Institute of Archaeology, University of Oxford, as well as an Honorary Lecturer at the University of Leicester's School of Archaeology and Ancient History.

Bibliographic information

• Title: Archaeology and Ancient History: Breaking Down the Boundaries; Ancient History-Archaeology-Historical Studies; Ancient history: Classical studies
• Author: Eberhard W. Sauer
• Editor: Eberhard W. Sauer
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Routledge, 2004
• ISBN: 0415302013, 9780415302012
• Length: 206 pages
• Subjects: History / Ancient / General; Social Science / Archaeology