Archaeology Hotspot Italy

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<span>A full-color guide to Italy's archeology and treasures.</span><span><br><br></span><span>Archaeology Hotspot Italy</span><span> presents a comprehensive overview of the Italian archaeology. The main archaeological epochs from Paleolithic to the Middle Ages and sites and the discoveries made in the last twenty years, as well as past and present great archaeologists are thoroughly explored.</span><span>Archaeology Hotspot Italy</span><span> gives also insights into the way in which archaeology is practiced today, dealing with controversies over interpretation of the past connected to different theoretical approaches and present-day social and political contingencies. One of the aims of</span><span>Archaeology Hotspot Italy</span><span> is to give to the reader the idea that archaeology is by no means a static discipline, and that our knowledge of the past is continuously challenged by new discoveries and new approaches as well as by national and international heritage politics. It can be read either while staying comfortably at home or while traveling through Italy. Indeed, it was conceived as a handbook on Italian archaeology for armchair archaeologists as well as an archaeological guide for those visiting Italy. It provides key information on unconventional and not well-known archeological sites, which are outside of the mass tourism circuits, as well as insights on must-see sites and monuments in Italy, such as Pompeii or the Ancient city of Rome. The reader will find insights into the actual work of Italian archaeologists in current excavations, and on the challenges that they have to face. This perspective is quite unique. By combining information on archaeological sites with insights into archaeological practice, this book enables the reader to fully understand the archaeological profession in Italy. This beautiful full-color book features 44 photographs and 3 maps.</span>

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<span>Maja Gori (Ph.D., Heidelberg/Sorbonne), an Italian, is an adjunct faculty member at the American University of Rome. She has been a free-lance archaeological guide in Rome since 2009. Her co-authored</span><span> Building a New Land from Ancient Shards: Archaeology and National Identity in the Balkans</span><span>will be published this year by Edwin Mellen Press.</span>

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