Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Pages: 218
Trim: 6¼ x 9½
978-1-4422-6922-4 • Hardback • April 2018 • $40.00 • (£31.00)
978-1-4422-6923-1 • eBook • April 2018 • $38.00 • (£29.00)
Georgina Muskett is an associate of the department of Archaeology, Classics and Egyptology at the University of Liverpool, where she taught Aegean and Classical archaeology. Dr Muskett was formerly curator of Classical Antiquities at National Museums Liverpool, where she continues to research the classical collections.
Chapter 1: The Development of Archaeology in France
Chapter 2: Caves to Lake Villages: the archaeology of prehistoric France
Chapter 3: Colonisation to Kingship: Iron Age, Gallo-Roman and Early Medieval France
Chapter 4: French Archaeology and Archaeologists
Chapter 5: Debates, Controversies and Scandals
Chapter 6: Archaeological Research in France in the 21st Century
This book provides an accessible review of archaeology in France for the amateur. . . The author is an expert in the field, with experience in excavation, curation, research, and teaching. This work would be a useful addition to high school and undergraduate libraries.
— American Reference Books Annual
This Hotspot guide provides a comprehensive and up-to-date invitation to the fascinating archaeology of France. Its readers will appreciate the richness and diversity of the country's remains and finds, from the lower Palaeolithic to modern times, and also the venerable history of research, founding controversies and contemporary achievements of French archaeology.
— Nathan Schlanger, professor of archaeology, Ecole nationale des chartes, Paris