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Title

Archaeology is a brand : the meaning of archaeology in contemporary popular culture / Cornelius Holtorf ; illustrated by Quentin Drew.

Author

Holtorf, Cornelius, 1968-

Publication

Walnut Creek, CA : Left Coast Press, c2007.

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Details

Description

ix, 183 p. : ill.; 22 cm.

Subjects

• Archaeology in mass media
• Archaeologists > Public opinion
• Archaeology > Public opinion
• Mass media > Social aspects
• Popular culture > United States
• Popular culture > Sweden
• Popular culture > Germany
• Popular culture > Great Britain
• Archaeology > Social aspects

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-171) and index.

Processing Action (note)

• committed to retain

Contents

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 .

ISBN

• 9781598741797 (pbk. : alk. paper)
• 1598741799 (pbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN

^^2007001955

OCLC

80019912

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library