The World of the Past

by Jacquetta Hawkes

This is a classic 2 volume hardcover set in a slipcase. Volume One is 601 pages. Volume Two is 709 pages. The set covers "a world -wide history of archaeology and its greatest discoveries, area by area, in the eloquent words of the original discoverers, observers, and interpreters".

Genres: History, Nonfiction, Ancient History

Paperback

First published April 15, 1975

About the author

Jacquetta Hawkes OBE FBA (5 August 1910 – 18 March 1996) was an English archaeologist and writer. She was the first woman to study the Archaeology & Anthropology degree course at the University of Cambridge. A specialist in prehistoric archaeology, she excavated Neanderthal remains at the Palaeolithic site of Mount Carmel with Yusra and Dorothy Garrod. She was a representative for the UK at UNESCO, and was curator of the "People of Britain" pavilion at the Festival of Britain.

Her second husband was J.B. Priestley.

Reviews

[Dáithí's · Rating 5 out of 5]

Awesome collection of world history. Very well researched and illustrated.