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Over time, Classical archaeology has developed from a pastime of enthusiasts and antiquarians to an adult research. Today, the field is a multidisciplinary work which involves not only traditional diggers, but also geologists, geographers, anthropologists, and linguists.These 36 lectures introduce you to this exciting field of study. Professor Hale leads you through a large number of ancient sites with the skill of any born storyteller. The riveting narrative unfolds such as a group of detective stories and provides a new point of view from which to view the world of the Greeks and Romans, resurrecting them in all their glory and affording us a much better grasp of ethnicities which have greatly influenced our own. Some interesting archaeological sites that delivers you with a detailed notion of what Classical archaeology includes, as well as insights in to the details of ancient greek language and Roman life. These case studies - involving both famous sites and discoveries undiscovered outside the field - include the location of Troy, the Athenian Agora, and the Cape Gelidonya Shipwreck. Through an research of these and other riveting sites, you get a superb sampling of Classical archaeology and understand how it combines ancient record, anthropology, ethnography, comparative religious beliefs, art history, anatomist, historical linguistics, paleobotany, and other pursuits with a dash of Indiana Jones-style adventure. Mysteries abound in this course, and in the end, you'll view the world of the Greeks and Romans not as a series of historical incidents but as an tremendous living organism; a system in which society, culture, and the environment interact in vibrant, creative, and sometimes destructive ways.
