Abstract

An unprecedented look inside archaeology today, Discovery! reveals the exciting, significant and astonishing finds from around the world in the last fifteen years that have changed the way we see our past. Spanning a timescale of two million years of history, this book covers everything from the latest fossil discoveries to wrecks of early submarines and ironclads from the American Civil War. Truly international in scope and totally authoritative, Discovery! is illustrated throughout with amazing photographs, sometimes taken at the very moment of discovery.