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100 1 _aBabington, Churchill,
_d1821-1889
245 1 3 _aAn introductory lecture on archæology
246 1 _aAn introductory lecture on archaeology : Delivered before the University of Cambridge
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2023
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2023-10-29
508 _aThe Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"An Introductory Lecture on Archæology" by Churchill Babington is a scholarly lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as an informative exploration into the field of archaeology, defining its scope, significance, and relevance across various cultures and historical periods. The text not only outlines the discipline's understanding of human history through its material remains but also addresses the qualifications necessary for a professional archaeologist. The opening of the lecture establishes the framework of archaeology as a comprehensive science concerned with all artifacts left by past societies, including their domestic, social, political, and religious lives. Babington expresses a clear ambition to provide an accessible introduction, acknowledging his predecessors' scholarly contributions while intending to showcase the vast range and significance of archaeological studies. He emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology, highlighting its connections to history, art, and literature, and lays out his planned discourse on the existing remains of antiquity among various ancient civilizations, from the Egyptians to the Romans, while promoting a respectful appreciation of all forms of antiquity, thereby setting the stage for a thorough investigation into the subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _pOriginally published:
_cCambridge: Deighton, Bell, and Co., 1865
653 _aArchaeology
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/71984
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