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The books, 'Time Tradition, and Society in Greek Archaeology: Bridging the "Great Divide" by Nigel Spencer, 'Style, Society, and Person: Archaeological and Ethnological Perspectives' by Christopher Carr and Jill E. Neitzel, 'Expanding Archaeology' by James M. Skibo, William H. Walker and Axel E. Nielsen, 'Behavioral Archaeology: First Principles' by Michael Brian Schiffer and 'Beyond Subsistence: Plains Archaeology and the Postprocessual Critique' by Philip Duke are reviewed. It is noticeable that the authors of these books are unified in pushing the archaeological discipline forward.
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The conservation of archaeological materials can trace its beginnings as a discipline to 19th-century scientist Friedrich Rathgen. As director of the Royal Museums of Berlin's Chemical Laboratory, Rathgen developed a systematic approach to archaeological conservation. However, it was not until 1957 that the first course on archaeological conservation was established at the University of London's Institute of Archaeology. Today, conservators are considered as experts on all kinds of archaeological materials.
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The 'Lexicon Topographicum Urbis Romae' is one of the two new topographical dictionaries on ancient Rome that are worthy successors to Platner and Ashby's 'Topographical Dictionary of Ancient Rome.' The lexicon arranges religious buildings under the name of the divinity or saint while secular buildings are arranged according to building type. Despite the bad illustrations and the difficult cross-referencing, the book should become the standard reference for scholars for years to come.
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