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Pompeii (Duckworth Archaeological Histories) (Duckworth Archaeological Histories) by Alison E. Cooley is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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"After examining conditions in the town during its last years of existence, as its people came to terms with repeated earth tremors, Alison Cooley challenges the popular image of Pompeii as frozen in time by the eruption, by examining the extent to which the site really was undisturbed for over 1,500 years. She then turns to the history of the town as an archaeological site, analysing the impact of contemporary politics and cultural preoccupations upon the aims of its excavators form the site's
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Alison E. Cooley
- Publisher
- Bristol Classical Press
- Published
- 2003
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780715631614
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Anthropology, History, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.4 / 5 (5 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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