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The World Atlas of Archaeology. The Practical Archaeologist. Chapter One "In the study of Antiquity," wrote the English antiquarian William Camden (1551-1623), "there is a sweet food of the mind well befitting such as are of honest and noble disposition.

The Practical Archaeologist

" In all ages and all countries, people have been fascinated by their past. Today, many people argue that it is only by studying the past that we can properly understand the present and, perhaps, learn from the errors and achievements of our ancestors. New York Times Book of Archaeology. This innovative new work demonstrates that a significant minority of pastors, bishops, and theologians of varying theological and church-political persuasions utilized Martin Luther's writings about Jews and Judaism with considerable effectiveness to reinforce the anti-Semitism and anti-Judaism already present in substantial degrees among Protestants in Nazi Germany.

New York Times Book of Archaeology

Scholarship on Nazi Germany and the Holocaust has typically viewed anti-Semitism as a modern, racially-based phenomenon. Anti-Judaism, on the other hand, has regularly been regarded as a pre-modern, religiously-based hatred of Jews. In this book, Christopher J. Probst, demonstrates that anti-Semitism pre-dates the modern era and anti-Judaism survived into and flourished during the Nazi era. The Future of the Past: Archaeology in the 21st Century. More and more, highly specialized scientists are taking over the investigation of the past.

The Future of the Past: Archaeology in the 21st Century

Using satellites and aircraft, they are screening entire regions throughout the world in an attempt to find hidden traces of early societies. What’s more, their discoveries—often in complete contrast to archaeology’s established schools of thought—are changing our view of prehistoric civilizations. Archaeological Institute of America. Archaeology Magazine. Archaeologica News.

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