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Dirty diggers : tales from the archaeological trenches / Paul Bahn ; illustrated by Bill Tidy.

Title
Dirty diggers : tales from the archaeological trenches / Paul Bahn ; illustrated by Bill Tidy.
Author
Bahn, Paul G.
Publication
  • Walnut Creek, California : Left Coast Press, Inc., [2013]
  • ©2013

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Description
125 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
Subject
  • Archaeology > Anecdotes
  • Archaeology > Humor
  • Archaeology
Genre/Form
  • Anecdotes
  • Humor
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (page 123).
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Fieldwork fun. Incongruous finds ; Everybody hurts sometimes ; Eccentric diggers ; Falling down ; Unpleasant archaeological sights ; Slip-ups -- Excavation encounters. Dealing with the locals ; Men in uniform ; The bear necessities ; More on bones ; The green chair ; Loonies -- Dig dialogues. Intelligent comments ; Stupid questions ; Honest mistakes ; Dishonest mistakes ; Archaeologists are cunning linguists ; Problems with English -- Food and grog and after-effects. Food for thought ; The demon drink ; Don't drink the water! ; Hubble bubble, toilet trouble -- Archaeology after hours. Archaeologists and marriage ; Goings on ; Archaeologists in the raw ; Women and archaeology ; Sex in the field ; The wheeler dealer -- Back at the office. Mummy's boys ; Archaeological theses.
ISBN
  • 9781611329780 (paperback. : alk. paper)
  • 1611329787 (paperback : alk. paper)
  • 9781611327557 (consumer ebook) (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
^^2013024529
OCLC
852031324
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library