Das Grosse Spiel, Archaologie und Politik

Trumpler, Charlotte: 2010 Dumont, hardcover 669 pages, illustrated. How it all began in archeology The history of early archeology reads like an adventure novel: Who are the men and women who set out in the 19th and early 20th centuries to search for hidden graves or buried sculptures in sandy deserts and steppes to seek, discover and uncover them under life-threatening circumstances? Men like the German Baron Max von Oppenheim, the Englishman Thomas Edward Lawrence, who will go down in history as Lawrence of Arabia, the Hungarian Count Láslo Almásy, who later became famous as a model for the film »The English Patient«, the Swede Sven Hedin and women like the Englishwoman Gertrude Bell traveled to Africa, Central Asia, the Middle East and Egypt, to Mesopotamia and Asia Minor. What interests did the clients and financiers of the pioneers have? What were the motives for dealing with ancient cultures and their legacies? In short: where does archaeological science come from? Exciting depiction of the adventurous beginnings of archeology Addresses the acquisition history of archaeological monuments The editor Charlotte Trümpler is responsible for attractive exhibitions and accompanying books Exhibition The Great Game Spring 2010, Ruhr Museum in the UNESCO World Heritage Site Zollverein Coal Mine, Essen ISBN 9783832190637 In very good condition. German Language