Digging Through Darkness: Chronicles of an Archaeologist

From: The Australian Journal of Anthropology | Date: January 1, 1999| Author: | Copyright information

Carmel Schrire. Digging Through Darkness: Chronicles of an Archaeologist. Charlottesville and London: University Press of Virginia. 1995. x, 276pp., illust., bibliog., index. US$29.95 (Hc.), ISBN 0-8139-1558-9.

Al Paterson

School of Archaeology, University of Sydney

Digging through Darkness is a brilliant literary achievement, demonstrating an archaeological career rich in anecdotes and wide-ranging research. It is an important text in archaeological studies of colonialism, as it employs both archaeological and written evidence, and a range of explanatory techniques, to move beyond ...

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