The Gentlemans Magazine Library Archaeology

Author : George Laurence Gomme
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9781332312207
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (122 download)

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Download or read book The Gentleman's Magazine Library (Classic Reprint) written by George Laurence Gomme and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2015-08-05 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Gentleman's Magazine Library This volume begins a new section of the vast quantity of interesting and valuable material printed in the old Gentleman's Magazine and I venture to think that there are many who will be glad to have before them in a collected form these hitherto scattered papers on prehistoric and early historic archaeology. Some of them are the work of scientific archaeologists. It is important, however, to bear in mind that many of these contributions do not meet the requirements of modern science; they are disfigured by theories never very profound, and chiefly connected with the Druids, to whom all objects not historic seem to have been referred for an origin, except perhaps the amusing instance recorded on p. 142, Finally, they are not always complete or exhaustive. But, on the other hand, it is important to science to know where archaeological discoveries, however fragmentary and apparently insignificant, have been found; to know the condition of certain well-known monuments at particular dates; to know what the treasure-seeker and unscientific explorer have done in the past to plunder or injure objects which in these days are of surpassing importance. Many deplorable instances of destruction occur in the following pages. Scientific men have frequently lamented the want of support which the Government gives to the exploration and description of the archaeological remains of this country; but in the following pages it would seem that they have to lament also that the officers of the Government have occasionally acted as iconoclasts. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."