Book of the Month

[Jayni Reinhard]

We are planning on setting up something of a book club for the Central AZ AIA members on this website beginning in the fall of 2009. Anyone who has suggestions for good books on the topic of archaeology are welcome to submit them here! So far we are considering the following:
"Breaking Ground: Pioneering Women Archaeologists," edited by Martha Sharp Joukowsky (2006)
"The Way of Herodotus: Travels with the Man Who Invented History," by Justin Marozzi (2008)
Both books are in the $20-30 range on Amazon.com

Update: we have chosen a book by Chicago Art Institute Curator James Cuno called "Who Owns Antiquity?" See below for more details.

[Jayni Reinhard]

The latest idea is to kick off the fall with the book "Who Owns Antiquity? Museums and the Battle over our Ancient Heritage" by James Cuno (2008). This book is available on Amazon.com for $16.47 right now (normally $24.95). Here is the direct link:
http://www.amazon.com/Who-Owns-Antiquity-Museums-Heritage/dp/069113...

Another book for future consideration is Barbara Lesko's "The Great Goddesses of Egypt" (1999).

[Kathryn Michel]

I would be interested in participating in discussion of this book. But I will participate only if the book is available second hand from Alibris. I do not currently have this book. I have not yet checked on the availability of Who Owns Antiquity? but it does not seem too appealing to me at that price. I will check on the Lesko book as the only one I have by either Lesko is the wine book done by her husband.

[Patricia Nowak]

To obtain a list of archaeology books, would I go to a bookstore or the library?

[Jayni Reinhard]

Either would do. I suppose it depends on whether you want to buy them or check them out! Either place is great for browsing what's available. I like Barnes & Noble or Borders because you can relax with a coffee in a nice soft chair while checking it all out!

[Jayni Reinhard]

I just wanted to add that I have now read the preface and intro of the Cuno book and it is literally gripping! I have a feeling that this should spark some interesting discussions. I already find that I catch myself thinking about the issues Cuno presents throughout the day and have little arguments with myself. Someone better get on here soon before I go certifiably insane :)

[Kathryn Michel]

I checked the Cuno book on Alibris and the cheapest I could get was fifteen dollars but that did not include shipment. So I'm not interested. All of my books on archaeology ( and there are hundreds) are books that I use as reference and refer to over and over . I am not interested in purchasing a book that I would read once and then have no further use for.

I'll look for the Lesko book but I already have at least four books on gods and goddesses of Egypt. This is not a topic that has had any new outstanding discoveries recently. The best one and most complete one is the one by Richard Wilkinson of U of A.