Handbook of space engineering, archaeology, and heritage

Space archaeology is defined as the 'the archaeological study of material culture related to space exploration that is found on Earth and in outer space, that is, exoatmospheric material that is clearly the result of human behaviour (p. xi). Tho book concludes with chapters on the role of scien...

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Published in:Antiquity 2010, Vol.84 (324), p.590-590
Main Author: Cocroft, Wayne
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Archaeological evidence
Archaeology
Colleges & universities
Cultural background
Engineering
Fiction
Handbooks
Historic preservation
Human evolution
Moon
Nonfiction
Review articles
Space
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Summary:Space archaeology is defined as the 'the archaeological study of material culture related to space exploration that is found on Earth and in outer space, that is, exoatmospheric material that is clearly the result of human behaviour (p. xi). Tho book concludes with chapters on the role of science fiction writers and their role in inspiration, with Boone (p. 9.31) arguing that they share with archaeologists the long view of human evolution.
ISSN:0003-598X
1745-1744
DOI:10.1017/S0003598X00066977