Table of Contents

Introduction: the roles of the historian and archaeologist in investigating the past 1. The work of the historian 2. The work of the archaeologist 3. Who owns the past? Case Studies 4. Ancient human remains 5. Archaeology of Aboriginal Australia 6. Can the Sphinx be saved? 7. Schliemann and the treasure from Troy 8. Boudicca: resistance to Roman rule 9. The Oxus Treasure 10. The Entombed Warriors of Xian Ancient Societies, Sites and Sources 11. Deir el Medina 12. Persepolis 13. Thera 14. Vergina 15. The Colosseum 16. Pliny the Younger: a provincial governor 17. Angkor Complex