| Archaeology in Fiction Contributor(s): Viguie, Dr Scott C., Bevilacqua, Joe, Kellogg, Lorie |
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ISBN: 1504666151 ISBN-13: 9781504666152 Publisher: Waterlogg Productions OUR PRICE: $22.46 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Archaeology - Literary Criticism | Science Fiction & Fantasy |
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| Publisher Description: Popular fiction is filled with images of archaeologists as daring adventurers who constantly risk life and limb in the pursuit of fabulous antiquities of immense historical and monetary value. There are evil villains, great romances, and unknown perils lurking around every corner.That's the view many people have of archaeology. But what is the truth behind the myth? And why have the myths persisted for so long?In this book you'll explore the fiction surrounding archaeology, why we as people love and perpetuate that fiction, and what the truth behind the fiction really is.Sometimes truth really is stranger than fiction. Come along and explore both. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kellogg, Lorie: - Lorie Kellogg is a busy graphic and voice-over artist as well as a skilled improv comedian. She studied painting, printmaking, and video and film at the Kansas City Art Institute and the California Institute of the Arts. Viguie, Dr Scott C.: -Dr. Scott Viguie, an archaeologist and attorney, has done extensive research on myths and their impact on modern archaeology and storytelling. He is the creator of Dr. Geek's Laboratory of Applied Geekdom, a website and podcast about the world of tomorrow. Bevilacqua, Joe: -Joe Bevilacqua, also known as Joe Bev, is primarily known as a radio theater dramatist, but his career has taken him into every aspect of show business, including stage, film, and television, as a producer, director, writer, actor, and even cartoonist. In 1971 his father bought him a cassette recorder, on which he created his first audio story, Willoughby and the Professor, acting all the voices himself at the age of twelve. In 1975 Daws Butler, the voice of Yogi Bear and many other Hanna-Barbera and Jay Ward cartoon characters, dubbed himself Bevilacqua's personal mentor after hearing a 120-minute cassette of Willoughby improvisations. Since 1980 Bevilacqua has produced many award-winning radio programs for National Public Radio, Sirius-XM Satellite Radio, and others. |