Arqueólogos por accidente

Seventeen amazing discoveries that were key and that marked the course of our history. Most archaeological finds happen after months or years of painstaking research and meticulous work... but sometimes you just have to be in the right place at the right time to discover something amazing, by chance! This book is an adventure in which we will relive some of the most surprising and extraordinary discoveries that ordinary people from different parts of the world came across. From the discovery of Herculaneum at the beginning of the 18th century by workers digging a well, to the speleologists of Johannesburg who found a treasure with the remains of the first hominoids in 2013, the author tells us about the historical context and importance of each discovery , analyzing the techniques and tools that archaeologists and scientists use to learn about them. The best introduction to the fascinating world of archaeology!