SuitabookPompeii
Liz Sonneborn
- Reading
- Pause at the chapter headings to build a timeline of the exploration, then compare what the book says was found with what it says people learned from those finds.
- Themes
- Excavation and historical knowledge: The book addresses excavation and historical knowledge; the detail of how it is developed remains unclear. It presents excavation as a way of learning about the past, while its chapter list also signals attention to criticism as well as praise.
- Worth knowing
- The level of detail is not clear.