First Fossil Hunters by Adrienne Mayor

This 361 page book arose from the authors interests in folk lore and as the acknowledgement states being an independent researcher of classical legends about natural history. It is split into six main chapters and contains two appendices, seven maps, 77 illustrations, 19 pages of end notes and 22 pages of works cited (bibliography). This reprint of the 2000 edition contains a new thirteen page introduction by the author in which she cites some of the changes which have occurred since this book was originally published...

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