Marilyn Johnson, Lives in Ruins: Archaeologists and the Seductive Lure of Human Rubble
Wednesday, March 4, 2015 - 6:30 PM
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Open to the Public | Members' Room | $10 with advance registration; $15 at the door
The author of The Dead Beat and This Book is Overdue! turns her piercing eye and charming wit to the real-life avatars of Indiana Jones—the archaeologists who sort through the muck and mire of swamps, ancient landfills, volcanic islands, and other dirty places to reclaim history for us all.