Project Gutenberg 2023-10-29 Public domain in the USA. 160 Babington, Churchill 1821 1889 An introductory lecture on archæology : $b Delivered before the University of Cambridge An introductory lecture on archaeology : Delivered before the University of Cambridge $aCambridge :$bDeighton, Bell, and Co., $c1865. The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "An Introductory Lecture on Archæology" by Churchill Babington is a scholarly lecture delivered at the University of Cambridge, written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as an informative exploration into the field of archaeology, defining its scope, significance, and relevance across various cultures and historical periods. The text not only outlines the discipline's understanding of human history through its material remains but also addresses the qualifications necessary for a professional archaeologist. The opening of the lecture establishes the framework of archaeology as a comprehensive science concerned with all artifacts left by past societies, including their domestic, social, political, and religious lives. Babington expresses a clear ambition to provide an accessible introduction, acknowledging his predecessors' scholarly contributions while intending to showcase the vast range and significance of archaeological studies. He emphasizes the interdisciplinary nature of archaeology, highlighting its connections to history, art, and literature, and lays out his planned discourse on the existing remains of antiquity among various ancient civilizations, from the Egyptians to the Romans, while promoting a respectful appreciation of all forms of antiquity, thereby setting the stage for a thorough investigation into the subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.) 20230817172926babington 1865 GB Reading ease score: 53.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Archaeology CC Text Category: Archaeology & Anthropology 176350 2025-07-28T12:23:22.188223 text/html 152035 2023-10-29T20:10:27 text/html 328631 2025-07-28T12:23:26.863216 application/epub+zip 330417 2025-07-28T12:23:23.373274 application/epub+zip 140729 2025-07-28T12:23:22.695240 application/epub+zip 386304 2025-07-28T12:23:29.248151 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 375797 2025-07-28T12:23:26.366162 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 157144 2025-07-28T12:23:21.871228 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 137219 2023-10-29T20:10:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15659 2025-07-28T12:23:29.432209 application/rdf+xml 12614 2025-07-28T12:23:22.814183 image/jpeg 2308 2025-07-28T12:23:22.752187 image/jpeg 318374 2025-07-28T12:23:22.208256 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia