Books in Brief

Archaeological Photography

Harold C. Simmons (New York University Press, 1969) 138 pp. $3.00

Clear, succinct and generously illustrated with ample black and white photographs and diagrams, Harold Simmons’ book, Archaeological Photography, is for anyone whether professional, amateur, or student photographer interested in learning to master the techniques of archaeological photography. Simmons notes that as methods of archaeological excavations improve, so do those of archaeological photography. Both archaeologists and photographers need to keep apace of the advancements since, he warns, to dig is to destroy, but to photograph is to preserve.

Archaeological History of the Ancient Middle East

Jack Finegan (Westview Press, 1979) 456 pp. $25.00

This new 450-page reference text presents the dynastic histories of Mesopotamia and Egypt as we know them from archaeology. The author follows standard chronologies for both areas, and interrelates them in tables. 121 black and white photographs of sites and artifacts from both the author’s own collection and from museums ate included in the book.

The Luck of Nineveh