Lake Habitations and Pre-Historic Remains in the Turbaries and Marl-Beds of Northern and Central Italy:

The son of a Turin lawyer, Bartolomeo Gastaldi (1818–79) initially followed in his father's footsteps but then abandoned the law to pursue his passion for geology and palaeontology. Later one of the founders of the Italian Alpine Club, Gastaldi was especially interested in the geology and glaci...

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Main Author: Gastaldi, Bartolomeo 1818-1879 (Author)
Other Authors: Chambers, Charles Harcourt 1789-1828 (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge Cambridge University Press 1865
Series:Cambridge library collection. Archaeology
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Summary:The son of a Turin lawyer, Bartolomeo Gastaldi (1818–79) initially followed in his father's footsteps but then abandoned the law to pursue his passion for geology and palaeontology. Later one of the founders of the Italian Alpine Club, Gastaldi was especially interested in the geology and glaciology of the Alps in his native Piedmont. The mineral gastaldite is named after him. This work, first published in Italian in 1862, is reissued here in the 1865 English translation prepared by Charles Harcourt Chambers (1826–76) for the Anthropological Society of London. Its importance lies in the meticulous descriptions, by Gastaldi and others, of the human remains and artefacts discovered at Stone Age and Bronze Age settlements on the site of lakes and peat bogs to the south of the Alps. Featuring engraved illustrations throughout, the work also includes Gastaldi's summary of discoveries since his book's first appearance
Item Description:Originally published in 1865. - Includes indexes
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvi, 130 pages)
ISBN:9781316106419
DOI:10.1017/CBO9781316106419

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