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1. Jerry D. Moore

Incidence of Travel

"Incidence of Travel is a modern-day sequel to nineteenth-century archaeological traveler John Lloyd Stephens’s classic Incidents of Travel, a charming set of essays on adventures in the field by a talented archaeologist. This is an eloquent testimony to the challenges and rewards of today’s archaeology, which provides an entertaining backdrop to a great deal of specialized, and often frankly unexciting, research. If you’re a vicarious archaeological adventurer, this book is for you." —Brian Fagan, Distinguished Emeritus Professor of Anthropology, University of California, Santa Barbara, and author of The Intimate Bond "The reader gets to experience fascinating places created mostly by ancient peoples in Ecuador, Peru, Argentina, and Colombia through Moore’s descriptive, clear, and engaging narratives of his travels. His stories introduce the reader to numerous archaeological sites and remains by describing what it is actually like to be there experiencing and interacting with them today. . . . The whole world would enjoy encountering South America with him as a guide." —Maria Bruno, Dickinson College "Jerry Moore is one of our best and most original archaeologist writers. Everyone understands archaeology as travel through time, but few researchers write about the travel through space often required to understand the past—and then to understand how ancient people themselves traveled. Incidence of Travel is a smart, funny, and enlightening journey through South America, past and present." —William L. Fox, director of the Center for Art + Environment at the Nevada Museum of Art