Jane R. McIntosh is a Scottish archaeologist and author.
McIntosh obtained a PhD from the University of Cambridge on contacts between the Indus Valley civilisation and Mesopotamia.[1][2] She then began writing popular books about archaeology.[2] Her first book, The Practical Archaeologist (1986), has been described as a "key reference"[3] and is recommended as an introduction to archaeology for beginners.[4][5] However, one reviewer of the revised edition (1999) felt that the lack of up-to-date information in some sections meant that it could not be "recommended as a reference source to the serious student of archaeology".[6] Her 2001 book on the Indus Valley Civilisation, A Peaceful Realm, was less well received. Jonathan Mark Kenoyer wrote that "as a story it is quite well written and engaging", but that as an academic reference it is "seriously flawed", with numerous errors, unclear references, and an overall interpretation that "reinforces stereotypes of the Indus that scholars have been trying to erase for the past fifty years".[7]
Works
1986. The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past. Facts on File.
1999. The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past. 2nd edition. Thames & Hudson.
2000. Archaeology. DK Eyewitness Books.
2000. Treasure Seekers: The World's Great Fortunes Lost and Found. Carlton Books.
2001. A Peaceful Realm: The Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization. Westview Press.
2003. Civilizations: Ten Thousand Years of Ancient History. BBC Books.
2005. Ancient Mesopotamia: New Perspectives. ABC-CLIO.
2006. Handbook to Life in Prehistoric Europe. Oxford University Press.
2008. The Ancient Indus Valley: New Perspectives. ABC-CLIO.
References
^. Civilizations in Contact. Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^ ab"Jane McIntosh". Harappa.com. Retrieved 11 August 2017.
^Thompson, Ben W. (1988). "Review of The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know About the Past". Central States Archaeological Journal. 35 (4): 234. JSTOR 43143687.
^Agenbroad, Larry; et al. (1995). "Appendix 3: Resources". Intrigue of the Past: Discovering Archaeology in Arizona. U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management, Heritage Education Program. p. 34.
^Gamble, Clive (2015). Archaeology: The Basics (3rd ed.). London: Routledge. p. 14. ISBN9781317542759.
^Watson, Iain (2000). "The Practical Archaeologist: How We Know What We Know about the Past". Reference Reviews. 14 (2): 46. doi:10.1108/rr.2000.14.2.46.104. ISSN 0950-4125.
^Kenoyer, Jonathan M. (2003). "A Peaceful Realm: The Rise and Fall of the Indus Civilization (review)". Asian Perspectives. 42 (2): 376–380. doi:10.1353/asi.2003.0040. ISSN 1535-8283. S2CID 163001070.
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