{"product_id":"two-acres-of-time-9780231206723","title":"Two Acres of Time","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRichard S. Laub tells the story of the Byron Dig, an astonishingly rich trove of fossils and artifacts. Recounting twenty-nine years of intensive excavation involving more than a thousand participants, he provides a comprehensive account of a working paleontological and archaeological field project.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt’s not shovels and screens that make the dig, it’s the people. \u003ci\u003eTwo Acres of Time\u003c\/i\u003e provides critical knowledge of an important site in New York State and offers an honest perspective of what a dig is like, highlighting the people involved. -- Robert Feranec, director of research and collections, New York State Museum\u003cbr\u003eThe world in general, and Western New York State in particular, are better places because of Richard Laub. For twenty-nine summers, he tirelessly led the excavations at the Hiscock Site, one of North America’s most important archaeological and paleontological localities. Laub was doing productive and highly educational ‘citizen science’ at the Byron Dig well before citizen science became a mainstream activity. He also worked open-mindedly alongside scientists of all sorts. As he describes in this alluring book, we now know an awful lot more about the plants, animals, and people that once lived in Western New York. And a fine time was had along the way. -- David W. Steadman, emeritus curator, Florida Museum of Natural History\u003cbr\u003eLaub very effectively conveys to a general audience how scientists investigate paleontological sites, including the development of research questions, field methodologies (such as in-field stabilization of fossil specimens), and laboratory methods for specimen conservation and analysis. In an age where scientists and scientific findings are often questioned, \u003ci\u003eTwo Acres of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is especially timely because it demonstrates to the public how scholars conduct natural history research, particularly how they develop and sometimes revise conclusions through long-term investigations. -- Jonathan Lothrop, curator of archaeology, New York State Museum\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Acres of Time\u003c\/i\u003e is an outstanding account of the excavation and analysis of Ice Age fossils from the extraordinary Hiscock Site. Laub clearly documents how the scientific process works and offers insights into the human dimensions of research. Reading the book is like being at the site and experiencing the thrill of discovery! -- Russell Graham, adjunct research associate, Colorado School of Mines, and adjunct curator, University of Colorado, Boulder\u003cbr\u003eThe mix of scientific discoveries and personal stories [are] fascinating. [A] comprehensive and thoughtful book. * Trilobite Tales *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn Appreciation\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003ePrologue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart I: Getting There\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1. Discovery\u003cbr\u003eInterlude 1: The American Mastodon\u003cbr\u003e2. First Steps\u003cbr\u003e3. Brigadoon\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: The Heroic Age (1983–1990)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e4\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e First Try, 1983\u003cbr\u003e5. Emerging Patterns\u003cbr\u003e6. Friday’s Footprint\u003cbr\u003eInterlude 2: The Clovis People\u003cbr\u003e7. Steady Going, and First Symposium\u003cbr\u003e8. The Dig Matures (I)\u003cbr\u003e9. The Dig Matures (II)\u003cbr\u003e10. Calling Cards of Stone\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: New Terrain (1991–2001)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e A Lucky Drought\u003cbr\u003e12. Tools!\u003cbr\u003e13. More Discoveries (I)\u003cbr\u003e14. More Discoveries (II)\u003cbr\u003e15. Of Death and Life\u003cbr\u003e16. Second Symposium\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: Exploding Pits (2002–2005)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e17\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Bonanza (I)\u003cbr\u003e18. Bonanza (II)\u003cbr\u003e19. Money Worries\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: Winding Down (2006–2011)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e20\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e Into the Shallows I—Disappointment\u003cbr\u003e21. Into the Shallows II—A Stirring of Hope\u003cbr\u003e22. A Bolt from the Blue\u003cbr\u003e23. To Where All Things Must Come\u003cbr\u003e24. Some Parting Thoughts\u003cbr\u003eAppendix A. Human Teeth and a Rib from the Hiscock Site, by Douglas W. Owsley\u003cbr\u003eAppendix B. Hiscock Radiocarbon Dates, Corrected for Isotopic Fractionation\u003cbr\u003eAppendix C. Uncorrected Radiocarbon Dates for Hiscock Samples\u003cbr\u003eCited in Appendix B\u003cbr\u003eAppendix D. Bibliography of Scientific Publications About the Hiscock Site\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eSpecimen Number Index\u003cbr\u003eIndex","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400370692439,"sku":"9780231206723","price":28.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231206723.jpg?v=1730470523","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/two-acres-of-time-9780231206723","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}