The English Archeologists Handbook (Classic Reprint) - Henry Godwin

Excerpt from The English Archeologists Handbook
The author was induced to undertake the following work solely by the desire to facilitate the study of Archaeology by removing some of the obstacles which obstruct the path of the student, arising from the inaccessibility of the information which he requires.
The materials are abundant, indeed overwhelming, but they are often as ponderous - sometimes as obscure - as the monuments to which they relate. The works on Archae ology, too, exceed those on most other subjects, not only in number and bulk, but also in expense. As in the case of our beautiful cathedrals, light only enters through a very costly medium.
These difficulties in the way of the acquisition of know ledge equally affect the facility of reference to facts when acquired. A camel load of books not only requires a camel load of copper to purchase them, but also the camel itself to transport them from place to place. This is particularly the case with regard to topography.
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