The Constructed Past

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The Constructed Past is written by Philippe Planel and published by Routledge. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1134828284 (ISBN 10) and 9781134828289 (ISBN 13).

The Constructed Past presents group of powerful images of the past, termed in the book construction sites. At these sites, full scale, three-dimensional images of the past have been created for a variety of reasons including archaeological experimentation, tourism and education. Using various case studies, the contributors frankly discuss the aims, problems and mistakes experienced with reconstruction. They encourage the need for on-going experimentation and examine the various uses of the sites; political, economical and educational.