Peter James (2) (1952–2024)
Author of Ancient Inventions
For other authors named Peter James, see the disambiguation page.
About the Author
Peter James is a leading figure in the restoration of the world's most valued antiquities, including the historic pyramids, and has extensive experience and knowledge of construction techniques in the field of civil engineering.
Works by Peter James
Associated Works
Landscape and Land Use in Postglacial Greece (Sheffield Studies In Aegean Archaeology) (2000) — Contributor — 5 copies
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Common Knowledge
- Canonical name
- James, Peter
- Other names
- James, Peter J.
- Birthdate
- 1952-10
- Date of death
- 2024-08-30
- Gender
- male
- Education
- University of Birmingham (Archaeology and Ancient History)
University College London (Ancient History) - Short biography
- [from The Velikovsky Encyclopedia website]
Peter J. James (d. 2024) was a writer and historian, who describes himself as a ‘generalist' in the study of the ancient Near East and Mediterranean. He graduated in Ancient History and Archaeology at Birmingham University and pursued postgraduate research in Ancient History at London University. His main interests are ancient chronology, technology and astronomy and the history of science. He is perhaps best known for his book Centuries of Darkness, written in collaboration with I. J. Thorpe, Nikos Kokkinos, Robert Morkot & John Frankish. Since 1976, James served in a variety of contributing editorial roles for the SIS Review and Kronos. He has also contributed articles to numerous journals, both academic and popular. - Nationality
- UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- UK
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Before using any of this information, check it somewhere reliable. I found some obvious mistakes, and several other very questionable claims. It also gets boring fast if you try to read through. The jumps from one culture and time to another make it hard to really get a feel for things.
There's nothing new under the sun. This book recounts the earliest beginnings of almost everything today that we think of as modern, and some will truly amaze you as to how far back they go..
It was only so-so for me. At times it was boring, and at other times it was pretty good.
Interesting casual conversation information for use with the new age crowd.
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