Full name: Rubbish!: The Archaeology of Garbage

Authors: William L. Rathje, Cullen Murphy Year: 1992 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Non Fiction, Science, History, Anthology Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Goodreads Amazon ISBNs: 9780816521432 0816521433

It is from the discards of former civilizations that archaeologists have reconstructed most of what we know about the past, and it is through their examination of today's garbage that William Rathje and Cullen Murphy inform us of our present. Rubbish! is their witty and erudite investigation into all aspects of the phenomenon of garbage. Rathje and Murphy show what the study of garbage tells us about a population's demographics and buying habits. Along the way, they dispel the common myths about our "garbage crisis"--about fast-food packaging and disposable diapers, about biodegradable garbage and the acceleration of the average family's garbage output. They also suggest methods for dealing with the garbage that we do have. Similar books: Lives in Ruins by Marilyn Johnson The Man in the Ice by Konrad Spindler Ancient North America by Brian Fagan Archaeology from Space by Sarah Parcak The Collapse of Complex Societies by Joseph A. Tainter Written in Bones by Paul Bahn Garbology by Edward Humes Before the Dawn by Nicholas Wade The Power of Babel by John McWhorter In Small Things Forgotten by James Deetz Breaking the Maya Code by Michael Coe Cannibals and Kings by Marvin Harris Masters of the Planet by Ian Tattersall Lost Languages by Andrew Robinson Our Kind by Marvin Harris Saxons, Vikings, and Celts by Bryan Sykes The Incredible Human Journey by Alice Roberts Out of Eden by Stephen Oppenheimer Origins Reconsidered by Richard Leakey The Future Eaters by Tim Flannery