Bahn, Paul (Gerard)

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BAHN, Paul (Gerard)

BAHN, Paul (Gerard). British, b. 1953. Genres: Archaeology/Antiquities, Translations. Career: University of Liverpool, England, postdoctoral research fellow in archaeology, 1979-82; University of London, England, V. Canada Blanch research fellow in archaeology, 1982-83; J. Paul Getty research fellow in the history of art and humanities, 1985-86; freelance writer, translator, and broadcaster, 1986-. Publications: Pyrenean Prehistory, 1984; (with J. Hawkes) The Shell Guide to British Archaeology, 1986; (with G. Daniel) Ancient Places, 1987; (with J. Vertut) Images of the Ice Age, 1988; The Bluffer's Guide to Archaeology, 1989, rev. ed., 1999; (with C. Renfrew) Archaeology, 1991, 4th ed., 2004; (with J. Flenley) Easter Island, Earth Island, 1992; (with A. Lister) Mammoths, 1994, rev. ed.; Archaeology, a Very Short Introduction, 1996; The Cambridge Illustrated History of Prehistoric Art, 1997; (with J. Vertut) Journey through the Ice Age, 1997; The Easter Island Enigma, 1997; Geoglyphs, 1997; (with B. Tidy) Disgraceful Archaeology, 1999; (with J. Flenley) The Enigmas of Easter Island, 2003. TRANSLATOR: P. Courbin, What Is Archaeology?, 1988; M. Rodna, The Bluffer's Guide to Modern Art, 1990; S. Gruzinski, The Aztecs, 1992; M. Krafft, Volcanoes, 1993; C. Bernand, The Incas, 1994; H. Thomas, The First Humans, 1995; C. and M. Orliac, The Silent Gods, Mysteries of Easter Island, 1995; J.-M. Chauvet and others, Dawn of Art, 1996; V. Berinstain, Mughal India, 1998; D. Vialou, Our Prehistoric Past, 1998; C. Debaine-Francfort, The Search for Ancient China, 1999, D. Lavallee, The First South Americans, 2000; P. Tort, Charles Darwin, 2001; J. Clottes, ed., Chauvet Cave, 2003. EDITOR & CONTRIBUTOR: The Collins Dictionary of Archaeology, 1992; 100 Great Archaeological Discoveries, 1995; The Cambridge Illustrated History of Archaeology, 1996; Tombs, Graves and Mummies, 1996; Lost Cities, 1997; Wonderful Things, 1999; Atlas of World Archaeology, 2000; Penguin Archaeology Guide, 2001; The Archaeology Detectives, 2001; The Definitive Guide: Archaeology, 2001; Written in Bones, 2003. Address: Watson Little Ltd., Capo Di Monte, London NW3 6RY, England.