motel of the mysteries by david macaulay

Interpreting a toilet seat as the Sacred Collar, drawing & numbering the 'priceless artifacts' in the 'tomb' in exquisite scale, noting the 'Great Alter' for communication with the gods MOVIEA and MOVIEB, and even including a special section on the museum gift shop souvenirs (including a solid crystal paperweight enclosing a reproduction of a Plant That Would Not Die, and a seven-coaster set based on the mosaic ceiling tiles with the precise water marks of the original, available handsomely boxed), The Motel of the Mysteries is a hysterical look at the methods of archaeological interpretation. wonderfully illustrated' (The New York Times). This is the story of his archaeological excavation, and the resulting museum collections of his finds (organized by the Department of Yank Antiquities).įor anyone who's been interested in archaeology, anthropology, or even just walked through a history museum or watched a television documentary, The Motel of the Mysteries will delight. A future archeologist finds the remnants of a mysterious ancient peopleusin a wry satire that is 'a marvel of imagination and. For a better shopping experience, please upgrade now. Imagine, Uh-oh, it looks like your Internet Explorer is out of date. He realized he was on the threshold of history, as he would be the discoverer of the mysterious burial customs of the late twentieth-century North Americans. Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay, Paperback Barnes & Noble It is the year 4022 all of the ancient country of Usa has been buried under many feet of detritus from a catastrophe that occurred back in 1985.

In 4022, the ground beneath Howard Carson's feet gave way, and he found himself standing at what could only be a tomb door. wonderfully illustrated (The New York Times). Sold by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 4.An accidental reduction in postal rates of 3rd & 4th class mail literally buried the North Americans under piles of brochures, fliers, and small containers marked 'free.' In less than a day, their civilization disappeared. Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay (ebook) Motel of the Mysteries David Macaulay, Click to preview A future archeologist finds the remnants of a mysterious ancient peopleusin a wry satire that is a marvel of imagination and. Motel of the Mysteries by David Macaulay - Books on Google Play Motel of the Mysteries David Macaulay Oct 1979 In 1985, a cataclysmic disaster occurred.

Motel of the mysteries by david macaulay