{"product_id":"sound-tracks-graeme-lawson-9780593320365","title":"Sound Tracks: An Archaeological Journey Through Our Musical Past","description":"\u003cb\u003eA dazzling archaeological journey that illuminates the unsung role of music and sound in shaping human civilization\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat if you could hear the history of the world through a bronze bell buried deep in the ground? Or an old terracotta pot? Or a long strip of a boar's tusk? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eSound Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e, Graeme Lawson explores our rich and ancient history of music-making through sixty instruments--or their surviving fragments--and the thrilling accounts of the archaeological digs in which they were discovered. We stumble upon a German harmonica found on a 19th century American battlefield, a Peruvian flask from 700 A.D. designed to trill like a bird, a prehistoric flute calcified within the unlikely depths of a cave in Southwestern France--all the while unearthing the vibrant worlds of the people that once made music and meaning with them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the world's leading archaeologists, Lawson leaves no stone unturned, ushering the reader from the present day all the way back to the dawn of time, revealing music's role as an essential medium through which we commemorate our histories, form our identities, and communicate our dreams for the future. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eExpansive in its scope and brimming with lively, unforgettable insights, \u003ci\u003eSound Tracks\u003c\/i\u003e lends an ear to an unheard past, offering an exhilarating new portrait of music as an ancient and magical force.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graeme Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593320360\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593320365\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/27\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.34lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.13w x 0.88d","brand":"Graeme Lawson","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48448695140607,"sku":"9780593320365","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4e104ac1-ab79-4e61-ae42-1cc0108dcf6f.jpg?v=1777260063","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sound-tracks-graeme-lawson-9780593320365","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}