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Discoveries: Aztecs (Discoveries)
by Serge Gruzinski  Synopsis The Aztecs were noted for their impressive architecture, majestic sculpture, luxurious clothing, and fine goldworking--but they also practiced human sacrifice. The seemingly contradictory aspects of this fascinating culture are examined here, from its...
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Incas People of the Sun
by Carmen Bernard Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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Search for Ancient China (Discoveries)
by C Debaine Francfort Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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The Mummy Congress: Science, Obsession, and the Everlasting Dead
by Heather Pringle 
Publisher Comments Perhaps the most eccentric of all scientific meetings, the World Congress on Mummy Studies brings together mummy experts from all over the globe and airs their latest findings. Who are these scientists, and what draws them to this morbid yet captivating...
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Discoveries: Lost Cities of the Maya (Discoveries)
by Claude Baudez Synopsis Well-written, loaded with information, and with a rich assortment of illustrations, each Discoveries "RM" volume is a look at one facet of art, archaeology, music, history, philosophy, popular culture, science, or nature. These innovatively designed...
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The Egyptian Book of the Dead
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments The sacred wisdom of the priests of ancient Egypt and the experiences of the soul after death: one of the most important books in history. Includes full hieroglyphic text along with a transliteration of sounds, word-for-word translation; a separate...
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Egyptian Language
by E A Wallis Budge Publisher Comments Budge gives the history of hieroglyphic writing, its evolution into hieratic and demotic scripts, and the fascinating tale of its decipherment by Young, Champollion, akerblad, and others....
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Sign and the Seal: The Quest for the Lost Ark of the Covenant
by Graham Hancock Publisher Comments The fact of the Lost Ark of the Covenant is one of the grant historical mysteries of all time. To believers, the Ark is the legendary vesel holding the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments. The Bible contains hundreds of references to the Ark's power to...
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Ancient Egypt: A Very Short Introduction (Very Short Introductions)
by Ian Shaw Publisher Comments Examines the impact of Egyptology on various aspects of popular culture such as cinema, fiction writing and opera....
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Civilization before Greece and Rome
by H.W.F. Saggs Publisher Comments "Saggs has a knack for drawing together the most telling details from the jumble of cultural data and presenting them in such a way that we truly see each culture as it was at its zenith, and its heritage to the world. An especially informative look at...
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Mummy: The Inside Story
by John H Taylor Publisher Comments The 3,000-year-old mummy of the ancient Egyptian priest Nesperennub has never been removed from its beautifully painted case. Like a freshly discovered archaeological site, it contains a wealth of data about the remote past, yet until recently, this...
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Life & Death of Druid Prince
by Anne Ross Synopsis This thrilling human drama and spellbinding scientific discovery--the most sensational archaeological find of the decade--unlocks the mysteries of the Druid past. "Mesmerizing . . . a tour de force of scientific sleuthing".--Chicago Tribune....
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Broken Spears Aztec Account Exp Edition
by Migue Leon Portilla Publisher Comments 'In this updated edition of the classic THE BROKEN SPEARS, Leon-Portilla has included accounts from native Aztec descendants across the centuries. Those texts bear witness to the extraordinary vitality of an oral tradition that preserves the viewpoints...
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The Egyptians Limit
by Michael Hayes Publisher Comments Explores life along the Nile in an imaginative, authoritative look at ancient Egypt....
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Hieroglyphs Very Short Introduction
by Penelope Wilson Publisher Comments Hieroglyphs were far more than a language. They were an omnipresent and all-powerful force in communicating the messages of ancient Egyptian culture for over three thousand years. This ancient form of expression was used as art, as a means of identifying...
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An Outline Dictionary of Maya Glyphs
by William Gates Publisher Comments In this study of the hieroglyphs in 3 surviving Maya codices, the author has tabulated all character variants, worked out meanings, and has interrelated these meanings with Maya culture. Day, month, numerals, colors, face signs, quasi-facial forms...
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The Quest for Arthur's Britain
by Geoffrey Ashe Publisher Comments The story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the chief myth of Britain. But is it something more than myth? Solid facts have emerged through the recent work of archaeologists. This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian...
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Stolen Continents: The "New World" Through Indian Eyes
by Ronald Wright Publisher Comments Presents native accounts--some translated for the first time from native American languages--of the plunder and persecution wrought by white settlers and explorers on the one hundred million people already living in the Americas in 1492....
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Ancient Iraq: Third Edition (Penguin History)
by Georges Roux Synopsis This is a political, cultural and economic history which covers the whole of Mesopotamia from the days of prehistory to the Christian Era. The book describes the empires, dynasties and religions of each millennium and suggests something of the splendour...
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World of the Pharaohs: A Complete Guide to Ancient Eqypt
by Christine Hobson Publisher Comments Here is an essential book for anyone intrigued by the ancient land of the pyramids. It offers not only a comprehensive record of civilization along the Nile, but also an in-depth account of the growth of Eqyptian archaeology from its beginnings. 184...
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