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The Egyptians Limit
by Michael Hayes  Publisher Comments This beautiful volume reveals an era in ancient Egypt known as the New Kingdom, a restless and aggressive time when Egypt became a Bronze Age superpower. The Egyptians presents this era's energy and splendor, illustrated with remarkable achievements in...
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Mysteries of the Snake Goddess: Art, Desire, and the Forging of History
by Kenneth Lapatin Publisher Comments Not only is one of the most famous pieces of ancient Greek art-the celebrated gold and ivory statuette of the Snake Goddess-almost certainly modern, but Minoan civilization as it has been popularly imagined is largely an invention of the early twentieth...
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The Aztecs
by Brenda Ralph Lewis Publisher Comments The Aztec empire centered on Tenochtitlan (modern Mexico City) embraced nearly all the peoples of central America during the 15th and early 16th centuries. Renowned for their architecture, agriculture, jewelry and textiles, the Aztecs also developed a...
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Early Greeks
by R J Hopper Publisher Comments There has long been a need for a book which comprehensively takes account of the Greek Bronze Age, the transition to the Early Iron Age, the age of migration to Asia Minor and the period of colonisation of the Mediterranean, since it is clear that the...
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Civilization Before Greece and Rome
by H W F Saggs Synopsis In this fascinating work, H.W.F. Saggs presents a wide-ranging survey of the greatest achievements of the ancient civilizations of the Near and Middle East--from the Phoenician alphabet to mathematics, astronomy, medicine, religion, and international law-...
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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 History of Archaeology: Great Excavations of the World
by John Romer Synopsis Fun-to-make inventions and gadgets that reflect scientific principles -- pulleys, siphons, periscopes, and more....
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Sacred Geography: A Tale of Murder and Archeology in the Holy Land
by Edward Fox Publisher Comments A compelling, true murder mystery that unfolds in the astonishing world of Biblical archeology — a field rife with skullduggery and intrigue. Biblical archeology has for centuries been subject to the manipulations of adventurers, generals, and...
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Angkor Heart of an Asian Empire
by Bruno Dagens 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 Lost Cities of Africa
by Basil Davidson Synopsis Combining archeological evidence and scholarly research, Davidson traces the exciting development of the rich kingdoms of the lost cities of Africa, fifteen hundred years before European ships first came to African shores....
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Aztecs: An Interpretation
by Inga Clendinnen Publisher Comments Inga Clendinnen creates a vivid and dramatic picture of life in the Aztec city of Tenochtitlan, once the nerve centre of the Aztec tribute empire. She explores the worlds of Aztec women, of priests and of warriors, in an extraordinary recreation of...
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The Bone Hunters: The Heroic Age of Paleontology in the American West
by Url Lanham Publisher Comments Lucid, nontechnical study presents the absorbing human, scientific and political dramas involved in the discovery and reconstruction of the gigantic reptiles, birds and other creatures who roamed the prehistoric West. Much of the book is devoted to the...
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The Lost Tomb
by Kent R Weeks Publisher Comments Kent Weeks made international headlines when, seventy feet below the surface of Egypt's Valley of the Kings he found the largest and most complicated mausoleum yet discovered, the tomb of Ramesses II's sons. Now for the first time, Weeks shares up-to-the-...
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Vanished Civilizations: From the Ancients to Easter Island
by Jean Paul Barbier Publisher Comments "For the first time in a single volume, Jean Paul Barbier, a world-renowned historian, presents numerous "vanished civilizations" in a synthesis that plunges us deep into past worlds." Through beautiful and lavish photographs, Vanished Civilizations...
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Secrets of the Pharaohs
by Ian Mcmahan Publisher Comments Mankind's fascination with Ancient Egypt has never waned in fifty centuries.The magnificent Pyramids, colossal temples and brooding sphinx still awe and enthrall us.Now you can explore all the secrets of one of the world's first and most mysterious...
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The Town of Hercules: A Buried Treasure Trove
by Joseph Jay Deiss Publisher Comments In A.D. 79, Herculaneum, a small resort town on Italy's western coast, was buried, along with its larger neighbor Pompeii, under an avalanche of lava and ash by Mount Vesuvius. So deep were the towns buried that over the centuries even the memory of them...
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Uncovering the Past: A History of Archaeology
by William H Stiebing Publisher Comments When one hears the words "archaeology" or "archaeologist," often what comes to mind is an image of a romantic figure: Indiana Jones exploring exotic places in search of treasure and adventure. Indeed, novels, movies, and many popular accounts of...
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World of the Pharaohs: A Complete Guide to Ancient Eqypt
by Christine Hobson Synopsis This record of civilization along the Nile explores the growth of archaeology from its beginnings. All aspects of Egypt's rich culture are examined including through the work of pioneer archaeologists from Flinders Petrie at Amarna to Geoffrey Martin at...
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Mummy Unwrap the Ancient Secrets of The
by Joyce Tyldesley Publisher Comments Follows the history of mummification in Egypt from the dynastic age to the present day, including a consideration of the mummy in modern popular culture (films and literature) and a discussion of modern scientific mummy analysis....
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The Pyramids: The Mystery, Culture, and Science of Egypt's Great Monuments
by Miroslav Verner Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 481-484) and indexes....
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