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"An exploration of the questions and mysteries that have puzzled scholars and experts about tombs and burials from ancient times. Features include a map, fact boxes, biographies of famous experts on burial and tombs, places to see and visit, a glossary, further readings, and index"--
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"From the first cities of Sumer to the empire of the Incas, travel around the world and through 5,000 years of history in this illustrated guide to see where and how ancient peoples lived. From North America to New Zealand, this book takes you on a trip around the world and through history to visit ancient cities and empires, showing who lived where and explaining the unique features of each civilization. The Ancient Worlds Atlas is a pictorial guide...
10) Lost cities
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Lost Cities' examines the search for lost cities and the important artifacts within them that can offer us an extraordinary window on to the past.
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Explores twelve archaeological "lost cities," with accounts of site discovery and investigation of the meaning of recovered objects.
This volume examines thirteen of archeology's greatest triumphs, and the careers of the scientists and adventurers who forged them during the field's ``heroic age'' (from Napoleon's 1798 Egyptian expedition to Howard Carter's first glimpse of Tutankhamen's treasure in 1922) and beyond. This work features numerous photographs...
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Our amazing world volume 2
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"Giant gemstones, precious artworks, architectural wonders, intriguing ruins, moon rocks, and more! Treasures both natural and man-made make an appearance in a tour which stretches across thousands of years and all around the globe. Discover sunken wrecks loaded with pirate gold, the abandoned tombs of the world's most powerful rulers, and even meteorites--treasures from outer space! A central foldout map reveals the locations of all the treasures...
14) The ancient Maya
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Provides information about the ancient Maya, discussing farming, daily life, beliefs, and other related topics.
16) Early humans
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Text and photographs present a description of early humans, their origins, their tools and weapons, how they hunted and foraged for food, and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.
17) Lost cities
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Who lived in our world's ancient places? How did they survive? Travel back to the lost cities of Babylon, Karnak, Herculaneum, Mesa Verde, Angkor Wat, Great Zimbabwe, Easter Island (or Rapa Nui), Tenochtitlan, Machu Picchu, Fatehpur Sikri, Jamestown, Caughnawaga, and Akrotiri. See why these civilizations were lost--and how they were found! -back cover.
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