Mysteries of the Ancient World

by JudithFlanders (Editor)

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $3.29

  The Greatest of the ancient mysteries are explored by experts in the field, in a dramatic re-evaluation of man's past, using archaeology, geology, history and astronomy. Ancient Empires rose and fell, new worlds were conquered and lost. Who were the people and how did their civilizations unfold? In this exciting new series, the reader travels into lost worlds, re-examining ancient history to discover the secrets of the past.In a drastic re-evaluation of man's history, using the high-tech tools of modern archaeology, geology and astronomy, civilizations lost for thousands of years are revealed; only now beiong recognized for the advanced societies they were.

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.29

  Ancient empires rose and fell, new worlds were conquered and lost. Who were the people and how did their civilizations unfold? Who were the Druids? Did Atlantis exist? Where is the Holy Grail? What happened to the Neanderthals? What were the Vikings doing in the Canadian High Arctic? The contributors to this volume put forward their views and findings to help solve some of the greatest enigmas of history. The reader is invited to travel into lost worlds, re-examining ancient history to discover the secrets of the past. In a re-evaluation of man's history, using the high-tech tools of modern archaeology, geology and astronomy, civilizations lost for thousands of years are revealed.