| Description |
287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-280) and index. |
| Contents |
Lyonesse (England) -- The mysteries of Royston Cave (England) -- Rennes-le-Château (France) -- Cape Sounion (Greece) -- Akrotiri and the destruction of Thera (Greece) -- Solomon's temple and the Jehoash inscription (Israel) -- Göbekli Tepe (Turkey) -- The Tower of Babel in ancient Babylonia (Iraq) -- The Taj Mahal (India) -- Nabta Playa (Egypt) -- The world's oldest pyramid : the Step Pyramid at Saqqara (Egypt) -- Great Zimbabwe (South Africa) -- Newport's mystery tower (United States) -- The abandonment of Mesa Verde (United States) -- Tenochtitlan (Mexico) -- The Stone of Destiny (Ireland / Scotland) -- The mystery of the Ogham stones (Ireland/UK) -- The Coligny calendar and the Druids (France) -- The mystery of the Glozel stones (France) -- The puzzle of the golden hats (Central Europe) -- Paleolithic Venus figurines (Europe/Western Asia) -- The Uluburun shipwreck (Turkey) -- The iron pillar of Delhi (India) -- The Dendera lamps (Egypt) -- The Oak Island treasure (United States) -- Merlin the magician (England/Scotland) -- Boudica (England) -- Nero and the great fire of Rome (Italy) -- The Ida fossil (Germany) -- Hypatia of Alexandria (Egypt) -- Cleopatra : the last pharaoh of Egypt (Egypt) -- Who were the Phoenicians? (Lebanon) -- The mound builders (United States) -- The Olmec (Mexico) -- The extinction of the Neanderthals (the world) |
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Civilization, Ancient -- Miscellanea.
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Curiosities and wonders.
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Geography, Ancient.
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Historic sites.
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Historic buildings.
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Antiquities.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Biography -- To 500.
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People, places, and oddities lost in the sands of time |
| ISBN |
9781601631077 (pbk.) |
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1601631073 (pbk.) |
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