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Series
Publisher
Workman Publishing
Language
English
Description
"It's time to get off the beaten path. Inspiring equal parts wonder and wanderlust, Atlas Obscura celebrates over 700 of the strangest and most curious places in the world. Talk about a bucket list: here are natural wonders-- the dazzling glowworm caves in New Zealand, or a baobob tree in South Africa that's so large it has a pub inside where 15 people can drink comfortably. Architectural marvels, including the M.C. Escher-like stepwells in India....
Author
Series
Very short introductions volume 96
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Publisher
National Geographic
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Ancient civilizations hid the secrets of their incredible knowledge of astronomy in their temples and palaces, built to align with the sun, on the same day, all over the world. Revealing humankind's obsession with the sun, across thousands of years and every continent, this is architectural magic on a cosmic scale.
Author
Publisher
Michael O'Mara Books Limited
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
A basic but enjoyable introduction to the study of the culture of the ancient Greeks and Romans, from the languages to literature, philosophy, art, and much more For those who didn't take Classics at school, or who have forgotten most of what they knew, this primer is a look back at classical civilization-how they lived, and how many aspects of our own daily lives have been directly influenced by theirs, from roads and concrete, to central heating,...
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Disc 1. The lure of the city -- Catalhoyuk, first experiment in urban living -- Jericho and its walls -- Uruk, city of Gilgamesh -- Mysterious Mohenjo-daro -- Kahun, company town in the desert .
Disc 2. Work and life at Deir el-Medina -- Amarna, revolutionary capital -- Knossos, palace, city, or temple? -- Akrotiri, Bronze Age Pompeii -- Mycenae, Tiryns, and the mask of Agamemnon -- Athens, civic buildings and civic identity.
Disc 3. Athenian domestic...
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Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Introduces young readers to some of the most fascinating ancient civilizations in the world's history and the legacies they left behind, from the intriguing world of pharaohs in Ancient Egypt, to the arts of Greece and Rome, to the amazing culture of the Mayans.
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Publisher
GCP
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
"What's it like to be the first to enter an Egyptian burial chamber that's been sealed for thousands of years? What horrifying secret was found among the prehistoric ruins of the American Southwest? Who really was the infamous the Monster of Florence? Douglas Preston's journalistic explorations have taken him from the haunted country of Italy to the jungles of Honduras. He was granted exclusive journalistic access to the largest tomb in Egypt's Valley...
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Publisher
Otter-Barry Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Paddle down the river of time on an amazing prehistoric journey - all you need to bring is your imagination! Witness the fiery beginnings of our Earth, and the explosion of life on our planet. Fly with a pterosaur! Hang out with apes! Ride a mammoth! Help to make an amazing cave painting and witness the first ever writing - a hymn to the Moon Goddess!
15) Stars askew
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Series
Caeli-Amur volume 2
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
With the seditionists in power, Caeli-Amur has begun a new age. Or has it? The escaped House officials no longer send food, and the city is starving. When the moderate leader Aceline is murdered, the trail leads Kata to a mysterious book that explains how to control the fabled Prism of Alerion. But when the last person to possess the book is found dead, it becomes clear that a conspiracy is afoot. At its center is former House Officiate Armand, who...
16) Unwrapped sky
Author
Series
Caeli-Amur volume 1
Publisher
Tor, a Tom Doherty Associates book
Pub. Date
©2014.
Language
English
Description
A hundred years ago, the Minotaurs saved Caeli-Amur from conquest. Now, three very different people may hold the keys to the city's survival. Once, it is said, gods used magic to create reality, with powers that defied explanation. But the magic-or science, if one believes those who try to master the dangers of thaumaturgy-now seems more like a dream. Industrial workers for House Technis, farmers for House Arbor, and fisher folk of House Marin eke...
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2004
Language
English
Description
"Drawing on the latest research in archaeology, human genetics, and environmental science, After the Ice takes the reader on a sweeping tour of 15,000 years of human history. Steven Mithen brings this world to life through the eyes of an imaginary modern traveler - John Lubbock, namesake of the great Victorian polymath and author of Prehistoric Times." "Part history, part science, part time travel, After the Ice offers a portrayal of diverse cultures,...
18) Lost cities
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Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
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.
Author
Series
Publisher
Teaching Co
Pub. Date
©2005.
Language
English
Description
Professor Harl begins during the Bronze Age and the emergence of urban-based literate civilizations and carries the story forward until the demise of Persia's great empire at the hands of the Greeks, who embraced many of the achievements of these Near East civilizations but clearly represented a different kind of civilization, built on different institutions. Along the way, he examines advances like the invention and evolution of writing; the development...
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