Bibliograph

Archaeology, unearthing the mysteries of the past, Kate Santon

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Archaeology, unearthing the mysteries of the past, Kate Santon

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (p. 303) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Archaeology

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

144612017

Responsibility statement

Kate Santon

Sub title

unearthing the mysteries of the past

Table Of Contents

Introduction. Europe. The Neanderthals -- The art of the Ice Age -- Skara Brae -- Varna -- The Iceman -- Megaliths -- The bodies from the bogs -- The Iron Age -- Hadrian's Wall and Vindolanda -- Sutton Hoo -- The VikingsThe Mediterranean world. Knossos and the Minoans -- Troy -- The Mycenaean world -- Athens -- Delphi and Olympia -- The Vergina tombs -- Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean -- The Etruscans -- Rome -- Pompeii and Herculaneum -- The Romans in North AfricaThe Near and Middle East. Jericho -- Catalhöyük -- The royal tombs at Ur -- The Hittites -- Nineveh -- Persepolis -- The Dead Sea scrolls -- MasadaAfrica. The Olduvai gorge -- The pyramids -- Armarna -- The Rosetta Stone -- Tutankhamun and the Valley of the Kings -- Egyptian temples -- Great ZimbabweAsia and the Pacific. The Indus Valley civilization -- The frozen tombs of Altai -- The lost cities of the Silk Road -- The terracotta army -- Angkor -- Australia rock art -- Easter IslandThe Americas. The spread of humans -- The treasures of Sipan -- The Maya, Palenque and the tomb of Pakal -- Teotihuacan -- The Aztecs -- Macchu Picchu and the Incas -- Pueblo farmers of the desert

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