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Mysteries of the past Cover Image Book

Mysteries of the past / by Lionel Casson ... [and others]. ; editor, Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr.

Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009 (Added Author). Thorndike, Joseph J. (Joseph Jacobs), 1913-2005 (Added Author).

Summary:

Presented here is an accurate picture of the current status of investigations into ancient mysteries.

Record details

  • ISBN: 0828102066
  • ISBN: 9780828102063
  • ISBN: 0828102074
  • ISBN: 9780828102070
  • Physical Description: 319 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
  • Publisher: New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. : book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, [1977]

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General Note:
Includes index.
Issued in a case.
Formatted Contents Note:
Who first crossed the oceans? : Who raised the megaliths? : Where did Homer's heroes come from? / Lionel Casson -- What caused the sudden rise of modern man? / Robert Claiborne -- Who were the mound builders? / Brian Fagan -- Why did the ancients not develop machnery? : Where did ancient traders sail? : China and the west: which was first? / Lionel Casson -- How did human races originate? / Walter Karp -- How has climate affected history? : Who were the indo-europeans? / Robert Claiborne -- What caused the collapse of the Maya? / Brian Fagan.

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Civilization, Ancient.
Prehistoric peoples.
Curiosities and wonders.

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