Mysteries of the past / by Lionel Casson ... [et al.]. ; editor, Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr.
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TextPublisher: New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. : book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, c1977Description: 319 pages : ill. ; 29 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0828102066 :; 0828102074Subject(s): Civilization, Ancient | Prehistoric peoples | Curiosities and wonders| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| 920.02 On21 1975 100 great lives / | 926.1 F92 1959 Sigmund Freud's mission : | 928.5 M82 v.14 2001 History of United States naval operations in World War II volume XIV : | 930 C27 1977 Mysteries of the past / | 932 Sm51 2004 How the Great Pyramid was built / | 932 V58 1992 The search for ancient Egypt / | 940.076 Sca37 1996 Q&A history : |
Includes index.
Contents: 1 Who first cross the oceans? -- 2 Who raised the megaliths? -- 3 Where did homer's heroes come from? -- 4 What caused the sudden rise of modern man? -- 5 Who where the mound builders? -- 6 Why did the ancients not develop machinery? -- 7 Where did ancient traders sail? -- 8 China and west: which was first? -- 9 How did human races originate? -- 10 How was climate affected history? -- 11 Who where the Indo-Europeans? -- 12 What caused the collapse of the Maya?.
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