Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs
100 Discoveries That Changed the World
$82.14
- Hardcover
512 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2022
Summary
Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous “Lost City of the Monkey God” tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.
Archaeology is the key that unlocks our deepest history. Ruined cities, golden treasures, cryptic inscriptions, and ornate tombs have been found across the world, and yet these artifacts of ages past often raised more que…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781426221989 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1426221983 |
| Author: | Douglas Preston, Ann R. Williams |
| Publisher: | National Geographic Society |
| Imprint: | National Geographic Society |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 512 |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2022 |
| Weight: | 1.29kg |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 152mm |
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About The Author
Douglas Preston
Ann Williams specializes in writing about the ancient world and cultural heritage preservation. A writer for more than three decades for National Geographic magazine and digital news, she reports on new discoveries and the latest research in archaeology around the world. She lives in Silver Spring, Maryland.
Douglas Preston (foreword) has published thirty-six books of fiction and nonfiction, twenty-nine of which have been New York Times bestsellers. He writes about archaeology and anthropology for the New Yorker, and has worked as an editor at the American Museum of Natural History, and has taught writing at Princeton University. He divides his time between New Mexico and Maine.
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