num_pages: 319
description: Contents: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.
language: English
title: Mysteries of the Past
titlecomplete: Mysteries of the Past
genres: Nonfiction, Reference, History, Anthropology
ratings_count: 42
publisher: American Heritage