num_pages: 310
description: This is an illustrated travelogue of the Middle east by the well-known scientist Julian Huxley. In it, he visits &amp; discusses such ancient sites as Byblos, Baalbek, Petra, Damascus, Baghdad as he takes us through parts of the Lebanon, Turkey, Jordan, Syria &amp; Egypt, with further look at Knossos &amp; the Minoan Civilization.
language: English
title: From an Antique Land: Ancient and Modern in the Middle East
publisher: Max Parrish & Company Ltd