Mysteries of the ancient world
By: editor, Judith Flanders
Publisher: Barnes & Noble Books
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 175
ISBN-13: 9780760711347
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders; Ancient Civilization
Description: Explanation and exploration of so many of the mysteries of the ancient world.
Notes: "First published in one volume in Great Britain in 1998 by Weidenfeld & Nicholson"--Title page verso.

"The mysteries of the ancient world explored and explained"--Jacket.
Table of contents: title: In the beginning. The extinction of dinosaurs / Douglas Palmer ; The last Neanderthals / John F. Hoffecker; title: The archaeological evidence. Stone circles / Aubrey Burl ; Decoding the stones / Steven Snape ; Mummies : unwrapping the past / Rosalie David ; Geoglyphs / Paul G. Bahn ; The quest for Troy / Donald Easton ; Who were the Druids? / A.P. Fitzpatrick ; The Mayan enigma / Constance Cortez ; The Viking saga / Peter Schledermann ; The Easter Island enigma / Paul G. Bahn ; Cloud cities of the Inka / Karen Wise; title: Myths and legends? Lost Atlantis / Jennifer Westwood ; The alchemists / Robert Jackson ; The holy shroud / Tristan Gray Hulse ; The holy grail / Christopher Knight & Robert Lomas ; The Knights Templar / Nicholas Best.