The world's great archaeological treasures
By: edited by Paul G. Bahn
Publisher: Barnes & Noble; Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780760785331
Subjects: Archaeology; Antiquities; Treasure troves; Excavations (Archaeology); History; Maps
Description: The treasures described and analyzed here come from a wide range of different contexts; in terms of geography and culture as well as historic--or prehistoric--period. The treasures range from Ice-Age figurines of central and eastern Europe to African gold, from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the sensational discoveries of Egyptologist in the tomb of Tutakhamen. Many of the most well-known treasure troves were originally put together as burial furnishings, and for this reason they tell us much of what our forebears believed about death and the afterlife, and how provision was mde for the wellbeing of the dead in their journey onwards.
Notes: Includes bibliographies (246-249) , index, and picture credits.