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Lost civilizations : rediscovering ancient sites through new technology / Austen Atkinson ; [foreword by Ron Blom].
Penn Museum Library CB311 .A85 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Atkinson, Austen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Civilization, Ancient.
- Physical Description:
- 192 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 29 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Watson-Guptill Publications, 2002.
- Summary:
- Through the use of never-before-published radar and resistance maps from NASA, the Russian Space Agency, National Geographic, the European Space Agency, and other organizations, "Lost Civilizations" investigates 20 of the most intriguing lost cities in detail. 150 illustrations.
- Contents:
- Americas 14
- Anasazi 16
- Cancuen 24
- Chichen Itza 32
- Machu Picchu 42
- Tiwanaku 50
- Mediterranean 60
- Atlantis 62
- Halicarnassus 68
- Helike 76
- Knossos 82
- Pompeii 90
- Troy 100
- Middle East 110
- Babylon 112
- Mahram Bilqis 122
- Nimrud 128
- Persepolis 136
- Ubar 144
- Ur 154
- Asia 162
- Angkor Wat 164
- Anuradhapura 172
- Mohenjodaro 178.
- Notes:
- First published in Great Britain in 2002 by Pavilion Books Limited, London.
- Includes bibliographical references (page 190) and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0823028739
- OCLC:
- 51277029
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