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Fortune and glory : tales of history's greatest archaeological adventures / Douglas Palmer, Nicholas James & Giles Sparrow.
Penn Museum Library CC100 .P33 2008
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Palmer, Douglas.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Excavations (Archaeology)--History.
- Excavations (Archaeology).
- Archaeological expeditions--History.
- Archaeological expeditions.
- Archaeology and history.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 272 pages : illustrations (some color), 1 map ; 22 cm
- Other Title:
- Fortune & glory
- Place of Publication:
- Cincinatti, OH ; Newton Abbot, Devon : David & Charles, 2008.
- Summary:
- Over the centuries, our fascination and desire to uncover the past has prompted valiant explorers with sometimes wild imaginations to set off in search of lost civilisations and relics from the past. Fortune and Glory is a gripping chronicle of the major discoveries from prehistory to the 21st century, following the exploits of the intrepid and sometimes piratical adventurers who put life, limb, reputation and sanity at risk in the quest to discover the world's historical treasures.
- Learn about the early evidence of our ancestors, explorations and adventures in the classical world and empires in Egypt and Africa. Follow Hiram Bingham into the lost city of Macchu Picchu, discover how Heinrich Schliemann turned myth into history when he found the legendary city of Troy, trek with Stephens and Catherwood in search of the remains of the Ancient Maya, and uncover the myths surrounding Mitchell-Hedges and the infamous crystal skull.
- From early mavericks and amateurs to the science of modern archaeology, Fortune and Glory will have you marvelling at the courage, vision, resourcefulness, innovation and perseverance of history's real-life Indiana Joneses.
- Contents:
- Introduction: Chronicles and Chronologies 15
- The Collectors 23
- Pre-history and Discovering Life Before the Flood 29
- Human Remains 49
- Dinosaur Hunters 81
- Empires in Egypt 113
- Greek Myth Becomes Reality 145
- Cities from the Dust 159
- Bible Quests 187
- Raids on Buddism 207
- The Ancient Maya 222
- Mysteries of the Incas 245.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (page 264) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780715329597
- 0715329596
- OCLC:
- 192027498
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