| Description |
319 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
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Translation of Les derniers mystères du monde. |
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At head of title: Reader's digest. |
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Includes index. |
| Contents |
Voyage to Atlantis -- The search for Eldorado, land of gold -- The land of the Queen of Sheba -- Who really discovered the new world? -- Strange stones of western Europe -- Soul-statues of Corsica -- The secrets of Stonehenge -- The giants of Easter Island -- Teotihuacán, city of the gods -- The lost empire of the Indus Valley -- The silent stones of Tiahuanaco -- The world's first cities -- The last refuge of the Incas -- The men who built the Tower of Babel -- Pyramids in the Americas -- Inside the pyramids of the pharaohs -- When the Sahara was green -- The Scythians, fierce horesmen of the steppes -- Zimbabwe, Africa's lost civilisation -- Splendour in the jungle at Angkor -- The Olmecs, a race of precursors -- The magnificent realm of the Mayas -- Enigmatic messages of the Nazcas -- Did a black hole hit Siberia? |
| Summary |
Profusely illustrated text discusses lost cities and civilizations, the pyramids, Stonehenge, Easter Island, and other enduring mysteries of the world. |
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Civilization, Ancient.
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Antiquities.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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Antiquities. (OCoLC)fst00810745
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Civilization, Ancient. (OCoLC)fst00862946
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Prehistoric peoples. (OCoLC)fst01075242
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Ancient civilization.
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Antiquities.
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Prehistoric peoples.
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| Added Author |
Reader's Digest Association.
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| ISBN |
089577044X |
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9780895770448 |
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