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The encyclopedia of mysterious places : the life and legends of ancient sites around the world Cover Image Book Book

The encyclopedia of mysterious places : the life and legends of ancient sites around the world / Robert Ingpen & Philip Wilkinson.

Ingpen, Robert, 1936- (author.). Wilkinson, Philip, 1955- (author.).

Record details

  • ISBN: 0670827940
  • ISBN: 9780670827947
  • Physical Description: 256 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 32 cm
  • Publisher: New York, New York, U.S.A. : Viking Studio Books, 1990.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Europe: Tarxien ; Skara Brae ; Stonehenge ; Knossos ; Mycenae ; Biskupin ; Delphi ; Epidauros ; Rhodes ; Hagia Sophia ; Mistra ; Topkapi -- Asia: Catal Huyuk ; Mohenjo-daro ; Ur ; Boghazkoy ; Troy ; Khorsabad ; Babylon ; Persepolis ; Petra ; Great Wall of China ; Yoshinogari ; Ellora ; Nara ; Angkor ; Peking ; Taj Mahal -- Africa: Saqqara ; Karnak ; Abu Simbel ; Alexandria ; Leptis Magna ; Great Zimbabwe -- New World: Copan ; Chichen Itza ; Tenochtitlan ; Pueblo Bonito ; Machu Picchu ; Easter Island.
Summary, etc.:
"What drove the Aztecs and their Central American predecessors to perform human sacrifices? Why was Stonehenge built, how were the Neolithic people able to carry the stones hundreds of miles, and what is the significance of their alignments? Questions like these, which cannot be answered with real certainty, add to the air of mystery that surrounds the forty places vividly explored in The Encyclopedia of Mysterious Places. For anyone who has ever been captivated by the mysteries abounding in the lore and legends of the past, this is the perfect companion to bring these mysteries of the past vividly to life"--Publisher's description.

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Subject: Civilization, Ancient.
Curiosities and wonders.
Antiquities.
Mythology.
Genre: Mythology.

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24514. ‡aThe encyclopedia of mysterious places : ‡bthe life and legends of ancient sites around the world / ‡cRobert Ingpen & Philip Wilkinson.
2463 . ‡aMysterious places
260 . ‡aNew York, New York, U.S.A. : ‡bViking Studio Books, ‡c1990.
264 4. ‡c©1990.
300 . ‡a256 pages : ‡billustrations (some color), maps ; ‡c32 cm
336 . ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent
337 . ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia
338 . ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier
504 . ‡aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 251-252) and index.
520 . ‡a"What drove the Aztecs and their Central American predecessors to perform human sacrifices? Why was Stonehenge built, how were the Neolithic people able to carry the stones hundreds of miles, and what is the significance of their alignments? Questions like these, which cannot be answered with real certainty, add to the air of mystery that surrounds the forty places vividly explored in The Encyclopedia of Mysterious Places. For anyone who has ever been captivated by the mysteries abounding in the lore and legends of the past, this is the perfect companion to bring these mysteries of the past vividly to life"--Publisher's description.
5050 . ‡aEurope: Tarxien ; Skara Brae ; Stonehenge ; Knossos ; Mycenae ; Biskupin ; Delphi ; Epidauros ; Rhodes ; Hagia Sophia ; Mistra ; Topkapi -- Asia: Catal Huyuk ; Mohenjo-daro ; Ur ; Boghazkoy ; Troy ; Khorsabad ; Babylon ; Persepolis ; Petra ; Great Wall of China ; Yoshinogari ; Ellora ; Nara ; Angkor ; Peking ; Taj Mahal -- Africa: Saqqara ; Karnak ; Abu Simbel ; Alexandria ; Leptis Magna ; Great Zimbabwe -- New World: Copan ; Chichen Itza ; Tenochtitlan ; Pueblo Bonito ; Machu Picchu ; Easter Island.
650 0. ‡aCivilization, Ancient.
650 0. ‡aCuriosities and wonders.
650 0. ‡aAntiquities.
650 0. ‡aMythology.
655 7. ‡aMythology. ‡2lcgft
7001 . ‡aWilkinson, Philip, ‡d1955- ‡eauthor.
901 . ‡aocm21229195 ‡bOCoLC ‡c47366922 ‡tbiblio

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