Zeigt Titel in Archäologie

Da Lucy all'esercito di terracotta, da Tutankhamon alla tomba del re Childerico; e poi ancora la mummia del Similaun, Troia, Ebla, l'antica Roma... Il racconto dell'archeologia attraverso dieci grandi scoperte. Un viaggio nel tempo e nello spazio che dalla Preistoria si spinge uno al Medioevo e tocca l'Europa, l'Asia e l'Africa. E, in controluce, i protagonisti, le idee e le tecniche che nel corso degli anni hanno reso sempre più affascinante il mestiere dell'archeologo.

From the first flickers of ingenuity, humankind has excelled in civilization-defining inventions and innovations. Lightbulb Moments in Human History takes a positive, playful and perceptive look at how these big ideas have driven humanity’s inevitable rise. Be astounded by the accidental invention of writing by Sumerian bookkeepers.

Examines the intricate carvings, chambers, and structures, revealing the site’s acoustical properties, shamanic symbolism, and astronomical alignments Reveals how Karahan Tepe was used by shamans to connect with the Milky Way’s Galactic bulge in its role as the head of the cosmic...

""Lizzie Wade is an exceptional journalist and a master storyteller. She reminds us that survival always has been, and still is, possible, and that our world always has been, and still is, a choice."" –Ed Yong, author of An Immense World “This book upended my understanding of the ancient...

Charles Hapgood's classic 1966 book on ancient maps is back. Hapgood produces concrete evidence of an advanced worldwide civilization existing many thousands of years before ancient Egypt. He has found the evidence in many beautiful maps long known to scholars, the Piri Reis Map that shows Antarctica, the Hadji Ahmed map, the Oronteus Finaeus and other amazing maps. Hapgood concluded that these maps were made from more ancient maps from the various ancient archives around the world, now lost.