| #111774 in Books | 1986-07-12 | 1986-07-12 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 6.86 x1.01 x4.17l,.63 | Binding: Mass Market Paperback | 536 pages||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Wow!|By steve|Ceram, in this book, guides the reader through fascinating archaeological expeditions and discoveries. The reader feels the oppressive heat of the desert or jungle and recoils from the awaiting spiders or snakes as the author leads them to distant excavations alongside the scientists that made amazing discoveries. Come...explore Pompei, Egypt, Babylon, and Chich
C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Sm...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Gods, Graves & Scholars: The Story of Archaeology | C.W. Ceram. A good, fresh read, highly recommended.
