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Books in Lost Civilizations series

  • Wondrous Realms of the Aegean

    Dale Brown

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, )
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  • Mound Builders & Cliff Dwellers

    Dale Brown

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, )
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  • Vikings: Raiders from the North

    Thomas H. Flaherty

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, Oct. 1, 1993)
    Offers an examination of the Viking era, using research done on salvaging ships, excavating burial mounds, and mixing 20th-century technology with 10th-century finds
  • Pompeii: The Vanished City

    Dale Brown

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, Oct. 1, 1992)
    Recounts the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, which buried the city of Pompeii under volcanic ash, describes what daily life was like in the city, and discusses the excavation of the archaeological site
  • The Magnificent Maya

    Time-Life Books

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, )
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  • The Holy Land

    Time-Life Books, Dale M. Brown

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, March 1, 1992)
    Looks at the history, geography, and ancient cultures of the Holy Land, describes modern archeological techniques, and looks at the ruins and artifacts of the region's various ancient cultures
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  • Incas: Lords of Gold and Glory

    Dale Brown

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, Nov. 1, 1992)
    Describes the history and culture of the Incas, looks at Inca ruins and artifacts, and recounts the Spanish conquest
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  • Lost Civilizations - The Celts

    Allison Lassieur

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, March 1, 2001)
    Examines the history, culture, and artistic contributions of the ancient Celts from 600 BC - 600 AD, in Europe and in the western Atlantic regions where the Celtic influence is still felt today. Illustrated with maps and photographs.
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  • Africa's Glorious Legacy

    Time-Life Books

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, May 1, 1994)
    Looks at the ancient civilizations of Zimbabwe, Nubia, West Africa, and Benin
  • Lost Civilizations - The Mayans

    Stuart A. Kallen

    Hardcover (Lucent Books, Sept. 1, 2000)
    The Mayan pyramids that stand today on the Yucatan Peninsula are a stunning reminder of a powerful civilization that ruled the people of southern Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and Belize for more than 6,000 years. The Mayans comprehensively explores the politics and culture of the Mayan Empire in vivid detail from 1500 BC to the 16th-century arrival of the Spanish conquistadors.
  • Empires of Mesopotamia

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Nov. 1, 2000)
    Describes the civilization of Mesopotamian empires, including their early peoples and cities, high culture, social organization, daily life, decline and fall, and lasting legacy.
  • Lost Civilizations - The Etruscans

    Don Nardo

    Library Binding (Lucent Books, Oct. 29, 2004)
    The Etruscans were a culturally advanced people who lived in what is now Tuscany, north of Rome. Though a great many of their buildings, tombs, and artifacts have been excavated and studied, they remain in many ways a mysterious people. A widely published scholar of the ancient world here provides a sweeping overview of Etruscan civilization.
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