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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/460061539 Title: History's mysteries : people, places, and oddities lost in the sands of time Author: Brian Haughton Publisher: Franklin Lakes, N.J. : New Page Books, ©2010. ISBN/ISSN: 9781601631077 1601631073 9781601637321 1601637322 OCLC:460061539

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History's mysteries : people, places, and oddities lost in the sands of time

Author:	Brian Haughton
Publisher:	Franklin Lakes, N.J. : New Page Books, ©2010.
Edition/Format:	Print book : Biography : EnglishView all editions and formats
Summary:	This book is an absorbing and meticulously researched exploration of the archaeology, history, and mysteries of 35 ancient places worldwide.
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Subjects	Civilization, Ancient -- Miscellanea. Curiosities and wonders. Geography, Ancient. View all subjects
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Genre/Form:	Trivia and miscellanea Miscellanea
Material Type:	Biography
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Brian Haughton Find more information about:
ISBN:	9781601631077 1601631073 9781601637321 1601637322
OCLC Number:	460061539
Description:	287 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Contents:	Lyonesse (England) -- The mysteries of Royston Cave (England) -- Rennes-le-Château (France) -- Cape Sounion (Greece) -- Akrotiri and the destruction of Thera (Greece) -- Solomon's temple and the Jehoash inscription (Israel) -- Göbekli Tepe (Turkey) -- The Tower of Babel in ancient Babylonia (Iraq) -- The Taj Mahal (India) -- Nabta Playa (Egypt) -- The world's oldest pyramid : the Step Pyramid at Saqqara (Egypt) -- Great Zimbabwe (South Africa) -- Newport's mystery tower (United States) -- The abandonment of Mesa Verde (United States) -- Tenochtitlan (Mexico) -- The Stone of Destiny (Ireland / Scotland) -- The mystery of the Ogham stones (Ireland/UK) -- The Coligny calendar and the Druids (France) -- The mystery of the Glozel stones (France) -- The puzzle of the golden hats (Central Europe) -- Paleolithic Venus figurines (Europe/Western Asia) -- The Uluburun shipwreck (Turkey) -- The iron pillar of Delhi (India) -- The Dendera lamps (Egypt) -- The Oak Island treasure (United States) -- Merlin the magician (England/Scotland) -- Boudica (England) -- Nero and the great fire of Rome (Italy) -- The Ida fossil (Germany) -- Hypatia of Alexandria (Egypt) -- Cleopatra : the last pharaoh of Egypt (Egypt) -- Who were the Phoenicians? (Lebanon) -- The mound builders (United States) -- The Olmec (Mexico) -- The extinction of the Neanderthals (the world).
Other Titles:	People, places, and oddities lost in the sands of time
Responsibility:	by Brian Haughton.

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This book is an absorbing and meticulously researched exploration of the archaeology, history, and mysteries of 35 ancient places worldwide.

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