Author: Tom McGowen
Publisher: Millbrook Press
ISBN: 9780761313724
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 92
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Provides readers with an examination of stonehenge and other megalith sites found around the world by looking at their history and legends.
Author: Jim Vieira
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781939149800
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Originally published: Glastonbury, Somerset, UK: Avalon Rising Publications, 2015.
Author: John Michell
Publisher: Ingram
ISBN: 9781906069032
Category : Menhirs
Languages : en
Pages : 165
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A feast of extraordinary theories and personalities centred around the mysterious standing stones of antiquity. John Michell tells the incredible story of the amazing reactions, ancient and modern, to these prehistoric relics, whether astronomical, legendary, mystical or visionary.
Author: Frederic Ward Putnam
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mounds
Languages : en
Pages : 42
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Author: Thomas Knopf
Publisher: Archaeopress Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 1789690080
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 244
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This book brings together specialists of the European Bronze and Iron Age and the Japanese Yayoi and Kofun periods for the first time to discuss burial mounds in a comparative context. The book aims to strengthen knowledge of Japanese archaeology in Europe and vice versa.
Author: Timothy R. Pauketat
Publisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0195158105
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 50
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Just a few miles west of Collinsville, Illinois lies the remains of the most sophisticated prehistoric native civilizations north of Mexico. Cahokia Mounds explores the history behind this buried American city inhabited from about AD 700 to 1400, that was almost lost in metropolitan expansions of the 1960s and 1970s, but later became one of the best understood archeological sites in North America.
Author: DK
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1465494987
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 162
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This captivating children's atlas gives a complete history of the life and times of our world, through a series of stunning, specially commissioned 3D maps. Wrap up warm for a trip to the Ice Age, wonder at the invention of the wheel, show your support at the French Revolution, and blast off for the Moon landings! This fascinating history book for kids showcases the impact of global events over millennia and centuries past. From ancient times to the 21st century, these colorful, detailed maps pinpoint exactly when and where the most important events and movements in history happened, as well as the part they all played in shaping the world today. Children aged 9+ will love to travel through time right up until recent history, including World War II and the Space Age. This historical map book for children features: More than 60 global, continental and regional maps that plot the geographical spread of the most important events, movements and civilizations in world history, encouraging learning and stimulating interest in the wider world. Beautifully illustrated and specially commissioned maps, designed to bring an instant understanding of the subject, and how, where, and when the relevant events occurred. Key events in history like the spread of the Black Death, the expansion of the Roman Empire, the impact of World War II. What’s Where on Earth? History Atlas is totally unique and the ideal book for anyone and everyone who wants to know more about the world. This round-the-world trip begins with the first humans and cities before visiting the Egyptian pharaohs and experiencing the rise of the Roman Empire. This History Atlas is the perfect gift for children curious about the past and the world around them, as well as parents and educators looking for a visual way to tell stories.
Author: Julian Haynes Steward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Indians of South America
Languages : en
Pages : 804
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Author: Julian Haynes Steward
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnology
Languages : en
Pages : 774
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Author: Rosemary L. Schwanke
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1770976833
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 190
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Ken is a young man searching for meaning in his life. He goes to the small town of Wonder where he encounters strange people involved in unusual activities mostly in and around mountains. He can't seem to get away from them, wherever he lives. He also finds kind and supportive people along his journey. As his search for meaning becomes more intense he travels to several places and monuments of historical interest in the world. When he finally finishes his travels he comes to an important conclusion about what is the real meaning of life....
