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Include books by the same authorThe Bible Unearthed: Archaeology's New Vision of Ancient Israel and the Origin of Its Sacred Texts
Israel Finkelstein, Neil Asher Silberman · 400 pages
"In The Bible Unearthed two leading scholars, an archaeologist and a historian, combine a tour of the field of biblical archaeology with a explanation of how and why the Bible's historical saga differs so dramatically from the archaeological finds. They explain what the Bible says about ancient Israel and show how it diverges sharply from archaeological reality. They then offer a new version of t
The Jesus Family Tomb: The Discovery, the Investigation & the Evidence That Could Change History
Simcha Jacobovici, Charles Pellegrino · 240 pages
In 1980, workers at a Jerusalem construction site accidentally uncovered a cache of bone boxes from early Christian times. When reports about the crypt discovery leaked out 16 years later, the London Sunday Times headlined the story as "The Tomb That Dare Not Speak Its Name." Now the full story will be told. In 2005, documentary filmmaker Simcha Jacobovici obtained permission to break through the
The Gnostic Gospels
Elaine Pagels · 184 pages
The Gnostic Gospels is a landmark study of the long-buried roots of Christianity, a work of luminous scholarship and wide popular appeal. First published in 1979 to critical acclaim, winning the National Book Award and the National Book Critics Circle Award, The Gnostic Gospels has continued to grow in reputation and influence over the past two decades. It is now widely recognized as one of the mo
The Jesus Dynasty: The Hidden History of Jesus, His Royal Family and the Birth of Christianity
James D. Tabor · 363 pages
Based on a careful analysis of the earliest Christian documents and recent archaeological discoveries, The Jesus Dynasty offers a bold new interpretation of the life of Jesus and the origins of Christianity. Biblical scholar Tabor brings us closer than ever to the historical Jesus. He sheds new light on Jesus' relationship with John the Baptizer, the role played by his brother James, and how Paul'
Heaven's Mirror: Quest for the Lost Civilization
Graham Hancock, Santha Faiia · 336 pages
In ***Heaven's Mirror***, author Graham Hancock continues the quest begun in his international best-seller ***Fingerprints of the Gods***: to rediscover the hidden legacy of mankind and to reveal that "ancient" cultures were, in fact, the heirs to a far older forgotten civilization and the inheritors of its archaic, mystical wisdom. Working with photographer Santha Faiia, Hancock traces a netwo
Walking the Bible: A Journey by Land Through the Five Books of Moses
Bruce Feiler · 488 pages
The author recounts his ten-thousand-mile journey across the Middle East in search of the roots of the Bible to discover whether it was an abstraction or a living, breathing entity.
Tut's Mummy: Lost...and Found (Step into Reading 3)
Judy Donnelly · 46 pages
Describes the burial of the Pharaoh Tutankhamen and the discovery of his long-lost tomb by archaeologists more than 3000 years later.
The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code
Margalit Fox · 363 pages
In the tradition of Simon Winchester and Dava Sobel, *The Riddle of the Labyrinth: The Quest to Crack an Ancient Code* tells one of the most intriguing stories in the history of language, masterfully blending history, linguistics, and cryptology with an elegantly wrought narrative. When famed archaeologist Arthur Evans unearthed the ruins of a sophisticated Bronze Age civilization that flowered on
In Search of the Indo-Europeans
J.P. Mallory · 288 pages
Britain BC: Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
Francis Pryor · 508 pages
A radical re-examination of Briatin and Ireland before the coming of the Romans, based on compelling new evidence recently uncovered by aerial photography, coastal erosion and advanced scientific techniques, reveals a much more sophisticated life among the Ancient Britons than has been previously supposed. --back cover.
Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology
C.W. Ceram · 212 pages
The Lost Tomb
Kent R. Weeks · 330 pages
The world was astonished when American Egyptologist Kent Weeks discovered an elaborate tomb deep beneath the surface of Egypt's legendary Valley of the Kings. Soon he realized that this was the centuries-old burial site for the sons of Ramesses II. Previous to this discovery, no one had been certain where - or even if - this spectacular tomb existed. Now, in The Lost Tomb, Weeks takes readers into
Underworld: The Mysterious Origins of Civilization
Graham Hancock · 769 pages
From Graham Hancock, bestselling author of Fingerprints of the Gods, comes a mesmerizing book that takes us on a captivating underwater voyage to find the ruins of a lost civilization that's been hidden for thousands of years beneath the world's oceans.While Graham Hancock is no stranger to stirring up heated controversy among scientific experts, his books and television documentaries have intrigu
1177 B.C.: The Year Civilization Collapsed
Eric H. Cline · 264 pages
In 1177 B.C., marauding groups known only as the "Sea Peoples" invaded Egypt. The pharaoh’s army and navy managed to defeat them, but the victory so weakened Egypt that it soon slid into decline, as did most of the surrounding civilizations. After centuries of brilliance, the civilized world of the Bronze Age came to an abrupt and cataclysmic end. Kingdoms fell like dominoes over the course of jus
Color: A Natural History of the Palette
Victoria Finlay · 448 pages
The Bog People: Iron-Age Man Preserved
Peter Vilhelm Glob · 200 pages
From archaeological and scientific knowledge and the evidence of classical writers, a picture is drawn of the lives of Danish Iron-Age people found preserved in peat bogs.
A Study of the Bronze Age Pottery of Great Britain & Ireland and Its Associated Grave-goods
John Abercromby · 234 pages
A History of the World in 100 Objects
Neil MacGregor · 707 pages
Neil MacGregor's radio series 'A History of the World in 100 Objects' has been a unique event that has set a benchmark for public service broadcasting in the UK and across the world. This book will be the tie-in to that event, reproducing the scripts describing the objects that made us who we are.
The Fires of Vesuvius: Pompeii Lost and Found
Mary Beard · 360 pages
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
Barbara Mertz · 349 pages
An introduction to the history of ancient Egypt and Egyptology. “Mertz gives special attention to such topics as the kingship (yes) of Queen Hatshepsut, the exploits of Thutmose III, and the Amarna Period with its intriguing players… Mertz also explains in simple language archaeological techniques such as carbon 14 dating and historical chronology.” Libr J. review of 1964 edition
Amelia Peabody's Egypt: A Compendium
Barbara Mertz, Kristen Whitbread · 336 pages