Gods, Tombs, Scientists
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Gods, Tombs, Scientists
19.99 €
The mysteries of ancient civilizations, the fabulous treasures of royal tombs, the traps, dangers and curses that await the daring discoverers who risked extracting the temples of forgotten gods from oblivion... It sounds like a teaser for an adventure film. However, long before Indiana Jones and Lara Croft burst onto the big screens, archeology ceased to be a dusty science of interest only to learned men. This happened, among other things, thanks to the book you are holding in your hands. First published in 1949, Kurt Zeram's popular science "novel of archeology" was translated into more than 28 languages and was published in a total circulation of more than 10 million copies. Written in an easy and entertaining way, this book infected more than one generation of schoolchildren in the Soviet Union and Eastern Europe with an interest in history and archeology, competing in popularity with the novels of Jules Verne and Stevenson. Because the real history of archaeological discoveries is as striking as the adventures of fictional characters.
The book is divided into four parts. "The Book of Statues" tells about the birth of archaeology in connection with the excavations of Pompeii, the discovery of Troy and Mycenae, which confirmed the hypothesis of Heinrich Schliemann that Homer's "Iliad" is a reliable historical source. The following parts are devoted to revealing the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Egypt ("The Book of Pyramids"), Mesopotamia ("The Book of Towers") and Mesoamerica ("The Book of Steps").
The design uses illustrations from the original edition.
The book is divided into four parts. "The Book of Statues" tells about the birth of archaeology in connection with the excavations of Pompeii, the discovery of Troy and Mycenae, which confirmed the hypothesis of Heinrich Schliemann that Homer's "Iliad" is a reliable historical source. The following parts are devoted to revealing the secrets of the ancient civilizations of Egypt ("The Book of Pyramids"), Mesopotamia ("The Book of Towers") and Mesoamerica ("The Book of Steps").
The design uses illustrations from the original edition.
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