Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-326) and index.
Summary:
"Provides the reader with alphabetical entries on lost cities and civilizations and includes subsections: Overview: Geographic Location, Original Inhabitants, Historical Background, Culture and Society, City's Demise, Recent Discoveries and Current Status, and Bibliography. The entries-as well as the investigative boxes and sidebars-come from every region of the globe and include a broad timespan, panning all of human civilization from several millennia BCE to the present"-- Provided by publisher.
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