Includes bibliographical references (p. 264) and index.
Contents:
Prologue -- Introduction: Chronicles and chronologies -- Collectors -- Pre-history and discovering life before the flood -- Human remains -- Dinosaur hunters -- Empires in Egypt -- Greek myth becomes reality -- Cities from the dust -- Bible quests -- Raids on Buddism -- Ancient Maya -- Mysteries of the Incas -- Epilogue -- Bibliography -- Index -- Picture credits.
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