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National Geographic (2004), 256 pages
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A fascinating odyssey through time explores the mysteries of the ancient maritime civilizations of the Mediterranean in the companion volume to the upcoming National Geographic special for PBS, which follows the undersea explorer to the Black Sea, Egypt, Greece, Minoan Crete, and Italy in search of
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LibraryThing member regularguy5mb
I checked this one out of the Leland Library as part of a new project I'm starting called "Read Your Library." Hopefully I'll be making a vlog about it soon enough, but the general idea is right there in the title. Since I've wanted to get more involved in World History, I decided to start in 930
As a National Geographic text, this book is filled not only with writings from brilliant minds, but also beautiful photographs and examples of art pieces throughout the time periods covered. Looking from a maritime perspective and following ocean archaeologists as they search for the ships of ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians, and the inhabitants of the Black Sea area. Each section discusses the origins of that particular civilization, its rise and fall, the wreckage and artifacts discovered by Robert Ballard and his team, and includes a bit of the mythology from the area as well.
This was an interesting read. It also gives one a clearer sense of time as far as some of these ancient civilizations are concerned, at least in my mind.
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of the Dewey Classification, History of the Ancient World. This was the first book on the shelf.As a National Geographic text, this book is filled not only with writings from brilliant minds, but also beautiful photographs and examples of art pieces throughout the time periods covered. Looking from a maritime perspective and following ocean archaeologists as they search for the ships of ancient civilizations such as the Greeks, the Romans, the Egyptians, and the inhabitants of the Black Sea area. Each section discusses the origins of that particular civilization, its rise and fall, the wreckage and artifacts discovered by Robert Ballard and his team, and includes a bit of the mythology from the area as well.
This was an interesting read. It also gives one a clearer sense of time as far as some of these ancient civilizations are concerned, at least in my mind.
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Original language
English
Physical description
256 p.; 9.45 inches
ISBN
0792258452 / 9780792258452