Categories: Ancient History: To C 500 CE Classical History / Classical Civilisation Archaeology Geographical Discovery & Exploration


Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs : 100 Discoveries That Changed the World
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Hardback English
Foreword by Douglas Preston , Edited by Ann R. Williams


Blending high adventure with history, this chronicle of 100 astonishing discoveries from the Dead Sea Scrolls to the fabulous "Lost City of the Monkey God" tells incredible stories of how explorers and archaeologists have uncovered the clues that illuminate our past.

Archaeology is the key that unlocks our deepest history. Ruined cities, golden treasures, cryptic inscriptions, and ornate tombs have been found across the world, and yet these artifacts of ages past often raised more questions than answers. But with the emergence of archaeology as a scientific discipline in the 19th century, everything changed.

Illustrated with dazzling photographs, this enlightening narrative tells the story of human civilization through 100 key expeditions, spanning six continents and more than three million years of history. Each account relies on firsthand reports from explorers, antiquarians, and scientists as they crack secret codes, evade looters and political suppression, fall in love, commit a litany of blunders, and uncover ancient curses.

Pivotal discoveries include:

King Tuts tomb of treasure
Terracotta warriors escorting Chinas first emperor into the afterlife
The glorious Anglo-Saxon treasure of Sutton-Hoo
Graves of the Scythians, the real Amazon warrior women
New findings on the grim fate of the colonists of Jamestown


With a foreword from bestselling author Douglas Preston, Lost Cities, Ancient Tombs is an expertly curated and breath-taking panorama of the human journey.


Product details

Format Hardback | 512 pages
Dimensions 152 x 229 x 45.72mm | 1,315.42g
Publication date 06 Jan 2022
Publisher National Geographic Society
Publication City/Country United States
Language English
ISBN10 1426221983
ISBN13 9781426221989
Bestsellers rank 240,238