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They survived by their wits in a snowbound world, hunting, and sometimes being hunted by, animals many times their size. By flickering firelight, they drew bison, deer, and mammoths on cavern walls- vibrant images that seize our imaginations after thirty thousand years. They are known to archaeologists as the Cro-Magnons-but who were they? Simply put, these people were among the first anatomically modern humans. For millennia, their hunter-gat...

From tomb raiders to tourists, this narrative history explores the cavalcade of those who flocked to the Nile Valley since early times to study--or steal--the wonders of ancient Egypt. 40 illustrations.

In Europe it was called the Age of Discovery. To the rest of the world, it often meant slavery, epidemic disease, cultural genocide, and wholesale social and economic changes. What happened in the period when Europe first came in contact with the rest of the world? In this new edition of Brian Fagan's Clash of Cultures, the best-selling author offers a series of fascinating cases on the impact of cultural contact, including cultures such as th...

De todas las rapiñas de la historia, la más escandalosa es la del Antiguo Egipto, un retablo histórico de codicia, vanidad y arqueólogos enfebrecidos. A los largo de los siglos tuvieron que ver con ella los tebanos, desvalijadores de tumbas, los romanos, ladrones de obeliscos, los cristianos coptos, decididos a borrar el pasado hereje, los traficantes de momias, los anticuarios, los grandes museos europeos, un actor circense que se hizo con má...

The name Cro-Magnon inspires images of a snowbound world, mammoth hunting, and eerily alluring cave paintings. Who were these ancient people? In a word, they were us---the first anatomically modern humans.

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The name Cro-Magnon inspires images of a snowbound world, mammoth hunting, and eerily alluring cave paintings. Who were these ancient people? In a word, they were us---the first anatomically modern humans.

Anchoring is a key skill for yachtsmen and motor boaters. Indeed, anchoring may be the only way to prevent a boat being blown onto the rocks. No wonder so many pubs are called "Hope and Anchor"!

A prominent archaeologist uses the latest scientific techniques to interpret the spiritual lives of ancient people.

Comprehensive and authoritative, this guide combines and updates two smaller, long-trusted regional books to provide seamless coverage of the entire California coast from just outside the Golden Gate Bridge to Mexico, with special attention given to the popular offshore islands between Point Conception and San Diego. Brian Fagan draws upon more than three decades of experience sailing those waters under all conditions to offer the definitive c...