Splendors of the past : lost cities of the ancient world
by National Geographic Society (U.S.).; Special Publications Division. [John Carswell, Seymour L. Fishbein, Thomas O'Neill, David Hiser, Cynthia Russ Ramsey, Michael S. Yamashita, Louis de la Haba, Mehmet Biber, Merrill Windsor, Charles E Herron, Cinda R
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Washington, D.C. : The National Geographic Society, 1981, 1981. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 295 p. : col. ill. ; 32 cm. ; ISBN: 0870443585; 9780870443589 LCCN: 80-7827 ; LC: CB311; Dewey: 930 ; OCLC: 7734568 ; A lavishly illustrated volume that deals with such historical sites as Pompeii, Angkor, & those associated with the Hittite Empire. ; Contents : Foreword -- An introduction : cities lost and found / by John Carswell -- The Sumerians of Mesopotamia ; The royal cities of Solomon / by Seymour L. Fishbein -- Pompeii : city sealed in time / by Thomas O'Neill ; photographed by David Hiser -- The mysterious kingdom of Kush / by Cynthia Russ Ramsey ; photographed by Michael S. Yamashita -- Angkor and the ancient Khmer / by Louis de la Haba -- The Hittites of Asia Minor / by Louis de la Haba ; photographed by Mehmet Biber -- Land of the Sinhalese Kings / by Cynthia Russ Ramsey ; photographed by David Hiser. ; yellow and brown embossed cloth in color dustjacket ; Folio, large volume ; FINE/FINE.
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- Splendors of the past : lost cities of the ancient world
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- National Geographic Society (U.S.).; Special Publications Division. [John Carswell, Seymour L. Fishbein, Thomas O'Neill, David Hiser, Cynthia Russ Ramsey, Michael S. Yamashita, Louis de la Haba, Mehmet Biber, Merrill Windsor, Charles E Herron, Cinda R
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- Hardcover
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- ISBN 10
- 0870443585
- ISBN 13
- 9780870443589
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- Washington, D.C. : The National Geographic Society, 1981
- Place of Publication
- Washington, D.c., U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1981
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- Amphitheater Amun Anatolia ancient Angkor Angkor Wat Anuradhapura Apedemak Arab archaeologists architecture atrium biblical BOSWELL JR brick Buddha Buddhist buildings built capital carved century B.C. Chinese civilization clay Dagoba deities desert Direct
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