Gods, Graves and Scholars by Cw Ceram

Gods, Graves and Scholars by Cw Ceram

C.W. Ceram visualized archeology as a wonderful combination of high adventure, romance, history and scholarship, and this book, a chronicle of man's search for his past, reads like a dramatic narrative. We travel with Heinrich Schliemann as, defying the ridicule of the learned world, he actually unearths the remains of the ancient city of Troy. We share the excitement of Lord Carnarvon and Howard Carter as they first glimpse the riches of Tutankhamen's tomb, of George Smith when he found the ancient clay tablets that contained the records of the Biblical Flood. We rediscover the ruined splendors of the Hanging Gardens of Babylon, one of the wonders of the ancient wold; of Chichen Itza, the abandoned pyramids of the Maya: and the legendary Labyrinth of tile Minotaur in Crete. Here is much of the history of civilization and the stories of the men who rediscovered it.

Illustrated with drawings, maps, and photographs

C.W. Ceram was a German journalist and author who lived from January 20, 1915 to April 12, 1972. Gods, Graveyard, and Scholars: The Tale of Archaelogy, his most famous publication, was published in 28 languages and sold over 5 million copies. He is the posthumous recipient of the Ceram Prize in Archaeology.

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ISBN 13	9780394743196
ISBN 10	0394743199
Title	Gods, Graves and Scholars
Author	Cw Ceram
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	1986-07-12
Number of pages	576
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