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Ice Maiden
Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes
Written by Johan Reinhard


Format: eBook
On Sale: November 21, 2006
Price: $14.95

Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, reaching more than a billion people worldwide. One of the best-preserved mummies ever found, it was a stunning and significant time capsule, the spectacular climax to an Andean quest that yielded no fewer than... Read more >
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Ice Maiden
Ice Maiden
Written by Johan Reinhard
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ISBN: 9780792259121
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Ice Maiden
Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes
Written by Johan Reinhard


Format: Trade Paperback, 400 pages
On Sale: June 20, 2006
Price: $14.95

Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, reaching more than a billion people worldwide. One of the best-preserved mummies ever found, it was a stunning and significant time capsule, the spectacular climax to an Andean quest that yielded no fewer than... Read more >
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The Buried Soul
The Buried Soul
Written by Timothy Taylor
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780807046678
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The Buried Soul
How Humans Invented Death
Written by Timothy Taylor


Format: Trade Paperback, 368 pages
On Sale: August 15, 2005
Price: $20.00

Do cannibals exist? Is there evidence for contemporary human sacrifice? What are vampires? The Buried Soul charts the story of the human response to death from prehistory to the present day. This book is a radical adventure into the sepulchral world. Read more >
Ice Maiden
Ice Maiden
Written by Johan Reinhard
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780792268383
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Ice Maiden
Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes
Written by Johan Reinhard


Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2005
Price: $26.00

Johan Reinhard's discovery of the 500-year-old frozen body of an Inca girl made international headlines in 1995, reaching more than a billion people worldwide. One of the best-preserved mummies ever found, it was a stunning and significant time capsule, the spectacular climax to an Andean quest that yielded no fewer than... Read more >
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Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Written by Zahi Hawass and Zahi Hawass
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780792238737
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Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs
Official Companion Book to the Exhibition sponsored by National Geographic
Written by Zahi Hawass and Zahi Hawass


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: June 1, 2005
Price: $35.00

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Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual
Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual
Written by Aubrey Burl
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747806141
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Prehistoric Astronomy and Ritual

Written by Aubrey Burl


Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $13.95

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Prehistoric Stone Circles
Prehistoric Stone Circles
Written by Aubrey Burl
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747806097
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Prehistoric Stone Circles

Written by Aubrey Burl


Format: Trade Paperback, 72 pages
On Sale: April 1, 2005
Price: $13.95

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Pottery in Roman Britain
Pottery in Roman Britain
Written by Guy de la Bedoyere
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747804697
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Pottery in Roman Britain

Written by Guy de la Bedoyere


Format: Trade Paperback, 80 pages
On Sale: October 1, 2004
Price: $13.95

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The Boudican Revolt Against Rome
The Boudican Revolt Against Rome
Written by Paul R. Sealey
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747806189
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The Boudican Revolt Against Rome

Written by Paul R. Sealey


Format: Trade Paperback, 64 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2004
Price: $13.95

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Secrets of the Cave of Letters
Secrets of the Cave of Letters
Written by Richard A. Freund
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9781591022053
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Secrets of the Cave of Letters
Rediscovering a Dead Sea Mystery
Written by Richard A. Freund


Format: Hardcover, 280 pages
On Sale: July 30, 2004
Price: $32.99

One of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries in Israel took place in 1960, when the legendary Yigael Yadin excavated a cave in the Dead Sea area subsequently called the "Cave of Letters." Located near the site of the famous Dead Sea scrolls, the cave contained the largest cache of ancient personal... Read more >
Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Written by Zahi Hawass and Zahi Hawass, Photographed by Kenneth Garrett
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780792263197
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Hidden Treasures of Ancient Egypt
Unearthing the Masterpieces of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo
Written by Zahi Hawass and Zahi Hawass
Photographed by Kenneth Garrett


Format: Hardcover, 256 pages
On Sale: May 4, 2004
Price: $35.00

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Underworld
Underworld
Written by Graham Hancock
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400049516
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Underworld
The Mysterious Origins of Civilization
Written by Graham Hancock


Format: Trade Paperback, 784 pages
On Sale: October 28, 2003
Price: $21.00

What secrets lie beneath the deep blue sea? Underworld takes you on a remarkable journey to the bottom of the ocean in a thrilling hunt for ancient ruins that have never been found—until now.

In this explosive new work of archaeological detection, bestselling author and renowned explorer Graham Hancock embarks on... Read more >
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In Ruins
In Ruins
Written by Christopher Woodward
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9781400030866
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In Ruins
A Journey Through History, Art, and Literature
Written by Christopher Woodward


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: October 14, 2003
Price: $16.00

In this enchanting meditation on ruins, Christopher Woodward takes us on a thousand-year journey from the plains of Troy to the monuments of ancient Rome, from the crumbling palaces of Sicily, Cuba, and Zanzibar to the rubble of the London Blitz. With an exquisite sense of romantic melancholy, we encounter the... Read more >
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Mazes and Labyrinths
Mazes and Labyrinths
Written by Adrian Fisher
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780747805618
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Mazes and Labyrinths

Written by Adrian Fisher


Format: Trade Paperback, 56 pages
On Sale: September 1, 2003
Price: $12.95

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The First Americans
The First Americans
Written by James Adovasio and Jake Page
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375757044
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The First Americans
In Pursuit of Archaeology's Greatest Mystery
Written by James Adovasio and Jake Page


Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages
On Sale: June 17, 2003
Price: $15.95

J. M. Adovasio has spent the last thirty years at the center of one of our most fiery scientific debates: Who were the first humans in the Americas, and how and when did they get there?

At its heart, The First Americans is the story of the revolution in thinking that... Read more >
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