Mysteries of the Past

By Lionel Casson, Robert Claiborne, Brian Fagan & Walter Karp

Dust Jacket:

This is a very interesting book. It was published in 1977 by American Heritage Publishing Co., Inc., New York. The book measures 8 ¾ inches by 11 ¼ inches and contains 317 pages. The dust jacket shows signs of wear with a few small rips but it is in fair condition. The hard boards show no signs of wear to speak of. The title is in gilt on the spine. A gilt pictorial is on the front board. The spine is tight and the hinges are strong. The pages are printed on good quality paper and show no signs of rips. Exceptions noted, the overall condition of the book itself is very good.


Exquisitely carved wooden figures of a deer and a pelican dating from A.D. 800 to 1400, figured in rituals of the Key Marco cultures of Florida.

Contents:

  1. Who First Crossed the Oceans?
    Are these Landing Strips of the Gods?
  2. Who Raised the Megaliths?
    Who Killed This Man Two Thousand Years Ago?
    3. Where Did Homer’s Heroes Come From?
    Who Can Read the Phaistos Disk?
  3. What Caused the Sudden Rise of Modern Man?
    Where Did the Etruscans Come from?
  4. Who Were the Mound Builders?
    Why Were the Easter Island Statues Carved?
  5. Why Did the Ancients Not Develop Machinery?
    Did the Ancient Greeks Make a Computer?
  6. Where Did the Ancient Traders Sail?
    Did Seafarers Map the World Long Before Columbus?
  7. China and the West: Which Was First?
    Who Was Prester John?
  8. How Did Human Races Originate?
    Who are the Hairy Ainu?
  9. How Has Climate Affected History?
    What Set off the Biggest Bang in Recorded History
  10. Who Were the Indo-Europeans
    What is the Secret of Britains Chalk Giants
  11. What Caused the Collapse of the Maya?

Chronology
Index


Later, pottery vessels like the effigy pot at right may have been used in Southern Death Cult ceremonies


Why Were the Easter Island Statues Carved


Even when Roman engineers had machines, they relied on muscle power to operate them. This crane, used to erect or repair public buildings, is powered by slaves treading inside a wheel.

Excerpt - Dust Jacket:
Centuries ago in the wilds of Yucatan, the Maya built great ceremonial centers devoted to the worship of gods and the study of the passage of time. Today their stone temples stand silent and abandoned in the jungle. Why did the Maya suddenly desert their cities at the height of their glory?

A map drawn in 1513 seems to show parts of Antarctica that, as far as is know, were not even sighted until the nineteenth century. Did a prehistoric race of seafarers map the whole world thousands of years ago?

What destroyed the labyrinthine palace at Knossos, where bare breasted maidens leaped over bulls, in 1500 B.C.?

Questions such as these have piqued the interest of active minds for centuries. Writers with more imagination ;than knowledge have proposed fanciful solutions, often dependent upon a belief in visitors from outer space. Serious scientists and scholars, too, have searched for answers. But hundreds of the mysteries remain…
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