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xv, 144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"This richly illustrated book of the history, culture, and art of Easter Island is the first to examine in detail the island's vernacular architecture, often overshadowed by its giant stone statues"--Provided by publisher.
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112 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm.
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English
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Presents an introduction to the great stone structures of ancient Egypt, providing information on their history and how they were constructed, including the pyramids, sphinx, temples, obelisks, and fortresses. Includes photographs.
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Popular series. Anthropology volume no. 38
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157 pages : illustrations ; 22cm.
Language
English
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Cultural resources volume no. 8
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312 pages in various pagings : illustrations, maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
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ix, 117 pages : color illustrations, color maps ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
This study of Native American societies is adapted for younger readers from Charles C. Mann's best-selling 1491. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, the book argues that the people of North and South America lived in enormous cities, raised pyramids hundreds of years before the Egyptians did, engineered corn, and farmed the rainforests.
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1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Take a risky dive into an underwater cave in Mexico to discover the 13,000 year-old skeleton of a prehistoric teenager. Follow forensic clues that reveal intimate details of her life and death, and how her people first ventured into North America.
58) Parthenon
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34 pages, 2 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 26 x 29 cm
Language
English
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A detailed history of the Parthenon exploring its construction and restoration.
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