Bővebb ismertető
Preface to the series
This book is a volume in the Making of the Past, a series describing the early history of the world as revealed by archaeology and related disciplines. The series is written by experts under the guidance of a distinguished panel of advisers and is designed for the layman, for young people, the student, the armchair traveler and the tourist. Its subject is a new history - the making of a new past, uncovered and reconstructed in recent years by skilled specialists. Since many of the authors of these volumes are themselves practicing archaeologists, leaders in a rapidly changing field, the series is completely authoritative and up-to-date. Each volume covers a specific period and region of the world and combines a detailed survey of the modern archaeology and sites of the area with an account of the early explorers, travelers, and archaeologists concerned with it. Later chapters of each book are devoted to a reconstruction in text and pictures of the newly revealed cultures and civilizations that make up the new history of the area.
Titles already published
The Egyptian Kingdoms Biblical Lands
The Aegean Civilizations The New World
The Spread of Islam Man before History
The Emergence of Greece The Greek World
The Rise of Civilization Barbarian Europe
The First Empires The Roman World Ancient Japan
Future titles
The Iranian Revival Indian Asia
Ancient China Prehistoric Europe
The Kingdoms of Africa Archaeology Today