Main entry:

Casson, Lionel, 1914-2009, author.

Title & Author:

Mysteries of the past / by Lionel Casson [and three others] ; editor, Joseph J. Thorndike, Jr.

Publication:

New York : American Heritage Pub. Co. : Book trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, [1977]
©1977

Description:

319 pages : illustrations (some color), maps (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes index.
Bibliography: page
Who first crossed the oceans? : Who raised the megaliths? : Where did Homer's heroes come from? / Lionel Casson -- What caused the sudden rise of modern man? / Robert Claiborne -- Who were the mound builders? / Brian Fagan -- Why did the ancients not develop machnery? : Where did ancient traders sail? : China and the west: which was first? / Lionel Casson -- How did human races originate? / Walter Karp -- How has climate affected history? : Who were the indo-europeans? / Robert Claiborne -- What caused the collapse of the Maya? / Brian Fagan.

Summary:

Presented here is an accurate picture of the current status of investigations into ancient mysteries.

ISBN:

0828102066
9780828102063
0828102074 (deluxe bdg.)
9780828102070
0828104107 (pbk.)
9780828104104 (pbk.)
0671229826
9780671229825
0671229834
9780671229832
0821802066

Subject:

Civilization, Ancient.
Prehistoric peoples.
Curiosities and wonders.
Civilization, Classical.
Civilisation ancienne.
Sociétés préhistoriques.
Curiosités et merveilles.

Added entries:

Claiborne, Robert, author.
Fagan, Brian, author.
Karp, Walter, author.
Thorndike, Joseph J. (Joseph Jacobs), 1913-2005, editor.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 100446
Call No.: 6417; ID:85-B15532
Status: Available