A wide-ranging account of the development of North American archaeology, with particular emphasis on early man, the Southwest, the American… (Show full summary)

The text tells the story of the bitter feud between Gideon Mantell, who uncovered giant bones in a Sussex quarry… (Show full summary)

Science historian draws on recent, revolutionary discoveries to present a new picture of dinosaurs and their world. Takes exception to… (Show full summary)

Traces the research scientist co-author's explorations in Greece and the Gobi Desert for the origins of the mythical griffin, relating… (Show full summary)

In 1985, a party of Canadian and Chinese scientists embarked on a five-year treasure hunt in China's Gobi Desert, the… (Show full summary)

When the pharaohs of Egypt died, they were mummified and buried in pyramids and tombs with all their riches. But… (Show full summary)

Wayne Grady, the science editor of Equinox, and Phil Currie, a Canadian palaeontologist, travel to Patagonia, China, and the Alberta… (Show full summary)

Describes the archeological exploration begun in 1939 in Rome to unearth the lost remains of St. Peter. Details the excavations… (Show full summary)

A geologist recalls the first scientific proposals of the theory that a large asteroid or comet had collided with Earth… (Show full summary)

Discusses the human mummies of Egypt and how they were preserved, the discovery of a frozen mammoth in Siberia and… (Show full summary)

Lessem explains that the "biggest" dinosaurs weighed the most. They were plant-eating dinosaurs,the sauropods. He details how dinosaur bones have… (Show full summary)

Four mummies, from a mighty pharaoh to a poor weaver, are studied scientifically to reveal the lives and times of… (Show full summary)

Traces the lives of American lawyer John Lloyd Stephens and English architect Frederick Catherwood, discoverers of the Maya Civilization. c1973.

Ce livre a été préparé par un garçon passionné des dinosaures qui a voulu partager avec les autres enfants de… (Show full summary)

An American anthropologist recounts the discovery of the fossils of prehistoric man in china in 1926, their dramatic disappearance, and the mystery of their whereabouts today. 1975, c1974.

Describes various mummies preserved by glaciers, deserts, peat bogs and mountains from all over the world. Explains why anthropologists study… (Show full summary)

L'auteur, spécialiste de la paléontologie, a rassemblé ici sa conception de l'histoire de l'homme, une science neuve qui n'en finit… (Show full summary)

Repérer un terrain fossilifère ? Distinguer du premier coup d'œil un théropode d'un marginocéphale ? Facile... Os, œufs, becs, cornes… (Show full summary)

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Think you already know everything about dinosaurs? With cutting-edge discoveries and brand new ways of looking at ancient evidence, what… (Show full summary)