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Introduction to the Danubian Script by Harald Haarmann (2010) is the first systematic introduction to the oldest writing system in Europe – the Old European or Danubian script (c. 5300–3200 BC), which emerged within the framework of the Danubian Civilizat
This richly furnished monograph, with its impressive drawings and photographs and precise and easy-to-understand language, provides a comprehensive and clear account of Egyptian civilization and its achievements.
This book is a richly illustrated introduction to an exceptionally interesting people, known for their belligerence and conquering tendencies, but at the same time capable of enchanting craftsmanship and a mythological view of the world.
Archaeologist J. P. Mallory's seminal work explores the origins of Indo-Europeans, combining linguistics, archaeology, and mythology to solve one of history's greatest mysteries.
The book is the most readable and complete overview of the evidence that human civilization has already been nearly wiped out of the universe once – and that such cycles may repeat themselves every few tens of thousands of years.
Michael A. Cook, Princeton professor of Islamic history, provides an overview of human history from the Neolithic to the fall of the Twin Towers in 2001 in this witty and intelligent synthesis, asking the key question: why did everything happen exactly th