Fabio Bourbon, Guido Massimo Coradi, Sara Demichelis, Furio Durando, Maria Longhena, Sarah Kochav, Giuseppina Merchionne, Desidera Viola, Francesco Tiradritti, Maria Ausilia Albanese
The book brings to life 50 archaeological sites from around the world, from the pillars of Stonehenge and the secrets of Petra, to the windswept heights of Masada and the silent, motionless soldiers of Xian, to the birthplace of the biblical patriarchs in
A magnificent collection of color photographs, paintings, and maps portray the magic and mystery of archaeological discoveries. Comprehensive articles by distinguished scholars explain the history that these discoveries reveal. The book also contains the original appearance of each site, the lives of its inhabitants, their customs, rituals, and traditions. The book sheds light on many secrets and will delight anyone who loves history, archaeology, and exotic travel...
Original title
Lost Civilizations: Rediscovering the Great Cultures of the Past
Translation
Hrvoje Potrebica
Editor
Fabio Bourbon, Ivanka Borovac
Graphics design
Patrizia Balocco, Anna Galliani, Paola Piacco, Clara Zanotti
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.
24 sata, 2001.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
6.00 €
Esotericism • Mysteries • Alternative history • Ancient Age • History of Civilizations • Prehistory
British author Adrian Gilbert (co-author of The Mayan Prophecies from 1995) in The End of Time offers the most thorough and sober modern interpretation of the Mayan calendar and the so-called "2012 prophecy", completely rejecting New Age hysteria.
Stari grad, 2009.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
18.2212.75 - 18.2412.77 €
Humor and Satire • Teen Novels • History of Civilizations • Romanced history • A comic in a book
The first title in the cult series Horrors of History. The book humorously and vividly depicts the life of people in the Stone Age – from hunting and toolmaking to art, beliefs, and the struggle for survival.
Egmont, 2002.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.24 €
Esotericism • Alternative history • History of Civilizations • History of ideas
Talisman is an exciting intellectual journey through the hidden streets and underground canals of history in search of traces of the secret religion that shaped the world, hidden in architecture and monuments.
Stari grad, 2006.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Hardcover.
24.4217.09 - 24.4617.12 €
Ancient Age • History of Civilizations • Romanced history
The book depicts life in ancient Egypt in a humorous and entertaining way. Readers learn about the pharaohs, mummies, pyramids, gods, and the everyday life of Egyptians through interesting facts.
Egmont, 2002.
Croatian. Latin alphabet. Paperback.
8.32 €
Archaeology • Alternative history • Ancient Age • History of Civilizations • Prehistory • History of religion
British historian Ian Wilson (known for his books on the Shroud of Turin and Jesus) offers the most thorough defense of the thesis that the biblical flood was a real historical event, not just a myth, in his work Before the Flood.
