FOR stunning snapshots of ancient worlds, turn to this pictorial odyssey through the last 15 years of archaeological discovery. Gaze on gilded faces as Egyptologist Zahi Hawass discusses the significance of the 鈥淰alley of the Golden Mummies鈥�, and wonder how the Bronze Age Nebra Sky Disc 鈥� considered the oldest representation of the heavens 鈥� originated. From hominin fossils found in Africa, to Caral, ancient Peru鈥檚 first civilisation, to underwater excavations of American civil war wrecks, this is a whirlwind tour, written by experts and accessible to all.
Discovery!
Thames and Hudson