Mysteries of mankind
Earth's unexplained landmarks
Book - 1992
Photographs and text examine the temples, mausoleums, and mysterious patterns on the earth's face that have been left by humans throughout the ages.
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520 | |a Photographs and text examine the temples, mausoleums, and mysterious patterns on the earth's face that have been left by humans throughout the ages. | ||
505 | 0 | |a Prologue: Giza, Egypt, and Knossos, Crete: the lure of mysteries / George E. Stuart -- Palenque, Mexico: messages to the gods / Gene S. Stuart -- Mount Li, Xi'an, China: where the tiger holds court / Ann Nottingham Kelsall -- Easter Island, Chile: stone sentinels / Jo Anne Van Tilburg -- Stonehenge, England: sacred circles / Brian M. Fagan -- Medicine wheels, United States and Canada: puzzles of the Plains / Tom Melham -- Nazca lines, Peru: patterns on the desert / Anthony F. Aveni -- Great Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe: rich in cattle and gold / Brian M. Fagan -- Nan Madol, Federated States of Micronesia: on the reef of heaven / Cynthia Russ Ramsay. | |
504 | |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 197) and index. | ||
650 | 0 | |a Megalithic monuments. | |
650 | 0 | |a Earthworks (Archaeology) | |
650 | 0 | |a Sacred space. | |
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