civilization, ancient

Discusses unsolved mysteries left by ancient civilizations including the stone figures on Easter Island, the city built by unknown people on a Bolivian mountain top, and the Great Pyramid of Khufu.

Describes the everyday life of ancient Egyptians, Greeks, Romans, Aztecs, and Incas, including transportation, clothing, food, homes, shopping, and monuments.

Text and photographs present a description of early humans, their origins, their tools and weapons, how they hunted and foraged for food, and the role of family life, money, religion, and magic.

Explores, in question and answer format, archaeological sites and lost civilizations, the work of archaeologists, and everyday life ancient times.

Contains thirty-two essays in which various authors examine aspects of the world's earliest civilizations, discussing humanity before cities and writing, the great river civilizations, Mesopotamia, Egypt, early Mediterranean and European peoples, and early Greek culture.

More than thirty primary and secondary documents provide an overview of classical Greece and Rome from approximately 500 B.C. to 476 A.D. Also includes a chronology, a selected bibliography, and an introduction that provides context on the era.

Describes the cultures, cities, people, and objects of ancient civilizations based on evidence from archaeological findings.

Tells about the life, death, and tomb of Tutankhamen and what was happening elsewhere in the world in his time.

Surveys the development of early people from cave dwellers to users of fire, tools, and language, as well as the development of agriculture and early cities.